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Good evening. Plenty has gone the Championship. Southampton have

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become the runaway leaders, Middlesbrough last the unbeaten

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start, we have the new Nottingham Forest manager grabbing a victory

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and Bristol City appointed a new manager. Today's games through up

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their share of talking points and it is always nice to have a current

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footballer in the studio, so we are delighted to be joined this evening

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by Steve Claridge of gospel a football club. We will have more on

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Steve's next comeback, but here is what is coming up. With Southampton

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stretching their legs at the top of the Championship, would they keep

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up with the Saints? The latest team to stop them was Reading. Steve

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Cotterill was attempting to get Nottingham Forest upwardly-mobile.

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A team started the game aged, Ian Holloway's Blackpool. -- 8. At the

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top of League 1, Lee Clark and Gary next night chasing Charleson with

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them at the team to catch. And two very different clubs with similar

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ambitions. AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town have got to know each

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other pretty well in the Conference over the last few years. Today they

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went head-to-head at the top of We kick off with tonight's late

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game in the Championship involving Southampton, against Reading. The

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Saints secured a crucial victory over West Ham to lay down a marker

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and put them five points clear at the top of the Championship going

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into the weekend. Reading made one change from the team that drew with

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Derby in midweek with McAnuff passed fit, and replacing Jimmy

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care they. One change for Southampton with Corkill returning

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to the starting 11 ahead of Richard Chaplin stead. Was that a

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the ball with his hand, a yellow Southampton wall, and that is

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behind for a corner. The question is, is he the last defender? But a

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yellow card was deemed enough. Two McAnuff! Cleared by Danny Fox. The

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first real scare for Southampton. Down the left-hand side. They

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released him brilliantly and he took on and beat the defender,

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Richardson, but Danny Fox was effort, and he has not scored since

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February, but Kelvin Davis had to be Maicon -- right on the money.

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That is a good strong hand, and it was moving in the air. Adjustment

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his knee and wrist -- midriff. In by Danny Fox. Fox again. Sent in by

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block, and meals with the clearance. -- Mills with a clearance. The

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angle was closing on him, he got post. Back in, and legged Woods

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cause. Mac -- enough's free kick. Coming back with real venom. The

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angle is against him, but he finds the bottom corner brilliantly. It

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is a Royal wake-up call for McAnuff. A second yellow card, now

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a red card, and Dean Hammond, the Southampton captain is sent off. A

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man down, a goal down, he gets the ten men have perhaps saved it.

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His second League goal in English football, and a huge lifeline

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thrown to Southampton. The Saints are back out 1-1. They have not

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made too many chances, and no one may have made has been taken

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clinically and emphatically. -- the one they have has been taken so

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Two sides with quality out there, and the league leaders have come to

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town and I thought we were the better side, so disappointed.

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were just not there today. It just shows you need character. We have

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gone down to ten men and we are one goal behind and shown the

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resilience to get something out of it. A decent game of football,

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exploding into life in the last 20 minutes. Not a bad game, no doubt.

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Reading took the lead, and deserved one. For most of the game they were

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the better side, but all this sudden they kick the tempo up and

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we had a game. Reading have come into full. They will be

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into full. They will be disappointed that they only. After

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you go a goal down, you will be the happier manager. Reading's court,

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and that was their reward. Some good play and the majority of the

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game they were the better side. You write Southampton off at your peril.

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There is a bit about them now. They have a knack of getting something

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out of their best. Down to ten men, but this is a neat little finish.

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An excellent finish. He came on for David Connolly and played behind

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Lambert. And he looked lively and he seems to be able to pick up the

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pace of the game. When he gets on the ball he is very positive and

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difficult to play against. Reading will be disappointed defending it

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from a throw-in. Looking back at that, you said the point is almost

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as good as three points but they took against West Ham. I think so.

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Against West Ham they were mourning control of the game than they were

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today. But what you get at the top of the table, you cannot win every

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game. They might look back at that one point and seek better as

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massive. They may be might have got away from that game, and as a

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manager that might tell you more about the team and the personnel

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than the 1-0 victory over West Ham. than the 1-0 victory over West Ham.

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than the 1-0 victory over West Ham. Encouraging signs for Nigel Adkins.

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Let's find out how the other leading lights there on Saturday.

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With West Ham not playing until Monday, we start at the Riverside,

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and 95 days old, he was denied a record-breaking Derby debut because

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he had to go to school the next day. No such problems for the trip to

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the Riverside because it is half- term. Last time the Rams tasted

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victory, Bennett was three years old, and they fell behind on the

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stroke of half-time. Williams deflecting the shot in. At the

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other end, Derby created chances of their own. A combination of Jason

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Steele hitting the post, which denied it Robinson. After a flying

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start of the season, Marvin Emnes has been misfiring, but after the

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restart he discovered his touch to make it 2-0. The Derby gave the

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home defence plenty to think about. Bennett was inches away from

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marking his debut with a dream goal after the shot from Christopher

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Maguire. The Rams continued to bombard the goal. Jamie Ward

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rattling the bars with this effort. It was just not to the Derby's day.

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A deflected cross finding it would work again. Andy gave Tony Mowbray

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The three points keeps us ticking along. If we had lost today, people

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would have asked questions about the character of the squad.

