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Speculation has resurfaced that Liverpool are about to make a new bid for want-away Sunderland Goal Keeper Simon Mignolet, which has in turn reignited rumours on how Pepe Reina could be on his way to Barcelona.

Yesterday's news was awash with a "reported" shock £17m move for Torres by Spanish champions Barcelona but our research suggests the reporter in this reported story is largely mythical, like the notion that Torres would guarantee 20 goals a season from the bench.

Andre Schurrle is close to becoming Jose Mourinho's first major signing at Chelsea for a fee believed to be around £18m. The deal is all but done and is now being reported by a wide range of reputable sources including the BBC.

The Belgian was one of the outstanding goal keepers of last season. With both Szczesny and Fabianski out of contract within a year and neither man firmly establishing himself as Arsenal's number one it's likely that one could be shown the exit door and a more experienced stopper brought in.

Earlier in the week we spilled the beans on Rooney's possible move to Arsenal being largely fictitious, and spun from a single Wenger quote that really didn't imply Rooney was on his way to Arsenal, but not the focus has change to Chelsea for even weaker reasons.

Lewandowski move to Old Trafford has been doing the rounds since the Polish Center Forward scored a superb hat-trick in the latter stages of the Champions League against Real Madrid, but it has now gathered pace once again, we ask why?

Kone's 11 Goals and 5 Assists last season may not have been enough to help keep Wigan up, but they have put him on the radar for several Premier League clubs who will be attracted by a reported £6.5m release clause in his contract.

Fabregas' return to the Premier League has been doing the rounds over the past few days but is there any actual truth to the whispers?

This story, like all other pieces of serious and uncontested truth, broke very late one night on Twitter. The idea being that Ivan Gazidis' comment a couple of days earlier that Arsenal were capable (if not actually interested in) signing players around the £25m mark meant that the reported £22m release clause in Fellaini's contract would put him with in Wenger's cross hairs.

Ronaldo's fantasy return to Manchester United has been rumbling on ever since the ex-United man made a few comments when United were knocked out by Real Madrid amidst controversial circumstances in the Champions League earlier this season.

Edinson Cavani has long been touted as one of the rising stars of world football. With 38 goals and 8 assists in 43 appearances last season his star has continued to rise and it is believed that Chelsea have already lodged a bid for him, likely to trigger his £54m release clause.

A few days ago the press was steaming with rumours that Wayne Rooney could be on his way to Arsenal. Exciting as it may sound, this story was weaved together from tiny shreds of unrelated truths to spin a yarn of headline grabbing Rooney fantasy.

Chelsea's season started with what looked like a serious title challenge, with the Blues racing clear at the top of the table in the early stages. Even though they were pegged back and eventually finished 3rd we think they still had an excellent season with thanks to some exceptional attacking players.

Arsenal's tremendous end to the season saw them lose just once in the last 16 games to secure a Champions League spot. Whilst The Gunners lacked an out and out spearhead this season we believe one man deserves more credit than he's getting.

Chelsea's final day result against Everton could still play a crucial role in how and when Chelsea start next season. A draw or a loss could play havoc with pre-season preparations or even see Chelsea dumped out of the Champions League before the competition starts proper.

Arsenal's final day to Newcastle could still have a massive impact on how they do next season, the result and score line they get at St. James' Park will make all the difference when the new season starts.

After their defeat at Arsenal, Wigan became the first club ever to win the FA Cup and be relegated in the same season. But it's not all doom and gloom, relegated teams bounce back from the Championship far more often than is usually thought.

Frank Lampard's double against Aston Villa this week helped him surpass Bobby Tambling's 43 year old record as Chelsea's all time top goal scorer by bringing his tally to 203 goals, but how does Lampard stack up against Chelsea's all time greats?

It may come as a surprise to learn that nearly all of the top sides in the Premier League have one player who contributes almost 50% of their goals single handedly.

With the immanent arrival of David Moyes and the likely departure of Wayne Rooney, speculation is mounting as to what United will achieve next season. Here we look at how likely it will be that some of most probable and downright whacky outcomes will happen.

Chelsea's come back against Aston Villa this weekend banked the final points they needed to ensure Champions League football next season, provided they don't lose the match and a goal difference advantage of 16 that they have over Spurs on the last day of the season.

