:00:33. > :00:36.Good evening. Plenty has gone the Championship. Southampton have
:00:36. > :00:39.become the runaway leaders, Middlesbrough last the unbeaten
:00:39. > :00:43.start, we have the new Nottingham Forest manager grabbing a victory
:00:43. > :00:47.and Bristol City appointed a new manager. Today's games through up
:00:47. > :00:52.their share of talking points and it is always nice to have a current
:00:52. > :00:58.footballer in the studio, so we are delighted to be joined this evening
:00:58. > :01:03.by Steve Claridge of gospel a football club. We will have more on
:01:03. > :01:08.Steve's next comeback, but here is what is coming up. With Southampton
:01:08. > :01:14.stretching their legs at the top of the Championship, would they keep
:01:14. > :01:18.up with the Saints? The latest team to stop them was Reading. Steve
:01:18. > :01:25.Cotterill was attempting to get Nottingham Forest upwardly-mobile.
:01:25. > :01:30.A team started the game aged, Ian Holloway's Blackpool. -- 8. At the
:01:30. > :01:36.top of League 1, Lee Clark and Gary next night chasing Charleson with
:01:36. > :01:40.them at the team to catch. And two very different clubs with similar
:01:40. > :01:44.ambitions. AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town have got to know each
:01:44. > :01:51.other pretty well in the Conference over the last few years. Today they
:01:52. > :01:55.went head-to-head at the top of We kick off with tonight's late
:01:55. > :02:00.game in the Championship involving Southampton, against Reading. The
:02:00. > :02:03.Saints secured a crucial victory over West Ham to lay down a marker
:02:03. > :02:06.and put them five points clear at the top of the Championship going
:02:06. > :02:12.into the weekend. Reading made one change from the team that drew with
:02:12. > :02:16.Derby in midweek with McAnuff passed fit, and replacing Jimmy
:02:16. > :02:26.care they. One change for Southampton with Corkill returning
:02:26. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:59.to the starting 11 ahead of Richard Chaplin stead. Was that a
:02:59. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:24.the ball with his hand, a yellow Southampton wall, and that is
:03:24. > :03:34.behind for a corner. The question is, is he the last defender? But a
:03:34. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:55.yellow card was deemed enough. Two McAnuff! Cleared by Danny Fox. The
:03:55. > :03:58.first real scare for Southampton. Down the left-hand side. They
:03:58. > :04:08.released him brilliantly and he took on and beat the defender,
:04:08. > :04:36.
:04:36. > :04:45.Richardson, but Danny Fox was effort, and he has not scored since
:04:45. > :04:55.February, but Kelvin Davis had to be Maicon -- right on the money.
:04:55. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:05.That is a good strong hand, and it was moving in the air. Adjustment
:05:05. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:48.his knee and wrist -- midriff. In by Danny Fox. Fox again. Sent in by
:05:48. > :06:16.
:06:16. > :06:26.block, and meals with the clearance. -- Mills with a clearance. The
:06:26. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:10.angle was closing on him, he got post. Back in, and legged Woods
:07:10. > :07:16.cause. Mac -- enough's free kick. Coming back with real venom. The
:07:16. > :07:26.angle is against him, but he finds the bottom corner brilliantly. It
:07:26. > :07:37.
:07:37. > :07:42.is a Royal wake-up call for McAnuff. A second yellow card, now
:07:42. > :07:52.a red card, and Dean Hammond, the Southampton captain is sent off. A
:07:52. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:21.man down, a goal down, he gets the ten men have perhaps saved it.
:08:21. > :08:31.His second League goal in English football, and a huge lifeline
:08:31. > :08:35.thrown to Southampton. The Saints are back out 1-1. They have not
:08:35. > :08:38.made too many chances, and no one may have made has been taken
:08:38. > :08:46.clinically and emphatically. -- the one they have has been taken so
:08:46. > :08:50.Two sides with quality out there, and the league leaders have come to
:08:50. > :08:56.town and I thought we were the better side, so disappointed.
:08:56. > :09:00.were just not there today. It just shows you need character. We have
:09:00. > :09:04.gone down to ten men and we are one goal behind and shown the
:09:04. > :09:11.resilience to get something out of it. A decent game of football,
:09:11. > :09:16.exploding into life in the last 20 minutes. Not a bad game, no doubt.
:09:16. > :09:20.Reading took the lead, and deserved one. For most of the game they were
:09:20. > :09:25.the better side, but all this sudden they kick the tempo up and
:09:25. > :09:33.we had a game. Reading have come into full. They will be
:09:33. > :09:38.into full. They will be disappointed that they only. After
:09:38. > :09:44.you go a goal down, you will be the happier manager. Reading's court,
:09:44. > :09:49.and that was their reward. Some good play and the majority of the
:09:49. > :09:56.game they were the better side. You write Southampton off at your peril.
:09:56. > :10:03.There is a bit about them now. They have a knack of getting something
:10:03. > :10:10.out of their best. Down to ten men, but this is a neat little finish.
:10:10. > :10:16.An excellent finish. He came on for David Connolly and played behind
:10:16. > :10:23.Lambert. And he looked lively and he seems to be able to pick up the
:10:23. > :10:29.pace of the game. When he gets on the ball he is very positive and
:10:29. > :10:32.difficult to play against. Reading will be disappointed defending it
:10:32. > :10:36.from a throw-in. Looking back at that, you said the point is almost
:10:36. > :10:41.as good as three points but they took against West Ham. I think so.
:10:41. > :10:46.Against West Ham they were mourning control of the game than they were
:10:46. > :10:51.today. But what you get at the top of the table, you cannot win every
:10:51. > :10:57.game. They might look back at that one point and seek better as
:10:57. > :11:00.massive. They may be might have got away from that game, and as a
:11:00. > :11:05.manager that might tell you more about the team and the personnel
:11:05. > :11:07.than the 1-0 victory over West Ham. than the 1-0 victory over West Ham.
:11:07. > :11:11.than the 1-0 victory over West Ham. Encouraging signs for Nigel Adkins.
:11:11. > :11:14.Let's find out how the other leading lights there on Saturday.
:11:14. > :11:24.With West Ham not playing until Monday, we start at the Riverside,
:11:24. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:34.and 95 days old, he was denied a record-breaking Derby debut because
:11:34. > :11:39.he had to go to school the next day. No such problems for the trip to
:11:39. > :11:43.the Riverside because it is half- term. Last time the Rams tasted
:11:43. > :11:48.victory, Bennett was three years old, and they fell behind on the
:11:48. > :11:53.stroke of half-time. Williams deflecting the shot in. At the
:11:53. > :11:58.other end, Derby created chances of their own. A combination of Jason
:11:58. > :12:03.Steele hitting the post, which denied it Robinson. After a flying
:12:03. > :12:07.start of the season, Marvin Emnes has been misfiring, but after the
:12:07. > :12:11.restart he discovered his touch to make it 2-0. The Derby gave the
:12:11. > :12:15.home defence plenty to think about. Bennett was inches away from
:12:15. > :12:22.marking his debut with a dream goal after the shot from Christopher
:12:22. > :12:28.Maguire. The Rams continued to bombard the goal. Jamie Ward
:12:28. > :12:34.rattling the bars with this effort. It was just not to the Derby's day.
