Leeds midfielder Lee Peltier believes they are playing Chelsea at just the right time with the Blues going through what the skipper describes as a “sticky patch”.

Leeds manager Neil Warnock faces a selection dilemma ahead of the Capital One Cup quarter-final with Chelsea.

Leeds 3 Southampton 0

Sheffield Wednesday 1 Leeds 1

West Ham captain Kevin Nolan is hoping for a helping hand from already-relegated Coventry on Saturday as the Hammers look to pip Southampton to the second promotion spot from the npower Championship.

The sheer scale of the numbers had threatened to crush Fernando Torres; 24 hours and 33 minutes of playing time without a goal coming into this game, 150 days since he last found the net.

ALEX FERGUSON may have come unstuck against the might of Barca, but his son Darren fared better as his Peterborough side struck three goals in seven minutes at Old Trafford yesterday to win the League One play-off and bounce straight back to the Championship at the first attempt.

JERMAINE BECKFORD was on target as Everton hit five to ease into the third round of the Carling Cup at the expense of 10-man Huddersfield last night.

Everton 5 Huddersfield 1

Liverpool 3 Arsenal 6

The Premiership high-fliers both made a raft of changes for this Carling Cup delayed quarter-final at Anfield.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will attempt a careful balancing act when he names his squad for tomorrow’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Arsenal at Anfield.

Galatasaray 3 Liverpool 2

Steven Gerrard was one of several members of the first-team squad left behind as Liverpool flew out for their Champions League clash against Galatasaray in Istanbul.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will choose between defenders Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger to partner Steven Gerrard in central midfield against Portsmouth tomorrow after Bolo Zenden becomes the latest addition to the club’s injury list.

Rafael Benitez expects to have Craig Bellamy in his squad for tomorrow‘s clash with Manchester City at Anfield.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will be without Craig Bellamy (ankle), Fabio Aurelio (groin) and Mark Gonzalez (ankle) for the Carling Cup visit of Reading to Anfield tomorrow.

Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of Liverpool’s Champions League clash against Bordeaux tomorrow night with a hamstring problem.

Liverpool will again be without striker Robbie Fowler (knee) and defender Fabio Aurelio (calf) when they face Chelsea in Sunday’s Community Shield clash in Cardiff.

The Virginia Beach community was today in a state of shock after a shark killed a 10-year-old boy in the first fatal shark attack in the United States this year.