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Chelsea’s defensive frailties are to the fore once again as Napoli record come-from-behind win

Andre Villas-Boas needed a vote of confidence more than ever last night after Chelsea lurched to another defeat that left them in real danger of crashing out of the Champions League.

Tevez issues apology to City over his behaviour

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has apologised “sincerely and unreservedly” for his conduct in recent months.

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SportsTalk: Managerial changes at Leeds United and Huddersfield Town, the Steel City derby and saluting Leeds Rhinos

The managerial merry-go-round has gone in to overdrive in West Yorkshire, with Warnock, Clark and Grayson sending everyone dizzy. Download to your iPod or listen online to this Yorkshire Post podcast.

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Liverpool 6 Brighton 1: Brighton undermine their own efforts at Liverpool

Brighton contributed an amazing three own goals to Liverpool’s biggest win since September 2009 as the Reds booked an FA Cup sixth-round meeting with Stoke.

Sunderland 2 Arsenal 0: Wenger shows zero tolerance of defeated Arsenal’s critics

Arsenal must forget the disappointment of another year without a trophy and focus on winning next weekend’s North London derby against Tottenham, according to manager Arsene Wenger.

Chelsea 1 Birmingham 1: Villas-Boas is scornful of notion that Drogba delivered team talk

Andre Villas-Boas is defiant about Chelsea’s hopes of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals despite admitting to a crisis of confidence at Stamford Bridge.

Stevenage 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0: Stevenage stifle Tottenham to earn second chance at White Hart Lane

Stevenage defied the odds and put on an impressive display yesterday to hold Tottenham Hotspur to a goalless draw at the Lamex Stadium.

Difference between us and refs is growing, says Pulis

STOKE City manager Tony Pulis believes a huge gulf is developing between what managers and players see as fair challenges and referees deem worthy of a red card.

Richard Keogh holds onto Luciano Becchio. (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Coventry City 2 Leeds United 1: United surrender to late Sky Blues penalty

Gary McSheffrey’s stoppage-time penalty against former club Leeds clinched Coventry’s first win in four matches to haul them off the foot of the npower Championship table.

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City assess Tevez’s fitness as he ends his exile

Carlos Tevez yesterday arrived back at Manchester City with the apparent backing of his fellow players.

Doncaster 1 Blackpool 3: Diouf’s penalty gives struggling Doncaster false hope

GARY Taylor-Fletcher scored twice as in-form Blackpool outlined their npower Championship promotion credentials with a comfortable victory at struggling Doncaster Rovers.

Birmingham 0 Hull 0: Tigers drop out of play-off spots despite away draw

Promotion rivals Birmingham and Hull City shared the spoils in a tight Championship stalemate at St Andrew’s.

Wolves wield axe on McCarthy after derby defeat

Wolves have launched their search to find a replacement for sacked manager Mick McCarthy and have not ruled out an interim replacement until the end of the season.

Pienaar earns captain Neville’s praise for adding to Blues’ woes

Everton captain Phil Neville believes Steven Pienaar is back to his best at a club that loves him.

Hart’s intervention helps lift City back to summit

Manchester City returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a rare away win of late, beating a floundering Aston Villa side whose nightmare home form shows no sign of easing.

Saha delighted to grab home debut brace as Spurs sparkle

Many expected 33-year-old Louis Saha to be a bit-part player at most when he signed for Tottenham from Everton in a shock deadline day deal last month.

McCarthy says sorry to supporters after Wolves ‘capitulate’ in derby

Manager Mick McCarthy apologised to Wolves’ fans after his side fell to a heavy defeat in the Black Country derby but insisted he remains the right man for the job.

Manchester United's Patrice Evra celebrates victory as Liverpool's Luis Suarez walks off. PA

Liverpool apologise as Suarez adds to his shame

Liverpool yesterday bowed to criticism at home and abroad as they issued a flurry of apologies for the events at Old Trafford on Saturday which embarrassed the Anfield club.

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King lauds Redknapp’s leadership and hopes he stays put

Tottenham captain Ledley King hopes Harry Redknapp snubs England and remains in charge at White Hart Lane.

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Mancini looking for Richards to continue improvement

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has again challenged Micah Richards to prove himself the best right-back in England.

McClean provides example for Boro to follow

Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray has challenged his young guns to follow in the footsteps of James McClean to help dump Sunderland out of the FA Cup.

Huth must serve ban after FA turn down his appeal

Stoke have lost their appeal to the Football Association against defender Robert Huth’s red card received during Saturday’s home game with Sunderland and the player must now serve a three-game ban.

Johnson sure Suarez is strong enough to cope with ordeal

Liverpool defender Glen Johnson believes Luis Suarez has the strength of character needed to get him through the trial which awaits him at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Rob Jones heads in a shot straight to Matt Gilks.

Sheffield Wednesday 0 Blackpool 3: Ticket to Goodison proves out of reach for Owls

A PLACE in the fifth round of the FA Cup was never a priority this season for Sheffield Wednesday.

Jermaine Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool: Johnson has several reasons to smile as he looks to extend stay

WITH three contenders for ‘Goal of the Month’ to his name and Sheffield Wednesday a club firmly on the up, Jermaine Johnson is enjoying his football again.

