Much like a millionaire finding a crumpled €20 note in a jacket, Manchester United thoughtlessly accepted their slice of fortune and got on with the business at hand.

FT: Man Utd 2 QPR 0

Bolton Wanderers 2 QPR 1

QPR 1 Everton 1

Blackburn 3 QPR 2

Bobby Zamora is in line to make his QPR debut against Wolves.

QPR will be without a host of first-team players for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round tie against west London rivals Chelsea.

QPR 3 Wigan 1

QPR 1 MK Dons 0

FOR a player whose chief short-term ambition rests with his involvement in this summer’s European Championship finals, another major tournament, the Africa Cup of Nations, might just have come along at just the right time, as far as Leon Best is concerned.

Newcastle 1 QPR 0

Hatem Ben Arfa had to make do with a substitute role despite his FA Cup heroics as Newcastle looked to climb back into the Barclays Premier League’s top six.

Midfielder Adel Taarabt is not expected to feature for QPR at Stoke tomorrow after spending the week with Morocco on international duty.

Wigan 2 QPR 0

Everton 0 QPR 1

QPR 0 Bolton 4

QPR 0 Newcastle 1

WEST BROM manager Roberto Di Matteo is looking forward to testing himself in the Barclays Premier League next season after his side sealed promotion to the top flight at Doncaster on Saturday.

Graeme Souness believes footballers wield such power in the game today that even Alex Ferguson has “to bite his lip” on a daily basis.

QPR manager Jim Magilton has vowed to clear his name after being suspended by the club following a high-profile bust-up with midfielder Akos Buzsaky.

PORTUGAL booked themselves a place in the European play-offs for next year’s World Cup after an easy 4-0 Group One victory over Malta.

Portugal booked themselves a place in the European play-offs for next year’s World Cup with an easy 4-0 Group One victory over Malta.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole returned from his long-term knee injury to help defeat QPR and send the Barclays Premier League leaders into the fourth round of the Carling Cup.

IF Wolves are serious about ending their tumultuous season with a scarcely credible promotion, they should look to Andy Keogh for inspiration.

DOES anyone really want to be promoted to the Premier League this season?

CHELSEA coach Avram Grant remains tight-lipped over the expected arrival of Nicolas Anelka but has dismissed suggestions linking the club with Dimitar Berbatov.

Championship side QPR have completed the signing of winger Hogan Ephraim from West Ham for an undisclosed fee.

ADRIAN Boothroyd urged Watford to keep their nerve after they soared back to the top of the Championship when Jobi McAnuff’s first goal of the season saw off Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at Hillsborough.

Ian Holloway today hailed the return of England’s potential goalscoring saviour, before admitting he could have done without seeing the evidence of Dean Ashton’s red-hot return first hand.

DEAN ASHTON found his scoring boots in stoppage-time as West Ham squeezed past Plymouth and into the fourth round of the Carling Cup last night.

David Jones’ injury-time free-kick hauled Derby level on points with Coca-Cola Championship leaders Birmingham as they claimed a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Pride Park.

Preston are the Coca-Cola Championship’s new leaders after battling to a 1-1 draw with gutsy Coventry at Deepdale.

Birmingham moved two points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after an own goal from former City player Darren Purse meant Cardiff had to settle for a point in a 3-3 draw at Plymouth.

Neil Shipperley scored the only goal against Wolves to extend Sheffield United’s lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship.

Brynjar Gunnarsson scored an 89th-minute winner for Reading at the Madejski Stadium to close the gap on Coca-Cola Championship leaders Sheffield United.

Tottenham’s attacking problems were highlighted again following the shock 1-0 defeat to Grimsby at Blundell Park in the Carling Cup.

GrimsBy Ross Heppenstall

ROTHERHAM had relegation from the Coca-Cola Championship confirmed last night after losing 4-3 to promotion hopefuls Ipswich at Portman Road.