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Newcastle United 3-0 Preston North End | Championship match report

As the stadium turned into a wall of sound, one of Newcastle United's ­backroom staff emerged from the dugout and whispered something in Chris Hughton's ear. ­Stationed, typically, on the technical area's outer edge, the manager responded with a self-conscious wave and, at once, the...

Round-up: Hughton wary as Newcastle keep sights on top flight

Newcastle United moved six points clear at the top of the Championship with a 3-0 home win over Preston on Saturday but manager Chris Hughton warned his players about thinking they were close to a return to the Premier League.

Iwelumo pulls down worn-out Baggies

To call this a surprise result would be to tell only half the story. On the evidence of a first half which had West Bromwich Albion's silky skills imprinted all over it not even the most optimistic West Countryman could have claimed a vision of Bristol City's first victory in eight matches.

Newcastle’s character will take us through – Culina

Newcastle Jets coach Branko Culina believes the character of the players will take the team through the finals campaign.After a plucky performance against Gold Coast United in their knockout semi-final on Saturday night, the Jets qualified for week 2 of the finals where they will meet Wellington...

Championship: Bristol City 2-1 West Brom

Bristol City today arrested a freefall that would not have been out of place at the ski-jumping in Vancouver, the manager Gary Johnson's son Lee securing only their third win in 20 games and with it preventing West Bromwich from returning to the automatic promotion places.Albion, who had previously...

Bristol City 2 West Bromwich Albion 1: match report

Bristol City turn their poor recent form on its head with a surprise win over promotion-chasers West Brom.

The sorry business | Peter Preston

For all the talk of privacy and principles, Tiger Woods and co are driven by value rather than valuesSeparate the performance – hangdog, lip-trembling, glum going on morose – from the nature of the event itself. The per­for­mance, scored in newspapers worldwide like a...

Sunday football as it happened

Aston Villa thrash Burnley, Man City and Liverpool draw, Spurs win at Wigan, Fulham beat Birmingham and Blackburn ease past Bolton, while Bristol City see off West Brom in the Championship.