Damien Johnson and Tony Capaldi have withdrawn from Northern Ireland’s squad for their Euro 2008 qualifiers against Latvia and Iceland through injury.

Robbie Fowler is determined to play a major role in Cardiff’s Premiership promotion bid after agreeing a two-year deal with the Bluebirds.

ROBBIE FOWLER yesterday joined Cardiff and admitted sweet-talking chairman Peter Ridsdale persuaded him to drop down a division into the Coca-Coca Championship.

Hameur Bouazza lashed into the roof of the net to end Plymouth’s brave FA Cup journey and have Watford dreaming of an unlikely European campaign.

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.

Lawrie Sanchez gets back down to business today determined to raise morale in the Northern Ireland camp.

Reading moved six points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with a 2-0 win over 10-man bottom side Millwall at The Den.

N. Ireland 2 Wales 3

Northern Ireland 2 Wales 3

Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez made two changes to the side that drew against Malta for this World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park.

ROTHERHAM had relegation from the Coca-Cola Championship confirmed last night after losing 4-3 to promotion hopefuls Ipswich at Portman Road.

Steve Davis was handed his first Northern Ireland cap by manager Lawrie Sanchez in tonight’s friendly against Canada at Windsor Park.

Ipswich went top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 1-0 win against Brighton at Portman Road.

Azerbaijan 0 Northern Ireland 0

LAWRIE SANCHEZ is expected to name Bristol City captain Tommy Doherty in midfield for Northern Ireland tonight as they take on Azerbaijan in Baku.

Lawrie Sanchez saw his selection options improve dramatically tonight when four of the five players who pulled out of the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan tomorrow became available for the match with Austria on Wednesday.

Lawrie Sanchez’s decision to invoke the four-day rule has prompted an angry reaction on the club circuit.

Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez will monitor Jeff Whitley’s fitness ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on Saturday.

Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has been hit by a raft of withdrawals ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan in Baku on Saturday.

Plymouth 0 Leeds 1

Wales 2 Northern Ireland 2

Wales 2 Northern Ireland 2

Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez looks certain to ring the changes tomorrow for the World Cup qualifier against Wales in Cardiff.

Lawrie Sanchez is determined his Northern Ireland team give the supporters a performance to be proud of against Wales this week.

David Healy edged closer to Colin Clarke’s Northern Ireland scoring record last night with a winner against Estonia that would have graced any level of the game.

Lawrie Sanchez marked his second game in charge of Northern Ireland by steering the team to a rare victory today.

MAIK TAYLOR will captain Northern Ireland when they face Estonia in Tallinn in a friendly.

NORTHERN Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez is calling on his international rookies to prove their worth ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.