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South Yorkshire's football rumours - Wednesday
What is the national reaction to last night's results for Sheffield Wednesday and United? Plus today's backpages.
Albion backed off as Jermaine Johnson ran through the centre in the fourth minute. The Wednesday man beat about three players before running out of steam. BirminghamMail
Substitute Robert Koren produced a moment of incongruous class to defeat Sheffield Wednesday as Albion climbed above Nottingham Forest in the pecking order. The Yorkshire side were stubborn at best but the result means they remain perched precariously in the relegation places. Telegraph
Mackail-Smith nodded home from close range five minutes before the break after a Charlie Lee header from Dominic Green's corner had hit the bar. That proved to be enough to see off a Sheffield United team losing a seventh successive Championship away game. PET
Championship basement side Peterborough dented Sheffield United play-off hopes with a 1-0 win at London Road. Sky
West Brom moved back into second place in the Championship as Robert Koren's stunning strike saw off relegation-threatened Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at The Hawthorns. ESPN
Neil Mellor's close range goal earned Preston North End a draw against Doncaster Rovers at Deepdale on Tuesday night. LEP
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DAILY MIRROR: Nicklas Bendtner was Arsenal's comeback hero on a sensational night of Champions League glory at the Emirates. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced Manchester United have shed their inferiority complex with AC Milan - and are finally ready to knock them out of Europe... Steven Gerrard will escape FA charges following allegations he aimed a V-sign at the referee during Monday's defeat by Wigan.
DAILY STAR: Gunners goal ace Nicklas Bendtner had the last laugh at the Emirates last night. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United fear David Beckham could ruin their Champions League dreams tonight... Steven Gerrard looks set to escape any disciplinary action after appearing to aim a V-sign at referee Andre Marriner.
THE SUN: The Sun today unreservedly apologises to Nicklas Bendtner after his stunning treble sent the Gunners storming into the Champions League quarter-finals. Also: David Beckham jetted back into Manchester last night and admitted: This is a massive challenge... David Whelan celebrated Wigan's stunning win over Liverpool by branding the stumbling giants a mess.
DAILY EXPRESS: Nicklas Bendtner hit a hat-trick - the first of his career - to help Arsenal to a thumping 5-0 defeat of Porto at the Emirates last night. Also: Britain's tennis players have been told to stop moaning about their pampered lifestyles... Sir Alex Ferguson has warned of a "Beck-lash" to Manchester United's Champions League hopes against AC Milan tonight.
DAILY MAIL: Nicklas Bendtner silenced his critics as stylish Arsenal became the first English team into the Champions League quarter-final.
THE TIMES: Nicklas Bendtner atoned for last weekend's horror show by scoring a hat-trick last night as Arsenal became the first English club to reach this season's Champions League quarter-finals. Also: It took them 108 days, but Sunderland again experienced the heady sensation of victory in the Barclays Premier League last night.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: By the end of this demolition of Porto that was both brutal and beautiful, Arsenal supporters were chanting "ole", their thoughts perhaps racing forward to a European climax in that Spanish footballing bullring called the Bernabeu. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson is mindful of the threat to Manchester United posed by David Beckham tonight rather than suffering sleepless nights over the prospect in the Londoner's first, and most likely last, competitive encounter against his former club at Old Trafford.
THE GUARDIAN: Arsenal turned a potential ordeal into an exhibition. Also: The Football Association is examining whether Shaun Wright-Phillips and Chelsea could face charges for dealing with an unlicensed agent, Mitchell Thomas, when Wright-Phillips moved to Stamford Bridge from Manchester City in July 2005.
THE INDEPENDENT: Nicklas Bendtner scored a remarkable hat-trick as Arsenal battered Porto 5-0 to claim their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last night. Also: Wigan Athletic's owner Dave Whelan last night expressed sympathy for Liverpool's supporters for enduring the club's period of ownership under George Gillett and Tom Hicks, describing their tenure as "a mess".
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Friday 10 February 2012
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