:00:30. > :00:33.Good evening, if you missed the news on Match Of the Day, the
:00:34. > :00:40.football family is coming to terms tonight with the tragic death of
:00:40. > :00:44.the Nottingham Forest own egg Nigel Doughty was just 54. Our thoughts
:00:44. > :00:49.go to his family and friends. It put today's games in some
:00:49. > :00:54.perspective, those that went ahead that is with 17 in all falling foul
:00:54. > :00:59.of the weather. Leave Loyer Ross Rennie are is what meet tonight to
:00:59. > :01:02.look back at the games that managed to defy the elements. The
:01:02. > :01:09.atmosphere can be frosty at the best of times when West Ham and
:01:09. > :01:14.Millwall meet. There was an early kick-off at Upton Park. Hoping the
:01:14. > :01:18.Hammers would slip up when Cardiff City. They beat the freeze, could
:01:18. > :01:24.the Bluebirds beat the team who upset them in the play-off final
:01:24. > :01:28.two years ago? Ian Holloway's Blackpool. Another team wondering
:01:28. > :01:34.if they would end the day in top spot was Southampton. The Saints
:01:34. > :01:38.were in action in the evening game against Birmingham City. And many
:01:38. > :01:48.people feared the worst of these two, but what about the game
:01:48. > :01:53.between Watford and Barnsley? It was an intriguing day in the
:01:53. > :01:58.Championship. There were three teams that could end the day top of
:01:58. > :02:03.the table. West Ham had a lunchtime appointment with their local rivals
:02:03. > :02:08.and Millwall. Millwall were down in 21st looking to put further
:02:08. > :02:18.distance between themselves and the relegation places. As you can
:02:18. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:27.imagine East London was buzzing in Millwall have a good record. West
:02:27. > :02:32.Ham have scored in their last seven matches and they won eight of their
:02:32. > :02:38.13 home matches in the Championship this season. Let's have a look at
:02:38. > :02:48.the two teams, starting with West Ham. Two changes to the Hammers
:02:48. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:27.side that started on Tuesday's come by of late. Applause from the
:03:27. > :03:30.West Ham faithful to honour the memory of Ernie Gregory, the former
:03:30. > :03:40.goalkeeper at West Ham and the former coach here who sadly passed
:03:40. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:55.away recently. The Millwall manager took charge in 2007. This is his
:03:55. > :04:15.
:04:16. > :04:25.behind for a corner. I am not sure if that was a shot or a cross. Just
:04:26. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:34.wide, the header from Alan Dunn. He is in his 11th season with Millwall.
:04:34. > :04:44.O'Brien wins a corner for a West Ham. Good defending from Scott
:04:44. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:58.Barron. Not a bad effort from the West Ham striker. It just would not
:04:58. > :05:12.
:05:12. > :05:20.caught and it is a straight red. Kevin Nolan is dismissed. West Ham
:05:20. > :05:28.are down to ten men after just eight minutes at Upton Park. Kevin
:05:28. > :05:34.Nolan jumped in. The challenge was on Jacques Smith. Mike Jones
:05:34. > :05:38.reaches straight for his pocket. You can see the referee's view.
:05:38. > :05:48.They will have to play about 80 minutes of this match without Kevin
:05:48. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :06:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:06:47. > :06:52.space for himself. But the header takes it well. Suddenly Millwall
:06:52. > :07:01.were away, three against two. That was a good ball in towards
:07:01. > :07:11.Henderson, but Greene read the situation well. O'Brien went for
:07:11. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:23.the goal. It is only just over. Just over 10 minutes plus stoppage
:07:23. > :07:33.time to go and tell the break and it is still 0-0. That was Julien
:07:33. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:41.Faubert. He just beat Smith took it. You can see the Millwall fans in
:07:41. > :07:51.the top tier of the Sir Trevor Brooking stand. A bit of hoarding
:07:51. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:00.from Ward on Carlton Cole. West Ham lead in stoppage time at the end of
:08:00. > :08:10.the first half and Carlton Cole gets it. The free kick was a whip
:08:10. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:21.in hard. Carlton Cole was first to get on the end of it. David Ford
:08:21. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:46.was stranded a couple of metres off what will the referee do? Taylor
:08:46. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:28.It was a glancing touch on the cross. He was the only one in the
:09:28. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:53.middle for West Ham, but he rises through at the moment. Smith was
:09:53. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:04.dispossessed by O'Brien. Liam Trotter has found her way through.
:10:04. > :10:08.It is the equaliser for Millwall. Liam Trotter has got it. He scores
:10:08. > :10:14.for the first time since the end of November when he got a double
:10:14. > :10:23.against Doncaster in a home victory and now he has scored at Upton Park.
:10:23. > :10:33.It is game on in this London derby at one apiece. Carlton Cole is on a
:10:33. > :10:39.
:10:39. > :10:48.heap -- in a heap on the floor. He is still down. It is a caution. The
:10:48. > :10:58.referee played advantage. Darren Ward is cautioned. The third
:10:58. > :11:25.
:11:25. > :11:30.Millwall player to be shown yellow, back in front. He thumped that went
:11:30. > :11:40.into the back of the net with some pace and power. It fell nicely for
:11:40. > :11:41.
:11:41. > :11:49.him. Millwall have been play against the ten men of West Ham
:11:49. > :11:58.since the 9th minute. It was a straight red for the captain. That
:11:58. > :12:05.was not too far wide from Alan Dunn. West Ham relieved to see that going
:12:05. > :12:11.wide. It was one of the best performances I have seen in my
:12:11. > :12:14.managerial career in my West Ham time. The size of this game
:12:14. > :12:23.everybody knows about, how passionate it is for both sets of
:12:23. > :12:27.supporters. It is a difficult time in the away fixture. Then we got
:12:27. > :12:33.the crushing blow of having a man sent off after nine minutes, but
:12:33. > :12:38.from there on in the character and the ability of the side and the
:12:39. > :12:45.desire came through. You saw West Ham's second goal. Do you feel
:12:45. > :12:49.there was a foul? I thought it was a free kick. He was coming in on
:12:49. > :12:53.him really quickly. As he went to deal with that ball, he followed
:12:54. > :12:59.through and wiped his legs out, so I think it was a free kick.
