:00:32. > :00:36.Hello there. It has been a good week for the NPower Football League.
:00:36. > :00:41.Crystal Palace and Cardiff disposed of Premier League opposition. They
:00:41. > :00:45.reached the semi-finals of the Carling Cup. The focus remains on
:00:45. > :00:49.teams that Championship, with clubs in League 1 and Two involved in a
:00:49. > :00:53.League Cup action. And here at Upton Park, where West Ham that
:00:53. > :00:59.Burnley and that is one of several games taking place in England's
:00:59. > :01:05.second tip. West Ham are chasing Southampton. The Saints won again
:01:05. > :01:07.midweek. Today, they were looking to do likewise at Doncaster.
:01:07. > :01:10.Middlesbrough's new a picture -- victory would take them up to third
:01:10. > :01:19.in the table but they were up against one of the form sides,
:01:19. > :01:23.Nigel Pearson left Hull City to take charge at Leicester only three
:01:23. > :01:29.weeks ago. Today, he was back at the KC Stadium Cup, trying to get
:01:29. > :01:34.one over his old side. And there has been a sense of deja vu at
:01:34. > :01:37.Portsmouth this week, as a certain -- as uncertainty Engels Fratton
:01:37. > :01:41.Park once more. There was the small matter of the game with Coventry to
:01:41. > :01:47.focus on on Saturday. We start to date with the game involving Leeds
:01:47. > :01:50.United and Millwall. It was Leeds'' first home game since news came
:01:50. > :01:53.through of Gary Speed's death. Garry spent over a decade with the
:01:54. > :02:00.club and was part of the 19 added to title-winning side, so as you
:02:00. > :02:03.can imagine it was a hugely emotional day at Elland Road. The
:02:03. > :02:08.this was a day when being there meant so much.
:02:08. > :02:13.When an name meant more than a game. Supporters gathered outside the
:02:13. > :02:17.ground to pay tribute to one of their own. Today is giving itself
:02:17. > :02:20.the opportunity to come in and witnessed this and be part of it,
:02:20. > :02:26.but it is not going to go away after today. This will be with us
:02:26. > :02:28.for a long time. A lot of emotions today. It is going to be a big
:02:28. > :02:35.build-up before the game and then hopefully we can have a good game
:02:35. > :02:45.afterwards. I am filling up now. Yeah, it will be a good occasion.
:02:45. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:50.We will show everybody how to say goodbye to a legend. Fittingly Gary
:02:50. > :02:54.Speed's midfield partners from the league championship winning side of
:02:54. > :02:58.1992, Gary McAllister, Gordon Strachan and David Batty, led the
:02:58. > :03:08.tributes on the pitch as Gary's widow, Louise, and there two sons
:03:08. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:22.Rivalries were put aside. This was football United, in honour of one
:03:22. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:41.of the game's most popular Players from both sides could be
:03:41. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:54.forgiven a -- the didn't a player a corner. Alex McCarthy did well to
:03:54. > :03:57.keep out Pedersen's header. -- Henderson's header. Howe and
:03:57. > :04:01.another player had to be replaced because of injury but Snodgrass
:04:01. > :04:06.threatened in the second half. It was the Scot who lined the free
:04:06. > :04:10.kick just on the hour and some strike it was. The roar and the
:04:10. > :04:19.celebration made it clear there was no doubt who that left-footed
:04:19. > :04:24.special was four. Two minutes later, Sam teased Millwall again and there
:04:24. > :04:29.was Snodgrass for his 7th goal of the season, stooping rather than
:04:29. > :04:33.leaping, as per the Speed tradition. Leeds could have scored more but
:04:33. > :04:43.for an outstanding performance by Milton Hall. How is this for a
:04:43. > :04:47.safe? -- Morton Hall. He's somehow kept out this shot from the current
:04:47. > :04:52.number 11 and there was another winner for Leeds United in their
:04:52. > :05:00.difficult week, and Grayson who signed for the club as a schoolboy
:05:00. > :05:07.Or you can think about are his family, who I went to see before
:05:07. > :05:11.the game. My dad was there on that game, 20 years ago, with Gary's dad
:05:11. > :05:14.and they have followed our careers. It has been a difficult week but it
:05:14. > :05:18.is a celebration for what Gary Speed meant to this football club.