:12:34. > :12:44.A deflected cross finding it would work again. Andy gave Tony Mowbray
:12:44. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:49.The three points keeps us ticking along. If we had lost today, people
:12:49. > :12:51.would have asked questions about the character of the squad.
:12:52. > :13:01.such a young team to come back and played with such attacking intent
:13:02. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:11.Palace shared identical legal records. Poor George landed the
:13:11. > :13:15.Friedman have seen impressive runs in recent form. The Eagles have not
:13:15. > :13:19.lost in four. It was the home side who seemed likely to pick up the
:13:19. > :13:24.5th win on the trot at Portman Road. Carlos Edwards could not have teed
:13:24. > :13:28.it up better for Lee Bowyer, who headed it wide. The Crystal Palace
:13:28. > :13:36.goalkeeper has been one prominent factor in Crystal Palace's march up
:13:36. > :13:39.the table. Here he denied Thomas. Ipswich lost their linchpin Damien
:13:39. > :13:47.Delaney and found themselves under pressure, but Glen Moray was unable
:13:47. > :13:50.to make the best of the chance when it fell his way. -- Glen Moray.
:13:50. > :13:54.Sean Scannell was given a chance to whip in a dangerous ball and it was
:13:54. > :14:01.converted by the unlikely figure of Paddy McCarthy, his second League
:14:01. > :14:04.goal in three seasons. Ipswich's response was to bring on Michael
:14:04. > :14:12.Chopra and Jason Scotland. Palace looked more likely to double the
:14:12. > :14:16.lead. David Stockdale did well to stop this effort. Ipswich's misery
:14:16. > :14:20.was complete in the final minute. Cresswell received a second yellow
:14:20. > :14:24.card for complaining about an and punished David Wright challenge.
:14:24. > :14:34.Palace move up to the giddy heights of third and have surpassed their
:14:34. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:41.total of away points for the whole for the clash with Leeds, their
:14:41. > :14:45.late winner in a 4-3 you victory over Cardiff had given them the
:14:45. > :14:49.belief that they could maintain a Posh push for the play-offs. But
:14:49. > :14:54.the Leeds fans were celebrating here, Andy Keogh celebrating
:14:54. > :15:00.beautifully after some slick build- up play. Peterborough were chasing
:15:00. > :15:07.a 5th win in seven league games. 23 minutes in, they were level. Grant
:15:07. > :15:11.McCann pigging out Zakuani. A moment of controversy when Tomlin
:15:11. > :15:16.made that challenge on Andy Keogh. The referee brought out a red card
:15:16. > :15:26.and Peterborough were down to 10 men. Soon after the break, Leeds
:15:26. > :15:29.made that count. Lloyd Sam teeing up Adam Clayton to put Leeds 2-1 up.
:15:29. > :15:35.Matches involving Posh haven't been short of goals this season, and
:15:35. > :15:38.this one was no different. Two minutes remaining and Peterborough
:15:38. > :15:43.it snatched a dramatic equaliser. Mark Little appearing to have saved
:15:43. > :15:48.the day for the hosts. But there were two more twists to come.
:15:48. > :15:58.Darren O'Dea made this challenge and David Ball. Just a yellow card,
:15:58. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:04.said the referee. So the game went into injury time. O'Dea, who Wells,
:16:04. > :16:14.Robert salt into Peterborough's wounds. His last volley stealing a
:16:14. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:20.controversial win for the visitors. Millwall would have seen them
:16:20. > :16:24.claimed their first back-to-back wins of the season and break into
:16:24. > :16:34.the top six for the first time under Sven-Goran Eriksson. Millwall
:16:34. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:49.were handed the chance to land the a win had seen no wall slumps into
:16:49. > :16:54.the bottom three. On the stroke of half-time they found a crucial
:16:54. > :17:03.second goal. Simpson with a superbly weighted bowl -- ball.
:17:03. > :17:05.Henderson applied the finish. Peltier was the unlucky man here.
:17:05. > :17:09.But Henderson soon sealed Millwall's first away win of the
:17:09. > :17:14.season with his first goal of the afternoon. It was enough to lift
:17:14. > :17:20.the Lions out of the drop zone. Leicester's inconsistency has got
:17:20. > :17:24.me tearing my hair out. A great day for both south London clubs in the
:17:25. > :17:29.championship. A absolutely. Two really tough places to go. Two
:17:29. > :17:33.outstanding results. Crystal Palace, they were struggling to get an away
:17:33. > :17:38.win last season. Absolutely. They've done it four times already.
:17:38. > :17:47.It gives you some idea of the turnaround. When the centre half
:17:47. > :17:49.scores like that you know things are working for you. Henderson has
:17:49. > :17:54.managed to do in half-an-hour what Millwall did in the last nine games
:17:54. > :17:58.of the competition, that his score three times. They have missed him.
:17:58. > :18:08.They probably left themselves a bit short with the two lads going,
:18:08. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :18:12.Harrison and Morrison. He has been missed. He's been out for a month.
:18:12. > :18:16.They are too good to be down there. We know they can play at this level.
:18:16. > :18:19.They've got a good manager. They will turn that round very quickly.
:18:19. > :18:22.All the sudden they will become a difficult side to play. We saw
:18:22. > :18:26.Middlesbrough back to winning ways. Leeds got a fantastic result
:18:26. > :18:29.against Peterborough. Darren Ferguson fuming that Darren O'Dea
:18:29. > :18:33.should not have been on the field of play to score the winner. Should
:18:33. > :18:41.he have been sent off? I see what he means. It's not a malicious
:18:41. > :18:44.tackle but it does take the play out. Is there a covering player?
:18:44. > :18:48.It's the first touch. Where is that touch going? Because it's not the
:18:48. > :18:51.centre of the pitch, will the covering player be able to cut the
:18:51. > :18:54.angled down and take a short route and maybe get in front of the
:18:54. > :18:59.Peterborough player that has been brought down? I don't know, I can
:18:59. > :19:02.see both sides of the coin. You'd probably be a tad harsh if he had
:19:02. > :19:06.gone. Steve Cotterill left Portsmouth to take over as the
:19:06. > :19:10.manager of Nottingham Forest. He made quite an impact in his first
:19:10. > :19:13.game in charge, after Forest ended Middlesbrough's unbeaten league
:19:13. > :19:16.start midweek, to move them out of the relegation zone. On Saturday,
:19:16. > :19:26.Forest were looking for back-to- back wins for the first time this
:19:26. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:29.season when they took on Blackpool, Forest in recent years, notably in
:19:29. > :19:33.their dramatic victory in the championship play-offs 18 months
:19:33. > :19:37.ago. But they could find themselves pushed to the limit to maintain
:19:37. > :19:47.their rise up the division. Ian Holloway has reported Tuesday
:19:47. > :19:50.
:19:51. > :19:54.night's match winner Thomas Ince change, defender Clint Hill has
:19:54. > :20:03.been recalled by Queens Park Rangers from his loan. So the team
:20:03. > :20:13.which beat Middlesbrough means that Gunter will move to left-back.
:20:13. > :20:26.
:20:26. > :20:36.Greening is recalled to do a job as Crainey tries it in. Miskick by
:20:36. > :20:46.
