Deadline Day

Visit our Deadline Day Live page and our twitter page @Soccer_Xtra  for all the latest transfer news

Granada Sack Anquela

Spanish side Granada have parted company with their coach Juan Antonio Anquela after a poor run of form have seen the club drop into 17th place in La Liga with relegation a serious threat

Granada CF board of directors released a statement confirming the club are working hard of appointing a new manager but did not name any candidates. The club will be without a manager for this weekends game at home to Real Madrid.

QPR Sign Korean Left Back

QPR have completed the signing of South Korean left back Yun Suk-Young on a 3 and half year deal.

The full back was a member of the South Korean Olympic squad that secured a bronze medal in London. He has put pen to paper after an undisclosed fee was agree with his former club Chunnam Dragons of the K League.

Transfer Gossip 30/1/13

Premier League

• Manchester City have set their sights on Barcelona's David Villa after the imminent sale of Mario Balotelli to AC Milan- Daily Mirror
• Arsenal are set to make one last offer to David Villa, after Arsene Wenger and Ivan Gazidis held talks- Daily Mail
• Norwich are hoping to complete the double signing of Celtic's Gary Hooper and Leeds' Luciano Becchio- The Sun
• West Ham are plotting a mvoe for Shakhtar Donetsk  full back Razvan Rat- Sky Sports
• QPR and Stoke are planning a swap deal with Peter Crouch and Jamie Mackie- Daily Mirror
• Harry Redknapp wants to sign former Tottenham and Portsmouth midfielder Niko Krancjar
• Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is a target for QPR- Independent
• Fulham are in talks to sign AC Milan winger Urby Emanuelson on loan- Daily Mail
• Birmingham goalkeeper Jack Butland has rejected the chance to sign for Chelsea after his club accepted an offer- Daily Mail
• Tottenham are preparing one last offer for Internacional striker Leandro Damiao- Daily Telegraph
• Stoke are to make a late bid for Aston Villa's Darren Bent, but will need to offload Peter Crouch and Kenwye Jones first- Daily Mirror
• USA Midfielder Brek Shea will complete his move to Stoke from FC Dallas before tomorrow's deadline- Daily Mirror
• Stoke are also interested in signing Galatasary forwad Johan Elmanader and Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak- Daily Mail
• QPR have offered £12m for Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue- The Times
• Philippe Coutinho is expected to complete his move to Liverpool from Inter today- Daily Mirror
• Arsenal and Tottenham target Heung Min Son will only be allowed to leave Hamburg in the summer- The Times
• Reading have made an improved £8m bid for Blackpool's Tom Ince- The Sun
• Newcastle are set to make a summer move for Ajax's Siem de Jong- Daily Mail
• Wigan have been offered former Birmingham forward Christian Benitez- The Times

Serie A

• Fiorentina look likely to complete the signing of PSG midfielder Momo Sissoko- L'Equipe
• Genoa have loaned Mattia Cassani to Fiorentina- La Gazzetta Dello Sport
• Atalanta have signed Argentine Lionel Scaloni on loan from Lazio= Forza Italian Football

Transfer Gossip 29/1/13

Premier League

• Swansea 'keeper Michel Vorm has become a target for Barcelona- talkSPORT
• Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is a summer target for Bayern Munich- Independant
• QPR and Everton will battle for South Korean striker Kin Shin-Wook- talkSPORT
• AZ Alkmaar midfielder Adam Maher has been urged to join Arsenal- Metro
• Wigan are interested in signing Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero from Monarcas Morella- Daily Mail
• Norwich striker Grant Holt could be allowed to leave if the club can sign either Ricky Van Wolfswinkel or Gary Hooper- The Guardian
• Fulham are close to signing Monchengladbach forward Igor de Camargo- Daily Mirror
• Tottenham are planning a late £20m move for Internacional striker Leandro Damiao- Daily Star
• Harry Redknapp wants to bring Stoke forward Peter Crouch to QPR- The Sun
• QPR are set to make a 4th offer for Porto defender Rolando- Daily Mirror

Transfer Gossip 28/1/13

Premier League

• QPR are preparing an improved £3.25m offer for West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie- Daily Telegraph
• Chelsea made a sensational offer to re-sign Didier Drogba but the Ivorian chose to join Galatasaray- The Sun
• Norwich are to offer an improved £7m bid for Celtic striker Gary Hooper- Daily Mail
• Norwich and Fulham are chasing QPR winger Jamie Mackie- Daily Mirror
• Arsenal are set to step up their interest in Barcelona striker David Villa- Metro
• Chelsea are planning to make a late move for Birmingham 'keeper Jack Butland
• Southampton are interested in signing Hoffenheim midfielder Roberto Firmino- Daily Mail
• Manchester City defender Kolo Toure could join Galatasaray- Sky Sports
• Manchester City expect to announce the sale of Mario Balotelli to AC Milan today- The Sun

La Liga Round Up 27/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Real Madrid 4-0 Getafe
Real Madrid today comfortably beat 11th placed Getafe 4-0. Madrid were frustrated in the first half, creating numerous chances, but failing to take any of them. However, Sergio Ramos opened the scoring just after half time, and that seemed to open the floodgates. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 9 minute perfect hat trick to secure the win for Real, as they moved to within 12 points of leaders Barcelona, for a few hours at least.

Rayo Vallecano 3-0 Real Betis
Rayo Vallecano surprisingly eased to victory over 4th placed Real Betis. The home side were awarded a penalty inside 3 minutes, with Piti making no mistake from 12 yards. Andrija Delibasic and Jose Carlos completed the scoring, sending their team up to 5th in La Liga, just one point behind today's opponents.

Barcelona 5-1 Osasuna
The La Liga leaders Barcelona strolled to victory over 10 man Osasuna this evening, with Lionel Messi scoring 4. Messi opened the scoring with his 200th La Liga goal, netting for a La Liga record 11 consecutive game, rounding Andres Fernandes after getting onto the end of Xavi's pass. Osasuna surpsingly found an equaliser when Loe fired home a half-volley from 20 yards, but Barca were then awarded a penalty when Alejandro Arribas handled, resulting in a second yellow card for the defender, with Messi tucking away the spot kick. Pedro made it 3 before half time, after being slipped in by Dani Alves, as Barca started to cruise.

It was quickly 5-1 after the break, when Messi scored his 3rd and 4th inside a minute, but that was the end of the scoring despite creating a number of golden opportunities. Barca restore their 15 point lead over Real, with Osasuna remaining 18th with 18 points.

Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Atletico Madrid
Bilbao completed a shock 3-0 victory at home to 3rd placed Atletico minus star striker Falcao. After a goalless first half the home side took the lead 5 minutes into the second period when Mikel San Jose jumped unchallenged to head home. With just over 10 minutes to go it was 2. Markel Susaeta controlled a through ball well before smashing past Thibaut Courtois. The third came with 5 minute left on the clock when a sweeping counter attacking move was finished off superbly by Marcos.


Mallorca 2-3 Malaga
Mallorca played host to the game of the weekend but were able to get anything out of it with Malaga taking all 3 points. The away side started in a frantic pace and were two goals to the good after just quarter of an hour. Javier Saviola volleyed home the first from a poor defensive header and Isco made it two nil when he was quickest on hand to turn in a deep cross to the back post. Victor got the home side back in the game just before the half hour mark, sliding the ball under goalkeeper Willy after a smart knock down, but Malaga restored their 2 goal cushion on the hour mark when Monreal fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area. Giovani Dos Santos made it a nervy last 20 minutes for Malaga when he bent a free kick into the top corner but Malaga held on for the 3 points.

