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Martin O'Neill has brought belief to Sunderland, says Lee Cattermole

• 'We believe we can take three points from every game • The new manager has given everyone confidence Sunderland's Lee Cattermole has talked about the impact made by Martin O'Neill, the new manager at the Stadium of Light, and how tough times got under his predecessor, Steve Bruce....

Fulham 2-1 Arsenal | Premier League match report

Bobby Zamora does not score enough goals for a centre-forward at Premier League level, let alone one with pretensions of making the England squad for the Euro 2012 finals. It is a source of no little frustration to Martin Jol, the Fulham manager. The pair have endured a slightly fractious...

Football quiz: freak injuries

Today's set of teasers are feeling the pain Katy Murrells

The Gallery: Phil Jones

Manchester United's utility man stars as Jack Nicholson, Bridget Jones and Sloth from the Goonies in this week's entries

Swans are up and running on the road against Villa

Swansea City's previous win outside of Wales, against Reading at Wembley last May, swept them into the Premier League. Their first away victory this season underlined what a credit they are to the so-called best league in the world. Aston Villa's manager, Alex McLeish called the result "a kick in...

O'Neill leaves it late to make decision on Brown fitness

The Sunderland manager, Martin O'Neill, will make a late decision on Wes Brown ahead of tonight's Premier League trip to Wigan with his injury problems showing little sign of abating.

Zamora's late show ensures dramatic riposte for Fulham

Twelfth Night football continues in the Premier League. After dramatic defeats for Manchester United and Chelsea on the seventh day of Christmas, and Manchester City on the eighth, it was the turn of Arsenal to have the natural order inverted on top of them last night, toppled by the dismissal of...

Johnson 'cheated' to get Barton dismissed

If one of Joey Barton's new year's resolutions as a new dad was to deal with his anger management issues, it did not last long. January's football actually began rather well with his firm strike to give Queen's Park Rangers an early lead but by half-time he had been sent off for sticking his head...

Crouch double brings Kean's season of goodwill to an end

The season of goodwill towards Steve Kean looks to be over, thanks to two pieces of clinical finishing from Peter Crouch yesterday. With an unlikely point from Liverpool and an inconceivable three from Manchester United, even the most vehement of the Blackburn manager's critics were in indulgent...