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Our man Tom Jenkins travels to the North-East to bring you the best pictures from Sunday's marquee game

Manchester United numbers game leaves Newcastle in middle of nowhere | Michael Cox

Sir Alex Ferguson's midfield strategy dashed Alan Pardew's hopes a repeat of Newcastle's 3-0 win last January In Newcastle's 3-0 victory over Manchester United at St James' Park back in January , Sir Alex Ferguson's side were overwhelmed in the centre of midfield. Newcastle's attacking threat...

Premier League Match Report: Friedel dropped by AVB as Spurs clinch fourth straight league victory

The moulding and refining of Andre Villas-Boas’s Tottenham Hotspur team continues.

Premier League Match Report: Adkins looks on positive side after Fonte earns point

In his programme notes yesterday Southampton manager Nigel Adkins stressed the need for “positivity”.

Premier League Match Report: Liverpool’s love affair with the woodwork continues

There is no club quite so much in thrall to its own history as Liverpool and on the final whistle record books were flicked through to ascertain when they had last started a season this badly.

Premier League Match Report: United head themselves back in right direction with away demolition

There are occasions in any season that demand a vintage Manchester United response and if losing at home to Tottenham Hotspur for the first time in 23 years last Saturday did not constitute one of them, then it is hard to imagine what does.

Chelsea thrash Norwich but Di Matteo fears Terry saga is overshadowing early promise

Roberto Di Matteo has admitted that Chelsea have not done enough to live up to the "high standards" the club aims to set off the field. And the manager is frustrated that the aftermath of the FA investigation into accusations of racism against John Terry has overshadowed the team's best start to a...

Allardyce declares West Ham's Carroll fit and firing for England duty after defeat to Arsenal

For those new to the Premier League the lessons are hard learned. Even for older hands like Sam Allardyce, forewarned is not necessarily forearmed. "Whenever my teams have won against top teams in the past we have always punished the opposition when we had the opportunity," he said. West Ham's...

Premier League Match Report: Laudrup promises to stick to his guns after Swansea draw with Reading

Michael Laudrup has vowed that his Swansea side will be sticking to their passing game and not resorting to long-ball tactics in their search for points after they salvaged a draw against Reading on Saturday.