FA Cup Round Up 27/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Brentford 2-2 Chelsea
A late Fernando Torres goal saved Chelsea's blushes, as League One side Brentford held them to a 2-2 draw. The home side dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead when Marcelo Trotta fired home after Ross Turnbull failed to hold onto a shot. Chelsea equalised 10 minutes after the break, through a superb effort from Oscar, but The Bees re-took the lead when Harry Forrester converted a penalty after Turnbull pulled down Tom Adeyemi. The home side were minutes away from a huge upset, but Torres curled an unstoppable shot past Moore to send the tie to a replay. The winner of the replay will travel to Championship side Middlesbrough.

Leeds United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Championship outfit Leeds knocked out Champions League hopefuls Tottenham at Elland Road this afternoon. Luke Varney curled round Brad Friedel to give the home side an early lead, before Ross McCormack unleashed a superb curling effort just after the break to double their lead. Clint Dempsey almost immediately struck back for Spurs to give the home fans a nervy last 30 minutes, but they survived and now face a trip to the Etihad Stadium to play Manchester City.

Oldham Athletic 3-2 Liverpool
League one side Oldham Athletic overcome Premier League side Liverpool 3-2 at Boundary Park this evening, to give one of the shocks of the round. Striker Matt Smith headed home the opener early on, but the lead was short lived when stand-in captain Luis Suarez equalised superbly. However, the home side didn't let that goal affect them, and Smith scored in first half stoppage time to take his side into the break 2-1 up. Straight after the break, Oldham's lead was increased to 2 when Reece Wabara's looping header beat Liverpool 'keeper Brad Jones. Joe Allen's deflected shot got Liverpool back in the game, but Oldham were able to hold out to cause a huge upset, and will face Everton in the 5th round.

Bundesliga Round Up 27/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Hamburg 3-2 Werder Bremen
Hamburg moved up to 9th in the Bundesliga, with a 3-2 win over 9 man Werder Bremen. Assani Lukimya- Mulongoti gave Werder a 9 minute lead, but the lead lasted just 12 minutes as Son Heung-Min equalised for the home side. Dennis Aogo turned the game on its head straight after the break, before Artjoms Rudnevs made it 3-1. Sokratis Papasthatopoulos did get one back for Bremen with half an hour to go, but red cards to Clemens Fritz and Marko Arnautovic made it too difficult for the away side to steal a point. Bremen remain 12th with 22 points after that defeat.

Stuttgart 0-2 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich stretched their lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a comfortable 2-0 win at Stuttgart. The away side were left frustrated at half time, as they went into the break 0-0, but Mario Mandzukic gave them the lead straight after the break. Thomas Muller doubled their lead with 18 minutes remaining, as they eased to their 15th win of the season. Stuttgart remain 11th with 25 points from their 19 games.

FA Cup 5th Round Draw

Huddersfield Town or Leicester City Vs Wigan Athletic
MK Dons Vs Barnsley
Oldham Athletic Vs Everton
Luton Town Vs Millwall
Arsenal Vs Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City Vs Leeds United
Manchester United Vs Reading
Middlesbrough Vs Brentford or Chelsea

Ties to be played on the weekend commencing 16th/17th Feb

FA Cup 5th Round Draw Numbers

Full Cup 5th Round Draw Numbers:

1 Luton Town
2 Oldham
3 Wigan Athletic
4 Blackburn Rovers
5 Barnsley
6 Middlesbrough
7 Millwall
8 Leeds
9 Arsenal
10 Manchester City
11 Manchester United
12 Brentford or Chelsea
13 Reading
14 Huddersfield or Leicester
15 MK Dons
16 Reading

Serie A Round Up 27/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Bologna 3-3 Roma
Bologna and Roma played out a fantastic 3-3 draw in the early kick off this afternoon. Alessandro Florenzi gave the away side an early lead, before Alberto Gilardino equalised for Bologna. However, they weren't level for long, as Pablo Osvaldo restored Roma's lead less than 60 seconds later. Manolo Gabbiadini once again drew the home side level, before Cristian Pasquato put his side into the lead for the first time in the game with half an hour left.

Bologna were looking good for the win, but with 16 minutes remaining, Panagiotis Tachtsidis popped up with the equaliser. Roma drop to 8th in Serie A, with Bologna falling to 15th.

Atalanta 0-1 AC Milan
AC Milan moved up to 5th this afternoon, with a 1-0 victory over Atalanta. Stephan El Shaarawy scored the only goal of the game in the 29th minute to give the away side all 3 points. The game was a fiery affair, with 9 players cautioned overall, and a red card to Atalanta's Davide Brivio for a second bookable offence. Atalanta dropped to 14th in the table, 5 points off of safety.

Cagliari 1-1 Palermo
Cagliari struck late to claim a point against 19th placed Palermo. The relegation strugglers took the lead half an hour into the game when Josip Ilicic put them in front. They looked good for just their 4th victory of the season, but right at the death Thiago Ribeiro equalised for the home team to steal a share of the spoils.

Catania 2-1 Fiorentina
Catania claimed an important 3 points against Fiorentina, to move within 1 point of their opponents. It was the away side to take the lead, when Giulio Migliaccio opened the scoring half way through the first half. However, straight after half time, Catania equalised through Nicola Legrottaglie, and with just 2 minutes to go, Lucas Castro put his side into the lead. There wasn't enough time for Fiorentina to get back into the game, who had lost Alberto Aquilani to a straight red card 10 minutes previous. Fiorentina drop to 6th after Milan's victory, with Catania up to 7th.

Parma 1-2 Napoli
Edinson Cavani struck late to give Napoli all 3 points at Parma. The away side took the lead in the first half, when playmaker Marek Hamsik fired home. They were leading for a large part of the game, but Parma capitalised on it only being a one goal lead in the 74th minute, when Nicola Sansone equalised. However, they were unable to keep out the superb Cavani, who scored the winner with just 5 minutes remaining. Napoli consolidate second place, with Parma dropping to 10th.

Sampdoria 6-0 Pescara
Sampdoria romped to victory over fellow relegation rivals Pescara this afternoon, thanks to 4 goals from Mauro Icardi. Eder Martins gave the home side an early lead from the penalty spot, before Icardi scored his first to go into half time 2 to the good. Pedro Obiang made it 3-0, 5 minutes after the break, before Icardi completed the victory with a 16 minute hat trick. With that victory, Sampdoria move up to 13th in Serie A, with Pescara staying 17th.

Udinese 1-0 Siena
1 goal was enough for Udinese to overcome bottom place Siena. Striker Luis Muriel scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes before half time, as Udinese move up to 9th in Serie A. Siena's bleak season continues, as they remain 20th, 6 points from safety.

Inter Milan 2-2 Torino 
Inter dropped two points at home against mid table Torino in a game they could of lost. The home side got of the a fast start and were in the lead after just 6 minutes when Christian Chivu's free kick found the top corner. Torino battled on and got their equaliser after Riccardo Meggiorini capitalised on a defensive mistake to collect the ball and smash into the net. And the game got better for Meggiorini and Torino in the 52nd minute when he poked in a low cross to put the away side ahead. Inter were level 15 minutes later when Esteban Cambiasso was left unmarked at the back post to score but the home side could not get the vital winner.