:05:18. > :05:25.It was a bit surreal seeing Gordon Strachan before the game, his legs
:05:25. > :05:31.were wobbly and he was very emotional, for people that knew him.
:05:31. > :05:35.Those guys were team-mates and lifelong friends and quite rightly
:05:35. > :05:43.the atmosphere here today and the tribute paid to Gary was first-
:05:43. > :05:47.class. It has been a very tough week for everybody connected to
:05:47. > :05:51.Gary, and those who did not know Gary. I was with his parents today,
:05:51. > :05:56.Louise and the kids and Gary McAllister, David Batty, Gordon
:05:56. > :06:01.Strachan, it has been a really tough week for everybody. But it is
:06:01. > :06:06.a fitting tribute to a fantastic footballer, a fantastic person and
:06:06. > :06:09.he will not be forgotten, that is for sure. An incredibly emotional
:06:09. > :06:13.afternoon at Elland Road and up and down the country as clubs paid
:06:13. > :06:17.tribute to Gary Speed, including him at Upton Park, where West Ham
:06:17. > :06:21.played Burnley. Before we see whether the Hammers can close the
:06:21. > :06:31.gap on Southampton, there was a minute's applause before kick-off
:06:31. > :06:35.
:06:36. > :06:40.straight league win and dominated the first half stop Nolan should
:06:40. > :06:43.have put them in front but did not quite make the connection from
:06:43. > :06:49.Cole's' cos. In the second half a move that was not quite the
:06:49. > :06:56.Westcarr way. There was a flick, a kick and Nolan had scored a fitting
:06:56. > :07:01.tribute to his former Bolton team- mate, Gary Speed. Stanislas signed
:07:01. > :07:06.in the summer. Five minutes after that Nolan goal it was his cross
:07:06. > :07:09.that set up Grant McCann to level before the Clarets. West Ham had
:07:09. > :07:13.hammered five past Burnley in each of their previous two visits but
:07:13. > :07:20.they were struggling to add to their one this time. Piquionne
:07:20. > :07:24.denied. Then it was Collison's turned but the Burnley defence
:07:24. > :07:30.continued to throw various parts of their bodies at any attempts on
:07:30. > :07:35.goal. On came Wallace and Vokes for Burnley. Wallace took a corner,
:07:35. > :07:39.Vokes headed past Green at Burnley were in the lead. The hosts pushed
:07:39. > :07:43.on as they look to salvage something. Carlton Cole tried his
:07:43. > :07:53.luck but it was not to be and West Ham's winning run came to an abrupt
:07:53. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:03.halt. A third winner wrote Burnley. Southampton take advantage against
:08:03. > :08:07.the bottom club? After last week's shock defeat at Bristol City. The
:08:07. > :08:14.home side started brightly and they showed they were not going to be
:08:14. > :08:19.intimidated by their high-flying visitors. Davies was tested from 20
:08:19. > :08:23.yards out. Another charge forward, this time from O'Connor, led to
:08:23. > :08:29.another Doncaster chance but after all the good work by the right back,
:08:29. > :08:33.the shot went the wrong side of the post. Southampton have won the most
:08:33. > :08:43.games and they scored the most goals in the Championship this
:08:43. > :08:49.
:08:49. > :08:56.season and there was almost a 43rd Fonte prevented a goal. At the
:08:56. > :09:02.other end as did -- they went close. The goalkeeper needed to be alert
:09:02. > :09:05.to keep the game goalless at the break. A high-octane nature of the
:09:05. > :09:13.first half was not repeated after the restart but a goal did arrive
:09:13. > :09:20.at. Sharp turned the form book on its head. It was his 7th League
:09:20. > :09:24.goal of the season. He might have had another as the game drew to a
:09:24. > :09:29.close. Only the intervention of an official's flag rescued the
:09:29. > :09:33.visitors from conceding a certain penalty after the player went out.