The Premier League has players of all shapes and sizes, but who are the real powerhouses, the beasts of England's top flight?

A couple fo weeks ago Tottenham were our firm favourites for Champions League qualification. With Chelsea having a horrible 3 game run against United, Spurs and Villa, Tottenham looked in great shape to pip Chelsea to the post. Chelsea's result against United changed everything, but it's far from over for AVB's men.

Whilst there was almost zero surprise to see Everton manager David Moyes appointed as the new Manchester United boss, as personally selected by Sir Alex, some question marks have been raised about his selection.

With just 2 Premier League games remaining in the season Arsenal's Champions League fate will go to the wire of a frantic final day, and Arsenal could still miss out if they drop points against Wigan or Newcastle.

The Ferguson dynasty at United is over, after 27 years, 49 trophies and a rise to glory and dominance that will surely never be repeat again this day brought a close the one of the most significant chapters in the history of English football.

Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal all recorded 1-0 victories at the weekend so you might be thinking that everything is as it was in the race for Champions League football, but that set of results has swung the pendulum massively in Chelsea's favour.

The 3 London clubs vying for the two available Champions League spots all recorded 1-0 wins at the weekend but it's Chelsea who gained the most out of the weekend results and are now in command of their own destiny once again.

Gareth Bale's late strike against his old side Southampton on Saturday brought his Premier League haul to 20 goals, leaving him just 1 shy of the highest ever tally achieved by a Tottenham player in the Premier League.

50% of our pundits think Manchester United will take all 3 points when they meet at Old Trafford this week with the other half thinking Chelsea will get at least a point. This does make United favourites for the win but not by much.

Our pundits are split down the middle in forecasting the Mersey side derby with half going for Liverpool to win, and half thinking Everton will get at least a point.

The summer is almost here, and that means transfer time. There are currently a whole host of Premier League players whose contracts expire this summer or next, and a few of them are likely to be on the move at cut down prices.

A year ago today Newcastle United were sitting in 5th place, on level points with Tottenham, having just beaten Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge thanks to wonder goal from Papis Cisse, which helped bring his tally to 11 goals in 8 appearances.

At this stage of the season the phrase "nothing to play for" gets banded about like it's a real factor in predicting the outcome of matches but our table for Premier League Prize Money table shows that everyone has something to play for, especially those often cash strapped clubs in mid-table.

Suarez and Van Perise have shown us this season that to be a top striker you need more than just goals in your locker as each man has produced a top notch volume of assists too, making them priceless to their teams.

Rumours have been rife recently about how Polish hitman Robert Lewandowski could soon be on his way to Old Trafford, the player's agent has confirmed a move is on the cards and Ferguson has stated to the press that he will be having a busy summer, but there is reason to believe that United might be better off without the striker.

Tottenham were heavily backed to get a win at Wigan last weekend, but a poor performance meant nearest rivals Chelsea were able to gain ground on AVB's men, but we don't believe Tottenham's failure was critical.

Manchester United are currently the leading scorers in the Premier League but our analysis shows that this isn't just because they have the highest number of shots, in fact United rank a lowly 8th place on the total shots table.

51% of our pundits are predicting that Manchester United will bank a 13th away victory of the season when they travel to The Emirates this weekend, with just 24% thinking Arsenal can take all 3 points. A little surprising considering the fact that Arsenal are fighting for their Champions League lives, whilst United apparently have nothing to play for.

Just 38% of our pundits have backed Liverpool to take all 3 points at The Sports Direct Arena this weekend with 62% backing Newcastle for at least a point. We investigate why they might be right to back the Geordies.

Arsenal's draw against Everton a couple of weeks ago looked to have handed the Champions League qualification edge to Tottenham and Chelsea, but The Gunners have now been nominated as favourites for a top 4 spot by some of the book makers.

QPR are currently the most wasteful side in the Premier League, needing a painful 15.6 shots for every goal scored. Their tally is some considerable distance bigger than the next worst team on the list.

Tottenham are currently ranked as the outside bet for Champions League qualification, but we think their rivals' tougher fixtures mean that spurs are actually in the driving seat, and that avoiding defeat in one crucial fixture could guarantee Champions League football.

