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How the Irish fared...

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.

It was an eventful day for the Irish at The Den on Saturday as Derby continued to stumble towards a play-off spot after twice coming from two goals down to draw 3-3 at struggling Millwall. 

His first Ireland call-up may have cost Harry Arter the chance to relax in the Dubai sun, but the Bournemouth midfielder’s left foot wand could prove a potent weapon in Sunday’s crucial Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland.

How the Irish fared: It’s a football tradition. Club opts to dispose of player. The player finds new club. The old and the new meet and the player returns to haunt former employers.

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has compared himself and Ireland boss Martin O’Neill to late comedic double-act Morecambe and Wise ahead of Friday’s pivotal Euro 2016 qualifier.

Phil Jones admits Manchester United are still learning Louis van Gaal’s new system but the defender believes their 100% record in pre-season shows they are ready for the new Premier League campaign to start.

Footballer Carlos Tevez has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst disqualified, police sources confirmed.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been disqualified from driving less than a fortnight after his luxury car was removed from the road by police.

Sheffield Wednesday served up an upset in the second round of the Capital One Cup as they knocked out Fulham 1-0 at Hillsborough.

Sunderland 2 Morecambe 0

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill handed debuts to Adam Johnson and Steven Fletcher in tonight’s Capital One Cup second round clash with League Two Morecambe.

There are 12 Premier League clubs involved in the Capital One Cup tonight.

New signing Brett Holman netted a second-half winner as Aston Villa battled back from behind to beat Burton Albion 2-1 in today's friendly at Pirelli Stadium.

Patrick Vieira has attempted to row back on comments made yesterday where he claimed Manchester United get preferential treatment from referees.

'Appropriate Adult' stars Dominic West and Emily Watson have each carried off a Royal Television Society award for their performances in the drama about the killer Fred West.

Billy Connolly has topped a list of the UK's most influential stand-up comics of all time.

MANCHESTER UNITED avoided further humiliation after their derby drubbing as they breezed through last night’s Carling Cup fourth round clash at Aldershot, winning 3-0.

NORWICH suffered a stunning 4-0 home defeat at the hands of npower League One leaders MK Dons as the three newly-promoted Premier League clubs exited the Carling Cup at the second-round stage last night.

Emile Sinclair scored twice as League Two minnows Macclesfield topped the bill on a night of Carling Cup upsets with a 2-0 win over npower Championship Hull at the KC Stadium tonight.

Geordie duo Ant and Dec are a modern-day Morecambe and Wise, according to Eric Morecambe’s son Gary.

ARSENE WENGER will hope to unleash a more powerful Cesc Fabregas against his former club in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates tomorrow night.

FORMER Arsenal left-back Nigel Winterburn claims Sol Campbell’s return to the club has been forced on manager Arsene Wenger because of the lack of defensive cover.

DEAN KIELY insists he has not quit international football with Ireland and has claimed Giovanni Trapattoni broke an understanding that he would not be called up just to sit on the bench.

Leeds United face an away tie against Oldham Athletic in the first round of the FA Cup.

SOL CAMPBELL could be left in limbo until the January transfer window after walking out on Notts County yesterday.

Sol Campbell could be left in limbo until the January transfer window after walking out on Notts County today.

Adam Lockwood snatched a late equaliser to rescue a draw for Doncaster in their Coca-Cola Championship clash against Preston at the Keepmoat Stadium.

ROY KEANE’S Ipswich survived a major scare in the Carling Cup first round last night.

STEVEN Thompson struck twice as Burnley wrote another glorious cup chapter by dumping West Brom out of the FA Cup to book a fifth-round trip to Cardiff or Arsenal.

Cork City have been blocked from talking to former Northern Ireland boss Sammy McIlroy by his current club.

MORECAMBE have blocked a move by Cork City to speak to Sammy McIlroy about their vacant managerial post.

Roy Keane's Sunderland have been drawn to play Bolton at home in the third round of the FA Cup today.

A LAST-GASP goal from Craig Mackail-Smith gave Peterborough a 1-0 win over Ryman Premier side AFC Hornchurch in the first round of the FA Cup yesterday.

Leeds have been handed a home clash against fellow Coca-Cola League One outfit Northampton following the draw for the first round of the FA Cup.

Roy Keane will be looking for a second win in as many months over former club Nottingham Forest after Sunderland were drawn against the Championship newcomers in the second round of the Carling Cup.