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such a young team to come back and played with such attacking intent

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Palace shared identical legal records. Poor George landed the

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Friedman have seen impressive runs in recent form. The Eagles have not

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lost in four. It was the home side who seemed likely to pick up the

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5th win on the trot at Portman Road. Carlos Edwards could not have teed

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it up better for Lee Bowyer, who headed it wide. The Crystal Palace

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goalkeeper has been one prominent factor in Crystal Palace's march up

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the table. Here he denied Thomas. Ipswich lost their linchpin Damien

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Delaney and found themselves under pressure, but Glen Moray was unable

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to make the best of the chance when it fell his way. -- Glen Moray.

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Sean Scannell was given a chance to whip in a dangerous ball and it was

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converted by the unlikely figure of Paddy McCarthy, his second League

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goal in three seasons. Ipswich's response was to bring on Michael

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Chopra and Jason Scotland. Palace looked more likely to double the

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lead. David Stockdale did well to stop this effort. Ipswich's misery

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was complete in the final minute. Cresswell received a second yellow

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card for complaining about an and punished David Wright challenge.

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Palace move up to the giddy heights of third and have surpassed their

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total of away points for the whole for the clash with Leeds, their

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late winner in a 4-3 you victory over Cardiff had given them the

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belief that they could maintain a Posh push for the play-offs. But

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the Leeds fans were celebrating here, Andy Keogh celebrating

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beautifully after some slick build- up play. Peterborough were chasing

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a 5th win in seven league games. 23 minutes in, they were level. Grant

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McCann pigging out Zakuani. A moment of controversy when Tomlin

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made that challenge on Andy Keogh. The referee brought out a red card

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and Peterborough were down to 10 men. Soon after the break, Leeds

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made that count. Lloyd Sam teeing up Adam Clayton to put Leeds 2-1 up.

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Matches involving Posh haven't been short of goals this season, and

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this one was no different. Two minutes remaining and Peterborough

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it snatched a dramatic equaliser. Mark Little appearing to have saved

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the day for the hosts. But there were two more twists to come.

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Darren O'Dea made this challenge and David Ball. Just a yellow card,

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said the referee. So the game went into injury time. O'Dea, who Wells,

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Robert salt into Peterborough's wounds. His last volley stealing a

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controversial win for the visitors. Millwall would have seen them

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claimed their first back-to-back wins of the season and break into

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the top six for the first time under Sven-Goran Eriksson. Millwall

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were handed the chance to land the a win had seen no wall slumps into

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the bottom three. On the stroke of half-time they found a crucial

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second goal. Simpson with a superbly weighted bowl -- ball.

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Henderson applied the finish. Peltier was the unlucky man here.

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But Henderson soon sealed Millwall's first away win of the

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season with his first goal of the afternoon. It was enough to lift

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the Lions out of the drop zone. Leicester's inconsistency has got

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me tearing my hair out. A great day for both south London clubs in the

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championship. A absolutely. Two really tough places to go. Two

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outstanding results. Crystal Palace, they were struggling to get an away

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win last season. Absolutely. They've done it four times already.

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It gives you some idea of the turnaround. When the centre half

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scores like that you know things are working for you. Henderson has

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managed to do in half-an-hour what Millwall did in the last nine games

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of the competition, that his score three times. They have missed him.

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They probably left themselves a bit short with the two lads going,

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Harrison and Morrison. He has been missed. He's been out for a month.

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They are too good to be down there. We know they can play at this level.

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They've got a good manager. They will turn that round very quickly.

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All the sudden they will become a difficult side to play. We saw

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Middlesbrough back to winning ways. Leeds got a fantastic result

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against Peterborough. Darren Ferguson fuming that Darren O'Dea

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should not have been on the field of play to score the winner. Should

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he have been sent off? I see what he means. It's not a malicious

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tackle but it does take the play out. Is there a covering player?

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It's the first touch. Where is that touch going? Because it's not the

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centre of the pitch, will the covering player be able to cut the

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angled down and take a short route and maybe get in front of the

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Peterborough player that has been brought down? I don't know, I can

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see both sides of the coin. You'd probably be a tad harsh if he had

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gone. Steve Cotterill left Portsmouth to take over as the

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manager of Nottingham Forest. He made quite an impact in his first

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game in charge, after Forest ended Middlesbrough's unbeaten league

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start midweek, to move them out of the relegation zone. On Saturday,

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Forest were looking for back-to- back wins for the first time this

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season when they took on Blackpool, Forest in recent years, notably in

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their dramatic victory in the championship play-offs 18 months

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ago. But they could find themselves pushed to the limit to maintain

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their rise up the division. Ian Holloway has reported Tuesday

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night's match winner Thomas Ince change, defender Clint Hill has

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been recalled by Queens Park Rangers from his loan. So the team

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which beat Middlesbrough means that Gunter will move to left-back.

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Greening is recalled to do a job as Crainey tries it in. Miskick by

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Ince. Lovely move by Blackpool, Blackpool have stepped up. But

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moment. Chambers set Miller away down the right-hand side. Baptiste

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goes to cover. Yet again there is a Gilks. Forest coming back. What was

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happening to the Blackpool defence? McGugan with the corner. It is in!

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Forest have scored. Morgan has Morgan met it. Such a strong

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presence, and it was a powerful header, too. Gilks saw it late,

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couldn't keep it out. Steve Blackpool play on. Taylor-Fletcher

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is free. Phillips strikes and scores! There is the response.

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Cotterill is absolutely furious, but Philips will not be denied.

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Miller is still down, but Phillips very much on his feet and scoring

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again. Goal number six of the season. And three minutes after

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from everybody. Chambers just came charging through, no one near him.

