Martin Paterson's first-half header ended Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill's long wait for a victory as his side recorded a well-earned win over Russia at Windsor Park.

Hull failed to seal automatic promotion to the Barclays Premier League after they were beaten 2-0 by Barnsley, who climbed out of the npower Championship relegation zone as a result of the win.

Striker Will Grigg is set to miss Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Israel.

Bristol City 3 Burnley 4

Burnley 2 Millwall 2

Burnley 5 Peterborough 2

Jonny Evans has been passed fit for Michael O’Neill’s first competitive matches in charge of Northern Ireland next month.

Gianfranco Zola is excited by what is to come from his new-look Watford side after their dramatic opening win against Crystal Palace in the npower Championship yesterday.

Northern Ireland 0 Norway 3

Michael O’Neill wants his arrival as Northern Ireland manager to signal a new beginning for the national side – and has called on every eligible player to be part of it.

Burnley 3 Doncaster 0

KEITH TREACY has turned into a leaner, meaner firing machine since joining Burnley in the summer.

Gareth McAuley has brushed aside James McClean's decision to snub Northern Ireland and says the team's Euro 2012 hopes will not be sidetracked by the issue.

Aston Villa 2 Burnley 1 (after extra-time)

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has warned his players he will have no hesitation in punishing those who step out of line on the pitch.

Blackpool defender Craig Cathcart has been recalled to the Northern Ireland squad for their opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Slovenia in Maribor next Friday.

David Healy will start on the bench tonight when Northern Ireland face Montenegro in a warm-up match ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Striker Martin Paterson has signed a new three-year deal with Burnley.

AFTER the high of Wednesday night, it was a case of ‘mea culpa’ from Harry Redknapp as Tottenham produced the kind of embarrassing collapse the like of which they no doubt thought they’d consigned to history.

Burnley 4 Tottenham 2

Burnley 0 Liverpool 4

Sunderland 2 Burnley 1

THREE points for Burnley and plenty of bullish rhetoric from both sides, but results elsewhere suggest that both these sides will still be plying their trade in the Championship next season.

Hull 1 Burnley 4

Burnley 0 Blackburn 1

Wigan 1 Burnley 0

Burnley manager Brian Laws is convinced the club can stay up because of the attacking options at his disposal.

Burnley 1 Stoke 1

Brian Laws has made one change to his Burnley side for tonight's crucial Premier League clash with Stoke.

Aaron Ramsey will miss the rest of the season after suffering fractures to the tibia and fibula of his right leg in Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Stoke.

IT WILL no doubt be another seven days of madness at Fratton Park and even though they managed to pick up three points against relegation rivals, despite their administrator’s protests, they will find themselves docked nine this week.

Portsmouth manager Avram Grant has tonight been unable to pledge his future to the club after they yesterday became the first in the Premier League to go into administration.

Burnley 1 Portsmouth 2

Portsmouth started their bid to avoid almost certain relegation after going into administration on Friday, meaning a nine-point deduction which has yet to be imposed, by taking the lead at Burnley.

Portsmouth manager Avram Grant has made two changes to a side staring relegation in the face after they became the first Premier League club to enter administration yesterday.

Graham Alexander is poised to make his return from injury when Burnley host Portsmouth in the Premier League tomorrow.

CLARKE Carlisle, the Burnley defender, will make an appearance on popular British television show Countdown later this week, but it was Aston Villa who played the numbers game yesterday as they scored five to boost their Champions League aspirations.

Aston Villa 5 Burnley 2

Burnley 1 Chelsea 2

Reading 1 Burnley 0

Brian Laws has been boosted by the return to fitness of Jay Rodriguez, Chris McCann and Martin Paterson ahead of Burnley’s trip to Reading in the FA Cup fourth round tomorrow.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle could name an unchanged side for the Premier League match against Wolves on Sunday.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle expects his squad to have recovered from any bumps and bruises in time for Arsenal’s visit tomorrow.

Burnley captain Stephen Caldwell is available to face Fulham tomorrow at Turf Moor after sitting out the defeat by Portsmouth through suspension.