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Roy Hodgson expects to start talks regarding a new contract now that West Brom have virtually guaranteed Premier League survival.

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cotterill admitted that a moment of madness from normally reliable goalkeeper Lee Camp cost his side dearly against Bristol City.

Terry Connor is confident he will remain in charge of Wolves until the end of the season despite another defeat at Stoke.

Coventry manager Andy Thorn sought to draw the positives from their 2-2 draw with Peterborough.

Bristol City moved out of the Championship relegation zone and dragged Nottingham Forest back into trouble with a 1-0 win at The City Ground.

Emmanuel Ledesma scored twice as Walsall eased their relegation worries with a 3-2 win over Chesterfield at the Banks's Stadium.

Chris Hughton was pleased to see Birmingham pick up a convincing win over Crystal Palace, but Dougie Freedman offered no excuses for his side.

Leicester assistant manager Craig Shakespeare claims his side's play-off hopes are still alive after their 4-0 home win over Doncaster.

Derby boss Nigel Clough hailed Theo Robinson's performance in the draw with Ipswich, while Paul Jewell was happy with the point.

Alex McLeish remains confident Aston Villa will retain their Premier League status and is aware of the financial implications of relegation.

Macclesfield never recovered from going behind in Friday's 3-1 home defeat by Shrewsbury in League Two, according to boss Brian Horton.

Notts County manager Keith Curle praised his backroom staff following his side's 3-0 win at Leyton Orient on Friday.

Shrewsbury moved into the top three with a 3-1 win over Macclesfield which extended the hosts' winless streak to 18 league games.

Former Portsmouth forward Aruna Dindane has been linked with a return to the Premier League with Blackburn, Stoke or Aston Villa.

Brian Woodall fired home a late equaliser to secure a 1-1 draw against Burton and extend Dagenham's unbeaten run to five matches.

Two goals in six second-half minutes helped Notts County to a comfortable 3-0 win at Leyton Orient.

Front-running Swindon and Torquay won again on Friday, while the spoils were shared in a crucial basement battle at Edgar Street.

Carlisle were held to a 1-1 draw by Wycombe as Notts County beat Leyton Orient and Exeter's misery continued.

Wolves must snap their dismal run of just one point from the last seven games when they travel to Stoke if they are to have any hope of avoiding relegation.

Liverpool play host to Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday with both sides desperate for all three points.

Barry Bannan says Aston Villa are not worried about the threat of relegation but do need to improve during the final few weeks of the season.

Portsmouth have suffered a huge blow to their survival hopes after midfielder George Thorne was ruled out for the remainder of the season.

West Brom manager Roy Hodgson says the spat between Ben Foster and Peter Odemwingie has been resolved after they clashed at Everton.

Wolves winger Stephen Hunt is expected to be sidelined for two to three weeks after undergoing groin surgery.

Keith Andrews is focused on helping West Brom move up the table as he prepares to take on former club Blackburn.

Terry Connor is demanding his Wolves players focus on keeping the club in the Premier League - and not potential moves elsewhere.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish is confident he will not suffer the misery of Premier League relegation for the second successive season.

Darren Bent admits his injury frustration has been put into perspective by Fabrice Muamba and Stiliyan Petrov's health problems.

Gabriel Agbonlahor says Aston Villa were hit hard by Stiliyan Petrov's leukaemia diagnosis but has backed the skipper to overcome the illness.

Caretaker manager Gary Rowett is unsure whether Adam Legzdins will resume his loan spell at Burton.

Terry Connor insists Roger Johnson remains 'very much a part' of his plans and has attempted to play down talk of internal rifts at Wolves.

Portsmouth have struck an agreement with Derby to keep striker Chris Maguire on loan at Fratton Park until the end of the season.

Tranmere have extended the loan of Wolves striker Jake Cassidy until the end of the season.

Nottm Forest boss Steve Cotterill has praised the impact of his loan signings in helping the club pull away from the relegation zone.

Wolves winger Stephen Hunt is to pay a second visit to a specialist in an effort to get to the bottom on a nagging groin complaint.

Gareth McAuley is keen to see Roy Hodgson pen a new deal at West Brom and hopes a strong finish to the season will help to force his hand.

Sky Sports understands that Middlesbrough will face a battle to hang onto Nicky Bailey if they fail to get promoted this season.

Darren Bent claims to be 'on the mend' and has refused to rule out the possibility of making England's squad for Euro 2012.

Youssouf Mulumbu plans to show West Brom boss Roy Hodgson what he has been missing after being dropped for the game against Everton.

On-loan Wolves defender Sebastian Bassong has called on the squad to pull together in their bid to beat the drop.

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson plans to 'deal' with Jermaine Beckford following an incident during Saturday's defeat at Peterborough.

Alex McLeish is hoping Charles N'Zogbia will be fit for Aston Villa's game at Liverpool and is not ruling out a return for Jermaine Jenas.

Chris Hughton admitted Birmingham rode their luck as they overcame Burnley 3-1, while Eddie Howe hailed the Clarets' second-half showing.

