Everton have been given a major boost ahead of next week’s crucial Capital One Cup semi-final second leg at Manchester City with midfielder James McCarthy and defender Seamus Coleman likely to be fit.

Ipswich 0 Middlesbrough 2: Daryl Murphy may be the darling of Portman Road but the prolific Irishman’s record at Portman Road is nothing on David Nugent’s.

Steven Fletcher scored his second Group D hat-trick against Gibraltar tonight.

With Gibraltar v Ireland on September 4 regarded by many – if not Martin O’Neill – as a foregone conclusion, there will almost be as much interest from Irish supporters in the Georgia v Scotland and Germany v Poland games which also take place in European Championship Group D on the same day.

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths and Dundee ‘keeper Scott Bain have been called up to the Scotland squad for their Euro 2016 qualifier against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on June 13.

Gordon Greer has revealed he has been given the inside track on Gibraltar ahead of Scotland’s Euro qualifier against the Group D minnows at Hampden Park tomorrow (kick-off 5pm). 

Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 0: A late header by substitute Christophe Berra gave Scotland a narrow but deserved 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in their Vauxhall International Challenge match at Hampden Park.

Derby staged an incredible comeback in front of new head coach Steve McClaren to salvage a point from a 4-4 draw with Ipswich last night.

Birmingham 1 Ipswich 1

Luton 1 Wolves 0

Wolves 0 Ipswich 2

Wolves 0 Millwall 1

Wolves 1 Nottingham Forest 2

Scotland 0 Serbia 0

Wolves’ manager Stale Solbakken confirmed after his side’s penalty shoot out success in the Capital One Cup against Aldershot Town that England winger Matt Jarvis wants to leave the club.

Wolves striker Steven Fletcher has handed in a transfer request as Sunderland stepped up their bid to sign the Scottish international, it is understood.

Wolves interim boss Terry Connor will assess the fitness of centre-back Christophe Berra and winger Michael Kightly ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Wigan.

Terry Connor was pleased to give the Wolves fans a crumb of comfort at the end of a season of lows as they held Everton to a goalless draw at Molineux.

Wolves 0 Everton 0

Relegated Wolves will be without on-loan Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong for the Barclays Premier League clash at Swansea tomorrow.

Wolves 0 Man City 2

Wolves interim manager Terry Connor made four changes for the home Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Sunderland 0 Wolves 0

Wolves’ on-loan defender Sebastien Bassong will be unavailable through suspension for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

While their London neighbours continue to falter under threat from Tyneside, Arsenal are serving up a sprint finish as the Champions League race enters the home straight.

Wolves 0 Arsenal 3

Wolves 0 Blackburn 2

Fulham 5 Wolves 0

Stuart Pearce’s first game as England’s interim manager ended in defeat as Holland’s Arjen Robben scored an injury-time winner during a crazy climax to last night’s friendly international at Wembley.

Slovenia 1 Scotland 1

Newcastle 2 Wolves 2

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy shows his dejection after the game.

FT: Wolves 2 Aston Villa 3

Wolves 0 Birmingham 1

Tottenham 1 Wolves 1

Birmingham 0 Wovles 0

THEIR relationship has been far from affectionate, but Andre Villas-Boas owes Frank Lampard a debt of gratitude after the midfielder’s last-gasp strike eased the mounting pressure on his manager.

Wolves 1 Chelsea 2

Bolton 1 Wolves 1

CHRISTMAS was meant to be the time when the greatest title race in Premier League history sprung to life but now it seems, with the mince pies still warm and cold turkey still wilting on the buffet, there have already been at least three fallers.

Arsene Wenger accepted Arsenal had let an opportunity pass them by after being held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by 10-man Wolves at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal 1 Wolves 1

Arsenal 1 Wolves 1

WOLVES twice came from behind to rescue a precious point in their battle for Barclays Premier League survival against Norwich at Molineux last night.