Three people were killed and two others injured when a helicopter crashed into a house in southern California just a few minutes after taking off, US officials said.

Ireland striker Kevin Doyle is facing the bleak reality of kicking his heels in the stand this season as Wolves manager Kenny Jackett confirmed he is not in his plans.

West Ham 1 Newcastle 3

Ten-man West Ham eased the pressure on manager Sam Allardyce as they climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at Cardiff.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce admits he will be taking a “calculated risk” if he involves Andy Carroll in the Hammers’ crunch Barclays Premier League meeting with Cardiff.

Manchester City 6 West Ham United 0

Manchester City 6 West Ham 0

Five Republic of Ireland players, including Kevin Doyle, Stephen Ward, Stephen Hunt, are the prospect of life in the third tier of English football today.

Birmingham 2 Wolves 3

Wolves 2 Bristol City 1

Bristol City 1 Wolves 4

Wolves 2 Bolton 2

Wolves’ manager Stale Solbakken confirmed after his side’s penalty shoot out success in the Capital One Cup against Aldershot Town that England winger Matt Jarvis wants to leave the club.

Stale Solbakken is relishing the chance to revive Wolves’ fortunes after being appointed as their new manager.

Wolves boss Terry Connor has no fresh injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Arsenal at Molineux.

Wolves interim manager Terry Connor insists Roger Johnson’s spat with goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey had no influence on his decision to axe his skipper for the weekend defeat at Stoke.

Giovanni Trapattoni’s Ireland are set to face China in a friendly international after the European Championships.

Stoke 2 Wolves 1

Wolves manager Terry Connor will retain Roger Johnson as skipper for the “forseeable future” after his on-field bust-up with keeper Wayne Hennessey.

Caretaker manager Terry Connor’s fifth successive defeat was blighted by an astonishing stand-up row between skipper Roger Johnson and goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

Wolves 2 Bolton 3

Norwich 2 Wolves 1

Manager Terry Connor believes the recent results of Blackburn and QPR have fuelled belief among the Wolves players that they can avoid being relegated from the Barclays Premier League.

Wolves will be without suspended defender Ronald Zubar for the away Barclays Premier League clash with Norwich tomorrow after his red card against Manchester United last weekend.

Wolves captain Roger Johnson could earn a recall for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Norwich.

Wolves 0 Manchester United 5

Wolves caretaker manager Terry Connor has no fresh injury problems for Sunday’s home Barclays Premier League clash with leaders Manchester United.

Wolves acting skipper Stephen Ward admits the negative atmosphere in and around Molineux is understandable given the team’s poor home form this season.

Wolves acting skipper Stephen Ward admits the negative atmosphere in and around Molineux is understandable given the team’s poor home form this season.

Wolves 0 Blackburn 2

Acting Wolves captain Stephen Ward insists full-time skipper Roger Johnson retains the support of the dressing room after being disciplined by the club.

Fulham fans have two Russians to thank for their current west London dominance after a thoroughly enjoyable day at Craven Cottage that started with the sacking of their rival’s manager and ended with a 5-0 win over Wolves.

Wolves caretaker manager Terry Connor has defended his decision to omit captain Roger Johnson from the starting line-up against Newcastle last weekend.

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle believes Mick McCarthy’s successor will have a “fighting chance” of ensuring the club guarantee Premier League survival for a third successive season.

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle believes Mick McCarthy’s successor will have a “fighting chance” of ensuring the club guarantee Barclays Premier League survival for a third successive season.

Striker Kevin Doyle insists he never lost respect for sacked Wolves boss Mick McCarthy even though he was ousted as the club's first-choice striker by Steven Fletcher.

Skipper Roger Johnson insists the Wolves players and not sacked manager Mick McCarthy are to blame for the club’s current plight.

It was a sunny afternoon last June when I got a call that set alarm bells ringing.

Mick McCarthy famously claimed he was not Merlin the Magician on the day of his appointment but will surely need to display incredible levels of escapology to avoid becoming the latest Premier League managerial casualty.

Forget Djibril Cisse’s harsh red card — it was the performance of super sub Kevin Doyle that transformed this game, and allowed Wolves to record their first win in 10 games and move out of the relegation zone.

QPR 1 Wolves 2

Bobby Zamora has marked his debut for QPR with a 16th-minute strike against Wolves.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy shows his dejection after the game.

FT: Wolves 2 Aston Villa 3

HARRY REDKNAPP will never sacrifice his beliefs and buy his way to a trophy but you have to question if his outburst towards Manchester City will come back to haunt him at the end of the season.

Tottenham 1 Wolves 1

Barclays Premier League strugglers Wolves took a shock half-time lead at third-placed Tottenham.

Birmingham 0 Wovles 0

THEIR relationship has been far from affectionate, but Andre Villas-Boas owes Frank Lampard a debt of gratitude after the midfielder’s last-gasp strike eased the mounting pressure on his manager.