:09:33. > :09:39.Rovers are off the bottom but for Southampton it was an opportunity
:09:39. > :09:45.We have good players and I have tried to bring good players and the
:09:45. > :09:50.club. It was a matter of time before we got the result. We talk
:09:50. > :09:53.about it, we give Doncaster a lot of respect in our preparation. You
:09:53. > :09:58.never underestimate the opposition. We have got away from home and had
:09:58. > :10:04.a lot of good football, try to score goals but we had a sucker-
:10:04. > :10:09.punch when we were attacking. There was a clearance from them which
:10:09. > :10:13.allowed them to get in and scored a goal, we are very disappointed with
:10:13. > :10:18.our defensive point of view. Very well done, three wins in a row, you
:10:18. > :10:22.must be delighted? Very pleased. It is a tough place to come. They have
:10:22. > :10:26.one of the best sides in the league and to win, it really pleases me.
:10:26. > :10:31.It is a shame after a big three- game week, we have the opportunity
:10:31. > :10:36.to get nine points out of it with a home game that we end up slipping
:10:36. > :10:38.up and getting nothing and I would have settled for a point. I always
:10:38. > :10:42.respect the point, whether you should be winning or shouldn't to
:10:42. > :10:46.make sure you don't lose it particularly at home. The lads are
:10:46. > :10:51.sick and now they have heard that Southampton lost at Doncaster. It
:10:51. > :10:54.is very disappointing for us, result wise, but in terms of the
:10:54. > :10:59.players' commitment and quality and effort, really very good. After
:10:59. > :11:03.this sticky start what has clicked in the last three games? I think
:11:03. > :11:06.confidence, really. We are a young side. We had a lot of changes from
:11:06. > :11:09.last year. The lads are starting to believe in themselves and jailed.
:11:09. > :11:13.They haven't played a lot of a football together and sometimes it
:11:13. > :11:17.does take time but we can look up rather than down. A word for the
:11:17. > :11:23.fitting tribute before kick-off to on Gary Speed. You knew him quite
:11:23. > :11:28.well from your time to get red Bolton? Sure. It is a real
:11:28. > :11:34.difficult situation to accept or even understand but it has affected
:11:35. > :11:39.is also very badly. The people who have been in touch with Gary in
:11:39. > :11:45.terms of playing with him, or me managing him, or Martin here, his
:11:45. > :11:49.goalkeeping coach, Jack Collison, who plays for Wales, are absolutely
:11:49. > :11:55.devastated of course and the tributes are reverberating around
:11:55. > :12:00.football, they are unbelievable and of course for everybody now it is
:12:00. > :12:04.about the family, about Louise and the boys and the family hopefully
:12:04. > :12:08.taking some comfort out of that help. Yes, some supportive words
:12:08. > :12:10.there from Sam Allardyce. Next Comer the match involving Hull City
:12:10. > :12:14.and Leicester City moved into the play-off positions after their
:12:14. > :12:17.midweek win over Blackpool and all eyes were on Nigel Pearson for this
:12:17. > :12:21.one, who was in charge of Hull three weeks ago to take up the rest
:12:21. > :12:27.of for the second time of asking. In charge of Hull, their caretaker
:12:27. > :12:37.manager, Nick Barmby. A highly- charged KC Stadium, we had Martin
:12:37. > :12:41.beacon after Martin Pierson controversially Kuit Hull. He
:12:41. > :12:45.walked out 18 days ago. The wounds of fresh air. There is a hostile
:12:46. > :12:51.reception on his Humberside return. How delay the home fans want to win
:12:51. > :12:57.this one. Pierson signed ten of Hall's line up, the only exception,
:12:57. > :13:07.Dawson. The sole survivor from the Premier League days. McKenna is
:13:07. > :13:14.
