Dele Alli signed new deal, to stay with Tottenham till 2021...

Dele Alli has committed his long-term future to Tottenham by signing a contract extension which runs until 2021.

The 19-year-old England international midfielder has made a huge impact at Spurs since arriving from MK Dons and made his first start for his country against France in November, scoring a spectacular opener in a 2-0 friendly win.

Alli came through the youth system at MK Dons and, although he was signed by Spurs on transfer deadline day in February, remained on loan in Milton Keynes for the rest of the season, helping them secure promotion to the Championship.

He made his Tottenham debut from the bench when they kicked off their Premier League season with a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United and wasted little time in becoming a first-team regular.

Alli has started 15 of the past 16 Premier League games since his first start in the 1-0 win at Sunderland in September and has scored five goals in his 18 league appearances.

"I'm delighted. The club has been really great to me since I arrived," Alli told Spurs TV.

"We have a great young team and I can only see us moving forward. I am really happy to be here.

"When I signed here I wanted to play for Tottenham and I was not thinking about going anywhere else at the time. The manager and everyone have helped me a lot and thankfully I have broken in and got a few games.

"I have shown a lot of people what I can do and established myself as a Premier League player but I am 19 and I have still got a lot to learn. I can't think of a better place at the minute to do that.

"When I was moving from MK , the philosophy they had as a club, it was important I found that. 

The football suits me as a player and it's a great club to be at.

"Nothing changes with the contract, I'm still going to keep working hard on and off the pitch and doing as well as I can." he concluded.

Leicester Upset Everton, Ayew Earn Point For Villa, While Man U Slump to Norwich As Chelsea Regain their Lost Confidence..

Leicester upset Everton at Goodison Park; Chelsea back to winning ways after Mourinho as Van Gaal side slump to the newly promoted Norwich….

Manchester United suffered a third consecutive defeat at the hand of Norwich City by 2- as ‘The Canaries’ got their first victory at Old Trafford since 1989.

The result sees United drop out of the top-four on the table headed by Leicester City.

Meanwhile, Chelsea began the post-Jose Mourinho era with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge to ease away from the Premier League's bottom three while Leicester City moved five points clear at the top.

The home fans sang the name of the man who was sacked on Thursday after Chelsea's worst start to a season since 1978 and newly appointed interim coach Guus Hiddink watched from the stands, goals from Branislav Ivanovic, Pedro and Oscar restored some sense of normality in west London.

Leicester's remarkable title challenge continued with a 3-2 victory at Everton that ensures they will spend Christmas top of the table, a year after occupying bottom place heading into the hectic holiday schedule.

Two Riyad Mahrez penalties and a goal from Shinji Okazaki put Leicester on 38 points from 17 games, with chasing Arsenal and Manchester City, who clash on Monday, on 33 and 32 respectively.

Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of United's woes to move into fourth place thanks to a 2-0 win at Southampton while Crystal Palace remain sixth after a 2-1 win at Stoke City.

Bournemouth claimed a third consecutive league victory with a late Charlie Daniels penalty sealing a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion who had James McClean sent off in the first half and Salomon Rondon in stoppage time.

Jordan Ayew's stunning goal cancels out Coloccini's first-half effort. Ayew drove into the top corner from just inside the area to cancel out Fabricio Coloccini close-range opener and reshape the final scoreline Newcastle 1-1 Aston villa respectively...
Both sides had chances to win in the closing stages, with Newcastle striker Georginio Wijnaldum and Villa's Rudy Gestede having shots saved. 

Results:

Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland

Everton 2-3 Leicester City

Manchester United 1-2 Norwich City

Southampton 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Stoke City 1-2 Crystal Palace

West Brom 1-2 Bournemouth
Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa. 

 

CHELSEA APPOINT HIDDINK AS NEW MANAGER

Chelsea Football Club have confirmed the re-appointment of former manager Guus Hiddink as  interim manager until the end of season

“The owner and the Board welcome back a coach with a wealth of top-level experience and success, including his previous spell with the club in 2009 when we lifted the FA Cup.

Mr Abramovich and the Board believe that Guus has what it takes to get the best out of our talented squad.”

The newly appointed interim manager Guus Hiddink said: 'I am excited to return to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world but is not where it should be at the moment. However, I am sure we can all turn this season around.

‘I am looking forward to working with the players and staff at this great club and especially renewing my wonderful relationship with the Chelsea fans.'

The Dutchman will be at Stamford Bridge for today’s match but Steve Holland will take control of team matters for the game alongside Eddie Newton, who will now take on the role of assistant first-team coach.

Guus took temporary charge of Chelsea in February 2009, losing just one league game as we recovered from a poor first half of the season to finish third in the Premier League, guaranteeing Champions League football for the next campaign and signing off in style thanks to a 2-1 FA Cup win over Everton at Wembley.