Sunderland have swooped to complete the capture of Tottenham defender Alan Hutton on loan until the end of the season.

GOALS from Tim Cahill and on-loan American Landon Donovan – his first for Everton – secured a comfortable 2-0 win at Goodison Park last night and extended Sunderland’s miserable run.

Everton 2 Sunderland 0

New signing Matthew Kilgallon and midfielder Lee Cattermole are in contention as Sunderland aim to end their woeful run at Everton tomorrow night.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce tonight made his first transfer window breakthrough when he completed a swoop for Sheffield United defender Matthew Kilgallon.

Newcastle hope to conclude a deal for Manchester United full-back Danny Simpson in the next 24 hours as manager Chris Hughton closes in on his first transfer window breakthrough.

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey says the club have made “one or two bids” for players as they aim to bring in new blood during the January transfer window.

Celtic manager Tony Mowbray admits he cannot be certain of making fresh signings in January despite his best efforts in picking out potential recruits.

Reading 0 Sheffield United 1

Wolves remain six points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after overcoming Blackpool 2-0 at Molineux thanks to a double strike from Chris Iwelumo.

Middlesbrough 1 Sheffield United 0 (after extra time)

Sheffield United 1 Watford 0

Sheffield United 1 Newcastle United 2

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock is due to complete the signing of Egypt midfielder Ahmed Fathi within the next 24 hours.

Sheffield United 1 Portsmouth 1

Striker Jon Stead goes straight into the Sheffield United squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership clash against Portsmouth at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United will sign Jon Stead from Sunderland this morning for an initial fee of £750,000 (£1.1m).

Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock has given up on signing David Nugent after describing the Preston striker as “outrageously overpriced.”

Sheffield United have signed Leeds defender Matthew Kilgallon for an initial fee of £1.75m (€2.6m), which could rise to £2m (€3m).

Leeds have been fined £2,000 (€2,980) for breaching Football League rules on loan players.

Leeds chairman Ken Bates has insisted Matthew Kilgallon will not be allowed to leave the club after revealing he has turned down an offer of more than £1m (€1.4m) from Reading.

Preston 0 Leeds 0

Leeds 1 Preston 1

Leeds 0 Preston 0

NEIL WARNOCK watched Sheffield United beat promotion hopefuls Crystal Palace 1-0 on the last day of the Coca-Cola Championship campaign and then tipped the Eagles to join his side in the Premiership.

Leeds 3 Wigan 3 (Wigan win 4-2 on penalties)

Sheffield United emerged victorious from the Steel City derby against rivals Wednesday to keep up the pressure on Coca-Cola Championship leaders Reading.

Leeds defender Matthew Kilgallon has signed a new contract to keep him at Elland Road until 2008.

Blackburn 3 Leeds 0

Leeds have received a boost after it was confirmed captain Paul Butler has not broken a bone in his foot.

Leeds’ Coca-Cola Championship clash with Watford at Elland Road next Tuesday has been postponed because of international call-ups.

Leeds star James Milner insists he has not asked the club for a new deal, while Matthew Kilgallon is close to resolving his own future with the Whites.

Manchester United and Aston Villa both suffered disappointment today in their respective bids to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

Leeds 3 Charlton 3

Aston Villa’s bid to gain the upper hand in the race for the fourth Champions League place took a blow at Southampton after Kevin Phillips scored an equaliser on the stroke of half-time.

Leeds caretaker-boss Eddie Gray will make one definite change to the side for tomorrow’s Elland Road visit of Charlton.

Leeds 0 Middlesbrough 3

LEEDS’ players were last night accused of being “greedy and selfish” by supporters who had previously backed them to the hilt.

Leeds’ players were tonight accused of being “greedy and selfish” by supporters who had previously backed them to the hilt.

Southampton 2 Leeds 1

Leeds 1 Arsenal 4

EDDIE GRAY faces his latest headache as Leeds caretaker manager on Sunday: how best to approach the third round tie with FA Cup holders Arsenal at Elland Road.

Eddie Gray faces his latest headache as Leeds caretaker manager on Sunday - how best to approach the third round tie with FA Cup holders Arsenal at Elland Road.

Leeds 0 Aston Villa 0