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Bolton’s Saturday clash with Huddersfield Town begins a run of six games in the space of 30 days across advent and the Christmas period.

Despite being stuck in the Championship relegation zone, Wigan managed to draw against third-placed Middlesbrough last week and they will travel to south Yorkshire with a similar plan in mind.

Dale picked up an impressive point when drawing 2-2 at Milton Keynes Dons on Tuesday but have been plagued by suspensions and injuries to key first team players in recent weeks.

The returns of Michael Carrick and the much-maligned Marouane Fellaini have gone some way to adding steel to a midfield that was all but absent in the opening weeks of the season.

The Shakers lost their unbeaten record at the JD Stadium last time out but will be looking to make home advantage pay against Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday.

Icelander Gudjohnsen has been training with Wanderers for the best part of November since leaving Club Brugge in the summer and there have been plenty of hints that he could rejoin his former side.

Keane, who spent 12 years at the heart of United’s dominating midfield before controversially departing Old Trafford in 2005, took up the assistant manager post at Villa Park in the close-season.

Cricket Australia announced that Hughes had passed away on Thursday afternoon in Sydney, just two days after being struck on the head by the ball in a domestic match.

Cricket Australia announced that Hughes had passed away on Thursday afternoon in Sydney, the country’s captain Michael Clarke reading out a statement from Hughes’ family.

In a few short weeks FCUM, who have soared up the ranks of English football to the seventh tier, will celebrate their greatest achievement yet when they open their new £6million Broadhurst Park stadium in Moston.

Trailing 2-1 with five minutes to go against Munich in the Champions League, Sergio Aguero capitalised on two errors to clinch the game 3-2 for City.