We all know that the teams near the top of the Premier League table also tend to have the most supporters, as they gain success, more and more so called supporters jump aboard the band wagon. But who is top the table by the number of followers they have on Twitter?

After issuing an apology to Ivanovic, and formally admitting to his charge of violent conduct, Luis Suarez has rightly defended himself against longer than standard ban of 3 matches. We believe that the situation must be approached with a cool head, and away from the media uproar over the incident.

Despite their draw with Liverpool last week, Chelsea have now been installed as the favourites to qualify for the Champions League from the three London clubs currently competing for the two available spots.

On Monday night Manchester United were crowned league Champions for a record 20th time, cementing Sir Alex Ferguson's place as the most successful manager of the modern era. Throughout the season it has been argued that this United team is one of the worst he's ever had to work with, but we ask is it time they be considered as one of the best to grace the Premier League?

We were stunned to find that just 17% of our pundits are backing Tottenham to beat Manchester City at White Hart Lane on Sunday, with 60% thinking City will win. We agree with our pundits and the book makers that City are favourites for the game but Spurs have a much better chance than they are being given credit for.

When we asked our pundits to pick the result of the Liverpool vs. Chelsea game this weekend we expected a strong backing for Chelsea, but our pundits made Liverpool the heavy favourites to win the game in the early betting, with 44% backing Liverpool for the win, twice as many as the 22% that have gone for The Blues.

After the midweek results which saw Manchester City close the gap to United to effectively 10 points (provided they beat Tottenham on Sunday), their odds of retaining their title were cut to 40/1. But how likely is that exactly?

Luis Suarez currently leads the Premier League top scorer list, but with 8.2 shots needed for every one of his goals, he is also the most wasteful of the top 5 scorers, with van Persie, Bale, Michu and Benteke all clocking in with better shots to goals ratios than the Liverpool man.

United's failure to beat West Ham last night has brought about slim, but fresh hope that we could yet have a title race on our hands. The most optimistic, or perhaps deluded of us, could look at the remaining fixtures and see how City could still retain the title.

The title race has been over for some time, even though the book makers cut City from 80/1 down to 35/1 right after the Manchester derby it has only remained a question of "when" rather than "if" United would be crowned champions for the 20th time, 13 of which have been brought home by Sir Alex.

Arsenal went in to their encounter with Everton having won 8 of their last 10 matches, a formidable record and one which was starting to point at a new found resolve and grit in Wenger's team, but their failure to beat Everton has put Champions League qualification back in Tottenham's hands.

It may come as a surprise that Arsenal are the highest scoring team in the dying stages of Premier League matches (76th minute onwards). The Gunners have often been accused of lacking character or the kind of backbone that real champions are made of, but this seasons statistics suggest otherwise.

For an hour on Saturday afternoon it looked like Arsenal could see their cracking run of form disrupted by a Norwich side who would have been good value for a point if not all 3. A second 1-0 defeat of the season to Chris Hughton's men would have allowed the nay sayers to feast once more on Arsenal's incredible ability to snatch a stumble from the jaws of stunning form.

A 3-0 win for Sunderland against North East rivals Newcastle is a monumental incident indeed. It has become Sunderland's biggest win against their neighbours since 1979, some 36 meetings ago but the lingering waft of a largely one sided history finally being batted fanned away was perhaps the least memorable event in this particular derby though.

It was not so long ago that a piece of "Wenger Out" graffiti was hastily scrubbed off a wall less than 100 feet from the Emirates, just minutes before a big home game against against Manchester City in January.

Last weekend's win away at Sunderland made Manchester United the first team in Premier League history to win 25 of their first 30 matches, but that's not all. United are currently on track to break multiple long standing Premier League records, here we take a look at what is up for grabs and who the current holders are.

When we asked our pundits for their predictions on the Manchester derby on Monday we expected United to be clear favourites the game, but the backing of City is far bigger than we had expected with 46% thinking City will avoid defeat, here we try to work out why.

After an abysmal display away at Southampton in their last game Liverpool will be eager to bounce back and reignite the dying embers of their bid to qualify for the Europa League by getting all 3 points at Villa Park this weekend, but we are surprised that they're so strongly backed given their poor away record.

