Nottingham Forest 1 Hull 2

Wolves 1 Nottingham Forest 2

If a manager was going to choose one game that epitomised his philosophy then a humiliating 8-2 defeat would surely come bottom of the list.

Nottingham Forest 0 Derby 1

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Nottingham Forest 1 Wigan 4

West Ham 3 Cardiff 0 (West Ham win 5-0 on aggregate)

Southampton secured promotion to the Barclays Premier League with a 4-0 win over Coventry City in front of a jubilant sell-out crowd at St Mary’s.

West Ham 6 Brighton 0

West Ham 3 Birmingham 3

West Ham 1 Doncaster 1

West Ham survived the 56th-minute sending-off of Robert Green — and the handicap of having no substitute goalkeeper — to thrash Blackpool 4-1 at Bloomfield Road and return to the top of the npower Championship.

Ipswich 5 West Ham 1

Sheffield Wednesday 1 West Ham 0

Henri Lansbury has signed a contract extension with Arsenal.

West Ham 4 Portsmouth 3

Arsene Wenger has challenged want-away captain Cesc Fabregas and contract rebel Samir Nasri to nail their colours to the Arsenal mast and drive the club on to long-overdue success next season.

ENGLAND produced a nightmare last-gasp collapse to lose to the Czech Republic and crash out of the European U21 Championship last night.

Hull 1 Norwich 1

Norwich 3 Bristol City 1

BILLY DAVIES’ best laid plans flew out of the window after just 23 minutes but the Nottingham Forest manager was delighted with his players after the battling 1-1 draw at QPR yesterday.

Cardiff, Norwich and Swansea all scored late goals today to boost their respective bids for automatic promotion from the npower Championship.

All the comings and goings for every Premier League club.

ANDREY ARSHAVIN is getting back to his best after suffering a dip in form and is committed to Arsenal, manager Arsene Wenger has claimed.

THE pressure is piling on Ipswich boss Roy Keane after his side slumped to their fourth successive defeat, hammered 4-1 by rivals Norwich yesterday.

ARSENE WENGER accepts he cannot gamble with the fitness of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, but believes the Spanish international is close to his best form.

ARSENE WENGER believes Arsenal will soon provide the backbone of the England team.

Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal against taking Newcastle lightly tonight – or face following Chelsea in crashing out of the Carling Cup.

Arsene Wenger is again likely to select a strong squad for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup fourth round trip to Newcastle.

CESC FABREGAS is bored with having to field questions on Arsenal title credentials – win or lose – and maintains the only answer which matters will come at the end of the season.

Arsenal will be without goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (elbow) for tomorrow’s Champions League Group H trip to Partizan Belgrade, but England full-back Kieran Gibbs (foot) will travel to Serbia.

Arsene Wenger feels the 4-1 victory at Tottenham proves Arsenal have every intention of going all the way in the Carling Cup this season, but admits concern over a metatarsal injury to England defender Kieran Gibbs.

ARSENE WENGER may have been sitting high in the stands as he served his touchline ban, but when it comes to the brilliant and infuriating aspects of his side. he has seen it all before.

Tottenham 1 Arsenal 4 (after extra time)

Arsene Wenger has named a strong side for tonight’s Carling Cup third-round tie at north London rivals Tottenham, where he will serve a one-match touchline ban.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by the FA following his actions at the end of the Barclays Premier League match with Sunderland on Saturday.

EVEN if he does leaves the club in four years when he reaches 65, Arsene Wenger’s legacy at Arsenal may continue for decades to come.

West Brom leapfrogged Newcastle to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after they claimed a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe while Newcastle suffered a 3-0 defeat at Derby.

FT Chelsea 5 Watford 0

FIFA are expected to approve the deal which would allow England to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics but hopes that Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott or even David Beckham could figure in the line-up are set to be dashed.

ARSENE WENGER has supplied English football with some of its most memorable moments in the last 12 years.

Arsenal have announced six young players have signed their first professional contracts with the club.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger last night revealed he was closing in on the signature of talented 15-year-old Gillingham forward Luke Freeman – and maintained the next generation of Gunners stars could all be home-grown Englishmen.

GROUNDED ROBIN: Striker Robin van Persie could be out for a month through injury and miss games with Slavia Prague, Liverpool and Manchester United.