FA Cup Preview: Oldham Athletic Vs Liverpool

Written by Matthew Winter

Oldham will really by hoping for the Magic of the FA Cup when they take on in form Liverpool at Boundary Park. Oldham have only picked up 1 win in their last nine games, a 3-2 win in the last round at Nottingham Forest, where Liverpool have finally found some form that saw them sweep Norwich aside 5-0 last time out.

Oldham are without club captain and midfielder Dean Furman who is on national team duty with South Africa at the Cup of Nations. This paves the way for lifelong 'Pool fan James Wesolowski to captain the home side. Brad Jones will again deputise for Pepe Reina who is ruled out with injury. Full backs Jose Enrique and Glen Johnson are both doubts with hamstring problems.

Kick off: 16:00

Soccer Xtra Prediction: Oldham 1-2 Liverpool

FA Cup Preview: Leeds United Vs Tottenham

Written by Matthew Winter

Leeds face an uphill battle against an in form Tottenham side which was made more difficult when striker Luciano Becchio handed in a transfer request. The Argentina front man is still likely to play, but how much will his mind be on the game it is hard to tell.

Spurs will be buoyed by the performance against Manchester United last week where they could and maybe should of taken all 3 points. William Gallas may return to the visitors defence after returning to training, but Sandro and Kaboul are ruled out through injury and Emmanuel Adebayor at the African Cup of Nations.

Kick off: 14:00

Soccer Xtra Prediction: Leeds 0-2 Tottenham

Transfer Gossip 27/1/13

Premier League

• Tottenham midfielder David Bentley is attracting interest from Blackburn Rovers and Reading- Mail on Sunday
• Tottenham, Man City, Arsenal and Liverpol are all believed to be interested in Aston Villa's Christian Benteke- Sunday Mirror
• Aston Villa are going to let left back Stephen Warnock join West Ham on a free transfer- Sunday Telepgraph
• Reading are planning to hijack Liverpool's pursuit of Blackpool winger Tom Ince- Sunday People
• Stoke 'keeper Asmir Begovic has set his heart on a summer move to Manchester United- Sunday Mirror
• Newcastle are in talks to sign Vitesse Arnheim striker Wilfired Bony- Sunday Telegraph
• Hamburg defender Paul Scharner is set to join Sunderland on loan- The Sun

FA Cup Preview: Brentford Vs Chelsea

Written by Matthew Winter

Chelsea will be looking to write the wrongs on Wednesday night's League Cup Semi Final exit when they travel to local rivals Brentford. The blues have a quite incredible away record, not being beaten outside of the Bridge since November when they lost to Juventus in Turin. Chelsea will be without Eden Hazard who starts the first of his 3 game ban for the straight red he received at Swansea and David Luiz is still ruled out with an ankle injury.

Brentford have been in fantastic for this season currently sitting 4th in League One. If the Bees are to threaten there local neighbours then it will probably come from top scorer Clayton Donaldson who will prove a handful for the Chelsea defence.

Kick off: 12:00pm

Soccer Xtra Prediction: Brentford 1-3 Chelsea

La Liga Round Up 26/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Celta de Vigo 1-1 Real Sociedad
Celta will see today's result as dropped points as they look to move away from the relegation zone. The home side went ahead when Krohn-Dehli played a smart one two before sliding the ball in the corner. But it didn't get much better for the home side who lost Fernandez to two yellow cards just after the interval. It took only 10 minutes for Sociedad to make the man advantage count. Elustondo rose free from a corner to head home and earn the away side a point.

Levante 2-1 Valladolid
Levante moved between 2 points of a Champions League place after coming from behind to beat Valladolid. The away side took the lead after 8 minutes after Baraja spectacularly volleyed home after a poor clearence from a corner. The home side got an important leveller just before half time when Barkero curled in a wonderful free kick. It took until the 90th minute for Levante to grab their winner in fortuitous circumstances when Rukavina poked into his own goal.

Real Zaragoza Vs Espanyol
Only a point can separate the teams in the table but nothing could on the pitch today. In a particular scrappy game both teams were reduced to ten men in the final 10 minutes with Lopez and Sapunaru picking up 2 yellow cards a piece.

Deportivo 2-3 Valencia
Valencia grabbed a vital win that kept them in touch with Malaga in 6th place and Deportivo rooted to the bottom of the table. Jonas put the away side in the lead as early as the first minute but Deportivo turned the scoring round in the first half with 2 goals from Riki. But a red card early in the second half for Deportivo's Silvio put Valencia in the ascendancy. Nelson Valdez equalised and Alberto Costa won it for the away side in final minute before another red card for the home side, this time Assuncao.

Serie A Round Up 26/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Juventus 1-1 Genoa

Juventus missed out on the chance to pull 8 points clear at the top of Serie A after they were held to a 1-1 draw against Genoa. Although having the lions share of the ball throughout the first half there was no break through. But in the 54th minute Fabio Quagliarella put the home side ahead after stabbing home a cross. Things weren't all going the home sides way and the visitors levelled with 20 minutes remaining. Former Juventus player Borriello stooped to head home a far post cross from Kucka.

Lazio 0-1 Chievo

Chievo won for only the third time this season on their travels and this by far their most impressive. Facing 3rd place Lazio the home side dominated a lot of the possession and could of taken the lead on many different occasions. But it was the away team who took their chance when it came. After the ball came back off the crossbar Paloschi was there to slam the ball into the Lazio net and Chievo hung on for a famous victory.

Bundesliga Round Up 26/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Hannover 2-1 Wolfsburg

Hannover moved into the top half of the League after overcoming Wolfsburg despite having only 10 men for over 45 minutes of the game. It was a fast start from the home side who found themselves ahead after just 3 minutes when Abdellaoue superbly curled in from a tight angle. Pocognoli was shown his marching orders just after the half hour mark with a high tackle that warranted the punishment. But 3 minutes later Diouf doubled the home sides lead with a near post header. Alexander Madlung got Wolfsburg back in the game early in the second half but the away side could not break down the 10 men for a second time.

Frankfurt 2-1 Hoffenheim

Frankfurt kept up pressure on 3rd placed Leverkusen with a 2-1 win over second bottom club Hoffenheim. The home side took the lead just after the half hour mark when Martin Lanig opened the scoring. Hoffenheim weere level in the 65th minute with a fantastic flick, but it was all in vain as 3 minutes later the home side retook the lead through Aigner and that's how it stayed.

Greuther Furth 0-3 Mainz

After a goalless first half bottom club Furth were taken apart by 5th Mainz who continue to push for a European place. Adam Szalai opened the scoring after 54 minutes and it was quickly doubled within ten minutes by Yunus Malli. Szalai struck again in the 84th minute to wrap up the game and keep Furth rooted to the bottom of the league.

Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 Fortuna Dusseldorf

Gladbach moved within one point of the European places with a home win against Dusseldorf. The home side were 1 nil up in under 10 minutes when Juanan turned into his own goal. The lead was doubled inside quarter of an hour when Hermann struck. Although Schahin struck from the spot for Dusseldorf they were unable to mount any big chances to level. 

Augsburg 0-0 Schalke

Schalke will be happy to come out of the game with a point away at lowly Augsburg. The home side dominated long spells of the game and will be disappointed that they were not able to capitalise on their dominance. Striker Molders had the best chance but saw his effort come back off the post.

Freiburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Leverkusen missed out on the chance to move to within 6 points of League leaders Bayern Munich when they could only manage a goalless draw at mid table Freiburg. The home side drop a place to 8th after Monchengladbach's home win.

FA Cup Round Up 26/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Norwich City 0-1 Luton Town
Conference side Luton became the first Non League outfit to knock out their top flight opposition in over 20 years after a stunning 1-0 win at Carrow Road. The Non Leaguers defended admirably and hit the sucker punch when Scott Rendall nicked in at the near post to put Luton in the 5th Round.

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Arsenal
Brighton twice came from behind but couldn't do it a third time as a late Theo Walcott strike won it for the Gunners. Olivier Giroud gave Arsenal the lead with a stunning strike from outside the box but were level when Barnes was able to easily head home. Giroud gave Arsenal the lead once more with a stunning control and finish but again Arsenal were pegged back, this time by new signing Ulloa. But substitute Walcott fired home from the edge of the area to win the game late on.

Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Everton 
Johnny Heitinga scored a late winner to put Everton into the next round after being pegged back in the first half. Steven Pienaar put Everton ahead after 20 minutes but Marvin Sordell levelled 7 minutes later. And as the game was looking to be heading to a replay Heitinga scored win it late on.

Derby County 0-3 Blackburn Rovers
Michael Appleton got his first win as Blackburn manager with a comfortable 3-0 win away at Derby. Colin Kazim-Richards put Rovers ahead just before half time and Scott Dann doubled the lead just after the hour mark. Striker Jordan Rhodes wrapped up the game 5 minutes later.

Huddersfield Town 1-1 Leicester City
New signing Chris Wood scored again late on to earn Leicester a favourable replay. Huddersfield took the lead with 15 minutes to play when Lee Novak dispatched a penalty. But with 8 minutes left Wood struck as the game ended 1-1

Hull City 0-1 Barnsley
Chris Dagnall goal won the battle of Championship sides as 23rd placed Barnsley completed a fantastic 1 nil victory over 3rd placed Hull at the KC Stadium.

Macclesfield Town 0-1 Wigan Athletic
Non League Macclesfield could not repeat their heroics of the last round to knock out Premier League side Wigan. A 7th minute Jordi Gomez penalty was enough for the visitors who progress to the 5th Round.

Middlesbrough 2-1 Aldershot
Middlesbrough edged out lower league opposition Aldershot in a game that came into life in the last 10 minutes. Lukas Jutkiewicz thought he has won the game when he opened the scoring with 7 minutes of normal time remaining before FA Cup top scorer Danny Hylton levelled in the 89th minute for the League Two side. But Jutkiewicz struck again in the 5th minute of stoppage time to break Aldershot hearts.

QPR 2-4 MK Dons
QPR Manager Harry Redknapp was punished for fielding a weakened team as they were thumped by League One MK Dons. The Dons raced into a 4 goal lead through an Armand Traore OG, Lowe, Harley and Potter. Bothroyd and Fabio scored late on but they were nothing but consolation goals.

Reading 4-0 Sheffield United 
Reading comfortable brushed aside lower league opposition in Sheffield United with relative ease. Noel Hunt open the scoring early on and further goals from Leigertwood, Hunt's second and McCleary kept Reading on the winning run.

Manchester United 4-1 Fulham
United swept Fulham aside in an easy fashion and were ahead as earlier as the second minute. Ryan Giggs dispatched a penalty after Aaron Hughes handled and Rooney added a second early on in the second half before Hernandez quickfire double made it four. Aaron Hughes rose highest at a corner to head home Fulham's consolation

FA Cup Preview: Manchester United Vs Fulham

Written by Matthew Winter

After scrapping past West Ham in the 3rd Round, United will be looking for a more comfortable afternoon when they host, notoriously bad travelers Fulham. Sir Alex will surely shuffle his pack with games coming thick and fast and with Ashley Young and Jonny Evans ruled out there could be places for Nani, Anderson and Kagawa in the starting team.

Fulham will be aiming to stop United complete 5 wins out of 5 against them but will be without former United youth Kieran Richardson who misses out after picking up a calf injury last week. Kerim Frei and Mahamadou Diarra remain long term absentees. But Dimitar Berbatov looks set to lead the line against the club who sold him in the summer.

Kick off: 17:30

Soccer Xtra Prediction: 3-1

Today's FA Cup Ties

A reminder of all today's 4th Round action (3pm unless stated)

Stoke City Vs Manchester City 12:45
Bolton Wanderers Vs Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion Vs Arsenal
Derby County Vs Blackburn Rovers
Huddersfield Town Vs Leicester City
Hull City Vs Barnsley
Macclesfield Town Vs Wigan Athletic
Middlesbrough Vs Aldershot
Norwich City Vs Luton Town
Queens Park Rangers Vs MK Dons
Reading Vs Sheffield United
Manchester United Vs Fulham 17:30

FA Cup Preview: Stoke City Vs Manchester City

Written by Matthew Winter

Stoke's reward for beating Palace a fortnight ago in a 3rd Round replay is to host the English Championship in which Manager Tony Pulis has admitted 'I hope they have an off day'.  The Manchester club famously beat Stoke in the 2011 final with Yaya Toure scoring the only goal to win City's first silverware under the new regime. City's last defeat in an FA Cup tie away from the Etihad Stadium came against Stoke in the Fifth round of the competition and the hosts will be dearly hoping for a repeat.

Stoke's 'Cup keeper' Tom Sorensen will start in place of Asmir Begovic, but right back Andy Wilkinson is likely to miss out with a back injury. New long throw specialist Ryan Shotton is available after picking up a hamstring problem, but may not be risked with big league games coming up.

Samir Nasri has been rated as 50:50 for the visitors as he tries to recover from a virus and right backs Micah Richards and Maicon are both ruled out with knee injuries. One piece of good news is that Pablo Zabaleta has recoverd from his foot injury and will play.

Kick off: 12:45

Soccer Xtra Prediction: Stoke City 1-1 Manchester City

Transfer Gossip 26/1/13

Premier League

• QPR are set to return with another bid for Peter Odemwingie, after the West Brom forward handed in a transfer request-Daily Mirror 
• St Etienne have rebuffed Swansea's approach for defender Kurt Zouma- Daily Mail 
• Arsenal will launch a bid to sign West Ham midfielder Mohammed Diame this weekend- Daily Mirror 
• Liverpool have made a final offer for Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho- Daily Mail 
• Wigan are interested in a loan move for Monterrey forward Aldo de Nigris- talkSPORT
• Fulham have made a late enquiry for QPR bound left back Yun Suk Young- Daily Mail 
• Tottenham have edged ahead of Norwich in the race for Celtic forward Gary Hooper- talkSPORT
• West Ham have had a £1.75m bid for Montpellier left back Henri Bedimom rejected- Daily Mail
• Stoke have made a move to take Arsenal full back Carl Jenkinson on loan,but Arsene Wenger is reluctant to let him go-Daily Mirror
• Former QPR midfielder Kieron Dyer is attracting interest from Middlesbrough- Daily Mail

Serie A

• Palermo are keen to sign Wigan forward Mauro Boselli-http://wigantoday.net 
• Fiorentina will have to up their offer if they want to sign Bolton left back Marcos Alonso- Bolton Evening Telegraph.
• Juventus are set to sign French forward Nicolas Anelka on a 6 month deal- http://Goal.com

La Liga

• Barcelona are among a host of clubs interested in Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama, with Manchester United and Liverpool also interested. Via@richluvswigan

FA Cup Round Up 25/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Millwall 2-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa became the 4th Round's first major casualties as they crashed out 2-1 at The New Den. After Tuesday's disappointing Capital One Cup exit Paul Lambert was hoping for success in a different competition. After a cagey opening Villa took the lead when Darren Bent scuffed shot found the back of the net after 22 minutes. It didn't take Millwall long to level and it was familiar defensive frailties for the Midlands club. Danny Shittu rose highest in the box to head home a corner.

