Middlesbrough went second in the npower Championship after goals by Rhys Williams and Marvin Emnes guided them to a 2-0 win over Derby.

West Ham 5 Burnley 1

Cardiff, Norwich and Swansea all scored late goals today to boost their respective bids for automatic promotion from the npower Championship.

Aston Villa 2 Burnley 1 (after extra-time)

Czech Republic 1 Scotland 0

Burnley 1 Bolton 0

Steven Fletcher is expected to withdraw from the Scotland squad for their Euro 2012 Euro qualifying game against Liechtenstein at Hampden on Tuesday.

Sweden 3 Scotland 0

CARDIFF manager Dave Jones expects a flurry of transfer activity in the coming days after his thread bare squad were held to a 1-1 draw by Sheffield United yesterday.

Millwall celebrated their return to the npower Championship by subjecting David James to a torrid afternoon in a 3-0 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

Crystal Palace made a blistering start to their npower Championship campaign after they raced into a 3-0 half-time lead over Leicester.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has confirmed Austria striker Stefan Maierhofer will leave the club after only one season.

Portsmouth 3 Wolves 1

Mick McCarthy has been acclaimed as Wolves’ best manager of the last 30 years after keeping the club in the top flight this season

Wolves 1 Blackburn 1

WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy challenged his side to keep their destiny in their own hands after they moved a point nearer to Premier League safety with a goalless draw against Stoke at Molineux yesterday.

FT: Wolves 0 Stoke 0

Wolves striker Stefan Maierhofer has joined Bristol City on a 28-day emergency loan.

Crystal Palace 3 Wolves 1

Wolves 0 Wigan 2

WOLVES manager Mick McCarthy has hinted a new striker is amongst his top priorities during the January transfer window as he continues to be linked with Leeds hotshot Jermaine Beckford.

Wolves are set to be boosted by the return of Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle for Sunday’s clash at West Ham.

WOLVES midfielder Matt Jarvis atoned for missing an open goal by scoring the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over League One Tranmere at Prenton Park last night.

FT: Tranmere 0 Wolves 1

AS HE peered through the fog that shrouded Molineux last night, Roberto Mancini will have been acutely aware that he cannot possibly visualise a future at Manchester City without Craig Bellamy.

Wolves 0 Manchester City 3

Craig Bellamy was restored to the Manchester City starting line-up for the Barclays Premier League meeting with Wolves at Molineux.

Liverpool 2 Wolves 0

Wolves have been rocked by the loss of striker Andy Keogh for up to three months on the eve of tomorrow’s trip to Tottenham.

Wolves striker Andy Keogh has been ruled out for three months after suffering ankle ligament and tendon damage in training.

Wolves 1 Arsenal 4

Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo has been ruled out of the home Barclays Premier League clash with Arsenal tomorrow evening.

Stoke 2 Wolves 2

WOLVES striker Kevin Doyle goes head-to-head with Ireland team-mate Richard Dunne today and is braced for a testing time.

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle goes head to head with Republic of Ireland team-mate Richard Dunne tomorrow and is braced for a testing battle.

Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo returns to the squad after a lengthy absence for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League derby against Aston Villa at Molineux.

Wolves will still be without key quartet Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Michael Kightly, Chris Iwelumo and Kevin Foley for the trip to Blackburn.

Record signing Kevin Doyle is confident Wolves can avoid being involved in a Barclays Premier League survival struggle if they can maintain their early season form.

Mick McCarthy will turn to his fringe first-team players for Wolves’ Carling Cup second round clash against Swindon tomorrow night.

Mick McCarthy insists Saturday’s opening-day defeat to West Ham proved to his players that they can cope with the demands of the Barclays Premier League.

Mick McCarthy described Wolves’ treatment room as “emergency ward 10” ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Wigan.

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle (groin) is hoping for a place on the bench for their Premier League return against West Ham tomorrow following his £6.5m move from Reading.

Scotland boss George Burley today challenged his rookie goalkeepers to fill the void left by Craig Gordon after being forced to leave the Sunderland star out of his squad for the World Cup qualifier in Norway.

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has dismissed rumours Leicester have made a bid for striker Andy Keogh.