Super Teddy lifts Hammers
Celtic go ten clear
Luton’s Davis suffers stroke
—– Teddy Sheringham becomes the first 40 year-old to score in the Premiership as West Ham United end their worst run of results since 1932.
The veteran striker heads a superb opener - the Hammers’ first league goal in over eight hours of play - in a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers at Upton Park.
Manager Alan Pardew had been under enormous media pressure but was grateful for the supporters’ backing: “The fans were special. They showed the quality that some grounds can’t get.
“I’m not the most emotional of people but I was a little bit choked at the start, with the way they backed me, and I thank them for that.”
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—– Celtic’s domination of the SPL continues as they move ten points clear at the top after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Kilmarnock.
Following yesterday’s 1-5 defeat at Falkirk, Craig Brewster leaves bottom club Dundee United “by mutual and amicable agreement”. It is expected that he will return to his former club Dunfermline Athletic after Jim Leishman stepped down last week.
Current Raith Rovers and former Heart of Midlothian boss Craig Levein is the hot favourite to fill the Tannadice vacancy.
—– Luton Town’s 0-5 drubbing at Ipswich Town in the Championship is overshadowed by the post-match news that Hatters defender Sol Davis suffered a stroke whilst travelling on the team coach to Suffolk yesterday.
The 27 year-old full-back is recovering in hospital. It is expected that it will take at least six months before he makes a full recovery.
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