Everton celebrated their 1-0 win over Tottenham half-heartedly, knowing that there are many problems the Toffees will need to deal with in the coming weeks. Following the match, David Moyes confirmed that striker Yakubu will be out for the rest of the Premier League campaign. The Nigerian was subbed out in the first half after injuring his achilles tendon, and now faces a long layoff.

Furthermore, Yakubu’s replacement - Louis Saha - was stretchered off later in the match with a hamstring tear. There is no word on how long Saha will…

The Barclays Premier League hosted four matches today, each of which was full of excitement and drama. Premiership Talk gives a rundown of all four matches from around the league.

At the City of Manchester Stadium Mark Hughes’ City side narrowly lost 1-0 to a stingy Manchester United side. Wayne Rooney netted his 100th career goal for the Red Devils before Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in another Manchester derby. The Portuguese winger was issued a second yellow card after intentionally handling the ball, although he insists it was because he heard…

Manchester United took another step towards the top as they narrowly beat cross-town rivals Manchester City. Wayne Rooney supplied the only goal of the day as he notched up his 100th career goal for the Red Devils.

United played a large part of the second half a man down as Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off following a second yellow card for an intentional hand ball. The Portuguese winger claimed a whistle was blown, so he put his hands up to catch the corner kick. Howard Webb did not hesitate to eject the…

Two of the northeast’s most bitter rivals fought to a 0-0 draw today in a match plagued by fog. There was no real quality in this match as Newcastle were clearly happy with a draw and Middlesbrough never looked like finding the back of the net.

The only real chance of the match came through Obafemi Martins. The pacy Nigerian striker hit the crossbar on 35 mintues. Sanli Tuncay gave the home fans something to cheer about as he put on a masterclass of footwork in the first half. Afonso Alves also…

Roy Keane’s Black Cats side slipped further down the table following a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Bolton. The home side grabbed a 1-0 lead after 11 minutes when Djibril Cisse fired home from 16 yards out. The lead was short lived, though, as Matty Taylor got the better of Pascal Chimbonda in the air and equalized for Bolton just six minutes after going behind. Four minutes later Gary Cahill dealt Sunderland another blow as he made it 2-1 for Bolton. Djibril Cisse then put Sunderland back into contention with…

Real Madrid love the spotlight. The glamor club of Spain is always entangled in transfer speculation, and president Ramon Calderon has started the rumor mill again.

“You want headlines and I’m going to give you them,” Calderon told Radio Marca. “We are going to make two good signings in the month of December. I don’t know their names because that is Mijatovic’s domain, but I know they are going to be young, quick, and will be able to play in the Champions League.

“We want them to be players who will stay for…