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Who facing drop also risks the chop?

BBC Sport looks at which of the teams at the bottom of the Premier League are most likely to change their manager next.

Tuesday's gossip column

Man Utd place £50m price tag on David De Gea, Hummels plans to stay put, Reid wants Arsenal, plus more.

Everton’s Roberto Martínez plays down Kevin Mirallas penalty controversy

• Mirallas took penalty in place of specialist Leighton Baines and missed • Martínez: I was happy to let Kevin take it because he felt confident • Match report: Everton 0-0 West Brom Roberto Martínez said the only issue with Kevin Mirallas’s penalty against West…

Gordon Taylor | The Gallery

This week’s winner is Niels Reynolds who gets a copy of Six Stickers: A Journey To Complete An Old Sticker Album . Get in touch to claim your prize. Next week we’d like your takes on Wojciech Szczesny. Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Monday 26 January as a jpeg,…

Everton vs West Bromwich Albion: Roberto Martinez defends Kevin Mirallas over missed penalty

The Everton manager, Roberto Martinez, defended Kevin Mirallas’s decision to take and miss the spot-kick against West Bromwich Albion – despite the fact that Leighton Baines is the club’s regular penalty taker.

Cyprus referees boycott over bombing

Referees in Cyprus will boycott all domestic league and cup matches after the bombing of a referee's mother's home.

Neville slams Mirallas

Gary Neville says if Kevin Mirallas went against team orders to take a penalty in Everton's 0-0 draw with West Brom on Monday Night Football , the action is "despicable".

VIDEO: Mirallas subbed for injury not miss

Everton boss Roberto Martinez says Kevin Mirallas was substituted against West Brom because of injury not a penalty miss.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert denies he has grudge against Darren Bent

Lambert insists the only reason Darren Bent, now on loan at Derby, was frozen out at Aston Villa was due to his lack of impact