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Charlie Mulgrew is out of contract at Celtic this summer

Collins admits players will leave Celtic in summer

Assistant manager John Collins expects players to leave Celtic at the end of the season as he admitted the difficulty of keeping a big squad happy.

Soccer • 18 Feb 16

Morgan believes that Leicester can respond to Arsenal defeat

Foxes skipper backs Leicester to rebound

Leicester City captain kipper Wes Morgan is confident that the Foxes will leave behind their damaging defeat to Arsenal and get their Premier League title challenge back on track.

Soccer • 16 Feb 16

Arsene Wenger won the last of his three Premier League titles with Arsenal in the 2003–04 season

Wenger admits loss could have ended title bid

Danny Welbeck struck a last-gasp winner on his Arsenal comeback to beat league leaders Leicester on Sunday, with manager Arsene Wenger conceding afterwards a defeat could have ruled the Gunners out of the race for the Barclays Premier League title.

Soccer • 15 Feb 16

Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City now trail league leaders Leicester by six points

Manuel Pellegrini frustrated by penalty decision

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini expressed his frustration with referee Mark Clattenburg after his side's controversial defeat to title rivals Tottenham.

Soccer • 14 Feb 16

Danny Welbeck beats Kasper Schmeichel in the Leicester goal with a glancing header

Welbeck scores on return as Arsenal beat Leicester

Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic last-gasp winner on his first Arsenal appearance for 10 months to beat 10-man Leicester and blow the Barclays Premier League title race wide open.

Soccer • 14 Feb 16

Willian: Now we have more confidence at Chelsea

Chelsea will on Monday travel to Paris for their Champions League last-16 first leg with confidence restored by interim boss Guus Hiddink and an emphatic defeat of Newcastle.

Soccer • 14 Feb 16

A glum-looking United bench at Sunderland today

Van Gaal: Champions League will be very difficult

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has admitted the club's most likely route to next season's Champions League is to win the Europa League.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Leigh Griffiths scored just before half-time

Celtic move three clear at the top

Leigh Griffiths struck his 30th goal of the season to help Celtic to a 2-0 win over Ross County at Parkhead and open up a three-point lead over Aberdeen at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

The Gunners boss has choices to make up front ahead of top-of-the table clash with Leicester

Arsenal boss has big decisions before Foxes clash

While title favourites Leicester travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday full of goals and high on confidence, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has an attacking dilemma as his side struggle to score.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Manuel Pellegrini is chasing a second Premier League title with Manchester City

Manuel Pellegrini: City quality must come to fore

Manuel Pellegrini has never doubted Manchester City's title credentials - but feels now is the time to show everyone else.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Pedro hits brace in Chelsea's Toon destruction

Chelsea tore through Newcastle to send the Magpies spiraling into the Premier League relegation zone.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Long heads Southampton into top six

Southampton moved into the top six of the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win at Swansea.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Robbie Brady celebrates his goal for the Canaries

Irish duo among the goals as Norwich let lead slip

Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan were both on the mark for Norwich City, but come full time the Canaries had to settle for a share of the spoils against West Ham in their Premier League clash at Carrow Road as the game finished 2-2.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Salomon Rondon bagged what turned out to be the winner for Tony Pulis's side

Toffees come unstuck again at Goodison Park

West Brom's first league win since 2 January moved them eight points clear of the relegation zone as Everton's brief revival came to a shuddering halt.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Troy Deeney celebrates his goal for Watford

Troy Deeney adds to Pardew's Palace frustration

Crystal Palace's two-month wait for a Barclays Premier League victory goes on after two goals from Troy Deeney inspired Watford to a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Giannelli Imbula (R) of Stoke City celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates

Stoke return to winning ways at Bournemouth

Stoke put their three-game Premier League losing streak to an end with a confident 3-1 win over a weak Bournemouth side at the Vitality Stadium.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

David De Gea looks on as Wahbi Khazri's free-kick finds the back of the Manchester United net

Sunderland upset Manchester United

Lamine Kone's powerful header helped Sunderland to a 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory over Manchester United to rekindle their survival hopes and pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Five goals in 19 league games this season have persuaded Stoke to give Bojan a new deal

Bojan signs contract extension with the Potters

Stoke playmaker Bojan Krkic has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract keeping him at the Britannia Stadium until the summer of 2020 at least.

Soccer • 11 Feb 16

The Hornets manager would love to see expensive match tickets slashed in price

Premier League boss thinks football should be free

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores does not understand why English football is so expensive and wants fans to be able to watch the game for free.

Soccer • 11 Feb 16

Diego Costa slides home at the second attempt to earn Chelsea a draw

Costa strikes late to deny United at the Bridge

Diego Costa struck in injury time to deny Manchester United a first victory over Chelsea in 10 attempts, as they played out an entertaining 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Soccer • 07 Feb 16

Artur Boruc looks dejected as Mesut Ozil celebrates his goal

Arsenal get back to winning ways at Bournemouth

Arsenal finally woke from their Barclays Premier League slumber as two quick-fire goals proved enough to beat Bournemouth 2-0 and get them back into the title picture.

Soccer • 07 Feb 16

Maya Yoshida (L) celebrates with team mate Virgil van Dijk

Southampton see off Hammers at home

Southampton held on to an early goal from Maya Yoshida to edge out West Ham 1-0 despite Victor Wanyama's red card in this evening's Premier League clash at St Mary's.

Soccer • 06 Feb 16

Scott Dann heads home an equaliser for Crystal Palace

Scott Dann soars to salvage draw for Palace

Swansea had to settle for a point in their Barclays Premier League relegation battle as Crystal Palace stopped the rot after five straight defeats.

Soccer • 06 Feb 16

Seamus Coleman celebrates last night's arrival of his baby daughter

Everton easily see off lacklustre Stoke

Everton registered back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season as a first-half blitz steered them to a 3-0 triumph over Stoke at a rain-lashed Britannia Stadium.

Soccer • 06 Feb 16

Newcastle's Aleksandar Mitrovic gets between Victor Anichebe (L) and Jonas Olsson

Mitrovic gives Newcastle crucial survival boost

Aleksandar Mitrovic's fifth goal of the season dragged Newcastle out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone as they edged past West Brom 1-0 at St James' Park.

Soccer • 06 Feb 16