The Good

Arsene Wenger was left counting the cost of a selection gamble which backfired in Arsenal’s 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round win over Huddersfield after Samir Nasri suffered a hamstring injury which looks to have ruled the French playmaker out of the Champions League showdown with Barcelona.

Arsene Wenger admits Samir Nasri is now a major doubt for their Champions League clash against Barcelona after his gamble “backfired” when the influential midfielder picked up a hamstring injury in today’s 2-1 FA Cup fourth round win over npower League One Huddersfield at Emirates Stadium.

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ANDY KEOGH has joined Cardiff on a season-long loan from Wolves, the npower Championship club have announced.

Huddersfield have completed the signing of striker Alan Lee from Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee.

Millwall celebrated their return to the npower Championship by subjecting David James to a torrid afternoon in a 3-0 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

Crystal Palace made a blistering start to their npower Championship campaign after they raced into a 3-0 half-time lead over Leicester.

AN emotional Paul Hart revealed he will start looking for work again next week after ending his short-term contract at Crystal Palace by keeping them in the Championship.

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Leeds manager Simon Grayson admits it would take a “ridiculous” offer to tempt him to part company with Jermaine Beckford after the in-form striker helped secure an FA Cup fourth-round replay with Tottenham.

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Crystal Palace have been hit by a transfer embargo for the second time this season, reportedly over money still owed to Ipswich from the purchase of Republic of Ireland striker Alan Lee last summer.

DANNY GUTHRIE fired Newcastle to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship last night as the depleted Magpies edged their way past Leicester.

Michael Chopra grabbed the first league goal at the new Cardiff City Stadium today to help his side to a comfortable 4-0 win over promoted Scunthorpe.

PAUL IFILL and Ireland U21 winger Sean Scannell fired Crystal Palace into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Leicester.

PHIL BROWN insisted Hull are play-off favourites after their automatic promotion hopes were dashed yesterday.

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.

JAMIE MCCOMBE continued his remarkable goalscoring run for Bristol City to help his side extend their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 1-1 draw at Charlton last night.

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QPR turned the Coca-Cola Championship form guide on its head to haul themselves off the foot of the table with a 2-0 win at Burnley last night.

A Porsche driven by Ipswich striker Alan Lee has been involved in a collision that left a cyclist with serious injuries.

Leeds have revealed Hull and two other Coca-Cola Championship clubs have made an enquiry about striker Richard Cresswell.

Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton has challenged his shadow squad to prove their worth to him on tour in the United States.

IT’S the greening of Sunderland in reverse, with Steve Staunton naming four of the Championship-winners in his Irish squad for the friendly games in the USA later this month.

The Football Association will launch a full-scale investigation into yesterday's pitch invasion by Leeds fans at Elland Road.

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AN unfinished story by JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, that was completed by his son went on sale yesterday, its British publishers HarperCollins said.

Sunderland moved into second place in the Coca-Cola Championship with a 1-0 win over play-off contenders Cardiff at Ninian Park.

Ireland manager Steve Staunton has sent a warning to his Coca-Cola Championship-based strikers that they will struggle to get into his squad until they get back into the Barclays Premiership.

Sunderland moved to third in the Coca-Cola Championship table after claiming the points in an unexpectedly tight match at Barnsley.

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Birmingham climbed to the Coca-Cola Championship summit with a 3-0 win over Plymouth at St Andrews.

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Roy Keane has suffered his first loss as Sunderland manager this afternoon, as fell from one goal ahead to an eventual 3-1 defeat by Ipswich.

Michael Chopra scored twice as Cardiff moved back to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 4-1 win at Ninian Park against Luton.

Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton is demanding nothing more than a decent display tonight from his makeshift side.

Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton has described the last few days of his fledgling managerial career as “a good test“.

Gardaí are still questioning a man in Dublin in relation to an incident in which Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton was approached by a man armed with a gun outside the team hotel in Portmarnock.

John O’Shea has laughed off the “circus” which has surrounded Manchester United team-mates Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in recent weeks.

Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane and vice-captain Shay Given are both out of Wednesday's friendly against Holland at Lansdowne Road.

STEVE STAUNTON’S preparations for the European Championship qualifiers have been badly hampered by the forced withdrawal of a number of key personnel ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against Holland at Lansdowne Road.

Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton has suffered some blows to his squad ahead of next Wednesday’s match against the Netherlands.

STEVE STAUNTON was recently quoted as describing Alan Lee as “clumsy” — and he meant it in the nicest possible way.