Daryl Murphy has set his sights on promotion after completing his move from Ipswich to Newcastle yesterday.

Alan Judge’s Euro 2016 dream is almost certainly over after the midfielder broke his leg in Brentford’s 3-1 Championship win at Ipswich on Saturday.

It may still be very early days but the Championship table will make very pleasant reading for Chris Hughton this morning. 

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.

Two of Brentford’s Irish players were in flying form on Saturday but their best efforts were not enough to earn the Bees three desperately-needed points.

FA Cup Quarter-Final

He’s the Irishman whose goals have ensured that what should be a procession resembles a contest.

FA Cup Fifth Round: Bradford 2 Sunderland 0: Bradford, a city whose last meaningful flirtation with the FA Cup came some 104 years ago, now stand one victory from a Wembley semi-final after a stunning 2-0 upset of Premier League Sunderland at Valley Parade.

Cork native Billy Clarke is eyeing a double Wembley trip after helping Bradford City dump Chelsea out of the FA Cup at the weekend.

Chelsea’s £200m men were sunk by a supermarket shelf stacker who was plucked from non-league obscurity for the princely sum of £7,500.

Nine was the magic number for Daryl Murphy this weekend as his brace in the 4-1 Championship win over Leeds made it nine goals in nine games for Ipswich’s number nine.

Crawley 1 Reading 3

Crawley 2 Swansea 3

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

Blackburn boss Steve Kean suffered another setback in his bid to win over his doubters as Rovers crashed out after a 2-1 defeat at League One MK Dons in tonight's second round of the Capital One Cup.

Stoke named a strong-looking side for today’s FA Cup fifth-round tie with Crawley.

Leeds defender Andy O’Brien will receive the club’s full support as he bids to win back his first-team place after receiving treatment for depression.

Blackpool 2 Ipswich 0

BLACKPOOL striker Billy Clarke is determined to force his way back into the first-team picture 12 months after seeing his Premier League dream wrecked by injury.

Blackpool's Boxing Day postponement at home to Liverpool means captain Charlie Adam will now have to sit out tomorrow's trip to Sunderland.

Blackpool will be without their captain Charlie Adam when they host Liverpool in the Barclays Premier League on St Stephen's Day.

Blackpool have no fresh injury worries ahead of their Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke tomorrow.

Blackpool could name an unchanged squad for tomorrow’s Premier League clash against Manchester United at Bloomfield Road.

Key midfielder Charlie Adam is a major doubt for Blackpool’s Barclays Premier League clash with Wolves at Bloomfield Road tomorrow.

Blackpool captain Charlie Adam is a major doubt for the Seasiders’ Premier League clash with West Brom at Bloomfield Road on Monday night.

Blackpool’s good start to life in the Barclays Premier League continues to include the fitness of their squad, with Ian Holloway again largely untroubled by injuries.

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has no fresh injury worries ahead of Manchester City’s visit to Bloomfield Road on Sunday.

Israeli defender Dekel Keinan could be in line to make his Blackpool debut tomorrow against Arsenal after completing his move to the Barclays Premier League newcomers this week.

New signings Craig Cathcart and Marlon Harewood could be set for their Blackpool debuts at Wigan tomorrow in the Seasiders’ first ever Barclays Premier League match.

BLACKPOOL striker Billy Clarke has spoken of his devastation at being ruled out for much of the coming season.

STEPHEN IRELAND’S Manchester City future is in serious doubt after the midfielder was told he may not make Roberto Mancini’s final 25-man squad for next season and should consider his future.

BLACKPOOL striker Billy Clarke could be out for three months with the knee injury he suffered in last week’s friendly against Tiverton Town.

IPSWICH TOWN manager Roy Keane says it would be no surprise if English lower division clubs moved for some of the League of Ireland’s top stars during the January transfer window.

Middlesbrough top scorer Adam Johnson could return for tonight’s visit of Blackpool as Gordon Strachan’s side attempts to mount an automatic promotion challenge.

Police are set to continue their inquiries into an allegation that Blackpool striker Jason Euell was racially abused during the Carling Cup defeat by Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

Burnley’s brilliant Barclays Premier League start counted for nothing against Barnsley tonight as Hugo Colace’s late winner left Owen Coyle’s men on the wrong end of an upset.

Stoke 4 Blackpool 3

ROY KEANE has wielded the axe at Ipswich Town releasing seven players including fellow Cork man Billy Clarke as he begins his rebuilding plans at Portman Road.

Republic of Ireland 0 Iraq 0

Ipswich 0 Portsmouth 1

BURNLEY shocked Championship leaders Watford as new boss Owen Coyle masterminded a 2-0 win at Vicarage Road.

Republic of Ireland 0 England 3