England's result against Montenegro has been largely labeled as a disappointing result by those in football circles but maybe it's time to accept that the England national team are now the Fulham of the international world and away draws against teams like Montenegro are not such terrible results.

A very chunky 77% of our pundits think that Liverpool will win at St. mary's this weekend, but despite their excellent result against Spurs at Anfield last week, we believe Liverpool might be much harder pressed than people think.

You can now get as much as 20/1 on Manchester City ti win the league this season, so even 10% chance Mancini quoted on his teams chances now appears to have been cut to just 5% by the bookies. One thing is for certain if they don't win at Everton this weekend, with United at home to Reading, the gap will become 15 points and any delusional remaining hopes of a 2nd title win will be gone for good.

After Liverpool ended Tottenham's record breaking 16 game unbeaten run in the Premier League last week we might have expected our pundits to approach AVB's team more cautiously but 60% of them are backing Tottenham to beat Fulham by 2 or more goals this weekend.

In a recent analysis we looked at what chances there might be that a team in the bottom 3 of the Premier League with 9 games to go would survive. Surprisingly the data from the last 10 years showed that there is an 80% chance that at least one of QPR, Wigan and Villa wil stay up this season.

Our pundits are predicting that Liverpool will win their encounter with Tottenham at Anfield, but it will be a close run thing. So far 44% are backing Liverpool, with 24% going for the draw, and 34% getting behind Spurs.

Luis Suarez's hat-trick against Wigan last week made him just the 3rd player in Liverpool's Premier League history to surpass the 20 league goals mark in one season, putting him in the dizzying company of recent Liverpool legends Torres (24 in 2007/08) and Robbie Fowler (25 in 1994/95 and 1995/96).

When Everton started the season with just 1 defeat in their first 11 matches they raised a lot of eyebrows. Their recent history was that of a team who start slowly and finish well so it looked like they could be destined for Champions League football, but has their chance now slipped away as the big boys exert themselves on the league table?

The disgruntled groans have been coming out of The Emirates for some time now, in this article we take a look at how Wenger's inability to jettison dead weight might be the difference between him and the very best.

The value of a Premier League attacker is measured in more than just goals and assists, so we take a look the best players in the league when it comes to the number of minutes per team goal contributed and the value each player has to their team with some surprises in the making.

Arsenal currently sit 4 points behind their North London rivals and must get points when the two meet this weekend if they are to avoid a near fatal blow to their ambitions for a 16th consecutive Champions League qualification, and prevent more cries of crisis at the Emirates.

After 15 years in the wilderness Rangers returned to Premier League football with high hopes and big pockets to establish themselves in the top flight. They now find themselves 7 points from safety and big long shots to beat the drop but the next 4 games will determine their season one way or another.

Gareth Bale took his Premier League goals tally to 15 for the season last night, and if you include his 4 assists he has now contributed 40% of Tottenham's goals this season. He seems to be getting better and better, but how does he rank amongst the very best in the world when we look beyond just goals and assists?

Manchester City kept their slim title hopes alive, but more importantly put a vital gap between themselves and the chasing pack last weekend. They have under fire manager Roberto Mancini to thank for the tactical magic that win the game.

A massive 71% of our pundits are predicting that Arsenal will beat Aston Villa by 2 or more goals when the teams meet at The Emirates this weekend. The Gunners have scored more than 1 goal in a Premier League match on just 2 occasions in their last 7 games, so is a big win really that likely?

A staggering 60% of our pundits are predicting that Chelsea will be able to get at least a draw out of Manchester City at The Etihad this weekend. Considering the fact that just 4 teams have managed to come away from Manchester with any points on the board are we seeing too little confidence in Mancini's side?

The Gunners currently sit in 5th place and 4 points off the Champions League qualifying spots. There is real and present danger that Arsenal could miss out on an incredible 16th consecutive qualification for Europe's elite competition if they don't pick up their form.

Tottenham currently find themselves just 5 points behind Manchester City in 2nd and a single point behind Chelsea in 3rd place. A glance at the remaining fixtures might make you believe that rather than simply hanging on for Champions League qualification, Spurs can in fact finish as high as 2nd.

