BRIAN LAWS has promised to make it an uncomfortable trip to unfashionable Burnley tomorrow for Premier League aristocrats Chelsea – starting with Turf Moor’s notorious dressing rooms.

Burnley boss Brian Laws has signed former Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver until the end of the season.

Rangers 7 Dundee United 1

Dundee United 0 Rangers 3

Dundee United 2 Celtic 1

Celtic 1 Dundee 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.

ADRIAN BOOTHROYD was fiercely critical of his Watford side, despite seeing them move to within a point of second-placed Stoke with a 2-1 win over Coventry on Saturday.

KEVIN PHILLIPS’ 21st goal of the season cancelled out Greg Halford’s first for Charlton to keep West Brom in the hunt for automatic promotion from the Coca-Cola Championship.

Kevin Phillips’ 21st goal of the season cancelled out Greg Halford’s first for Charlton and kept FA Cup semi-finalists West Brom in the hunt for automatic promotion from the Coca-Cola Championship.

JAMIE MCCOMBE continued his remarkable goalscoring run for Bristol City to help his side extend their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 1-1 draw at Charlton last night.

GREG HALFORD will not be the last player to be discarded by Roy Keane, but it might be the young defender, rather than the Sunderland manager, who has the last laugh this season.

Charlton 2 Crystal Palace 0

WEST Bromwich Albion beat Charlton 4-3 on penalties to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Nicky Weaver has rounded on Manchester City, claiming he was forced out of the club.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has offered Manchester City an open invitation to make contact over their vacant manager’s position.

Stuart Pearce heard the Manchester City supporters turn on their team after they exited the FA Cup with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Bargain-buy Caleb Folan condemned struggling Manchester City to a fourth consecutive Premiership defeat and put Wigan tantalisingly close to survival.

Preston 1 Manchester City 3

Preston 1 Manchester City 3

Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver returns for this FA Cup fifth-round tie at Deepdale today.

Darius Vassell seems certain to miss Manchester City’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Preston on Sunday.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce has confirmed he has opened contract talks with Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen Ireland.

Nicky Weaver has confirmed he is a major doubt for Manchester City’s televised trip to Portsmouth on Saturday.

A characteristic Frank Lampard strike gave champions Chelsea a 1-0 lead at the break against struggling Charlton at The Valley.

Stuart Pearce insists Swedish World Cup star Andreas Isaksson will see out his contract with Manchester City despite not starting a single first-team game for the Blues so far this season.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Stuart Pearce has tipped Joey Barton to earn his first England call-up later this week after the Blues midfielder helped inspire his team to a 3-1 FA Cup win over Southampton.

Manchester City recovered from a goal down to clinically dispose of Southampton in an entertaining FA Cup fourth-round tie.

Manchester City 0 Blackburn 3

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY manager Brian Laws has warned close friend Stuart Pearce there will be “no easy ride” for Manchester City in their FA Cup third-round replay.

West Ham 0 Manchester City 1

MANCHESTER CITY manager Stuart Pearce has urged Stephen Ireland to be more selfish if he is to become a hit in the Premiership.

Stephen Ireland finally scored his first goal for Manchester City as Stuart Pearce’s side ended a run of three successive defeats.

Manchester City face a number of injury doubts ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premiership clash with Tottenham at Eastlands.

Andreas Isaksson is determined to use his unexpected Manchester City debut to establish himself as Stuart Pearce’s number one keeper.

Manchester City’s 32-year wait for an Old Trafford win goes on but United moved another step closer in their quest to end a three-year title drought with another derby-day triumph.

TV STAR Richard Lee ensured Manchester City suffered a video nasty in front of the Sky cameras at Eastlands as relegation-threatened Watford grabbed a vital Barclays Premiership point.

LIVERPOOL may have mastered the art of European football but this uninspiring victory over a defensive Manchester City demonstrated that the Premiership remains as big a mystery as ever for Rafa Benitez.

Darren Bent scored again as Charlton clung on for only their second Premiership win of the season after Manchester City failed to end their away-day misery.

Steve McClaren missed a masterful performance from Emile Heskey as Wigan put their early season misery behind them at the expense of hapless Manchester City whose fans turned on them at the end.

Goalkeeper Nicky Weaver remains Manchester City’s major doubt for tomorrow’s trip to Wigan.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce expects Nicky Weaver to be back in goal for Saturday’s Premiership trip to Wigan.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce is sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Nicky Weaver for tomorrow’s Eastlands encounter with Sheffield United.

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is expected to learn tomorrow whether the Football Association or Merseyside Police will take any action against him after he dropped his shorts to Everton supporters at the weekend.