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Alex McLeish admits Richard Dunne's injury strikes a huge blow to Aston Villa after the defender fractured his collarbone.

Nottingham Forest defender Kieron Freeman has had his loan at city rivals Notts County extended until the end of the season.

Team news for Tuesday night's League One clash between Oldham and Walsall at Boundary Park.

Team news for Tuesday night's League One clash between Bury and Chesterfield at the b2net Stadium.

Nigel Clough says Derby are planning to hold talks with Sunderland in the next few days regarding their plans for Ryan Noble.

Team news for Tuesday evening's Championship clash between Coventry and Leeds United at the Ricoh Arena.

Mick McCarthy claims he leaves Wolves with his 'head held high' and says it was 'a privilege' to boss the club for five-and-a-half years.

Wolves chairman Steve Morgan admits Alan Curbishley is the calibre of manager they are looking for to replace Mick McCarthy.

Readers of skysports.com are divided over who should replace Mick McCarthy at Wolves following his exit.

Roy Hodgson insists there is no hurry to resolve his future at West Brom after suggesting he wants to remain a Premier League manager.

Mick McCarthy is confident he is still the right person to be in charge of Wolves following the 5-1 home defeat by West Brom.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish fears Richard Dunne will be out of action for a month with his shoulder injury.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish bemoaned his side's luck as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester City.

Roy Hodgson expressed his pride in West Brom's performance following their 5-1 victory over Wolves at Molineux.

Mick McCarthy apologised to the Wolves supporters after seeing his side suffer a 5-1 defeat against West Brom at Molineux on Sunday afternoon.

Peter Odemwingie urged West Brom to push on up the table after celebrating a hat-trick in the 5-1 derby victory over Wolves.

Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Sebastien Bassong is determined to prove he can still play during his loan at Wolves after his unshakeable faith kept his spirit strong.

Steve Cotterill paid tribue to the late Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty after the 1-1 draw with Watford.

Jason Roberts earned praise from Reading boss Brian McDermott after helping record a victory over rock-bottom Coventry.

Kenny Jackett claims Millwall's goalless home draw against Derby is a point gained.

Leicester boss Nigel Pearson hailed his side's win over Cardiff, while Malky Mackay was left to rue his team's slow start.

Millwall and Derby shared the spoils after a drab 0-0 draw in their Championship fixture at The Den which featured few chances for either club.

Paul Gallagher scored in each half as Cardiff saw their promotion challenge falter with a 2-1 defeat to Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

Troy Deeney's first-half header earned Watford a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on an emotional day at a sombre City Ground.

Neil Danns told Soccer AM that Leicester are finding consistency after a difficult start to the season.

Jimmy Kebe and Jason Roberts found the net as Reading made it back-to-back home wins in the Championship with a 2-0 victory over Coventry City.

Alex McLeish believes Harry Redknapp will find it hard to turn down the England job, but expects a fight from Tottenham.

Roy Hodgson is not shocked Harry Redknapp is the front-runner to become the next England manager.

Newcastle's success this season can be credited largely to goalkeeper Tim Krul, according to Aston Villa counterpart Shay Given.

Stephen Hunt has praised Mick McCarthy for helping to ease some of the pressure which sits on the shoulders of those inside the Wolves camp.

Shay Given says any friendships with his former team-mates at Man City will 'go out the window' when Aston Villa host them on Sunday.

Alex McLeish has responded to the Aston Villa fans who want him to leave the club by vowing to turn things around.

Shay Given has backed England goalkeeper Joe Hart to captain his country at some point, even if it is not as John Terry's successor.

George Elokobi is confident Wolves and Nottingham Forest can stay up this season after swapping one relegation fight for another.

Stephen Hunt admits the respective standings of the two sides has placed added importance on Sunday's derby duel between Wolves and West Brom.

Daniel Cousin is poised to seal his Rangers return on Friday afternoon after agreeing terms with the club, according to his agent.

Jamie O'Hara has challenged Wolves to claim four more wins in order to sidestep relegation from the Premier League this season.

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cotterill is hoping he can tie down Garath McCleary to a new deal at the club.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy believes in-form Harry Redknapp is at an ideal stage of his career to become the new England boss.

Macclesfield have agreed terms over the loan of centre-back Shaun Brisley to Peterborough.

Burton have signed former Derby defender Chris Riggott on a deal until the end of the season.

Wolves are facing a dilemma in midfield ahead of Sunday's derby against West Brom with four players ruled out or rated doubtful.

Crewe Alexandra would like to extend Greg Pearson's loan from League Two rivals Burton.

Walsall's League One clash at home to Colchester this weekend is subject to a 12pm pitch inspection on Friday.

