- Micah Richards is hurt, and so is England. UPDATE: Richards is okay. England, I don’t know about. (The Guardian)
- Aaron Mokoena may have a broken leg. (TEAMtalk)
- From Quique to Koeman: Valencia’s coaching situation is a Beach Boys song waiting to happen. (ITV)
- Dave Bassett replaces Gus Poyet at Leeds. He, too, speaks English. (TEAMtalk)
- Birmingham give Wilson Palacios permission to return to Honduras after the kidnap of his brother. (The Guardian)
- Gary Neville is coming back. So no need to worry about Micah Richards, then. (Football365)
- After the win, Avram Grant dazzled the assembled reporters with his flawless recreation of the “Yam Dance” from Carefree.
Carling Cup 4th Round:
Chelsea 4 – 3 Leicester
Coventry 1 – 2 West Ham
Luton 0 – 1 Everton
Portsmouth 1 – 2 Blackburn
Sheffield United 0 – 3 Arsenal
Bolton 0 – 1 Manchester City
Liverpool 2 – 1 Cardiff
Tottenham 2 – 0 Blackpool