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Match Report: ‘It ain’t over yet’ for Harry Redknapp despite loss number 11 for QPR

Harry Redknapp has not always enjoyed the festive season, regularly cancelling Christmas for underachieving players, and he was distinctly low on seasonal cheer yesterday after two decisions by officials consigned his team to a second successive defeat.

Match Report: David Luiz carries off Frank Lampard impression with aplomb

The conversion of David Luiz from an error-prone central defender to a free-running midfielder capable of causing, and preying on, others’ errors may prove as valuable a part of Rafael Benitez’s achievement for Chelsea as the much-vaunted restoration of Fernando Torres’s powers as...

Match Report: Sloppy Fulham waste Dimitar Berbatov’s class

One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. Dimitar Berbatov being Fulham manager Martin Jol’s unwanted gold from Manchester United and Nigel Adkins, the Southampton manager, has Rickie Lambert as his unearthed gem.

Match Report: Another defeat puts Brendan Rodgers back in limbo

It’s not the despair but the hope which makes supporting Liverpool such an agony in the Brendan Rodgers era.

Match Report: Manchester United roll out a classic comeback to hide flaws

There are some games when Manchester United cram a lifetime into 90 minutes – triumph, despair, salvation, anger, joy – and you leave Old Trafford wondering if you will ever see anything like it again.

Match Report: Leon Osman puts Cinderella stamp on European push

As Christmas entertainment, the alternative to this was Cinderella at the Liverpool Empire with Coleen Nolan “the queen of daytime television” as the Fairy Godmother.

Match Report: Adam Johnson’s joy is Manchester City’s woe as seven point gap is built

This time Manchester City got their seasonal woe in early on Wearside.

Match Report: Garath Bale metes more punishment to Aston Villa’s punch-drunk men

Beaten up by Chelsea – to use Paul Lambert’s own words – Aston Villa suffered their second thumping inside four days, with Tottenham dishing it out this time.

Tony Pulis praises 'best' Stoke team after beating Liverpool

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is elated by his side's "fantastic" display as they beat Liverpool to move up to eighth.