Liverpool 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0: Spurs dig deep for point as Redknapp misses out on the return of Suarez

Luis Suarez’s long-awaited return from suspension could not inspire Liverpool to victory over Tottenham at Anfield.

Javier Hernandez (right) celebrates scoring his side's third goal of the game with team-mate Ryan Giggs. PA

Chelsea 3 Manchester United 3: Hernandez completes stunning fightback by Reds

Manchester United produced a trademark comeback – aided by two penalties – to avoid another defeat at Chelsea and move within two points of Manchester City at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

Arsenal 7 Blackburn Rovers 1: Wenger says he will be content with single-goal triumph next

Arsene Wenger challenged his Arsenal side to find consistency again after romping to a first league win of 2012 as they thrashed 10-man Blackburn at Emirates Stadium.

Manchester City 3 Fulham 0: Anticipation or diving? Johnson is inclined to feel there is a distinction

Adam Johnson insists he did not take a dive to set up Manchester City’s latest league triumph by earning a penalty.

Middlesbrough 0 Crystal Palace 0: Bare bones Boro hang on for creditable draw as Palace are denied

Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray admitted his thread-bare squad were relieved to escape with a point after a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at the Riverside today.

Burnely 1 Peterborough 1: Rodriguez spares Clarets blushes with late solo intervention

Jay Rodriguez’s stunning late solo goal stole a draw for Burnley – but the Clarets were left ruing a penalty decision that went against them.

Capello in the dark as Terry is stripped of captaincy

The Football Association have taken the England captaincy away from John Terry due to his racism court trial and revealed the decision had been taken without Fabio Capello’s involvement.

Victory against major rivals is key – Giggs

Ryan Giggs believes if Manchester United can come through their testing month of fixtures it could provide the impetus for another successful Premier League title challenge.

Leicester City 2 Middlesbrough 2: Busy Beckford gets his just rewards to extend Boro’s winless league run

Jermaine Beckford continued his rich vein of scoring form with a late equaliser to deny Middlesbrough an overdue win.

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Elland Road fans video: New man can get us promoted this year, says Bates video

KEN Bates insists Leeds United can still win promotion this season after revealing the club’s lack of faith in Simon Grayson’s transfer dealings was a major factor in his dismissal.

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Hughes likely to be in market with several bids

Loftus Road is expected to be the centre of attention on transfer deadline day after Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes said he could bring in as many as four new players.

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Leeds United v Birmingham City: Grayson calls on home fans to give off positivity

SIMON Grayson has appealed to Leeds United fans to crank up the Elland Road atmosphere tonight after admitting negative vibes from the terraces are in danger of affecting his players.

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Teenager Steer shows composure beyond his years to aid Norwich

Goalscorer Simeon Jackson hailed the performance and nerves of steel shown by debutant goalkeeper Jed Steer in Norwich’s fourth-round triumph over West Brom.

League’s endorsement required if handshakes to remain off agenda

QPR and Chelsea will need to seek permission if they want to cancel the pre-match handshake when the sides next meet in April, the Premier League confirmed yesterday.

Coyle had slight cause for concern as Bolton failed to kill off Swans

Bolton manager Owen Coyle hailed an excellent performance from his side in this fourth-round win over Swansea but felt the victory at the Reebok Stadium should have been more emphatic.

Own goal decision will not be able to deflect attention from Buckley

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insists he is keen to continue working with striker Andy Carroll despite further suggestions the club have tried to offload their record signing.

Blackpool 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Morrison turns his attention to league matters

STILL in the hat, granted, but do Sheffield Wednesday really need to chase a place in the FA Cup final?

Crawley Town's Matt Tubbs scores his side's first goal

Hull City 0 Crawley Town 1: Hull get footballing lesson in Cup defeat to Crawley

HULL CITY striker Josh King delivered a damning verdict on his team’s humiliating defeat to Crawley Town by claiming the League Two giant killers did not even play well.

Ched Evans beats Pablo Ibanez to the ball

Sheffield United 0 Birmingham City 4: Wilson retains faith in Blades squad for promotion challenge

DANNY WILSON remains convinced that he has the squad to take the League One automatic promotion race down to the wire.

Clinton Morrison celebrates his goal with team-mate Lewis Buxton

Owls fear fixture backlog could hit chances after late Cup penalty blow

SHEFFIELD Wednesday manager Gary Megson expressed concerns about fixture congestion after Blackpool’s late FA Cup equaliser.

Cattermole wants to sink Boro but then see them rise

Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole will go head-to-head with one of his oldest friends in football after being pitched into FA Cup battle with former club Middlesbrough.

Fans should blame the players and myself, says Moyes

Everton manager David Moyes has attempted to deflect criticism from chairman Bill Kenwright by taking responsibility for the club’s perceived failings.

Kompany’s return will help City get back on an even keel

Manchester City defender Micah Richards expects the team to “keep strong” amid their latest difficulties.

Southampton 0 Leicester City 2: Pearson celebrates his Saints return with victory at St Mary’s

Southampton missed the chance to move back to the top of the npower Championship after suffering a second successive home defeat.

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