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Daniel Storey: Solskjaer has released Manchester United's handbrake

Tammy Abraham has enjoyed unexpected success during his first season leading the line for Chelsea. He scored 12 league goals before the turn of the year, putting him in the frame to make England’s Euro 2020 squad and justifying Frank Lampard’s considerable faith in him.

Ireland job a perfect fit for Roy Keane if curtain comes down on Martin O’Neill era

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Here's a round-up of tonight's Championship games as Newcastle stay clear at the top

Jamaal Lascelles rescued Newcastle with an 81st-minute equaliser as Rafael Benitez's men maintained their one-point lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-2 draw at Norwich.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burton Albion - Sky Bet Championship - AMEX Stadium

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Brighton hit four past Burton to return to top of Championship

Newcastle United v Rotherham United - Premier League - St James' Park

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Newcastle ease past Rotherham to top Championship

West Bromwich Albion v Derby County - Emirates FA Cup - Third Round - The Hawthorns

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FA Cup review: Three Premier League teams dumped out

Derby impress as they knock West Brom out of the Cup

Tom Ince fired Derby into the FA Cup fourth round as two quickfire Rams goals stunned West Brom.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

Newcastle United v Cardiff City - Sky Bet Championship - St James' Park

Newcastle continue to march on at top of Championship

Newcastle continued their dominance of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-1 victory at home to Cardiff to extend their winning run to seven matches.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

How the Irish fared: Chris Hughton gets his revenge

Chris Hughton isn’t the revenge type but you’d have to suspect Saturday’s 5-0 mauling of Norwich City in the Championship meant plenty to the Brighton boss.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

Goals keep flowing for happy Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool

Derby 0 Liverpool 3: Liverpool eased into the last 16 of the EFL Cup as the goals continued to flow for Jurgen Klopp’s side with a 3-0 win at Derby.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2016

Tottenham V Arsenal - Three North London derbies to remember

It may be the most important North London derby ever, but there’s been plenty of memorable encounters at either end of the Seven Sisters Road.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Brentford badly stung by Derby’s raider Jeff Hendrick

Jeff Hendrick should have been sent off for a “shocking challenge” before playing a central role in Derby’s last-gasp equaliser in their 1-1 draw against fellow playoff hopefuls Brentford on Saturday.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2015

How the Irish fared: Adam Rooney runs riot for Aberdeen

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

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

Tony Pulis stays grounded as West Brom put Wembley in their sights

FA Cup Round-up: West Brom manager Tony Pulis refused to get carried away after the Baggies trounced Premier League rivals West Ham 4-0 to reach an FA Cup quarter-final.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Blackburn embarrass Stoke while Reading take Derby

Ten-man Stoke suffered FA Cup embarrassment at Ewood Park as they were torn apart 4-1 by a second-string Blackburn side with Josh King, one of those fringe players, scoring a hat-trick.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2015

Darren Bent: Villa need ‘fresh approach’

Darren Bent believes Aston Villa will benefit from a fresh approach after Paul Lambert’s sacking and backed the club to stay up.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2015

Club-by-club guide to all the January transfers

Now that the dust has settled on the January winter transfer window, a number of clubs hoping to have made the signings that will make the difference for them between now and May.

Tue, 03 Feb, 2015

Selected Premier League Deals

Deadline Day Moves in Bold

Tue, 03 Feb, 2015

Nine-man Swansea get a burning

FA Cup — Saturday review: Though cast in the shadow of high-profile fallers at Stamford Bridge and the Etihad, there was another giant-killing of sorts at Ewood Park, where nine-man Swansea became the third Premier League side beaten by lower-league opposition, crashing out 3-1 to Blackburn.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Chelsea and City dumped out of the Cup

League One Bradford served up one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history as they hit back from two goals down to beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

Lambert responds to Darren Bent claim

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has hit back at claims from record signing Darren Bent, insisting his decision to let the striker leave on loan was “nothing personal”.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2015

Derby cut short Best’s loan spell

Republic of Ireland international Leon Best has returned to Blackburn Rovers after his season-long loan to Derby was cut short by the Rams.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2015

Weekend’s FA Cup third round team news

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Sat, 03 Jan, 2015

Carver summons spirit of Newcastle’s legends

John Carver is convinced he will have Bobby Robson standing alongside him on one side and Gary Speed on the other when he walks out at St James’ Park today.

