Burnley boss Sean Dyche wants to see retrospective bans "all over the place and all over the pitch" if the Football Association are to effectively eradicate diving from the game.

Leicester are awaiting international clearance to complete the transfer of Adrien Silva from Sporting Lisbon.

Millwall produced the shock of the day.

Spurs impressed with a win at the bet365 Stadium.

Aston Villa slumped to the brink of relegation from the top flight for the first time in 29 years following a 2-1 home defeat by Bournemouth.

Bournemouth took another huge step towards securing their Premier League survival as Steve Cook's header sealed a win over Swansea.

Laurent Koscielny has urged Arsenal to kick on from their vital win at Bournemouth and put themselves firmly back into the Barclays Premier League title picture.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has hit out at Belgium after captain Vincent Kompany featured in their final Euro 2016 qualifier this week.

A rough week for Chelsea fans has taken another turn for the worse.

Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0: Christian Benteke has a long way to go before he seals his place in the pantheon of Liverpool’s legendary strikers but winning the affection of the Kop may come a little easier.

Liverpool have named Sean O’Driscoll as their new assistant manager and elevated Pepijn Lijnders to the role of first-team development coach as part of a shake-up of Brendan Rodgers’ backroom staff.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe will begin plans to make the club competitive in the Premier League next season when he returns to work today.

The final day of the Championship brought contrasting emotions for the Irish as the title and the identity of the last two teams to reach the play-offs was decided.

Every week, Steve Neville will be looking at the positives in the world in sport. This week he looks at AFC Bournemouth and how they went from near financial ruin to a chance of playing in the Premier League.

Barring a miracle of epic proportions on Saturday, Ireland’s strong historical connections with Bournemouth will be enhanced in the Premier League next season.

Eddie Howe says seeing his Bournemouth side on Match of the Day next season will be beyond his wildest dreams after the Cherries effectively sealed their promotion to the Barclays Premier League on Monday.

Aston Villa star Fabian Delph has committed his future to the club after signing a new four-and-a-half-year deal.

Bournemouth 1 Liverpool 3

Adam Lallana looks set to follow Luke Shaw out of Southampton, with a move to Liverpool understood to be close.

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.

Gloucester coach Nigel Davies has warned Munster they face a perilous visit to the West Country for round five of the Heineken Cup.

PETER CROUCH and Jermain Defoe have sent a clear message to their Premier League rivals and England boss Fabio Capello after finally launching their little-and-large strikeforce for Portsmouth.

Nine-man Leeds had both their strikers dismissed as they dropped their first points of the Coca-Cola League One season in a 1-1 draw at Gillingham.

Bournemouth chairman Abdul Jaffer has revealed former England striker Les Ferdinand has pulled out of the race to become manager of the League One club.

Burnley boss Steve Cotterill has begun his summer recruitment process by securing the signatures of Bournemouth duo Wade Elliott and Gareth O’Connor.

England centre Mike Tindall looks set to end his Bath career by joining their Zurich Premiership local rivals Gloucester next season.

James Beattie is set to give new Southampton manager Harry Redknapp a major boost by returning from injury for the relegation-haunted Saints’ visit to Tottenham on Saturday.

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has the worry of injuries to add to the disappointment of Carling Cup defeat against Bournemouth.

FORMER Irish international and current Bournemouth manager Sean O'Driscoll has dismissed speculation that Gordon Strachan is to help out with coaching at the Second Division club.

A hat-trick from John Murphy lifted Blackpool into the Nationwide Division Two play-off zone after a 3-1 win over Luton at Kenilworth Road.

Paolo Di Canio is set for an operation to cure a sinus problem which has been troubling him for most of the season.