:20:46. > :20:56.Ince. Lovely move by Blackpool, Blackpool have stepped up. But
:20:56. > :21:03.
:21:03. > :21:13.moment. Chambers set Miller away down the right-hand side. Baptiste
:21:13. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:32.goes to cover. Yet again there is a Gilks. Forest coming back. What was
:21:32. > :21:42.happening to the Blackpool defence? McGugan with the corner. It is in!
:21:42. > :21:45.
:21:45. > :21:51.Forest have scored. Morgan has Morgan met it. Such a strong
:21:51. > :22:01.presence, and it was a powerful header, too. Gilks saw it late,
:22:01. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:28.couldn't keep it out. Steve Blackpool play on. Taylor-Fletcher
:22:28. > :22:34.is free. Phillips strikes and scores! There is the response.
:22:34. > :22:38.Cotterill is absolutely furious, but Philips will not be denied.
:22:38. > :22:44.Miller is still down, but Phillips very much on his feet and scoring
:22:44. > :22:54.again. Goal number six of the season. And three minutes after
:22:54. > :23:22.
:23:22. > :23:32.from everybody. Chambers just came charging through, no one near him.
:23:32. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:48.Thankfully, his header was nowhere Phillips was there. Did he knock
:23:48. > :23:54.that back into play when it seemed easy to score? Either way, Ince has
:23:54. > :24:01.got the crowd on their feet. Ince is running round them. It hit the
:24:01. > :24:11.post. Fantastic run. He has come alive. And so has the game and so
:24:11. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:48.markers. It was Phillips, he could scores - out of nothing! Forest
:24:48. > :24:55.have the advantage. Blackpool hit the post, but Forest have the goal.
:24:55. > :25:05.He was unmarked. First time through the goalkeeper and into the net.
:25:05. > :25:11.
:25:11. > :25:16.For the second time in the game, Moussi has been booked already.
:25:16. > :25:22.That was a deliberate piece of obstruction. It's a yellow and a
:25:22. > :25:28.red card. He is off. He can have no complaints with that. Deliberate
:25:28. > :25:38.abstraction. Nottingham Forest, having taken the lead, are now down
:25:38. > :25:39.
:25:39. > :25:43.gesticulating to the crowd. He jumped over the fence, went almost
:25:43. > :25:48.into the crowd. The stewards were unhappy, the referee was unhappy.
:25:48. > :25:53.That is why he was booked. Here is the second challenge. That was
:25:53. > :26:03.quite cynical. Previously it was joyous, that was cynical. The
:26:03. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:17.referee, having booked him once, perfectly, but equally matched by
:26:17. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:33.corner. Desperate defending. Cotterill can't believe this. This
:26:33. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:47.is surely has to be one of the last boys, but two very different
:26:47. > :26:51.reactions, two very different feelings. Because Nottingham Forest,
:26:51. > :26:58.managed by Steve Copnall in his second game in charge, have taken
:26:58. > :27:03.this boils. -- Steve Cotterill. Two games, two wins - it's easy being a
:27:03. > :27:07.manager. Not at all. It's not been easy, it's a difficult place to
:27:07. > :27:11.come. Ian Holloway has done a fantastic job with Blackpool, they
:27:11. > :27:14.are a very good team. Full of good, honest lads. It's a difficult place
:27:14. > :27:19.to come and get results. We are very pleased but tumble in our
:27:19. > :27:22.victory. That's the way football goes sometimes. We did everything
:27:22. > :27:26.but get in front. It looked like we were going to have to come from
:27:26. > :27:30.behind, we have at the other evening. The majority of it I
:27:30. > :27:35.thought we were slightly the better team. Unfortunately, football is
:27:35. > :27:39.about putting the ball in the net. We got down on two set pieces.
:27:39. > :27:43.just come in and be myself. I'm quite optimistic and like to get a
:27:43. > :27:49.bit of spirit going. But no more than that. Maybe changed a couple
:27:49. > :27:54.of things on organisation, if you set plays may be. They seemed happy
:27:54. > :27:58.and they are a good bunch. Steve Cotterill is having to win over the
:27:58. > :28:03.doubters at Nottingham Forest. Two wins out of two - he is on the way.
:28:04. > :28:09.Very much so. I think we all knew that they were too good to be down
:28:09. > :28:14.there, they've got some good players. They were knocking on the
:28:14. > :28:19.door of the Premiership last year. Sometimes managers go to clubs...
:28:19. > :28:24.Do you think it's a bit of a nice fit? I do. He was at Notts County,
:28:24. > :28:28.he obviously likes Nottingham. won his first four games at Notts
:28:28. > :28:31.County. They were unbeaten in 14 to begin with. There is clearly
:28:31. > :28:36.something there, do you think he can do that much with Forest?
:28:36. > :28:42.They've given themselves a lot to do but it is the League... They are
:28:42. > :28:50.only seven points of the play-offs. Yeah, there's no reason why they
:28:50. > :28:55.can't have a decent run. One player who was there was Paul Ince's son,
:28:55. > :29:00.Thomas Ince. We saw glimpses of him in a Blackpool should. Glimpses of
:29:00. > :29:04.a real prospect, exciting talent in footballing. I watched Thomas when
:29:04. > :29:08.he was in the youth team. They had a good run in the FA Youth Cup. I
:29:08. > :29:12.think he's an excellent player. He's got some good attributes. He
:29:12. > :29:18.has inherited his father's will to win. He's got a bit of ability as
:29:18. > :29:22.well. As for Blackpool, a setback here but so far they've made a
:29:22. > :29:26.steady job of the start of this season. It is A-League that gives
:29:26. > :29:30.everyone an opportunity. Already there are teams up there that have
:29:30. > :29:36.had bad runs this season but have got themselves in a challenging
:29:36. > :29:40.position. Ipswich springs to mind. They had a terrible start. Yes, it
:29:40. > :29:44.allows you a bit of latitude, there's no doubt about that. You
:29:44. > :29:47.don't have to win every game to be up there. These are good times to
:29:47. > :29:50.be a whole City fan, unbeaten in seven in the league. The Tigers
:29:50. > :30:00.have conceded just three goals in that period. The latest team to try
:30:00. > :30:06.
:30:06. > :30:11.to storm the fortress, that is the from their last three games at home.
:30:11. > :30:17.Watford meanwhile have been struggling for points and goals.
:30:17. > :30:23.Hull, like Watford, have only found the net nine times before today.