Thu, 01 Jan, 2015

Premier League transfer window club-by-club: What they need and who they are looking for

The Premier League transfer window opens on Saturday morning and closes at 11pm on February 2.

Wed, 31 Dec, 2014

Hyypia resigns from Brighton

Sami Hyypia has resigned as manager of Brighton and Hove Albion just six months into his tenure at the Amex Stadium.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

Bent has two cars stolen from outside his house

Two luxury cars have been stolen from the home of Aston Villa striker Darren Bent.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2014

O’Neill: Roy’s Villa exit not snap decision

While much has been made of the timing and apparent abruptness of Roy Keane’s departure from Aston Villa – just 24 hours before a game at Burnley – Martin O’Neill has indicated that the matter was on his assistant’s mind for some time.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2014

Wenger keeping faith in Welbeck

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Mon, 22 Sep, 2014

Keane’s Irish Tigers tamed

Aston Villa 2 Hull City 1

Mon, 01 Sep, 2014

Villa maintain unbeaten start

Aston Villa’s unbeaten start to the Barclays Premier League season continued as goals from Gabriel Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann put away Hull at Villa Park.

Sun, 31 Aug, 2014

Villa and QPR out, City get home draw

Holders Manchester City will host Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the Capital One Cup.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2014

No goals but Villa feel like club on up

Aston Villa 0 Newcastle United 0

Mon, 25 Aug, 2014

Newcastle come away from Villa Park with a point

Ten-man Newcastle registered their first point of the new Barclays Premier League season after fighting out a disappointing 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.

Sat, 23 Aug, 2014

Villains eye bright new era

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Mon, 18 Aug, 2014

Weimann strike makes all the difference

Andreas Weimann’s second-half strike proved the difference as Aston Villa won 1-0 at Stoke on the opening day of the Barclays Premier League season.

Sat, 16 Aug, 2014

All the team news for the 3pm kick-offs

10 teams are starting their Premier League campaigns this afternoon.

Sat, 16 Aug, 2014

Bent: I was fit to play

Darren Bent has rebutted Fulham manager Felix Magath’s claim he was not fit to feature in Sunday’s crucial match with Everton.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2014

Ozil on the bench for Gunners; Torres starts for Blues in London derby

Arsenal have Kieran Gibbs back in their first XI and record signing Mesut Ozil on the bench for the Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2014

Gerrard spot-on as Pool charge into title race

Fulham 2 Liverpool 3

Thu, 13 Feb, 2014

Big three in for trip to Arsenal

Manchester United field Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and former Gunners captain Robin van Persie for tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash at Arsenal.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2014

Setback after setback, but we’ll be ready for Arsenal, insists Carrick

Michael Carrick says Manchester United are ready to vent their frustration on Arsenal in a match where both sides are desperate to avoid going into a Premier League tailspin.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2014

Moyes: I never expected this

David Moyes admits he never expected his debut season as Manchester United manager to go as badly as it has done so far.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Embattled Moyes left Bent out of shape

Manchester United 2 Fulham 2

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Big three in for United; McGeady starts for Everton

David Moyes has named Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata together in his Manchester United starting line-up for the first time as the Red Devils look to maintain their Barclays Premier League momentum at Stoke.

Sat, 01 Feb, 2014

Cazorla at the double to keep Gunners in the hunt

Arsenal 2 Fulham 0

Sat, 18 Jan, 2014

Minnows Kidderminster set to take on Sunderland

Conference side Kidderminster will take on Premier League Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round after they claimed a 3-2 win over Peterborough in their replay at London Road.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2014

Bent on song as Fulham dispatch Norwich

Darren Bent masterminded Fulham's 3-0 FA Cup third-round replay victory over Norwich at Craven Cottage as the Canaries' winless run reached eight matches.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2014

First Norwich - Fulham cup match in a century ends equal

Norwich 1 Fulham 1

Sat, 04 Jan, 2014

Fulham scramble up the table with victory over the Hammers

Fulham 2 West Ham 1

Wed, 01 Jan, 2014

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