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Tottenham Hotspur caretaker manager Tim Sherwood’s decision to restore Emmanuel Adebayor to the first team paid dividends on Sunday as he scored twice in a 3-2 win at Southampton. The previously out-of-favour striker hit two goals to improve Sherwood…

Tottenham Hotspur great Glenn Hoddle on Sunday confirmed his interest in returning to the club to succeed Andre Villas-Boas as manager. Villas-Boas was sacked last Monday following a 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool, with technical coordinator Tim Sherwood…

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed Joe Hart has finally been restored as his club’s first choice goalkeeper. Hart made his first Premier League start since October 27 as City kept their title challenge on track with a 4-2 win at…

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson conceded he was a relieved man as the Foxes got their Championship promotion push back on track with a crucial 1-0 win at QPR. Pearson’s team had taken just one point from a possible nine and were in danger of falling adrift…

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes there is still more to come from his Liverpool side after they moved to the top of the Premier League table. The Reds beat Cardiff City 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday to move above leaders Arsenal, who face fourth…

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Saturday revealed that he has asked UEFA, the ruling body of European football, to drop the away-goals rule. Wenger brought up the subject at a recent meeting in Geneva of leading club managers with his campaign fired by…

West Bromwich Albion began life without Steve Clarke by snatching a 1-1 draw at home to Hull City on Saturday thanks to an 86th-minute equaliser from Matej Vydra. A week on from Clarke’s abrupt dismissal as manager, Jake Livermore’s first-half goal…

Bottom of the table Sunderland, fresh from their League Cup exploit over Chelsea, were held to a goalless draw by Norwich on Saturday, a stalemate that extended the Black Cats’ winless league run to six. Sunderland, who ended the game with 10 men, took…

Newcastle made it six wins in seven games on Saturday with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in their Premier League clash in London. Victory leaves the Magpies — whose manager Alan Pardew played for Palace and scored a famous goal for them…

European champions Toulon produced a commanding performance on Saturday to thrash Montpellier 43-10 in their Top 14 clash inflicting a fifth successive defeat on Fabien Galthie’s out of form side. The crushing bonus point win — they scored five tries…