The Southampton striker would have made his international debut on Saturday but for suffering a reaction to a collision with Campbell in training on Friday night which left him with a sore ankle. Sol Campbell's season looks to be over after he twisted his ankle, as does Richardson's following a hamstring strain Ashley Cole also has a hamstring problem but may play. He rejected the inquiry and the US went with Bora Milutinovic, who steered them to the knock-out stages." England at that time were dispensing with Graham Taylor and appointing Terry Venables, having failed to qualify for the World Cup. The United States, being tournament hosts, were seeking an experienced foreign coach and Eriksson, then at Sampdoria, was sounded out. The England manager was approached by the Americans to manage their team ahead of the 1994 World Cup.

Yankee Doodle Svennis? It nearly happened, revealed Sven Goran Eriksson last night. His header gave David Lucas no chance.But with Hartlepool failing to clear the area, Westwood pulled back another substitute, Drew Talbot, and Steven MacLean's penalty went down the middle.That forced extra-time and the Owls wasted no time in forging ahead. Within 30 seconds of taking the pitch, Jon Daly had given Pools the lead after a Gavin Strachan free-kick from the right wing. First Glenn Whelan sent his lob over the bar and then Chris Brunt was clear only to underhit his shot. Hartlepool's best effort came from Joel Porter, but the striker cleared the crossbar.Wednesday's marginal superiority in the half was eventually reflected in stoppage time when Craig Rocastle reached the byline and his cross was met by Jon-Paul McGovern, who poked his shot home.Hartlepool responded straight after the interval when a throw-in by Richie Humphreys was headed on by Lee Bullen accidentally and Eifion Williams was unmarked at the far post.Another substitute had an even quicker say on matters. With it came a red card for Chris Westwood, and with the penalty converted the match had swung back in the Owls' favour.A poor first half had seen Wednesday enjoy the better chances. The Millennium Stadium is meant to be a neutral stadium, but 41,000 Sheffield Wednesday fans had other ideas.

As a result, the Owls will take their place in the Championship next season and can begin to dream anew of the Premiership - and the Sheffield derby. It could have been a momentous day for Hartlepool, who were on the brink of reaching the Championship for the first time in their 97-year history.Having taken the lead, but then fallen behind 2-1, a penalty decision eight minutes from time hauled Wednesday back into contention. Substitutes not used: Rayner (gk), Hanlon.Southend United ( 4-4-2): Flahavan; Jupp, Prior, Barrett, Wilson; Bentley, Pettefer, Maher, Nicolau (Gower, 119); Eastwood (Edwards, 119), Gray (Dudfield, 81). Substitutes not used: Griemink (gk), Guttridge.Referee: M Atkinson (West Yorkshire).Booked: Lincoln Futcher; Southend Bentley.Man of the match: Eastwood.Attendance: 19,653.. "Don't buy one - they're dodgy," joked Tilson.However, a season with Grays Athletic reignited Eastwood's desire. "I didn't know what I wanted to do when I stepped out of football," he said. "But I missed it and wanted to get back into it straightaway." Eastwood's 24th goal of a prolific season broke the deadlock, as he lashed the ball in from a yard after Matthew Bloomer's clearance off the line from Spencer Prior's header.With Lincoln, who have now lost in the play-offs in three consecutive seasons, committed forward, Eastwood picked them off with a counter-attack, letting in Duncan Jupp for his first goal in 10 years.Eastwood can now enjoy his impending holiday at Disneyworld before League One's finest defenders stop him trying to take the Mickey Mouse.Goals: Eastwood (105) 0-1; Jupp (110) 0-2.Lincoln City (3-4-3): Marriott; McCombe, Morgan, Futcher; McAuley, Butcher, Gain, Sandwith; Yeo (Asamoah, 91), Taylor-Fletcher (Bloomer, 95), Green (Beevers, 105). It all led to extra time where the Essex team eventually found their way to goal and promotion to League One. That Steve Tilson's side ended seven years in the lowest tier of the Football League was largely down to Freddy Eastwood, a former West Ham United trainee, who spent a year helping his father sell second-hand cars when the Hammers released him in 2002.