:30:23. > :30:29.This early effort was ruled out for a foul on the goalkeeper. Soon
:30:29. > :30:36.after that, the visitors thought they had scored as well. But it was
:30:36. > :30:44.chalked off for offside, correctly. Nine minutes before the break,
:30:44. > :30:54.finally, an actual goal, it was Troy Deeney who claim it, even
:30:54. > :31:04.though it had come off the defender. After the restart, Matt Fryatt made
:31:04. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:18.it 1-1. And just before the hour mark, this superb run and cross was
:31:18. > :31:24.met by Chris Iwelumo. But Hull have become a resilient outfit under
:31:25. > :31:33.Nigel Pearson. Liam Rosenior crossed this one for Aaron Maclean
:31:33. > :31:40.to finish. And on a day when statistics took a battering, the
:31:40. > :31:50.final minute provided the most telling of all, Robert Corrine
:31:50. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :31:58.winning it deep into extra time. -- Robert Koren. Barnsley arrived at
:31:58. > :32:02.Cardiff with the home side's strong start to the season faltering. But
:32:02. > :32:08.this was a chance for Cardiff to get their season going again. After
:32:08. > :32:12.10 minutes, they were ahead, through Kenny Miller, who got his
:32:13. > :32:18.fourth league goal of the season. Despite their shaky form, Cardiff
:32:18. > :32:25.have been impressive at home of late. They doubled their advantage
:32:25. > :32:30.after 34 minutes, through substitute Joe Mason. Despite an
:32:30. > :32:36.away record of just one league win this season, Barnsley got one back
:32:36. > :32:40.through Danny Drinkwater at just two minutes later. This was an
:32:40. > :32:50.amazing match, with goals galore. Two minutes later, Cardiff scored
:32:50. > :32:55.again, Whittingham picking out Aron Gunnarsson, who finished superbly.
:32:55. > :33:05.After the break, Barnsley could have got another one, through Denny
:33:05. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:09.don't water. -- through Danny Drinkwater. Cardiff got another one
:33:09. > :33:18.thanks to Don Cowie. He went round goalkeeper Luke Steele. Surely that
:33:18. > :33:23.would be enough. But still they pressed forward, and soon, it was
:33:23. > :33:31.five. Aron Gunnarsson was on hand again for his third goal in two
:33:31. > :33:36.league games. But still the scoring was not over. Barnsley threatened a
:33:36. > :33:44.late comeback, with Jim McNulty heading home eight minutes from
:33:44. > :33:54.time. And then they got another, four minutes later, through
:33:54. > :34:04.
:34:05. > :34:14.week had relieved the pressure on Coventry. By contrast, Burnley had
:34:15. > :34:18.
:34:18. > :34:22.gone three games without either a point or a goal. The Coventry front
:34:22. > :34:28.pairing of Lucas Jutkiewicz and Cody McDonald combined, but the
:34:28. > :34:33.goalkeeper thwarted them. Then, Junior Stanislas was given the
:34:33. > :34:37.freedom to roam forward, but the goalkeeper was not quite so
:34:37. > :34:45.accommodating. The first goal finally arrived just before the
:34:45. > :34:52.hour mark. Cody McDonald headed his first goal since his summer move
:34:52. > :34:57.from Gillingham. At the other friend, Stanislas continued to
:34:57. > :35:01.cause problems, but this cross did not get the finish it deserved from
:35:01. > :35:11.substitute Charlie Austin. But it did not take long before he made
:35:11. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:18.amends, dummying this one to set-up was Wallace, and Burnley were level.
:35:18. > :35:26.Coventry were forced to play the last few minutes with one man down,
:35:26. > :35:31.thanks to this straight red card for the 18-year-old. And that was
:35:31. > :35:35.followed by some woeful defending. In the fourth minute of six added
:35:35. > :35:45.on by the referee, Charlie has been pounced to seal a dramatic victory
:35:45. > :35:46.
:35:46. > :35:51.for Burnley. -- Charlie Austin. Pompey striker Dave Kitson says
:35:51. > :35:57.they're more United as a team since the recent departure of manager
:35:57. > :36:01.Steve Coppell. Three minutes into this one, the Pompey goalkeeper
:36:01. > :36:11.palmed it long, and Luke Varney got his fourth league goal of the
:36:11. > :36:13.
:36:13. > :36:21.season. -- Steve Cotterill. Pompey threatened a second, but it went
:36:21. > :36:30.wide. Doncaster midfielder Simon Gillett used to play for
:36:30. > :36:37.Southampton. So this goal did not go down very well at Fratton Park.
:36:38. > :36:44.In the second half, Portsmouth went back in front, David Norris guiding
:36:44. > :36:48.the header past the goalkeeper, but seemingly designed -- denied by his
:36:49. > :36:53.teammate, Dave Kitson, who got the final touch. 15 minutes from time,
:36:53. > :36:56.Luke Varney got his second of the match, to make its two wins out of
:36:56. > :37:03.three for Pompey's caretaker manager, Guy Whittingham. So, does
:37:03. > :37:07.he want the job? No. I will say that again, very happy to be
:37:07. > :37:13.leading the team at the moment, and we will do that as long as the club
:37:13. > :37:18.want us to do it, so they have the time to find the right person.
:37:18. > :37:25.a game at the KC Stadium, first of all. Scoring with virtually the
:37:25. > :37:30.last kick of the game, there is real belief about this Hull side.
:37:30. > :37:40.To be fair, this game went completely against the grain.
:37:40. > :37:41.
:37:41. > :37:48.Before this, they had been tied at the back. So for this to finish 3-2,
:37:48. > :37:55.it was quite something. That was a great finish. Great finish from
:37:55. > :38:01.Robert Koren. It has been a while since they scored three goals, I
:38:01. > :38:11.think April was the last time. he builds his sights on a strong
:38:11. > :38:14.defensive Foundation. He would, being a centre half. Two wins out
:38:14. > :38:17.of three for Portsmouth. Interesting comments this week from
:38:17. > :38:23.Dave Kitson, saying that the team are feeling more together since
:38:23. > :38:26.Steve Cotterill has left - what did you make of that? You have got the
:38:26. > :38:30.flip side of the coin. Steve Coppell has gone to Nottingham
:38:30. > :38:36.Forest and got as many points as Steve McClaren got all season. And
:38:36. > :38:42.the same thing has happened down at Portsmouth. It is horses for
:38:42. > :38:50.courses. That is his opinion. I would not want to read anything
:38:51. > :38:58.into it. We do not know the ins and outs of it. Interesting to see a
:38:58. > :39:01.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's name linked with that job. Charlton Athletic in
:39:02. > :39:06.League One began the day top of the pile. Huddersfield were just behind
:39:06. > :39:16.them. Chris Powell's men were looking to take maximum points
:39:16. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :39:29.unbeaten record, Charlton produced precisely the right reaction
:39:29. > :39:35.against Carlisle. They suggested that last week's defeat to
:39:35. > :39:44.Stevenage was no more than a blip. Bradley Wright-Phillips got the
:39:45. > :39:49.second. Wiggins got around the back, and Kermorgant helped himself to
:39:49. > :39:56.his fourth of the season, second of the game. Carlisle have been
:39:56. > :39:59.resilient on the road this season, but once Matthew Robson's second
:39:59. > :40:04.yellow card concluded a miserable first half, it was always going to
:40:04. > :40:11.be a case of how many for Charlton. In the end, it was only four. This
:40:11. > :40:16.one was the worst of the lot from Carlisle's point of view. Danny
:40:16. > :40:25.Hollands' effort went through the legs of the goalkeeper. No such
:40:25. > :40:35.worries for the Charlton 'keeper. He preserved the clean sheet by
:40:35. > :40:39.
:40:39. > :40:43.keeping out this penalty. Before this game, the Huddersfield manager,
:40:43. > :40:47.Lee Clark, said that Jordan Rhodes had enjoyed an astonishing week
:40:47. > :40:53.after his hat-trick seven days ago. Today, he was gifted the opener
:40:53. > :41:03.after just four minutes following a mistake by the Preston 'keeper. At
:41:03. > :41:07.
