Kevin Keegan's legal representatives are believed to have submitted papers to the three-man Premier League tribunal that will rule on Keegan's claim for constructive dismissal from Newcastle United in early September.

Portsmouth were knocked out of the Uefa Cup here in Germany last night after losing 3-2 to Wolfsburg in their Group E clash. Edin Dzeko put the hosts into an early lead before Pompey hit back through Jermain Defoe and Arnold Mvuemba, although Christian Gentner levelled the match before the break.

Martin O'Neill threw in a kid from the Academy but learnt a lot about his older Aston Villa understudies. They weren't good enough. The striker Nathan Delfouneso, 17 and Birmingham-born, can be excused. He scored with aplomb in a first full appearance of rich promise but was surrounded by a performance of alarming ineffectiveness against opponents who, although champions of their country, Slovakia, are hardly Europe's finest.

Hughes warns off agents interfering in transfer dealings

The club's manager Mark Hughes has delivered a further warning from the club that he will not tolerate the unsolicited involvement of agents as his club prepare to spend in the transfer window next month. "You will find there are a lot of people jumping into the middle of deals that involve Manchester City and announcing themselves as representing someone," Hughes said.

Patrice Evra will discover today the outcome of the FA's hearing into the so-called "Battle of Stamford Bridge", with the prospect of him facing either a hefty fine or ban if he is found guilty of improper conduct by the Association's commissioners.