:12:59. > :13:07.there any point in you seen the referee? I have not done so yet,
:13:07. > :13:11.but I will think about that. referee has to show a red cards.
:13:11. > :13:16.Not everyone is a red card. You cannot keep going around saying
:13:16. > :13:20.everyone is a red card every time something like that happens. If you
:13:20. > :13:25.look at the situation, he is not over aggressive and he does not go
:13:25. > :13:31.to the ground after the tackle has made. The left foot is miles away
:13:31. > :13:35.from where the player is. His right foot is going for the ball. The
:13:36. > :13:39.follow through catches the player. If they are instructed that all
:13:39. > :13:45.those tackles are red cards, we are going to destroy the game, because
:13:45. > :13:50.too many games every week will be 10 versus 11. Things are not quite
:13:50. > :14:00.going for us at the moment. I am disappointed at some things we did
:14:00. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:06.and certain things we could have That is quite some praise from Sam
:14:06. > :14:11.Allardyce, saying that is one of the best performances he has seen.
:14:11. > :14:16.It is West Ham's best performance of the season for me. I thought
:14:16. > :14:25.they were outstanding. When they went down to 10 men, it seemed to
:14:25. > :14:31.galvanise them. Sam was convinced this was not a red card for Kevin
:14:31. > :14:41.Nowlan. What do you think? think it was a red card. -- I think.
:14:41. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:47.It is reckless and I don't think the referee had any other it is a -
:14:47. > :14:52.- decision to make. This could have been a poor record as well. He
:14:52. > :14:56.follows through and that is records. That is engaging a fellow
:14:56. > :14:59.professional. There was not the end of the contentious decisions
:14:59. > :15:07.because there is a question mark over West Ham's winning goal.
:15:07. > :15:17.Definitely. The ball is being chased. He is not going to get over
:15:17. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:32.the ground. He runs into four. -- Forde. Honestly he wants to avoid a
:15:32. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:38.decision. Yes. I am sure Kenny will be upset by that. Great finish none
:15:39. > :15:44.the less by Winston Reid. It was a fantastic finish, but an element of
:15:44. > :15:49.luck for West Ham. After a busy transfer deadline day, that deal
:15:49. > :15:59.was done without the new players in the team. They sat on the bench.
:15:59. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:13.You don't just signed players to go in straightaway. Millwall meet 17
:16:13. > :16:18.points to stay up. Can they do it? They can. They have got Andy Tiote.
:16:18. > :16:24.They will get enough goals. Looking at a performance, I have no doubt
:16:24. > :16:34.they will do well. Good to see the game pass off without too much of
:16:34. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:52.an incident. Next up is Wales. It was a repeat of the 2010 play-off
:16:52. > :16:52.
:16:52. > :18:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:18:06. > :18:16.final which blackpool macro won. -- took a deflection there. It forced
:18:16. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :19:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:19:07. > :19:17.a fingertip save from the Cardiff it was a wild slash from Conway. --
:19:17. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :20:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:20:15. > :20:24.journey to the Premier League as the most amazing of his life. A
:20:24. > :20:34.mistake by the defender and be shot on goal was blocked. Can the
:20:34. > :20:50.
:20:50. > :21:00.Frenchman keep a cool head there. - hands. That was the best chance of
:21:00. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:29.beat match and he didn't force need a lot of Rhian to fashion a
:21:29. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :22:14.exuberance of youth and Mason could not miss. Cardiff City had their
:22:14. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :23:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:23:04. > :23:14.noses in front. An inspired change play. That was a poor punch by
:23:14. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:20.Marshall. Kevin Phillips does what early he knows to do best. Ian
:23:20. > :23:30.Holloway's side have come from behind yet again. It is a winter
:23:30. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :24:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:24:36. > :24:46.Wonderland. Such resilience, such dancing in the snow. They have come
:24:46. > :24:56.
:24:56. > :25:06.just like they did in the play-off final against Cardiff City two
:25:06. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :26:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:26:18. > :26:25.site is at Phillips. He has scored Blackpool. Look at the delirious
:26:25. > :26:32.supporters who have made the trip to the Welsh capital. Phillips
:26:32. > :26:38.picked his spot and Marshall could not keep it out. Look at the turn.
:26:38. > :26:48.And then the acceleration and placement was superb. Blackpool had
:26:48. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :26:56.risen to the challenge here. were one got up and I look at the
:26:56. > :27:04.goals we have lost today and it is a good finish, but there were
:27:04. > :27:11.errors on our behalf. We will be Cavalry on. You cannot teach what
:27:11. > :27:16.Phillips does. He is priceless. He did not panic. He knows what the
:27:16. > :27:24.goal is and he has got the technique. As long as you hit the
:27:25. > :27:34.target, they go in. He has done it for us. We deserved it and I am
:27:35. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:46.hits the target, that is why he scores so many goals. We can learn
:27:46. > :27:52.from him. What about Matt Phillips? They were ambitious, Cardiff,
:27:52. > :27:58.trying to buy him. If he goes anywhere, it will be to one of the
:27:58. > :28:04.top five clubs in the country. Slightly outrageous. Blackpool will
:28:04. > :28:11.always be a threat. But we have to play to a standard we know we can
:28:11. > :28:21.set. There are more players than not that were not at the standard
:28:21. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:35.Ian Holloway always wants his teams to play, no matter what. They
:28:35. > :28:40.responded fantastically. Do we see the value of experience? Yes, he
:28:40. > :28:45.does everything right. His first touch is excellent. He just has to
:28:45. > :28:50.much time to think about it. He probably scores all the time in
:28:50. > :28:55.training, but in a match, it is different. He thinks too much.
