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West Ham's fine away form continued with a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough last night.

An early goal from Freddie Piquionne and an injury time strike from substitute Carlton Cole earned the Irons all three points against their Championship promotion rivals and left manager Sam Allardyce a happy man.

"Daft as a brush" was Bobby Robson's description of former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne.

Sadly that daftness had a darker side, which has manifested itself in recent years in a well-documented drink problem. He's clearly still fragile, but Gascoigne, 44, is happier now.

Ian Toal, of Millwall Supporters Club, is pleased to see the Lions pick up a valuable away point.

What a relief it was to get a point up at The Riverside on Saturday against a Middlesbrough team flying near the top of the table. So bad has our away form been this season it was our first away point since the opening day draw against Reading.

Gazzamania swept Canary Wharf this afternoon as former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne launched his latest book in Jubilee Place mall.

Gascoigne, 44, played for Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Burnley during his career and won 57 England caps - starring in the 1990 World Cup.

Back in the 1980s it seemed every rock star worth his salt had some crusade or other to bring to the masses.

It might be deeply unfashionable now, but Chris Rea isn't bothered about that, which is why his latest album, Santo Spirito, includes a powerful film about bullfighting, which he wants to see banned.

West Ham have strengthened their squad by signing midfielder Gary O'Neil from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old England under-21 player signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Irons this morning, and is eligible to play in tomorrow night's Carling Cup semi-final against Birmingham.

Jason Puncheon made an instant impact in a Millwall shirt as he hit the winner on his Lions debut.

Signed on loan from Southampton last week, Puncheon swept the ball home from 12 yards to give Millwall their first win in five Championship games.

Goals from Steve Morison and Liam Trotter were enough to guide Millwall through to the third round of the Carling Cup.

The Lions saw off Gordon Strachan's Middlesbrough side at The Den last night, and not even a bizarre late blunder by goalkeeper David Forde could stop them.

Millwall manager Kenny Jackett has no injuries ahead of tonight's Carling Cup clash with Middlesbrough but he may rest one or two players.

Tamika Mkandawire could be in line for his full Lions debut if Jackett decides to leave out either Paul Robinson or Darren Ward against the north-east club.

West Ham have been handed a home tie against Oxford United in the second round of the Carling Cup.

The Irons will fancy their chances against the League Two side, who were promoted from the Conference last season. Oxford beat Bristol Rovers 6-1 in their first round tie on Tuesday.

Lennie Lawrence was due to make a return to The Valley on Wednesday - and he could expect a reception in contrast to another former Charlton manager.

While Alan Pardew was jeered recently amid accusations of wasting money and leading the Addicks on a downwards slide, Lawrence can boast a far different record.

Millwall meet Middlesbrough on Saturday in their final pre-season game and for one ex-player it will be a particularly special occasion.

The game will be a testimonial for ex-Lions striker Richard Sadlier, who was forced to give up the game in 2003, aged just 24, after a serious hip injury.

There were tears at the Boleyn on Saturday - but they certainly were not from the Hammers who ended the season on a high.

Although they had already lost out to Fulham in the race for a Europe League place, Gianfranco Zola's team beat Middlesbrough and sent the north-east team into the Championship.

Gianfranco Zola's FA Cup dream is over after his West Ham team slumped to defeat against a revitalised Middlesbrough last night.

A stunning free-kick from Stewart Downing and a strike from Tuncay saw the Irons 2-0 down inside 20 minutes at the Riverside and they simply could not conjure up a response.

West Ham's fifth round FA Cup replay with Middlesbrough has been moved to Wednesday, February 25.

The game, originally scheduled for the previous evening, will be shown live on ITV, kicking off at 8.10pm. The two sides drew 1-1 at Upton Park last Saturday.

The winners will face Everton at Goodison Park in the quarter-finals next month.

West Ham have been paired with Everton in the FA Cup quarter-finals, but need to negotiate a tricky replay against Middlesbrough first.

The Irons earned a place in yesterday's draw after scraping a 1-1 draw with Boro on Saturday afternoon when it had looked likely the visitors would dump them out of the Cup.

West Ham are up for the Cup tomorrow afternoon when they entertain Middlesbrough in an FA Cup fifth round tie.

Irons' fans will be hoping for a repeat of the last time the sides met in this competition - in the semi-final in 2006, when a Marlon Harewood goal took West Ham to through to that memorable final against Liverpool.

Nigel Seeley - The Wizard of Odds - picks his selections from this week's sporting action with the FA Cup taking centre stage on where to place your bets.

Last week was finally the first winning weekend for Place Your Bets followers in 2009.

West Ham's reward for seeing off the challenge of Hartlepool on Saturday was to be drawn against another north-eastern club in the FA Cup fifth round.

Middlesbrough will travel to Upton Park on February 14 and the Irons will fancy their chances against the Premier League strugglers.

West Ham ended their losing run but had to settle for a point at the Riverside.

Gianfranco Zola opted for youth as he handed Jack Collison and Freddie Sears starting roles against Middlesbrough, and the gamble nearly paid off.