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Thankfully, his header was nowhere Phillips was there. Did he knock

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that back into play when it seemed easy to score? Either way, Ince has

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got the crowd on their feet. Ince is running round them. It hit the

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post. Fantastic run. He has come alive. And so has the game and so

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markers. It was Phillips, he could scores - out of nothing! Forest

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have the advantage. Blackpool hit the post, but Forest have the goal.

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He was unmarked. First time through the goalkeeper and into the net.

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For the second time in the game, Moussi has been booked already.

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That was a deliberate piece of obstruction. It's a yellow and a

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red card. He is off. He can have no complaints with that. Deliberate

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abstraction. Nottingham Forest, having taken the lead, are now down

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gesticulating to the crowd. He jumped over the fence, went almost

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into the crowd. The stewards were unhappy, the referee was unhappy.

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That is why he was booked. Here is the second challenge. That was

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quite cynical. Previously it was joyous, that was cynical. The

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referee, having booked him once, perfectly, but equally matched by

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corner. Desperate defending. Cotterill can't believe this. This

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is surely has to be one of the last boys, but two very different

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reactions, two very different feelings. Because Nottingham Forest,

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managed by Steve Copnall in his second game in charge, have taken

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this boils. -- Steve Cotterill. Two games, two wins - it's easy being a

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manager. Not at all. It's not been easy, it's a difficult place to

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come. Ian Holloway has done a fantastic job with Blackpool, they

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are a very good team. Full of good, honest lads. It's a difficult place

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to come and get results. We are very pleased but tumble in our

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victory. That's the way football goes sometimes. We did everything

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but get in front. It looked like we were going to have to come from

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behind, we have at the other evening. The majority of it I

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thought we were slightly the better team. Unfortunately, football is

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about putting the ball in the net. We got down on two set pieces.

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just come in and be myself. I'm quite optimistic and like to get a

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bit of spirit going. But no more than that. Maybe changed a couple

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of things on organisation, if you set plays may be. They seemed happy

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and they are a good bunch. Steve Cotterill is having to win over the

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doubters at Nottingham Forest. Two wins out of two - he is on the way.

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Very much so. I think we all knew that they were too good to be down

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there, they've got some good players. They were knocking on the

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door of the Premiership last year. Sometimes managers go to clubs...

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Do you think it's a bit of a nice fit? I do. He was at Notts County,

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he obviously likes Nottingham. won his first four games at Notts

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County. They were unbeaten in 14 to begin with. There is clearly

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something there, do you think he can do that much with Forest?

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They've given themselves a lot to do but it is the League... They are

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only seven points of the play-offs. Yeah, there's no reason why they

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can't have a decent run. One player who was there was Paul Ince's son,

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Thomas Ince. We saw glimpses of him in a Blackpool should. Glimpses of

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a real prospect, exciting talent in footballing. I watched Thomas when

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he was in the youth team. They had a good run in the FA Youth Cup. I

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think he's an excellent player. He's got some good attributes. He

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has inherited his father's will to win. He's got a bit of ability as

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well. As for Blackpool, a setback here but so far they've made a

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steady job of the start of this season. It is A-League that gives

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everyone an opportunity. Already there are teams up there that have

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had bad runs this season but have got themselves in a challenging

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position. Ipswich springs to mind. They had a terrible start. Yes, it

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allows you a bit of latitude, there's no doubt about that. You

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don't have to win every game to be up there. These are good times to

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be a whole City fan, unbeaten in seven in the league. The Tigers

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have conceded just three goals in that period. The latest team to try

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to storm the fortress, that is the from their last three games at home.

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Watford meanwhile have been struggling for points and goals.

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Hull, like Watford, have only found the net nine times before today.

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This early effort was ruled out for a foul on the goalkeeper. Soon

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after that, the visitors thought they had scored as well. But it was

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chalked off for offside, correctly. Nine minutes before the break,

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finally, an actual goal, it was Troy Deeney who claim it, even

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though it had come off the defender. After the restart, Matt Fryatt made

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it 1-1. And just before the hour mark, this superb run and cross was

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met by Chris Iwelumo. But Hull have become a resilient outfit under

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Nigel Pearson. Liam Rosenior crossed this one for Aaron Maclean

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to finish. And on a day when statistics took a battering, the

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final minute provided the most telling of all, Robert Corrine

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winning it deep into extra time. -- Robert Koren. Barnsley arrived at

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Cardiff with the home side's strong start to the season faltering. But

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this was a chance for Cardiff to get their season going again. After

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10 minutes, they were ahead, through Kenny Miller, who got his

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fourth league goal of the season. Despite their shaky form, Cardiff

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have been impressive at home of late. They doubled their advantage

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after 34 minutes, through substitute Joe Mason. Despite an

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away record of just one league win this season, Barnsley got one back

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through Danny Drinkwater at just two minutes later. This was an

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amazing match, with goals galore. Two minutes later, Cardiff scored

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again, Whittingham picking out Aron Gunnarsson, who finished superbly.

