Ferguson's men beat them 1–0 at Old Trafford with Eric Cantona's 12th league goal of the season. Andy Cole makes his United debut in the game. 25 January 1995 – After being sent off for kicking an opponent in Manchester United's 1–1 draw at Crystal Palace, Eric Cantona leaps into the crowd and kicks spectator Matthew Simmons, who had allegedly been making racist remarks to the Frenchman. Jurgen Klinsmann is carried off in Tottenham's 1–0 defeat at Aston Villa in a collision with goalkeeper Mark Bosnich. 26 January 1995 – Blackburn Rovers beat Ipswich Town 4–1 in the league at Ewood Park, with Alan Shearer scoring yet another hat-trick. 27 January 1995 – Manchester United confirm that Eric Cantona will not play for the first team for the rest of the season, and fine him £20,000 after being charged with bringing the game into disrepute. 28 January 1995 – In the first game after the Eric Cantona incident, Manchester United beat Wrexham 5–2 in the FA Cup fourth round at Old Trafford. Brian Flynn's Division Two underdogs gave United a scare after taking an early lead, but United soon blew them apart. 30 January 1995 – Brian Little continues his reshaping of the Aston Villa squad with the £1.7million sale of defender Earl Barrett to Everton. 31 January 1995 – The month ends with Blackburn Rovers still leading the Premier League, while Manchester United have cut their lead to a single point Kenny Dalglish's men have a two-game advantage of their Old Trafford rivals. Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United complete the top five. Ipswich Town and Leicester City continue to prop up the top flight, while Aston Villa and Everton have surged clear of the drop zone at the expense of Coventry City and West Ham United. Middlesbrough are now two points ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers (who are level with Bolton Wanderers) at the top of Division One, with Reading and Tranmere Rovers completing the top five. 1 February 1995 – Blackburn are held to a 1–1 draw at home to Leeds, but still have a five-point lead over Manchester United. Division One strugglers Portsmouth sack manager Jim Smith after four years in charge and appoint veteran player Terry Fenwick as player-manager. 4 February 1995 – Andy Cole scores his first goal for Manchester United in a 1–0 home win over Aston Villa in the Premier League. Villa's 32-year-old