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  1. EFL Ball

  2. An orange lifeboat outside the RNLI station on Blackpool Promenade with a 4x4 vehicle and Blackpool Tower in the background on a sunny day.

  3. A man lies on a doorstep with his hand over his face, he has a dog with him and bags around him and a sleeping bag under him

  4. A cardboard sign strung across a window that reads: Fun Palaces. The individual letters are displayed in different fonts and colours.

  5. Exterior view of Preston Leyland Hotel, showing the hotel entrance, parking area with several cars, a large Preston Leyland sign, hedges in the foreground and trees surrounding the building under a partly cloudy sky.

  6. A person in teal scrubs stands in front of a colourful jungle mural, pointing upwards with both arms. The mural features a leopard resting among tropical plants, and features bright flowers and butterflies against a white wall.

  7. A red "road closed" sign sits behind a row of traffic cones blocking off a slip road to the M65. A highway maintenance van stands behind the sign.

  8. Lancashire cricketer Kate Cross smiling. She is wearing a purple Lancashire one-day shirt and a cap.

  9. The bishop scrambling over an obstacle course

  10. JJ lies in hospital with a large bandage over his right eye.

  11. 🎧 Managerial fireworks and Irish breakfasts

    Managerial fireworks and Dean Brennan’s Irish breakfasts!

    Graham Alexander to Preston North End, Robbie Savage to Peterborough? It's a big week for managerial movements in the EFL.

    Two high-flying managers in League Two join Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff to analyse and debate the latest talking points.

    Bristol Rovers' Steve Evans is fresh from celebrating a new club record in the supporters' bar, while table-topping Barnet's Dean Brennan reveals all on his regular arguments with the owner, his love for Irish breakfasts and how the Bees have risen back up.

    The team discuss Alexander's move from Bradford to Deepdale, what Savage's arrival would do for Peterborough and Danny Ings' instant impact for Wycombe.

    Listen to the full episode above or on BBC Sounds here - and don't forget to subscribe to get each episode into your My Sounds feed.

  12. A close up of a nurse with a stethoscope and notes / charts in their hand

  13. Back of James Anderson's shirt next to a big yellow question mark

  14. Debbie Duncan, a woman with brown hair and a fringe, and Jay Slater a young man with brown hair who smiles.

  15. Person in a blue sleeping bag sleeping rough in a doorway with a union jack flag and a grey rucksack and empty cigarette packet.

  16. View of a railway track running through a wooded area, with two people in dark clothing and with hidden faces walking beside the line on a gravel embankment surrounded by leaf-covered ground and sparse trees

  17. New Preston boss Graham Alexander

  18. The exterior of Preston City Council, a large brown building.

  19. A red and white ferry boat is docked in the water. It has a sign on the boat saying 'Wyre Estuary Ferry'. The waters are still.

  20. The AGC Chemical Factory in Thorton-Cleveleys - pictured on the horizon from across an expanse of marshland

  21. A police car and blue-and-white cordon tape block access to a covered walkway outside a town-centre building, with the taped-off area extending across a pedestrian space beneath the structure.

  22. Studio publicity portrait of a person in a navy suit, light blue shirt and pink tie standing with folded arms against a London skyline backdrop featuring The Shard and Canary Wharf buildings.

  23. Risky... or a perfect time to return to Deepdale?

    A Preston North End badge on a Your Opinions banner

    Earlier, we asked what North End fans thought of the decision to bring Graham Alexander and assistant Chris Lucketti back to the club in a bid to help them climb away from the Championship relegation zone.

    Here are some of your responses:

    Bill: Quite honestly, I find this appointment underwhelming to say the least. The fact it's taken so long to make an appointment after Paul Heckingbottom's departure suggests that Alexander was not the first choice, or maybe not even second choice.

    Having said all that, there's no doubt he has a real affinity with the club and if he fails, it won't be through the want of hard work. All we, as supporters, can do is get behind him and the players and hope for a rapid rise up the table.

    Gary: Glad to see him back, what a great guy and PNE through and through, but only time and a good January transfer window will say if this is the right appointment. There's a lot of hard work and long weeks ahead.

    Graham Alexander celebrates during his time as a Preston player, while sitting on the shoulders of a fanGetty Images

    Jim: Unproven in the Championship but the new management team have Preston North End running through them. We have huge problems at the back and Grezza and Chris were both defenders for us which bodes well. A risky appointment perhaps but given the last five years they have nothing to lose. I'm sort of optimistic I think. Attack is the best form of defence, however, and this is something we have been starved of for years so I'm hoping, once the type of system he opts for is addressed, that we might be entertained.

    Martin: Top appointment: club legend Graham Alexander will get us where we want to be. I believe he's got the job on merit too. He's been a great manager so far. Bringing Lucketti as his assistant is just the icing on the cake, great to see.

    Graham: Pleased with the appointments, now is the time to get behind the team and let's forget about all the negativity surrounding a few of the previous managers.

    Pete: Grezza has always been a natural born winner and leader. He adores the club, fans adore him. Bags of management experience in different leagues and different situations. Now is the perfect time to bring him back. A truly exciting appointment and absolutely the right one. The club has badly needed a character like him in the set up for a number of years.

  24. A police car and blue-and-white cordon tape block access to a covered walkway outside a town-centre building, with the taped-off area extending across a pedestrian space beneath the structure.