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Mkhitaryan set to start vs. Everton, Aubameyang a doubt - Arsene Wenger

From Arsenal's busy window to the Riyad Mahrez saga, the Exploding Heads run through all the major storylines from the January transfer window.
        Sam Clucas and Swansea moved out of the relegation zone, taking advantage of a lacklustre Arsenal side at the Liberty Stadium. 
            
        The ESPN FC panel discuss Chelsea's motives in signing Olivier Giroud from Arsenal. 
            
        With Mesut Ozil signing a new three-year deal with Arsenal, Gab Marcotti questions how Arsene Wenger will assemble a 'top-heavy' attack. 
            
        New Arsenal signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shares his thoughts on joining the Gunners and reuniting with former Dortmund teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan. 

Arsene Wenger has confirmed Henrikh Mkhitaryan is in line to make his first start for Arsenal in their Premier League game against Everton on Saturday but club-record signing Pierre Emerick Aubameyang is a doubt because of illness.
More to follow...
Mattias is ESPN FC's Arsenal correspondent. Follow him on Twitter: @MattiasKaren.




Liverpool's Adam Lallana a doubt to face Spurs - Jurgen Klopp


ESPN FC's Steve Nicol assesses Liverpool's business during the January transfer window.

        From Philippe Coutinho to Alexis Sanchez, Gab Marcotti assesses the notable transfers in January and which clubs profited most. 
            
        Liverpool stop a two-match skid by comfortably beating Huddersfield Town 3-0 with goals from Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. 

Adam Lallana is a doubt for Liverpool's game with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday as the club continue to carefully manage the midfielder's fitness.
Lallana has missed Liverpool's last two matches with a muscular injury and has made just seven appearances this season, having sustained a long-term thigh injury in preseason.
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool must be patient with the England international as he works his way back to full fitness.
"It's really unlucky. It was a really serious injury in the summer....




Premier League Predictions: Liverpool vs. Tottenham, Burnley vs. Man City


Get a quick recap of the biggest spenders in the Premier League during the January transfer window.

        Relive the most cringe-worthy bloopers from the month of January in the Premier League. 

Tottenham's assault on a top four place continues with a huge game at Liverpool on Sunday.
Mauricio Pochettino's men are just two points off Liverpool in fourth following a fine 2-0 win over Manchester United. Can Jose Mourinho's men bounce back at home to Huddersfield ... a team they've already lost to this season?
Predict all the outcomes ahead of the weekend matches by voting in our polls ...
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Elsewhere, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in line for his Arsenal debut when Theo Walcott and Everton...




Liverpool, Spurs need consistency to become more than top-four also-rans


ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop square off in predicting all the Premier League fixtures during week 26.

Certain games have greater resonance than others. Liverpool's clash with Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield has bigger significance than the usual Premier League match. It is a landmark moment for both clubs.

The reverse fixture at Wembley in October exposed the flaws in Jurgen Klopp's side. The 4-1 Spurs victory fed a belief that Mauricio Pochettino's team could challenge Manchester City for the title.

The responses from each club were very different. Liverpool went on a 13-game unbeaten run in...




Tottenham face uphill battle in keeping up with Liverpool's financial might


ESPN FC's Stevie Nicol assesses whether or not Liverpool are in need of striking reinforcements now that Daniel Sturridge has left on loan.

        Craig Burley examines Tottenham's FA Cup draw at Newport County, which adds a replay to an already-challenging stretch of matches for Spurs. 

Liverpool once played a title decider against a London club. It wasn't Tottenham. They contested epic Champions League semi-finals against another representative of England's biggest city. That wasn't Tottenham either. And yet, while memories of the final game of the 1988-89 season, won 2-0 by Arsenal, and the continental clashes against Chelsea during Rafa Benitez's reign remain strong, their most pertinent rivalry with a capital club now does not involve either Arsene Wenger or Antonio Conte's...




Real Madrid to break bank for Harry Kane? Eden Hazard to leave Chelsea?


The January transfer window might be over but that doesn't mean the rumours aren't. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Neymar and others are still rumoured to be moving on.

        Get a quick recap of the biggest spenders in the Premier League during the January transfer window. 
            
        From Philippe Coutinho to Alexis Sanchez, Gab Marcotti assesses the notable transfers in January and which clubs profited most. 

The January transfer window is now firmly closed but there are only six months until the summer market opens. In a World Cup summer, with the Premier League bringing forward the deadline to halt deals being done after the season kicks off, it is likely to be a frantic period of buying and selling.
So what can we expect from the summer window?
Real Madrid go big

It will be a big summer of ins and outs at the Bernabeu and not even Cristiano Ronaldo can be certain of starting next season with the...




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