Tottenham’s season is in danger of collapse after Crystal Palace knocked them out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 victory on Sunday. Conor Wickham ended a 799-day goal drought before ex-Spurs man Andros Townsend netted from the spot following a moment of madness from Kyle Walker-Peters. And Tottenham, who lost their Carabao Cup semi-final to Chelsea on penalties just three days ago, endured another spot-kick nightmare as Kieran Trippier blasted wide from 12 yards during a frantic first-half. Spurs, without a host of star players including Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Heung-min Son, toiled in the second-half but Palace held firm to seal a momentous victory. Palace…

Everton are unlikely to sign any players before the close of the January transfer window, manager Marco Silva claims. The Goodison Park club have been involved in just a single big deal this month with Oumar Niasse, the Toffees striker, allowed to join Premier League rivals Cardiff on loan for the remainder of the season. January was expected to be a month of squad-trimming for Silva, and some youngsters have also been allowed to leave the club on loan, as well as Niasse; the most high-profile are Mason Holgate and Kieran Dowell, who both dropped into the Championship with West Brom and Sheffield United respectively. Despite Silva needing to get…

With the Royal Rumble taking place over the weekend, Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp celebrated with a timely nod to the WWE. After equalising from the penalty spot in a 2-2 draw with Norwich on Saturday, the forward pulled out the sock puppet made famous by Mick Foley’s character Mankind. Fans of the Attitude Era will remember the prop known as ‘Mr Socko’ being used as part of Foley’s finishing move the ‘Mandible Claw’ in which he would stuff his covered hand into his opponent’s mouth. WWE Hall of Famer Foley was aware of the tribute and sent Sharp a message on social media thanking him. Sharp responded to the former…

Everton boss Marco Silva is hopeful of keeping Idrissa Gueye despite interest from Paris Saint-Germain. Gueye has handed in a written transfer request after the Toffees turned down a £21.5million bid from the French club. The midfielder, 29, missed Everton’s 1-0 win over Huddersfield with a groin injury on Tuesday. And Silva has not been told of any new bid for his star man. “He had a minor problem with his groin,” Silva said after Richarlison’s early goal lifted Everton up to eighth in the table. “We tried to be honest with all of you and with our fans. After the match I tried to find out if something new…

Alexis Sanchez scored on his return to the Emirates as Manchester United beat Arsenal to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup and extend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s winning start. The two most successful sides in the competition’s history played out an entertaining game under the lights on Friday as United secured a 3-1 win an an eighth straight victory for interim manger Solskjaer. Sanchez and Jesse Lingard had set the visitors on course for victory before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled a goal back for the Gunners, only for substitute Anthony Martial to wrap up a comfortable win with a late strike. Solskjaer retained his perfect record in charge of the…

Borussia Dortmund are understood to be ready to break the bank to land Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha in the summer. The Bundesliga leaders are in search of a replacement for Christian Pulisic, who has joined Chelsea for £58m. Dortmund are believed to have made contact with Zaha’s representatives and Palace, according to The Guardian, are likely to ask them to hand over £50m for the 26-year-old, who signed a new contract last August. The German side’s transfer record is the €30m paid for Andre Schurrle in 2016, but they have since sold Ousmane Dembele for £96m, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for £56m in addition to Pulisic. Zaha, who had an unsuccessful spell at…

Pablo Zabaleta believes transfer speculation may have derailed West Ham’s season. The Hammers rejected a £35million bid from Chinese club Shanghai SIPG for star man Marko Arnautovic earlier this month. The Austria international wanted to leave, with his agent revealing on talkSPORT he was eager to move to China. But Arnautovic made a dramatic U-turn by signing a contract extension on Saturday. Javier Hernandez and Pedro Obiang have also been linked with London Stadium exits. West Ham have lost back-to-back league games against Bournemouth and Wolves and suffered a shock FA Cup exit to League One strugglers AFC Wimbledon last weekend. And Irons defender Zabaleta has blamed part of their…

Ivan Perisic was on the brink of leaving Inter for Manchester United in the summer of 2017. The Arsenal target, who has handed in a transfer request at the San Siro, had a keen admirer in the shape of former boss Jose Mourinho, but eventually decided to stay at Inter. The Croatia international – who scored in both the semi-final and final of the World Cup – admits he was flattered by the interest shown in him by Mourinho. He told FourFourTwo at the end of November: “It’s true that an offer from Manchester United was on the table – I was really close to leaving Inter. “Admiration from a coach…

Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman has apologised to Jon Moss after claiming the refereeing during the defeat to Derby left him feeling “sick”, “depressed” and “persecuted”. In an furious post-match rant, Coleman attacked the officials for making a series of ‘horrendous decisions’ which he felt cost the League One side. “It wasn’t the fault of Jon Moss that we lost the game,” said Coleman in a statement on Sunday. “I shouldn’t be blaming him for it and I want to apologise. “I still stand by some of my comments that there were some inconsistencies, especially with some players getting booked and others not for what I saw as similar tackles.” In the build-up…

Roma director of football Monchi has emerged as the leading candidate to become Arsenal’s new technical director, according to reports. The Gunners have identified the Spaniard as their top choice to become the club’s first ever technical director. The Mirror claim the 50-year-old is keen on leaving Italy and trying his luck working in the Premier League. If a move materialises it would see Monchi reunited with his close friend, Unai Emery, with whom he struck up a strong working relationship with at Sevilla. Monchi spent 17 years as a player at the La Liga outfit before retiring, winning 11 trophies along the way. He has a contract at the…