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After the break, Barnsley could have got another one, through Denny

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don't water. -- through Danny Drinkwater. Cardiff got another one

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thanks to Don Cowie. He went round goalkeeper Luke Steele. Surely that

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would be enough. But still they pressed forward, and soon, it was

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five. Aron Gunnarsson was on hand again for his third goal in two

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league games. But still the scoring was not over. Barnsley threatened a

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late comeback, with Jim McNulty heading home eight minutes from

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time. And then they got another, four minutes later, through

:33:44.:33:54.
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week had relieved the pressure on Coventry. By contrast, Burnley had

:34:05.:34:14.
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gone three games without either a point or a goal. The Coventry front

:34:18.:34:22.

pairing of Lucas Jutkiewicz and Cody McDonald combined, but the

:34:22.:34:28.

goalkeeper thwarted them. Then, Junior Stanislas was given the

:34:28.:34:33.

freedom to roam forward, but the goalkeeper was not quite so

:34:33.:34:37.

accommodating. The first goal finally arrived just before the

:34:37.:34:45.

hour mark. Cody McDonald headed his first goal since his summer move

:34:45.:34:52.

from Gillingham. At the other friend, Stanislas continued to

:34:52.:34:57.

cause problems, but this cross did not get the finish it deserved from

:34:57.:35:01.

substitute Charlie Austin. But it did not take long before he made

:35:01.:35:11.
:35:11.:35:12.

amends, dummying this one to set-up was Wallace, and Burnley were level.

:35:12.:35:18.

Coventry were forced to play the last few minutes with one man down,

:35:18.:35:26.

thanks to this straight red card for the 18-year-old. And that was

:35:26.:35:31.

followed by some woeful defending. In the fourth minute of six added

:35:31.:35:35.

on by the referee, Charlie has been pounced to seal a dramatic victory

:35:35.:35:45.
:35:45.:35:46.

for Burnley. -- Charlie Austin. Pompey striker Dave Kitson says

:35:46.:35:51.

they're more United as a team since the recent departure of manager

:35:51.:35:57.

Steve Coppell. Three minutes into this one, the Pompey goalkeeper

:35:57.:36:01.

palmed it long, and Luke Varney got his fourth league goal of the

:36:01.:36:11.
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season. -- Steve Cotterill. Pompey threatened a second, but it went

:36:13.:36:21.

wide. Doncaster midfielder Simon Gillett used to play for

:36:21.:36:30.

Southampton. So this goal did not go down very well at Fratton Park.

:36:30.:36:37.

In the second half, Portsmouth went back in front, David Norris guiding

:36:38.:36:44.

the header past the goalkeeper, but seemingly designed -- denied by his

:36:44.:36:48.

teammate, Dave Kitson, who got the final touch. 15 minutes from time,

:36:49.:36:53.

Luke Varney got his second of the match, to make its two wins out of

:36:53.:36:56.

three for Pompey's caretaker manager, Guy Whittingham. So, does

:36:56.:37:03.

he want the job? No. I will say that again, very happy to be

:37:03.:37:07.

leading the team at the moment, and we will do that as long as the club

:37:07.:37:13.

want us to do it, so they have the time to find the right person.

:37:13.:37:18.

a game at the KC Stadium, first of all. Scoring with virtually the

:37:18.:37:25.

last kick of the game, there is real belief about this Hull side.

:37:25.:37:30.

To be fair, this game went completely against the grain.

:37:30.:37:40.
:37:40.:37:41.

Before this, they had been tied at the back. So for this to finish 3-2,

:37:41.:37:48.

it was quite something. That was a great finish. Great finish from

:37:48.:37:55.

Robert Koren. It has been a while since they scored three goals, I

:37:55.:38:01.

think April was the last time. he builds his sights on a strong

:38:01.:38:11.

defensive Foundation. He would, being a centre half. Two wins out

:38:11.:38:14.

of three for Portsmouth. Interesting comments this week from

:38:14.:38:17.

Dave Kitson, saying that the team are feeling more together since

:38:17.:38:23.

Steve Cotterill has left - what did you make of that? You have got the

:38:23.:38:26.

flip side of the coin. Steve Coppell has gone to Nottingham

:38:26.:38:30.

Forest and got as many points as Steve McClaren got all season. And

:38:30.:38:36.

the same thing has happened down at Portsmouth. It is horses for

:38:36.:38:42.

courses. That is his opinion. I would not want to read anything

:38:42.:38:50.

into it. We do not know the ins and outs of it. Interesting to see a

:38:51.:38:58.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's name linked with that job. Charlton Athletic in

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League One began the day top of the pile. Huddersfield were just behind

:39:02.:39:06.

them. Chris Powell's men were looking to take maximum points

:39:06.:39:16.
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unbeaten record, Charlton produced precisely the right reaction

:39:20.:39:29.

against Carlisle. They suggested that last week's defeat to

:39:29.:39:35.

Stevenage was no more than a blip. Bradley Wright-Phillips got the

:39:35.:39:44.

second. Wiggins got around the back, and Kermorgant helped himself to

:39:45.:39:49.

his fourth of the season, second of the game. Carlisle have been

:39:49.:39:56.

resilient on the road this season, but once Matthew Robson's second

:39:56.:39:59.

yellow card concluded a miserable first half, it was always going to

:39:59.:40:04.

be a case of how many for Charlton. In the end, it was only four. This

:40:04.:40:11.

one was the worst of the lot from Carlisle's point of view. Danny

:40:11.:40:16.

Hollands' effort went through the legs of the goalkeeper. No such

:40:16.:40:25.

worries for the Charlton 'keeper. He preserved the clean sheet by

:40:25.:40:35.
:40:35.:40:39.

keeping out this penalty. Before this game, the Huddersfield manager,

:40:39.:40:43.

