Wembley keys handed over

Blues replace Rams

Hartlepool salvage point

—– Suitably late in the day, Multiplex hand over the keys of the new Wembley Stadium to the Football Association.
Effectively the same as completing a house sale, the exchange signals the end of the £757million construction work.
Although not giving any promises, FA chief executive Brian Barwick says it is a “significant step towards staging this year’s FA Cup Final and opening the new Wembley Stadium”.
The first of two test events needed to obtain a safety certificate will be a community day for 60,000 people on 17 March.

—– Birmingham City replace Derby County at the top of the Championship.
Recent signing Rowan Vine scores the game’s only goal on the stroke of half-time at St Andrew’s. It’s his first goal for Blues.
It’s not all good news though as leading scorer Gary McSheffrey is sent-off and will miss the next three vital games.
City boss Steve Bruce says: “In this division, anybody can beat anybody but we have given ourselves a great chance. We have been resilient over the past month or so. We’re in pole position and cannot ask for any more than that.”

—– League Two leaders Hartlepool United salvage a point against promotion rivals Lincoln City at Victoria Park with an added time penalty from Richie Barker.
It extends Pools unbeaten run to 20 games, just one short of the club record.
Strugglers Wrexham are denied a vital victory by a last minute Glynn Hurst equaliser against Bury at the Racecourse.
The Dragons played the last half-hour with only nine men.