FA Cup third round RESULTS: Manchester City thrash Rotherham, Oldham shock Fulham, no fairy tale for Woking

talkSPORT.com round up all the action from Sunday’s 2pm kick-offs in the FA Cup third round Fulham 1-2 Oldham Aleksandar Mitrovic missed a hotly-contested penalty as Fulham were dumped out of the FA Cup 2-1 by League Two side Oldham. Callum Lang headed in the visitors’ 89th-minute winner to stun the Premier League hosts and…

Klopp had not considered Liverpool needing to win all 11 matches

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he has not considered the prospect of having to win their final 11 matches to lift the Premier League title. The goalless draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday lifted his side back above Manchester City into top spot with a one-point lead. After three draws in their…

Manchester City news: Pep Guardiola confident his squad can fight for trophies on four fronts

Pep Guardiola insists his Manchester City squad have what it takes to remain in touching distance with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, even as they continue to fight for silverware on four fronts. City face Burton in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, just three days after thrashing Rotherham…

FA probes alleged Man City payment in Sancho deal

The Football Association is investigating allegations that Manchester City paid £200,000 to Jadon Sancho’s agent when the player was 14, Press Association Sport understands. German magazine Der Spiegel claimed City made the banned payment to agent Emeka Obasi in relation to the deal that took the youngster to the club from Watford in 2015. Under…

FA Cup review: Joe Willock stars in comfortable Arsenal win, Newcastle leave it late against Blackburn, Crystal Palace edge past Grimsby Town

A breathless day of FA Cup third round action concluded with five fixtures all kicking off at 5.30pm. Teenager Joe Willock scored a brace in Arsenal’s 3-0 victory at Blackpool, while Crystal Palace required a late Jordan Ayew goal to scrape past ten-man Grimsby Town. However there was no such joy for Newcastle, who were…

Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah wins 2018 African Player of the Year Award

Mohamed Salah has been crowned the 2018 African Player of the Year. The Liverpool forward retained the trophy for the second year in a row, beating teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the award. The ‘Egyptian King’ picked up his trophy at a glitzy award ceremony in Dakar, Senega. He became the…

January signing Suarez still not ready to play 90 mins – Emery

Click: Arsenal head coach Unai Emery admits January signing Denis Suarez is still not ready to play 90 minutes. The 25-year-old Barcelona midfielder moved to the Emirates Stadium on deadline day on loan until the end of the season. Suarez, who played in the youth teams at Manchester City and under Emery during a loan…

Tranmere Rovers 0-7 Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs advance to FA Cup fourth round thanks to Fernando Llorente’s hat-trick at Prenton Park

Tottenham Hotspur advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a comfortable 7-0 win over Tranmere Rovers. The visitors found it tough going at Prenton Park for the opening 40 minutes, but went ahead through a moment of magic. It was the unlikely figure of Serge Aurier who scored it, producing an unstoppable…

Chelsea news: Injury blow for Blues as Ruben Loftus-Cheek limps out of FA Cup tie

A devastated Ruben Loftus-Cheek limped off the pitch for Chelsea just minutes before half-time in their FA Cup match with Nottingham Forest. The midfielder appeared to be in tears as he made his way off to be replaced by Eden Hazard after 43 minutes. The extent of the injury which forced him to come off…