Arsenal finally pour through after Stoke come unstuck

Bruno Martins Indi looked to have got a toe to the ball for crucial penalty award

Jack Butland’s howler costs Stoke two points at Leicester

Paul Lambert’s side remain in drop zone after handing Leicester a draw away from home

What will we talk about now Wes Hoolahan has retired?

Ireland playmaker was a centrepoint of discussion during his international career

Michael O’Neill set to stay with Northern Ireland

O’Neill met Scottish Football Association to discuss succeeding Strachan as manager

Keith Andrews: Players need reassurance from Martin O'Neill

‘I have faith that he will get us to next European Championships’ says pundit

Martin O’Neill ‘agrees terms’ on new Ireland deal

‘It’s just a matter of the lawyers looking over some detail and getting it signed up’

Lambert: ‘Whether I was 15th or 50th choice, it didn’t matter’

New Stoke manager thrilled to get another chance with a Premier League club

Paul Pogba inspires impressive Manchester United win

Jose Mourinho’s side reduce City deficit to 12 points with victory over Stoke

Stoke finally confirm a new manager - it’s Paul Lambert

Quique Sanchez Flores and then Martin O’Neill reportedly turned down approaches

Norwich at a crossroads as they struggle to return to top flight

Failure to secure promotion will pose big problems for club with a €62m wage bill

Could Republic maverick Stephen Ireland be Stoke City’s saviour?

After two years in the widerness, Mark Hughes may give FA Cup start against Coventry City

Enda Stevens’ circuitous career justifies the term ‘journey’

‘There’ll be disappointments but it’s how you come through it. Application, dedication’

Michael Walker: Dedicated Wes Hoolahan a model of perseverance

Both at club and international level the skilful midfielder has overcome adversity

Sterling loses ‘most hated’ status but markets remain wary

Outlook for pound rests on nature of Brexit deal UK secures from European Union

Connor Ronan could miss rest of season due to back injury

Republic of Ireland youth international faces ‘a good few months out’ with a stress fracture

Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool struggling to halt alarming slide

Sadio Mane’s return one significant boost ahead of key clash with leaders Chelsea

Jurgen Klopp shoulders blame as lax Liverpool stunned by Wolves

FA Cup exit sees Reds knocked out of both domestic Cup competitions in one week

Ex-England manager Sam Allardyce cool on Wolves role

The Championship club are keen on replacing the sacked Walter Zenga with big Sam

Roy Keane certain players will have no fear of Belgians

Ireland assistant manager quietly confident of success if team can play to abilities

After the setbacks, Shane Duffy hopes opportunity has arrived

Blackburn defender has reasons to be hopeful after Marc Wilson ruled out by injury

West Ham’s Emmanuel Emenike and Dimitri Payet run riot at Blackburn

Blackburn Rovers made to pay for Chris Taylor’s needless sending off

Weekend FA Cup fifth round team news

All the latest injury news ahead of the last 16 ties

Michael Walker: Spurs daring to dream of FA Cup glory

Club history in magical tournament may weigh heavy but confidence oozing from side

Martin O’Neill is still practising what he preaches

Ireland head to Euro 2016 in Paris with spirit and a little splash of audacity

Paul Lambert: expectation levels too high at Aston Villa

‘The expectancy level outweighs the realism at the club at the minute’

How Jack Grealish benefited from GAA’s school of hard knocks

Aston Villa winger is one of few bright spots for club struggling to make impression

Solicitor struck off for ‘totally dishonouring’ undertaking

ICS Building Society suffered loss of €450,000 it advanced to Paul Lambert

FAI insists no approach has been made by Leicester for Martin O’Neill

Republic of Ireland manager linked with possible approach from former club after sacking of Nigel Pearson

Student who took legal case over taxi video faces €1.9m costs

Solicitor says he would not have battled international firms on a no foal, no fee basis

Aston Villa release Darren Bent and Irish full-back Enda Stevens

Villa have also offered Ron Vlaar a new contract

Jack Grealish shows composure beyond his years in FA Cup semi-final

Winger’s performance should put him in the frame for Ireland’s game against Scotland

Parity with dollar looms as euro falls to $1.07

Dollar’s rise and euro’s decline reflect the growing transatlantic divergence in monetary policy

Tim Sherwood’s intervention helps Aston Villa into FA Cup quarter-final

New manager’s half-time team-talk turned the match against Leicester City

Second half show gets Aston Villa past Leicester in FA Cup

Tim Sherwood watches his new charges from the stands as Shay Given rolls back the years

Tim Sherwood favourite for job with Aston Villa

Club keen to avoid hiring ‘firefighter’ and Sherwood’s fits the profile

Aston Villa sack manager Paul Lambert

First-team coach and goalkeeping coach to take charge ahead of FA Cup tie with Leicester

Chelsea survive scare to see off Aston Villa

Jose Mourinho secures his first win at Villa Park as blues stretch gap at the top of the table

Harry Redknapp’s scene from window must have looked so dire he had to jump

Using dodgy knees as an excuse for his resignation at QPR is not really believable

Arsenal in full flight as they tear Villa to shreds

Arsene Wenger’s side at their rapier best in five-goal rout

All the weekend Premier League team news

Top two Chelsea and Man City clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

The Irish Times ePaper

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands