Fantasy Premier League

Tottenham's defensive problems are piling up after Didier Zokora's unsuccessful appeal, and news Ledley King has not trained for a fortnight.The Football Association upheld Steve Bennett's decision to give Zokora a straight red card against Manchester City on Tuesday night for his two-footed tackle on Elano. "A claim for wrongful dismissal from Tottenham's Didier Zokora Read full entry

Sven-Goran Eriksson has confirmed Joe Hart as his first-choice goalkeeper, a move that could prompt the exit of Andreas Isaksson in January. England Under-21 man Hart has played eight times this season, and featured in Tuesday's 2-0 Carling Cup reverse at home to Tottenham... "I have spoken to Andreas and obviously, he is Read full entry

Johan Djourou is to be recalled to Arsenal in the New Year in order to bolster the Gunners' defence. Defender Djourou, 20, has spent the first four months of the season on loan at Birmingham City, and has been one of the Blues' outstanding players during that time. Now Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is Read full entry

Our irregular look at the ins and out of the Premier League's physio rooms and referee's notebooks. --- Carling Cup - Tonight's Team NewsArca in race to face HammersUnlucky Break For Osman - So does Moyes go 4-4-2 with AJ partnering the Yak? And when the latter goes away Read full entry

Wigan - though lord knows I think they are terrible and are doomed this season - play @FUL,NUF. I'm not picking Bramble or MBent, but there could be some points in those matches. Madame Blogger's House of Voodoo. Curses. Zombies. Hexes. Available for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs. Read full entry

Today is just the warm up. The appetizer to the football buffet that is Grand. Slam. Sunday. Excuse me, Grand! Slam! Sunday! But for fantasy managers, it doesn't matter if your points come from Eastlands or the Emirates; Joe, Ashley, Andrew, or Carlton Cole; Read full entry

Update:  Chelsea team news came through - - and it looks like Malouda may be back. So two or three from four b/w FloMa, JCole, SWP and Kalou. I don't like those odds, so will probably be dumping JCole from my team... again. Who to replace him with? I've got a little bit to Read full entry

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican forward Nery Castillo is to go on loan to English Premier League side Manchester City after a failed attempt to adapt at Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk, his agent said... "There has been an agreement with Manchester City so that Nery can be with the club Read full entry

Fantasy: Choose 'Em, Lose 'Em Stuck picking you fantasy team this week? We advise you on some players worth picking up and others to avoid. More --- "John Arne Riise (10.50) may have scored some blockbusters in the past, but he's going to be too busy with his hands full of C-Ron Read full entry