Greece 0 Sweden 2

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp could barely contain his excitement tonight as he edged closer to bringing Jermain Defoe to Fratton Park.

Bolton 1 Blackburn 2

Red Star Belgrade 0 Bolton 1

GARY MEGSON was in bullish mood as Bolton prepared to play one of the one of the most glamorous games in the club’s history without a number of key players.

New manager Gary Megson has vowed not to use a lengthening injury list as an excuse for Bolton’s continued troubles.

New Bolton manager Gary Megson will turn to the club’s coaching staff for help in picking the team to face Aston Villa on Sunday.

LEICESTER last night confirmed they have agreed to let manager Gary Megson open talks with Bolton regarding the latter’s vacant managerial position.

Managerless Bolton could be without star striker Nicolas Anelka for tomorrow’s visit to Arsenal.

CROATIA squeezed past Israel 1-0 to consolidate their position at the top of England’s Group E and keep them on course for Euro 2008 qualification.

Bolton 0 Chelsea 1

Derby 1 Bolton 1

Bolton boss Sammy Lee is hoping his receding injury problems will help spark a Carling Cup push at Fulham tomorrow night.

Bolton defender Andy O’Brien could return to the starting line-up for the Barclays Premier League match against Tottenham on Sunday.

Bolton midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson is expected to be fit for tomorrow’s crucial Barclays Premier League encounter at Birmingham.

Sammy Lee has asked Bolton’s supporters to give him time to stamp his mark on the club.

Former Fulham striker Heidar Helguson is in line to make his Bolton debut against Newcastle after recovering from a knock sustained in the victory against Colchester in a friendly.

Tranmere 0 Bolton 1

Sweden winger Christian Wilhelmsson has completed his 12-month loan move to Bolton from French side Nantes.

Bolton have announced they expect to sign Swedish winger Christian Wilhelmsson on loan from Nantes “in the next 24 hours”.

Roma 2 Manchester United 1

MANAGERS heading for football’s January sales look like they’ll be buying in the High Street rather than Bond Street.

TWO first-half goals from striker Ebi Smolarek gave Poland a shock 2-1 win over Group A favourites Portugal in Chorzow.

France moved level on points with Euro 2008 qualifying Group B leaders Scotland, after a 5-0 trouncing of the Faroe Islands in Sochaux tonight.

Dennis Rommedahl was they key man for Denmark tonight as they started their Group F campaign in style away to Iceland.

Sweden coach Lars Lagerback has confirmed he will pick the strongest squad available ahead of the March 1 clash with the Republic of Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

RICK PARRY has vowed Liverpool will not make the same mistakes in the transfer market which saw former manager Gerard Houllier waste the opportunity to take the club to a new level after their 2001 treble success.

Anderlecht 0 Chelsea 2

Anderlecht 0 Chelsea 2

Liverpool 3 Anderlecht 0

Liverpool 3 Anderlecht 0

Tottenham have been linked with a move for Sweden star Christian Wilhelmsson.

AC MILAN last night joined city rivals Internazionale in the last 16 of the Champions League while Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven also booked their places in the knockout stages.

Scotland 1 Sweden 4

FRANCESCO TOTTI scored twice as Italy got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a remarkable Group Five game.

Ruud van Nistelrooy struck twice as Holland got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 3-1 win over Group One leaders Finland.

Sweden 0-0 Holland

This was the scoreline every Italian dreaded – but nobody who witnessed this cracker here will believe in any sort of conspiracy between the Scandinavian rivals.

DENMARK’S fine wing play and Sweden’s gifted strikers should determine the result of tonight’s Group C decider, being played in the rarefied atmosphere of Italian-generated conspiracy theories.

Sweden will have to do without Everton’s competitive Tobias Linderoth in the Porto clash with Denmark because the midfielder is banned after being booked in both previous Group C matches against Bulgaria and Italy.

Anderlecht 1 Celtic 0