Chelsea take advantage of Norwich’s rotten luck

Borini earns point for Sunderland; Everton win amid Villa protests; Bournemouth take south coast derby

Emmanuel Adebayor an obvious choice for Crystal Palace

Striker has always courted controversy but can provide the goals Alan Pardew needs

Ramires set to leave Chelsea for top Chinese club in €26.3m deal

Brazilian midfielder has yet to start a league match under interim manager Hiddink

Tottenham reach top four: PL round-up

James McClean sent off as West Brom lose and Crystal Palace strike late to sink Stoke

Manchester United’s limitations on show again in Palace draw

Louis van Gaal’s side were lucky to avoid defeat at Selhurst Park

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Wenger and van Gaal’s avoidance of strikers shows change in mentality of football

United manager has spent €315 million but hasn’t bought an established striker

Jose Mourinho says Chelsea must do better after Palace defeat

Stamford Bridge loss was just manager’s second in 100 home league games with club

Crystal Palace sink champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

Jose Mourinho’s side’s poor start to the season continues after Ward and Sako strike

Damien Delaney’s own goal gets Arsenal up and running

Wenger’s side bounce back from opening weekend defeat with win at Crystal Palace

Connor Wickham signs for Crystal Palace from Sunderland

22-year-old forward joins London club on five-year deal believed to be worth about €11m

Scrappy Sunderland surge towards safety at Everton

Danny Graham breaks his duck for the club as Black Cats leap to 14th at Goodison Park

Leicester and Sunderland exchange places in relegation battle

Four wins in a row for Nigel Pearson’s team against fellow strugglers Burnley

Benteke gives Sherwood victorious return to White Hart Lane

Leicester strike at the death to keep survival hopes alive while Crystal Palace rout Sunderland

Jermain Defoe’s wonder strike gives Sunderland derby win and boosts survival hopes

Poor game lit up by left-foot volley from former Spurs man

Manchester United beat 10 man Sunderland in second half show

Wayne Rooney scores from spot after Wes Brown sent off following John O’Shea foul

Gus Poyet under pressure as Jon Stead comes back to haunt Sunderland

Bradford pick up where they left off at Chelsea to book FA Cup quarter-final place

Giant killers Bradford City make Sunderland latest victim

Gus Poyet’s side vanquished at mudbath Valley Parade as Bantams reach last eight

QPR pick up priceless first away win at Stadium of Light

Fer and Zamora seal win for managerless R’s while Aston Villa sink further into trouble after loss at Hull City

Jonathan Walters hat-trick sinks travel sick QPR

Harry Kane on the scoresheet again as Spurs win at West Brom while Everton see off Crystal Palace

Sunderland avoid slip up against Leeds

Mackems win first FA Cup tie between sides since glorious triumph in 1973 final

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet admits he nearly took Adam Johnson off

‘You can call it luck or whatever, but we haven’t had too much this year’

Adam Johnson’s late strike hands bragging rights to Sunderland

Gus Poyet continues his dominance over Alan Pardew as Black Cats make it three in a row on Tyneside

Manchester City reaching top gear as title race gets interesting

Manuel Pellegrini’s team ease to victory at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland frustrate leaders Chelsea at Stadium of Light

Willian and Santiago Vergini both hit woodwork as Black Cats continue good run against Blues

Seamus Coleman wins late penalty to secure share of spoils for Everton

Gus Poyet frustrated after Sebastian Larsson puts Sunderland ahead

Jonathan Walters on target as Stoke add to Spurs’ woes

Leighton Baines earns point for Everton; Newcastle revival continues

Steven Fletcher guides Sunderland to victory

Papiss Cisse scores a brace but pressure remains on Newcastle manager Alan Pardew

QPR and Aston Villa shocked in Capital One Cup

Ireland’s Jon Walters scores two as Stoke ease past Portsmouth, Leeds beaten by Bradford

Gus Poyet’s Sunderland complete their great escape

Premier League status secured as victory over West Brom completes a fairytale end-of-season run of four straight wins

Sunderland’s great escape continues with win at United

Cardiff and Fulham both relegated after heavy defeats

Conor Wickham double lifts Sunderland out of drop zone

Striker keeps up golden run as Cardiff look doomed to go down

Sunderland stun Chelsea to end Mourinho’s home run

On loan from Liverpool, former Blues player Fabio Borini seals win from penalty spot

Manchester City mentally fatigued, says Pellegrini

Title contenders slumped to a 2-2 draw with Sunderland days after defeat to leaders Liverpool

Manchester City’s title tilt derailed by Sunderland

Draw hands Chelsea back full control of their own destiny ahead of Liverpool clash

Sunderland into last eight of FA Cup

Craig Gardner’s stunning strike enough to see off Southampton at Stadium of Light

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