:13:15. > :13:24.back from suspension. Hobbs and extend their recent unbeaten run.
:13:25. > :13:56.
:13:57. > :14:06.Emotional scenes emulated across certainly got the Leicester fans
:14:07. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:38.behind that goal in their required. Leicester were horribly
:14:39. > :14:43.exposed at the back. Great work from Stewart, a great vision to
:14:43. > :14:47.pick out Koren. The angle was not kind for a shot on goal. He tried
:14:47. > :14:57.to cut it back but Fryatt and Stewart were arriving and neither
:14:57. > :15:09.
:15:10. > :15:18.robbed the Hull City forwards could there, but it's reached the clean.
:15:18. > :15:28.It took too long. He was just caught by a Mills, after males
:15:28. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :15:41.sent off. -- males. Leicester down to 10, with less than half-an-hour
:15:41. > :15:46.on the clock. I thought the chance initially had gone here as he took
:15:46. > :15:56.too long, but there, as Maclean looked to wriggle away, Mills
:15:56. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:26.appeared to stick out his booked front. He scores! Fryatt continues
:16:26. > :16:36.his purple patch in front of goal. The hole fans have their wish. --
:16:36. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:55.What a shocking start for Nigel Pearson on his return. A man down
:16:55. > :16:55.
:16:55. > :17:05.made much of an impact on the promotion race. Neither made it
:17:05. > :17:11.
:17:12. > :17:18.into the top six. Nugent is through minutes from half-time. It looked
:17:18. > :17:28.as though the chance had gone here, as Nugent sized up the opportunity.
:17:28. > :17:28.
:17:28. > :18:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:18:26. > :18:36.Some cool finishing from Konchesky. feet tangled. It was a fabulous run
:18:36. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:52.by the right-back, a wonderful pass, league coach, having a look at how
:18:52. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:13.save by Schmeichel. Dawson caught about so well. Brilliant stop from
:19:13. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:41.Schmeichel. What a goal that could Never likely to beat Schmeichel
:19:41. > :19:56.
:19:56. > :19:59.The referee is not interested. Two penalties in a day might be a
:19:59. > :20:09.little generous. No doubt about the first one, let's have a look at
:20:09. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:33.this one again. There is definitely What a strike by Robert Koren. Hull
:20:33. > :20:38.City have probably won it with that strike, three minutes from time.
:20:38. > :20:44.The patient build-up again. Rosenior Square, suddenly a bit of
:20:44. > :20:49.room for Koren. Schmeichel never smelt it. Like the ball at it flew
:20:49. > :20:59.past him. Hull City go in front again with less than three minutes
:20:59. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:06.18 days ago, presumably because he felt that Leicester offered him a
:21:06. > :21:10.better chance to make it back to the top line. Hull City, a team
:21:11. > :21:15.that he assembled, have underlined their worth today, admittedly
:21:15. > :21:21.against a side down to 10 men for much of the contest. Would it have
:21:21. > :21:31.been different if it had been 11 against 11? The whistle goes, it's
:21:31. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:39.The build-up to this was all about your return, how was it for you
:21:39. > :21:44.today? Another game. That is your people's job to build it up like
:21:44. > :21:48.that. It was a game we were looking forward to but unfortunately we
:21:48. > :21:52.were on the wrong side of a 2-1 scoreline. How strange was it for
:21:52. > :21:56.you today to line up against your former gaffer? It is strange. He
:21:56. > :22:02.did a great job here at the club. I don't think anyone will dismiss
:22:02. > :22:05.that. We were sad to see him leave but everyone moves on. The club
:22:05. > :22:09.certainly moves on. I think the players were delighted in the
:22:09. > :22:14.result today. Personally for you, is this a job that you desperately
:22:14. > :22:18.want? I've been on record before saying we will see how we go.
