He may have netted twice but Daryl Murphy still cut a frustrated figure after Nottingham Forest struck late to deny Ipswich victory in yesterday’s Championship clash.

Arsenal 6 Coventry 1

Striker Craig Beattie will begin the William Hill Scottish Cup final on the bench as Hearts took on fiercest rivals Hibernian, who were seeking to win the trophy for the first time in 110 years.

Celtic 1 Hearts 2

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has made one change to his side for their William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final against Hearts at Hampden today.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon says last night’s 4-0 thumping of Hearts was the best performance he witnessed in his team as Parkhead boss.

Hearts 0 Celtic 4

Hearts 2 Motherwell 0

Hearts 4 Dunfermline 0

TEN years to the day and Glenn Whelan can tell you where he watched it, who else was there and what he was wearing. He’s not alone.

Hearts 0 Dundee Utd 1

FT: Hibernian 2 Hearts 2

The former Sunderland man scored a brace to give Hearts a 2-0 win at Hamilton.

Celtic 4 Hearts 0

Hearts 1 Rangers 0

Hearts 2 Celtic 0

Hearts 0 Kilmarnock 3

Hearts manager Jim Jefferies hopes to hand a debut to new Republic of Ireland striker Stephen Elliott in tomorrow's Clydesdale Bank Premier League curtain-raiser against St Johnstone.

Hearts are in talks with Republic of Ireland striker Stephen Elliott.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND midfielder Steven Reid has joined Championship title hopefuls West Brom from Blackburn on a month’s loan.

Sheffield United 1 Preston 0

Scunthorpe 3 Preston 1

Preston boss Alan Irvine has admitted he is powerless to prevent highly-rated defender Sean St Ledger joining Coca-Cola Championship rivals Middlesbrough.

Preston 2 Swansea 0

MICK MCCARTHY lashed out at his Wolves side as Plymouth claimed a 1-0 win at Molineux on Saturday to extend the Championship leaders’ miserable run.

Preston 0 Liverpool 2

BURNLEY took advantage of Reading’s weekend off — Steve Coppell’s side face Coventry tonight — to move up to fourth place with a 3-0 win over Derby County on Saturday.

Gavin Rae has refused to give up on Cardiff’s play-off hopes despite tonight’s trip to Wolves being a “must-win” clash.

Cardiff 2 Wolves 0

ADRIAN Boothroyd may not have set much store by the FA Cup this season but that did not allow his Watford players to escape a tongue-lashing after this limp 4-1 defeat.

Non-league Havant and Waterlooville gave Liverpool a scare – but a hat-trick from Yossi Benayoun ended their FA Cup dreams as the home side ran out 5-2 winners at Anfield.

ADRIAN BOOTHROYD refused to blame the row surrounding Al Bangura for Watford’s dismal defeat to Plymouth.

Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton is adamant motivation will not be a problem ahead of his side's European Championship showdown with Germany.

Stephen Elliott has withdrawn from the Irish squad for this weekend's Euro 2008 qualifier against Germany at Croke Park.

A depleted Republic of Ireland squad flies out to Denmark today ahead of tomorrow night's friendly clash.

SUNDERLAND’S Paul McShane and Wolves’ Stephen Elliot have been forced to withdraw from the Irish squad for Wednesday’s friendly international in Denmark.

Striker Stephen Elliott has completed his move to Wolves from Sunderland.

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has told fans stunned by his move for former Newcastle striker Michael Chopra that he will sign the players he wants no matter what their background.

West Brom are bracing themselves for an approach from promoted Sunderland for defensive duo Paul McShane and Paul Robinson.

Sunderland have been dealt a blow with the news that Stephen Elliott has been ruled out for six weeks after undergoing ankle surgery.

Reading striker Shane Long was handed his Republic of Ireland debut for tonight’s Euro 2008 qualifier with San Marino at the Serravalle Stadium.

Richard Dunne believes new-boy Shane Long will surprise San Marino as the Republic of Ireland aim for another goal feast tonight.

THERE was an inescapable sense of déjà vu at the Stadio di Serravelle yesterday as Robbie Keane waxed lyrical about a promising young Reading striker.

Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton feels “these are exciting times” as a new crop of youngsters prepare to make their mark on the international stage.