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Antonio Conte’s reign as Tottenham head coach gets underway with the visit of Vitesse Arnhem for Thursday’s Europa Conference League game.

Spurs are likely to be without Bryan Gil (hamstring) but Sergio Reguilon, Tanguy Ndombele and Dele Alli are among those hoping to impress from the start.

Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff has been announced as the new manager of League of Ireland club Shelbourne.

The 42-year-old takes on his first management role, having previously worked with the Republic of Ireland under Stephen Kenny, as well as with Celtic and Shamrock Rovers.

It has been a turbulent few years at Tottenham with varying degrees of success. But just how did Spurs reach the point of a third managerial sacking in two years?

Nuno Espirito Santo was the latest Premier League casualty, dismissed by Daniel Levy and the Tottenham board on Monday morning.

Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero will be out for three months after suffering chest pains during Saturday’s match against Alaves.

The 33-year-old striker was withdrawn before half-time after receiving treatment for several minutes during the La Liga game at the Nou Camp, and underwent cardiac

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith accused referee Chris Kavanagh of getting the big decisions wrong as Ezri Konsa’s red card contributed to their 4-1 defeat against West Ham.

Villa fell behind early on to Ben Johnson’s strike. Ollie Watkins equalised but Declan Rice quickly restored the Hammers’ lead before half-time.

Wilfried Zaha has been subjected to racist abuse on social media following Crystal Palace’s win over Manchester City.

Zaha scored the opening goal as Palace won 2-0 at the Etihad on Saturday, and the Ivorian was also involved in the incident which saw City defender Aymeric Laporte sent off for a professional foul.

Livingston have contacted Celtic after defender Ayo Obileye was allegedly subjected to racist abuse in their Premiership match on Saturday.

An Associated Press journalist has claimed that a Celtic fan shouted racist abuse at Obileye during Saturday’s league match at Celtic Park, which ended in a 0-0 draw.

Former England midfielder Kieron Dyer is to undergo a liver transplant after being diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Dyer, 42, is the U23 manager at Ipswich Town and underwent tests earlier this week in hospital.

Ipswich say Dyer, who also played for Newcastle

Nuno Espirito Santo’s future at Tottenham is understood to be under discussion by chairman Daniel Levy and the board.

Tottenham are eighth in the Premier League and have lost their last two top-flight games against West Ham and Manchester United.