West Brom striker Roman Bednar has ended his four-and-a-half-year spell at the club and joined Blackpool on a free transfer. Bednar, 28, made 105 appearances for the Baggies, scoring 34 times but has slipped down the pecking order during the past 18 months.

Hannover have confirmed the signing of striker Mame Biram Diouf from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old has signed a contract with the Bundesliga side until July 2014 and will join up with them on Monday.

after Juan Mata's unanswered penalty settled the London rivals' heavily-scrutinised tie at Loftus Road. Mata coolly sent Paddy Kenny the wrong way with just over an hour gone but after the unsavoury subplots, a softly-given spot-kick was an unsatisfactory way to settle the encounter.