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According to reports in The Sun, Arsenal are ready to pay £35m for Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha as they look for a replacement for Alexis Sanchez, and Gunners fans have been quick to have their say on the rumour.

The Sun says that the Eagles are determined to keep the 25-year-old at Selhurst Park, but they are braced for interest in their Ivory Coast international from their London rivals, with Sanchez expected to leave either in January or next summer when his contract expires.

Even though Palace have made a disappointing start to the campaign the wide man’s return from injury has coincided with him scoring the winner against Chelsea, as well as the last-gasp equaliser against West Ham United.

Arsenal supporters took to social media to give their thoughts on the story, and while one said he is “much better than Sanchez”, another disagreed and simply said “he’s garbage”.

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

Everton and West Ham will feel they have something to gain but much more to lose when they meet in the Premier League on Wednesday.

While a victory may alleviate the pressure until the next fixture comes around, defeat will almost certainly confirm either club as genuine relegation candidates this season. Usually, such must-not-lose encounters end in stalemates where both sides accept a point apiece.

So are we in store for a midweek draw, or is there evidence to suggest one side will be left bitterly disappointed? Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 8pm kickoff…

What History Tells Us

Look away now, West Ham fans. From their 42 Premier League encounters to date, the Hammers have beaten the Toffees on just seven occasions. That includes an incredibly concerning run of just one victory since 2007, which came during Slaven Bilic’s first season in charge.

Furthermore, only three of those wins were at Goodison Park, where Wednesday’s visitors have produced a miserly 16 goals in their last 21 top flight outings. Accordingly, the Irons average less than one goal per game against Everton in the Premier League, have suffered three times the number of red cards and have kept just five clean sheets.

The Toffees will take huge confidence from their 62% win rate against West Ham on their own patch.

Referee Influence – Michael Oliver

Michael Oliver’s presence on Wednesday night should probably concern West Ham more than the home side. Everton have produced more tackles and committed more fouls than the Hammers this season but Oliver has shown relative leniency on both fronts, ranking in the bottom half of the Premier League’s 18 referees for fouls per tackle and fouls per game.

Poor discipline, on the other hand, has already cost West Ham dearly at times this season – they’ve picked up the most yellow cards and second-most red cards of any Premier League side – and Oliver is one of the Premier League’s quickest to book those he deems as perpetrators. Clearly, the Irons will need to clean up their act or Oliver could prove to be a decisive factor in the match.

If there’s one positive for the visitors though, it’s that just 27% of the matches Oliver’s officiated this season have ended in home victories.

Expected Starting XIs

Facing an ever-expanding injury list and and a whole host of big names hopelessly out of form, David Unsworth will feel his hands are somewhat tied heading into Wednesday’s game.

Inevitably, the much-maligned Cuco Martina will likely be called upon to fill in for Leighton Baines after the left-back suffered an injury against Southampton, while Ashley Williams could start with Michael Keane also a doubt.

Further up the pitch, meanwhile, we’re predicting an entirely different front three from last time out, with Wayne Rooney, Sandro Ramirez and Nikola Vlasic starting ahead of Gylfi Sigurdsson in the No.10 role.

West Ham, meanwhile, aren’t expected to make too many changes from last time out when they pulled off a respectable draw against Leicester City.

With James Collins and Jose Fonte still out and Arthur Masuaku proving his deadliness further forward against the Foxes, David Moyes doesn’t have much to play with in regards to his backline.

Likewise, Andy Carroll remains the standout strike option in the absence of the injured Javier Hernandez, so the only expected change is Andre Ayew, who has grabbed the joint-most Premier League assists of any Irons player this season, taking the place of Marko Arnautovic who is a doubt for this one.

Newcastle United had a miserable Saturday afternoon as they were stunned by Watford at St James’ Park.

Rafael Benitez’s side were beaten 3-0 by the Hornets, with Will Hughes and Andre Gray getting on the scoresheet.

The visitors’ second was an own goal from DeAndre Yedlin on what was the club’s fourth defeat on the bounce.

Plenty of the Newcastle players, as well as the manager, were hit with criticism from fans after the final whistle.

There was one man, though, who received praise from the Magpies’ following, and that was Jacob Murphy.

The 22-year-old forward put in a 77th-minute shift, but he was unable to change the course of the game.

Murphy has struggled for regular game time this season having featured nine times in all competitions, and only three of those outings have been Premier League starts.