:28:55. > :29:02.the other end of the spectrum, Kevin Phillips. He showed them how
:29:02. > :29:09.to do it. He does not really think. A fantastic folly. He has done that
:29:09. > :29:15.a million times, it is instinctive. But Paul got back into the game.
:29:15. > :29:20.They turned the screw, Matt Phillips came into his own towards
:29:20. > :29:27.the end. He showed Cardiff what they were missing. Yes, Ian
:29:27. > :29:33.Holloway gave short shrift to the bid from Cardiff. Ian Holloway
:29:33. > :29:37.really likes him, he has got great ability, and he can score goals.
:29:37. > :29:43.His technique on the rebound is exceptional, he drills it straight
:29:43. > :29:49.back. When it goes through the defender's legs, it goes into the
:29:49. > :29:56.bottom corner. He has come back from Sheffield United rejuvenated.
:29:56. > :30:01.Yes, he finished the game off really well. Cardiff were caught on
:30:01. > :30:09.the break. Matt Phillips is one for the future. Nine goals in nine
:30:09. > :30:15.games. Interestingly, six of the nine goals Blackpool have scored
:30:15. > :30:22.lately have come from the subs bench. I am sure he will be Exeter.
:30:22. > :30:26.It is about the squad, not just the 11 who stopped. If the players come
:30:26. > :30:31.off the bench and make an impact, it is just as valuable as the
:30:31. > :30:36.players that start. Ian Holloway has instilled that into his squad.
:30:36. > :30:41.Cardiff missed out on the chance to leapfrog Southampton. Southampton
:30:41. > :30:46.were involved in the evening game against Birmingham. Birmingham have
:30:46. > :30:56.won their last six in all competitions. It had the makings of
:30:56. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:11.only unbeaten home league record against Wintle warbler Southampton.
:31:11. > :31:18.Birmingham are buoyant, six successive league and cup wins, but
:31:18. > :31:25.Southampton, two victories in their last nine Championship matches.
:31:25. > :31:33.Chris Hughton's only deals were outgoing in January. Today, he
:31:33. > :31:41.welcomes back Marlon King. Divan and door is back from Africa. Adam
:31:41. > :31:48.Rooney fills the shoes of the men who scored four times in midweek.
:31:48. > :31:56.It is the same Southampton side that played Cardiff in midweek.
:31:56. > :32:06.Jack Cork keeps out Dean Hahnemann. Billy Sharp stays on the bench --
:32:06. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :32:25.Morgan Schneiderlin is the guilty party. He has had another good
:32:25. > :32:33.
:32:33. > :32:43.season, his fourth since he moved He is yet to score from Birmingham.
:32:43. > :32:44.
:32:44. > :32:50.This header was not too far away from 1-0. That will be
:32:50. > :32:56.Southampton's first corner of the game, 90 minutes in. -- 19 minutes
:32:56. > :33:05.in. Their away form has not been great, Southampton. Deflected
:33:05. > :33:11.behind for another corner. This is their best spell of the match. The
:33:11. > :33:21.cross was blocked away by Jordon Mutch. Birmingham have lost just
:33:21. > :33:32.
:33:32. > :33:38.once here all season, to the Burke feels the full first of Danny
:33:38. > :33:45.Fox -- like the full force. What colour will be referee produce? I
:33:45. > :33:54.would imagine it will be a yellow card. Yes. He takes the ball, but
:33:54. > :34:04.he takes a hefty slice of the Birmingham winger as well. Danny
:34:04. > :34:22.
:34:22. > :34:26.Fox has the game's first yellow chance of the second half. David
:34:26. > :34:32.Murphy pulled it back for Marlon King, and it was a good save by
:34:32. > :34:42.Kelvin Davis, through the snow. It is a very good save from
:34:42. > :34:56.
:34:56. > :35:06.Southampton's number one. It is work-rate as well as calls. --
:35:06. > :35:15.
:35:15. > :35:25.from long distance. It was David Murphy's blocked initially. The
:35:25. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:50.final shot from Morgan Schneiderlin Danny Fox is walking a fine line.
:35:50. > :35:54.He does not win the ball. He wins the free kick. The referee has gone
:35:54. > :36:00.for a second yellow card, and Danny Fox is sent off for Southampton.
:36:00. > :36:07.They will finish the game with 10 players. There is contact, it is
:36:07. > :36:14.fairly minimal, but it is a risky challenge to make. Danny Fox, sent
:36:14. > :36:19.off. On another day, when the conditions
:36:19. > :36:22.are better, you on looking at the technical strikes that we had, and
:36:22. > :36:29.you think we could have done better, but we have done the best we could
:36:30. > :36:35.with the conditions. If a side were going to win it, week aged it. In
:36:35. > :36:40.the final third, we showed that bit more, we got to the byline more,
:36:40. > :36:45.and Marlon King's was the best chance of the game. It is a good
:36:45. > :36:50.point, away from home. The weather conditions were not conducive for
:36:50. > :36:53.quick passing football. We controlled the game after the first
:36:53. > :36:59.10 minutes in the first half, but we have not worked the goalkeeper.
:36:59. > :37:05.In the end, a player has been sent off with 10 minutes to go, it is
:37:05. > :37:15.not a sending off in my opinion. We have got issues in the game if you
:37:15. > :37:19.
:37:20. > :37:26.get a sending off for that. We are The players try to do their best to
:37:26. > :37:32.make a game of it. In the end, both teams did not want to lose. That is
:37:32. > :37:36.just as difficult, keeping your concentration. Southampton are
:37:36. > :37:41.going through a sticky period, Birmingham in a rich vein of form,
:37:41. > :37:46.they will be quietly pleased. Southampton were reduced to 10 men,
:37:46. > :37:51.Danny Fox collecting two Jello cards. Fight for the unlucky.
