Graham is sacked as Arsenal manager after he admits to receiving an illegal payment of £425,000 from Norwegian agent Rune Hauge when Arsenal signed Pal Lydersen in 1991 and John Jensen in 1992. Assistant manager Stewart Houston will take over as manager until the end of the season before Arsenal find a permanent manager to succeed Graham, who had been in charge at Highbury since May 1986 and had won six major trophies including two league titles. Arsenal are currently 10th in the league after winning 1–0 at home to Nottingham Forest today. 22 February 1995 – In Brian Little's first game against old club Leicester City since leaving them for Aston Villa, the two sides draw 4–4 in the league at Villa Park. The gap between first and second in the table remains at two points with Blackburn winning 2–1 at home to Wimbledon and Manchester United winning 2–0 at Norwich. 24 February 1995 – The Football Association extends Eric Cantona's suspension until 30 September and he is fined a further £10,000. 25 February 1995 – Manchester United's hopes of a third successive league title win are damaged by a 1–0 defeat to a resurgent Everton, with Duncan Ferguson scoring the only goal. Leaders Blackburn are held to a goalless draw at home to Norwich. 26 February 1995 – Peter Taylor resigns as manager of Southend United, who were considered one of the pre-season favourites for promotion, but have fallen to being just one place outside the relegation zone after a disastrous run of form. Former Lincoln City manager Steve Thompson is announced as caretaker manager until the end of the season. 28 February 1995 – Blackburn Rovers remain month-end leaders of the Premier League, but failed to take maximum advantages of the two games they had in hand and are still only three points ahead of second-placed Manchester United. The challenge from the remainder of the top five – Newcastle United, Liverpool and particularly Nottingham Forest – is becoming more and more distant, while Norwich City's challenge for a UEFA Cup place has collapsed into a battle to avoid relegation in the space of a few weeks. The bottom four remain unchanged apart from West Ham United climbing out of the drop zone at the expense of a goal-shy Crystal Palace. Tranmere Rovers have stormed to the top of Division One at the expense of Middlesbrough, with the