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One of the more unusual stories of transfer deadline day earlier this week was Crystal Palace's acquisition of striker Keshi Anderson.

The 19-year-old scored a six minute hat-trick in a trial match against the Eagles while on-loan at Brentford from Barton Rovers.

Palace liked him so much they signed him for a fee believed to be around £30,000 and he made the leap from the Southern League Division One Central - the eighth tier of English football - to the Premier League.

The busiest Premier League club in the January transfer window in terms of players signed has been none other that Crystal Palace.

Not only have they appointed a new manager in Alan Pardew but the Eagles have done deals for (take a deep breath): Shola Ameobi, Yaya Sanogo, Pape Souare, Jordon Mutch, Lee Chung-yong, Wilfried Zaha, Keshi Anderson, Andreas Breimyr.

Zaha moved to Manchester United in a £15m deal but that switch did not work out and he's back at Selhurst Park after turning his loan to palace into a permanent switch.

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This morning as part of our tie-in with The Danny Baker Show we want to know about things you have run into or tripped over while playing football. And we don't mean the opposition defender's outstretched leg.

Mark, Edinburgh: Playing footy while staying on a farm with the Scouts years ago, my mate was flying down the left wing when he tripped over a mole hill and landed face first in a cow pat!

Hugo, London: While running the line, the half-empty can of lager the left-back had been saving for half time.

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Ahead of the Merseyside derby, departing Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard tells Jamie Redknapp that the fixture against Everton is his "favourite game of the season".

"I can feel the hate, the bitterness," said Gerrard, reports the Daily Mail., external "If there is one ground where I could pick a win, it is Goodison Park.

"They are great supporters — and I have a lot of respect for them — but for the hell they give me, this is the place."

So, with Tottenham taking on Arsenal at White Hart Lane and Everton playing Liverpool at Goodison Park, it's derby day in the Premier League.

Where can I find out about all the statistics when it comes to games between the two sides? Well, it's funny you should ask that (I know, I'm talking to myself again!!)

Anyway, you can read BBC Sport's 'Derby day in numbers piece' here.

Global football stars earn some of the highest wages in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo's contract at Real Madrid earns him around €350,000 (£265,000) each week, But how much do you get paid compared with a top footballer? Use our calculator - part of the BBC's A Richer World season - to find out here.

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This morning as part of our tie-in with The Danny Baker Show we want to know about things you have run into or tripped over while playing football. And we don't mean the opposition defender's outstretched leg.

Sam Parry: Playing football tennis, went for glory and stepped on the ball, broke my wrist. I'm a pianist and it was wedding season.

Jon Knight: Eyes on a long ball, just as I turned around - BANG straight into a tree support and knocked myself out! Lump was huge!

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Manchester United don't play until Sunday when they visit West Ham. In the build-up, the Guardian, external has United boss Louis Van Gaal saying his side will be top dogs in the English football when they consistently find their best form.

Asked if he was confident that if United perform at their best week-in and week-out they will be the Premier League's finest team, Van Gaal said: "That's a difficult question - because we can improve still a lot of things in our matches. But when I see where we are now - we are already third, and we have to improve still a lot, in my opinion - yeah, at the end maybe we can see we are the best team.

"But it's also dependable on the process of Chelsea and Man City because you have to compare always."

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"Gus Poyet got Sunderland out of trouble last season and I am confident he will do the same again this year.

"The biggest reason for that is Jermain Defoe - he has hit the ground running, and he is the goal poacher that the Black Cats badly needed."

Read more from Robbie here.

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Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has got his players shooting hoops as part of a new training regime, reports the Daily Mirror. , external

The 47-year-old had a hoop installed at the Academy of Light and has been to watch the Newcastle Eagles as he believes his players can learn from the way basketball players defend and use their body shape to block.

"I was talking a lot about basketball. You see how players mark and how they move. I think you should play a bit more basketball, even if you are a ­football player," said Poyet, whose father Washington competed in the sport for Uruguay at the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games.

"The way you turn depending where the ball is, and where the basket is, it is very similar."

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This morning as part of our tie-in with the Danny Baker Show we want to know about things you have run into or tripped over while playing football. And we don't mean the opposition defender's outstretched leg.

