Coyle’s belief in Elmander finds reward

Bolton 4 Wigan 0: Sweden’s misfiring striker repays faith from manager and starts to justify £10 million fee

Laws short of time to stop Burnley slide

Burnley 1 Wolves 2: supporters’ frustration begins to grow with damaging defeat that leaves home side three points from safety

Redknapp won over by Bale’s progress

Tottenham 3 Blackburn 1: Wales full back impresses manager as Roman Pavlyuchenko continues resurgence with two more goals

Lennon in race to be fit for World Cup

Harry Redknapps says he cannot give certain date for return of Tottenham and England winger from troublesome groin injury

Mawhinney: a salary cap is inevitable

Outgoing Football League chairman says business model of professional football in England simply cannot be sustained

Signing Rooney is Real’s new ‘obsession’

Former president of Spanish club says United forward, who has two years left on his present deal, is priority for Madrid

Bendtner makes his presence felt for Arsenal

Arsenal 2 Hull City 1: Denmark forward’s three goals in past four league games is boosting hopes of late title charge

Gardner sows seeds of love for new club

Birmingham 2 Everton 2: former Aston Villa midfielder shows commitment to boyhood club with superb second-half equaliser

Chelsea in mood to hurt Mourinho and Milan

Chelsea 4 West Ham 1: Carlo Ancelotti’s men warm up for Champions League tie against former manager in perfect manner

Tuncay gives Pulis another big headache

Stoke City 0 Aston Villa: forward reacts petulantly to being substituted, leaving the Britannia Stadium before the rest of team

Donovan ends loan spell at Everton

US forward returns to Los Angeles Galaxy after the Merseyside club were unable to extend his stay at Goodison Park

Bendtner keeps Arsenal in the title hunt

Hull City 1 Arsenal 2: striker's injury-time goal gives vital win after Jimmy Bullard penalty looked to have frustrated them

Red-hot Pavlyuchenko maintains Spurs pressure

Tottenham 3 Blackburn 1: two more goals for Russia forward and another for Jermain Defoe help home side to comfortable victory

Battling Birmingham make their point

Birmingham City 2 Everton 2: visiting side let two-goal lead slip in race for European spot at St Andrew's

Elmander paves way for Bolton triumph

Bolton W 4 Wigan A 0: rare goal for Sweden striker sets home side on way to emphatic win over relegation rivals

Jarvis finishes off struggling Burnley

Burnley 1 Wolves 2: Striker helps Wolves to rare away win as Burnley's home record takes another dent

Mourinho: he came, he saw, he made us laugh

The people who knew him best recall the manager's time at Chelsea

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