:41:07. > :41:11.the other end, 40-year-old Ian Bennett showed superb agility.
:41:11. > :41:17.Jordan Rhodes is forging a real name for himself with his
:41:17. > :41:27.goalscoring, at just 21 years old. And his hat-trick arrived three
:41:27. > :41:29.
:41:29. > :41:39.minutes before the hour. There was still time for the visitors to get
:41:39. > :41:40.
:41:40. > :41:45.one back on 61 minutes, but the damage had been done, despite
:41:45. > :41:52.Juvhel Tsoumou's goal. I have played with many great strikers,
:41:52. > :41:58.fantastic goalscorers, among the best in the business, but they did
:41:58. > :42:04.not have a goal ratio like that. I cannot remember it in professional
:42:04. > :42:10.football. So we hope it continues, Jordan has got to be sky high in
:42:10. > :42:15.his confidence. He's a modest lad, so he will not go overboard, but he
:42:15. > :42:18.deserves all the plaudits. Sheffield Wednesday are enjoying
:42:18. > :42:25.their best start to a season at Hillsborough in more than half-a-
:42:25. > :42:29.century. Gary Madine hit the bar. It was double disappointment for
:42:29. > :42:34.him after having a goal disallowed in the first half. Gary Madine is
:42:34. > :42:38.the leading scorer in League One, but he was denied this time by the
:42:38. > :42:44.goalkeeper Ben Williams, although Jones was on hand to put it in.
:42:44. > :42:48.Wednesday were on their way to a seventh successive home League win.
:42:48. > :42:58.Gary Madine was making himself a nuisance again, and Johnson picked
:42:58. > :43:06.
:43:06. > :43:12.Lane, as Uwe Rosler's antics set the tone for a bizarre encounter.
:43:12. > :43:18.He repeatedly attempted to obstruct Alan Sheehan, as he tried to take
:43:18. > :43:28.this free kick. It was inevitable but loathe him Oslo would get sent
:43:28. > :43:31.
:43:31. > :43:41.to the stands. -- it was inevitable that Uwe Rosler would get sent to
:43:41. > :43:41.
:43:41. > :43:48.the stands. Hughes converted his one from the penalty spot. If
:43:48. > :43:55.anyone was still enjoying their half-time drinks, here's what you
:43:55. > :43:59.missed. Barely 10 seconds had elapsed before Clayton Donaldson
:43:59. > :44:09.hammered in this stunning equaliser for Brentford. A draw was the final
:44:09. > :44:13.
:44:13. > :44:18.outcome, both sides losing ground on the promotion chasers. It was an
:44:18. > :44:25.ill-tempered occasion, but Uwe Rosler was unrepentant afterwards.
:44:25. > :44:28.I think I did everything correct as to my technical area. I stood still.
:44:28. > :44:34.Probably the person who did the free kick was not happy that I
:44:34. > :44:38.stood there, but I was in my technical area. In addition to that,
:44:38. > :44:48.my colleague left his technical area and came into my technical
:44:48. > :44:48.
:44:48. > :44:52.area. And then I got sent off. We will definitely be approaching the
:44:52. > :44:56.football League, and I think justice will be done, I believe in
:44:56. > :45:04.justice, so I'm quite confident that on Tuesday I will be on the
:45:04. > :45:07.bench. Despite sitting in a play- off spot, MK Dons only had one win
:45:07. > :45:12.in their last seven matches. They came close to breaking the deadlock
:45:12. > :45:22.with this header. In the second half, this free kick evaded
:45:22. > :45:27.
:45:27. > :45:31.everyone but goalkeeper David better chance to take three points
:45:31. > :45:36.this season. But this Lunch left the referee no option but to show a
:45:36. > :45:41.red card. Down to ten men, Leyton Orient were unable to contain the
:45:41. > :45:47.Blades, who sensed victory. Stephen Quinn made the most of the extra
:45:47. > :45:51.space, and his this heat shot found Chris Porter. The former Derby man
:45:51. > :45:55.made no mistake. With six minutes to go, surely won't going to throw
:45:55. > :46:01.away a lead, but the South Yorkshire side showed their
:46:01. > :46:09.defensive frailty. Simonsen didn't get there and Kevin Lisbie struck
:46:09. > :46:12.to light up the stadium as Leyton Orient are now unbeaten in four.
:46:12. > :46:16.With boasts the lights on losing run something had to give between
:46:16. > :46:22.Chesterfield and Hartlepool. Chesterfield seized the initiative
:46:22. > :46:28.with Leon Clarke's 7th in eight. With Tommy Lee breaking down in the
:46:28. > :46:37.warm-up, this week Punch led to the equaliser. Paul Murray with the
:46:37. > :46:43.finish. Two minutes later, Hartlepool were ahead. Sir James
:46:43. > :46:46.Paul steering a beauty inside the far post. He was signed from
:46:46. > :46:56.Manchester City to give himself some gain time. Embarrassment of
:46:56. > :46:56.
:46:56. > :47:01.riches might have helped them. This provoked some Impromptus all
:47:01. > :47:11.dancing. Chesterfield cannot stop the rot. This consolation goal
:47:11. > :47:15.
:47:15. > :47:19.could not prevent their 5th failure something special to separate the
:47:20. > :47:29.sides and it was provided by Robbie Weir with half an hour remaining.
:47:30. > :47:36.
:47:37. > :47:41.on target as the captain headed home the cross. This time last
:47:41. > :47:44.season he was playing for Havant and Waterlooville, but having
:47:45. > :47:48.arrived at Prenton Park in the summer he scored his first goal in
:47:48. > :47:53.professional football with 10 minutes to go when he showed great
:47:53. > :47:57.improvisation to convert the pullback. Full marks for the finish
:47:57. > :48:00.but they need some work. The visitors were denied what would
:48:00. > :48:10.have been a superb equaliser which the free kick saw go a couple of
:48:10. > :48:13.inches too high. Just one win in nine for Walsall. Olda made easy
:48:13. > :48:18.work of Wycombe Wanderers at Boundary Park. All the scoring
:48:18. > :48:22.cumin and second half with Chris Taylor making the most of the slip.
:48:22. > :48:26.The ball steered into the corner. The home side were in no mood to
:48:26. > :48:32.relent. Robbie Simpson thought he doubled the lead and would have had
:48:32. > :48:40.it not been for Super defending. The points were sealed nine minutes
:48:40. > :48:50.from time. A beautiful finish to return Paul Dickov's side to
:48:50. > :48:52.
:48:52. > :48:55.winning ways. Murphy's law dictated this would be a goalless draw. That
:48:55. > :49:03.and the controversial decision from Ian Williamson. Mark Roberts had
:49:03. > :49:08.the ball and the Net but a penalty and a red card was awarded. The
:49:08. > :49:18.spot kick was saved, a second miss from the spot in three games from
:49:18. > :49:19.
