FA Cup third-round buildup and Manchester City v Liverpool reaction – live!

Tranmere host Tottenham later on FridayTune in to Football Weekly Extra – Extra!Blackpool divided as Arsenal come to townEmail Barry, tweet him or comment below 1.53pm GMT Andy Carroll unlikely to be sold in January: Manuel Pellegrini does not expect West Ham to sell Andy Carroll this January. Carroll’s future remains uncertain as he turns 30 on Sunday and only has a contract until the end of the season.The injury-hit striker has figured sparingly this term and made his first start in a year against Brighton on Wednesday, only to be taken off at half-time. Nevertheless, when asked if he expected to lose Carroll this month, Hammers boss Pellegrini said it was unlikely. 1.46pm GMT Cardiff City news: Neil Warnock will make wholesale changes for the FA Cup third-round tie at Gillingham. Fringe players such as goalkeeper Alex Smithies, defender Lee Peltier and wingers Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Kadeem Harris are all in line to start, with Warnock expected to rest several Premier League regulars. Defenders Matt Connolly and Jazz Richards are both out with viruses, but the young trio of Cameron Coxe, James Waite and Lloyd Humphries will travel after impressing for the under-23 side. Provisional squad: Smithies, Murphy, Peltier, Bennett, Morrison, Manga, Cunningham, Ralls, Gunnarsson, Damour, Harris, Hoilett, Paterson, Reid, Murphy, Mendez-Laing, Coxe, Waite, Humphries. Continue reading…
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