THE SUN

Avram Grant remained favourite to succeed Paul Hart as Portsmouth boss last night.

William Gallas could be out of Sunday's crucial showdown with Chelsea after a clash of heads with Arsenal team-mate Andrey Arshavin.

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has kicked his first ball after more than a year out.

Arsenal are set to snatch QPR wonderkid Raheem Sterling from under the noses of Manchester City and Manchester United.

Winger Martin Petrov is out of Manchester City's clash against Hull on Saturday.

Tottenham are poised to make a move for Honduras ace Melvin Valladares.

Arsene Wenger is weighing up a move for the new Thierry Henry - Nice striker Loic Remy.

DAILY MIRROR

Fulham, Everton and Tottenham are chasing Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker after he was told he can leave the club by boss Martin O'Neill.

Darren Ferguson has turned down the chance to return to management with Tranmere.

West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo is eyeing a £1.5million move for Sheffield United striker Jamie Ward.

Derby hope to complete a loan move for Leicester striker DJ Campbell today.

Bryan Hughes will quit Hull if he is not part of boss Phil Brown's plans when he returns from his loan spell at Derby.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has handed a trial to Honduras striker Melvin Valladeres.

DAILY STAR

Alan Curbishley and Darren Ferguson have emerged as the frontrunners to become the next Portsmouth boss following the dismissal of Paul Hart.

Sunderland striker Darren Bent is facing three weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

Nick Barmby has backed his Hull team-mate Jimmy Bullard to gatecrash Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.

Arsenal will launch a bid for Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor, but only if he ditches his inconsistency.

DAILY EXPRESS

Andrey Arshavin apparently had a changing room bust-up with his Russia team-mate Roman Pavlyuchenko before their World Cup dream was shattered by Slovenia.

John Terry believes teams are starting to fear Chelsea once more.

Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool got what they deserved after exiting the Champions League last night.

Roy Hodgson will sign a deal that will keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2012.

DAILY MAIL

Paul Hart yesterday became the first Premier League manager to get sacked this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo will make his eagerly awaited comeback for Real Madrid tonight as the club battles to avoid a Champions League exit. G

Guus Hiddink has opened the door for a return to Chelsea as technical director.

DAILY RECORD

Celtic boss Tony Mowbray has had Honduras defender Osman Chavez on trial this week - but has not yet decided whether to make a move.