:22:19. > :22:22.Things don't change. We will take it game by game, we are back on
:22:22. > :22:28.winning ways which is more important. It's more about the team
:22:28. > :22:32.that my personal self. We will see how we go. Nick got the better of
:22:32. > :22:36.you today. Do you feel he's got the characteristics to make a decent
:22:36. > :22:40.manager? It depends on whether he wants to. That's a question you've
:22:40. > :22:44.got to ask him. He won't answer that. There you are, you are asking
:22:44. > :22:51.me a question that I don't know the answer to. He has certainly got a
:22:51. > :22:55.very good side to work with. I wish him and the players all the best.
:22:55. > :22:57.Later joy for Hull City, heartbreak for Leicester. Next tonight, the
:22:57. > :23:01.match that took place this evening between Bristol City and
:23:01. > :23:06.Middlesbrough. Two teams on the opposite ends of the championship
:23:06. > :23:09.table. After a shaky start, City are very much on the up under their
:23:10. > :23:19.new coach, Derek McInnes, and have gone and beaten up through the
:23:20. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :25:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:25:39. > :25:49.The goalkeeper is made up. What a says a clear handball in his eyes.
:25:49. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :26:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:26:51. > :26:55.The ball hits his hand, but nothing We would have been disappointed to
:26:55. > :26:59.draw a game in the manner we took the game on the second half. We
:26:59. > :27:03.work to the goalkeeper, their goalkeeper was far busier than ours.
:27:03. > :27:09.We tried to be positive with substitutions and played on the
:27:09. > :27:13.front foot second half. They are a good side. We sometimes can be cut
:27:13. > :27:17.open, the quality of their goal was there to be seen. But I felt also
:27:17. > :27:21.there were a few decisions that went against us. I felt we were a
:27:21. > :27:30.bit and just in some of the decisions. It was a great strike.
:27:30. > :27:38.Larry has got his -- that in his locker. We see him do it regularly
:27:38. > :27:42.in training. We got a free-kick and he was on the pitch. I felt
:27:42. > :27:45.confident he would hit the target. Let's round of the rest of the
:27:45. > :27:49.matches in the championship, starting with the game at Selhurst
:27:49. > :27:52.Park between Crystal Palace and Derby. There was a terrific
:27:52. > :27:55.reception for the Palace players in recognition of their heroics on
:27:55. > :27:59.Wednesday, when they went up to Manchester and knocked United out
:27:59. > :28:04.of the Carling Cup, the 2-1 victory setting up a semi-final double date
:28:04. > :28:12.with Cardiff City. Just 48 hours on after that famous win at Old
:28:12. > :28:22.Trafford, it was crystal Palace bursars Derby. -- Crystal Palace
:28:22. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:31.have won away on their travels on three occasions, plus 1 draw. But
:28:31. > :28:39.here comes Ambrose, steaming forward. That has come across to
:28:39. > :28:44.Murray. Shouts for a penalty. The referee says ano macro. What a
:28:44. > :28:49.blistering start by Crystal Palace. Ambrose went for the shot, it was
:28:49. > :28:59.blocked. It goes down as an excellent start by the 23-year-old
:28:59. > :29:09.
:29:09. > :29:14.England Under 21 international on loan from Norwich, only his
:29:14. > :29:18.third appearance tonight. He has but Crystal Palace ahead in the
:29:18. > :29:22.15th minute. It flew past Frank Fielding. It looked as though the
:29:22. > :29:29.goalkeeper could at least have made an effort. He just seemed to watch
:29:29. > :29:39.it flashed past him, or maybe a slight deflection on it. Plenty of
:29:39. > :30:08.
:30:08. > :30:13.There's no doubt that Nigel Clough own-goal. McCarthy has put Derby
:30:13. > :30:18.back in again with an own-goal. It was an awkward cross to deal with.
:30:19. > :30:28.He knew that there was a white shirt Derby player behind him, but
:30:29. > :30:55.
