Jermain Defoe believes he may need an operation and a month out of action to solve his calf problem.

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has backed Arsene Wenger's call to take the club's captaincy off William Gallas.

Chelsea manager Luis Felipe Scolari is still interested in taking Robinho to Stamford Bridge.

Resurgent Spurs take on free-falling Blackburn in a crucial clash at White Hart Lane on Sunday.