Having coughed up late goals in three successive games, Cork City will be keen to make life a bit more comfortable for themselves against UCD in their Airtricity League Premier Division meeting at Turner’s Cross tonight (7.45pm).

Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 1

Cork City 0 Derry City 1

A brilliant double save from Niall Burdon late in the game earned Shelbourne their first point of the season as they frustrated Shamrock Rovers in a scoreless, though immensely entertaining, draw at Tolka Park.

Cork City 1 Crusaders 0

Cork City 1 Crusaders 0

Pre-season games in early February don’t usually whet the appetite for fans of the domestic game, but Cork City are expecting a crowd of over 2,000 to pass through the gates when they entertain a Leeds United selection at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

JIM GANNON’S Stockport made it fifth-time lucky at Wembley but were made to sweat in their Coca-Cola League Two play-off final win over local rivals Rochdale.

ALAN SHEARER has scored some important goals among the 200 he has now plundered in his nine-and-a-half years at Newcastle.

Newcastle 1 Mansfield 0

St. Patrick’s Athletic 2 Dublin City 2

Dublin City manager Roddy Collins will have Shaun Byrne available for his relegation-threatened side as they take on Waterford United at Tolka Park tonight (7.45pm).

Shamrock Rovers 1 Dublin City 3

Longford Town have taken a shock lead against Drogheda United in the eircom League tonight.

Dublin City have lined up a friendly double header for the weekend in the absence of eircom League commitments.

Shelbourne moved back to the top of the Eircom League Premier Division tonight with a 4-1 home victory over bottom club Dublin City.

Cork City 1 Dublin City 1