Chelsea book Wembley date
Africa Cup of Nations
SFA agree Burley compensation
Adebayor apologises
Khizanishvili signs three year deal
Lampard suffers fresh injury blow
Rams seal Sterjovski deal
Fulham sign Johnson
Prica joins Sunderland
Zaragoza appoint Irureta
Joe Cole scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea beat Everton at Goodison Park in this Carling Cup semi-final second leg. The result secures a 1-3 aggregate victory for Avram Grant’s men who now face Tottenham Hotspur in their third Carling Cup final in four years on Ferbuary 24 at Wembley.
In League One, Chris Cohen and Nathan Tyson scored in the last five minutes to salvage a point for Nottingham Forest in a 2-2 draw with Millwall at the New Den. Neil Harris and Jay Simpson had seemingly but the Lions in control before Forest staged their late comeback.
In the Scottish Cup fourth round, Rangers crushed East Stirlingshire 6-0 at Ibrox to set up a fifth round trip to Hibernian while Ross County beat Highland League outfit Cove Rangers 2-4 at Allan Park. County now entertain St Johnstone.
Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations got underway this evening with a 2-2 draw between Tunisia and Senegal followed by a 1-1 draw between South Africa and Angola.
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The Scottish Football Association have agreed a compensation package with Southampton as they move closer to appointing George Burley as the new Scotland manager. Negotiations will continue with the 51-year-old’s agent to thrash out personal terms.
Emmanuel Adebayor has apologised for his bust-up with Arsenal team-mate Nicklas Bendtner during last night’s 5-1 Carling Cup defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. In the 83rd minute, the frustrated pair confronted each other and Bendtner appeared to suffer a cut nose. The Football Association has requested video footage of the incident and could decide to take disciplinary action. Adebayor told the club’s website: “We are both passionate about this club, but it was a mistake. I am sorry.”
Blackburn Rovers defender Zurab Khizanishvili has signed a new three-year deal with the club.
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard may be sidelined for another two-week after tearing his thigh muscle for a second time during training and is now a doubt for England’s match with Switzerland on February 6.
Derby County have completed the signing of Australian international Mile Sterjovski from Genclerbirligi after he was handed a work permit on appeal.
Fulham have signed 23-year-old striker Eddie Johnson from Kansas City Wizards on a three-and-a-half year deal after he was granted a work permit.
Sunderland has signed 27-year-old Sweden striker Rade Prica from Danish side Aalborg for a fee of £2m.
Real Zaragoza have appointed Javier Irureta as their new manager following Ander Garitano’s shock decision to quit the club just a week into the job due to personal problems.
Nathan Davies