:30:55. > :30:59.he stretches out a leg and he has I am pleased with that, it was a
:30:59. > :31:03.good Derby team in the second half. We played fantastic in the first
:31:03. > :31:08.half. We could have got two or three. In the second half they came
:31:08. > :31:12.writers, they had nothing to lose. We defended fantastically well. We
:31:12. > :31:15.are happy with the point. In the context of the run we have been in
:31:15. > :31:19.we would have taken a point tonight but we played very well, as we did
:31:19. > :31:29.on Tuesday at home to Brighton. Unfortunately those two
:31:29. > :31:29.
:31:29. > :31:35.performances have yielded only one but it was Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink
:31:35. > :31:38.who got one instead from Gus Poyet, almost suffocating him. It is a
:31:38. > :31:43.Chelsea think, a beautiful thing. Unlike the match. He is one of the
:31:43. > :31:46.few efforts in the first half. It came from Anderson. Those hoping
:31:47. > :31:52.for an improvement in the second half were left disappointed. Tudgay
:31:52. > :31:57.should have found the Brighton that with this header. Majewski tried
:31:57. > :32:00.his luck from range but the end result was the same as Forest
:32:00. > :32:05.looked like there would have to settle for point. But those fans
:32:05. > :32:09.who left the game early after writing it offers a goalless draw
:32:09. > :32:14.missed the last gasp winner from substitute Buckley. His 92nd minute
:32:14. > :32:19.goal ensured this Eagles clinched their 4th win in five. -- the
:32:19. > :32:28.Seagulls. As for Forest, the whole team could do with a hug. They
:32:28. > :32:32.remain -- they remain in the bottom be a happy day by the seaside,
:32:32. > :32:38.albeit well muffled. Their team was looking for a third straight
:32:38. > :32:43.Championship win. The Royals had the better of the first half. There
:32:43. > :32:49.was a great chance to put the team ahead. But ten minutes before half-
:32:49. > :32:55.time, Reading did have the ball in the back of the Blackpool net.
:32:55. > :33:00.Church got the final touch but his header was ruled offside. That
:33:00. > :33:04.proved crucial because one goal decided the game. Phillips started
:33:04. > :33:12.the move, making the initial run, before setting up 20-year-old
:33:12. > :33:17.McManaman. He is on loan from Wigan for his first League goal. And, yes,
:33:17. > :33:21.it is McManaman, if you didn't know. It was a landmark goal for the
:33:21. > :33:25.manager, Holloway. It brought up a century of Blackpool goal since he
:33:25. > :33:34.took charge and there was almost room for another, but it was denied
:33:34. > :33:40.It took a brilliant goal, fantastically executed, two young
:33:40. > :33:43.fellows, both running away excited. We did it out after that. It was
:33:43. > :33:49.not our normal flowing performance but you have to give the credit to
:33:49. > :33:59.Reading for that. We felt we should have been a two or three-nil what
:33:59. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:03.and how we got nothing from the Peterborough. Barnsley were the
:34:03. > :34:08.visitors, going for a third straight win, something they
:34:08. > :34:15.haven't had all year. It was an incredible game, 21 shots on target.
:34:15. > :34:20.Here is one. Peterborough had 14 of those shots on target but they
:34:20. > :34:27.found Barnsley keeper Steele in inspired form, saving from Grant
:34:27. > :34:32.McCann. And then foiling Boyd, who was making his 200 th macro league
:34:32. > :34:38.start for Peterborough. Barnsley's attacks always seemed to produce
:34:38. > :34:42.goals. Here is Butterfield, unchallenged, letting rip. Two-nil
:34:42. > :34:46.to Barnsley. They have won on their previous four visits to London Road
:34:46. > :34:53.and were well on their way to number five when Vaz Te picked up
:34:53. > :34:57.the ball and released. Three up, game over. Or was it? Darren
:34:57. > :35:01.Ferguson's reaction was to make three substitutions in one go and
:35:01. > :35:04.his team responded almost immediately. Boyd, who had been on
:35:04. > :35:09.from the start, got the ball rolling, we'll probably quicker
:35:09. > :35:13.than rolling but you get the idea. Then four minutes later it really
:35:13. > :35:17.was game on. One of those three substitutes, Frecklington, got
:35:17. > :35:22.behind the Barnsley back line and picked out Bennett and it was
:35:22. > :35:27.suddenly 3-2. And when Boyd found Frecklington soon after the
:35:27. > :35:34.comeback was complete. Three goals in six Matt minutes come as a score
:35:34. > :35:41.three-three, with 20 minutes to play. Next it was Barnsley's turn.