The second half never really got going for either side but Millwall struck the final blow with only a minute remaining on the clock when John Marquis headed past Shay Given to book the South Londoners place in the 5th Round draw.

Man of the Match: Danny Shittu

Bundesliga Round Up 25-1-13

Written by Lewis Winter

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 FC Nurnberg
Borussia Dortmund overtook Bayer Leverkusen in second place in the Bundesliga this evening with a comfortable win over FC Nurnberg. Jakub "Kuba" Blaszczykowski opened the scoring for the home side in the 18th minute with a penalty, after Lukas Piszczek was taken down in the box. However, on second glimpse, it appeared that the defender had gone down too easily.

"Kuba" made it 2-0 in the 20th minute, and there was no disputing this goal, as Mario Gotze superbly pulled the ball back across the box for the Pole to sweep home his second. Dortmund continued to press forward, and even though the win never looked in doubt, victory was completed when Robert Lewandowski made it 3-0 2 minutes before time.

Dortmund now sit 9 points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who of course have a game in hand this weekend, with Nurnberg remaining 15th on 21 points.

Man of the Match: Jakub Blaszczykowski

Friday Night Team News

Starting line ups for both of this evening's matches

Millwall: Forde, Smith, Shittu, Osborne, Beevers, Henry, Abdou, Trotter, Feeney, Keogh, Maquis

Aston Villa: Given, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Lichaj, Westwood, Delph, Bennett, N'Zogbia, Bent, Weimann

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Santana, Hummels, Schmelzer, Gundogan, Kehl, Kuba, Gotze, Reus, Lewandowski

Nurnberg: Schafer, Chandler, Nulsson, Klose, Pinola, Simons, Balitsch, Feulner, Gerbhart, Kiyotake, Pakhart

FA Cup Preview: Millwall Vs Aston Villa

Written by Matthew Winter

Aston Villa will travel down to South London with the disappointment of Tuesday night's Capital One Cup Semi Final exit still fresh in their minds. Despite the 2-1 victory it was not enough for Villa to book a place in the final so now turn to the FA Cup as a welcome distraction from the battle with relegation.

Milwall on the other hand started the season well, but lost last time out in the League at home to Burnley which saw them slip to 9th place. The Championship side are severely weakened in attacking options with on loan striker Nathan Tyson being ruled out with injury and yesterday's sale of front man Darius Henderson to Nottingham Forest. Liam Feeney is fit again but Scott Malone is still sidelined along with Martyn Woolford (Cup tied) and Shane Lowry (Suspended).

Villa have Ashley Westwood and Jordan Bowery both fit and in contention to play but defenders Nathan Baker and Richard Dunne are still unavailable through injury.

Don't miss any of the action by signing into our Live Commentary Service via the Twitter page @Soccer_Xtra.

Soccer Xtra Prediction: Millwall 1-2 Aston Villa

Transfer Gossip 25/1/13

Premier League

• Newcastle defender Fabricio Collocini will see out the rest of the season at St James' Park- Daily Mirror
• Tottenham are considering activating Mohamed Diame's release clause of £3.5m- Guardian
• Sunderland are close to signing an unnamed Peruvian left back and want 3 more players before the window slams shut- The Journal
• Sir Alex Ferguson is targeting 18 year old defender Kurt Zouma from St Etienne in the summer- Daily Mail
• Leeds and Wolves are competeing to sign Aston Villa left back Stephen Warnock on loan- Express and Star
• Norwich are considering an ambitious move for Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel
• Arsenal are interested in signing Barcelona winger Isaac Cuenca on loan- Daily Express
• Liverpool and Everton are considering a move for Chesterfield winger Tendayi Darikwa- talkSPORT
• Schalke have rejected another bid from Tottenham for midfielder Lewis Holtby- Bild

La Liga

• Real Madrid are targeting QPR 'keeper Julio Cesar after Iker Casillas broke his finger- Daily Mirror

Serie A

• Manchester City have rejected a loan offer from AC Milan for striker Mario Balotelli- Gazzeto Dello Sport

Bundesliga

• Wolfsburg defender Felipe Alves will join Stuttgart on loan- L'Equipe 

Transfer Gossip 24/1/13

Premier League

• QPR want to sign Blackburn defenders Scott Dann and Martin Olsson- Daily Mirror
• Liverpool have stepped up their efforts to sign Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho, who is also wanted by Southampton- Telegraph
• Fabricio Collocini has told Newcastle that he never wants to play for them again- Independent
• Sir Alex Ferguson will make a £10m bid for Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama in the summer- The Sun 
• Arsenal are lining up a £20m bid for Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic- Caught Offside
• Liverpool and Arsenal will battle it our in the summer for Swansea captain Ashley Williams- Daily Mirror
• Birmingham 'keeper Jack Butland is allowed to leave the club for £3.5m this month, alerting several Premier League clubs- Telegraph
• Manchester United are close to signing defender Ezequiel Garay from Benfica- Marca
• Edin Dzeko has ruled out a move away from Manchester City this month and this summer- Daily Star
• Wigan have enquired about Newcastle full back Danny Simpson- Daily Mail
• Arsenal are considering a £5.5m move for Roma 'keeper Maarten Stekelenburg- The Sun

Seria A

• Palermo have made an offer for Wigan striker Mauro Boselli- Daily Mail
• Inter Milan have denied agreeing a deal with Montpellier for playmaker Younes Belhanda- Goal.com
• AC Milan will try to sell Robinho to Turkish side Fenerbahce to raise enough money to bring Mario Balotelli back to Italy- Tuttosport
• Inter are keen on bringing in ex Real Madrid midfielder Gago in on loan who has fallen out of favour at his current club Valencia- Tuttosport
• By the end of today Lisandro Lopez could be a Juventus player- Le Parisien

La Liga

• Real Betis have joined the long queue of clubs interested in signing Bologna midfielder Marti Riverola- Tuttomercatweb.com
• Galatasaray have idenified Valencia's Ricardo Costa as their latest target- Fotomac

Premier League Round Up 23/1/11

Written by Matthew Winter

Arsenal 5-1 West Ham United

Arsenal brushed aside their London rivals with a dazzling second half display where they scored 4 goals in ten second half minutes. But after 17 minutes West Ham took the lead. A Iron's corner was not cleared well and Jack Collison thrashed the ball past Szczesny in the Arsenal goal. 5 minutes later and Arsenal were level. Lukas Podolski (pictured) fired an unstoppable drive into the bottom corner from full 25 yards and the teams went in at the break all square. Quickfire goals at the beginning of the second half from Giroud (2), Cazorla and Walcott put the game beyond West Ham. The game ended on a sad note with young West Ham substitute Dan Potts having to receive lengthy treatment and leave the pitch on a stretcher after a clash of heads with Bacary Sagna.

