After beating Arsenal last weekend, Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill will be aiming to get the better of Arsene Wenger once again with the signing of Belgian starlet Steven Defour in January. The two clubs look set to enter a bidding war for the young playmaker though they may well not be alone as at least 9 Premier League clubs are reported to be tracking the Belgian international.

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Roy Keane has suggested he would be more than happy to break Sunderland’s transfer fee record with a £10m deal for on loan French star Djibril Cisse if he continues to impress on Wearside.

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The top two clash this weekend at the Bridge and personally I expect Chelsea to win. I just don’t think Liverpool can keep nicking results like they have been lately especially as at the weekend they looked extremely vulnerable at the back whilst the Blues certainly don’t.

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There are a number of Premier League clubs looking to strengthen their squads with new strikers in January with the likes of Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Man City, Chelsea and Everton all in the market. One such target may well be a relative unknown to English fans but who has started to make a name for himself throughout Europe. That played is 20-year-old striker Nikola Kalinic.

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Reports suggest Aston Villa are set to return with a £10m bid for Celtic’s flying winger Aiden McGeady in January despite the Republic of Ireland star signing a new 5-year deal with the Glasgow giants in the summer. This turn of events will surely interest the likes of Sunderland who are known to be keen on the player. Newcastle have also been long-term admirers of McGeady but with their current situation will not be re-entering the chase.

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Reports today suggest 3 Premier League clubs are currently watching St Etienne striker Bafetimbi Gomis in view to a January move for the man dubbed the ‘New Didier Drogba’. The three clubs reportedly interested are Tottenham, Arsenal and Sunderland.

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At least 9 Premier League clubs are reported to be tracking Belgian international playmaker Steve Defour at the moment as the 20-year continues to impress for Standard Liege. The youngster put himself in the shop window with his European displays against Merseyside giants Liverpool and Everton and has not declared he is ready to leave Standard in January.

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Northern Ireland striker David Healy has praised his Sunderland team-mate Kenwyne Jones this week even comparing his favourably to joint second top scorer in the Premier League last season Emmanuel Adebayor.

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The Gunners may have been shell-shocked by their surprise home League defeat to Hull last weekend but they bounced back in style against Porto in the Champions League. Therefore, it’s hard to imagine the Gunners slipping to their second successive League defeat. Particularly when you consider their strong recent record against Sunderland.

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Martin O’Neill’s team has enjoyed an impressive week on the road after recording three wins in succession in the League and Uefa Cup before crashing out of the Carling Cup at home to QPR. Now they return to Villa Park full of confidence but facing a Sunderland side buoyed by a win in the North-East derby win over Boro last weekend.This match looks to guarantee goals with Villa conceding and scoring plenty of goals at the moment. In fact, the Villans have kept just two clean-sheets in their last 14 home League games so expect the Black Cats to be given a chance. Despite what looks a solid defence on paper Villa have actually kept just 3 clean-sheets in their last 29 League games which is pretty poor.

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