:37:52. > :37:59.not think either of them with yellow cards. He just went for the
:37:59. > :38:05.ball. He was firm, strong, a perfect tackle. This one, maybe it
:38:05. > :38:11.is a foul, but it is not a yellow card. He is desperately unlucky to
:38:11. > :38:15.receive two yellow-card so. If you use your hands like that, and you
:38:15. > :38:21.get yellow cards, they will be giving them every week. The referee
:38:21. > :38:28.will be disappointed, on reflection. The conditions got increasingly
:38:28. > :38:33.worse. Should it have been played? Yes, you start the game, you try to
:38:33. > :38:37.finish it. Neither manager complained, they got on with it. It
:38:37. > :38:44.is British football. Maybe not in any other country would they have
:38:44. > :38:47.played it. More games from the Championship, starting with
:38:47. > :38:57.Middlesbrough, looking for their first win in six against Crystal
:38:57. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:07.It was business as usual, despite it being minus five Celsius. 15,000
:39:07. > :39:12.braved the conditions. Crystal Palace held on to their hot
:39:12. > :39:16.property in the transfer window. He has many Premier League suitors. He
:39:16. > :39:22.kept showing why. As for Middlesbrough, they have not won a
:39:22. > :39:27.league game since Boxing Day. Their efforts were tame again. Their
:39:27. > :39:31.early substitute did not challenge the goalkeeper. There was little to
:39:31. > :39:36.warm the heart of by the manager or the freezing fans in the first half.
:39:36. > :39:44.In the second half, the match picked up a little. Middlesbrough's
:39:44. > :39:47.was the busiest of the goalkeepers. With a goal difference of just plus
:39:48. > :39:52.three, Middlesbrough signed Coventry's striker, and he was not
:39:52. > :40:02.too far away, but both sides are still looking for their first win
:40:02. > :40:07.in the lead in 2012. -- in the leak. It was a deserved point, but it was
:40:07. > :40:11.not to be today. You do not always get what you deserve. But as long
:40:12. > :40:17.as we keep moving forward, in terms of picking up points, I will be
:40:17. > :40:24.happy. We appeared ready before the game, but the reality of the game
:40:24. > :40:33.was that we were tired. We did not really get going. We played against
:40:33. > :40:38.a team with a lot of dynamic footballers. They have got some
:40:38. > :40:42.really talented players. That was a difficult afternoon for us. But
:40:42. > :40:47.great credit to them for digging in on a day that we could easily have
:40:48. > :40:56.lost. It has been a winter of increasing
:40:57. > :41:01.content for Burnley forced --. They are jockeying for a play-off place.
:41:01. > :41:05.Peterborough had lost their last four. The home side had kept clean
:41:05. > :41:10.sheets in each of their three previous games. But with defending
:41:10. > :41:17.like this, you might wonder how. Paul Taylor was delighted to take
:41:17. > :41:27.advantage of that mix up and put Peterborough ahead after 12 minutes.
:41:27. > :41:29.
:41:29. > :41:33.The home defence was looking rocky. Moments later, it was so nearly 2-0.
:41:33. > :41:38.It is Burnley's home form that has let them down so far this campaign,
:41:38. > :41:45.they have won more away from Turf Moor. But they recovered to gain a
:41:45. > :41:52.foothold. The goalkeeper was equal to it. With time running out, a
:41:52. > :41:55.sixth home defeat looked on the cards. Until a special intervention.
:41:55. > :42:04.J Rodriguez gained possession near the centre circle and started
:42:04. > :42:10.running. And remained. And running. And running. That was his 17th goal
:42:10. > :42:14.of the season in all competitions, and that. Kept Burnley in touch
:42:14. > :42:21.with the play-off contenders. game-plan worked well, we knew they
:42:21. > :42:26.would have a period when they went on top. The way the game ended, in
:42:26. > :42:30.the end, the draw is not a bad result, but the way the game was in
:42:30. > :42:35.the first half, we had total control, so it is disappointing. I
:42:35. > :42:42.thought we would hang on. When you have got the players that we have,
:42:42. > :42:46.especially Rodrigues, you feel that you will score. What a fantastic
:42:46. > :42:52.goal it was. We are delighted. Disappointed with the result,
:42:52. > :43:02.because we felt we should have won the game. At the end of the day,
:43:02. > :43:08.
:43:08. > :43:13.year and have turned their league fortunes around in 2012. Leicester,
:43:13. > :43:17.on the other hand, have only one two of their last nine league
:43:17. > :43:22.matches and started this one on their back foot, Ashley Barnes
:43:22. > :43:26.denied an open-air by the flag. Barnes was involved again soon
:43:26. > :43:32.after. Craig Mackail-Smith could not quite connect with his header
:43:32. > :43:38.across goal. At the other end Leicester were creating chances of
:43:38. > :43:43.his own, David Nugent off-target here. In Jermaine Beckford at
:43:43. > :43:47.Leicester have a man in prime goalscoring form. The former Leeds
:43:47. > :43:52.and Everton striker has six in his last four League Cup outings and
:43:52. > :43:59.was in the thick of the action for the first major talking point.
:43:59. > :44:03.Beckford was engaged in an argument with Louis Dan and the assistant
:44:03. > :44:08.referee heard something untoward. After talking to the referee he
:44:08. > :44:14.instructed him to issue a straight red, Beckford's first of the season.
:44:14. > :44:20.In fact, he has only had one yellow prior to this. Brighton had
:44:20. > :44:24.registered only one home win against the Foxes since 1994. Then
:44:24. > :44:34.they were down to ten men. Matt Sparrow's challenge was a straight
:44:34. > :44:37.
:44:37. > :44:41.red for him as well. Undeterred Brighton continued to press. But
:44:41. > :44:47.intent on maintaining their winning ways, bright and surged forward in
:44:47. > :44:53.search of a winner. As the full- time whistle loomed, Vicente's
:44:53. > :44:56.cross fell to Will Buckley who did the rest. And it got worse for
:44:56. > :45:01.Leicester when they were reduced to nine men after Neil Danns were
:45:01. > :45:06.shown a second yellow for this challenge on the Vincenti. The ball
:45:06. > :45:14.was put away, but the whistle had already gone. Three more points for
:45:14. > :45:20.Gus Poyet. Nigel Pearson was left very frustrated at the sending off
:45:20. > :45:30.of Beckford. I am more than disappointed. I am tried to put a
:45:30. > :45:32.
