Newcastle's surge up the Sky Bet Championship table gathered momentum as they won 2-0 at the iPro Stadium to claim a fourth straight victory and condemn Derby to a first home defeat of the season.

Derby 1 Manchester United 3: It was 16 years ago that an FA Cup victory supposedly saved Alex Ferguson from losing his job as Manchester United manager and Louis van Gaal may well have just done the same with this win over Derby.

Louis van Gaal must have feared the worst when he heard the pre-match announcements at the iPro Stadium.

Ireland duo Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick were among the goals as in-form Ipswich crushed Charlton Athletic 3-0 in front of their biggest crowd of the season to maintain the pressure on Championship leaders Bournemouth.

Manchester City may have crashed to Wigan in the FA Cup, but manager Manuel Pellegrini believes they can still topple Barcelona this week.

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Maribor 2 Wigan 1

England manager Roy Hodgson accepts Joe Hart has to tackle the criticism of his recent poor displays head on to again show why he was hailed by Wayne Rooney as the best goalkeeper in the world.

Wigan 2 Nottingham Forest 1

Robin van Persie restored order to Manchester United’s troubled pre-season by grabbing the goals that brought David Moyes his first trophy as manager, while Irish international James McClean proved his worth during his first game for the club.

Anton Ferdinand has left struggling QPR to join Turkish side Bursaspor on loan until the end of the season.

John Ruddy’s withdrawal due to injury has further disrupted new England coach Roy Hodgson’s plans for Euro 2012, amid ongoing concerns over the fitness of Glen Johnson and Danny Welbeck.

Former UEFA Cup winners Schalke paid the price for leaving Spanish striker Raul at home as they slumped to an embarrassing Europa League defeat to HJK in Helsinki.

West Brom captain Chris Brunt has today become the latest player to commit his future to the Baggies.

West Brom have signed Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster on loan for the season with Boaz Myhill going in the opposite direction.

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson has admitted his interest in bringing goalkeeper Ben Foster to The Hawthorns and the Black County club are in talks with Birmingham.

Goalkeeper Scott Carson has completed a move from West Brom to Turkish club Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee.

THE end of the season merely heralds the start of the questions for Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew and much-maligned owner Mike Ashley.

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JAMES MORRISON believes West Brom keeper Scott Carson can reclaim the England number one spot.

West Brom 1 Everton 0

BRAGGING rights have been something Mick McCarthy and Wolves have not enjoyed a monopoly on in recent encounters with West Brom.

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ROY HODGSON might have got one over his old club, and proved a point to the board that dispensed with his services 12 weeks ago, but he couldn’t resist pondering what might have been, if Andy Carroll had been signed when he was Liverpool manager.

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Scott Carson has been called into the England squad for tomorrow’s Euro 2012 qualifier with Wales after Ben Foster was ruled out with a throat infection.

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WEST BROM boss Roy Hodgson has apologised to Stoke after a picture was broken in the players’ tunnel after the sides’ 1-1 draw last night.

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West Brom manager Roy Hodgson should have a full squad available for Monday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke.

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West Brom are to take no action against defender Paul Scharner over his public comments about the club’s dressing-room discipline.

West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo made three defensive changes from the side beaten in their last Barclays Premier League match at Fulham for the home clash with Blackpool.

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill will make his first Barclays Premier League start for West Brom when they take on Blackpool tomorrow.

BLACKBURN forward El-Hadji Diouf has hit back at QPR boss Neil Warnock over claims the Senegal international taunted a player lying injured with a broken leg.

West Brom skipper and goalkeeper Scott Carson must wait to find out if he will be axed for Saturday’s home Barclays Premier League clash with Blackpool.

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SCOTT CARSON made another high-profile mistake to set Fulham on course for a victory that lifted them out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.