Lee Clark, said that Jordan Rhodes had enjoyed an astonishing week

:40:43.:40:47.

after his hat-trick seven days ago. Today, he was gifted the opener

:40:47.:40:53.

after just four minutes following a mistake by the Preston 'keeper. At

:40:53.:41:03.
:41:03.:41:07.

the other end, 40-year-old Ian Bennett showed superb agility.

:41:07.:41:11.

Jordan Rhodes is forging a real name for himself with his

:41:11.:41:17.

goalscoring, at just 21 years old. And his hat-trick arrived three

:41:17.:41:27.
:41:27.:41:29.

minutes before the hour. There was still time for the visitors to get

:41:29.:41:39.
:41:39.:41:40.

one back on 61 minutes, but the damage had been done, despite

:41:40.:41:45.

Juvhel Tsoumou's goal. I have played with many great strikers,

:41:45.:41:52.

fantastic goalscorers, among the best in the business, but they did

:41:52.:41:58.

not have a goal ratio like that. I cannot remember it in professional

:41:58.:42:04.

football. So we hope it continues, Jordan has got to be sky high in

:42:04.:42:10.

his confidence. He's a modest lad, so he will not go overboard, but he

:42:10.:42:15.

deserves all the plaudits. Sheffield Wednesday are enjoying

:42:15.:42:18.

their best start to a season at Hillsborough in more than half-a-

:42:18.:42:25.

century. Gary Madine hit the bar. It was double disappointment for

:42:25.:42:29.

him after having a goal disallowed in the first half. Gary Madine is

:42:29.:42:34.

the leading scorer in League One, but he was denied this time by the

:42:34.:42:38.

goalkeeper Ben Williams, although Jones was on hand to put it in.

:42:38.:42:44.

Wednesday were on their way to a seventh successive home League win.

:42:44.:42:48.

Gary Madine was making himself a nuisance again, and Johnson picked

:42:48.:42:58.
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Lane, as Uwe Rosler's antics set the tone for a bizarre encounter.

:43:06.:43:12.

He repeatedly attempted to obstruct Alan Sheehan, as he tried to take

:43:12.:43:18.

this free kick. It was inevitable but loathe him Oslo would get sent

:43:18.:43:28.
:43:28.:43:31.

to the stands. -- it was inevitable that Uwe Rosler would get sent to

:43:31.:43:41.
:43:41.:43:41.

the stands. Hughes converted his one from the penalty spot. If

:43:41.:43:48.

anyone was still enjoying their half-time drinks, here's what you

:43:48.:43:55.

missed. Barely 10 seconds had elapsed before Clayton Donaldson

:43:55.:43:59.

hammered in this stunning equaliser for Brentford. A draw was the final

:43:59.:44:09.
:44:09.:44:13.

outcome, both sides losing ground on the promotion chasers. It was an

:44:13.:44:18.

ill-tempered occasion, but Uwe Rosler was unrepentant afterwards.

:44:18.:44:25.

I think I did everything correct as to my technical area. I stood still.

:44:25.:44:28.

Probably the person who did the free kick was not happy that I

:44:28.:44:34.

stood there, but I was in my technical area. In addition to that,

:44:34.:44:38.

my colleague left his technical area and came into my technical

:44:38.:44:48.
:44:48.:44:48.

area. And then I got sent off. We will definitely be approaching the

:44:48.:44:52.

football League, and I think justice will be done, I believe in

:44:52.:44:56.

justice, so I'm quite confident that on Tuesday I will be on the

:44:56.:45:04.

bench. Despite sitting in a play- off spot, MK Dons only had one win

:45:04.:45:07.

in their last seven matches. They came close to breaking the deadlock

:45:07.:45:12.

with this header. In the second half, this free kick evaded

:45:12.:45:22.
:45:22.:45:27.

everyone but goalkeeper David better chance to take three points

:45:27.:45:31.

this season. But this Lunch left the referee no option but to show a

:45:31.:45:36.

red card. Down to ten men, Leyton Orient were unable to contain the

:45:36.:45:41.

Blades, who sensed victory. Stephen Quinn made the most of the extra

:45:41.:45:47.

space, and his this heat shot found Chris Porter. The former Derby man

:45:47.:45:51.

made no mistake. With six minutes to go, surely won't going to throw

:45:51.:45:55.

away a lead, but the South Yorkshire side showed their

:45:55.:46:01.

defensive frailty. Simonsen didn't get there and Kevin Lisbie struck

:46:01.:46:09.

to light up the stadium as Leyton Orient are now unbeaten in four.

:46:09.:46:12.

With boasts the lights on losing run something had to give between

:46:12.:46:16.

Chesterfield and Hartlepool. Chesterfield seized the initiative

:46:16.:46:22.

with Leon Clarke's 7th in eight. With Tommy Lee breaking down in the

:46:22.:46:28.

warm-up, this week Punch led to the equaliser. Paul Murray with the

:46:28.:46:37.

finish. Two minutes later, Hartlepool were ahead. Sir James

:46:37.:46:43.

Paul steering a beauty inside the far post. He was signed from

:46:43.:46:46.

Manchester City to give himself some gain time. Embarrassment of

:46:46.:46:56.
:46:56.:46:56.

riches might have helped them. This provoked some Impromptus all

:46:56.:47:01.

dancing. Chesterfield cannot stop the rot. This consolation goal

:47:01.:47:11.
:47:11.:47:15.

could not prevent their 5th failure something special to separate the

:47:15.:47:19.

sides and it was provided by Robbie Weir with half an hour remaining.