:45:32. > :45:41.calms land on this, but the players are furious. We are furious and it
:45:41. > :45:45.has affected the game. These are bleak times with just five league
:45:45. > :45:50.wins all season and Coventry went into their game with Ipswich rooted
:45:50. > :45:55.to the bottom of the table. That is enough to send a chill down the
:45:55. > :45:59.spine of even the most dedicated support it. The way the visitors
:45:59. > :46:08.made all the running early on, it would have sent shivers down their
:46:08. > :46:15.spines. They took the lead buoyed by Tuesday's 5-1 win over West Ham.
:46:15. > :46:22.J Emmanuel Thomas made the most of the opportunity. Three points today
:46:22. > :46:27.would have been Coventry's 900 home at leak went and there was soon
:46:27. > :46:32.hope of nearing that landmark. But Nigel Miller had already spotted a
:46:32. > :46:39.handball. Instead of a goal they had a penalty and Clingan took the
:46:39. > :46:44.opportunity and the plaudits. Stung into action the home side went in
:46:44. > :46:51.to search for another goal and on the stroke of half-time they got it.
:46:51. > :47:00.It was Gary Deegan's third League goal of the season. But that come
:47:00. > :47:04.back only inspired Ipswich he went on the offensive after the break.
:47:04. > :47:10.But Ipswich were in the ascendancy and Michael Chopra almost at an
:47:10. > :47:20.equaliser. With 64 minutes gone their persistence paid off when
:47:20. > :47:25.they were awarded a penalty. Mr Mellor waved away protests and
:47:25. > :47:31.awarded his second penalty of the game. Martin prepared himself to
:47:31. > :47:37.take it. But Joe Murphy guessed right, but Michael Chopra was on
:47:37. > :47:41.hand to head in the rebound and they were level at 2-2. Coventry
:47:41. > :47:45.have made a habit of squandering points from winning positions this
:47:45. > :47:53.season and five minutes from injury time they did it again. Michael
:47:53. > :47:58.Chopra's 10th goal of the season piled more misery on them.
:47:58. > :48:03.certainly have to learn. We talk about it, but we cannot let it
:48:03. > :48:06.happen because we put in a lot of effort and commitment. That is
:48:06. > :48:10.Tuesday and to date when we have come away with nothing and we
:48:10. > :48:15.should have come away with points. We came back in the second half and
:48:15. > :48:20.I thought we were the best team in the second half. But they were
:48:20. > :48:28.the second half. But they were always threatening on the break.
:48:28. > :48:35.good five days for Ipswich. As for Burnley, they denied Peterborough a
:48:35. > :48:40.valuable win through Jay Rodriguez. What a builder and a finish. He is
:48:40. > :48:46.an outstanding talent. They have done well to keep him. It is the
:48:46. > :48:53.power and the pace and the control and that finish. It looks like he
:48:53. > :48:58.is going nowhere, but he turns with control. 17 for the season. Are you
:48:58. > :49:03.surprised they have kept hold of him? I am surprised, but they have
:49:03. > :49:11.done a terrific job. They are keeping clean sheets now as well
:49:11. > :49:18.and they have got time to sneak in an extra spot. Ipswich and Michael
:49:18. > :49:26.Chopra scored very late on. They have got to make sure this is not a
:49:26. > :49:32.third poll start for them. This is a good win against your local
:49:32. > :49:39.rivals, but this was even better. It will have caused them just as
:49:39. > :49:45.much pleasure. All of a sudden things are turning around. Coventry
:49:45. > :49:51.have had two late collapses. It is desperate for them. They are
:49:52. > :49:55.competitive. They have got to keep their concentration. They seemed to
:49:55. > :50:02.lose concentration. They are a young squad and that is what
:50:02. > :50:05.happens with young players. It has been a busy couple of days at Leeds
:50:05. > :50:10.United and this week they sacked manager Simon Grayson after Tuesday
:50:10. > :50:13.night's heavy defeat to Birmingham. He had been in charge at Elland
:50:13. > :50:23.Road for three years, so Neil Redfearn took up the reins for the
:50:23. > :50:28.
:50:28. > :50:35.trip to Bristol City. -- Neil 800 League appearances. Bristol
:50:35. > :50:39.City's bright start was going to test his managerial mettle. There
:50:39. > :50:47.was another blistering break from the home side and it had the
:50:47. > :50:55.Yorkshire club frantically back- pedalling. So far a familiar story
:50:55. > :51:02.for Leeds. But five minutes before their first half-time team talk,
:51:02. > :51:07.there was a flowing move which led Robert Snodgrass in the clear.
:51:07. > :51:13.United in front and looking comfortable by half-time. The home
:51:13. > :51:19.side's afternoon took another turn for the worse. Ross McCormack must
:51:19. > :51:25.have been on the way to double the lead. After having time to think,
:51:25. > :51:33.the official opted for the harshest penalty possible. City shrugged off
:51:33. > :51:38.the setback to almost level immediately. The midfielder would
:51:38. > :51:46.not get another chance. Derek McInnes reshuffled his ten men who
:51:46. > :51:49.were relieved to see the linesman's flag after the break. Alarm bells
:51:49. > :51:59.sounding and tempers fraying in the City defence, but they would soon
:51:59. > :52:02.
