Ireland U21 striker Conor Wilkinson is hoping to put the advice he’s received from Neil Lennon and Emile Heskey at Bolton Wanderers to use for his country tonight at the Waterford RSC (7.45pm).

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet believes Liverpool now have a big chance of winning the FA Cup after sneaking through their fourth-round replay against Bolton.

Bolton 1 Liverpool 2

Playmaker Philippe Coutinho celebrated his new five-year contract with an added-time winner as Liverpool kept their FA Cup hopes alive in a dramatic late turnaround at Bolton.

Liverpool 0 Bolton 0: FA Cup Fourth Round: What Liverpool missed here as they attempt to navigate a tricky FA Cup course to Wembley, they may just have available to them via the Capital One Cup.

Liverpool avoided an FA Cup upset at home to Bolton but even on a day of shocks it was not much of an achievement after a toothless display against Championship opponents Bolton.

Liverpool and Chelsea’s rivalry has developed in intensity and bitterness with every passing year

Iceland are planning to ratchet up the pressure on Croatia tonight and become the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup finals.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba expects to sign a new one-year contract extension that will tie him to Stamford Bridge until 2013.

Birmingham 0 Fulham 2

THEY may have seen Manchester United effectively overtake their record of 18 league titles just 24 hours earlier, but the Reds of Liverpool were in buoyant mood last night as they hammered hapless Fulham to move back into fifth place.

Fulham 2 Liverpool 5

Sunderland 0 Fulham 3

CLINT DEMPSEY scored twice in a majestic performance that handed Fulham a clear-cut Barclays Premier League victory against Bolton.

Fulham 3 Bolton 0

Wolves 1 Fulham 1

ALEX FERGUSON received a good luck message from one of his former star pupils ahead of a crucial week which will shape Manchester United’s season.

Manchester United 2 Fulham 0

Fulham 0 Chelsea 0

Dickson Etuhu will miss Fulham’s Barclays Premier League game at Aston Villa tomorrow after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury this week.

New loan signings Eidur Gudjohnsen and Gael Kakuta could make their first appearances for Fulham in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Newcastle.

LIVERPOOL’S bid to sign Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam ended in disappointment last night, with Blackpool — who themselves completed the loan signing of James Beattie from Rangers — holding on to their star man on a busy transfer deadline day.

All the comings and goings for every Premier League club.

Stoke have announced that Eidur Gudjohnsen has joined Fulham on loan for the rest of the season.

Sky Sports today declined to comment on when presenters Richard Keys and Andy Gray would be back fronting their football coverage in the wake of the pair’s off-air comments about assistant referee Sian Massey.

Sian Massey will run the line at Crewe’s Gresty Road ground tonight amid the ongoing controversy created by comments made about her by Sky Sports presenters Richard Keys and Andy Gray.

Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller is back in contention for tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round replay at Cardiff after missing Saturday’s 2-0 win over Bolton due to a family bereavement.

Stoke striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is doubtful for the Barclays Premier League home match against his former club Bolton tomorrow because of a neck injury.

West Ham 3 Stoke 1 (after extra-time)

Stoke City 1 Manchester Utd 2

UNTIL recently, all that Jon Walters had in common with Robbie Keane was the vast number of clubs he has played for, although the Tottenham man’s curriculum vitae of Liverpool and Inter Milan is a little more impressive than Chester, Wrexham and Scunthorpe.

Kenwyne Jones netted his second goal in two matches as Stoke drew with West Ham at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis may opt to keep faith with the line-up which secured their first win of the season for tomorrow’s visit of West Ham.

Stoke striker Tuncay Sanli insists he is happy to fight for his place at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke v Aston Villa

Striker Kenwyne Jones is fit to start for Stoke in their Premier League match at home to Aston Villa on Monday.

New signing Marc Wilson admits it did not take much persuasion from manager Tony Pulis to join Stoke on transfer deadline day as he was desperate for a Barclays Premier League return.

RAFAEL van der VAART’S £8million move to Tottenham from Real Madrid was the most high-profile of the transfer deadline-day deals to be ratified by the Premier League yesterday afternoon.

Stoke's transfer deadline day coup of landing Eidur Gudjohnsen from Monaco became even bigger today after they converted his loan move into a permanent one-year deal.

Eidur Gudjohnsen could make his Stoke debut in their next Barclays Premier League game against Aston Villa after joining on loan from Monaco yesterday.

There was still no official word from Tottenham or Real Madrid last night on whether Harry Redknapp had managed to pull off the biggest coup of transfer deadline day by signing Rafael van der Vaart.

Tottenham were tonight sweating on clearance to make the signing of Rafael van der Vaart the biggest coup of transfer deadline day as the window closed in unexpected drama.

Stoke were tonight hoping to have beaten the transfer deadline after announcing the triple signing of Eidur Gudjohnsen, Jermaine Pennant and Marc Wilson.

Robinho’s final exit from Manchester City and Sunderland’s club-record signing of Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan were the biggest deals completed on a quiet transfer deadline day.