Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce is set to be confirmed as England manager on Thursday, according to Sky sources. Rick Manning Indians Jersey . Sky Sports News HQ understands the 61-year-old will be ratified as Roy Hodgsons replacement during Thursdays two-part FA board meeting in London, which is due to start at 10am. How England made decision Who picked Sam Allardyce as manager and why? Sunderland responded on Wednesday night with a statement that Allardyce was still in charge at the Stadium of Light, and he was in the dugout for the first half of their friendly with Hartlepool. They said they shared in the anger and frustration of our supporters but Sky Sports News HQ understands David Moyes is already being lined up as a replacement for the former Bolton and West Ham boss. Sunderland for Moyes Sunderland in talks with David Moyes to replace Big Sa Allardyce and Hull manager Steve Bruce emerged as the two main candidates to take over from Hodgson, with both having spoken to the Football Association over the last week. Chief executive Martin Glenn said the FA are looking for a long-term England boss and not a short term mercenary Allardyce was in the running to become England manager 10 years ago but lost out when Steve McClaren was appointed.FA chief executive Martin Glenn revealed that the 12-man FA Board would be updated with details of the manager search at Thursdays meeting. There will also be discussions over who will replace chairman Greg Dyke who is standing down after three years. Former Bolton captain Kevin Davies thinks Sam Allardyce will bring a winning mentality, pride and passion to the England job Glenn, vice chairman David Gill and technical director Dan Ashworth were given the job of recommending a new manager in the wake of Hodgsons departure at the end of Englands Euro 2016 campaign. What of Englands DNA? England to appoint Sam Allardyce: Time for the FA to stop DNA talk? Hodgson stood down after the 2-1 defeat by Iceland in the last-16 tie in France.Its been three weeks since the hunt started and were making good progress, said Glenn. Were clear about what were looking for and weve interviewed a handful of people. Roy Hodgsons four-year reign as England boss ended after the Euro 2016 defeat by Iceland Were after the best man for the job and weve got to get that right. Weve got to have covered all of the alternatives before we make our decision.Everyone we have spoken to about the job has been massively enthusiastic. 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Chris Paul had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Blake Griffin scored 16 and pulled down 12 rebounds, equaling teammate DeAndre Jordans total. "Were always up for a challenge, and we had a good one today," said centre Roy Hibbert, who helped fuel the Pacers seventh straight win with 19 points. "The Clippers are going to be a contender for the Western Conference finals, so we just had to get in there and grind it out today and finish it off. But we have a lot more work to do. We dont worry about swagger. Were just five individuals out there on the court playing together." The defending Pacific Division champion Clippers played their first game since finding out that J.J. Redick will be sidelined six to eight weeks because of a broken bone in his shooting hand and a ligament tear in his right elbow. Redick will be re-evaluated on Monday by hand specialist Dr. Steve Shin to determine what further course of treatment will be necessary. His injuries, which occurred in Friday nights 104-98 overtime win at Sacramento, complicated things even more for the Clippers with reserve forward Matt Barnes missing his sixth straight game due to an eye injury. "The ligament looks intact, so they shouldnt have to operate on that," Redick said. "Its just the fragments of the bone. Its still swollen and theres some pain there. Its frustrating, because I have enjoyed those 17 games immensely.. David Justice Jersey. ." Los Angeles used the same starting lineup in each of its first 16 games before Paul sat out Fridays game with a right hamstring strain. Rivers opted to continue using Jamal Crawford off the bench despite his 31-point outing at Sacramento, so Willie Green started in Redicks place and scored only two points in 15 minutes. West capped a 13-3 run with an 18-footer and two free throws to give the Pacers their biggest lead, 74-60, with 4:48 left in the third. Los Angeles closed to 93-89 on Jordans dunk off an alley-oop lob from backup point guard Darren Collison with 7:12 to play. Paul set up another one by Jordan with 1:05 to go, pulling the Clippers within 102-100. "Its going to happen. I mean, the way CP can move the ball and throw the ball up, were not going to take that lob away," George said. "But were not going to give up 3s and were not going to let their shooters get hot." The Clippers had a chance to tie it again after a missed 3-point shot by Lance Stephenson at the other end. But Paul missed a 15-footer that rattled around the rim, and the Pacers made three of four free throws in the final 6.9 seconds to put it away. "I had two great looks at the end," Paul said. "If I make one of those shots it ties the game up and puts pressure on them, so I was mad and disgusted in myself because I got the shot that I wanted." George powered the Pacers to a 53-47 halftime lead with 18 points. The Clippers trailed by 11 late in the first quarter before taking their only lead, 41-40, on a dunk by Griffin with 3:05 left in the half. NOTES: The Pacers began a five-game road trip that includes matchups with the top-four teams in the Western Conference -- including Portland, San Antonio and Oklahoma City. ... The Clippers start a seven-game trip on Wednesday night, all against teams that dont have a winning record. ... The Pacers blocked four shots, increasing their NBA-best total to 125. Hibbert leads the league with 61. ... The Pacers, who came in averaging 19.4 points off turnovers, converted 12 Clippers turnovers into 17 points. ... The Clippers shot 43.9 per cent against the Pacers, who came in with the NBAs best defensive field goal percentage (38.7) and the fewest points allowed per game (85.6). ' ' '