Matt Doherty

Malachy Clerkin hands out the marks after Parrott’s late strike puts gloss on a dull night

Will Keane gets first start for Republic of Ireland while John Egan captains the team

Central defender has become a key player for Stephen Kenny’s Ireland side

Draw against world’s top-ranked side a cause for cheer, but tighter defensive play required

Malachy Clerkin hands out the marks after impressive draw at the Aviva Stadium

Stephen Kenny has no intentions of changing his philosophy with results improving

Harry Kane and Son Heung-min lead the way as tired West Ham given the runaround

Manager focusing on getting balance right in attack so players complement each other

NFL great Tom Brady shows his approval of Portuguese star’s performance at Old Trafford

Everton’s display of defensive haplessness helped Spurs side appear like world-beaters

Matt Doherty kicks things off as Spurs score four in rout of Leeds

Dutch winger was lucky to be still on the pitch after only coming on as a sub late on

Manager expresses frustration as Champions League win seems like ancient history

Mohammed Salisu was sent off with over 50 minutes left to play at St Mary’s

Teams must be able to adapt quickly to situations and avoid ‘curse of predictability’

Players and supporters have given a strong endorsement for manager to get new deal

It ended in a scoreless draw, but the capacity crowd got plenty of entertainment

Ireland target a win in Luxembourg on Sunday in bid to finish in third spot

What began as a murmur in empty stadiums culminated in glorious moments on Thursday night

Stephen Kenny’s side sensed chance of a famous win after Pepe’s red card

Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Stephen Kenny’s side after the draw against Portugal

Former West Ham prodigy thriving at Anderlecht and on the international stage

Brighton forward will miss final qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg with Achilles injury

Rocket Ronnie does it again as Solskjær dodges another bullet

Malachy Clerkin hands out the marks after a comprehensive win in Dublin.

‘It’s possibly fair to say, that 60 to 70 per cent of our best players are defenders’

Eamon Donoghue runs the rule over Stephen Kenny’s Ireland side after win in Baku

Ireland goalkeeper knows a decision will have to be made whether to return to City

Ireland manager says ‘we need to turn our draws into wins’ against Azerbaijan

Midfield continues to be problematic with no one playing at top end of the English game

Ireland fullback worked under Tottenham’s new manager while playing at Wolves

Manager’s long-term goal becoming clearer as young prospects impress

It felt like this team was ready to shine. Then it just didn’t happen against Azerbaijan

Player’s classy display on left shows both him and Coleman can be accommodated in squad

Manager can ‘see players emerging’ following impressive display in defeat to Portugal

Have faith in young players, says teenage goalkeeper who saved Portugal star’s penalty

After nearly 90 minutes of frustration, he was still ceaselessly moving in search of an opening

Player isolating as Stephen Kenny hands St Mirren midfielder Jamie McGrath a spot in side

Kenny remains stoically positive but limited Republic XI facing a hot night in the Algarve

Stephen Kenny’s team take on Portugal on Wednesday night at the Estadio Algarve