Spurs through to UEFA last eight
Chelsea increase pressure on City
Double blow for Baggies
—– Free-scoring Tottenham Hotspur take their goals tally up to 23 in their last seven games as they reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
Dimitar Berbatov scores twice as Spurs beat Sporting Braga 3-2 at White Hart Lane to go through 6-4 on aggregate.
They won’t be joined in the last eight by Rangers though as they lose 0-1 at Osasuna to go out 1-2 on aggregate.
To add to the disappointment, amid a partisan atmosphere, Rangers reveal they will be complaining to UEFA about alleged heavy-handed policing of their supporters and a lack of segregation.
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—– With speculation suggesting that Stuart Pearce has two games to save his job as manager of Manchester City, the first game produces a mixed result.
Chelsea win 1-0 at Eastlands but City produce a much more committed performance against the champions.
The defeat - City’s fifth in a row in the Premiership - leaves them six points above the relegation zone while Chelsea are six points behind leaders Manchester United.
Asked if he has the full support of chairman John Wardle, Pearce retains his sense of humour: “Well, I don’t walk past him every day and ask him if I’ve got his full support. The other night he bought me a sandwich at the reserve game and that’s a real show of affection from our chairman!”
Arsenal put their recent cup woes behind them with a 1-0 win at Aston Villa. They move up to third in the table.
—– West Bromwich Albion suffer a double blow to their promotion hopes.
Crystal Palace’s Lewis Grabban grabs a last-minute winner (3-2) at The Hawthorns while highly-rated defender Curtis Davies is ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken metatarsal.
The Baggies remain in the last Play-Off place and seven points behind the Championship leaders.
Barnsley give their survival hopes a tremendous boost with an emphatic 4-2 win at Plymouth Argyle.
The Tykes move four points above the bottom three.
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