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Peter Crouch headed in the only goal as Stoke beat Newcastle 1-0 for their first home victory of the season in the Premier League.

It's business as usual at the top of the Serie A table as joint leaders Roma and Juventus have maximum points heading into the fifth round of fixtures.

Wenger dismissed Spurs' recent poor league run, saying he expected a typically tough battle against their neighbours.

Valencia remained undefeated and took the lead of the Spanish league on goal difference by beating Cordoba 3-0 on Thursday.

Vermaelen has recovered from a right leg injury that has kept him from debuting with his new club since transferring from Arsenal.

Zico said the two-and-half month long league would help the 158th ranked India to improve their footballing skills and produce great talents in future.

Barcelona pair Neymar and Ivan Rakitic have picked up minor injuries that could sideline them for Wednesday's La Liga game at Malaga.

The abuse was triggered by Balotelli's reaction to Manchester United's shock defeat by Leicester.

Champions League kicked off previous week with first set of group matches and straightaway we witnessed thrilling action, drama and scintillating performances.

Pellegrini criticised Chelsea's "small team" mentality and said they played like Stoke City during their tense 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.

"It has been the style for many, many years and I will be surprised if (coach) Vicente del Bosque can now change their style of play," said World Cup winning defender Capdevila.

Cristiano Ronaldo struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid produced a stunning 8-2 demolition of Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga.

India have three points after two matches and will have a straight fight against Thailand, who have the same number of points, for a place in the quarters.

Arsenal generated revenue of more than 300 million pounds in 2013-14 when the EPL club ended a nine-year run without a major trophy.

Costa picked up the injury in Spain's 1-0 defeat to France on September 4 and Mourinho said he could not play more than one match a week for the time being.

"ISL should help pump up interest in the I-League and both tourneys in tandem could raise football quality in India," Director of ISL team FC Goa Shrinivas Dempo said.