the Sky Blues. 15 March 1995 – Blackburn Rovers strengthen themselves for the title run-in with a £1.5million move for Southampton defender Jeff Kenna. They are still three points ahead at the top of the Premier League after Manchester United are held to a goalless draw at home to Tottenham – the first time this season they have failed to score at home. 17 March 1995 – Southampton pay a club record £1.2million for Sheffield Wednesday striker Gordon Watson to partner Matthew Le Tissier and Neil Shipperley in attack, with manager Alan Ball looking for fresh blood to lift his side out of the relegation zone. 19 March 1995 – Manchester United are six points behind leaders Blackburn after losing 2–0 to Liverpool at Anfield with eight games remaining. 20 March 1995 – Norwich's 11-match winless run in the Premier League ends with a 3–0 win over local rivals Ipswich in the East Anglian derby at Carrow Road, and lifts John Deehan's team five places into 11th position and pushes the visitors closer to an almost inevitable relegation. 21 March 1995 – Liverpool pay Millwall £1.5million for 18-year-old Irish winger Mark Kennedy – a record fee in English football for a teenager. 22 March 1995 – Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup semi finals for the time since 1990 with a 4–1 win at Wolves in the quarter-final replay. Manchester United, who will be Palace's opponents in the semi-final at Villa Park next month, beat Arsenal 3–0 at Old Trafford in the Premier League to keep their title hopes alive. 23 March 1995 – A judge at Croydon Crown Court sentences Eric Cantona to 14 days in prison for his attack on Matthew Simmons. He is released on bail, pending an appeal against the sentence. Meanwhile, Cantona's teammate Paul Ince faces charges relating to the incident, while Matthew Simmons will also face prosecution for allegedly provoking the attack. 25 March 1995 – 31 March 1995 – Eric Cantona's prison sentence is quashed on appeal and he is sentenced to 120 hours of community service. Meanwhile, his Manchester United side are still second in the league to a Blackburn Rovers team who have a three-point lead and a game in hand. The threat from Liverpool, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest is now even more distant to the point that it could be mathematically ended within a couple of weeks. At the