SCOTT DANN’S last-gasp strike at Blackpool earned Birmingham their first away win of the season and moved them out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.

Blackpool 1 Birmingham 2

THEY all submitted 25-man squads back in August but Brian Kidd was not far off last week when he said he would not swap Manchester City’s for anyone else’s.

Manchester City 1 Blackpool 0

Birmingham 2 Blackpool 0

Liverpool v Blackpool

Blackpool 1 Blackburn 2

Blackpool reverted to an attacking line-up as they took on neighbours Blackburn for the first time in league competition for 30 years this afternoon.

Chelsea 4 Blackpool 0

Captain John Terry has been left out of the Chelsea side for their Premier League game against newly-promoted Blackpool at Stamford Bridge today.

Newcastle 0 Blackpool 2

Blackpool 2 Fulham 2

World Cup finalists Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie were named on the Arsenal bench for the Barclays Premier League clash against Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium.

IAN HOLLOWAY was hailed as a managerial genius by his players after leading Blackpool to the Barclays Premier League after a dramatic 3-2 Coca-Cola Championship play-off final win over Cardiff on Saturday.

Ian Holloway has received plaudits from his players after leading Blackpool to the Barclays Premier League with a 3-2 Coca-Cola Championship play-off final win over Cardiff.

Ben Burgess and Blackpool were celebrating promotion to the top flight after Brett Ormerod scored the winner to earn a 3-2 victory over Cardiff in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final.

Blackpool 3 Cardiff 2

Blackpool 2 Nottingham Forest 1

THERE was no romance in the FA Cup third round tie between Championship sides Ipswich and Blackpool as the latter were reduced to nine men and had manager Ian Holloway dismissed to the stands as they were beaten 2-1 on home turf.

West Brom jumped to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with an emphatic 4-1 win at home to Bristol City.

BLACKPOOL came from behind to beat Newcastle and end their unbeaten start to the Championship season at Bloomfield Road last night.

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan has confirmed he wants defender John Kennedy to play throughout the summer for a foreign club.

Leeds 2 Preston 1

Sunderland boss Roy Keane may use the emergency loan rule to bolster his depleted ranks after Carlos Edwards was ruled out until the “tail-end” of the season.

Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver returns for this FA Cup fifth-round tie at Deepdale today.

Preston 0 Leeds 2

Preston 0 Leeds 2

Preston 0 Leeds 0

Leeds 0 Preston 0

NEIL WARNOCK watched Sheffield United beat promotion hopefuls Crystal Palace 1-0 on the last day of the Coca-Cola Championship campaign and then tipped the Eagles to join his side in the Premiership.

Goals in each half from Brian Stock and Brett Ormerod earned Preston a victory over Leeds that takes North End into the play-offs on the back of an eight-game unbeaten run.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY condemned Brighton, Crewe and Millwall to life in League One next season by beating the Seagulls 2-0 at the Withdean Stadium.

Chelsea have defended the state of the Stamford Bridge pitch and insist claims it will favour them against Barcelona next week are “nonsense”.

Reading demonstrated their superiority in the Coca-Cola Championship by hammering Norwich 4-0 at the Madejski Stadium tonight.

Southampton’s flurry of transfer activity was continuing apace today with utility man Rory Delap on the verge of a move to Premiership strugglers Sunderland.

SOUTHAMPTON coach Dave Bassett insisted referee Nigel Miller was off his “Christmas card list” after the twice-taken penalty which prompted a Saints collapse at Pride Park yesterday.

Coventry 1 Southampton 1

Former England captain Terry Butcher believes Peter Crouch is every inch an international player. Liverpool certainly think so, with manager Rafael Benitez having gone public on his desire to sign the Southampton striker, who at 6ft 7ins is one of the tallest players in football.

Southampton boss Harry Redknapp has recalled striker Dexter Blackstock from his loan spell at Coca-Cola Championship side Plymouth.

Southampton have recalled striker Brett Ormerod from his loan spell at Wigan.

Southampton are in talks to sign Olivier Bernard and Henri Camara before the transfer deadline.

Tottenham have bid £8m (€11.5m) for Nottingham Forest duo Andy Reid and Michael Dawson.

LIVERPOOL supremo Rick Parry has furiously denied claims he has already negotiated a summer move to Chelsea for midfielder Steven Gerrard - and revealed they will be seeking legal advice today over the matter.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has admitted Chelsea’s “frightening” wealth has left his own club with little chance of winning the Barclays Premiership.