Judging from the reaction of the Newcastle fans, they will be hoping that Murphy is given more opportunities.

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According to The Sun, a number of Championship clubs – including Leeds United – want to sign Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay on loan next month.

What’s the story?

McTominay has made five first-team appearances for United during a breakthrough 2017-18 campaign, and he recently signed a new long-term contract with the Red Devils.

There is no question that the 21-year-old is highly regarded by United boss Jose Mourinho, but he has not played any Premier League football this season, which has led to suggestions of a loan move when the January transfer window opens for business.

According to The Sun, a host of Championship teams are interested in the tall midfielder, and Leeds are strongly considering a move at the start of 2018.

The report claims that Mourinho will insist that McTominay is given regular Championship football as part of the agreement, and it does appear that the midfielder could be on the move when the winter window opens.

Would he be a good fit for Leeds?

It would be fair to say that McTominay has benefited from a number of injuries to United midfielders this season, with Paul Pogba, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini among those to miss a chunk of the campaign thus far.

The 21-year-old has earned his spot in the team, however, with a string of impressive performances.

He has looked at home in each of his three Champions League appearances, and the opportunity to sign a player with that level of experience would be a major boost for promotion hopefuls Leeds next month.

Preston North End and Bolton Wanderers are also believed to be in the hunt, but Leeds would fancy their chances of winning that three-way battle.

The former Champions League semi-finalists are expected to be active next month as they continue their pursuit of the playoff positions, and the arrival of McTominay would send out a strong message.

England’s increasingly promising World Cup adventure delved into a new chapter on Saturday, as Gareth Southgate’s young side took on perhaps the least fancied team still involved in the competition at this stage – a big, burly, awkward and organised Sweden team.

The Three Lions only went and won, and with a dominant display too. Leicester’s Harry Maguire and Spurs’ Dele Alli popped up with the goals that saw Southgate’s men into the country’s first World Cup semi-final since 1990.

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Everyone in red put in an exceptional performance, but the man between the sticks deserves special recognition. Jordan Pickford made three terrific second half saves to keep his first clean sheet of the tournament.

So, England fans, which players impressed you the most – or the least – in the victory over Sweden? Let us know by taking part in the poll below and giving each of those involved a performance rating out of ten…

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Arsenal are in talks with Lorient to sign young midfielder Matteo Guendouzi according to Sky Sports.

What’s the story?

The 19-year-old made 18 appearances for Ligue 2 side Lorient where he has been since 2014 after playing schoolboy football at PSG.

The rangy midfielder was reportedly a target for north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in January but now it appears Arsenal have won the race to his signature for a fee in the region of £7million.

Guendouzi is valued at £2.25million on Transfermarkt and he would be Unai Emery’s fourth signing of the summer since joining Arsenal.

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Tipped for the top

Although Guendouzi has been plying his trade in the relatively poor French Ligue 2, he has excelled and shown that he belongs in the top flight.

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The youngster plays either as a central midfielder or as a defensive midfielder and his style is similar to that of other Arsenal target Adrien Rabiot, composed on the ball and effective at breaking up play.

However, with Rabiot valued at £45million on Transfermarkt, Arsenal could save themselves a lot of money by buying Guendouzi.

He may not be the biggest name linked with Arsenal this summer but he could be a very important one for years to come.

One of the factors that fed into the idea that Mesut Ozil was misunderstood in England was the constant faith that a hugely successful Germany manager in Joachim Low had in him as part of his hugely successful German team.

Despite his struggles and criticism at Arsenal, 5ft 11in Ozil had been a near constant in the world champions’ side throughout but this summer changed all that.

As the Germans crashed out of the World Cup in the group stages, Low lost faith in Ozil, dropping him from the side after a 1-0 opening day defeat to Mexico.

That creates a major conundrum for new Arsenal manager Unai Emery; if Low, who knows Ozil so well and surrounds him with compatriots around whom he feels at his most comfortable, lost faith in him, how does he go about getting the most out of him?

We put the question to you and the solution is clear – the signing of a proper defensive midfield player in Lucas Torreira to create a proper platform behind Ozil is the answer, as you can see from the results below…

According a recent report from Mundo Deportivo, Liverpool have made a move for Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen. The 29-year-old has struggled for first team football ever since moving to the Nou Camp back in 2016, with the Netherlands international appearing just twice in La Liga and 21 times overall for Ernesto Valverde’s men in the last two years.

