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Ageless England striker Jermaine Defoe left last season's relegation victims Sunderland for top flight side Bournemouth and former Arsenal centre back Martin Keown believes the 34 - year old would be an old wine of inspiration for the Cherries side.

Bostock was ultimately unable to fulfil his vast potential at White Hart Lane, but he's rebuilt his career impressively in Belgium, scoring 20 goals in 58 games for top flight side OH Leuven, via a stint at Royal Antwerp where he played for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

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They did briefly bypass each other in the Championship, but there was little stopping a Saints side bound for the top flight.

Bittencourt, meanwhile, is expected to command a fee of around # 6m, and looks a great prospect for the future after some eye - catching displays in the German top flight, as well as for his Germany's Under - 21 side.

The paper report that Cheryshev has been admired by Premier League sides for a long time, claiming that his pace and direct approach would be well - suited to the English top flight.

They travelled to the Stade du Moustoir, to face a Lorient side who only recently secured their top - flight status for next season.

Holt has notched up 70 goals in 129 appearances for the East Anglian side, helping them to back to back promotions and a very satisfactory first season back in the top flight.

He will be glad to have seen his Royals side gain promotion to the top flight but will be all to aware of just how tough a night his side could be in for.

The problem, though, for those three top - flight sides is that Dutch heavweights Ajax have by all accounts already agreed a deal in principle to land the youngster, whose current contract with Zagreb now only runs until June 30 2014.

Frosinone secured promotion to Italy's top flight for the first time in their history by beating Crotone 3 - 1 back in May and they will hope to make an immediate impact when they take on Torino at the Communale Matusa while another newly promoted side Capri, stocked with loan signings from Juventus and Fiorentina, will take on Sampdoria hoping for a surprise while Palermo face Genoa.

Leading marksman for the north London side is Alexandre Lacazette with eight goals ahead of Alexis Sánchez with five to his name in the top flight this term.

In turn, that will be a real concern for Klopp as he'll be desperate to see them avoid any injury setbacks of their own as that could leave Liverpool exposed at the back against the side with the best goalscoring record in the English top flight this season.

After Cardiff and Hull booked their spots in the Premier League for next season, these two sides will both be wanting to join them in the top flight.

Top flight sides have to submit their squad list by 5 pm on Wednesday under new rules brought in by the league for the new campaign.

The attacker has been one of the stars of the first half of the Liga BBVA season, scoring eight goals and contributing five assists in 15 league showings to date, helping his side move up to fifth in the top flight, and in contention for an unlikely European place.

After scoring 18 league goals for a relegated Rangers side in his first season in the Premier League, Austin is likely to be the target of many top flight clubs and Liverpool are thought to be interested [via ITV Sport].

«The defensive side of his game has also improved, with his average of 2.3 tackles and 2.3 interceptions both his respective highest in the top flight of English football since signing for Arsenal.

Former Ipswich Town midfielder Liam Trotter has proved a huge success since his move to Millwall back in the summer of 2010 and it would appear that the 24 year old is primed and ready for a move into the top flight, a move he may well not be likely to achieve with his South London side any time soon.

Despite still being very young for a manager in the top flight division, Howe has plenty of experience being in charge of a side.

However, the Championship remains somewhat of an untapped source for most top flight sides, as they usually tend to look overseas for their quick fix solutions.

The Moroccan defender was in superb form for Roma last season as he helped Rudi Garcia's side to a runners - up spot in Serie A with the best goals - against record in the Italian top flight.

On the other hand, the three points will take Everton up to 11th in the Premier League further pulling away from the bottom few sides and joining a host of teams firmly in mid-table mediocrity in the top flight as they build for next season.

His young side look like outside contenders for a long overdue return to the top flight so would a move to Bolton be all that attractive?

Ryan has impressed in the Belgian top flight and also starred for his national side in all three of their matches at last summer's World Cup finals, suggesting that he could be ready to compete at the highest level.

With arsenal still just taking the first few steps on the road to recovery after suffering the worst period the team has had to endure for many a year and setting a few unwanted records for the Arsene Wenger era, we could probably have done without this midweek game against a side that is not only the reigning Premier League champions but who are quite a bit further down their own road to redemption while still needing some points to make their survival in the top flight completely secure.

He followed that up with 11 goals in 35 top flight appearances for the Clarets in the 2014/15 season, however he wasn't able to help his side avoid relegation back to the Championship.

