FROM BRISBANE ROAD - Tottenham Hotspur were left picking up the pieces on Monday night as West Ham's 2-1 victory saw them knocked out of this year's League Cup. The Hammers will now come up against Women's Super League (WSL) leaders Chelsea in the semi-final stage of the tournament on 5 February.

AC Milan could end up winning the race for the services of Tottenham and West Ham United attacking target Santiago Gimenez.

Exclusive: Tottenham Hotspur have been boosted in their attempts to beat West Ham United and Manchester United to the signing of Angel Gomes.

Women's football is back and it has been a busy first week back for Robert Vilahamn and Tottenham Hotspur Women. The WSL season got back under way following the winter break at the weekend, with Spurs picking up a precious three points on their return.

Potter is believed to view the Londoner – and Ezechiel Banzuzi – as key parts of a midfield overhaul at West Ham.

The attacker's last game at United was at the start of December in the 3-2 home loss to Nottingham Forest, but after being dropped for the Manchester derby a week later, Rashford hasn't featured since, despite making the bench for the home clash against Newcastle United at the turn of the new year.

Julio Enciso’s loan exit to Ipswich Town for the rest of the season leaves Danny Welbeck, Joao Pedro and Georginio Rutter as the only available options in the No. 9 and No. 10 combination favoured by head coach Fabian Hurzeler.

West Ham United and Tottenham remain in the mix for Ansu Fati, who has to leave Barcelona this month in some form. That’s according to Sport, who report that his absence from Hansi Flick’s squad for a fourth consecutive time is ‘the final sentence’ for him.

Runaway leaders Chelsea host Arsenal in the game of the weekend at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, a fixture that will be broadcasted live on BBC Two. See you then. Bye!

2 winners for West Ham United FC, on 22 January 2025 at 3:00pm (UK Time) Winners as listed above for each fixture will win one adult and one Junior Gunners ticket per fixture, as well as the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes and watch the teams arrive at Emirates Stadium.

West Ham have a good track record at bringing in players from the Championship, including Antonio, Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville. But stalling on targets has seen the club miss out on signing James Maddison, now of Tottenham Hotspur, in 2018 and Eberechi Eze, now of Crystal Palace, in 2020.

Four clubs are left in the battle to qualify for the 2024-25 Carabao Cup final, having already played the first instalments of the two-legged semi-finals. The tournament began back on Aug 13 and ultimately included all 72 EFL and 20 Premier League clubs in a knock-out format to win the 65th staging of the competition which was originally launched as the League Cup in 1960 and has been known,