Birmingham overcame a second-half Burnley fightback to steal a march on their Championship play-off rivals with a 3-1 win at Turf Moor.

Chesterfield's experienced midfielder Mark Allott has not given up hope of maintaining their League One status.

Karl Henry has admitted it will take a monumental effort to avoid relegation but insists Wolves will keep fighting until the end of the season.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish admits he fears being dragged into the relegation dogfight.

Carlos Cuellar says Stiliyan Petrov's leukaemia was found after the Villa squad underwent tests in the wake of Fabrice Muamba's collapse.

Alex McLeish says Stiliyan Petrov, a man he describes as a 'pure leader', is in a positive frame of mind as he starts his battle against acute leukaemia.

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has defended the decision to appoint Terry Connor as manager.

A host of Premier League clubs are tracking Grasshopper full-back Bruno Bertucci, Sky Sports understands.

Chris Brunt has called for cool heads to ensure West Brom do not become embroiled in the bitter fight for Premier League survival.

Dean Smith believes Walsall will clinch survival if they can win their three remaining home games at the Banks's Stadium.

Team news for Tuesday night's Championship clash between Burnley and Birmingham City at Turf Moor.

Boss Brian Horton could not hide his frustration, having seen Macclesfield depart Priestfield as 2-0 losers to Gillingham on Saturday.

John Sheridan remained defiant after a 4-1 home defeat to Scunthorpe pushed last-placed Chesterfield 10 points from League One safety.

Coventry boss Andy Thorn hailed his side's performance as they recorded their first away win of the season at out-of-sorts Hull.

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has expressed his 'devastation' after Stiliyan Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

Macclesfield slipped into the relegation zone after strikes from Matt Fish and Chris Whelpdale earned Gillingham a 2-0 home win.

Promotion-chasing Crawley had to settle for a point in a goalless draw with Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium.

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cotterill was 'delighted' with Radoslaw Majewski after his hat-trick secured a 3-0 away win at Crystal Palace.

Alex McLeish was proud of the way Aston Villa performed in front of Stiliyan Petrov despite their 4-2 defeat at home to Chelsea.

Alan Sheehan's brilliant 89th-minute strike saw Notts County re-ignite their play-off bid with a 1-0 victory over Oldham.

Roy Hodgson believes talks over a proposed new contract with West Bromwich Albion will 'hot up a bit' in the near future.

Dean Saunders hit out at Doncaster's fixture schedule after the bottom-club's 3-1 defeat to Birmingham.

Birmingham moved up to fourth place in the Championship after a 3-1 victory at Doncaster which nudged Rovers closer to relegation on Friday.

West Brom assistant head coach Keith Downing wants midfielder Somen Tchoyi to find greater consistency.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish believes his players will be trying to beat Chelsea for captain Stiliyan Petrov.

Roy Hodgson has backed West Brom's Dan Ashworth to become the Football Association's new technical director.

Roy Hodgson says there is no substance to reports linking West Brom with moves for Allan McGregor, Steven Naismith and Derek Boateng.

Stiliyan Petrov has received messages of support after it was announced by Aston Villa that he has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

Terry Connor says surviving previous relegation battles will give Wolves belief to pull out of Premier League trouble.

Gabriel Agbonlahor is hoping Emile Heskey will stay at Aston Villa after insisting his fellow striker still has a role to play.

Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland has admitted he is ready to end his international exile and return to the Republic of Ireland squad.

Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates has offered Steven MacLean and Ben Burgess the incentive of earning permanent contracts.

Luke Chambers is focused on keeping Nottinghamm Forest up and will not use an uncertain future as an excuse for the team's position.

Gus Poyet will wait until the end of the season to make a decision on the future of Brighton's loan players, such as Sam Vokes.

Bolton Wanderers' rearranged Premier League game away to Aston Villa will take place on Tuesday 24th April.

Wolves boss Terry Connor insists the Molineux club should not be judged on their decision to sack Mick McCarthy until the end of the season.

Macclesfield defender Elliott Hewitt will miss the rest of the season after undergoing hip surgery.

Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton is hoping the Football League will agree to Derby County striker Chris Maguire extending his loan.

Chesterfield manager John Sheridan knows his side have their work cut out if they are to remain in League One.

Johnny Gorman is delighted to have been offered his first taste of Premier League football, and is hoping there will be more to come.

Paul Scharner is aiming to be a thorn in Everton's side once more as he targets a place in the West Brom team.

Aston Villa will not hold further talks with any of their soon to be out-of-contract players until the summer.

Ched Evans scored a hat-trick as Sheffield United reclaimed second spot in League One with a 4-1 win over Chesterfield at Bramall Lane.

Captain Stiliyan Petrov is a worry for Aston Villa ahead of their crunch weekend home game against top-four chasing Chelsea.

Caretaker manager Gary Rowett expressed his relief after Burton ended a 16-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over Gillingham.

Dean Smith praised the contribution of Emmanuel Ledesma before turning his attention to Walsall's impressive 3-1 triumph over Colchester.

Keith Andrews insists he remains relaxed about whether West Brom are ready to offer him a contract to remain at The Hawthorns.