D Thursday, February 18, 2010 SPORT 27 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 - First Leg Fulham v Shakhtar Donetsk .8.05 TV Setanta Ireland Liverpool v Unirea Urziceni...8.05 TV 3e GOLF (until Sunday) USPGA Tour: Mayakoba Golf Classic (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) HORSE RACING Kelso, Southwell, Kempton, Clonmel CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIRST KNOCKOUT ROUND, FIRST LEG B Munich ........2 Fiorentina ....... 1 Robben 45 pen Kroldrup 50 Klose 89 Att 64,500 Porto ...............2 Arsenal ........... 1 Fabianski 11 og Campbell 18 Falcao 52 Att 45,600 bARCLAyS PREMIER LEAGUE Wigan ..............0 Bolton ............. 0 Att 18,089 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 26 18 4 4 61 22 58 Man Utd 26 18 3 5 62 21 57 Arsenal 26 16 4 6 61 30 52 Man City 25 12 9 4 48 33 45 Liverpool 26 13 5 8 43 27 44 Tottenham 26 12 7 7 45 26 43 Aston Villa 25 11 9 5 32 19 42 Birmingham 25 10 7 8 24 26 37 Everton 25 9 8 8 35 36 35 Fulham 26 9 7 10 30 28 34 Stoke 25 7 10 8 24 28 31 Blackburn 26 8 7 11 26 43 31 Wigan 25 6 7 12 26 49 27 Sunderland 25 6 8 11 32 42 26 West Ham 25 5 9 11 32 40 24 Wolves 25 6 6 13 21 42 24 Hull 26 5 9 12 25 51 24 Bolton 25 5 8 12 29 46 23 Burnley 25 6 5 14 25 50 23 Portsmouth 25 4 4 17 20 42 16 COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP Crystal Palace ..1 Reading .......... 3 Scannell 55 Church 23, 81 Kebe 47 Newcastle .......4 Coventry ......... 1 Routledge 37 Morrison 35 Carroll 53, R Taylor 90 Lovenkrands 70 pen P W D L F A Pts Newcastle 31 18 9 4 53 22 63 West Brom 31 17 9 5 62 32 60 Nottm Forest 32 16 10 6 47 24 58 Swansea 31 12 14 5 28 22 50 Cardiff 30 14 7 9 56 36 49 Leicester 30 12 11 7 37 30 47 Sheff Utd 32 12 9 11 44 43 45 Blackpool 32 11 11 10 48 40 44 Middlesbrough 32 12 8 12 43 36 44 Doncaster 30 10 10 10 37 36 40 Coventry 32 10 10 12 36 45 40 Derby 31 11 6 14 38 44 39 Barnsley 31 11 6 14 40 48 39 Preston 31 10 9 12 37 45 39 Watford 29 10 8 11 41 43 38 Bristol City 31 8 14 9 35 43 38 Scunthorpe 31 10 6 15 37 56 36 Reading 30 9 8 13 35 47 35 QPR 30 8 10 12 41 48 34 Sheff Wed 31 9 7 15 36 49 34 Crystal Palace 30 11 10 9 34 34 33 Ipswich 30 6 15 9 35 44 33 Plymouth 30 8 4 18 28 42 28 Peterborough 32 5 9 18 36 55 24 LEAGUE TwO Notts County ..1 Grimsby .......... 1 SCOTTISH CUP FIFTH-ROUND REPLAy Rangers ..........1 St Mirren ........ 0 CLyDESDALE bANK PREMIER LEAGUE St Johnstone .....5 Hibernian ....... 1 P W D L F A Pts Rangers 25 17 7 1 58 15 58 Celtic 25 14 6 5 50 28 48 Hibernian 25 12 7 6 38 29 43 Dundee Utd 25 11 9 5 37 34 42 Motherwell 25 8 11 6 31 30 35 Hearts 25 8 7 10 23 29 31 Aberdeen 24 7 8 9 23 29 29 St Johnstone 23 7 6 10 37 42 27 Kilmarnock 25 6 7 12 21 33 25 St Mirren 24 5 6 13 23 35 21 Hamilton 24 5 6 13 18 35 21 Falkirk 24 3 8 13 19 39 17 RESULTS FIXTURES FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Wenger left seething as Fabianski gifts it to Porto ARSENE WENGER was left fuming last night after a controversial defeat for his team in their last-16, first-leg tie. However, he will probably reserve much of his fury for Lukasz Fabianski after Arsenals stand-in goalkeeper had a nightmare game. The Pole, in for the injured Manuel Almunia, was culpable for both Porto goals pushing Silvestre Varelas low cross into his own net after 11 minutes and then mindlessly picking up a Sol Campbell back-pass after the interval in the build-up to the home teams hotly disputed second goal. In between, Campbell equalised with his second goal in as many matches for Arsenal in Europe three-and-a-half years after his last in the 2006 Champi- ons League final against Barcelona. But it was Portos second goal in the 52nd minute which sent Wenger over the edge. It came when Fabianski picked up Campbells pass. Referee Martin Hansson gave an indirect free-kick and, while Arsenals players were still disputing the decision, Ruben Micael fed the ball to Falcao to slot home. That sent Wenger into a rage on the touchline, his mood not helped by the fact Tomas Rosicky had just had a pen- alty shout turned down when Alvaro Pereira appeared to trip him. Earlier, it was Rosicky who set up Campbells 18th-minute equaliser, nod- ding Samir Nasris corner back across goal for the defender to head home. And despite the result, that goal may yet prove crucial in this tie. Porto: Helton, Fucile, Rolando, Bruno Alves, Pereira, Ruben Micael (Belluschi 85), Fernando, Raul Meireles (Costa 68), Varela, Falcao, Hulk (Gonzalez 81). Booked: Bruno Alves, Fucile, Fernando, Pereira. Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna, Campbell, Vermaelen, Clichy, Diaby, Denilson, Fabregas, Rosicky (Walcott 68), Bendtner (Vela 83), Nasri (Eboue 88). Booked: Diaby. Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden). MATCH FACTS porto 2 arsenal 1 By Chris Stocks PREMIER LEAGUE Up in the air: Wigans Maynor Figueroa tangles with Kevin Davies Wigan held by battling Bolton WIGAN and Bolton had to be content with a point apiece after a scrappy encounter at the DW Stadium last night. The match, originally scheduled for December but postponed because of wintry weather, got off to a slow start with the hosts having the best of the few chances. Charles NZogbia came closest to a breakthrough after cutting inside two defenders on 20 minutes only to see his curling effort clip the post. The hosts suffered a blow shortly after the break when defender Titus Bramble limped out of the game to be replaced by striker Jason Scotland. But the change did little to deter the Latics, who continued to have the best of the possession, with Hugo Rodallega and Scotland both going close as they pushed for a late winner. Picture:EPA Net loss: Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski looks on despairingly after turning the ball into his own goal to gift Porto the lead last night LIVERPOOL and Fulham are both in Europa League action tonight but be careful backing the Reds because they have been spotty at best in Europe and are worth avoiding against Unirea Urziceni. But the Cottagers look strong at 17/10 with BetChronicle at home to Shakhtar Donetsk, who are finishing a winter break. Benfica, top of the table in Portugal, are worth a punt at 11/10 with Boylesports and Ladbrokes at Hertha Berlin, who are struggling at the foot of the Bundesliga. THE TIPSTER Rooney refuses to rest on his laurels WAYNE ROONEY will not waste any time lingering on the plaudits showered on him following his Champions League heroics against AC Milan. Rooney produced an awesome performance described by Sir Alex Ferguson as devastating as he scored twice to send Manchester United to a 3-2 win which stunned the San Siro. Milan, winners of the European Cup on seven occasions, just could not contain the England striker, who was hailed as world class by United boss Ferguson before the first leg of the last-16 tie. Rooney is desperate to become even better and insisted he wont let all the praise turn his head. If people are saying nice things about me that is good but I am not really listening too much, he said. I am not really focusing on that side of things. I know exactly what I need to keep doing. I just want to keep playing well. Rooney already has 25 goals this term, the most prolific tally in his career, with ten from his last eight matches. Ferguson has set him a modest total of 30 this season but Rooney added: I dont know how far I can go with my scoring. I am delighted to have scored two goals in such a big game, two headers as well. Hopefully I can keep it up. Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Caldwell, Bramble (Scotland 51), Figueroa, Scharner, McCarthy, Diame, NZogbia, Moreno (Moses 80), Rodallega. Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Ricketts, Knight, Robinson, Lee (Weiss 70), Muamba, Gardner (Cohen 84), Taylor (Wilshere 87), Elmander, Kevin Davies. Booked: Muamba. Ref: Howard Webb wigan 0 bolton 0 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html