Scotland 0 Norway 1

Arsenal managed to find a breakthrough against a resilient Charlton as Arsene Wenger’s side aim to continue setting the pace in the Barclays Premiership.

West Bromwich Albion 0 Norwich 0

Blackburn 0 Middlesbrough 4

Dublin official John Feighery has been handed the whistle for next weekend’s FAI Carlsberg Cup Final, it was announced today.

Olympiacos 1 Liverpool 0

Nottingham Forest 2 West Ham 1

Moldova 1 Scotland 1

The European Commission “whistle-blower” who plagued Neil Kinnock for more than two years was sacked today for disloyalty and breach of trust.

Leo Cullen has been voted Leinster’s Player of the Month for September in a close run online poll.

Crystal Palace 2 Fulham 0

Arsene Wenger has admitted Manchester United deserve their place in the Carling Cup semi-finals – but he does not think much of the tactics used to win it.

Tottenham 3 Liverpool 4 on penalties (1-1 after extra time)

Manchester United 1 Arsenal 0

Watford 3 Portsmouth 0

Rotherham 1 Leeds 0

The Scottish Football Association today agreed to Hearts’ request to postpone the hearing into their controversial comments made in the wake of the Andy Davis affair.

Roy Keane sounded a positive rallying cry despite the Republic of Ireland suffering a setback on the road to the World Cup finals.

Israel 1 Republic of Ireland 1

PSV Eindhoven substitute Robert was the hero as he slotted the deciding penalty to book their place in the Champions League semi-final – and a probable double-header against AC Milan.