:35:41. > :35:47.Davies smacked how on the ball or the rise and it was 4-3 to Barnsley.
:35:47. > :35:54.But the posh pushed and almost delivered but Steele lived up to
:35:54. > :36:00.his name as they were two attempts to level -- Posh. The 20 League
:36:00. > :36:09.games involving Peterborough this season provided 77 goals, almost
:36:09. > :36:15.four each game. It was almost 78. I thought we had thrown away a gift,
:36:15. > :36:21.not a gift, we worked really hard to go three-nil up. Against the
:36:21. > :36:25.next side we scored goals. The first goal they conceded changed
:36:25. > :36:29.the momentum of the game and sometimes it is very difficult to
:36:29. > :36:34.change that momentum and they were worthy of at least three each but
:36:34. > :36:38.the next goal was hours, a great goal from Davies. That one as the
:36:38. > :36:44.game. I would not have minded the final whistle then, for whatever
:36:44. > :36:48.reason. I had a bad feeling. They had looked today, four shot, four
:36:48. > :36:58.unbelievable goals, two defections, the first two goals. That is
:36:58. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:02.another owner, another crisis. Earlier in the week the chairman
:37:02. > :37:06.resigned after his company went into administration. Pre-match
:37:06. > :37:12.assurances from the manager Appleton that his players would be
:37:12. > :37:17.played -- paid had the desired effect. A bad week for the long-
:37:17. > :37:23.suffering home supporters improved in the 19th minute. Murphy was
:37:23. > :37:32.adjudged by the referee to have tripped Ward. Theatrical, maybe,
:37:32. > :37:35.but a penalty. And Halford coolly did the rest. The home side then
:37:35. > :37:42.withstood a spirited response from the visitors before coming close to
:37:42. > :37:49.a second goal. Kitson could not finish again. Few who were born and
:37:49. > :37:53.bred in Southampton are popular at Fratton Park, this neat finish
:37:53. > :37:59.early in the second half did little for his standing among the Pompey
:37:59. > :38:04.phase four but did endear him to his own fans. Ward birthplace has
:38:04. > :38:09.never been an issue for Portsmouth, born in the City. His popularity
:38:09. > :38:14.rose in controversial circumstances. A free kick was quickly-taken, too
:38:14. > :38:19.quickly for the Coventry defence. The home side regained the lead.
:38:19. > :38:29.They should have been an equaliser on 90 minutes remaining. The
:38:29. > :38:31.
:38:31. > :38:37.Players are thick-skinned, they get on with things and ten-under
:38:37. > :38:47.adverse circumstances roll up their sleeve cent meeting head-on -- they
:38:47. > :38:48.
:38:48. > :38:53.Watford arrived in Suffolk determined to bring more gloom for
:38:53. > :38:57.Ipswich, who had lost their last six games and the Paul Jewell.
:38:57. > :39:03.Watford had failed to score in nine of their 19 League games. Maybe
:39:03. > :39:09.this is why. Even top scorer Sordell looked out of sorts. But
:39:09. > :39:17.Ipswich have suffered even more, as they'd also showed how to miss when
:39:17. > :39:23.this was saved. Loach could do little before the break as Ipswich
:39:23. > :39:28.duo of Murphy and Andrews, both looking to join the Republic of
:39:28. > :39:32.Ireland's Euro 2012 squad, combined to put their squad in front. Andrew
:39:32. > :39:37.has got to finish. Could the Ipswich run of defeats be over?
