Scunthorpe 1 Everton 5

STEVEN CAULKER’S late equaliser saw Bristol City earn a 2-2 draw at QPR to deny the npower Championship leaders the chance to open up a seven-point gap at the top of the table yesterday.

QPR claimed their first away victory in six attempts as they dispatched Coventry 2-0 yesterday to enter 2011 with a seven-point lead at the top of the npower Championship.

The Republic of Ireland's Wes Hoolahan missed a penalty for Norwich at Loftus Road as QPR saw their lead at the top of the npower Championship cut to four points.

LIVERPOOL blew one of their best chances of winning a trophy this season after suffering an embarrassing penalty shoot-out Carling Cup defeat against League Two side Northampton at Anfield last night.

Scunthorpe 2 Manchester United 5

FT: Scunthorpe 2 Manchester United 5

Alex Ferguson was not in attendance for Manchester United as their quest for a fifth League Cup crown began against Scunthorpe in a Carling Cup third-round tie at Glanford Park.

Scunthorpe 2 Manchester City 4

ROY KEANE suffered yet more frustration last night as his Ipswich Town side again let a lead slip, this time in the 90th minute to end up with only a point with a 1-1 draw at home to Watford.

SHEFFIELD UNITED will fancy their chances of reaching Wembley after Brian Howard’s strike secured a 1-1 draw at Preston in the first leg of their Coca-Cola Championship play-off semi-final last night.