Man of the Match: Lukas Podolski

Transfer Gossip 23/1/13

Premier League

• Manchester City and Manchester United are set to battle it out for Stoke 'keeper Asmir Begovic- Daily Mirror
• Manchester United are also interested in QPR 'keeper Julio Cesar, as are Arsenal- The Sun
• CSKA Moscow are interested in signing Chelsea winger Marko Marin on loan until the end of the season- Independant
• Sunderland are in for a battle if they want to sign Mauro Zarate, as the player said he is happy at Lazio- talkSPORT
• Wigan are considering a loan move for winger Aiden McGeady- Daily Mail
• Espanyol midfielder Joan Verdu could become Mauricio Pochettino's first signing as Southampton Manager- The Sun
• Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho has told Liverpool that he wants to stay in Italy- talkSPORT

Bundesliga

• Bayern Munich are lined up a £40m bid for Luis Suarez- Metro
• Hamburg & Manchester City both want Al-Ain midfielder Omar Abdurlrahman- Sport 360

La  Liga

• Federico Macheda is on the verge of signing on loan for Spanish side Elche- Daily Express
• Barcelona target Pepe Riena is set for talks with his club, Livepool, over this future with the club- Daily Mirror

Serie A

• Juventus 'keeper Gianluigi Buffon has signed a new contract with the club until 2015- Tuttosport
• Vice President Adriano Gallaiano has offered Didier Drogba £6.7m a year to sign with AC Milan, Juventus are also keen- La Gazzetta dello Sport

Transfer Gossip 22/1/13

Premier League

• Manchester United striker Federico Macheda is poised to join Spanish club Elche on loan until the end of the season- talkSPORT
• Sir Alex Ferguson is confident of signing Crystal Palace winger Wilfred Zaha for £12m- The Guardian
• Manchester United are interested in Barcelona 'keeper Victor Valdes- Daily Telegraph
• Arsene Wenger is condsidering a move for Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama- Independant
• Newcastle target Mpou Yanga-Mbiwa failed to turn up for his planned medical- Daily Telegraph
• Newcastle Captain Fabricio Collocini still looks likely to leave this month- Daily Telegraph
• Southampton have entered the race to sign Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia- Daily Mirror
• West Brom Striker Peter Odemwingie may hand in a transfer request after QPR showed further interest- Daily Mirror
• QPR could hijack Newcastle's attempts to sign French Midfielder Moussa Sissoko- talkSPORT
• Fulham are weighing up a move for Blackpool midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre- Daily Mail
• Arsene Wenger is considering taking Lyon midfielder Yoan Gouffran on loan- Daily Star

Serie A

• Brazilian midfielder Kaka is likely to stay at Real Madrid, despite interested from former club AC Milan- Futbol.as.com
• Mario Balotelli's agent says the Italian won't be sold this month- Daily Mail

La Liga Round Up 21/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Real Betis 1-1 Athletico Bilbao
Betis missed the chance to move within 3 points of Real Madrid in the La Liga table when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bilbao. Home favourites Betis stormed into the lead in the first minute when Bilbao keeper fouled Salva Sevilla and Ruben Castro calmly slotted home from 12 yards. Bilbao leveled just before the interval when Aduriz superbly chipped in. The away side had the better chances with Betis keeper Adrian pulling off a number of fine saves to earn his side a point.

Man of the Match: Adrian

Premier League round up 21/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Southampton 0-0 Everton
Everton collected their 12th league draw in the Premier League this season, after Southampton held them at St Mary's tonight. The home side dominated the first period and should have at least gone into half time with a lead, with Rikki Lambert causing a constant threat to the Toffees defence, but failing to find the finish that was needed. New Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino would have been happy with his side's first half efforts, but disappointed with the lack of end product.

The game was a more even affair in the second half, as Everton fought back from their poor first half display, with Nikica Jelavic spurring their best chance from 10 yards out. Southampton were still pushing forward, but were unable to create the clear cut chances that they had done in the first period, with the game eventually finishing goalless. Southampton remain 15th on 23 points, with Everton 5th on 38.

Man of the Match: Luke Shaw

Transfer Gossip 21/1/13

Premier League

• Arsenal are ready to make a last minute move for Newcastle target Mpou Yanga-Mbiwa- Daily Mirror
• Wigan are interested in a double loan signing for Sebastien Coates and Ronald Zubar from Liverpool and Wolves- The Telegraph
• Fulham want to sign Olympiakos defender Vasilis Torosidis- The Sun
• Reading are weighing up a £1.5m move for Birmingham defender Curtis Davies- Daily Mirror
• Norwich are set to sign goalkeeper Lee Camp from Nottingham Forest- Daily Mirror
• Liverpool will have to improve their bid for Inter Milan midfielder Phillipe Coutinho after an £8m bid was rejected- Daily Mirror
• Swansea will make another bid for Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones after having an initial £3.5m offer turned down- Daily Mirror

Serie A

• Talks are expected this week between Manchester City and AC Milan over striker Mario Balotelli- The Guardian
• Fernando Llorente will sign a pre-contract agreement with Juventus this week- The Sun
• AC Milan manager Massimilano Allegri is unsure whether the club can bring Kaka back to the club- Goal.com

La Liga

• Lionel Messi has admitted that he would love to return to play in his native Argentina after his career at the Nou Camp comes to an end- El Periodico de Catalunya
• Barcelona forward David Villa is considering leaving the club in the January window after the striker admitted he needs more game time- Sport

Bundesliga

• Champions League Last 16 side Schalke are reportedly interested in Chivas attacking midfielder Marco Fabian and have opened up their bidding with a 10 million euro offer.- ESPN Deportes
• Former Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola has made Luis Suarez his top summer target with the club reportedly willing to pay up to 47 million euros for his services- Sport

La Liga Round Up 20/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Osasuna 2-1 Deportivo La Coruna
Osasuna defeated relegation rivals Deportivo 2-1 this afternoon, to move up to 18th in La Liga, overtaking Deportivo in the process. A smart finish from Kike Sola gave the home side the lead in the 25th minute, before a well worked free kick caught Deportivo unaware, allowing Nino to make it 2-0 early in the second half. Camunas did get one back for Deportivo in the 90th minute, but it was too little too late, as they subsequently fell to the foot of the table.

Man of the Match: Kike Sola

Valladolid 2-0 Real Zaragoza
Valladolid run out comfortable winners in a clash between two sides sitting in mid table.It didn't take the home side long to open the scoring when in the 12th minute Oscar miss hit shot found its way to Javi Guerra to calmly slot home from close range. The game lacked the killer second goal which finally came in the 74th minute when provider became goalscorer as Oscar swept Pena's cross into the net.

Man of the Match: Oscar Gonzalez

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Levante
Atletico took full advantage of Barcelona's slip up yesterday with a comfortable victory against this season La Liga Surprise package. The home side took the lead in the 32nd minute when Adrian Lopez's shot was deflected into the net. Atletico continued to dominate the game and wrapped up the points in stunning fashion when Koke curled the ball into the far corner leaving the keeper with no chance.

Valencia 0-5 Real Madrid 
Real Madrid swept aside Valencia in a magnificent first half display which left the home side stunned. It took Real only 9 minutes to go ahead, Gonzalo Higuain finishing off Di Maria's cross. The in a mad 11 minutes prior to half time Madrid added four. 2 a piece for Ronaldo and Di Maria saw the away side hold the 5-0 lead at the break. The second half was much less entertaining with Ronaldo spurring the chance of a hatrick with a miss from only yards.

