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You are the Ref: Damien Duff, Fulham

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's official answers appear in Sunday's Observer and here from Monday.Competition: win an official club shirt of your choiceFor a chance to win a club shirt from the range at Kitbag.com send us your questions for You are the Ref to...

Squad sheets: Burnley v Bolton Wanderers

Burnley's manager, Owen Coyle, has revealed that his Wolves counterpart Mick McCarthy laughed when he told him his January transfer budget so an answer to the Turf Moor club's parlous away form must come from within. Burnley continue to rely on their performances at home, but the improvement in the...

Squad sheets: Sunderland v Everton

Confidence could well be in short supply with Sunderland having managed just one win in their last nine league games and Everton one in 11. "I'm worried, we're at the wrong end of the table," says David Moyes, the visiting manager, whose injury ravaged side are two points above the relegation zone....

Squad sheets: West Ham United v Portsmouth

Both these teams are struggling in the Premier League and face deep uncertainty in January. The hosts may be forced to sell their best players to pay off their debts while Portsmouth, who are not without financial dilemmas of their own, could lose several players to the African Cup of Nations. West...

Birmingham City v Chelsea

Can the Premier League leaders upset the form book and win at St Andrew's? Not the question that most people would have imagined being asked ahead of this fixture but arguably a fair one on the back of recent results. Alex McLeish will name an unchanged side for the seventh successive match as...

Squad sheets: Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

Teams are increasingly viewing trips to Craven Cottage with dread. Tottenham must attempt to avoid the fate that has befallen the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool to maintain their pursuit of the top four at a ground where they have not prevailed in the Premier League in seven years. Roy...

Squad sheets: Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

The criticism Mick McCarthy attracted for his rotation policy must have left Rafael Benítez pining for the good old days. The time when the Liverpool manager was condemned merely for tinkering is long gone, and after the gutless showing at Portsmouth this is a test of his team's commitment as...

Benítez admits to crisis talks over Gerrard's loss of form

• 'Steven knows he has to improve' says Liverpool manager• Alberto Aquilani set for first league start against WolvesRafael Benítez has revealed he has held talks with Steven Gerrard over the midfielder's struggle for form as he looks to the Liverpool captain and Fernando Torres to...