As the Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane roller-coaster gathered pace again at the start of the week, with players arriving from all corners of the UK after their club fixtures, everyone was hoping we could keep the momentum going after the solid start against Latvia and Poland.

Republic of Ireland 1 Serbia 2

Republic of Ireland 1 Serbia 2

Shane Long has been chosen to lead the line up front for the Republic of Ireland's friendly against Serbia in the Aviva tonight.

Wales 0 Serbia 3

With a thin pink quilt pulled around his shoulders and three rusty metal coffins to keep him company, Bratislav Stojkovic is spending another freezing night inside a tomb at a long-forgotten municipal cemetery in the southern Serbian city of Nis.

Scotland 0 Serbia 0

A scoreless draw in a pre-season friendly before a small crowd in a largely empty stadium is hardly one for the showreel.

Serbia 0 Republic of Ireland 0

Shamrock Rovers 1 FK Partizan 1

Arsenal 3 Partizan Belgrade 1

Robin van Persie will mke his first Champions League start in more than a year as Arsenal look to secure their passage through to the last 16 with victory over Partizan Belgrade at the Emirates Stadium.

UEFA have confirmed they have opened “a full and thorough” investigation into the incidents which caused the abandonment of last night’s Euro 2012 qualifier between Italy and Serbia in Genoa.

UEFA are waiting for their match delegate’s report before acting following the riots which forced the abandonment of Italy’s game against Serbia after only six minutes.

Partizan Belgrade 1 Arsenal 3

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made half-a-dozen changes from the side beaten by West Brom for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash in Partizan Belgrade as a stadium power failure in Serbia raised questions about whether the match would start on time, if at all.

MARKO PANTELIC missed a glorious late chance to send Serbia into the World Cup second round last night.

Australia 2 Serbia 1

RADOMIR ANTIC dedicated his side’s stunning World Cup victory over Germany yesterday to the Serbian people as Group D was blown wide open.

Radomir Antic dedicated his side’s stunning World Cup victory over Germany to the Serbian people as Group D was blown wide open.

Germany 0 Serbia 1

Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt has signed a new contract to keep him at the club for another season.

Wigan will be without on-loan Bolivian striker Marcelo Moreno for their trip to face title-chasing Chelsea on Sunday.

IAIN DOWIE wants to stay on as Hull manager after seeing their relegation from the Barclays Premier League confirmed yesterday, but he stressed the club’s financial problems mean his future remains a secondary concern.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is likely to be without Hendry Thomas and Marcelo Moreno for the visit of Hull to the DW Stadium on Monday.

Wigan defender Gary Caldwell returns to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Ham at Upton Park after serving a three-match ban.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made four changes to his side for the Premier League clash at Wigan as the Gunners attempted to keep their title hopes alive.

Hendry Thomas is Wigan manager Roberto Martinez’s only doubt ahead of Sunday’s Premier League fixture with Arsenal at the DW Stadium.

Emmerson Boyce is close to a return after missing Wigan’s last three games with a range of injury problems instigated by a back issue.

Wigan defender Gary Caldwell will miss Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Fulham as he begins a three-match ban.

IF they manage to get Champions League football, no-one at Eastlands will remember how much anxiety and nerves there were on the way but this was another horrible night for Roberto Mancini’s side before Carlos Tevez scored three times to bring some relief.

Manchester City 3 Wigan 0

Emmanuel Adebayor returned to the Manchester City side against Wigan after a four-match suspension.

Wigan could again be without playmaker Charles N’Zogbia for Monday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester City.

Wigan have close to a fully-fit squad available for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Aston Villa at the DW Stadium.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has reported no fresh injury worries ahead of his side’s trip to Bolton in the Barclays Premier League this weekend.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez expects to have an almost fully-fit squad to choose from for the visit of Liverpool in the Barclays Premier League on Monday.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has named an unchanged side for today's home Premier League clash with Wigan.

Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy and Titus Bramble are both doubtful for Wigan's Barclays Premier League trip to Birmingham tomorrow.

In-form Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy is Wigan’s only concern for tomorrow’s rearranged Barclays Premier League clash against Bolton.

Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller, who was arrested at the weekend, was named as a substitute for the Barclays Premier League match at Wigan tonight.

Wigan 0 Notts County 2

Wigan captain Mario Melchiot remains an injury doubt ahead of the Latics’ FA Cup fourth-round replay against Notts County tomorrow.

Wigan 0 Everton 1