Doncaster Rovers reach the Fifth Round of the League Cup competition for only the second time in their history.

The League One club embarrass Aston Villa 3-0 at the Earth Stadium in the Carling Cup.

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric refuses to rule out a shock move to bring back former boss Harry Redknapp.- Doncaster Rovers reach the Fifth Round of the League Cup competition for only the second time in their history. The League One club shock Aston Villa 3-0 at the Earth Stadium in the Carling Cup. Another second-city upset is narrowly avoided at the New Den where bottom of the Championship Millwall take Birmingham City to penalties. Championship leaders Reading’s 23-game unbeaten run comes to an end as they lose 0-3 to a young Arsenal outfit at Highbury.

- Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric refuses to rule out a shock move to bring back former boss Harry Redknapp. Pompey have been refused permission to speak to Rangers’ under-fire boss Alex McLeish while Neil Warnock of Sheffield United is now thought to be the frontrunner for the Fratton Park vacancy.

- It is announced that David Di Tommaso has died at the age of 26. The FC Utrecht defender was found dead at his home in Holland yesterday. The young Frenchman is thought to have died in his sleep. He played in Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Ajax and reported no illness.

- Blackpool confirm that manager Colin Hendry and his assistant Ian Miller have parted company with the League One club. Reserve team coach Simon Grayson took temporary charge at Bloomfield Road a fortnight ago

- Heart of Midlothian owner Vladimir Romanov claims George Burley, Phil Anderton and George Foulkes were driving the Tynecastle club out of existence. In a BBC TV interview, he explains his controversial removal of the trio: “I gave these people full control to direct the club and in one year there was no result. We would have got to the death of the club as every day these people were present they were damaging Hearts.” The Edinburgh club were the early leaders in this season’s SPL.