Evening Gossip

LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger felt his
side showed maturity to fight back from a
goal down and beat West Ham amid
pressurised conditions.
Sam Allardyce felt West Ham might have
taken something away from Emirates
Stadium had his players taken their slender
lead into the break.
It is rare for the strongest English clubs to
place faith in home-grown players but
Harry Kane believes Tottenham can force
their way to the top if they trust their own
crop.
Tony Pulis says he does not have a
problem with Everton's use of the loan
system as Crystal Palace prepare to face
them at Goodison Park tonight.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus is
understood to be under scrutiny to add
some much-needed speed as well as
versatility to the Reds midfield.
City can strike a blow back in a thrilling
title race by thumping rock-bottom
Sunderland tonight. And boss Manuel
Pellegrini is set to unleash Sergio Aguero in
a bid to boost the Blues goal difference.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
England Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate
admits he has been keeping a close eye on
Jon Flanagan after the 21-year-old caught
the eye with a series of solid displays for
Liverpool this season.
Roberto Martinez says Goodison Park helps
makes Everton's players bigger, faster and
stronger.
NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE
Moussa Sissoko has handed Newcastle
United fans a boost by insisting he will be
"back soon".
THE JOURNAL
Gus Poyet is determined to stay at
Sunderland and change the club for the
better insisting he will not resign.
SUNDERLAND ECHO
Gus Poyet admits Sunderland have
reverted to bad habits over the last month
after hoping that he had found a solution
to the Black Cats' long-term problems.
Connor Wickham insists Sunderland's trip
to Manchester City is NOT a lost cause.
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
Aston Villa suspended two members of
their coaching set-up after relationships
with players in Paul Lambert's first team
squad became fractured.
EXPRESS & STAR
Scott Sinclair's girlfriend today confirmed
one of football's worst-kept secrets by
revealing the Albion misfit will be leaving
the Midlands this summer.
Albion defensive lynchpin Jonas Olsson
today revealed he hopes to be fit for
Monday's trip to Manchester City despite a
recurrence of his troublesome Achilles
injury.
Stan Collymore today branded Villa a
"complete shambles" and said owner
Randy Lerner should sell the club if he
can't splash the cash this summer.
Wolves are set to keep Bakary Sako this
summer - unless a Premier League club
comes in for him, it emerged today.
THE SENTINEL
Stoke City have kicked out Kenwyne Jones'
appeal against a maximum two-week fine
of around £75,000 after he refused to play
for the club.
Port Vale skipper Doug Loft has spoken for
the first time about the training ground
incident which left him with horrific facial
injuries.
SOUTH WALES EVENING POST
Huw Jenkins has insisted Swansea City are
focused on staying up - and then
"regrouping" this summer - despite reports
of clashes on the training ground.
THE PINK UN
Neil Adams will relish the task of trying to
plot Liverpool's downfall in an epic Carrow
Road game which carries repercussions at
both ends of the Premier League.
HULL DAILY MAIL
Sone Aluko admits he has been left with a
point to prove to manager Steve Bruce
after he was overlooked for a lead role in
Hull City's FA Cup semi-final win over
Sheffield United.
YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
Massimo Cellino has promised that he will
not see Cagliari "go to waste" or allow his
focus on Leeds United to be diluted while
he works towards the sale of his Italian
club.
LEICESTER MERCURY
Nigel Pearson has warned his Leicester City
players not to think they are champions
until they have mathematically got the title
in the bag.
LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH
Micky Mellon has urged Burnley to keep
faith with the methods that have kept
them in the top two for practically three
quarters of the season, and pave the way
to promotion.
Ben Marshall is ready to hand Blackburn
Rovers a major injury boost by returning
before the end of the season.
BLACKPOOL GAZETTE
Barry Ferguson says he'll play through the
pain barrier for as long as it takes to
secure Blackpool's safety.
EVENING GAZETTE
Kei Kamara is hoping to be back in action
before the end of the season after a
successful hernia operation.
DONCASTER FREE PRESS
Rovers could be without James Husband
for the crucial relegation run in after the
full back suffered a hamstring injury at
Ipswich.
EVENING TIMES
Anthony Stokes will welcome allcomers
when the battle to be Celtic's main striker
kicks off again next season.
Bilel Mohsni today vowed to help Rangers
bury the painful memory of back-to-back
cup defeats - by going the entire SPFL
League One campaign unbeaten.