Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 0

Bolton 4 Leeds 1

Leeds went into this match staring at relegation, knowing defeat would consign them to the Nationwide League barring the mother of all mathematical miracles.

Kevin Keegan believes Shaun Wright-Phillips would have been a certain winner of the PFA Young Player of the Year award if it had not been for Manchester City’s Barclaycard Premiership struggles this season.

Manchester City defender Mikkel Bischoff has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

THE Leeds board is to hold a summit meeting next Tuesday should the club be relegated to the Nationwide League this weekend.

Former Leeds star Allan Clarke fears the club will spend years in the Nationwide League wilderness should they be relegated this season.

Paul Scholes will face a Football Association disciplinary panel on Monday hoping to avoid a three-match ban that could severely disrupt his preparations for the FA Cup Final.

Blackburn striker Jonathan Stead has urged his team-mates to dig deep within themselves to make sure the club avoid a nightmare season ending in relegation.

ROY KEANE has warned his Manchester United teammates they will not be allowed to let their Premiership standards slip just because an FA Cup final place has been booked.

ALAN SMITH accused Leeds of "rolling over" and lacking fight too often this season as he confirmed he would leave his hometown club if they are relegated from the Premiership.

Trevor Birch believes he has one more role to fulfil at Leeds before finally departing Elland Road – seeing United remain in the Premier League.

Manchester United’s crunch FA Cup semi-final with Arsenal is set to be switched to Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

Fulham 0 West Ham 0

Newcastle midfielder Darren Ambrose has warned his team-mates not to write off the Nationwide League’s biggest talents as they prepare to lock horns with Blackburn new boy Jon Stead.

Leeds 4 Wolves 1

LEEDS’ acting-chairman Trevor Birch has been given just another seven days to find the funds which will prevent the club falling into the hands of administrators.

Kenny Miller ousted underdogs Kidderminster from the FA Cup as Wolves moved into the fourth round with a 2-0 replay victory at Molineux.

KEVIN KEEGAN has insisted he has no intention of quitting Manchester City. Speculation that Keegan was about to walk away from the Blues has been growing in recent weeks as his side staggered through an alarming dip in form.

Darren Huckerby is in no rush to leave Manchester City despite the queue of Nationwide League promotion hopefuls eager to sign him.

Manchester City coach Stuart Pearce is ready to put his management ambitions to one side and commit his short-term future to the club.

Everton 2 Wolves 0

Sunderland today revealed they have an ongoing debt of £36m (€53m) and incurred losses of almost £21m (€31m) for the financial year just ended.

The death of Watford striker Jimmy Davis overshadowed the first day of the Nationwide League season.

Goals from Manchester United target Jermain Defoe and new signing David Connolly rescued West Ham from a disastrous start to their first Nationwide League campaign in a decade as Glenn Roeder’s title favourites grabbed a much-needed win.

Veteran striker Les Ferdinand has revealed he still gets the same ‘buzz’ before the start of the season as he did at the beginning of his career.

SHAMROCK ROVERS manager Liam Buckley sees tonight’s Dublin derby with Shelbourne as marking the end of the first phase of the season, rather than a chance to reel in the early pace-setters.

West Ham striker Jermain Defoe has handed in a transfer request following the club’s relegation to the Nationwide League.

Doncaster have been promoted to Nationwide League after beating Dagenham & Redbridge 3-2.

West Ham captain Joe Cole could face criminal proceedings after he allegedly punched an opposition player as he left the pitch following today’s crucial match at Bolton Wanderers.

Jay Jay Okocha produced a moment of magic today to steer Bolton closer to safety and West Ham closer to the Nationwide League.

Mark Viduka may not know the secret to his rampant scoring form – but he certainly believes Peter Reid holds the formula to success.

Premier Management Holdings, the UK-based football agency run by Barry Gold, today warned shareholders it expected to report an operating loss for the full year after a quiet January transfer window dampened the second half.

ALEX FERGUSON has admitted he is in the dark over Birmingham’s line-up for tonight’s Premiership encounter at St Andrews.

WHEN Robbie Fowler walks out of Elland Road for Manchester City it will represent one more sorry and spectacular failure for the club that dared to reach for the stars but fell so dramatically to earth.

Kevin Keegan will not walk away from Manchester City despite his side’s failure to match pre-season expectations.

Manchester City have parted company with Laurent Charvet by mutual consent.

RTÉ has secured the rights to screen Celtic’s Scottish Premier League (SPL) matches.

KEVIN NOLAN is Merseyside’s new hero, but he doesn’t believe the adulation will last until the weekend.

Brentford are top of Division Two after today's Nationwide League matches while Rushden & Diamonds top Division Three.

Nationwide League half-times

Ipswich manager George Burley reiterated today that he is determined to retain the services of inspirational midfielder Matt Holland.

QPR 3 Tottenham 2