:49:19. > :49:22.for Bournemouth in recent weeks. Lee Bradbury's site were without a
:49:22. > :49:27.win since August the they took the lead four minutes before half site
:49:27. > :49:30.when Mark Pugh was on hand to hit home his 7th of the season. A few
:49:30. > :49:35.minutes later he should have become provider. His cross found ways
:49:35. > :49:40.Thomas, whose search for a goal a home goes on although he won't come
:49:40. > :49:44.across immediate -- easy opportunity. From the resulting
:49:44. > :49:47.goal kick, the goal came, giving the travelling fans something to
:49:47. > :49:51.cheer about. They will well and truly off their feet a minute since
:49:51. > :49:57.the second half and the turnaround has completed one and the bishop
:49:57. > :50:01.gave the sheikh is the lead. The Cherries pushed for an equaliser as
:50:01. > :50:11.the second half went on. Thomas failing to convert a close-range
:50:11. > :50:15.
:50:15. > :50:19.header as the visitors held on. Now just four home points this season.
:50:19. > :50:26.Rochdale started well at St James' Park. But Trotman was denied
:50:26. > :50:31.brilliantly. Nathan Eccleston is on a month's loan from Liverpool and
:50:31. > :50:39.made an instant him back. Ashley Grimes crossing for his debut goal.
:50:39. > :50:43.This week, a group of Greek fans set up a siege mentality support
:50:43. > :50:50.for Paul Tisdale. Not Pirlo equalising on the stroke of half-
:50:50. > :50:54.time. That was the boost of a home side needed. J Taylor was fouled
:50:54. > :50:58.after the break, and the power shift was complete. Converting from
:50:58. > :51:04.the spot, punishing for -- of visitors for the earlier
:51:04. > :51:10.opportunities. The points were made safe nine minutes from time.
:51:10. > :51:13.Wholeness gave the ball away and he laid in J Taylor to see all three
:51:13. > :51:23.points and lift Exeter of the bottom of the table at the expense
:51:23. > :51:31.That will do Exeter's Conference the world of good. We have to talk
:51:31. > :51:36.about Jordan Rhodes. I just told you, 14 in -- in club and country.
:51:36. > :51:46.He to his incredible. Absolutely brilliant. He is a young lad but
:51:46. > :51:48.
:51:48. > :51:52.has the physical stature of someone a lot older. That is a good finish.
:51:52. > :51:57.Be chairman said they don't have to sell the star players until January.
:51:57. > :52:03.That will reassure the fans, Wendy? It cause, they are flying. They
:52:03. > :52:08.sold Pilkington in the summer and they are a club that if anything
:52:08. > :52:12.will go the other way. There is no reason they should let anyone go.
:52:12. > :52:17.It looks as if they might be in. And interesting build-up to the
:52:17. > :52:20.game involving Notts County and Brentford. Martin Allen had to say
:52:20. > :52:25.something about the budget of Brentford, but what about this,
:52:25. > :52:33.with the manager getting in the way of the Notts County free kick?
:52:33. > :52:40.is classic, comic strip. This is fantastic. You look at the player,
:52:40. > :52:46.and you wonder if he can get any closer. Martin has had enough of
:52:46. > :52:52.this. I am surprised it took him that long. He is not holding back.
:52:52. > :52:56.He is playing the straight man brilliantly. Fantastic. All good
:52:56. > :53:00.fun. The funny thing is, he said afterwards that Martin Allen let
:53:00. > :53:06.the technical area so he should be reprimanded. He has actually not do
:53:06. > :53:10.anything wrong. Shall we say was not quite in the spirit of the game.
:53:10. > :53:15.Sheffield Wednesday have played a good few home games, but seven
:53:15. > :53:18.consecutive victories, their best home league start for 50 years. I
:53:18. > :53:23.think you said in the past that the big following at Hillsborough can
:53:23. > :53:28.put more pressure on, but the players, credit to them are turning
:53:28. > :53:34.it on. The only way brings pressure is if you don't go out and give
:53:34. > :53:37.everything. It brings pressure if you don't get results. Then people
:53:37. > :53:42.become introverted. But they are getting results and a big crowd,
:53:42. > :53:47.they are knowledgeable and passionate. And they get behind you.
:53:47. > :53:51.There are 22 or 23,000 people and that is a bonus for anyone. You
:53:51. > :53:56.want to go and play all four boy in front of big crowds. Absolutely.
:53:56. > :54:00.Well done to Tranmere whose flying start goes on. Last season AFC
:54:00. > :54:03.Wimbledon versus Crawley Town was a conference game played out between
:54:03. > :54:08.teams desperate to reach the Football League. They both arrived
:54:08. > :54:12.and in some style. Crawley were top of League 2 with Wimbledon in six.
:54:12. > :54:22.We went to the game of the day to see to get -- different teams to
:54:22. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :54:27.There is always a degree of trepidation for clubs coming out of
:54:27. > :54:30.the Conference and into the Football League, and AFC and
:54:30. > :54:34.Crawley have continued where they left off. There is a symmetry to
:54:34. > :54:39.the achievement of the clubs. In the blue corner, A F C Wimbledon,
:54:39. > :54:44.who a decade ago did not even exist but whose five promotions in nine
:54:44. > :54:49.seasons have brought their famous name back into the Football League.
:54:49. > :54:52.And in the red corner, Crawley Town, who have overcome all manner of
:54:52. > :55:00.off-the-field problems in the past few years to become one of English
:55:00. > :55:05.football's most upwardly mobile clubs. At the end of the day,
:55:05. > :55:08.whether we have won all last, and hope fully we will win, but in the
:55:08. > :55:12.end, it is nine years since we didn't have a club and that is the
:55:12. > :55:22.most important thing. Look at all the people here and the Times
:55:22. > :55:22.
:55:22. > :55:29.people are having come we can Is the reality of being back in the
:55:29. > :55:34.lead as good as the dream? Without a doubt. Totally. It is only a
:55:34. > :55:38.dream that has started. Some of the fans have put so much of Virginia
:55:38. > :55:48.has been brilliant. We have enjoyed every minute and seen all the new
:55:48. > :55:53.clubs, so it's been excellent. fans of good and realistic to enjoy
:55:53. > :55:59.the year. This was always going to be a fun year provided we were not
:55:59. > :56:02.scored sit -- skirting the danger, and hopefully we can avoid the drop.
:56:02. > :56:07.We have tended to lose two teams below us and there doesn't seem to
:56:07. > :56:11.be a massive difference. I don't want to be churlish because no one
:56:11. > :56:15.reason -- under obligation to answer the question that this was
:56:15. > :56:20.the point when we were talking to the Crawley chief-executive, but
:56:20. > :56:25.late afternoon they put a stop to it on the board and a thing we want
:56:25. > :56:35.to concentrate on the club's administration. And the new
:56:35. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :56:41.prosperity, we don't, just the fact that the team are flying again. Is
:56:41. > :56:51.there a cultural paranoia about the club, you won't talk to us.
:56:51. > :56:52.
:56:52. > :57:02.Everything we do good, people pick on us. Another team scores a goal
:57:02. > :57:02.
:57:02. > :57:07.against us and it is like they have won the FA Cup. We have not gone
:57:07. > :57:13.into the Premiership and it rising football stars. They have got the
:57:13. > :57:18.wrong end of the stick, the people who think we are money bags. Just
:57:18. > :57:26.31 miles separate these teams and they romped to the top of the
:57:26. > :57:32.league by 15 points. Wimbledon had to get promotion via the play-offs.
