Watford 3 Southampton 2

Steve McClaren had better start looking up the trans-Atlantic timetables.

Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 0

REFEREE Graham Poll walked from the Goodison Park pitch with the home fans howling “cheat” at the World Cup official as Arsenal booked their place in the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

Everton 1 Arsenal 0

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld is optimistic he will win over Everton fans during his 28-day loan spell at Goodison Park.

ARSENE WENGER will unleash Thierry Henry on Wigan tonight as Arsenal seek to reach the final of the Carling Cup by swapping youth for experience.

Mart Poom has signed a permanent deal with Arsenal following his loan move from Sunderland.

Arsene Wenger cannot promise supporters he will match Arsenal’s title rivals by entering the transfer market during the January window.

World Cup winner Gilberto will be handed the task of reviving Arsenal’s fortunes when he leads the side into their Carling Cup quarter-final at Doncaster tonight.

Dennis Bergkamp insisted Arsenal can cope with their Champions League striker crisis after Robin van Persie joined Thierry Henry on the sidelines for their next tie away to Ajax.

Thierry Henry will miss Arsenal’s Champions League opener against Swiss side FC Thun on Wednesday but Sol Campbell could be in contention for his first game of the season.

Mart Poom is ready to make the most of his “big chance” after signing for Arsenal on loan until the end of the year.

England striker Michael Owen completed his move to Newcastle and there was a flurry of activity at Tottenham as the transfer window closure neared.

SOL Campbell was set to make his long-awaited return to action last night when the Arsenal reserves hosted Leicester at Barnet, but Arsene Wenger maintains he will not be rushed back into first-team contention.

Sol Campbell was set to makes his long-awaited return to action tonight when the Arsenal reserves hosted Leicester at Barnet, but Arsene Wenger maintains he will not be rushed back into first-team contention.

Mart Poom has been declared fit for Estonia’s World Cup qualifiers next month - boosting his chances of playing a part in Sunderland’s top-flight campaign next season.

Sunderland goalkeeper Mart Poom is fighting to save his season after undergoing knee surgery in Germany.

IPSWICH frustrated Reading in their bid to break clear of the Coca-Cola Championship pack as Steve Coppell’s men had to settle for a 1-1 draw.

Sunderland 2 Crystal Palace 1 (aggregate 4-4; Crystal Palace win 5-4 on penalties)

Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie named an unchanged XI for tonight’s Nationwide First Division play-off semi-final first leg against Sunderland at Selhurst Park.

Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy has been studying a video nasty as he prepares his side for their Division One play-off semi-final showdown with Crystal Palace.

Sunderland 1 Norwich 0

Crystal Palace 3 Sunderland 0

West Brom manager Gary Megson refuses to accept his side have secured a return to the Barclaycard Premiership despite a last-gasp 1-0 win over promotion rivals Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland 0 Millwall 1

Lawrie Sanchez marked his second game in charge of Northern Ireland by steering the team to a rare victory today.

DARREN BYFIELD further endeared himself to the Sunderland fans with the goal which earned his side a 2-1 win over Gillingham last night.

Sunderland 1 Sheffield United 0

Birmingham 0 Sunderland 2 (after extra-time)

A serious injury to Irish international Colin Healy overshadowed a gripping game between Sunderland and Coventry at Highfield Road.

Coventry 1 Sunderland 1

Sunderland captain George McCartney has revealed manager Mick McCarthy issued a tongue-lashing to his players after an embarrassing defeat at Crewe.

Nottingham Forest 2 Sunderland 0

Sunderland keeper Thomas Sorensen is finally expected to complete his move to Aston Villa later today after the long-running saga over his transfer drew to a close.

Sunderland tonight confirmed they have agreed a £2.25m (€3.2m) fee with Aston Villa for goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.

The clearest indication yet that Kevin Phillips’ future lies away from Sunderland came today when his number 10 shirt was handed to Marcus Stewart.

West Brom fought to the bitter end for their Premiership lives by condemning already-relegated Sunderland to an 11th successive league defeat - but it was no good as West Brom were sent packing from the league also.

Derek McInnes gave West Brom a Premiership lifeline with a precious first-half double at relegated Sunderland.

Here is the full club-by-club list of transfer deals completed during the calendar month of January.

Sunderland boss Howard Wilkinson has admitted that he cannot buy the club out of trouble as the closure of the transfer window approaches.

GORDON STRACHAN believes Southampton can “go toe-to-toe with anybody” as they go into today’s match against Sunderland at St Mary’s Stadium on the back of a fine recent run.

Sunderland manager Howard Wilkinson will make sweeping changes for Tuesday’s fourth round Worthington Cup tie against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.