Everton scored three times in the final 11 minutes of a hectic encounter to beat Newcastle and move out of the Premier League’s relegation zone. The Toffees were sent tumbling into the bottom three by their 10-point deduction for breaking the top flight’s financial rules, but moved back into safety thanks to late goals from Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure and summer signing Beto.
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For the second time this season, Scott McTominay scored twice at Old Trafford to secure a precious victory for Manchester United and ease the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag. The Scotland midfielder’s latest effort against Chelsea was not as thrilling as the two he scored in injury-time to beat Brentford in October.
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remier League strugglers Sheffield United have sacked Paul Heckingbottom and appointed their former manager Chris Wilder as his replacement. United are bottom of the Premier League and four points from safety after losing 11 of their opening 14 games. Owner Prince Abdullah told Talksport Wilder was “the best guy on Planet Earth to take over the club right now”.
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Former England boss Sam Allardyce has admitted he would be interested in the Ireland job and added it “would be nice” to get to the interview stage of the process. The FAI are in the midst of their search for Stephen Kenny’s successor having dismissed the Dubliner following the conclusion of the 2023 international season.
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Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th-minute header denied Manchester City victory in a breathless six-goal thriller at Etihad Stadium. City thought they had won it nine minutes from time when Jack Grealish turned home Erling Haaland’s cross for his first goal since April. But Tottenham snatched a point from a match that ended with the spotlight on referee Simon Hooper.
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