DAVID NGOG struck the only goal as a much-changed Liverpool side sneaked past a fired-up Leeds in the Carling Cup last night.

Leeds 0 Liverpool 1

Jamie Carragher took over as captain as Liverpool made nine changes for tonight’s Carling Cup third-round tie at League One leaders Leeds.

DONCASTER manager Sean O’Driscoll celebrated his side’s return to the Coca-Cola Championship for the first time in 50 years with nothing more than a cup of tea.

JONNY Howson fired Leeds into the Coca-Cola League One play-off final at Wembley with a stunning last-minute winner to break Carlisle hearts at Brunton Park.

Leeds have paid an undisclosed fee to land Bolton defender Lubomir Michalik on a permanent basis.

ROY HODGSON claimed his first point as Fulham boss after a dogged display but his men remain in deep relegation trouble with just two wins from 24 Premier League outings.

Bolton manager Gary Megson has a fully-fit squad for tomorrow’s visit of Fulham in the Barclays Premier League.

Gretar Steinsson and Matt Taylor could make their Bolton debuts at St James’ Park after signing for the Trotters.

LIFE after Le Sulk was never supposed to be this painful for Bolton Wanderers. The post-Nicolas Anelka era began at the Reebok Stadium with defeat as Red Rose rivals Blackburn Rovers scored deep into stoppage time to seal a dramatic victory.

Striker Kevin Davies is set to lead the line for Bolton in Sunday’s home clash against Blackburn after the departure of top scorer Nicolas Anelka.

DAVID CARNEY’S career has been filled with more drama than an episode of Home and Away, but by scoring Sheffield United’s winner, the Australian winger justified his decision to pursue a career in the game after the massive disappointment of being released by Everton.

Bolton full back Nicky Hunt remains doubtful for the Barclays Premier League match against Derby tomorrow at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton manager Gary Megson is monitoring the fitness of Jussi Jaaskelainen ahead of the Premier League match against Sunderland tomorrow.

Bolton manager Gary Megson could be tempted to name an unchanged team for the Barclays Premier League match against Everton on St Stephen's Day.

Andy O’Brien is set to return to the Bolton defence for their home clash against Birmingham at the Reebok Stadium.

Gary Megson is set to field an unchanged line-up for Bolton’s derby clash at high-flying Manchester City.

IT has not taken long for Steve Bruce’s honeymoon at Wigan to come to a shuddering halt.

Bolton manager Gary Megson faces a selection headache on Sunday when they face fellow strugglers Wigan at the Reebok Stadium.

GAVIN McCANN’S first goal for Bolton saw them round off their UEFA Cup group games in fine style with a commendable win against Red Star Belgrade last night.

Bolton manager Gary Megson will have increased options tomorrow when his side face Red Star in the UEFA Cup.

SO Liverpool's American owners aren't too sure whether to trust Rafael Benitez with their money.

SO Liverpool's American owners aren't too sure whether to trust Rafael Benitez with their money.

Liverpool 4 Bolton 0

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez started strikers Fernando Torres and Peter Crouch together for the first time in the Premier League as part of four changes from the side that hammered Porto in the Champions League in midweek.

Bolton manager Gary Megson has been forced to make three changes for the Barclays Premier League match against Liverpool on Sunday.

Stelios Giannakopoulos could be handed a rare first-team chance as Bolton resume their UEFA Cup campaign against Aris Salonika at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow night.

ALEX FERGUSON ensured that Patrice Evra was the major talking point of a deserved, if rare, defeat for his Manchester United team but the controversy surrounding the French international disguised more burning issues.

Bolton are set to welcome back top scorer Nicolas Anelka for Saturday’s derby at home to Manchester United.

Bolton are set to welcome back top scorer Nicolas Anelka for Saturday’s derby at home to Manchester United.

SLOVAKIA rounded off their Group D campaign with a resounding win over minnows San Marino.

Bolton midfielder Ivan Campo is available again for the Premier League match against Middlesbrough on Sunday.

Bolton manager Gary Megson is down on numbers for the UEFA Cup match against Bayern Munich tomorrow at the Allianz Arena.

Bolton boss Gary Megson had Gary Speed back in his starting XI for the Barclays Premier League clash against West Ham at Upton Park.

Bolton’s leading scorer Nicolas Anelka has failed to recover from a hamstring strain in time to face West Ham on Sunday.

MANCHESTER City bounced back from their mauling against Chelsea to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. But their victory against the struggling home side was not without controversy.

Manchester City bounced back from their mauling against Chelsea to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup.

New Bolton manager Gary Megson will turn to the club’s coaching staff for help in picking the team to face Aston Villa on Sunday.

Managerless Bolton could be without star striker Nicolas Anelka for tomorrow’s visit to Arsenal.

NICOLAS ANELKA stepped off the substitutes’ bench to fire a 68th-minute winner and send Bolton into the UEFA Cup group stages, giving under-fire boss Sammy Lee some welcome respite.

BOLTON substitute Stelios Giannakopoulos came off the bench to score the goal which won this Carling Cup third-round tie for Bolton.

FULHAM manager Lawrie Sanchez hailed striker David Healy after his goal helped the Cottagers come from behind to beat Bolton 2-1.

Former Fulham striker Heidar Helguson is in line to make his Bolton debut against Newcastle after recovering from a knock sustained in the victory against Colchester in a friendly.

SAM ALLARDYCE endured a nervous return to the Reebok Stadium but was ultimately left celebrating as Bolton secured European qualification for only the second time in their 133-year history.