NEIL LENNON is well aware of the statistic that has been inevitably thrown the way of Celtic managers in recent years every time that Kilmarnock visit Parkhead.

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NEIL LENNON walked up the tunnel at Kilmarnock at half-time on Saturday fearful of his future as Celtic manager — but went to bed hoping that the season had taken a turn in the Parkhead club’s favour.

St Mirren 0 Celtic 2

St Mirren 1 Aberdeen 0

Burnley striker Steven Thompson has agreed a new one-year deal with the option of a further 12-month extension at Turf Moor.

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

Aston Villa’s hopes of Champions League football next season hung by a thread at half-time today thanks to a speedy turnaround in fortunes at the City of Manchester Stadium.

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BURNLEY retain faith in an unlikely escape from an abrupt relegation after just one season among the elite clubs, but they are preaching to a dwindling band of like-minded believers.

PERHAPS it’s down to managing teams that seem to be perpetually struggling against high expectations but, now well into his sixth decade, Mick McCarthy is showing no signs of mellowing.

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

Arsenal 3 Burnley 1

Everton 2 Burnley 0

BURNLEY boss Owen Coyle looked forward to the “great adventure” after masterminding his team’s promotion to the Premier League.

Burnley 1 Sheffield United 0

Steve Coppell has resigned as manager of Reading in the wake of the club’s 2-0 defeat at home to Burnley in the second leg of the Championship play-offs last night.

BURNLEY hit two sensational second-half strikes to book a place in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final as Reading’s dismal home form again cost them a crack at promotion.

Reading 0 Burnley 2 (0-3 on aggregate)

The Scottish Premier League today confirmed their 12 member clubs had reached a unanimous agreement over how to respond to Setanta’s bid to cut the amount they pay for broadcasting live games.

STEVEN Thompson struck twice as Burnley wrote another glorious cup chapter by dumping West Brom out of the FA Cup to book a fifth-round trip to Cardiff or Arsenal.

Burnley 3 West Brom 1

NOEL HUNT might have hit a sweet spot with his spectacular free-kick at Birmingham on Saturday but the Irish striker revealed he had struck a more sensitive area while practicing the routine at training.

BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle believes striker Martin Paterson is edging closer to becoming a regular starter for Northern Ireland.

Newly-promoted Doncaster stunned Derby 1-0 at Pride Park as they made a dream debut in the Coca-Cola Championship in England.

West Brom missed the opportunity to move to the summit of the Coca-Cola Championship table after being held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

ROBBIE FOWLER received a bear-hug from Rafael Benitez and a standing ovation from the Kop, but he could do little to stop Steven Gerrard driving Liverpool into the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

Robbie Fowler received a bear-hug from Rafael Benitez and a standing ovation from the Kop but he could do little to stop Steven Gerrard driving Liverpool into the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

Daryl Murphy ensured Sunderland’s push for automatic promotion remained on track with an 89th-minute equaliser against promotion rivals Stoke at the Stadium of Light.

Cardiff 4 Preston 1

WEST BROM striker Nathan Ellington came off the bench to score his eighth goal of the season and earn Albion a 1-0 victory over Cardiff.

Dave Jones thought he had Manchester United striker Alan Smith in the bag before the player decided he was staying put at Old Trafford.

LISTLESS Leeds put in an inept defensive display as they sank further into trouble at the bottom of the Championship with a 2-1 defeat to Leicester.

Birmingham moved two points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after an own goal from former City player Darren Purse meant Cardiff had to settle for a point in a 3-3 draw at Plymouth.

Reading extended their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship to nine points as two Dave Kitson goals gave them a 2-0 win at home to Coventry.

ANTTI NIEMI has completed his transfer from Southampton to Fulham. The Premiership club are believed to have paid around £1m (€1.46m) for the 33-year-old Finnish goalkeeper, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Craven Cottage.

Coca-Cola Championship side Cardiff have signed Rangers striker Steven Thompson.

Celtic 3 Rangers 0

Under-pressure Rangers manager Alex McLeish axed goalkeeper Stefan Klos in favour of Ronald Waterreus at Celtic Park.

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