Holders Manchester City will host Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the Capital One Cup.

Sheffield United 2 Charlton 0

Another potentially thrilling clash between Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal and Tottenham is in the pipeline after the north London rivals were drawn against each other in the FA Cup third round.

League leaders Arsenal were handed a mouthwatering tie against north London rivals Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup.

Fresh from his own brief tenancy in charge of the Ireland senior team, U21 boss Noel King delivered positive tidings yesterday when he met new manager Martin O’Neill for the first time.

Three points against Romania in today’s Uefa Championship U21 qualifier is the birthday present of choice for Ireland winger Sean Murray.

Alexander Doni plunged Liverpool into a Wembley goalkeeper crisis after getting sent off as Kenny Dalglish’s side signed off for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Everton with a last-minute winner on a night of pure drama at Ewood Park.

Marseille’s decision to field third-choice goalkeeper Elinton Andrade backfired as his mistake gifted Bayern Munich the opening goal in their Champions League quarter-final last night.

MATCHWINNER Antony Gardner believes Crystal Palace are well placed to reach the Carling Cup final after last night’s 1-0 success at Selhurst Park.

ROY KEANE’S Ipswich survived a major scare in the Carling Cup first round last night.

Football League new boys Burton Albion face a difficult away trip to Coca-Cola Championship club Reading following the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup today.

Sheffield United 1 Preston 0 (Sheff Utd win 2-1 on aggregate)

Sheffield United 1 Preston 0 (Sheff Utd win 2-1 on aggregate)

Champions Wolves dominate the Coca-Cola Championship Team of the Year which has been announced at last night’s PFA Awards.

BRENDAN RODGERS has been given an early opportunity to show his former employers what they are missing after Watford were drawn at home to Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The fourth round of the FA Cup will feature a Merseyside derby after Liverpool and Everton were the first two balls drawn out of the hat.

BIRMINGHAM secured their place in the second round of the Carling Cup with a routine 4-0 victory at Wycombe as all four Coca-Cola Championship teams avoided upsets last night.

The draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON is as follows:

Uncapped Scunthorpe striker Martin Paterson has been called into Northern Ireland's squad for their final two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Denmark and Spain later this month.

Two clinical finishes from Eduardo Da Silva helped Arsenal book their place in the last eight of the Carling Cup fourth-round clash with a routine victory over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez believes Steven Gerrard is paying the price for his recent outings with England.

All the starting teams for the final round of matches in the 2006/7 Barclays Premiership have been confirmed.

You never know what you’re going to get from our angry fans and this week The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey listens to contributors comparing the Arsenal board to P.G. Wodehouse characters, express surprise that the Queen should be a Gooner (when we all thought she was Bayern Munich).

Bolton 1 Sheffield United 0

The Northern Ireland squad to face Liechtenstein and Sweden in Euro 2008 qualifiers on March 24 and 28 has been announced tonight.

The following are the teams for today's Premiership matches.

Sheff Utd 2 Fulham 0

Chelsea v West Ham

Andriy Shevchenko was left out of the Chelsea squad for the Barclays Premiership clash with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane despite ending his scoring drought against Portsmouth last week.

All the teams for this afternoon's Premiership action.

Stephen Carr’s 10-month international exile is over after the Newcastle defender was named in a 24-man Republic of Ireland squad to face Holland in a friendly at Lansdowne Road next Wednesday.

Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton has urged Bobby Robson not to travel to Portugal later this month – although believes his words will fall on deaf ears.

Sheff Utd: Kenny, Short, Unsworth, Geary, Lucketti, Jagielka, Kabba, Montgomery, Tonge, Akinbiyi, Webber. Subs: Morgan, Ifill, Shipperley, Dyer, Armstrong.

THE North’s manager Lawrie Sanchez has named three new faces, Dean Shiels, Brian McLean and Peter Thompson, in his squad to face Portugal at Windsor Park tomorrow.

BEN THATCHER has launched a fierce attack on John Toshack and claims the Wales manager accused him of being too “scared” to play for his country in the last World Cup qualifier in Poland.

Minnows Barnet will travel to take on Manchester United in the third round of the Carling Cup.

Brighton 0 Sheff Utd 1

Half-time:

Lawrie Sanchez is calling on his Northern Ireland team to smash a 78-year hoodoo and become heroes for all time.

Wales expect Everton’s Simon Davies to be fit to face England in Cardiff tomorrow after nursing him through the week to overcome his shin splints problem.

Roy Keane has returned to the Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming crunch World Cup qualifying showdown against France at Lansdowne Road on September 7.

Ian Harte has finally been handed an international reprieve despite a bust-up earlier in the season with Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr.

Roy Keane returns to the Republic of Ireland squad for their vital World Cup qualifier in Tel Aviv next week.

Sheff Utd 0 Arsenal 0 (Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties)