Newcastle United marched back into the Champions League as Kieron Dyer tore brave Zeljeznicar to shreds.

Corrado Grabbi was the unlikely saviour as Blackburn forced a draw to prevent Liverpool assuming pole position at the top of the Premiership.

Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren has warned his side about the menace posed by Blackburn strike duo Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke ahead of tomorrow’s showdown at the Riverside Stadium.

Ipswich stormed back into the UEFA Cup tonight with an emphatic 8-1 thrashing of Luxembourg part-timers Avenir Beggen at Portman Road.

Arsenal’s attempt to rewrite English football’s history books failed in a pulsating 2-2 draw with West Ham at a stunned Upton Park today.

Joe Cole’s magnificent strike on the stroke of half-time gave West Ham a surprise 1-0 interval lead against Arsenal at Upton Park today.

Aodhan MacSuibhne has been drafted in to replace Dickie Murphy as referee of Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final between Kilkenny and Tipperary.

Dublin 1-14, Donegal 1-07 - match report

Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0

Celtic 5 Dundee United 0

Bobby Robson returned to the scene of his worst moment in football – and then vowed to forget all about it.

Birmingham City 0 Newcastle 2

Celtic 5 Kilmarnock 0

St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Liverpool 1 Newcastle 1

Andre Villas-Boas has promised Tottenham’s disgruntled fans their team will not produce a repeat of yesterday’s horror show against Wigan when they travel to Manchester City next weekend.

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1

Fulham 2 Everton 2

Tottenham 0 Wigan 1

Premier League managers Arsene Wenger and Sam Allardyce have voiced dismay that the law is again involved in football due to the Mark Clattenburg affair.