Middlesbrough have parted company with manager Garry Monk, the Sky Bet Championship club have announced.

Cyrus Christie knows the score. The Middlesbrough defender isn’t harbouring any illusions about a long-term residency on the right side of Ireland’s back four.

Ireland international goalkeeper Darren Randolph has admitted his hopes of playing at next year’s World Cup hopes influenced his decision to leave West Ham for Middlesbrough.

Burnley have signed Republic of Ireland striker Jonathan Walters from Stoke for an undisclosed fee.

Jordan Pickford is poised to become the most expensive British goalkeeper of all time after Everton agreed a £30m (€34.1m) fee to take him from Sunderland.

Steve McClaren was tonight sacked by Derby for the second time in less than two years after a five-month second spell.

Brighton stormed back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table with a 4-1 victory over struggling Burton.

Head coaches David Wagner and Garry Monk were sent to the stands in stoppage time after angry scenes at the end of Huddersfield's 2-1 victory over Leeds.

Non-league leaders Lincoln stunned Sky Bet Championship side Ipswich with a stoppage-time goal from Nathan Arnold to secure a 1-0 win at Sincil Bank in their FA Cup third-round replay — and leave Mick McCarthy’s future at Portman Road bleak.

Liverpool 2 Leeds 0: Ben Woodburn had a grin as big as the Mersey as he left the pitch, the youngest goalscorer in Liverpool’s long and illustrious history.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists they can handle the absence of injured playmaker Philippe Coutinho, beginning against Leeds United tonight.

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Keane believes Jurgen Klopp's ability to maximise players' potential has made his old club the most exciting in England.

New Swansea manager Bob Bradley believes his appointment signals an important moment for football in the United States.

Huddersfield extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship courtesy of a 2-1 victory over QPR at the John Smith's Stadium.

Manuel Pellegrini has challenged Raheem Sterling to find consistency to become a truly world class player.

Leeds’ new head coach Garry Monk is confident he can succeed where half a dozen others have failed by turning the club into Championship promotion contenders under owner Massimo Cellino.

Swansea have appointed Alan Curtis as their manager until the end of the season.

Louis van Gaal believes 2015 should largely be regarded as “a very good year” for Manchester United despite their current woes.

Crystal Palace 0 Swansea City 0: Patrick Bamford is understood to have opted to end his loan stint at Crystal Palace and return to Chelsea, after missing a gilt-edged chance to settle this stalemate.

Premier League round-up

Man City 2 Swansea 1: Swansea City will step up their search for a new boss this week and the hotseat will look an attractive proposition despite a defeat at title favourites Manchester City.

Swansea have begun their search for a new manager after “very reluctantly” parting company with Garry Monk yesterday.

Jamie Vardy missed two good chances to extend his goalscoring streak to 12 straight games but a Riyad Mahrez hat-trick sent Leicester back to the top of the Barclays Premier League.

Liverpool 1 Swansea 0: How Garry Monk must wish he could turn the clock back three months. Swansea’s manager ended August with a victory over Manchester United that lifted his team into the Premier League’s top four. He ends November barely clinging to his job.

Norwich 1 Swansea 0<br>

Swansea City 0 Arsenal 3<br>Joel Campbell was on the verge of leaving Arsenal in the summer after four, frustrating years at the Emirates. A switch to Besiktas had been planned and the 23-year-old Costa Rican international was poised to re-launch his career in Turkey.

Southampton 3 Swansea 1: Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk starred at both ends of the pitch against Swansea and boss Ronald Koeman believes he will get even better.

Roy Hodgson has told his England squad they must step up their performances if they want to become serious contenders for Euro 2016.

Louis van Gaal has admitted he does not know if David De Gea will still be a Manchester United player after Tuesday.

Swansea 2 Manchester United 1: Manchester United lost for the first time in the Premier League this season to leave Louis van Gaal both frustrated and disappointed with his side’s trip to south Wales.

Louis van Gaal thinks Sergio Romero has yet to prove he is capable of dealing with the rigours of Premier League football.

Newcastle head coach Steve McClaren has vowed to field the strongest team he can as he bids to end Newcastle’s 46-year trophy drought against Northampton in the Capital One Cup second round tonight.

Sunderland 1 Swansea City 1: Sunderland skipper John O’Shea has urged his team-mates to use their first point of the season as a springboard to ease themselves up the Barclays Premier League.

Daryl Janmaat has admitted his “stupid” actions cost Newcastle any chance of success at Swansea.

PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS: Sunderland 1-3 Norwich, Swansea 2-0 Newcastle, Tottenham 2-2 Stoke, Watford 0-0 West Brom, West Ham 1-2 Leicester