Arsenal traveled north to face a Sunderland club that has seen a resurgence since installing Martin O'Neil as their manager and it took a two late goal by impact substitutes to come away with the three points. Keep reading for all the glorious heart-stopping action.

Arsene Wenger chose to start the same squad that demolished Blackburn last week with the exception of Francis Coquelin as Bacary Sagna was drafted in for his 2nd start since his broken leg.

The tackle that started the comeback

The team needed a lift after results of recent weeks. A 1-0 win is great but coming back from 2 goals down to win it, is surely going to give the team the boost that we so desperately need. A game of two halves is the old cliche but certainly applies in this scenario.

Wednesday:

• Tim Bolton

Wheater: No Rafa...

Reports say that Tim Bolton deal is etched.

Ream will battle former Middlesborough phenom David Wheater for playing time at Bolton with Wheater getting the first call obviously to replace The Overrated Gary Cahill.

Images: Getty Images.

In a story heading straight for our 'hell no' files, 27-year-old Liverpool winger and England international, Stewart Downing, was arrested on suspicion of assault early Sunday morning following an altercation with a supposed ex-girlfriend (rumoured to be Donna the doorstep dramatist Moloney) at the Cross Keys pub near Middlesborough.

England international Stewart Downing has been arrested after allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend in a nightclub row. The Liverpool star is reported to have punched the woman, with whom he is thought to have a child. Downing, aged 27, was arrested at the Cross Keys club in Yarm, near Middlesborough, at about 1am this morning.

Coventry City are set to wear their 1987 Retro Shirts in Saturday's FA Cup 3rd Round encounter with Southampton, to mark their 25th anniversary of their 3-2 extra-time win over Tottenham. So what has become of the history making men behind their one and only major trophy success.

Steve Ogrizovic GK (54): Oggy as he is known at the Ricoh Arena is still part of the Coventry set-up where he is currently the clubs Goalkeeping coach.

Billy Sharp put the majority of footballers to shame last night!

In a four week period where controversy over Carlos Tevez reportedly refusing to come on as a substitute has repeatedly stolen the headlines in the footballing world, Doncaster Rovers star Billy Sharp earned the unconditional respect of football fans across the nation when he turned out just three days after the premature death of his son.

Former Manchester United and Leeds defender Gordon McQueen (59) has been diagnosed with Cancer of the Larynx and will have treatment at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough.

McQueen capped 30 times for Scotland was an inaugural part of the great Leeds side who won the 1973/74 League title going 29 games unbeaten in the process.

A Day to Forget | Spurs 4 – 0 Liverpool

AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum Before the match Kenny claimed he wasn't too unhappy with the start Liverpool had had. A poor second half at Sunderland aside, the Reds had played well against Bolton and Arsenal, and were unlucky not to have won the game against Stoke quite comfortably.

A Day to Forget – Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 0 Liverpool – Match Review

AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum Before the match Kenny claimed he wasn't too unhappy with the start Liverpool had had. A poor second half at Sunderland aside, the Reds had played well against Bolton and Arsenal, and were unlucky not to have won the game against Stoke quite comfortably.

'Stewart Downing will have a big impact for Liverpool' Gareth Southgate

The former Middlesborough boss believes the 27-year-old winger will thrive under the pressure to perform at Anfield, praising his "outstanding crossing" and goal scoring ability

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Who's Looking Good?

Leicester: Having massively overhauled the squad during the summer, signing no less than nine players, including the marquee signings of Kasper Schmeichel, David Nugent, Michael Johnson, Neil Danns and Paul Konchesky should give the Foxes the quality needed to reach the Premiership for the first time since 2002.

Newly-promoted Swansea have completed the signing of Middlesborough striker Leroy Lita for a fee of £1.75m. Lita (26) who has had Premier League experience with Reading has scored 20 Championship goals in two season's with Boro and could be a astute signing for the Welsh club come the end of the season.

Michael Regan/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Give Me Football confirmed this morning that once again Stewart Downing is in demand at Liverpool. It has been no secret that Kenny Dalglish is a huge admirer of the former Middlesborough academy graduate and he is keen to add the England International to his squad.

Sunday, 6 November 2005 and it's the 19 anniversary of Sir Alex's appointment as Manchester United manager but the celebrations were on hold. A look at the league table made grim reading for any Manchester United fan. An unusual pallid gloom had descended in and around Old Trafford following the events that had transpired over the seven days preceding a pivotal encounter.

As Stewart Downing arrives at Anfield in a £20m deal, the fourth major summer for the Reds in the present transfer window behind Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Alexander Doni, he has certainly made it clear he is keen to get on with things.

The former Villa man has featured on both the right and left flanks in his time at Villa, following his £10m move to them from Middlesborough in 2009 after he saw his boyhood team relegated to the Championship.

Former Ireland manager Steve Staunton is on the verge of returning to Liverpool in a coaching role.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who took Staunton to Anfield as a 17-year-old in 1986, is expected to make the announcement on Monday when he travels over to watch a Liverpool XI play Bray at the Carlisle Grounds.

Late afternoon on Sunday saw developments of the kind of speed that one simply does not expect in the football close season. In one hurried moment, those who believed all was well behind the scenes like myself were shot down and the rumour-spreaders given some credence [...]

You may remember Sian Massey from such films as Andy Gray Loves The Ladies (But Not As Referees) and Richard Keys Dust Up His Resume, but now she has a new starring role as the shoulder bag for Cardiff City's Kevin McNaughton's ambling ways.

What would typically be an 'oh he got sent flying into the linesman' is a bit more.

Liverpool are ready to step up their pursuit of Connor Wickham by offering £15 million for the Ipswich Town forward, reports the Daily Star.
The 18-year-old has signed two new contracts this year alone to re-enforce his commitment to the Tractor Boys.
Tottenham Hotspur were reportedly leading the race to sign Wickham, but now, with Liverpool having bolstered their attack already this year as they swooped for Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll, it appears Kenny Dalglish is keen to add another member to his star studded attacking line-up.

Manchester City winger Adam Johnson would consider a move from Eastlands, with Liverpool keen to sign the England international.
The 23-year-old has recently returned from a long-term ankle injury, but with high competition for places at City, will have few opportunities to impress.
Furthermore the former Middlesborough winger will be looking to get back in Fabio Capello's England squad, which he was left out of for the double header against Wales and Ghana, and Liverpool could offer a way out for Johnson.

After a frustrating festive season, with games abandoned and Forest left behind by a group of sides, few would have dared to dream of the consistency shown since and the position in the table that Forest now occupy. Is this a sustainable promotion charge that Forest are entertaining? [...]

Part 2 of the series focuses on Norwegian striker, Jan Åge Fjørtoft...

Jan Åge Fjørtoft became a bit of a cult hero during his time in the Premier League playing for Swindon Town in the 93/94 season. His fly by celebration became infamous throughout the league.

Part 2 of the series focuses on Norwegian striker, Jan Åge Fjørtoft...

Jan Åge Fjørtoft became a bit of a cult hero during his time in the Premier League playing for Swindon Town in the 93/94 season. His fly by celebration became infamous throughout the league.

I just love the eternal optimism that gushes forth from some of the people involved with the breakaway Liga Primer Indonesia.
Today's football tabloid, Top Skor, suggests that Aceh United are interested in signing for Leeds United, Newcastle United and Middlesborough striker Mark Viduka.
Now I don't know how much truth there is in that story and I have never met the stocky Australian striker but the mere thought of Mark Viduka moving to Aceh, with its strict implementation of sharia law, they have public canings there, has me tittering into me tissues so it does.