Brad Friedel to receive Merit Award

Brad Friedel is expected to be given an award by the Premier League this weekend to mark his record-breaking 300th consecutive appearance.

The goalkeeper will claim the Merit Award if he features for Tottenham Hotspur at Queens Park Rangers later today (Saturday).

The 40-year-old started his run of matches while at Blackburn Rovers in 2004.

Friedel, who is the league's oldest player, has said that a regime of yoga has helped him to stay fit as he enters middle age.