game is against Barnet, ending in a 1–1 draw with 19-year-old striker Martin Aldridge scoring the first goal at the new stadium. In the Premier League, Newcastle win 1–0 at Crystal Palace to make it 10 matches unbeaten and maintain their lead of the league. Blackburn keep up the pressure with a 3–2 home win over Liverpool. Manchester United bounce back from their disappointment last weekend to beat West Ham 1–0 at Old Trafford with a goal from Eric Cantona. Leicester's hopes of surviving their first season in the Premier League are given a major boost when they beat Southampton 4–3 at home to climb out of the bottom four. Middlesbrough suffer a shock 5–1 defeat at Luton in Division One, which pushes them down from second to fourth place, but sees their hosts make a dramatic surge from 18th place to eighth. A thrilling game at Fratton Park sees Portsmouth beat Swindon Town 4–3. 17 October 1994 – Keith Burkinshaw, at 59 the oldest manager in the English league, is sacked by Division One strugglers West Bromwich Albion. Nottingham Forest climb back into second place in the Premier League with a 3–1 home win over Wimbledon putting them two points behind leaders Newcastle. 19 October 1994 – A late equaliser from Lee Sharpe preserves Manchester United's 38-year unbeaten run in European competitions as they hold FC Barcelona to a 2–2 draw in their third Champions League group fixture at Old Trafford. 22 October 1994 – An exciting weekend in the Premier League and Football League kicks off. Newcastle maintain their lead of the Premier League and take their unbeaten start to 11 matches with a 2–1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday, although Nottingham Forest keep the gap down to two points with a 2–0 win at Aston Villa. Norwich maintain their hold on sixth place with a 4–2 home win over QPR, while Manchester City's 5–2 home win over Tottenham takes them onto the brink of the top five and the chance of European football for the first time since the late 1970s. Wolves maintain their lead of Division One with a 3–3 draw at home to struggling Millwall, as their nearest rivals Reading and Tranmere are both beaten. 23 October 1994 – Title contenders Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United clash in the league at Ewood Park, with Alex Ferguson's side finishing 4–2 winners. 29 October 1994 – Newcastle's