:47:20.:47:29.
:47:30.:47:36.

on target as the captain headed home the cross. This time last

:47:37.:47:41.

season he was playing for Havant and Waterlooville, but having

:47:41.:47:44.

arrived at Prenton Park in the summer he scored his first goal in

:47:45.:47:48.

professional football with 10 minutes to go when he showed great

:47:48.:47:53.

improvisation to convert the pullback. Full marks for the finish

:47:53.:47:57.

but they need some work. The visitors were denied what would

:47:57.:48:00.

have been a superb equaliser which the free kick saw go a couple of

:48:00.:48:10.

inches too high. Just one win in nine for Walsall. Olda made easy

:48:10.:48:13.

work of Wycombe Wanderers at Boundary Park. All the scoring

:48:13.:48:18.

cumin and second half with Chris Taylor making the most of the slip.

:48:18.:48:22.

The ball steered into the corner. The home side were in no mood to

:48:22.:48:26.

relent. Robbie Simpson thought he doubled the lead and would have had

:48:26.:48:32.

it not been for Super defending. The points were sealed nine minutes

:48:32.:48:40.

from time. A beautiful finish to return Paul Dickov's side to

:48:40.:48:50.
:48:50.:48:52.

winning ways. Murphy's law dictated this would be a goalless draw. That

:48:52.:48:55.

and the controversial decision from Ian Williamson. Mark Roberts had

:48:55.:49:03.

the ball and the Net but a penalty and a red card was awarded. The

:49:03.:49:08.

spot kick was saved, a second miss from the spot in three games from

:49:08.:49:18.
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for Bournemouth in recent weeks. Lee Bradbury's site were without a

:49:19.:49:22.

win since August the they took the lead four minutes before half site

:49:22.:49:27.

when Mark Pugh was on hand to hit home his 7th of the season. A few

:49:27.:49:30.

minutes later he should have become provider. His cross found ways

:49:30.:49:35.

Thomas, whose search for a goal a home goes on although he won't come

:49:35.:49:40.

across immediate -- easy opportunity. From the resulting

:49:40.:49:44.

goal kick, the goal came, giving the travelling fans something to

:49:44.:49:47.

cheer about. They will well and truly off their feet a minute since

:49:47.:49:51.

the second half and the turnaround has completed one and the bishop

:49:51.:49:57.

gave the sheikh is the lead. The Cherries pushed for an equaliser as

:49:57.:50:01.

the second half went on. Thomas failing to convert a close-range

:50:01.:50:11.
:50:11.:50:15.

header as the visitors held on. Now just four home points this season.

:50:15.:50:19.

Rochdale started well at St James' Park. But Trotman was denied

:50:19.:50:26.

brilliantly. Nathan Eccleston is on a month's loan from Liverpool and

:50:26.:50:31.

made an instant him back. Ashley Grimes crossing for his debut goal.

:50:31.:50:39.

This week, a group of Greek fans set up a siege mentality support

:50:39.:50:43.

for Paul Tisdale. Not Pirlo equalising on the stroke of half-

:50:43.:50:50.

time. That was the boost of a home side needed. J Taylor was fouled

:50:50.:50:54.

after the break, and the power shift was complete. Converting from

:50:54.:50:58.

the spot, punishing for -- of visitors for the earlier

:50:58.:51:04.

opportunities. The points were made safe nine minutes from time.

:51:04.:51:10.

Wholeness gave the ball away and he laid in J Taylor to see all three

:51:10.:51:13.

points and lift Exeter of the bottom of the table at the expense

:51:13.:51:23.

That will do Exeter's Conference the world of good. We have to talk

:51:23.:51:31.

about Jordan Rhodes. I just told you, 14 in -- in club and country.

:51:31.:51:36.

He to his incredible. Absolutely brilliant. He is a young lad but

:51:36.:51:46.
:51:46.:51:48.

has the physical stature of someone a lot older. That is a good finish.

:51:48.:51:52.

Be chairman said they don't have to sell the star players until January.

:51:52.:51:57.

That will reassure the fans, Wendy? It cause, they are flying. They

:51:57.:52:03.

sold Pilkington in the summer and they are a club that if anything

:52:03.:52:08.

will go the other way. There is no reason they should let anyone go.

:52:08.:52:12.

It looks as if they might be in. And interesting build-up to the

:52:12.:52:17.

game involving Notts County and Brentford. Martin Allen had to say

:52:17.:52:20.

something about the budget of Brentford, but what about this,

:52:20.:52:25.

with the manager getting in the way of the Notts County free kick?

:52:25.:52:33.

is classic, comic strip. This is fantastic. You look at the player,

:52:33.:52:40.

and you wonder if he can get any closer. Martin has had enough of

:52:40.:52:46.

this. I am surprised it took him that long. He is not holding back.

:52:46.:52:52.

He is playing the straight man brilliantly. Fantastic. All good

:52:52.:52:56.

fun. The funny thing is, he said afterwards that Martin Allen let

:52:56.:53:00.

the technical area so he should be reprimanded. He has actually not do

:53:00.:53:06.

anything wrong. Shall we say was not quite in the spirit of the game.

:53:06.:53:10.

