Everton manager Roberto Martinez: "The last 32 of the Europa League is where it gets glamorous with the teams coming in from the Champions League, but we have done what he needed to by winning out group to ensure the second leg is at Goodison. That is a big thing for us."

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho on tomorrow's opponents Hull, who have gone eight matches without a league victory and only won one of their last 14: "We are a completely different team to the one which played Hull at home last season. We are a better team, so are Hull.

"We are playing very well in almost every game, there hasn't been one bad performance. We cannot do any more than we are doing."

Everton manager Roberto Martinez: "Arouna Kone showed he was physically strong against Krasnodar, he did not look like he had been out for almost a year. He had sharp feet which pleased me and he always caused problems to the Krasnodar defence. We are still assessing him to see if he will be part of the squad for Monday against QPR."

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Jose Mourinho is also going to be purring into the microphones at Chelsea's Cobham training base.

We will bring you his thoughts ahead of the Premier League leaders' home match against Hull on Saturday.

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Next up on the press conference conveyor belt is Everton boss Roberto Martinez and we will be hearing from the Spaniard about last night's Europa League defeat and Monday's home match with QPR shortly.

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Tommy Fleetwood leads by one shot at the halfway stage of the Thailand Golf Championship at the Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok.

For the second day running, gusting winds and the thick rough troubled the entire field but Fleetwood carded a 69 to reach four under for the tournament, one ahead of Lee Westwood and Australian Marcus Fraser.

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Harlequins confirm England captain Chris Robshaw will be out for three to four weeks after damaging his shoulder against Leinster last weekend. England's first Six Nations match is in Wales on 6 February.

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Former England rugby union captain Will Carling celebrates his 49th birthday today. American tennis legend Tracey Austin is 52, India cricketer Yuvraj Singh is 33 and forward Victor Moses, currently on loan at Stoke, is 24. Happy birthday to all.

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Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli will look back at his career and regret wasting the opportunities his talent has brought him according to former Italy boss Giovanni Trapattoni., external

"I do not know how Balotelli's career will pan out in the future," Trapattoni told La Nazione. "But I know that when he hangs up his boots he will realise the many opportunities he has wasted."

Balotelli, 24, is set to return from a groin injury to face Manchester United on Sunday.

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QPR defender Richard Dunne says that his recent good form has encouraged him to play on beyond the end of this season.

The 35-year-old signed a one-year deal at Loftus Road last summer after being released by Aston Villa.

"I honestly don't have any plans and don't think about retiring because if I keep thinking about it, it becomes a fact whether I should or shouldn't," he told the London Evening Standard., external

On this day in 2009, Tiger Woods announced he was to take an indefinite break from professional golf to tackle problems in his private life, after newspaper allegations emerged about extra-marital affairs.

Manchester City have invited 17-year-old Levski Sofia attacking midfielder Bozhidar Kraev for a trial report the Guardian., external

Kraev is considered one of the finest young talents in world football and has also been invited to train with Juventus.

"City wants him for a seven-day trial whereas Juventus offers him three days of training. And he will go," said Levski coach and sporting director, Georgi Ivanov.

Ahead of that Midlands derby between West Brom and Villa tomorrow, Baggies defender Joleon Lescott engages in some pre-match banter with an unlikely opponent - a 15-year-old Villa fan.

It's all good-natured between the England international and Moin Younis, who met during the Premier League club's pre-Christmas visit to Birmingham Children's Hospital.

However, Lescott tells BBC Midlands Today he will be back to visit the youngster on Monday morning if Albion win at The Hawthorns.

Captain Chris Brunt will again miss out for West Brom after failing to recover from a hamstring injury he suffered in last week's defeat to West Ham.

Jonas Olsson is out following an operation on his Achilles but Saido Berahino is set for a recall after being dropped to the bench for the goalless draw at Hull and Claudio Yacob is available following a ban.

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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has put contract talks with Atletico Madrid on hold and is taking English lessons as he considers a move to the Premier League according to the Daily Star., external

The Argentine has been earmarked as a potential replacement for Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City, and is also on Liverpool's radar.

We're asking this morning which fixture you think is the most heated in football. Please send in your views to #footygrudgematch or use the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Will Robinson:, external Leeds v Galatasaray.

Robert Williams:, external Wrexham v Chester. The passion and hatred between the fans makes it the most passionate lower league grudge match.

Rob Ralphs:, external River Plate v Boca or Galatasaray v Fenerbache. Unreal scenes.

Former QPR, Aldershot Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United boss Gary Waddock has been appointed assistant manager at Portsmouth.

The 52-year-old has most recently been coaching at Conference side Barnet and replaces Alan McLoughlin, who was sacked by Pompey earlier this month.

Hull captain Curtis Davies could be handed a recall having been dropped for the last two matches, but manager Steve Bruce could revert to a back three at Stamford Bridge.

Gaston Ramirez has completed a three-game ban, but fellow loanee Hatem Ben Arfa is not expected to feature.

The BBC will show two famous fixtures for their live matches over the FA Cup third round weekend next month. Arsenal against Hull, a repeat of last year's final, will be screened on Sunday 4 January and AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool, a repeat of the classic 1988 final when the Dons recorded a shock win, will be on Monday 5 January.

Stoke are likely to be without defender Marc Muniesa at Selhurst Park. The Spaniard tweaked his hamstring during last weekend's victory over Arsenal and is set to be replaced by either Marc Wilson or Robert Huth, both of whom are fit after injury.

Striker Jonathan Walters has an ongoing problem with his knee but is expected to feature while Steve Sidwell, Peter Odemwingie (both knee), Victor Moses (thigh) and Dionatan Teixeira (broken foot) are all sidelined.