Sources say Chilwell is not close to leaving the Blues, for whom he has appeared only once this season - as a substitute in the Carabao Cup win over League Two Barrow in September.

Crystal Palace won't go down without a fight as Romain Esse pulls one back for the Eagles against Brentford at Selhurst Park.

Brentford held on for a big away win, just their second of the season, by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday. MORE – Full match replay Bryan Mbeumo's twice-taken penalty kick put them ahead in the second half while Kevin Schade's brave header made it 2-0 before debutant Romain Esse set up a dramatic finish but the Bees held on.

Enzo Maresca has shut down speculation linking Chelsea with Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, insisting he is “happy” with the forwards he currently has at his disposal. A report in Sky Sports said the Blues were considering a move for the Argentine, who has recently lost his place in Ruben Amorim’s starting line-up in recent weeks.

Victor Osimhen could not find a move away from Napoli last summer until a last-ditch loan move to Galatasaray. Still, it seems Premier League giants could soon finally make an attempt to land him. According to GIVEMESPORT, Manchester United have decided the Nigerian forward is a leading transfer target.

We're in for an interesting final few days of the January transfer window as the clock ticks down to deadline day. As things stand, there have been very few big-name moves confirmed in the winter training period,

Niasse's next goal for City would then mean a lot to his temporary and parent clubs in equal measure, as he latched on to a delightful through-ball from Inter Milan loanee, Andrea Ranocchia, to slot the ball under Simon Mignolet and secure a 2-0 win over Liverpool at the MKM Stadium.

The Winter window runs from January 2 to 11pm on Monday, February 3 and we will update the blog with Posh moves, all League One transfers and any news involving former London Road players.

THE January transfer window is heating up with some MAJOR moves in the pipeline as Deadline Day rapidly approaches next week. Manchester United are reportedly closing in on the double signing of

Nottingham Forest vs. Brighton, 7:30 a.m. Bournemouth vs. Liverpool, 10 a.m. Everton vs. Leicester, 10 a.m. Ipswich vs. Southampton, 10 a.m. Newcastle vs. Fulham, 10 a.m. Wolverhampton vs. Aston Villa, 12:30 p.m.

The Winter window runs from January 2 to 11pm on Monday, February 3 and we will update the blog with Posh moves, all League One transfers and any news involving former London Road players.

SELHURST PARK — In weather so rancid even the cheerleaders had their club-branded coats on, corkscrewing winds and rain rattling the iron roof like gunfire, 50 or so Crystal Palace fans stuck around to boo their team down the tunnel.