With the title race seemingly over Manchester City should be looking nervously over their shoulders, with just 5 points separating 2nd and 4th place there is a far greater chance that City will be caught and pushed down the table than there is of them retaining the title.

Last weekend saw Manchester United open up a 12 point gap at the top of the Premier League, their largest gap since May 2001. So does this mean the title race is now well and truly over?

78% of our pundits are backing Manchester United to beat Everton at Old Trafford this weekend with a little under half of those thinking it will be by two or more goals. With United undefeated in their last 13 they are in great form but do Everton have more of a chance than they're being given?

Liverpool were comfortably the better team at The Etihad last week and deserved to win the game, you could argue it was the same story against Arsenal and certainly in the second half at Old Trafford recently, so are Liverpool on the verge of greatness once again?

The contest at the Etihad produced a thrilling encounter with 4 stunning goals of different varieties, here we look at at tactical analysis of the game and why David Silva meant Mancini lost out to to the tactical smarts of Brendan Rodgers.

Manchester City are currently backed by just 52% of our pundits to beat Liverpool at home this week. Only 3 teams have taken anything from The Etihad so far this season but is the strong backing of Liverpool justified?

With deadline day looming large we take a look at the top talking points when it comes to Premier League transfer targets, contract terms and likely destinations.

43% of the football fans playing our game think that Arsenal will beat Liverpool when the two teams, currently separated by one place in the league table, meet at The Emirates this week with 57% thinking Liverpool will get at least a point from the game.

Just when you though the ball boy saga in the Swansea vs. Chelsea League Cup match couldn't get any more ridiculous the plot has well and truly thickened as it turns out the family of the ball boy are multi-millionaire developers who own almost a quarter of Swansea City.

There is no doubt the Brendan Rodgers' men are on fire right now and the arrival of Sturridge has brought renewed hope of better thing and even Champions League football to Anfield but a look at their record vs. Top and Bottom half teams revelas a shocking truth.

Not only is Alan Shearer to all time Premier League top goal scorer but with 35 goals from outside the box he also leads the list of long range specialists. The list does include some surprise inclusions and omissions.

Goals and assists are the name of the game for Midfield players, but there is one stat which reveals even more about what's going on. Here we look at the top 7 Premier League players in the "Key Pass" tables which includes a couple of surprise inclusions and omissions.

If you take a quick look down the list of the best Mid-fielders in the league Adel Taarabt is never far off the pace, his key pass number is good enough to put him with the likes of Cazorla, Mata and Silva, so why haven't QPR scored more goals?

After a dubious start to the season Liverpool have now won 4 of their last 6 games and are in fine form which has raised whispers of Champions League football to echoing volume around Anfield for the first time in a long while.

Reading completed their second miraculous come back in as many weeks as two late goals turned a 1-0 deficit in to a 2-1 win and pulled Alan Pardew's Newcastle in to the relegation mire.

In a game where United were restricted to just 4 shots on target and and conceded 61% of the possession a draw may have been the least Spurs deserved and had it not been for the excellent work of Jones and Cleverly doubling up in the wide positions it may have been more.

The Chelsea result this weekend was correctly predicted by over 70% of our pundits, and with 2-1 a like score it might seem that the match offered little in terms of surprises but it was Arsenal's lack of tactical discipline that cost them a point or perhaps all 3.

The predictions on the Chelsea vs. Arsenal match this weekend have left us a little surprised, an astonishing 70% of our pundits are backing Chelsea for the win with just 30% thinking Arsenal can get even a point.

The jury is out on calling the Tottenham vs. United game this weekend, our pundits are split on whether or not Manchester United can make it 10th win in 11 games by avenging their 3-2 defeat to Spurs earlier in the season and taking all 3 points from White Hart Lane with 44% backing Spurs to get at least a point.

Manchester United have scored from an astonishing 43% of their shots on target this season and even though City have had more shots on target than their neigbours what separates the sides is the accuracy of finishing. Here we analyse the top teams when it comes to tucking your chances away.

The latest breaking news is all about QPR's completed signing of French International Loic Remy. We take a closer look at his career stats and find out if he's worth the 8 million Harry Redknapp paid to bring the 26 year old in at a reported £70k a week.