He joins Ireland's Enda Stevens, John Egan and David McGoldrick at the promotion-chasers.

Scott Hogan has seen enough clean slates to roof a housing estate but the Aston Villa striker is hopeful of a few more as he looks to kickstart a career that has been starved of momentum at club level and with the Republic of Ireland.

Birmingham hauled themselves out of the relegation zone and left Sunderland further in trouble at the wrong end of the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 win at St Andrew's.

A new book in aid of an Irish charity asked people to recall their favourite concert, writes Don O’Mahony.

One of the most important meetings of my year took place earlier this week in the front seat of the car, writes Michael Moynihan.

Sheffield United 1 Southampton 0

Manager Nigel Clough insists Sheffield United did not rush into their decision to allow convicted rapist Ched Evans to train with the club.

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Live music: The Blades - The Olympia, Dublin

SINGER PAUL CLEARY doesn’t have butterflies — yet. But he will. “I’m not a confident performer,” say Cleary, frontman of iconic Dublin post-punk trio, The Blades. “The 20 minutes before I go on are particularly nerve-wracking. You can’t function properly. You are sitting in the dressing room, not talking. You just want to get out there, on stage.”

Former Sheffield United, Coventry and Birmingham forward Peter Ndlovu has been critically injured in a car accident in his native Zimbabwe.

Steve Wall talks to Siobhán Cronin about celebrating 25 years of The Stunning and his role as Uncle Danny in Moone Boy

Aston Villa are close to completing their second signing in the space of 48 hours with Sheffield United right-back Matt Lowton moving to the midlands club.

WITH a record 19th league title already in the bag, it could be the turn of Manchester United’s youth team to secure a place in the history books tonight.

Sheffield United 1 Aston Villa 3

Ipswich 0 Sheffield United 3

Burnley 1 Sheffield United 0

Sheffield United 1 Preston 0 (Sheff Utd win 2-1 on aggregate)

Sheffield United 1 Preston 0 (Sheff Utd win 2-1 on aggregate)

West Ham are attempting to look forward after insisting it is time to draw a line under the Carlos Tevez saga.

Sheffield United 1 Hull 1

THE legal battle over the Carlos Tevez affair will stretch into the new year after West Ham lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling in Sheffield United’s favour.

West Ham should discover today whether they will have to accept defeat in their legal battle against Sheffield United over the Carlos Tevez affair.

SHEFFIELD UNITED’S compensation claim over the Carlos Tevez affair looks set to be delayed until next February as West Ham step up their legal fight.

Sheffield United expect to learn the outcome of their claim against West Ham for compensation over the Carlos Tevez affair in September.

Sheffield United today embarked on their final legal challenge over the Carlos Tevez affair in an effort to win compensation for being relegated a year ago.

Sheffield United 0 Middlesbrough 0

NON-LEAGUE Havant & Waterlooville could face a trip to Anfield to take Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Non-leaguers Havant & Waterlooville could face a trip to Anfield to take on Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

LAST night’s Carling Cup action was overshadowed by events in Nottingham after Leicester’s Irish defender Clive Clarke collapsed in the dressing room at half time in their clash with Notts Forest, leading to the match being abandoned.

WEST HAM last night slammed Sheffield United’s intention to sue them for the cost of relegation as “desperate”, on the day Kieron Dyer finally completed his protracted move to the Hammers.

Alan Curbishley today distanced himself from Sheffield United’s decision to sue West Ham over the Carlos Tevez affair and instead revealed he is considering legal action of his own against ex-Hammers star Paul Konchesky.

Sheffield United have announced they plan to sue West Ham for the cost of their relegation from the Premier League.

Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson has confirmed he is interested in signing Everton forward James Beattie.

Sheffield United are “considering the findings with professional advisors” after an arbitration panel dismissed their claims against the Premier League over the Carlos Tevez affair.

Today is judgement day for Sheffield United in their battle to win back their place in the Premier League.

West Ham insist the Premier League’s arbitration panel will not hinder their bid for success in the top flight next season.

West Ham tonight attempted to draw a line under any uncertainty about their top-flight status by insisting there was no chance the Premier League arbitration panel's decision could result in relegation for next season.

Sheffield United chiefs are today attempting to overturn the club's relegation from the Premiership at a tribunal.

The Premier League in England have agreed to set up an arbitration tribunal to rule on Sheffield United's complaints over the Carlos Tevez affair.

The Premier League today maintained there had been no further developments in the Carlos Tevez affair in the wake of reports an arbitration panel is to rule on the case.

Sheffield United club chairman Terry Robinson has ruled Stuart McCall and Chris Coleman out of the running to succeed Neil Warnock at Bramall Lane.

THE Premier League’s attempts to resolve the bitter dispute over West Ham have fallen on deaf ears with Sheffield United last night promising to sue if they are relegated and claiming the ruling threatens “anarchy” in the game.