Tomz'd Akins:, external While playing football on the street with pals, a friend ran into the drainage. He's got a big scar on his chest.

Zed:, external Running the line for our tour game, I managed to veer off course and tripped over all the players bags. Still gave offside tho!

Roman Bolton:, external A septic tank cover, which I then fell into, put a downer on the match.

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Aston Villa haven't scored in 10 hours and 12 minutes in the league but can they stay unbeaten against Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at Villa Park?

Villa midfielder Fabian Delph scored as Villa beat Jose Mourinho's side 1-0 in March last season.

"Anything is possible in football, it is one of those things where you could have 85 minutes under the cosh and then nick a goal," he says.

"I have been looking at this fixture, it is always a nice fixture when you play against the big boys.

"Last season [against Chelsea] was a great night for me and the team - a well-needed three points when nobody actually gave us a chance of winning. If I could do it again it would be fantastic."

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This morning we're asking you to send in your questions for former Spurs manager David Pleat, who will be in the commentary box for the north London derby with Arsenal at White Hart Lane this afternoon.

Send them in before 11:00 GMT and we'll put the best to David during our build-up to the game, which you can here in full on BBC Radio 5 live.

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When I say Villa fans should not worry as it's only Chelsea they're playing today - I am being serious in part. Villa and Newcastle United are the only two Premier League teams Jose Mourinho has visited with a Chelsea team without having at least one league victory.

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This morning as part of our tie-in with the Danny Baker Show we want to know about things you have run into or tripped over while playing football. And we don't mean the opposition defender's outstretched leg.

Colin Graves, Southampton: Things I have run into while playing football - Playing on the wing when I was 15 years old for my club team Dibden metros (30 years ago now) I was focussing on a high ball from our centre back when I collided with a disabled mobile. He only decided to take a short cut at our local playing fields and went straight across the pitch. I suffered a fractured hand and a cut on the side of the head. The OAP suffered damaged pride and a broken side mirror. It was painful at the time but I see the funny side now.

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A little question for Villa fans - do you remember the date 20 December 2014? I'm sure you do because that was the last time you saw your team score a league goal. It came in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Last year!! Before Christmas.

In the six league games since then the Midlands club has lost four and drawn two, while letting in nine goals. Overall, Villa have gone eight top-flight games without a win.

Not to worry though, as Villa have only got Premier League leaders Chelsea today.

Exciting news - today from 15:00 GMT we will have a separate live on Aston Villa v Chelsea which will run alongside this live covering the 15:00 GMT's kick-offs. More details will follow later.

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The Independent's chief football correspondent Sam Wallace, external was at Chelsea manager Mourinho news conference on Friday and writes: "The return of the Chelsea manager to his media duties was always likely to be a painful affair, with Mourinho hamming up his status as the helpless victim of an unforgiving system.

"And so it was that for much of the televised section of his Friday briefing he essayed the look of a man who had just returned to his parked car to find a large dent in the door.

"Mercifully, he gradually seemed to snap out of it and by the time his newspaper briefing came around he was warming to familiar themes, like what he sees as the lenience shown to Manchester City over Financial Fair Play rules and his latest complaint about Manuel Pellegrini."

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Let's start with a bit of Chelsea. I'm sure you will all be glad to hear that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has broken his silence. Phew.

On his return to speaking, you won't be surprised to hear he's had a pop at someone and his target is - funnily enough - title rivals Manchester City.

The Portuguese suggested City should not be allowed to be league champions because they broke Financial Fair Play regulations.

"I enjoy the challenge of the English competition," said Mourinho. "The only thing that is not nice is that you compete against the ones who don't follow the same rules."

Right, it's going to be a big one today so, as preparation is apparently the key to success, we'll do our best to make sure you are ready for the day of football ahead.

We'll take a look at what the newspapers are saying, go through some of the top stories doing the rounds as well as look at the fixtures in a bit more detail. Nice.

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This morning's theme from Danny Baker is a familiar one to the recreational player. It's simply:

"Things you have either run into or tripped over while playing football."

So let's hear them.

Whether it's your common or garden beer bottle, a dog, fox, sheep or other animal, or something altogether more unexpected - let us know.

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