Football round-up: Ian Murray penalty keeps Buckie Thistle on top

IAN Murray's ice-cool winner from the penalty spot kept Buckie Thistle top of the Highland League on goal difference after a tough test against much-improved Lossiemouth.

Donnie Munro put the champions ahead on the hour mark, but Nicky Smith levelled for Lossie from the spot on 78 minutes. Two minutes later, Murray smashed home the winner with a penalty - his 13th goal of the season.

Turriff remain tied at the top on 25 points after a 6-0 thrashing of bottom side Fort William.

City draw Villa in cup

An eye-catching West Midlands derby between bitter rivals Birmingham City and Aston Villa is the standout tie in the draw for the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup.

Holders Manchester United, who defeated Wolves in the last round, will continue their bid for a third successive Carling Cup win against West Ham United at Upton Park.

Arsenal face Wigan Athletic, while Ipswich Town, the only side left from outside the top flight, host West Brom. The ties will be played in the week beginning 29 November.

Mowbray off to a losing start

Tony Mowbray was unable to enjoy a fairytale return to management with Middlesbrough as his new charges lost 2-1 at home to Bristol City - their fourth defeat in as many games in the Championship.

After Mowbray received a rapturous reception from the 19,039 home crowd, Scotland striker Kris Boyd put the buoyant hosts ahead with a left-footed cushioned volley from Scott McDonald's cross which Bristol goalkeeper David James got a hand to but could not keep out.

But Albert Adomah equalised and having laid siege to the away side's goal prior to the interval, Middlesbrough then fell behind thanks to Marvin Elliott's measured strike four minutes into the second half. It leaves Boro without a win in seven games.

Uefa takes legal action

UEFA has launched legal action over allegations of corruption surrounding the appointment of Poland and Ukraine as Euro 2012 hosts.

It has lodged a compliant in the Swiss courts against Spyros Marangos, a former treasurer of the Cyprus Football Association who made the allegations in a German newspaper before telling Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport that he had proof to back up his claims.

Marangos, who left the CFA in 2007, claimed that money had changed hands before Poland and Ukraine won the race to stage the European Championships. UEFA has branded the claims "unsubstantiated" and "damaging".