:52:03. > :52:08.be facing even more of an uphill task. He was off to join will sent
:52:08. > :52:17.in the stands. Against nine men Leeds was set fair for their first
:52:17. > :52:24.win. Ross McCormack got his 15th of the season. To their credit the
:52:24. > :52:30.home side kept battling. Liam Fontaine was close to providing an
:52:30. > :52:34.unlikely lifetime -- a lifeline. Luciano Becchio rounded off their
:52:35. > :52:39.victory to make it the same scorers in the same order, albeit for a
:52:39. > :52:45.different boss he would like to keep his job. McInnes could only
:52:45. > :52:49.rue their red cards, the second especially. There was no malice in
:52:49. > :52:59.the challenge and nopal on the jersey, nothing. That was very
:52:59. > :53:02.
:53:02. > :53:07.tough. It was a bit naive, the team tough. It was a bit naive, the team
:53:07. > :53:12.with one or two things today. a shame we did not hear from the
:53:12. > :53:18.Leeds camp, but they refused to talk to us. Let's look back at
:53:18. > :53:23.Simon Grayson's time at Elland Road. He got permission in the second
:53:23. > :53:29.season and he finished in a good place last week and he gets the
:53:29. > :53:33.boot. I am extremely disappointed and shocked. He is an amazing
:53:33. > :53:38.player. Look at the players he has lost in that period. There are
:53:38. > :53:41.numerous players they have suffered because the likes of Norwich and
:53:41. > :53:47.Southampton are challenging right at the top and that is not
:53:47. > :53:52.something that can happen at every football club. I thought he did an
:53:52. > :53:57.exceptional job. He left them just a few points outside the places.
:53:57. > :54:01.it was a good win on Saturday. was a good win and you always get
:54:01. > :54:08.reaction from the players. The players but it was unjust and they
:54:08. > :54:16.want to go out and prove it. They want to do well. Robert Snodgrass
:54:16. > :54:19.is a good player and it was a good finish. Our last game from the
:54:20. > :54:25.Championship comes from the Vicarage Road as Watford took on
:54:26. > :54:34.Barnsley. Clem headed off into the cold to watch two sides who have
:54:34. > :54:38.faced similar challenges on and off the field this season. When they
:54:38. > :54:44.both lost their managers in there somewhere and underwent major
:54:44. > :54:50.restructuring, it was thought Watford and Barnsley would spend
:54:50. > :54:57.this season in it up to their necks. In stark contrast both are
:54:57. > :55:04.contemplating respectable mid-table finishers. The step up from
:55:04. > :55:09.assistant to manager is big. It is challenging because we had a lot of
:55:09. > :55:15.transitions in the summer. On the picture we had to chase things
:55:15. > :55:22.quite a lot with a lot of players and new players coming in. What is
:55:22. > :55:28.the biggest thing you have had to deal with so far? Reshuffling the
:55:28. > :55:35.squad at such short notice because I took over five days before the
:55:35. > :55:43.pre-season was at it. A lot of the targets that were there were taken
:55:43. > :55:47.to Cardiff. We have done reasonably well. We have upset the bookmakers
:55:47. > :55:54.who had as in the bottom three for most of the season, but the lads
:55:54. > :55:58.have been absolutely superb. It is an education, but a good one.
:55:58. > :56:03.think he has turned a lot of fans around who were not sure at the
:56:03. > :56:13.beginning. We are quite happy to give him a chance. Any noticeable
:56:13. > :56:17.
:56:17. > :56:21.changes? Apart from playing better tactical football. We are hanging
:56:21. > :56:27.on. The latest challenger for both managers, coping with the
:56:27. > :56:33.departures of their star strikers on transfer deadline day. Having
:56:33. > :56:40.resisted Newcastle's overtures, what birds still had to content
:56:40. > :56:46.with Marvin Sordell being pulled from their squad. He made a last
:56:46. > :56:51.gasp move to Bolton. No one wants to lose good players and we had to
:56:51. > :56:57.reshuffle the team two hours before the game. Literally you had no wind
:56:57. > :57:03.of this? Of course you have a wind of it, but the crunch is if someone
:57:03. > :57:07.plays enough and that player leaves. He had his pre-match with you and
:57:07. > :57:13.everything and of a sudden he finds himself going to Bolton. For the
:57:13. > :57:17.players to refocus and deal with that it was exceptional. Barnsley
:57:18. > :57:22.will finish the season without Riccardo whose 12 goals in 12
:57:22. > :57:26.starts earned him a move to West Ham. Ricardo was available at the
:57:26. > :57:30.beginning of the season to every manager and nobody wanted him. But
:57:30. > :57:39.it shows what a good job Barnsley are capable of doing with this type
:57:39. > :57:45.Do you think you are punching above your weight? You have got to
:57:45. > :57:55.believe in what you are doing. I do and so do the staff. The players do
:57:55. > :57:58.
:57:58. > :58:08.as well. Just over 11,000 hardy souls joining them and the best of
:58:08. > :58:11.
:58:11. > :58:21.the few early chances fell to be home team. Eustace kept the
:58:21. > :58:39.
:58:39. > :58:49.quickly deflected. It's still found a wit to Eustace. The skipper's
:58:49. > :59:06.
:59:06. > :59:16.third of the season. -- its way to back-to-back wins. Credit to
:59:16. > :59:17.
:59:17. > :59:25.Barnsley for their endeavour. On 85 minutes, or Craig Davies was gifted
:59:25. > :59:35.possession. The 23-year-old had a debut goal, but Watford held on.
:59:35. > :59:45.The clash in the final seconds summed up the afternoon. It was
:59:45. > :59:50.
:59:50. > :59:56.tepid it rather than boiling. -- rather than boiling. Cracking
:59:56. > :00:03.finish. Yes. It has been a great week for the team and the club as a
:00:03. > :00:11.whole. You have been here for a few managerial regimes. Seems as if it
:00:11. > :00:18.is coming together. Yes. He is passionate and emotional. He has
:00:18. > :00:25.got a good staff behind him as well. Slowly, but surely, it is coming
:00:25. > :00:35.together. Well, it did for 60 of minutes. I thought we were good
:00:35. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:44.value in the first half. looked productive. We came off the front
:00:44. > :00:54.four and started to sink. The at was a boring game. It did not
:00:54. > :01:02.
