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Ivan Franjic celebrates with Melbourne City interim coach Michael Valkanis after scoring at AAMI Park on Friday night.

Valkanis off to a winning start

Melbourne City's new era under caretaker coach Michael Valkanis began with their first win in nearly six weeks when they saw off 10-man Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 at AAMI Park.

Antonis in race to start against City

Eyeing a start: Terry Antonis.

Western Sydney Wanderers' new signing Terry Antonis will not be rushed into the starting lineup for Friday night's clash against Melbourne City despite the absence of captain Dimas Delgado in the midfield.

Alli double ends Chelsea's winning streak

Rising high: Alli scores from an uncontested header.

Tottenham Hotspur denied Chelsea a record 14th consecutive Premier League win and opened up the title race as two Dele Alli headers earned them a 2-0 victory at a rocking White Hart Lane on Thursday morning.

Team-mates fear fed-up Sanchez wants to quit

Feeling the strain: Alexis Sanchez goes down on his haunches against Crystal Palace on New Year's Day.

Alexis Sanchez's latest tantrum that continued in the Arsenal dressing room after the 3-3 draw with Bournemouth has left a number of his team-mates fearing the forward will leave.

Chelsea making rival managers angry, says Conte

Loving life in the Premier League: Antonio Conte.

Antonio Conte has taken a swipe at the complaints of Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger over Chelsea's Christmas and new-year fixture list by insisting the pair are angry only because his team are top of the Premier League.

Big Six blow away any hopes of level playing field

Back on top: The usual suspects are dominating the EPL in 2016/17.

The top six are away and so much better than the rest. There is no sense that they can be caught or even competed against and the likelihood is that the mini-league will only pull further and further out on its own, out of sight, as the season progresses.