Cardiff midfielder Gavin Rae today earned a recall to the Scotland squad for next week’s get-together at St Andrews.

GEORGE BURLEY was left still seeking his first win as Scotland manager heading into next month’s World Cup qualifiers after being held to a goalless stalemate by Northern Ireland at Hampden.

THIS might have been the most dramatic game on the most dramatic day of the most dramatic Championship season in living memory, but Nigel Pearson showed no sign of being perturbed.

THE Sheffield half-marathon, a 13-mile test of physical and mental strength which yesterday snaked it way past Bramall Lane, provided the perfect metaphor to sum up the contrasting ways these two sides are ending the season.

KENNY MILLER gave Scotland hope for the future with a fierce strike to spare new manager George Burley from a debut defeat against Croatia at Hampden.

THE FA Cup has provided Bryan Robson with great moments in his illustrious career but possibly none as important as this victory.

Darren Fletcher returns as expected to a much-changed Scotland side for their Euro 2008 qualifier against Georgia in the Boris Paichadze national stadium in Tbilisi tonight.

WHEN SCOTLAND were drawn against World Cup finalists Italy and France in the European Championship qualifiers the only consolation the Tartan Army could find was that their team often thrived in the role of underdogs.

Veteran defender Christian Dailly has been recalled by Scotland for this month’s Euro 2008 qualifying Group B fixtures against Ukraine and Georgia.

Faroe Islands 0 Scotland 2

All the starting teams for the final round of matches in the 2006/7 Barclays Premiership have been confirmed.

Andrew Johnson will almost certainly miss the final game of Everton’s Barclays Premiership season at Chelsea.

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Everton 3 Portsmouth 0

All of today's starting teams for the 3pm games in the Premiership.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard is set to return as Everton are likely to make only one change for their final home match of the season against Portsmouth.

Everton striker Andrew Johnson seems almost certain to be out of tomorrow’s lunch-time clash at home to Manchester United.

DAVID MOYES paid tribute to Everton’s resilience as they grabbed an injury-time winner against Charlton to force themselves a step nearer UEFA Cup qualification.

James Beattie returns to Everton’s front line today in the absence of both teenage strikers Victor Anichebe and James Vaughan in the only change from the side that drew at Bolton last week.

Everton are likely to be without both their teenage strikers James Vaughan and Victor Anichebe for Sunday’s home clash with Charlton.

Everton boss David Moyes fears that Portuguese midfield star Manuel Fernandes will not be fit to face Bolton tomorrow at the Reebok in a clash between two local rivals battling for a place in Europe.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has named an unchanged side for tonight's Premiership clash with Everton.

Everton boss David Moyes seems unlikely to change his side for Monday’s trip to Aston Villa, following the impressive victory last time out against Arsenal.

SCOTLAND’S Euro 2008 qualification hopes suffered a blow as they lost to two Luca Toni goals as Italy won 2-0 in Bari.

Everton hope to have full-back Tony Hibbert available for the Barclays Premiership visit of Arsenal to Goodison Park on Sunday, having missed the last two matches with a groin problem.

Everton defender Alan Stubbs is set to return to the squad for the Premiership clash at Sheffield United after recovering from a knee problem.

Watford know they would climb off the bottom of the Premiership table with a draw or better at home to Everton today, a team they had not beaten for 20 years.

Everton striker Andrew Johnson looks set to miss the Premiership trip to Watford.

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Tottenham gave Everton a lesson in attacking football to win only their second away match in the league this season.

Leon Osman is available for Everton tomorrow against Tottenham at Goodison Park after suspension.

Everton will be without Leon Osman at home to Blackburn after the Wigan-born midfielder picked up a fifth booking against Liverpool last weekend.

Mikel Arteta returns to the Everton squad on Sunday at Wigan after completing a one- match ban following five bookings.

EVERTON boss David Moyes described the own goal his side conceded against Reading as “a shabby goal” and insisted that Ibrahima Sonko could have been sent off in the first-half of the 1-1 draw.

Tim Cahill is likely to return to Everton’s squad to face Reading at Goodison Park on Sunday following two months out with knee damage.

PRACTICE invariably makes perfect and a week spent working with a new ball reaped rich rewards for Blackburn Rovers yesterday.

Everton boss David Moyes has been hit by injury problems ahead of his side’s FA Cup third-round clash with Blackburn at Goodison Park on Sunday.

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Everton manager David Moyes could name an unchanged side for the trip to Manchester City after his side's impressive 3-0 defeat of Newcastle.

Everton manager David Moyes welcomes defender Phil Neville back from suspension for tomorrow's Barclays Premiership clash with Newcastle at Goodison Park.

EVERTON manager David Moyes insisted James Beattie would not be sold during the January transfer window after the striker was again overlooked for the goalless draw with Premiership strugglers Middlesbrough.

Everton manager David Moyes has hailed striker Andrew Johnson as the "catalyst" behind his side's 2-0 win at Reading.

Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta has recovered from an ankle injury and will be in the Everton side to face Reading at the Madejski Stadium tomorrow.