Nottingham Forest 5 West Ham 0

Sam Allardyce faces fresh questions over his future as West Ham manager as an unrecognisable side were routed by second-tier Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup.

Angelina Jolie paid tribute to her partner Brad Pitt as she was honoured at an early Oscars ceremony.

Nottingham Forest 2 Leicester 3

Nottingham Forest 3 Wolves 1

Nottingham Forest 1 Bolton 1

Wolves 1 Nottingham Forest 2

Nottingham Forest 0 Derby 1

Jack Collison recovered from a dislocated shoulder to enable West Ham manager Sam Allardyce to name an unchanged side for the npower Championship play-off final.

Sam Allardyce is looking for a repeat performance at Wembley after West Ham reached the npower Championship play-off final yesterday.

West Ham captain Kevin Nolan is hoping for a helping hand from already-relegated Coventry on Saturday as the Hammers look to pip Southampton to the second promotion spot from the npower Championship.

West Ham 3 Birmingham 3

Ipswich 5 West Ham 1

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY manager Gary Megson was not getting too carried away with his side’s defeat of West Ham in the FA Cup, insisting ensuring such days return to Hillsborough for good is his main priority.

Henri Lansbury has signed a contract extension with Arsenal.

West Ham 4 Portsmouth 3

Arsenal were dealt a blow at Manchester United this afternoon as defensive duo Bacary Sagna and Thomas Vermaelen were both ruled out of the Old Trafford clash.

Alex Song, Gervinho and Emmanuel Frimpong are suspended for Sunday’s trip to Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United.

Samir Nasri started for Arsenal in this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash against Liverpool, despite being on the verge of a £22m move to Manchester City.

Samir Nasri has been included in Arsenal’s squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool despite reportedly being on the verge of a move to Manchester City.

Cesc Fabregas has been omitted from Arsenal’s squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League opener against Newcastle while Samir Nasri faces a fitness test.

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

DANNY WELBECK scored a dramatic late equaliser to spare England a controversial but deserved defeat in their European U21 Championship opener against Spain.

PAUL LAMBERT last night led Norwich back to the Barclays Premier League and then branded the achievement a “miracle”.

Hull 1 Norwich 1

Norwich 3 Bristol City 1

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger accepts rival clubs cannot berate Manchester City for trying to buy the Barclays Premier League title, but warned there is “no given formula” for success.

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.

Arsenal will rest Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin for tomorrow’s Champions League trip to Braga, which defender Gael Clichy also misses because of a back problem.

Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner and Jack Wilshere all return to the Arsenal starting XI for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash at Shakhtar Donetsk, while there is a surprise start for youngster Craig Eastmond.

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

Full-back Bacary Sagna will return to the Arsenal squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to title rivals Manchester City following a thigh problem.

Full-back Bacary Sagna will return to the Arsenal squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to title rivals Manchester City following a thigh problem.

Arsenal welcome back strikers Nicklas Bendtner (groin) and Theo Walcott (ankle) from injury for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Birmingham, but will still be without captain Cesc Fabregas (hamstring).

Arsenal will be without captain Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash at leaders Chelsea, while England Under-21 full-back Kieran Gibbs (calf) is also sidelined.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made half-a-dozen changes from the side beaten by West Brom for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash in Partizan Belgrade as a stadium power failure in Serbia raised questions about whether the match would start on time, if at all.

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.

Arsenal will hand fitness tests to midfielders Abou Diaby and Tomas Rosicky (both ankle) as well as utility man Emmanuel Eboue (knee) ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against West Brom at Emirates Stadium.

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.

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.

Arsenal will assess the match fitness of World Cup finalists Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League opener at Liverpool.

AN FA Cup fourth round trip to Preston may have been the immediate reward on offer for Chelsea, but for manager Carlo Ancelotti there were other targets he needed his team to meet that went beyond the mere dismissal of Championship side Watford.