:57:32. > :57:38.The rivalry with Crawley, what is it about? To be honest, Steve and I
:57:38. > :57:45.have known each other for ages. He's as good as gold off the pitch.
:57:45. > :57:55.It is hard work. Every other manager be one to win games against
:57:55. > :57:55.
:57:55. > :57:59.our opponents. They are the local delivered the goods. The corner
:57:59. > :58:04.sliced into his own net by Chris borsch. With nine minutes on the
:58:05. > :58:08.clock, a case of deja-vu. This corner causing problems, but Chris
:58:08. > :58:12.Davies headed home his first for the club. If you want a definition
:58:12. > :58:16.of mixed emotions, it was provided by Davies. Just seconds later he
:58:16. > :58:23.went up the other end and put into his own net after good work from
:58:23. > :58:26.Max Porter. Suddenly, the MK -- Wimbledon were right back in the as
:58:26. > :58:32.the first of ebbed and flowed. The visitors thought they had done
:58:32. > :58:39.enough, but they have other ideas as the shot levelled the score --
:58:39. > :58:42.cause before half-time. The manager watched before half-time after he
:58:42. > :58:46.was threatened to substitute before he was sent off. The referee
:58:46. > :58:51.redeemed himself in the eyes of Evans after awarding his side a
:58:51. > :58:54.penalty. Matt tubs stepping up to score his night of the season. Five
:58:54. > :59:00.minutes later the visitors were able to re-establish their two-goal
:59:01. > :59:06.cushion. Not the most orthodox of goals as a combination of hesitant
:59:06. > :59:11.defending allowed this to be headed home. Jerry Brown said his side put
:59:11. > :59:16.in a shocking defensive display and the Red Devils showed no mercy.
:59:16. > :59:19.They made it five with four minutes remaining. Boorman had never scored
:59:20. > :59:29.a brace, but he has now. Plenty of questions for Wimbledon and plenty
:59:30. > :59:30.
:59:30. > :59:35.One of those days when you have to accept they are a little further
:59:35. > :59:40.down the line I knew. Yeah, the goals were hideous, absolutely
:59:40. > :59:45.hideous. Three corners, three goals. We've conceded eight goals in the
:59:45. > :59:52.last two games at home. We've struggled. You can't keep bouncing
:59:52. > :59:55.back from diabolical defending. That's what we had today.
:59:55. > :59:59.Unfortunately, Steve Evans didn't want to speak to us after the game.
:59:59. > :00:03.You would think that after the terrific start Crawley had made
:00:03. > :00:06.that they'd be shouting about it from the rooftops. This reminds me
:00:06. > :00:11.of the Huddersfield Brentford game, when a lot of people take
:00:11. > :00:15.Huddersfield to beat Brentford and Huddersfield went and won 4-0.
:00:15. > :00:20.Everybody else in the division will be taking a sharp intake of breath
:00:20. > :00:25.when they see that. They are no shrinking violets. The it had a
:00:25. > :00:30.good season so far. Less get more from League Two. We begin our
:00:30. > :00:33.round-up of the team and second, Paul Sturrock's side were on a run
:00:33. > :00:43.of six league matches unbeaten going into their home game against
:00:43. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:50.game to life after a goalless first half. With the half-time team talk
:00:50. > :00:55.still ringing in their ears, Ferdinand set them on their way.
:00:55. > :00:59.Seven minutes later, the striker was at it again. Neil Harris with a
:00:59. > :01:05.quality delivery. The 19-year-old volleyed in his third of the
:01:05. > :01:10.campaign. 2-0 up and cruising towards an eighth game undefeated.
:01:10. > :01:14.Southend were to press on their dominance in a four goal 24 minutes
:01:14. > :01:20.to spell. Timlin the architect for the club. They still weren't
:01:21. > :01:25.finished. The Philips rose highest to meet this corner. Tokyo showed
:01:25. > :01:30.brief signs of life in the closing stages. Mansell's strike was
:01:30. > :01:34.deflected by Marc Ellis. Despite the emphatic nature of the winner,
:01:34. > :01:37.Sderot says there is still plenty of room for improvement. It was
:01:37. > :01:41.disappointing for me. We should be starting games like we started the
:01:41. > :01:51.second half. We don't seem to get to the right tempo. It could cost a
:01:51. > :01:54.prevent Gillingham ended Doxford unbeaten run. They were undefeated
:01:54. > :01:58.in eight matches upon arrival at the priest Field stadium. They fell
:01:58. > :02:03.behind at the stroke of half-time to a spectacular strike from Lewis
:02:03. > :02:06.Montrose. For Oxford, this was a story of missed opportunities.
:02:06. > :02:11.There were over 40 minutes still to play when Joe Martin received a
:02:12. > :02:16.second booking for a foul on Robert Hall. But still Gillingham recorded
:02:16. > :02:25.a rare clean sheet, even when Montrose saw red for a rash
:02:25. > :02:28.challenge on a Sopore. But the nine men hung on the, ensuring that the
:02:28. > :02:31.manager stayed even-tempered. not going to be too harsh on the
:02:31. > :02:35.lad. He's a fantastic player and still learning the game. I was
:02:35. > :02:40.really pleased with him, a fantastic goal he scored, he's won
:02:40. > :02:44.the game for us. On the balance of play, Accrington had just about
:02:44. > :02:47.edged the first half of their Friday-night home game to
:02:47. > :02:50.Cheltenham. However, they trailed at the break. Goulding had only
:02:50. > :02:54.been on the pitch a matter of seconds when he broke the deadlock.
:02:54. > :02:58.His impact was immediate, and it was a lead the visitors could have
:02:58. > :03:07.doubled in the second half. But Bennett's shot was cleared off the
:03:07. > :03:11.line. Five wins in a row now for the Robins. Despite a run of five
:03:11. > :03:17.defeats, Rotherham United boss Andy Scott told his players to enjoy
:03:17. > :03:27.themselves against Shrewsbury. That advice resonated with Grabham. --
:03:27. > :03:33.Grabban. Shrewsbury hit back before half-time. Grandison headed back
:03:33. > :03:39.across goal for Cansdell-Sherriff to volley home. Morecambe prevailed
:03:39. > :03:43.in this clash between promotion contenders. Port Vale must be sick
:03:43. > :03:52.of the side of Jason Price. He scored against them for Barnet and
:03:52. > :03:58.August and did the same after Tomlinson Guardian this shot. The
:03:58. > :04:02.ambitious free-kick had Tomlinson back pedalling furiously. Port Vale
:04:02. > :04:08.have broken scoring records this season. Unfortunately, they
:04:08. > :04:12.conceded a few as well. Though not too many have been as good as
:04:12. > :04:16.Alessandra's quality finish. Port Vale have and one in any of their
:04:16. > :04:20.games against sides in the top part of the table. That unwanted record
:04:20. > :04:24.threatens their promotion challenge Paul Stout Morecambe made sure of
:04:24. > :04:29.leapfrogging their hosts in League Two after bringing down MacDonald
:04:29. > :04:33.in the box. Wilson scored from the shot to strengthen the already
:04:33. > :04:43.impressive away record. Andrew Fleming added a fourth in the 90th
:04:43. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:50.minute. Morecambe's unbeaten run in a match at Burton, as they went in
:04:51. > :04:55.search of back-to-back wins for the first time this season. They took
:04:55. > :04:58.the lead after 15 minutes when Harold latched on to Stanley's
:04:58. > :05:02.free-kick. After defeat at Cheltenham in their last match, the
:05:02. > :05:05.brewers were looking to avoid successive defeats. They conjured
:05:05. > :05:15.up an equaliser when Taylor fired home three minutes before the half-
:05:15. > :05:30.
