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Football rumours from the media Jan 9, 2020

Today’s rumours, gossip and social media round-up from around the web

Fulham seal permanent signing of Ivan Caveleiro from Wolves

Fulham have completed the permanent signing of winger Ivan Cavaleiro from Wolves.

Fewer goals than Jon Dahl Tomasson – Joelinton’s season of struggle

Newcastle’s record signing Joelinton has found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons as he struggles to adapt to life in English football.

Bilic returns and Rooney heads to Sixfields – three standout FA Cup ties

The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup was made on Monday evening.

5 things we learned from the weekend’s FA Cup action

Port Vale striker Tom Pope caused a stir at Manchester City, Liverpool continued their dominance over Everton and a small piece of VAR history was made at Selhurst Park during a busy weekend of FA Cup action.

Mourinho hoping for weakened Boro side in replay

Jose Mourinho is hoping old boys Jonathan Woodgate and Robbie Keane do Tottenham a favour by fielding Middlesbrough’s second team when they return to North London for their FA Cup third round replay.

Dean Smith refuses to confirm whether Joe Hart is an Aston Villa target

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith is continuing his search for a goalkeeper but refused to confirm he has targeted former England number one Joe Hart.

Parker hopes Arter wonder-strike builds winning momentum for Fulham

Scott Parker saluted a pair of wonder-strikes after Anthony Knockaert and Harry Arter fired Fulham past Aston Villa and into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Reading hit back twice to deny Blackpool

An weakened Reading had to settle for a 2-2 draw with League One Blackpool in their FA Cup third-round tie at Madejski Stadium.

Harry Arter stunner sees off Villa

Harry Arter climbed off the bench to dump Aston Villa out of the FA Cup with a spectacular long-range strike.

Millwall cruise past Newport to reach FA Cup fourth round

Sky Bet Championship challengers Millwall eased into the FA Cup fourth round with a comfortable 3-0 win over League Two strugglers Newport at The Den.

Selection posers for Parker ahead of Villa clash

Fulham manager Scott Parker has a few selection concerns ahead of the FA Cup third-round tie against Aston Villa.

Dean Smith to discuss transfer plans after injuries to Tom Heaton and Wesley

Dean Smith will hold urgent transfer talks with Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow after Tom Heaton and Wesley were ruled out for the season.

Bowen pleased with Royals’ character after battling win at Fulham

Mark Bowen praised his Reading players after they showed “enormous character” to pull off a surprise 2-1 win at play-off hopefuls Fulham.

Fulham miss chance to close gap on top two as Reading resurgence continues

Fulham missed the chance to narrow the gap on the Championship’s top two as resurgent Reading came away with a surprise 2-1 win at Craven Cottage.

Bilic emphasises importance of focus as West Brom prepare to host Leeds

West Brom boss Slaven Bilic heads into the Sky Bet Championship showdown with Leeds on New Year’s Day stressing that a loss of focus could prove fatal for either side.

Bielsa not making any predictions after Leeds win thriller to top table

Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa refused to predict if his team can remain top of the Sky Bet Championship after a remarkable 5-4 win against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.