Bobby Zamora returns to the Fulham squad for tomorrow’s vital Europa League clash with Odense.

SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers believes their 2-0 win over Fulham shows he has a squad that can cope with the rigours of the Barclays Premier League.

Damien Duff hobbled off during the first half of Fulham's Europa League defeat to FC Twente last night.

KENWYNE JONES last night expressed his pride after his late header secured Stoke the point they needed against Dynamo Kiev to secure a place in the Europa League knockout stages.

FC Twente 1 Fulham 0

Fulham forwards Bobby Zamora and Mousa Dembele are both available for Sunday’s west London derby against QPR after recovering from illness.

Odense 0 Fulham 2

Shamrock Rovers' chairman Jonathan Roche has said the Tottenham Europa League fixtures were "a dream come true" for the fans.

Irish giantkillers Shamrock Rovers have landed a plum tie against Premier League stars Tottenham in the Europa League group stage draw today.

NORWICH suffered a stunning 4-0 home defeat at the hands of npower League One leaders MK Dons as the three newly-promoted Premier League clubs exited the Carling Cup at the second-round stage last night.

ARSENE WENGER says he is “more determined” than ever to end Arsenal silverware drought this season.

Arsenal will be hoping to avoid Udinese and Rubin Kazan when the draw is made tomorrow for the Champions League play-off round in Nyon.

ROY KEANE says the outcome of conversations with Ipswich Town owner Marcus Evans and chief executive Simon Clegg over the next few days will point to where the Championship club is heading.

West Ham have completed the signing of Denmark right-back Lars Jacobsen from Blackburn after the Premier League approved the deal.

Motherwell 0 Celtic 1

West Brom have abandoned their interest in signing former Manchester United and Aston Villa midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba on medical grounds.

Martin O’Neill insists Aston Villa striker John Carew remains a key part of his plans amid speculation linking him with a January move to Fenerbahce.

St Patrick’s Athletic have today been handed a tough draw in the fourth round of the Europa League qualifiers.

Left-back Wilfred Bouma could return after an eight-month absence for Aston Villa in Sunday’s Premier League clash at leaders Manchester United.

Martin O’Neill has had no talks with Aston Villa owner and chairman Randy Lerner about a new contract.

Gareth Barry will regain the captaincy of Aston Villa in the absence of Martin Laursen after the Danish defender was ruled out for two months.

Defender Wilfred Bouma has admitted he could be back in action for Aston Villa before Christmas as he continues his rehabilitation from an ankle injury.

Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell may be forced to again put his hopes of making his Barclays Premier League bow for the midlands club on ice.

Wilfred Bouma is set to remain with the Aston Villa for the foreseeable future after he signed a new two-year contract with the club.

Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell has targeted a return to first-team action in the Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham at White Hart Lane on September 15.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has confirmed that midfielder Gareth Barry’s transfer to Liverpool could still be on.

Martin O’Neill has admitted he needs to bring in several quality players before the transfer window closes on August 31 – just for Aston Villa to “stand still” after last season’s achievements.

Nigel Reo-Coker insists Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill will have “many leaders to choose from” if he has to find a replacement for midfielder Gareth Barry as skipper.

JOHN CAREW believes it is a 50-50 bet that Gareth Barry remains with Aston Villa.

Ashley Young used his lightning pace to ease Aston Villa through their Intertoto Cup encounter with Odense – but it was the speed with which he arrived after Wilfred Bouma got injured that he found hardest to cope with.

Martin O’Neill has urged Gareth Barry to remain with Aston Villa and claimed the midlands club want him more than Liverpool.

Aston Villa 1 Odense BK 0 (agg 3-2)

Manager Martin O’Neill has admitted that Liverpool target Gareth Barry could play some part in the second leg of Aston Villa’s Intertoto Cup third round tie with Odense at Villa Park tomorrow.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has confirmed the club had a bid for David Bentley rejected by Blackburn while admitting the Gareth Barry situation is “unchanged”.

ASTON VILLA outcast Gareth Barry returns to training today for the first time since his fall-out with boss Martin O’Neill over the Liverpool transfer saga.

Aston Villa outcast Gareth Barry returns to training tomorrow for the first time since his fall-out with boss Martin O’Neill over the Liverpool transfer saga.

A SECOND-HALF equaliser from top scorer Eamon Zayed rescued Drogheda United after Henrik Larsson’s goal had put Helsingborgs in the driving seat in this UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg.

Odense 5 St. Patrick's Athletic 0 (Odense win 5-0 on aggregate)

Is this set to be another momentous season for the FAI representatives in the UEFA cup?

St Patrick's Athletic 0 Odense BK 0

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has warned fans he will not be spending silly money in next month’s transfer window.

Neil Warnock and his Sheffield United staff have spent the week watching January transfer targets across Europe.

Newcastle were handed a daunting task in the UEFA Cup draw in Nyon, Switzerland.

West Ham face a trip to Sicily with a two-legged tie against Palermo in the UEFA Cup first round.