He may have been outshone by clubmate David McGoldrick in Ireland’s 4-1 friendly win over the USA last week but Daryl Murphy remains the star Irishman at Ipswich after his goal earned Mick McCarthy’s men a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth.

Mauricio Pochettino still loves Southampton but knows that affection is unlikely to be reciprocated when his former side arrive at Tottenham this weekend.

With the start of the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign less than a week away, the weekend’s championship action brought some unwelcome news for Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill as Jeff Hendrick suffered a dislocated shoulder in Derby’s 1-1 draw with Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich.

Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to be named Tottenham manager over the next 36 hours.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino is in advanced talks with Tottenham to become the north London club’s next manager, it is understood.

The future of Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino is uncertain after Saints executive chairman Nicola Cortese last night resigned from his post at the club.

Harry Redknapp’s rebuilding mission at QPR will start on August 3 when Sheffield Wednesday visit Loftus Road on the first day of the new Championship season.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce would love to build his team around Andy Carroll next season – and maintains signing the England forward on a permanent deal from Liverpool must be the club’s “main priority” over the summer.

West Ham 4 Reading 2

It was hard to argue against the logic.

Fulham 2 Reading 4

Fulham 2 Reading 4

Reading 0 QPR 0

Reading 0 QPR 0

Reading 0 Liverpool 0

IT appears that we might all owe Nicola Cortese a grovelling apology.

Reading 0 Southampton 2

Jimmy Kebe has been ruled out of Reading’s Barclays Premier League game against Southampton as he continues to recover from a groin problem.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes to have Artur Boruc and Adam Lallana fit for tomorrow’s trip to Reading.

Southhampton 2 Chelsea 1

Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal team how they perform over the Premier League run-in will decide his summer transfer plans.

Reading have confirmed Nigel Adkins as their new manager this morning.

Reading have called a press conference for this morning where they are expected to confirm Nigel Adkins as their new manager.

Southampton goalkeeper Artur Boruc claims racial abuse from his own fans prompted him to throw a water bottle at them.

Southampton 3 Liverpool 1

Caretaker boss Eamonn Dolan has denied Reading owner Anton Zingarevich will select the team for tomorrow’s trip to Premier League leaders Manchester United.

Neil Warnock has admitted his time in charge of Leeds United manager will be over if he fails to win promotion this season.

Southampton 3 Manchester City 1

Southampton 0 Everton 0

The Bundesliga came back with a bang at the weekend after its month-long hibernation.

Southampton 0 Everton 0

Southampton’s shock sacking of boss Nigel Adkins last week has been labelled “disgraceful” by furious fans amid rumours of supporter unrest at tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash with Everton.

Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has hit out at club chairman Nicola Cortese, accusing him of having “a bit of an ego problem” and acting in a cowardly manner over the shock sacking of Nigel Adkins.

Everton boss David Moyes has become used to seeing Premier League managers given the chop but yesterday’s sacking of Nigel Adkins at Southampton caught him by surprise.

Rafael Benitez thinks John Terry’s return to action could give Chelsea the steel they have been lacking in recent weeks.

It’s now beginning to look like Roman Abramovich’s scorched earth approach to manager-management can even cause collateral damage – witness Southampton’s stirring fightback from two-down at the Bridge on Wednesday to be followed, just two days later, by the sacking of Saints boss Nigel Adkins.

Alex Ferguson would not have been surprised if Andre Villas-Boas had turned his back on the “mad” English game following his ill-fated spell at Chelsea.

Southampton’s new manager Mauricio Pochettino must decide whether to bring top scorer Rickie Lambert back into the starting line-up for the clash with Everton.

Southampton have sacked manager Nigel Adkins and replaced him with former Espanyol boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea 2 Southampton 2

Chelsea 2 Southampton 2

Rafael Benitez accepts scoring opportunities for any Chelsea player will be at a premium tonight when Southampton visit Stamford Bridge.

John Terry was yesterday urged by hundreds of Chelsea fans to try to talk Roman Abramovich into giving Frank Lampard a new contract after revealing his own devastation at his team-mate’s impending departure.

Emmanuel Adebayor is set to feature in Tottenham's FA Cup third-round clash with Coventry at White Hart Lane, but the Togo star's future beyond that remains in doubt.