Championship round-up: John Egan’s own goal stalls Sheffield United’s playoff push
Republic’s manager includes uncapped pair Conor Ronan (St Mirren) and Oxford’s Mark Sykes
Belfast-born Oxford midfielder Sykes makes squad after representing NI at underage level
Manager focusing on getting balance right in attack so players complement each other
Realistically only four players at three clubs can expect first team football this season
Manager will be hoping players don’t get bogged down in transfer window ahead of qualifiers
Manager must trust his young players’ progress can be franked by the required results
Andrew Omobamidele, Chiedozie Ogbene and Gavin Bazunu have Nigerian heritage
The Premier League champions overcome even more defensive injuries with home win
Saturday’s cup meeting of Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley tops the bill
More defensive issues for Liverpool as Man City have fully fit squad for Sunday’s derby
Corkman asked Aston Villa boss Dean Smith for move in order to get matches
Brighton had rejected Millwall’s attempt to bring the 21-year-old back on a permanent deal
Republic can hold onto favourable World Cup seeding by beating Bulgaria next month
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