Yet Jurgen Klopp’s men are reportedly keen on luring the £18 million-rated ace (as per Transfermarkt) to Anfield this summer, and while he is likely to be an upgrade on Loris Karius, it’s unlikely that his addition would help the Reds bridge the gap to champions Manchester City.

The Breakdown

Ultimately, the Citizens were cut above every side in the Premier League last season in eventually finishing the campaign with 100 points from their 38 league games, ending up 19 points clear of nearest rivals Manchester United, and 25 clear of Klopp’s Liverpool.

Thus, it will take something pretty special from their challengers to bridge the gap to Pep Guardiola’s side this season, although Liverpool would surely do just that with the addition of a top-quality goalkeeper.

Clearly, the goalkeeping ranks have been something of a problem area at Liverpool for a few years now giving the misfortunes of Karius and indeed Simon Mignolet, with neither doing enough to convince of their capabilities between the sticks.

Arguably, it was Karius who cost the Reds the Champions League title given his shocking performance in the final against Real Madrid back in May, while between Karius and Mignolet, they probably cost the Merseyside giants some points during the Premier League season as well.

And while Cillessen’s arrival would be a sensible choice as an upgrade on Karius, it wouldn’t be a big enough upgrade to bridge the hefty 25-point gap to Guardiola’s City, who are sure to continuing improving heading into the 2018/19 season after making their intentions clear with an outstanding season last time round.

Clearly, there will be question marks over the 29-year-old given he has been the number one choice in just three of his last seven seasons as a professional, to the point that he has managed only 21 appearances for Barca in the last two years.

Thus, that is a remarkably little amount of football for someone Klopp will hope can produce the goods in over 50 games for Liverpool this season, but significantly the Dutchman simply hasn’t shown the same level of performance as the world class keepers currently in the Premier League.

The likes of Thibaut Courtois, David De Gea, and Ederson have all produced the goods regularly during their respective spells in English football to underline their status’ as some of the best goalkeepers on the planet, from which they have certainly won their team points and indeed matches during the spells at Chelsea, Manchester United, and City respectively.

Yet there has been very little to suggest that Cillessen is indeed of that same standard, so while he is likely to an upgrade on current number one Karius, he probably won’t be that world class goalkeeper Liverpool are in need of in their quest to reel City in this season.

Liverpool fans… what do you think? Let us know!

The Fulham fans remain overjoyed to be back playing in the Premier League, a stay they hope will last for a very long time. 

After making it through another gruelling Championship season, the Cottagers are hopeful that their four-year absence from the Premier League will be quickly forgotten as they look to make up for lost time in the top flight.

To do just that, players with league experience will be sensible signings and someone who has already experienced just that with the reigning champions Manchester City is Oleksandr Zinchenko, a player valued at £6.3 million on Transfermarkt.

The 21-year-old was utilised in an array of positions for the Citizens last season, from left-back to his favoured midfield role, Zinchenko has the distinct ability to chop and change even at his young age. Fulham could also find a number of spots for him in their side, knowing that he has experience of playing for a top league side.

Zinchenko is regarded as a very exciting young talent and if Fulham continue to surprise in the transfer market, the bigger names they can attract to the club to launch a proper survival bid. The London club could be an attractive move for the youngster to blossom even further and show his parent club Manchester City exactly what he is already capable of doing.

Having already made 17 appearances for Ukraine, that alone presents his talent at such a young age and Fulham have to barge to the front of the queue for the youngster.

Do you agree… Let us know!

Loads of Rangers fans have been reacting to the latest transfer news, as Steven Gerrard looks set to reinforce his defence with 21 year-old Kean Bryan.

According to reports, Bryan will join from Manchester City on a three-year deal.

The impressive and versatile youngster will cost around £2.5 million in wages and a signing on fee, after his contract ran down with the Premier League champions.

Bryan can play as a central defender or in midfield, so it will be interesting to see where Gerrard uses the youngster.

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Players like this usually leave England’s top six on loan, so securing a permanent deal is quite the coup for the Gers.

Gerrard simply must add to his defensive ranks before the window shuts, and Bryan likely won’t be the last signing of the summer.

The Gers have been heavily linked to Millwall’s Jake Cooper and Bolton’s Mark Beevers, and getting either of those towering centre backs as well as Bryan would be a huge boost.

You can find some of the best Twitter reactions down below…