:01:02. > :01:10.inspire me. While? Because a why is Considering the changes, just to be
:01:10. > :01:20.competitive in this division is a huge achievement. It is. You heard
:01:20. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:24.there they had a tough week. They are a good club, they print through
:01:24. > :01:34.young players and it is always going to be tough if you keep doing
:01:34. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:51.what they are doing. Barnsley, they have to start again. For Keith Hill,
:01:51. > :01:56.it is having to do what he did at Rochdale, but at a higher level.
:01:56. > :02:03.Absolutely. It is good to see Scott Goldman. Great attitude and a good
:02:03. > :02:09.left foot. Went to Reading, back to Exeter, now he is moving up. He
:02:09. > :02:15.wore do well there. I like Keith a lot. When he doesn't like something,
:02:15. > :02:20.he tells you. And as we just saw. Just remind you, we have to live
:02:20. > :02:28.championship football tomorrow, whether permitting. It will be an
:02:28. > :02:33.emotional afternoon after the news today regarding the death of the
:02:33. > :02:40.Nottingham Forest owner. On to lead one where seven of the 11 games
:02:40. > :02:50.fell victim to the weather. We have four to bring you, starting at the
:02:50. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:22.for the job, but his aim was off. This deflection brought the best
:03:22. > :03:32.out of the MK Dons keeper. Those driven up centres continue to cause
:03:32. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:41.problems. -- driven centres. Stephen Gleeson's free kick
:03:41. > :03:51.embarrassed Ian Bennett. Now the Dons had the momentum and it seemed
:03:51. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :03:56.good reason to feel hard done by when a shot was turned away by Sean
:03:56. > :04:00.Morrison's hand. No penalty was given, so the visitors must have
:04:00. > :04:10.felt they deserved the luck that came their way in stoppage time.
:04:10. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:19.Unfortunately, it only found the crossbar. Carl Robinson's team help
:04:19. > :04:24.their breath as one when past the post. Huddersfield fans are
:04:24. > :04:30.concerned about keeping their manager as he is linked to be liz
:04:30. > :04:40.macro job. I am committed. I am an honest and genuine man. I work hard
:04:40. > :04:44.
:04:44. > :04:48.at what I do. Whoever employs me one-note they will get 100 %.
:04:48. > :04:57.Clarkson has put a squad together that is one of the best in the
:04:57. > :05:07.league. I pull we conducted our cells and the right way. It was a
:05:07. > :05:09.
:05:09. > :05:15.fair result. Yeovil were on the wrong end of a 4-0 thumping on
:05:15. > :05:25.their last visit. They soon made their intentions clear. Perhaps
:05:25. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :05:43.Dean Parrott should have gone for gold. The home side did not escape.
:05:43. > :05:43.
:05:43. > :05:52.Obika scored his second of the season. The Wednesday defence it
:05:52. > :06:02.was crumbling. With the snow now falling, the opposition kept
:06:02. > :06:12.pressing. Here for had enjoyed a half-time lead when the two sides
:06:12. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:17.met in Somerset last year. Soon there was something special from
:06:17. > :06:26.the Jermaine Johnson. 10 minutes from time, Wednesday's other
:06:26. > :06:36.Johnson completed the comeback. Although you able keeper --
:06:36. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:48.Yeovil's keeper got a hand, they came out the worst. The first goal
:06:48. > :06:54.we got was the best of the year. You would have to go a long way to
:06:54. > :07:04.see a better one. That set the stadium up for what eventually
:07:04. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:16.happened. John Sheridan's sight seeking a 5th straight win and very
:07:16. > :07:23.hope for after 17 minutes. Lacklustre defending from Carlisle.
:07:23. > :07:27.Not the reaction Greg Abbott wanted. This was more like it. A warning
:07:27. > :07:36.whistled just wide of the mark. Chesterfield were not finished.
:07:36. > :07:45.After the break, Ben Parker was demolished. The former Manchester
:07:45. > :07:54.United trainee in who is on loan, lifted the club's spirits. -- who
:07:54. > :08:02.is on loan. Peter Murphy to the rescue. Chances went begging. 15
:08:02. > :08:07.minutes from time, Parker square at the scoreline. And that set up
:08:07. > :08:16.Carlisle for a grandstand finish. With six minutes to go,
:08:16. > :08:26.Chesterfield faulted. A late turnaround which plunged Sheridan's
:08:26. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:36.Battle us back to the bottom of the that we did not apply quilling. We
:08:36. > :08:42.played 18 near the bottom of the table, they are defending well, and
:08:42. > :08:49.they are difficult games. It is if any leak this year, so it with the
:08:49. > :08:57.greatest result -- so with the greatest respect, we looked nervous,
:08:57. > :09:01.which is strange. Tranmere boss Les Parry had been so
:09:01. > :09:06.impressed with last week's result against Huddersfield, they took
:09:06. > :09:12.another look at the video. If that was worth watching, Adam McGurk's
:09:12. > :09:16.goal will get another feeling. That was his third in three games. Gary
:09:16. > :09:21.Waddock had made three changes to his Wycombe side, including a
:09:21. > :09:28.starting place for Gareth Ainsworth. He laid on the equaliser for Matt
:09:28. > :09:32.Whichelow. A debut goal for the 20- year-old from Watford. Gary Waddock
:09:32. > :09:42.recruited for players in January, and the new influx gave Adams Park
:09:42. > :09:47.a lift. They have the lift -- they had the leak. Gareth Ainsworth with
:09:47. > :09:52.his second attempt. Tranmere's form on the road did not suggest they
:09:52. > :10:00.would come back, they had lost six in a row before this. But they gave
:10:00. > :10:10.their hosts a fright. Denied by the crossbar. They continued the
:10:10. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :10:20.onslaught. The goal was fortunate to survive. The defensive plaudits
:10:20. > :10:23.were deserved from the home crowd. Another escape for Wycombe. The
:10:23. > :10:33.home side had ridden their luck, and they could have eased their
:10:33. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:52.contest moved into stoppage time, there was still one final twist for
:10:52. > :10:59.the visitors. Wycombe could not deal with the free kick. The
:10:59. > :11:08.assistant's flag denied Tran mere and make sure that Wycombe came out
:11:08. > :11:11.of the bottom four. It was a big result today. A few teams around us
:11:11. > :11:19.played, so we knew that if we picked up three points, we could
:11:19. > :11:24.benefit. We should not have had a hill to climb. To be fair to the
:11:24. > :11:34.lads, they have pulled it out. We dominated. We should have got an
:11:34. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:44.equaliser. We should not have It is all about taking your chance
:11:44. > :11:48.when your rivals are not playing. The players are aware of the
:11:48. > :11:56.postponement, and it applies pressure. The three points are
:11:56. > :12:00.better than the game in hand. Sheffield Wednesday did that today.
