Wes Hoolahan was at his mesmeric best at the weekend, scoring twice as Norwich hammered play-off contenders Reading 7-1.

Lukaku's importance to the Toffees was demonstrated against the Canaries.

Manchester United's bid for Champions League football remains alive after a 1-0 win at Carrow Road which saw Norwich slip closer to Premier League relegation.

Sunderland 0 Arsenal 0

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has told his players they must learn to deal with the pressure which comes as league leaders.

Leicester City 1 Norwich 0

Norwich 2 West Ham 2: Mark Noble insists West Ham proved their fighting qualities after battling back from an Ireland one-two to snatch a point at Norwich on Saturday.

Tottenham have moved up into second in the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win over Watford at White Hart Lane.

Norwich 1 Southampton 0: Southampton manager Ronald Koeman openly criticised Sadio Mane and Victor Wanyama after disciplinary problems helped condemn the visitors to defeat at Norwich.

Phil Jones has called on Manchester United’s under-performing stars to pull together to ease the heat on manager Louis van Gaal.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku scored for a seventh straight game but Norwich responded to earn a deserved 1-1 draw in the Premier League clash at Carrow Road

The state of the Premier League nation...

Getting in behind the Premier League weekend.

Jermain Defoe’s hat-trick spared Sunderland’s blushes as they defeated Exeter 6-3 in a thrilling Capital One Cup clash last night.

Winger Robbie Brady revealed he contacted Republic of Ireland team-mate Wes Hoolahan before agreeing a move to Norwich.

Shay Given is close to sealing a move to Stoke City as Aston Villa agree to release him from his contract a year early.

Norwich 2 Middlesbrough 0: Manager Alex Neil refused to get carried away after guiding Norwich back into the Premier League and securing a £130 million (€183 million) promotion jackpot with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at Wembley which continued his own meteoric rise in the dugout.

How the Irish fared:

Wes Hoolahan was on target as Norwich came from 2-0 down to beat Cardiff 4-2 on Saturday, a win which lifted the Canaries to second in the Championship.

Anthony Pilkington will put his future to one side as he concentrates on the Republic of Ireland.

Sunderland 2 West Brom 0

Sunderland's “miraculous” great escape is almost complete after they clinched their first win at Manchester United for almost half a century.

Wayne Rooney’s groin injury will not prevent him from going to the World Cup.

New Norwich boss Neil Adams will have no qualms throwing a number of youngsters into the Canaries first team as he looks to fight off Barclays Premier League relegation.

Former Norwich manager Chris Hughton may have lost his job but he never lost the dressing room, according to club captain Russell Martin.

Norwich have sacked Chris Hughton and his backroom staff after back-to-back defeats left them in a relegation dogfight in the Barclays Premier League.

Manager Chris Hughton admits he can never switch off in the ongoing quest to keep Norwich in the Premier League.

Swansea 3 Norwich 0

John Terry’s own goal blew the race for the Barclays Premier League title wide open once again as Crystal Palace snatched an unlikely lifeline.

Striker Fernando Torres returns to start for Premier League leaders Chelsea in today’s clash with relegation-threatened Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Norwich City 1 Cardiff City 1

Norwich 1 Tottenham 0

Chief executive David McNally has suggested Norwich could move swiftly to replace Chris Hughton if their Premier League status is threatened.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has hit back at Jose Mourinho’s claim that Chelsea are the “little horse” in the title race.

“If my thought-dreams could be seen, they’d probably put my head in a guillotine...”

Norwich manager Chris Hughton will investigate reports want-away midfielder Wes Hoolahan made derogatory remarks about the Canaries ahead of a media conference yesterday afternoon.

Norwich 0 Newcastle 0

Norwich 1 Hull 0

Wes Hoolahan is not leaving Norwich and nor is Chris Hughton – just as long as the manager keeps the club out of relegation trouble, that is.

Superb goals from Gareth Barry and Kevin Mirallas saw Everton outclass Norwich to reclaim a place in the Barclays Premier League top four with a 2-0 win.

Crystal Palace 1 Norwich 1

Norwich 0 Man Utd 1

Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen is looking to add points to performances as the Cottagers aim to climb out of the relegation zone over Christmas.

Sunderland 0 Norwich 0