Man of the Match Angel Di Maria

Bundesliga Round Up 20/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Nurnberg 1-1 Hamburg
Nurnberg came from behind to rescue a point in a game in which many would see a must win. The away side took the lead with just 20 minutes to play Russian striker Artiom Rudnevs struck. But within 5 minutes Nurnberg were level. Former Tottenham striker Tomas Pekhart equalised but neither side could force a winner. Nurnberg remain fourth from bottom.

Fortuna Dusseldorf 2-3 Augsburg
Second bottom club Augsburg grabbed a vital three points away at Dusseldorf that has seen them move within one point of Hoffenheim. Augsburg raced into a 3 goal lead with just 20 minutes to play after Sacha Molders had scored either side of a smart finish from Koo. Dusselfdorf showed spirit to get back into the game with two goals from Stefan Reisinger but it wasn't enough.

Man of the Match Sacha Molders

Premier League Round Up 20/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal
Chelsea overcame their London rivals Arsenal 2-1 at Stamford Bridge this afternoon, despite a spirited second half from the Gunners. The home side took the lead early when Juan Mata fired past Szczesny, and were 2 up when Frank Lampard converted a penalty after Szczesny felled Ramires. Arsenal fought in the second half, and got one back when Walcott curled past Petr Cech, but couldn't find an equaliser as Chelsea held out for the win.

Man of the Match: Juan Mata

Tottenham 1-1 Manchester United
Spurs left it late to earn a deserved point against Premier League leaders Manchester United at White Hart Lane. Former Arsenal forward Robin van Persie gave United a 25 minute lead with his 18th league goal of the season, and were looking odds-on to stretch the lead over second placed Man City to 7 points. However, Spurs dominated the second half, creating numerous chances, before Clint Dempsey finished from close range to end the match level.

Man of the Match: Michael Carrick

Serie A Round Up 20/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli

5th placed Fiorentina held Napoli to a 1-1 draw this afternoon, with the away side moving up to second in Serie A. The home team took the lead in 33rd minute, when Facundo Rocaglia scored a freak goal, with Napoli 'keeper Morgan de Sanctis misjudging a long pass, which subsequently bounced over his head and into the net. Goal machine Edinson Cavani equalised just before half time, but neither side were able to take the ascendency in the second period, as the game ended all square.

AC Milan 2-1 Bologna
AC Milan have moved up to 6th in the Serie A after beating Bologna 2-0. After a frustrating goalless first half for the home side, Giampaolo Pazzini opened the scoring in the 68th minute. Milan continued to press forward and secured the victory when Pazzini scored a superb second with less than 10 minutes to go. Bologna did pose a little scare for Milan when Mexes turned into his own net in the 87th minute, but the game was already won.

Chievo 1-1 Parma
Chievo and Parma battled out a 1-1 draw this afternoon, with goals either side of half time. Ishak Belfodil opened the scoring just before half time, as the away side looked to move up to 7th with a win. However, Chievo faught back just after the break when Alberto Paloschi found the equaliser. Both sides pushed on but couldn't find a winner, with Chievo dropping to 12th and Parma 9th.

Genoa 0-2 Catania
Catania temporarily moved up to 7th in Serie A with a 2-0 victory over relegation threatened Genoa. Gonzalo Begressio opened the scoring inside 4 minutes, but had to wait until 4 minutes to go until the next goal, when Pablo Barrientos condemned Genoa to their 12th defeat of the season.

Pescara 0-2 Torino
Torino pulled away from the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Pescara, sending their opponents deeper into the mire. Mario Santana opened the scoring early on, before Alessio Cerci completed the scoring just before half time. Vladimir Weiss was sent off for two yellow cards inside the last 10 minutes. Torino stay 11th on 26 points, with Pescara dropping to 17th on 20.

Siena 1-0 Sampdoria
Bottom placed Siena secured just their 5th win of the season over Sampdoria this afternoon, but still remain 6 points from safety. A cagey first half lead to no goals for either side, and it wasn't until the 72nd minute for the deadlock to be broken, when Erjon Bogdani got what turned out to be a much needed winner. Sampdoria stay in 15th.

Atalanta 1-1 Cagliari
Atalanta stayed 13th in Serie A, after a 1-1 draw against fellow relegation battlers Cagliari. Michele Canini put through his own net to give the away side a 2 minute lead, but Atalanta fought back when Guglielmo Stendardo equalised in the 57th minute. Neither side could find a winner but Atalanta midfielder Luigi Giorgi was dismissed for a second yellow card late on.

Roma 1-1 Inter
AS Roma and Inter Milan played out a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico this evening. The home side were awarded a penalty half way through the first half, and the ever dependable Francesco Totti slotted past Samir Handanovic. However, Inter equalised in added on time in the first period, when Rodrigo Palacios finished off Freddy Guarin's low cross. There were no further goals in the second half, which meant Roma overtook Catania in 7th and Inter consolidated 4th place.

Serie A team news 20/1/13

AC MILAN-Abbiati , Abate , Mexes, Zapata ,Constant ,Montolivo , Flamini, Boateng, Niang, Shaarawy , Pazzini.
BOLOGNA- Agliardi; Garics, Portanova, Antonsson, Cherubin; Perez, Pazienza; Riverola, Koné, Diamanti; Gilardino.

ATALANTA- Consigli, Ferri, Stendardo, Canini e Brivio; Giorgi, Cigarini, Biondini e Bonaventura; Maxi; Denis.
CAGLIARI- Agazzi, Pisano, Rossettini, Astori e Avelar; Conti, Dessena, Ekdal e Nainggolan; Sau e Ibarbo.

CHIEVO- di Corini: Puggioni, Sardo-Dainelli-Andreolli-Jokic, Guana-Rigoni-Cofie, Paloschi-Thereau-Stoian.
PARMA- Mirante; Zaccardo, Paletta, Lucarelli; Rosi, Marchionni, Valdes, Parolo, Gobbi; Sansone, Belfodil

GENOA-Frey; Sampirisi, Granqvist,Manfredini,Moretti; Rossi, Kucka, Matuzalém, Antonelli; Borriello, Immobile
CATANIA- Andujar, Alvarez, Bellusci, Spolli, Capuano, Izco, Paglialunga, Gomez, Castro, Barrientos, Bergessio.

PESCARA- Perin; Balzano, Bianchi Arce, Capuano, Modesto; Nielsen, Togni, Bjarnason; Weiss; Jonathas, Celik
TORINO-Gillet; D'Ambrosio, Glik, Rodriguez, Masiello; Gazzi, Brighi; Cerci, Barreto, Meggiorini, Santana

SIENA- Pegolo, Neto-Contini-Felipe Angelo-Della Rocca-Vergassola-Del Grosso, Reginaldo, Rosina-Paolucci.
SAMPDORIA- Romero, De Silvestri-Palombo-Gastaldello-Costa, Estigarribia-Kristisic-Obiang-Poli, Eder-Icardi.