Notts County striker Lee Hughes has denied a sexual assault charge.

Notts County's home League One fixture against Stevenage has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 22.

Derby boss Nigel Clough is not looking to bolster his resources with emergency loan signings now the transfer window has reopened.

Walsall boss Dean Smith is eager to get more supporters behind the club by urging his players to improve their poor home form.

Saido Berahino will not be returning to Northampton after West Brom revealed the teenage striker is set to join a League One club.

West Ham youngster Cristian Montano has rejoined Notts County on loan until the end of the season.

Gary Simpson says a trip to the grave of former midfielder Richard Butcher has helped Macclesfield put things into perspective.

West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson has revealed he is 'very satisfied' with the progress made during his year in charge.

Wolves winger Michael Kightly will not feature in the derby match with West Bromwich Albion on Sunday due to a back injury.

Sky Sports understands that Championship side Peterborough are planning to make a move for Macclesfield defender Shaun Brisley.

Aston Villa have been lifted ahead of their clash with league leaders Manchester City with news three players could return from injury.

Alex McLeish has warned disgruntled Aston Villa winger Charles N'Zogbia that the only person who can help to improve his mood is himself.

Michael Appleton admits Portsmouth's off-field troubles will make it difficult to maintain player morale after a 1-0 defeat at Birmingham.

Nathan Redmond's superbly-taken late volley fired Birmingham up to third in the Championship after a 1-0 win over Portsmouth at St Andrew's.

Burton have confirmed experienced defender Darren Moore has left the club with immediate effect.

Chesterfield midfielder Mark Randall continued his comeback from injury with a run-out for the reserves on Tuesday afternoon.

Gary Simpson is happy to keep turning to non-league football in order to unearth rough diamonds for Macclesfield.

Jermaine Beckford has had his red card during Leicester's 1-0 defeat by Brighton overturned by the FA.

Stiliyan Petrov says Aston Villa's players are fully behind Alex McLeish and has praised the manager for his strong character under pressure.

Gary Simpson was surprised to see highly-rated youngster Elliott Hewitt remain at Macclesfield at the close of the transfer window.

Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong hopes Wolves stay up after his loan spell was cut short by injury.

Macclesfield boss Gary Simpson insists the current injury problems at the Moss Rose are unlike anything he has experienced in football.

Walsall defender Lee Beevers is targeting crucial points as they prepare for a period of important games in their fight against relegation.

Wolves have confirmed Emmanuel Frimpong will miss the rest of the season after the on-loan midfielder damaged his anterior cruciate ligament.

West Brom's Saido Berahino has seen his loan spell at Northampton come to an end but could soon be back to help the League Two club.

Team news for Tuesday evening's Championship clash between Birmingham and Portsmouth at St Andrew's.

West Brom's Gareth McAuley has backed Peter Odemwingie to rediscover the form that made him a feared Premier League marksman.

Roger Johnson has warned Djibril Cisse that he will get sent off every week if he reacts to rough tackles like he did during QPR's defeat by Wolves.

Alex McLeish has played down reports of a touchline row with Stephen Ireland, insisting he substituted the player because of injury.

Roy Hodgson has warned West Brom they are in danger of losing some of supporters because of their ruinous home record.

Alex McLeish saw Aston Villa go down 2-1 away at Newcastle on Sunday, but he feels they could have taken all three points had fortune favoured them.

Papiss Cisse marked his debut with the winner and Demba Ba was also on target as Newcastle saw off Aston Villa 2-1 at St James' Park.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given insists he has no regrets about leaving Newcastle United in 2009.

Chesterfield assistant boss Tommy Wright felt his side only had themselves to blame for the 2-1 defeat at Carlisle.

Derby County's Championship match with local rivals Nottingham Foresthas been postponed on safety grounds.

Nigel Adkins was unhappy with Danny Fox's red card in Southampton's 0-0 draw at Birmingham, which Chris Hughton described as a 'fair result'.

Mick McCarthy has revealed that Emmanuel Frimpong will have a scan on a suspected knee ligament injury.

Birmingham and Southampton settled for a point apiece as they both fired blanks in a 0-0 draw amid atrocious conditions at St Andrew's.

Brighton boss Gus Poyet praised match winner Will Buckley after his goal against Leicester extended their unbeaten run to eight.

Paul Jewell felt no guilt in celebrating Ipswich's last-gasp winner against Coventry following a 3-2 success at the Ricoh Arena.

Mick McCarthy labelled his players a 'great bunch of lads' after they turned the match around against QPR to win 2-1 at Loftus Road.

Roy Hodgson felt West Brom were unlucky not to be awarded a penalty against Swansea, but admitted his side deserved to lose 2-1.