Sheffield Wednesday have played a good few home games, but seven

:53:10.:53:15.

consecutive victories, their best home league start for 50 years. I

:53:15.:53:18.

think you said in the past that the big following at Hillsborough can

:53:18.:53:23.

put more pressure on, but the players, credit to them are turning

:53:23.:53:28.

it on. The only way brings pressure is if you don't go out and give

:53:28.:53:34.

everything. It brings pressure if you don't get results. Then people

:53:34.:53:37.

become introverted. But they are getting results and a big crowd,

:53:37.:53:42.

they are knowledgeable and passionate. And they get behind you.

:53:42.:53:47.

There are 22 or 23,000 people and that is a bonus for anyone. You

:53:47.:53:51.

want to go and play all four boy in front of big crowds. Absolutely.

:53:51.:53:56.

Well done to Tranmere whose flying start goes on. Last season AFC

:53:56.:54:00.

Wimbledon versus Crawley Town was a conference game played out between

:54:00.:54:03.

teams desperate to reach the Football League. They both arrived

:54:03.:54:08.

and in some style. Crawley were top of League 2 with Wimbledon in six.

:54:08.:54:12.

We went to the game of the day to see to get -- different teams to

:54:12.:54:22.
:54:22.:54:22.

There is always a degree of trepidation for clubs coming out of

:54:22.:54:27.

the Conference and into the Football League, and AFC and

:54:27.:54:30.

Crawley have continued where they left off. There is a symmetry to

:54:30.:54:34.

the achievement of the clubs. In the blue corner, A F C Wimbledon,

:54:34.:54:39.

who a decade ago did not even exist but whose five promotions in nine

:54:39.:54:44.

seasons have brought their famous name back into the Football League.

:54:44.:54:49.

And in the red corner, Crawley Town, who have overcome all manner of

:54:49.:54:52.

off-the-field problems in the past few years to become one of English

:54:52.:55:00.

football's most upwardly mobile clubs. At the end of the day,

:55:00.:55:05.

whether we have won all last, and hope fully we will win, but in the

:55:05.:55:08.

end, it is nine years since we didn't have a club and that is the

:55:08.:55:12.

most important thing. Look at all the people here and the Times

:55:12.:55:22.
:55:22.:55:22.

people are having come we can Is the reality of being back in the

:55:22.:55:29.

lead as good as the dream? Without a doubt. Totally. It is only a

:55:29.:55:34.

dream that has started. Some of the fans have put so much of Virginia

:55:34.:55:38.

has been brilliant. We have enjoyed every minute and seen all the new

:55:38.:55:48.

clubs, so it's been excellent. fans of good and realistic to enjoy

:55:48.:55:53.

the year. This was always going to be a fun year provided we were not

:55:53.:55:59.

scored sit -- skirting the danger, and hopefully we can avoid the drop.

:55:59.:56:02.

We have tended to lose two teams below us and there doesn't seem to

:56:02.:56:07.

be a massive difference. I don't want to be churlish because no one

:56:07.:56:11.

reason -- under obligation to answer the question that this was

:56:11.:56:15.

the point when we were talking to the Crawley chief-executive, but

:56:15.:56:20.

late afternoon they put a stop to it on the board and a thing we want

:56:20.:56:25.

to concentrate on the club's administration. And the new

:56:25.:56:35.
:56:35.:56:36.

prosperity, we don't, just the fact that the team are flying again. Is

:56:36.:56:41.

there a cultural paranoia about the club, you won't talk to us.

:56:41.:56:51.
:56:51.:56:52.

Everything we do good, people pick on us. Another team scores a goal

:56:52.:57:02.
:57:02.:57:02.

against us and it is like they have won the FA Cup. We have not gone

:57:02.:57:07.

into the Premiership and it rising football stars. They have got the

:57:07.:57:13.

wrong end of the stick, the people who think we are money bags. Just

:57:13.:57:18.

31 miles separate these teams and they romped to the top of the

:57:18.:57:26.

league by 15 points. Wimbledon had to get promotion via the play-offs.

:57:26.:57:32.

The rivalry with Crawley, what is it about? To be honest, Steve and I

:57:32.:57:38.

have known each other for ages. He's as good as gold off the pitch.

:57:38.:57:45.

It is hard work. Every other manager be one to win games against

:57:45.:57:55.
:57:55.:57:55.

our opponents. They are the local delivered the goods. The corner

:57:55.:57:59.

sliced into his own net by Chris borsch. With nine minutes on the

:57:59.:58:04.

clock, a case of deja-vu. This corner causing problems, but Chris

:58:05.:58:08.

Davies headed home his first for the club. If you want a definition

:58:08.:58:12.

of mixed emotions, it was provided by Davies. Just seconds later he

:58:12.:58:16.

went up the other end and put into his own net after good work from

:58:16.:58:23.

Max Porter. Suddenly, the MK -- Wimbledon were right back in the as

:58:23.:58:26.

the first of ebbed and flowed. The visitors thought they had done

:58:26.:58:32.

enough, but they have other ideas as the shot levelled the score --

:58:32.:58:39.

cause before half-time. The manager watched before half-time after he

:58:39.:58:42.

was threatened to substitute before he was sent off. The referee

:58:42.:58:46.

redeemed himself in the eyes of Evans after awarding his side a

:58:46.:58:51.

penalty. Matt tubs stepping up to score his night of the season. Five

:58:51.:58:54.

minutes later the visitors were able to re-establish their two-goal

:58:54.:59:00.

cushion. Not the most orthodox of goals as a combination of hesitant

:59:01.:59:06.

defending allowed this to be headed home. Jerry Brown said his side put

:59:06.:59:11.

in a shocking defensive display and the Red Devils showed no mercy.