Overall for the season they are W5 D4 L4 in the top flight at home but with them only having taken one clean sheet in their last eleven league games, even against a low scoring side like Burnley they are going to be a little vulnerable and therefore it is worth taking a punt on both teams to score at Coral for 8/11 odds * (Betting Odds taken at 10:58 p.m. on March 7th, 2018).

Happily for supporters, the side bounced back a year later and following their promotion have played in England's top flight ever since.

He was then appointed boss of Serie A side Atalanta in September 2009, winning just three of his 14 games in charge and leaving the following January, before dropping a division to guide Siena to the top flight for the 2010/11 season.

Steve Bruce is making a return to the top flight with promoted side, Hull City and there's a return for former England international David Nugent as part of the Championship winning side, Burnley.

The Cherries will be hoping for a third consecutive season in the top flight under Eddie Howe, but given Arter's form a relegation could result in a move to another Premier League side.

Barring any injuries to the Gasperini's side in their first - leg Coppa Italia semi-final with Juventus tonight in Bergamo, Orsolini will reportedly undergo his medical tomorrow that will see him complete his switch to the Stadio Renato Dall» Ara where he aims to impress in the top flight for the second half of the Serie A season.

Philippe Coutinho going through process of adaptation at Barcelona, says Guillem Balague Sky Sports Coutinho moved to Barcelona in January from Liverpool for # 146m, scoring three goals and registering two assists in 13 appearances so far for the La Liga side, who are unbeaten in the top flight.

KEY FACT: This is the first top - flight encounter between Huddersfield and Brighton MATCH ODDS: Huddersfield 17/10 Draw 21/10 Brighton 2/1 bet365 Pick: Half time score 0 - 0 @ 6/5 ANDY SAYS: Home win here for me, be close but think Town will win... 2 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Hard not to see SILKY SAYS: Tough one to call, but will just side with Huddersfield... 2 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: At 64p, Solly March is very much one to watch for Brighton

We have tickets listed for every match this season and this fixture can provide unbeatable value and a entertaining match between two evenly matched sides in the top flight of English football.

But this is an opportunity for them to land a positive as they go at home against the worst away side in the top flight this season.

Pep Guardiola's side have earned an abundance of plaudits for their stylish domination of the English top - flight this term and will have the title sewn up in early April if they beat Everton and Manchester United in their next two matches.

Villa are keen to bring in a new man as soon as possible but their chase for their top targets could depend on them staying up this season with the side currently second from bottom of the table and facing up to the prospect of being relegated from the top flight of English football for the first time since 1987.

LONDON: Danish international forward Martin Braithwaite has swapped French top - flight side Toulouse for Middlesbrough, the English club announced on Thursday.

In November 2013 he made everyone sit up and take notice when he scored a hat - trick for his side in a 4 - 3 win over Milan, and in total he's managed an impressive 40 goals and 23 assists in 92 matches in the top - flight.

Their last appearance in the top flight was a record breaking one for the wrong reasons after collecting the lowesr amount of points for a Premier League side in the 2007/08 season.

Sadly for Alex Neil's side it doesn't look like that famous victory will keep them in the top flight, and instead is just another embarrassment for Van Gaal.

That should earn him a start for this game, and luckily enough Morata is going up against the side who have conceded the most headed goals away from home in the top flight.

Laporte has been regarded as one of La Liga's finest young defenders since making his Spanish top - flight debut in 2012 but is yet to play for France's senior side.

Togo international Romao has been a regular in the Marseille side since arriving from Lorient in January 2013 and a number of top - flight English clubs have been keeping tabs on the all - action midfielder for some time.

Right now, he's one of the best strikers in Russia and would be the perfect addition to any English side; whether that's as a backup at an elite club or to lead the line for one of the top flight's «lesser» teams.

Former Premier League side Newcastle United are gearing up for another perfect month in November as they actively pursue returning to top flight English football.

De Bruyne registered 18 assists in the 2016 - 17 campaign for Pep Guardiola's side, more than any other player in the top flight.

The Brazilian picked up where he left off at the Vicente Calderon, though, making 48 appearances for the Spanish side in the 2016 - 17 season as Atleti reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and once again boasted the best defensive record in the Spanish top flight ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Both sides are playing for the right to face Barcelona and Real Madrid in the top flight next season having finished just outside the top two.