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Aston Villa players head towards the Skybet Championship

Villa relegated after 28 top-flight years

Aston Villa succumbed to the inevitable as defeat at Manchester United confirmed relegation after 28 years in the top flight.

Soccer • 16 Apr 16

Coleman limps out of Everton draw with Southampton

Seamus Coleman limped out of Everton's 1-1 draw with Southampton with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.

Soccer • 16 Apr 16

Jermain Defoe and Fabio Borini celebrate

Sunderland grab lifeline at Norwich

Sunderland grabbed a survival lifeline as goals from Fabio Borini, Jermain Defoe and Duncan Watmore secured a priceless 3-0 win at relegation rivals Norwich.

Soccer • 16 Apr 16

Wes Morgan celebrates his winner against Southampton

Morgan: Foxes aren't there yet, but we're close

Wes Morgan insists he does not feel any nerves despite being on the brink of claiming an "unbelievable" Barclays Premier League title with Leicester.

Soccer • 16 Apr 16

Eamon Dunphy has given LVG the thumbs down

Eamon Dunphy: Van Gaal has done nothing at United

Eamon Dunphy believes Manchester United supporters should be careful what they wish for if Champions League qualification results in Louis van Gaal keeping his job as manager.

Soccer • 11 Apr 16

Jamie Vardy has scored 21 goals so far this season

Ranieiri delight with Vardy back on goal trail

Claudio Ranieri hailed match-winner Jamie Vardy after seeing him fire unfancied Leicester to Champions League football and within touching distance of the Barclays Premier League title.

Soccer • 11 Apr 16

Ronan Finn and Brian Gartland were among the goals for the champions

Dundalk cruise past Longford to go back top

Ronan Finn netted a hat-trick as Dundalk returned to the summit of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division with a comfortable 4-0 win over Longford Town at City Calling Stadium.

Soccer • 09 Apr 16

Ayman Ben Mohammed bagged the insurance goal for Bohs

Bohs take the points on offer against Bray

Dan Byrne’s first half header and Aymed Ben Mohamed second half strike gave Bohemians their first away win of the season over Bray Wanderers.

Soccer • 09 Apr 16

Shane Long was on target for Southampton against newcastle United

Drop looms for Newcastle after loss to Saints

Newcastle United plunged ever closer to Premier League relegation with an abject 3-1 defeat at Southampton, inept defending cementing a sixth defeat in seven matches.

Soccer • 09 Apr 16

Goals galore at Upton Park - but point little use to either side

Arsenal's title bid all but over after draw

Arsenal's Premier League title hopes were left in tatters by an eight-minute hat-trick from Andy Carroll in a thrilling 3-3 draw at West Ham.

Soccer • 09 Apr 16

Darren Dennehy of Pats with Kieran Sadlier of Sligo

Pat's draw to see Sligo stay joint bottom

A second half goal from Christy Fagan denied Sligo Rovers the chance to move off the bottom of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division as Saint Patrick's Athletic drew 1-1 with the Bit O'Red at Richmond Park.

Soccer • 08 Apr 16

Galway secure home win against Harps

Tommy Dunne’s improving Galway United side claimed another encouraging SSE Airtricity League Premier Division win at Eamonn Deacy Park.

Soccer • 08 Apr 16

Derry return to the summit after Rovers victory

Derry City rose to the summit of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division table thanks to an impressive victory over Shamrock Rovers at the Brandywell Stadium.

Soccer • 08 Apr 16

City's O'Sullivan denies Wexford late on

A late goal from Mark O’Sullivan saw Cork City scramble a 1-1 draw with Wexford Youths in the Airtricity League Premier Division at Turner’s Cross.

Soccer • 08 Apr 16

Claudio Ranieri: 'Forty points. That was the goal'

Ranieri says Foxes' aim was to avoid relegation

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri's primary objective this season was to avoid relegation after their narrow escape last year, he has said in an interview as his team stand seven points clear atop the Premier League.

Soccer • 06 Apr 16

Wes Morgan's goal gave the Foxes all three points

Leicester beat Saints to go seven points clear

Wes Morgan sent Leicester seven points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League as the Foxes beat Southampton to take a massive step to the title.

Soccer • 03 Apr 16

Stunning Kane goal earns Tottenham a point

Harry Kane rescued a point for Tottenham in a 1-1 draw at Anfield but that may not be enough with leaders Leicester handed the incentive to take a decisive step in the title race.

Soccer • 02 Apr 16

Dwight Gayle's goal denied West Ham all three points

Palace dent Hammers' Champions League hopes

Dimitri Payet added another exquisite free-kick to his collection but Dwight Gayle dented West Ham's Champions League hopes by snatching a 2-2 draw for Crystal Palace.

Soccer • 02 Apr 16

Saido Berahino of West Bromwich Albion is tackled by Sunderland's Jan Kirchhoff

Sunderland fail to break the Baggies down

West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster denied relegation-haunted Sunderland the victory they craved as a first clean sheet in 18 games for Sam Allardyce's side yielded just a single point.

Soccer • 03 Apr 16

Alberto Paloschi was on hand to rescue a point for Swansea

Given watches from bench as Stoke squander lead

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given watched from the bench as Stoke City squandered a two-goal lead against Swansea at the Britannia Stadium.

Soccer • 02 Apr 16

De Bruyne celebrates scoring against Bournemouth on Saturday

De Bruyne showing form ahead of Euros

Kevin De Bruyne returned from injury to get Manchester City's Champions League push back on track as they thumped Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium.

Soccer • 02 Apr 16

Green shoots for Sligo as they hold Cork

Cork City missed out on the chance to move to third position in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division as they were held to a scoreless draw against much improved Sligo Rovers side at the Showgrounds.

Soccer • 02 Apr 16

Paul Murphy (pictured in action against Shamrock Rovers) bagged a brace for the hosts

Wexford win in the top tier for the first time

Two goals from striker Paul Murphy earned Wexford Youths a 2-0 victory - their first ever SSE Airtricity League Premier Division win – to lift Shane Keegan’s newly-promoted side off the foot of the table.

Soccer • 01 Apr 16

Ayman Ben Mohamed delivered a superb performance against his old club

Bohs' Ayman Ben Mohamed back to haunt Longford

Former Longford Town midfielder Ayman Ben Mohamed inspired Bohemians to a 2-0 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division win against his former club at Dalymount Park this evening.

Soccer • 01 Apr 16

Dundalk were held by Derry as both sides ended the match with 10 men

Dundalk and Derry City share the spoils

Derry City left Oriel Park with something to show for their efforts for the first time since 2013 as Barry Macnamee’s goal secured the Candsytripes a 1-1 draw.

Soccer • 01 Apr 16