DEAN ASHTON found his scoring boots in stoppage-time as West Ham squeezed past Plymouth and into the fourth round of the Carling Cup last night.

WATFORD manager Adrian Boothroyd watched Ben Foster help knock Plymouth out of the FA Cup, then tipped him to become the finest goalkeeper in the world.

PLYMOUTH soared to fifth in the Championship with a 3-1 defeat of Derby to the delight of manager Ian Holloway — and despite being reduced to 10 men for most of the second-half.

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness made four changes to the side which defeated Chelsea 1-0 at the weekend as he attempted to book a place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup against Heerenveen.