Lambert dismissed by Villapublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
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After Paul Lambert's sacking, 5 live takes a trip down memory lane and revisits his run-ins with the BBC's Midlands football reporter Pat Murphy.
Summary
Chelsea & Everton charged by the FA
Eden Hazard signs new Chelsea deal
Chris Ramsey to remain in charge of QPR until end of season
Paul Lambert pays tribute to Villa after sacking
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Lambert dismissed by Villapublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Get involvedpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
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Lambert dismissed by Villapublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
After what proved to be Lambert's last match in charge, Tuesday night's 2-0 defeat at Hull, he said Villa had "13 cup finals coming up".
You can read more about Lambert's dismissal from BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty.
In addition, Match of the Day pundit Phil Neville believes the club "have to get a manager in" before the weekend's FA Cup fixture against Leicester.
Lambert dismissed by Villapublished at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, Getty ImagesAway from Wednesday night's action for a moment and let's focus on the news that manager Paul Lambert has been sacked by Aston Villa, who find themselves in the relegation zone and without a win in 10 Premier League matches.
Villa have managed just 12 league goals from 25 games - the lowest in Premier League history.
First-team coach Scott Marshall and goalkeeping coach Andy Marshall have taken temporary charge with 13 league matches remaining.
Manchester United 3-1 Burnleypublished at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, EPAAt Old Trafford, substitute Chris Smalling scored twice to help Manchester United overcome Burnley 3-1 and climb up to third in the table.
United manager Louis van Gaal afterwards described his side as "not good" and "lucky" to win.
But despite the defeat, which keeps them in the bottom three, Burnley manager Sean Dyche was still proud of his side's efforts.
Stoke City 1-4 Manchester Citypublished at 08:29 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City stayed in touch with Chelsea after two goals from Sergio Aguero helped them to a 4-1 win at Stoke.
City manager Manuel Pellegrini said his side returned to their "normal performance" for their first Premier League win since New Year's Day.
His opposite number Mark Hughes admitted his side got caught "chasing the game".
Chelsea 1-0 Evertonpublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, ReutersLet's go back to Wednesday night's Premier League action for a while and Chelsea stay seven points clear at the top of the table after a late Willian goal sealed a 1-0 win over Everton.
But afterwards, Everton manager Roberto Martinez accused Chelsea's players of trying to sway the referee during the bad tempered encounter which saw Gareth Barry sent off and Branislav Ivanovic escape censure for a clash with Everton's James McCarthy.
"It's very clear that what the home team are trying to do is influence the referee," Martinez told BBC Sport.
Mourinho cut short his BBC interview when asked about Chelsea's discipline.
Thursday's back pagespublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, GuardianAnd finally on the back pages for the moment, in the light of Tuesday's record television deal, Thursday's Guardian looks at, external how Premier League clubs could best use their new found wealth.
Thursday's back pagespublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, The SunThe Sun's back page, external also says that Crystal Palace could be in trouble with the FA after Newcastle's Fabricio Coloccini was struck on the head by a coin at Selhurst Park last night.
Thursday's back pagespublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, Daily MirrorThe Daily Mirror reports, external that Paul Lambert could land a £10m pay-off after his dismissal by Aston Villa and Steven Gerrard will miss Liverpool's FA Cup trip to Crystal Palace and both Europa League games against Besiktas with a hamstring injury.
Thursday's back pagespublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Image source, Daily ExpressThe back page of the Daily Express, external reports on Wednesday night's bad-tempered match between Chelsea and Everton and also the dismissal of Paul Lambert as Aston Villa struggle in the relegation zone.
Wednesday's Premier League resultspublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
We'll have more on Paul Lambert's sacking as Aston Villa manager shortly and a look at Thursday's back pages, but first a quick recap of last night's Premier League matches:
Chelsea 1-0 Everton
Manchester United 3-1 Burnley
Southampton 0-0 West Ham
Stoke 1-4 Manchester City
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
West Brom 2-0 Swansea
Sportsdaypublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2015
Good morning and welcome to another Sportsday from the BBC Sport Centre.
It's been a busy 12 hours or so with Premier League matches and a managerial sacking and there is plenty coming up today as well, so let's get going...