West Brom defender Jonas Olsson has been on an ice-cream diet for three days after clashing with Kevin Davies, but has cleared the Bolton striker of any blame.
Davies caught the Baggies centre-back with his elbow during Saturday's 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns and Olsson needed six stitches in a mouth injury.
In his previous game the Swede clashed with West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green at Upton Park, with the England squad member claiming he was left with 'bits of tongue falling off in my mouth'....
Olsson said: "I have been eating ice cream for three days! I have had six stitches (in the mouth) and it has made eating and talking interesting.
I read that Portsmouth have spent this week out in Dubai so even if they don't play particularly well they'll have nice tans.-- Mark Lawrenson
Stoke City's record signing Dave Kitson has gone back to Championship side Reading on loan until the end of the season, reports BBC Radio Stoke.
The 29-year-old striker signed for City for £5.5m in the summer, but has failed to find the net for the Potters in 18 appearances for the club.
Sunderland have allowed striker Rade Prica to join Norwegian side Rosenborg for an undisclosed fee.
The 28-year-old Sweden international held talks over the weekend and has clinched a move in time for Saturday's season-opener against Valerenga.
Prica played six times for the Black Cats, all of them as sub, after a £2m switch from Aalborg in January, 2008.
Chelsea's Brazilian player Alex(R) challenges Portsmouth's Peter Crouch during the Premiership football match at Fratton Park in Portsmouth. Chelsea won 1-0.
Sweet, sweet vindication.Phil Jagielka and David Moyes have been rewarded for Everton's fine form in February by being named the Premier League's player and manager of the month.
The Toffees recorded two wins and a draw without conceding in their three top flight games last month, a run which saw the Merseyside club gain ground on Aston Villa and Arsenal to move within two points of a Champions League place.
Verón became a scapegoat, rightly or wrongly, for United's failings when his manager was truly the man to blame.Sir Alex unsettled his team's shape, their style, and more importantly his best players in a narrow pursuit of European glory. The signing of La Brujita really was the cat that pulled the string that unraveled one golden United era, for the many reasons that the article goes into. But to Sir Alex's credit, he has rebuilt his team with the lessons learned from that time.
I'm sorry, but this is crap! Yes, he scored three goals to win matches. But two were at home against a 10-man Chelsea side and the last was after coming on as a substitute against a Portsmouth team that were (and still are) falling apart.Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has been named the PFA Fans' Player of the Month for February.
The Spaniard, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury, was back to his lethal best at the beginning of last month when he struck two late goals against Chelsea, before hitting another dramatic winner to break Portsmouth hearts.
The Galaxy announced Thursday that Donovan, last season’s team MVP, will return from an overseas loan to play for the MLS team this season. Donovan, who was playing with Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga, will begin training with Los Angeles on March 10...This is obviously great news for the Galaxy. Though I'm not sure they have enough players left on their roster to fill the other ten spots - Beckham or no Beckham! But the league starts in two weeks... time to start doing the research in front of what's sure to be another slightly entertaining fantasy summer.
"I am very excited to be returning home to my teammates and the LA Galaxy,” Donovan said in a written statement. “Although the results were not what we had hoped for, the time in Germany still was very positive for me. I am fit, motivated, and excited to be coming back as a better, more experienced player."
Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey joins Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the season.Two years ago McSheffrey was the engine behind Birm's promotion to the Premier League, and I was touting him - albeit just a little tongue in cheek - as the next Frank Lampard. And now he can't get a game and is being shipped off to the wrong end of the Championship table.