:39:37. > :39:44.After half-time the Ipswich goalkeeper kept it at one-nil,
:39:44. > :39:47.tipping over this. The visitors kept up the pressure as Yeats
:39:47. > :39:52.rattled the woodwork as he went in search of his 4th goal of the
:39:52. > :39:56.season. But Watford pressed on and turned the game on its head this 20
:39:56. > :40:02.minutes remaining. Sordell earned the Hornets a penalty after this
:40:02. > :40:09.challenge. It gave Sordell the chance to make it six league goals
:40:09. > :40:13.this season. One-one. And then the wheels came off again for the
:40:13. > :40:17.Tractor Boys. Four minutes later Watford substitute Deeney, who had
:40:17. > :40:21.only been on for eight minutes, quickly found his bearings to seal
:40:21. > :40:30.Watford's first away win in seven and give Ipswich their 7th defeat
:40:30. > :40:34.A very good win for Watford. Here at Upton Park I have been joined by
:40:34. > :40:39.the scorer of Burnley's winner, Sam Vokes. Very well done. A massive
:40:39. > :40:45.result today. Yes, a massive result to us. When I first came in we had
:40:45. > :40:49.a few bad results but we have had three wins and it is huge for us.
:40:49. > :40:52.coinciding with your arrival, you must be delighted. It was the main
:40:52. > :40:57.objective to play some games and as a striker you want to score goals,
:40:57. > :41:01.so Tuesday night and tonight is massive. Have you noticed a change
:41:01. > :41:05.in mentality? From what has gone on before hunted at the club? I think
:41:05. > :41:11.so. I can't speak from the start of the season because I wasn't here
:41:11. > :41:16.but the big turning point I have seen his two-nil down, we have
:41:16. > :41:22.turned it around to 3-2. The boys have taken confidence from that and
:41:22. > :41:25.we saw the spirit of the boys today, to come from one-nil down is to
:41:25. > :41:29.have all stopped what do you make of your manager, he did not take
:41:29. > :41:34.the bad start of the season to heart and it goes to show that that
:41:34. > :41:38.face was well placed? Yes, of course. He is a great
:41:38. > :41:42.manager. The day I came in, he said he has great confidence in the
:41:42. > :41:45.players at the club and that is the key point for him. He tells us that
:41:45. > :41:48.all the time and to have that confidence in the lads to go and
:41:48. > :41:53.play at places like West Ham and come away with a victory, it shows
:41:53. > :41:57.we can do it. Two goals the way and the back of what has been a pretty
:41:57. > :42:00.difficult week I imagine? Yes, the sad news at the weekend with Gary
:42:01. > :42:04.Speed, it has been a tough week for everyone in football especially
:42:04. > :42:07.people involved with Wales. There is a few lads from West Ham here
:42:07. > :42:11.today with coaches and players that played with him so it has been a
:42:11. > :42:16.tough week but hopefully we can mark our respects with performances
:42:16. > :42:20.like this. Was Gary on your mind a few -- if you scored that goal?
:42:20. > :42:24.he has been on everyone's mind for the past week and we send our
:42:24. > :42:27.thoughts to his family. Very well done today. The thoughts of Sam
:42:27. > :42:37.Vokes. Let's look at what Saturday's results mean to the end
:42:37. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:05.the table. That dubious honour goes to Coventry, after their defeat at
:43:05. > :43:08.That is almost it for tonight. Before we go, a reminder that if
:43:08. > :43:11.you want to watch the goals again they are available on the red
:43:11. > :43:15.button until midday on Sunday and on Freeview until 11 o'clock on
:43:15. > :43:19.Sunday morning. Otherwise it is on the iPlayer all week but for
:43:19. > :43:22.extended match highlights they will be on line courtesy of the BBC