
Manchester City missed the chance to go top of the Premier League table as 10-man Everton held on for a 2-1 win at Eastlands on Monday night.
Tottenham beat Birmingham to make it four wins from four and keep pace with Chelsea at the top of the table, while Liverpool won 3-2 at Bolton.
Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, who had been linked with a summer departure, has signed a two-year extension to his Stamford Bridge contract.
SPL giants Celtic could lose out on transfer target Marc-Antoine Fortune after a trio of Premier League clubs bid in excess of £4million.
Arsene Wenger plans to continue bolstering his Arsenal squad this summer with 'one or two targets' - but insists a rebuild is not needed.
Hull manager Phil Brown has revealed the club intends to speak to Newcastle striker Michael Owen's representatives "within the week".
Bolton's bid to sign Paul Robinson from West Brom appears to have stalled as the two clubs are well apart in their valuation of the player.
Internacional are expecting Nilmar to attract considerable interest over the summer after reports linked Manchester United with the striker.
Manchester City's newest signing Roque Santa Cruz hopes Argentina striker Carlos Tevez joins him at Eastlands this summer.
David Beckham accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper claim that he "made a play" for model Mariann Fogarasy.

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