Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho pulled out of Friday’s weekly press conference on the advice of club officials – (Independent)
Frank Lampard’s father, Frank Snr, says the former Chelsea midfielder, 36, will not celebrate a goal at Stamford Bridge if he scores for Manchester City on Saturday – (Daily Mail)
West Ham and Newcastle have shared the cost of a private plane to fly Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, 25, and striker Papiss Cisse, 29, back from the Africa Cup of Nations in time for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures – (Guardian)
Newcastle manager John Carver says that the Senegal Football Association “have not been very helpful” in tracking down Cisse following the country’s Cup of Nations exit on Wednesday – (Newcastle Chronicle)
Mourinho should stop “mithering” match officials, according to former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes –(Independent)