Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed Daryl Murphy is on his way out but Rob Elliot is on course to start their Premier League return as his No 1.

Casting an eye over those battling to be on the plane for the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 adventure...

There was more goalkeeping worry for Martin O’Neill after Newcastle manager Steve McClaren confirmed Rob Elliot suffered a recurrence of a thigh injury.

Victor Valdes’ difficult spell at Manchester United is set to end in January, according to his agent.

Substitutes Ramires and Willian got Chelsea out of jail as they fought back from 2-0 down at Newcastle to snatch a point.

Steve McClaren has urged his Holland stars to put their international misery behind them and help to kick-start Newcastle’s Barclays Premier League season.

Aaron Ramsey is as likely to take notice of the high-profile brickbats aimed Arsenal’s way from the acerbic tongue of Gary Neville as he is the Premier League table before the end of October.

Louis van Gaal won't be pleased…

PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS: Sunderland 1-3 Norwich, Swansea 2-0 Newcastle, Tottenham 2-2 Stoke, Watford 0-0 West Brom, West Ham 1-2 Leicester

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 SOUTHAMPTON 2:

Georginio Wijnaldum has become the third most expensive signing in Newcastle’s history after putting pen to paper on five-year deal.

Newcastle United 2 West Ham United 0: As a survivor of testicular cancer, Jonas Gutierrez is used to winning battles far more important than those against mere relegation.

Newcastle 1 West Brom 1: Not only does Tony Pulis perform miracles, he also predicts them. How else to explain his assertion that John Carver will still be in charge at Newcastle when the new season starts in August?

Newcastle United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3: Newcastle United supporters who refused to join a boycott of the game only witnessed further evidence of the decline of a team head coach John Carver accepts is now involved in a fight against relegation.

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 0: If it’s legal highs Raheem Sterling is searching for, then he is better off sticking to the intoxicating feeling he gives Liverpool fans at Anfield on a weekly basis.

Head coach John Carver admitted he was "embarrassed" by Newcastle's capitulation at Sunderland after seeing his side slip to a fifth successive derby defeat.

Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 0: Jermain Defoe is a quick learner. Sunderland’s recent acquisition has spent the last fortnight taking a crash-course in Wear-Tyne derby history, and it took him less than 45 minutes to write his name indelibly into its latest chapter.

Forget about Robbie Keane and Wes Hoolahan, the most pounding selection headache awaiting Republic of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill will be choosing his goalkeeper.

Home is where the heart is, and James McCarthy helped domestic bliss finally return to Goodison Park for Evertonians.

Coláiste Éanna, Rathfarnham 3 St Joseph’s, Galway 3 (after extra-time, Coláiste Éanna won 4-3 on penalties)

Newcastle United 0 Manchester United 1: Louis Van Gaal’s side moved a small step closer to Champions League qualification as Ashley Young’s 89th minute smash and grab goal secured three vital points for Manchester United.

Ashley Young fired Manchester United to a last-minute victory at Newcastle to maintain their charge for a top-four finish.

Newcastle 1 Stoke 1: By Mark Hughes’s usual abrasive standards, his criticism of referee Kevin Friend was calm and measured, but that was only because the Stoke City manager had seen substitute Peter Crouch earn his team a deserved point with a 90th-minute header.

Stoke striker Peter Crouch came off the bench to snatch a draw at Newcastle with a dramatic late equaliser.

Hull 0 Newcastle 3

Match-winner Eljero Elia has thanked Southampton boss Ronald Koeman for handing him a chance to prove himself all over again.

Eljero Elia scored twice to fire Southampton back into third place in the Barclays Premier League with a hard-fought victory at Newcastle.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 21 in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew admits it hurt to watch his best teams being dismantled at Newcastle but claims he is a stronger and more resolute manager after four years in the North East.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew will today consider whether to make a fresh approach to the Premier League over whether he can sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby.

Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1

Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1

Burnley 1 Newcastle 1

West Ham United 1 Newcastle 0

West Brom 0 Newcastle 2

Newcastle 1 Liverpool 0

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has warned his players few of them can count on their place in his team after his understudies took centre-stage.

Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2

Newcastle 1 Leicester 0

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 8 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Premier League Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 0

Newcastle 0 Manchester City 2

Goalkeepers are often the butt of jokes and the subject of fan fury but in this World Cup final they came into their own, finally taking back some of the spotlight from the strikers.