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.

West Brom leapfrogged Newcastle to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after they claimed a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe while Newcastle suffered a 3-0 defeat at Derby.

Ipswich 2 Coventry 1

HT Ipswich 2 Coventry 0

Coventry 1 Blackburn 0

Arsenal youngster Aaron Ramsey is the only uncapped player in Wales boss John Toshack’s squad for their away friendly against Denmark on November 19.

Birmingham 0 Coventry 1

ROBERT EARNSHAW will be given the chance to salvage his international career in Cardiff today.

MICK McCARTHY is well practised in the art of defiance and the Wolves manager was forced to set his squarest jaw again yesterday after his play-off hopes died on goal difference.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is relishing his side’s unenviable run-in as they aim to gatecrash the Coca-Cola Championship play-offs.

Luxembourg 0 Wales 2

IF Wolves are serious about ending their tumultuous season with a scarcely credible promotion, they should look to Andy Keogh for inspiration.

Cardiff 2 Wolves 0

Depleted Wales have been hit by even more injury problems as they prepare to face Germany in Frankfurt tomorrow in their final Euro 2008 qualifier.

Wales 2 Republic of Ireland 2

WALES stars admit they have “taken on board” the harsh criticism from boss John Toshack during the last acrimonious international double-header.

Freddy Eastwood knows his chances of leading Wales’ attack has been boosted by Craig Bellamy’s injury-enforced absence from the squad.

WALES boss John Toshack claims some of his players are spoilt, pampered and lacking in professional pride.

A CRAIG BELLAMY-INSPIRED Wales stormed to victory in their Euro 2008 qualifying group D match in Slovakia – scoring five goals in an away match for the first time in 11 years.

Slovakia 2 Wales 5

JENS LEHMANN is set to start for Germany against Wales on Saturday after coming through yesterday’s training session unscathed.

DAVID Healy made sure that Nigel Worthington got off to a winning start as Northern Ireland manager last night.

Bulgaria 0 Wales 1

Wales captain Craig Bellamy has withdrawn from the squad for Wednesday’s international against Bulgaria.

Wolves have completed the signing of right-back Kevin Foley from Luton.

Southend continued their remarkable Coca-Cola Championship revival as QPR crashed to an eighth straight away defeat at Roots Hall.

Steve Howard’s 12th goal of the season fired Derby six points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship in a match which ended with both managers and a player being sent off.

Aaron Lennon dazzled on the flanks at White Hart Lane as Tottenham reached the fifth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Southend.

JERMAIN DEFOE sent Tottenham into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup but the Premiership side were pushed all the way by Southend at White Hart Lane.

Southend's reward for knocking out Carling Cup holders Manchester United is a trip to Tottenham in the quarter-finals of the competition.

ALAN PARDEW admits it “hurts” to see former West Ham trainee Freddy Eastwood banging in the goals for Southend.

Alex Ferguson has pledged Manchester United’s stunning Carling Cup exit at Southend will not trigger any knee-jerk reaction from inside the Red Devils camp.

Southend hero Freddy Eastwood had no regrets about sending Manchester United, the club he supports, crashing out of the Carling Cup.

Southend United 1 Manchester United 0

Freddy Eastwood’s first-half strike proved enough to send holders Manchester United tumbling out of this season’s Carling Cup.

Southend 1 Manchester United 0

Nigel Worthington has indicated he would be interested in becoming manager of his former club Sheffield Wednesday.

Birmingham moved two points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after an own goal from former City player Darren Purse meant Cardiff had to settle for a point in a 3-3 draw at Plymouth.

David James is set to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms at Portsmouth after the south coast club agreed a transfer fee of around £1.2m (€1.8m) with Manchester City.

Southend claimed promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship and Swindon were relegated to League Two after the penultimate weekend in League One.

Sheffield United are hoping to reach a compromise with goalkeeper Paddy Kenny after he turned down the offer of a two-year contract extension.

Lincoln 0 Southend 2 (after extra-time)

Sunderland’s Mick McCarthy has been named Coca-Cola Championship manager of the month for March.