:12:00. > :12:05.Jonathan Obika put Yeovil Town ahead, and Sheffield Wednesday
:12:05. > :12:12.needed something like that. Sheffield Wednesday had been
:12:12. > :12:19.wobbling. Their new signing needs to prove himself. Yes, but things
:12:20. > :12:25.were thought of him. -- big things. He needs to get his head down and
:12:25. > :12:28.start playing. It huge win for Wickham against Tranmere.
:12:28. > :12:35.Especially in the wake of what happened against Brentford come up
:12:35. > :12:42.when they conceded five. Yes, they responded brilliantly. Gareth
:12:42. > :12:50.Ainsworth is 38, and he sets up the call for Matt Whichelow. -- he set
:12:50. > :12:56.up the goal. He gets another goal. He always gets important goals. 38,
:12:56. > :13:02.he could go for a few years. It is proving to be a tough season for
:13:02. > :13:09.them. They lost their youngster, so it is not just the established
:13:09. > :13:14.players they have got to keep hold. They have got to keep them as long
:13:14. > :13:19.as they can to help them. Gary Waddock knows that, if you have got
:13:19. > :13:27.good players, they are going to go. The same time, they have got to get
:13:27. > :13:34.results. He is a good manager, he is the right person. Is it her for
:13:34. > :13:41.this season than he anticipated? -- is it tougher? Yes, nobody wants to
:13:41. > :13:48.be bottom of the leak. But he is a realist, he is consistent, he does
:13:48. > :13:52.not lose his head. He is a fighter, which is what they need. Yes, he is
:13:52. > :14:02.a good coach, he knows how to get the best out of players. He is very
:14:02. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:09.laid-back. When the players see him, they will be calm. League Two, and
:14:09. > :14:19.the only game that beat the weather. The hard work at Plymouth paid off,
:14:19. > :14:21.
:14:21. > :14:25.as their game against Southend went It took next to no time for
:14:25. > :14:32.Southend to established their superiority. Them have paid heavily.
:14:32. > :14:40.Michael Timlin pounced after the stray pass. Paul Sturrock got the
:14:40. > :14:45.early ideal start. Plymouth's response, a couple of efforts which
:14:45. > :14:49.looked particularly spectacular, but failed to test the goalkeeper.
:14:49. > :14:54.Southend new a victory would take them to profit table, and Plymouth
:14:54. > :15:00.were finding them hard to contain. Not too far from a decisive
:15:00. > :15:06.connection. The lead doubled soon afterwards. A crucial touch from
:15:06. > :15:13.Dave Martin. His second goal since joining from Derby County. But they
:15:14. > :15:18.still wanted to make absolutely sure. Plymouth were keen to get to
:15:19. > :15:24.the dressing room to regroup. After the break, the home side improved,
:15:24. > :15:28.but they were still great for to their goalkeeper. How crucial that
:15:28. > :15:35.turned out to be. With four minutes to go, a glimmer of hope, the
:15:35. > :15:42.goalkeeper could not keep out Nick Chadwick's shot. They had a
:15:42. > :15:46.stirring final push. Southend's nerves were jangling. It seemed as
:15:46. > :15:52.though for -- Plymouth would be frustrated, but Alex MacDonald
:15:52. > :15:59.snatched a draw. I am gutted, the supporters have travelled, we were
:15:59. > :16:06.so dominant in the first half, but we have changed our idea of how to
:16:06. > :16:11.play the game. We came off the pace and we have paid dear. You find a
:16:11. > :16:21.lot out about people when things are not going well. The lads are
:16:21. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:31.Well done to the groundsman! Fantastic. I am sure groundsman
:16:31. > :16:37.elsewhere did as much work as him, but he got the game on. It is
:16:37. > :16:45.warmer in the south-west! A lot more character and spirit about
:16:45. > :16:52.this Plymouth side. Yes, there has been so much going on. They have
:16:52. > :16:59.started to calm down. Carl Fletcher has relished the job. He has got
:16:59. > :17:05.experience there with him. They got a couple of goals, Nick Chadwick
:17:05. > :17:08.and Alex MacDonald, a couple of minutes before time. Southend
:17:08. > :17:14.needed to bounce back after the poor performance in midweek. Do you
:17:14. > :17:21.think Paul Sturrock would have minded the result? At the time, I
:17:21. > :17:28.guess, but later on, I do not think so, he has got fond memories from
:17:28. > :17:38.Plymouth. With only one game going ahead in League Two, Southend
:17:38. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:59.failed to go top. Plymouth are the Stevenage. Chesterfield's good run
:17:59. > :18:03.of form has come to an end. Tranmere and tearful state in their
:18:03. > :18:08.positions after their defeats. -- Yeovil Town stake in their
:18:09. > :18:16.positions. Birmingham and Middlesbrough club a place after
:18:16. > :18:22.their results. The bottom six teams stay the same. Ipswich are the only
:18:22. > :18:32.winners. Watford moved up two places, with Barnsley dropping a
:18:32. > :18:34.
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