Norwich made it three straight Sky Bet Championship wins and claimed local bragging rights by securing a 1-0 derby success over arch rivals Ipswich, with Lewis Grabban netting the crucial strike on 24 minutes at Portman Road today.

Brighton grabbed a last-minute winner to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 and snatch the last play-off spot on a dramatic final day in the Sky Bet Championship.

Conference side Kidderminster will take on Premier League Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round after they claimed a 3-2 win over Peterborough in their replay at London Road.

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Npower Championship side Charlton have secured the services of highly-rated Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong on loan.

Craig Bryson gave Derby their third successive win over 10-man Nottingham Forest after Dexter Blackstock was sent off in an ill-tempered east midlands derby yesterday.

Yann Kermorgant silenced the jeers of the Leicester fans by firing Charlton to their first npower Championship win of the season, 2-1, against one of the favourites for promotion.

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GOALKEEPER Tim Howard scored for Everton but Bolton came from behind to claim the points and haul themselves off the foot of the Premier League thanks to a winning goal from Chelsea target Gary Cahill last night.

Peckham-raised England defender Rio Ferdinand has expressed shock at the rioting which has escalated in London and spread to other cities.

David Beckham will report to Tottenham’s training ground for the first time this morning but whether the former England captain will play for the club this season is still shrouded in mystery.

Sheffield Wednesday started their npower League One campaign with a 2-0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge.

Charlton midfielder Jonjo Shelvey was today expected to complete a move to Liverpool after the two clubs agreed terms on a transfer yesterday.

Iain Dowie has emerged as the leading contender to replace Phil Brown as manager of Hull.

Sunderland have finally landed striker Darren Bent in a club record £10m deal from Tottenham.

Wolves will be playing Premier League football next season after their promotion from the Coca-Cola Championship was confirmed with a 1-0 win over QPR at Molineux.

Wolves remain six points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after overcoming Blackpool 2-0 at Molineux thanks to a double strike from Chris Iwelumo.

Striker Martyn Waghorn today became the 13th Sunderland player to go out on loan this season.

Birmingham remain at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 3-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One.

Reading boss Steve Coppell has confirmed the club have recalled striker Leroy Lita from his loan spell with Charlton.

Charlton have extended Reading striker Leroy Lita's loan spell at The Valley until the end of the season.

BRISTOL CITY and Watford fought out a goalless draw in their top-of-the-table Coca-Cola Championship clash at Ashton Gate.

ROMAN BEDNAR had double cause for celebration on Saturday. As if scoring the winning goal against Burnley was not enough, his manager Tony Mowbray confirmed that he will sign the Czech (pictured right) on a permanent deal at the end of the season.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has made a late bid to sign Charlton midfielder Andy Reid.

Charlton have completed the signing of Burnley striker Andy Gray.

TONY MOWBRAY blamed a congested fixture list for West Brom’s failure to see off a determined Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Wigan boss Chris Hutchings has completed the signing of Dutch winger Rachid Bouaouzan, who narrowly avoided a prison sentence during his time in the Eredivisie.

Charlton have confirmed that eight players have left The Valley after the club's relegation to the Championship, with striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and defender Talal El Karkouri heading the list.

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Darren Bent from Charlton in a £16.5m deal, smashing the club’s transfer record.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is interested in discussing a possible move to newly-promoted Birmingham, according to his agent.

Portsmouth have signed former Charlton defender Hermann Hreidarsson on a two-year deal.

Darren Randolph fully intends to stake his claim for the Charlton goalkeeper’s jersey on a permanent basis.

Zheng Zhi believes he can still do a job in the Barclays Premiership despite being unable to help keep Charlton up.

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Charlton defender Ben Thatcher returns to the squad to face Liverpool at Anfield following a ban.

Alan Pardew admits relegated Charlton must leave their “egos” in the Barclays Premiership – the question is whether Darren Bent will also be left behind.

Charlton chief executive Peter Varney wants to keep Darren Bent at The Valley next season when the Addicks push for an immediate return to the Barclays Premiership.

Former Charlton goalkeeper Dean Kiely has backed the Addicks to recover from relegation from the Barclays Premiership, insisting the club will not slide further down the Football League.

HARRY KEWELL is locked in a race against time to convince Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez he is ready to atone for his Champions League final nightmare two years ago.

Charlton will be without suspended full-back Ben Thatcher for the visit of Tottenham on Monday night.

ALAN PARDEW maintains all is not lost even though Charlton have only three games left to haul themselves out of the Premiership drop-zone.

CHARLTON picked up another point in their battle for Premiership survival following a goalless draw against Reading at The Valley – but will know it should have been more.