:05:30. > :05:38.hour. 10 minutes before half-time, this one. Griffiths' header
:05:38. > :05:42.bringing a terrific save. Paolo Di Canio in third the goal wouldn't
:05:42. > :05:48.have looked out of place in the Champions League. De Vita adding
:05:48. > :05:54.the exclamation point to the move will. The defeat leaves the
:05:54. > :05:59.pilgrims four points adrift at the bottom. With three league wins out
:05:59. > :06:02.of four, Macclesfield continued to climb the table. That streakers
:06:02. > :06:07.coincided with Ross Draper weighing in with some valuable goals from
:06:07. > :06:13.midfield. This was his third of the unbeaten four match run. This local
:06:13. > :06:17.derby was taking place for the second time in three weeks. On this
:06:17. > :06:21.occasion they avenge their cup defeats, they survived a few scares.
:06:21. > :06:25.Sean Miller was centimetres away from finding the same corner as
:06:26. > :06:31.Draper. The same post later prevented to draw from levelling
:06:31. > :06:40.the scores. Back-to-back wins put Macclesfield in a striking distance
:06:40. > :06:43.of the play-off places. Both sides came into this one off the back of
:06:43. > :06:47.defeats, and both are nervously looking over their shoulder at the
:06:47. > :06:54.wrong end of the table. But it was the home striker almost struck
:06:54. > :06:59.first. It was the visitors who broke the deadlock. Jacobs is only
:06:59. > :07:03.19 years old, but was named player of the year last season. He had
:07:03. > :07:07.this thunderbolt of a strike, his fourth of the season. Bradford were
:07:07. > :07:13.given a route back into the game when the referee deemed that Andy
:07:13. > :07:23.Holt handled Ryan's cross. Fagans stepped off to fire home his second
:07:23. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:42.Bradford back-to- back home wins. - the Carling Cup, Aldershot have
:07:42. > :07:46.lost five in a row. But the Premier League champions are riding on
:07:46. > :07:53.Tuesday, they put in a performance to remember. It took just three
:07:53. > :07:56.minutes for McGlashan to open the scoring. Darren Jones and Danny
:07:56. > :08:02.Hylton were left out, so they couldn't miss the cup game. The
:08:02. > :08:06.calculated risk seemed the sensible option when Vincenti made it two.
:08:06. > :08:12.Certainly a moment to enjoy. Dagenham and Redbridge couldn't
:08:12. > :08:22.contain their visitors. When Rankin was felt by this challenge... It
:08:22. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:41.was an easy decision for the to restore the three-goal lead
:08:41. > :08:49.before the half-time whistle. His diving header quashed any faint
:08:49. > :08:53.hopes of a Dagenham comeback. They were next to score. McCrory making
:08:53. > :08:57.the most of his reprieve, after the FA overturned a red card he
:08:57. > :09:02.received last week. It was definitely a day to forget for the
:09:02. > :09:06.home side. There was still time for a 5th, as the brash and added some
:09:06. > :09:09.cemetary to proceedings. Having opened the scoring, he finished it.
:09:09. > :09:17.It's onwards and upwards for Aldershot. This sparkling
:09:17. > :09:22.performance will certainly give Sir Alex something to think about. Even
:09:22. > :09:25.at this stage of the season, Hereford verses Barnett had the
:09:25. > :09:30.ring of a six-pointer. From the moment Harry Patel struck the bar,
:09:30. > :09:40.a decisive shift in the relegation battle looked on the cards. --
:09:40. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :09:48.rosy after this result. A rattle of the woodwork from Ricky homes
:09:48. > :09:53.wasn't enough to prevent them climbing out of the bottom two. A
:09:53. > :09:57.good run for Hereford. Stand-out performance was Morecambe, away to
:09:57. > :10:01.Port Vale. To get turned over their 7-2 last season and to come back
:10:01. > :10:09.with your first win in five with this scintillating performance.
:10:09. > :10:14.Absolutely. They have a fantastic start but this is a magnificent
:10:14. > :10:18.result at a tough place to go. That was a super finish. A really good
:10:18. > :10:22.result was if ever there was the perfect preparation to play
:10:22. > :10:28.Manchester United in the Carling Cup, Aldershot came up with it. It
:10:28. > :10:32.hasn't gone according to plan since they beat Carlisle, sorry, Rochdale,
:10:33. > :10:38.in the Cup. This was a fantastic one. This was the sort of game that
:10:38. > :10:41.you want to play and do well in because everybody butt macro we
:10:41. > :10:48.should say well done to Cheltenham and Macclesfield. They continued to
:10:48. > :10:50.defy the odds. As does this man next to me. 45 years old and the
:10:50. > :10:54.21st club you are representing today, Gosport Borough in the FA
:10:54. > :11:04.Trophy. It was Roy of the Rovers stuff, because he came up with the
:11:04. > :11:14.winning goal. A great day for you. I did have a best on and do this. -
:11:14. > :11:18.- vest. I'm only for pounds heavier than I was when I started. It was
:11:18. > :11:23.great fun. It turned out to be the winner. It seemed an awful long
:11:23. > :11:28.time since I'd scored in the end of the game. And you played all but
:11:28. > :11:38.four minutes. I did. I enjoyed it. And you still made it here tonight.
:11:38. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:43.Well done. Let's take a look at the automatic promotion spot after
:11:43. > :11:47.their fourth consecutive win. Morecambe and Gillingham both keep
:11:47. > :11:51.pace with the top three. It's getting pretty tied in the top
:11:52. > :11:57.seven, with only three points between fourth and 11th. Hereford
:11:57. > :12:00.move out of the bottom two after back-to-back wins. There was a
:12:00. > :12:10.much-needed win for Bradford. Plymouth are now five points from
:12:10. > :12:21.
:12:21. > :12:31.safety. The top six remain the same relegation zone. They are now
:12:31. > :12:57.
:12:57. > :13:01.unbeaten in five, with Bournemouth If you've missed any of tonight's
:13:01. > :13:07.goals, don't forget we are on the red button and Freeview until 6am
:13:07. > :13:09.on Sunday morning. Otherwise, it's on the iPlayer all week. But if
:13:09. > :13:12.you're only after extended match highlights, they'll be online
:13:12. > :13:16.shortly on the BBC Sport website. There's much to savour on Sunday.
:13:16. > :13:19.Colin will bring you MOTD2 at 10pm on BBC Two. It includes a couple of
:13:19. > :13:22.cracking derby games. It's United v City up in Manchester, and QPR take
:13:22. > :13:25.on Chelsea down in West London. We're back with you on Wednesday