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Brendan Rodgers has arrived and begins by talking about how pleased he was with last night's FA Cup win at Bolton.

"The game showed the spirit and togetherness," he said. "That feeling is back in the changing room and it enables you to win games. We are in a good moment."

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BBC WM Sport, external, reporting from Aston Villa's news conference: Paul Lambert reaffirms his belief they will not be relegated. Disappointed not to have strengthened on Monday.

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Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is in a happy mood today, as he discusses his side's business in the January transfer window, including the decision to bring winger Wilfried Zaha back on a permanent deal from Manchester United.

"It was important to secure his future and kick-start his career," says Pardew. "He has fabulous technical ability and he needs to bring that consistency now. When you're fighting in a relegation scrap, as we are, you need everyone pulling together."

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says Arsenal will cope with the absence of forward Alexis Sanchez.

Pochettino says: "They have so many good players, like Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mesut Ozil so although Alexis is a very good player, Arsenal have players that can replace him."

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Asked about striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who saw a deadline day move to West Ham collapse, Pochettino replies: "We're happy for him to stay here. He is a very important player and we need to provide him with the tools to improve his game. Like all players, he needs to train in a good way and I have confidence in him."

Speaking of Liverpool, manager Brendan Rodgers is speaking to the media shortly, at 14:00 GMT.

We also have news conferences coming up at Spurs, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Southampton and Leicester.

As ever, we will bring you the best of what is said.

There's no rest for the wicked. Just 12 hours or so after playing the full 90 minutes in the FA Cup win against Bolton, Liverpool's Steven Gerrard was back out on the training ground.

Mind you, he has got a rather big game to prepare for - Saturday's Merseyside derby with Everton.

The Reds tweeted this pic of the skipper going through his paces at Melwood.

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And here is the sixth and final nomination for our wicketkeeper slot in our one-day international all-time XI.

Kumar Sangakkara: Only Sachin Tendulkar (18,426) and Ricky Ponting (13,704) have scored more one-day international runs than Kumar Sangakkara (13,693). Also, no one has taken more wicketkeeping (474) dismissals than the Sri Lanka legend, who will retire from one-day international cricket after the World Cup.

ODIs: 397; Runs: 13,693; Average: 40.99; Strike rate: 78.08

Catches: 397; Stumpings: 96.

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BBC WM Sport:, external Wolves' Carl Ikeme could be out for six to eight weeks with broken second metatarsal.

Defending champion Ding Junhui loses in the first round of the German Masters after a 5-4 defeat by Ryan Day.

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China's Ding, 27, made breaks of 72 and 74 to go 4-3 in front, but Welshman Day hit back including a match-winning break of 82 to progress.

Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump all made it safely through into the second round in Berlin.

We told you that Alexis Sanchez (13:14 GMT) will not be fit for Arsenal's derby match at rivals Tottenham on Saturday. This is the impact Sanchez has made at the Gunners this season.

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Next up in our profiles of those competitors that could be named as wicketkeeper in our all-time one-day international XI ... New Zealand's Brendon McCullum.

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A brutal striker of the ball, McCullum is one of only two wicketkeepers to score more than 4,000 ODI runs with a strike-rate above 90. One of only six men to captain, keep and open the batting in the same ODI, he has latterly relinquished the gloves in order to focus on captaincy, where he has proved to be an astute and inventive leader.

ODIs: 240; Runs: 5,480; Average: 30.27; Strike rate: 91.73

Catches: 253; Stumpings: 15

London Welsh have signed Cornish Pirates hooker Rob Elloway until the end of the season.

Injuries to Nathan Vella, Nathan Taylor and Matthew Dobson have left Welsh with just two fit players in his position.

Yorkshire will allow first-team coach Jason Gillespie to take a job in next winter's Big Bash League in his native Australia alongside his Headingley commitments.

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The 39-year-old former pace bowler has been linked with the BBL and at least two teams are seeking new coaches for 2015-16.

"I would be happy to chat to interested parties in the BBL," said Gillespie, who led Yorkshire to the County Championship title last summer.

Arsenal say they are aware of photos of Jack Wilshere posted on social media apparently holding a shisha pipe at a nightclub and take a dim view on players smoking, the Press Association reports.

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The pictures of Wilshere - currently sidelined with an ankle problem - were posted on Instagram and them Twitter.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger spoke out against footballers smoking following revelations goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny lit up in the showers after a 2-0 defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day. The Poland international has not started a Premier League match since.

Next up in our profiles of those competitors that could be named as wicketkeeper in our all-time one-day international XI is Australia's Adam Gilchrist.

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Omnipresent at the top of the Australia order during their World Cup successes of 1999, 2003 and 2007 and is the only man to have scored half-centuries in three successive finals. No batsman who has scored more than 8,000 runs as an ODI opener has a better strike-rate than Gilchrist, while his 472 wicketkeeping dismissals is bettered only by Kumar Sangakkara.

ODIs: 287; Runs: 9,619; Average: 35.89; Strike-rate: 96.94; Catches: 417; Stumpings: 55.

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Bad news Arsenal fans. Manager Arsene Wenger says that forward Alexis Sanchez will miss their north London derby on Saturday away at Tottenham.

"The latest is that Alexis is not ready," says Wenger. "He is not far away, the Leicester game is a possibility. He is of course very difficult to keep quiet. He is training but it's light training."

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has suggested that he made it easy for Ronald Koeman to take over at Southampton.

Pochettino, who led Saints to eighth in the Premier League before taking over at Spurs in the summer, told Catalan radio station RAC1: "It is always easier taking over a winning team which is the case this time with Ronald."

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West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 21, wants to leave the club at the end of the season to "move on to better things", according to the Times (subscription required)., external

Walsall's 15-goal top scorer Tom Bradshaw has been sidelined by his second hamstring injury of the season.

The Johnstone's Paint Trophy finalists will face the next fortnight without Bradshaw, who has already missed seven weeks of action this season with a similar injury.

But he should be fit for the JPT final against Bristol City on 22 March, for what will be Walsall's first trip to Wembley in their 127-year history.

It is time for the next profile of competitors aiming to pick up the wicketkeeping slot in our all-time one-day international team. This time we look at Andy Flower of Zimbabwe.

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Undoubtedly the finest cricketer that Zimbabwe has ever produced, Flower's achievements on the field are often overshadowed by his 'death of democracy' protest at the 2003 World Cup and his time as coach of England.

Only three men - Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist and MS Dhoni - have scored more runs as an ODI wicketkeeper, a feat made more remarkable as it was done in a team that often struggled.

ODIs: 213; Runs: 6,786; Average: 35.34; Strike rate: 74.59

Catches: 141; Stumpings: 32

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