(20:45 kick off) ROMA-
INTER MILAN-

Transfer Gossip 20/1/13

Written by Lewis Winter

Premier League

• Frank Lampard looks set to finalise a move to LA Galaxy- Sunday Express

• Stoke want £4.5m for striker Kenwyne Jones, with Swansea interested in the Trinidad and Tobago international- Daily Star

• Derby will not let Man City target Will Hughes leave this month- Sunday People

• Newcastle are set to complete the signing of Montpellier defender Mpou Yanga-Mbiwa next week- Press Association

• Carlos Tevez will let his Man City contract run down before moving to Boca Juniors in 18 months time- Sunday Mirror

• QPR are willing to listen to offers for both Julio Cesar and Rob Green, as they look to balance the books after the signing of Loic Remy- Sunday Mirror

• Man United's pursuit of Wilfred Zaha is on the brink of collapse after Crystal Palace rejected a £10m bid- Sunday Mirror

• Sunderland want Lazio forward Mauro Zarate on loan- Sunday People

• Newcastle and Arsenal both want Bastia midfielder Florian Thauvin- Newcastle Chronicle

• West Ham midfielder Mohammed Diame could join Arsenal before the end of the transfer window- Metro

Serie A

• As well as LA Galaxy, AC Milan are also interested in Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard- Sunday People

• AC Milan still want Mario Balotelli, but not for the £31m that Man City want- Mail on Sunday

La Liga

• Barcelona want Liverpool 'keeper Pepe Reina to replace the outgoing Victor Valdes- Mail on Sunday

• However, Barca are also interested in Chelsea 'keeper Thibaut Courtois- Metro

Bundesliga

• Pep Guardiola will make Luis Suarez and Radamel Falcao his top transfer targets when he takes over at Bayern Munich in July-Sunday Mirror

• Stuttgart look likely to sign Man United striker Federico Macheda on loan until the end of the season- Sunday Express

La Liga Round Up 19/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Real Sociedad 3-2 Barcelona
In what started out as another routine Barcelona win ended in the side enduring their first league defeat of the season at the 21st time of asking. The ever dependable Lionel Messi got the Catalan side off the the perfect start and Pedro doubled their lead with 25 minutes on the clock. Castro's superb finish across Victor Valdes gave the home side hope just before half time and their was mass belief that a shock could be on the cards when Gerard Pique received his marching orders for a second bookable offence. 6 minutes later Real were level, Castro's shot deflecting off of Javier Mascherano, a sub after Pique's sending off. Sociedad then began to push for the winner and were finally rewarded in the 1st minute of stoppage time when substitute Agirretxe was left free in the box to inflect Barcelona to the first defeat of the season.

Man of the Match: Gonzalo Castro

Granada 2-0 Rayo Vallecano
Granada recorded a much need 3 points that allowed them to move 3 points clear of their relegation rivals and left their visitors, Vallecano on just inside the Europa League places. The home side took the lead in the 25th minute when Jordi Mass turned a low cross into his own net. The game was end to end with neither side being able to strike a firm blow until 10 minutes from time when on loan Recio fired home from outside the box.

Getafe 1-1 Sevilla
With both clubs languishing in mid table their was a great chance for either to make an assault on the European places. In the 39th minute former Arsenal man Jose Antonio Reyes clinically fired Sevilla into the lead curling the ball around the keeper. The lead lasted only two minutes when a freak free kick caught the Sevilla keeper off of his line and sailed in. Both sides tried to get that all important winner throughout the second half but no one could find the goal.

Malaga 1-1 Celta de Vigo
The late evening kick off in Spain provided another score draw with Celta Vigo striking late to earn a point. Argentina centre back Martin Demichelis tapped into an unguared net after Roque Santa Cruz's shot was cleared off the line. But Malaga could not push on from their opener and were punished with 15 minutes to go when the ball fell for Augusto Fernandez to slot in and take a share of the spoils.

Serie A Round Up 19/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Juventus 4-0 Udinese
Current Champions Juventus extended their lead at the top of Serie A to 5 points with an impressive 4 goal home victory against Udinese. It took until the 40th minute to find the opening goal, but it was well worth the wait! Former Manchester United youngster Paul Pogba fired an unstoppable half volley from 25 yards leaving the keeper with no chance. And it was Pogba again who doubled Juventus' lead 20 minutes into the second half with another fantastic goal, this time a low drive from distance. It was 3-0 six minutes later when Marko Vucinic volleyed home from close range, the Udinese keeper will be disappointed with his effort. The win was capped off by Matri who beat the offside trap and slotted under the advancing keeper.

Man of the Match: Paul Pogba

Palermo 2-2 Lazio
Lazio will see this as 2 points dropped after having the lead with 20 minutes to play, but also nearly ended up with nothing. Lazio took no time to take the lead when a searching ball with brilliant headed over the keeper from 16 yards by Floccari. Palermo leveled the score in the 71st minute when Lazio were able to clear a teasing cross that was tucked home at the back post by Arevalo. The side in pink where then in front less than 60 seconds later Dybala slotted home after being teed up by Arevalo. But Lazio showed spirit that has seen them take hold of second place and when Floccari won a penalty with 5 minutes to go, Hernanes slotted home from 12 yards to gain a valuable point.

Man of the Match: Sergio Floccari

Bundesliga Round Up 19/1/13

Written by Matthew Winter

Bayern Munich 2-0 Greuther Furth
Bayern kept their 9 point lead at the top of the table after a convincing home win against bottom side Greuther. After pressing their visitors for the opening 20 minutes the home side finally took the lead, in somewhat fortuitous fashion. Mario Mandzukic arrived first at the near post to volley goalwards where his shot was fumbled into the net by Greuther keeper. The lead was doubled in the 61st minute when Mandzukic rose highest in the box to head into the net from a corner.

Man of the Match: Mario Mandzukic

Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Leverkusen kept up the pressure on the league leaders Bayern with a impressive 3-1 win against fourth placed Frankfurt. After a goalless first half hour the home side struck twice within two minutes. Boenisch smashed home after a scrabble in the box and Kiessling had the easy task of passing into an empty net after going through. Andre Schurrle added a third after break with a curling finish into the top corner on the turn, but Alexander Meier scored the goal of the game curling into the top corner with 10 minutes to play.

Man of the Match:

Wolfsburg 2-0 Stuttgart
Entering into the game dangerously close to the relegation zone Wolfsburg recorded a much need home win against middle table Stuttgart. Brazilian Diego opened the scoring 5 minutes into the second half with a run and shot from outside the area that went in off of the post. 15 minutes later the lead was doubled when Madlung flicked on the ever influential Diego's free kick.

Man of the Match: Diego

Werder Bremen 0-5 Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund put on a performance that proved just why the completed the league and cup double last season. Marco Reus opened the scoring within the first 10 minutes with a magnificent free kick. The lead was doubled ten minutes later when Mario Gotze slammed the ball into the top corner from outside the box after a fluent Dortmund counter attack. In the opening stages of the second half Augusto was allowed to run free at a corner and head home off the far post. Robert Lewandowski got in on the act when he was left free at the far post and slotted home Piszczek's low cross. The scoring was complete with 5 minutes to go when Poland captain Jacob Blaszczykowski fired into an unguarded net after being set up by Piszczeck for his second assist.

Man of the Match: Lukasz Piszczek

Hoffenhiem 0-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
Hoffenhiem ended their 6 game losing streak but were unable to take 3 points as they were held to a goalless draw. Both sides had chance to break the dead lock with the best falling to Monchengladbach's star man Luuk de Jong but he could only fire wide. The point leaves the home side 7 points off of Nurnberg in 15th place and Gladbach in 8th, only 1 point of the Europa League place.

Mainz 05 0-0 SC Freiburg
Two if this season surprise packages played out a goalless draw on their return to Bundesliga action. In a game that lacked creative spark it was clear from the get go that it would have to of been something special to stop the game petering out in a bore draw. Freiburg stay above their hosts, but only on goal difference.