Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes is convinced he has persuaded Harry Redknapp to keep him as the club's number one and will not be replaced in January. Gomes came under fire earlier in the season following several major blunders which raised doubts over his long-term future at White Hart Lane. Read more

Under-fire Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has received the backing of the club's chief executive Gary Cook following the shock FA Cup third round defeat against Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Read more

Jamie Carragher believes the return of Fernando Torres can fire Liverpool to glory this season. The Spain international, who netted 33 times in all competitions last season, returned to action as a goalscoring substitute in the 2-0 FA Cup third round win over Preston on Saturday following five weeks out with a hamstring injury. Read more

West Ham insist Manchester City transfer target Scott Parker is not for sale. The England international has been the subject of a substantial bid from the cash rich Eastlands club, while City are elsewhere reported to be interested on Parker's teammate Craig Bellamy. Read more

Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson remains adamant that he won't be selling any of his club's leading players in the January transfer window. England international Stewart Downing has been heavily linked with a move to Spurs and is reportedly ready to hand in a transfer request, despite having signed a new contract last year. Read more

Sunderland flop El Hadji Diouf is planning showdown talks with manager Ricky Sbragia. The Senegal star has hardly featured since Roy Keane's shock departure and is reportedly a transfer target for Blackburn, who are now managed by his former Bolton boss. Read more

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will not be renewing his interest in Switzerland midfielder Gokhan Inler. Wenger is on the looking to bolster his squad in the January transfer window but will not be swooping for the Udinese star. Read more

Salomon Kalou insists Chelsea can bounce back from their FA Cup embarrassment by beating Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by League One side Southend in the Third Round of the Cup at Stamford Bridge despite Kalou's opening goal and there is talk of a crisis in west London. Read more

Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing is reported to have handed in a transfer request in an attempt to force through a move to Tottenham. Chairman Steve Gibson insisted the 24-year-old would not be sold in the wake of a formal approach from Tottenham, the England international took matters into his own hands by asking to leave. Read more

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown is set to snub a move to the Premier League and is content to pledge his future to the Scottish champions. Brown, who moved to Celtic from Hibernian in May 2007, has been linked with the likes of Spurs, Middlesbrough and Everton in recent week. Read more