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Michael Owen called time on his career today but there was to be no fairy-tale ending, as Stoke were held to a draw at Southampton.After an illustrious career that has taken him to Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle and Manchester United, the former E...

Forward Philippe Coutinho was Liverpool's matchwinner but Jamie Carragher was the star of the show at Anfield on his 737th and final appearance for the club - a 1-0 win against QPR.The veteran centre-back brought the curtain down on a first-team care...

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will bring the curtain down on a 16-year playing career on Sunday but he has not ruled out making a return to the game in a coaching capacity.The 35-year-old, due to lead the side out on his 737th appearance for the...

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed he is keen to retain the services of on-loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll and hopes a deal can be finalised as soon as possible.Carroll joined the Hammers from Liverpool on a one-year loan deal last Augu...

Daniel Sturridge wreaked havoc on his return to west London, firing Liverpool to an easy 3-1 win against Fulham with a superb hat-trick at Craven Cottage.Sturridge had not scored against the Cottagers during his time at the club's local rivals Chelse...

Manager Martin Jol is determined that Fulham finish the season with a flourish after a four-match losing streak.The Cottagers need west London neighbours Chelsea to beat Aston Villa before their Barclays Premier League safety is mathematically assure...

Liverpool and Everton cancelled each other out in a goalless and forgettable 220th Merseyside derby bereft of incident.The draw may have strengthened the Toffees' chances of finishing above their near-neighbours for the second successive season - som...

Fernando Torres hopes to fire Chelsea to Europa League glory and further trophies as part of an exciting young team.The 29-year-old Spain striker has struggled to reach the heights he scaled at Liverpool prior to his GBP;50million move to Stamford Bridg...

The spotlight was supposed to have been reserved for former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez on his first appearance back at Anfield but Reds striker Luis Suarez upstaged him with a bizarre biting incident and a stoppage-time equaliser.Benitez was de...

West Brom boss Steve Clarke has admitted it is unrealistic to think a squad the size of his could maintain their brilliant early-season form.After collecting seven points from their first three games against Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton, this alw...

Bolton will be without Jay Spearing and David Ngog as they look to mount a final npower Championship play-off push against Middlesbrough.On-loan Liverpool midfielder Spearing sustained a broken toe during last weekend's 2-1 win at Bristol City and wi...

Brendan Rodgers endured a highly-frustrating return to Reading as a remarkable performance from keeper Alex McCarthy saw Liverpool held to a goalless draw.Time and again McCarthy came to the Royals' rescue by producing a succession of world-class sav...

Andy Carroll earned West Ham a hard-fought 1-1 draw in miserable conditions at Southampton, bringing the hosts' three-match winning streak to an end.The on-loan 24-year-old missed last weekend's trip to parent club Liverpool and made an immediate imp...

Jimmy Kebe will miss Reading's Barclays Premier League encounter with Liverpool at the Madejski Stadium because of a groin problem.Fellow midfielder Hope Akpan is a major doubt for the match because of an ankle injury sustained in last Saturday 2-0 d...

Wherever Rafael Benitez goes he cannot escape the history achieved at Liverpool - not even ahead of Chelsea's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Rubin Kazan in Moscow.Benitez was an unpopular appointment at Stamford Bridge due to his prio...

Liverpool's top-six hopes suffered another crushing blow as they failed to break down West Ham's stubborn defence.Three weeks after that dismal defeat at Southampton, Brendan Rodgers' side once again failed to spark, skipper Steven Gerrard coming clo...