Blackburn claimed all three points in Tony Mowbray's first home game in charge to boost their survival prospects and weaken Derby's diminishing play-off hopes.

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

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.

Playing Wayne Rooney in midfield “is an insult”, according to former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince.

Old Masters, furniture, and Irish silver are featured in the first auction of the new season, writes Des O’Sullivan.   

David de Gea has expressed his desire to stay at Manchester United and work with “winner” Jose Mourinho.

Should Steven Gerrard play or not?

When the call came from Alex Ferguson, Paul Ince was on the golf course playing against Ryan Giggs.

Hull City 0 Newcastle United 3: Newcastle head coach John Carver is convinced Remy Cabella is the right man to spur his side towards a top 10 finish in the Barclays Premier League.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 23 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Hull will pay up to £2.3m for Tom Ince after they reached a compensation agreement with Blackpool over the winger.

Arsenal 2 Hull City 0

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of the full round of matches on St Stephen’s Day in the Premier League.

Hull boss Steve Bruce has demanded an apology from out-of-favour defender Paul McShane.

Tottenham 2 Brighton 0

Nottingham Forest are in talks with Hull about a potential loan deal for Tom Ince.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 7 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Aston Villa 2 Hull City 1

Hull City 1 Stoke City 1

Stoke salvaged a controversial late point against 10-man Hull after captain Ryan Shawcross bundled home from point-blank range seven minutes from time.

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All the latest team news ahead of the first weekend of Premier League action.

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign striker Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid, the Premier League club have announced.

Fulham 2 Crystal Palace 2

Striker Fernando Torres returns to start for Premier League leaders Chelsea in today’s clash with relegation-threatened Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Sandro is primed for a first Barclays Premier League appearance under Tim Sherwood after calf trouble, taking a seat on Tottenham’s bench for Cardiff’s White Hart Lane visit.

Crystal Palace 0 Manchester United 2

Wayne Rooney added the gloss to his new contract with a well-taken goal in Manchester United's hard-fought Premier League victory at Crystal Palace.

KEITH ANDREWS: Time to hold my hands up: I wrote a couple of months back that I felt Man United would turn things around and challenge for the title but I have been proven very wrong.

Blackpool fans got their wish yesterday as the club announced the sacking of manager Paul Ince.

Paul Ince’s reign as Blackpool manager has come to an end, according to a report in the Blackpool Gazette.

Managers don’t live or die by their decisions but they either win or lose by them, keep their jobs or are fired by them.

It’s almost three years to the day that ESPN’s fabulous 30 for 30 series came into this column’s life.

Watching Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira reeling in the years left many mourning the passing of the tough tackle.

Blackpool manager Paul Ince has been given a five-match stadium ban and a £4,000 fine over his behaviour following his side’s match against Bournemouth on September 14.

Paul Ince hopes that it does not take a fan getting “stabbed” to make football’s authorities take further steps to prevent crowd trouble.

No matter what Wayne Rooney’s people say about him not asking for a transfer, no matter what Manchester United say about Rooney not being for sale (and driving down his price), his team-mates have thought that he’s been leaving since April.

Blackpool have accepted a bid from Cardiff for Thomas Ince, according to manager Paul Ince.

They say the measure of you as a coach or manager is what your players honestly think of you as a man 10 years after they’ve played for you.

Our columnist pays tribute to a managerial titan who, memorably for the Bolton man, once paid tribute to him

Man United fan Jim Cahill has followed the club all his life. He writes about what it was like to be a fan before Ferguson arrived and what it might be like after his departure

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has hailed working with retiring manager Alex Ferguson as the “greatest experience” of his working life.