:59:11.:59:16.

They made it five with four minutes remaining. Boorman had never scored

:59:16.:59:19.

a brace, but he has now. Plenty of questions for Wimbledon and plenty

:59:20.:59:29.
:59:30.:59:30.

One of those days when you have to accept they are a little further

:59:30.:59:35.

down the line I knew. Yeah, the goals were hideous, absolutely

:59:35.:59:40.

hideous. Three corners, three goals. We've conceded eight goals in the

:59:40.:59:45.

last two games at home. We've struggled. You can't keep bouncing

:59:45.:59:52.

back from diabolical defending. That's what we had today.

:59:52.:59:55.

Unfortunately, Steve Evans didn't want to speak to us after the game.

:59:55.:59:59.

You would think that after the terrific start Crawley had made

:59:59.:00:03.

that they'd be shouting about it from the rooftops. This reminds me

:00:03.:00:06.

of the Huddersfield Brentford game, when a lot of people take

:00:06.:00:11.

Huddersfield to beat Brentford and Huddersfield went and won 4-0.

:00:11.:00:15.

Everybody else in the division will be taking a sharp intake of breath

:00:15.:00:20.

when they see that. They are no shrinking violets. The it had a

:00:20.:00:25.

good season so far. Less get more from League Two. We begin our

:00:25.:00:30.

round-up of the team and second, Paul Sturrock's side were on a run

:00:30.:00:33.

of six league matches unbeaten going into their home game against

:00:33.:00:43.
:00:43.:00:47.

game to life after a goalless first half. With the half-time team talk

:00:47.:00:50.

still ringing in their ears, Ferdinand set them on their way.

:00:50.:00:55.

Seven minutes later, the striker was at it again. Neil Harris with a

:00:55.:00:59.

quality delivery. The 19-year-old volleyed in his third of the

:00:59.:01:05.

campaign. 2-0 up and cruising towards an eighth game undefeated.

:01:05.:01:10.

Southend were to press on their dominance in a four goal 24 minutes

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to spell. Timlin the architect for the club. They still weren't

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finished. The Philips rose highest to meet this corner. Tokyo showed

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brief signs of life in the closing stages. Mansell's strike was

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deflected by Marc Ellis. Despite the emphatic nature of the winner,

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Sderot says there is still plenty of room for improvement. It was

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disappointing for me. We should be starting games like we started the

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second half. We don't seem to get to the right tempo. It could cost a

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prevent Gillingham ended Doxford unbeaten run. They were undefeated

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in eight matches upon arrival at the priest Field stadium. They fell

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behind at the stroke of half-time to a spectacular strike from Lewis

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Montrose. For Oxford, this was a story of missed opportunities.

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There were over 40 minutes still to play when Joe Martin received a

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second booking for a foul on Robert Hall. But still Gillingham recorded

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a rare clean sheet, even when Montrose saw red for a rash

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challenge on a Sopore. But the nine men hung on the, ensuring that the

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manager stayed even-tempered. not going to be too harsh on the

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lad. He's a fantastic player and still learning the game. I was

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really pleased with him, a fantastic goal he scored, he's won

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the game for us. On the balance of play, Accrington had just about

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edged the first half of their Friday-night home game to

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Cheltenham. However, they trailed at the break. Goulding had only

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been on the pitch a matter of seconds when he broke the deadlock.

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His impact was immediate, and it was a lead the visitors could have

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doubled in the second half. But Bennett's shot was cleared off the

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line. Five wins in a row now for the Robins. Despite a run of five

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defeats, Rotherham United boss Andy Scott told his players to enjoy

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themselves against Shrewsbury. That advice resonated with Grabham. --

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Grabban. Shrewsbury hit back before half-time. Grandison headed back

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across goal for Cansdell-Sherriff to volley home. Morecambe prevailed

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in this clash between promotion contenders. Port Vale must be sick

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of the side of Jason Price. He scored against them for Barnet and

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August and did the same after Tomlinson Guardian this shot. The

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ambitious free-kick had Tomlinson back pedalling furiously. Port Vale

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have broken scoring records this season. Unfortunately, they

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conceded a few as well. Though not too many have been as good as

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Alessandra's quality finish. Port Vale have and one in any of their

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games against sides in the top part of the table. That unwanted record

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threatens their promotion challenge Paul Stout Morecambe made sure of

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leapfrogging their hosts in League Two after bringing down MacDonald

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in the box. Wilson scored from the shot to strengthen the already

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impressive away record. Andrew Fleming added a fourth in the 90th

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minute. Morecambe's unbeaten run in a match at Burton, as they went in

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search of back-to-back wins for the first time this season. They took

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the lead after 15 minutes when Harold latched on to Stanley's

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free-kick. After defeat at Cheltenham in their last match, the

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brewers were looking to avoid successive defeats. They conjured

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up an equaliser when Taylor fired home three minutes before the half-

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hour. 10 minutes before half-time, this one. Griffiths' header

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bringing a terrific save. Paolo Di Canio in third the goal wouldn't

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have looked out of place in the Champions League. De Vita adding

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the exclamation point to the move will. The defeat leaves the

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pilgrims four points adrift at the bottom. With three league wins out

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of four, Macclesfield continued to climb the table. That streakers

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coincided with Ross Draper weighing in with some valuable goals from

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midfield. This was his third of the unbeaten four match run. This local

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derby was taking place for the second time in three weeks. On this

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occasion they avenge their cup defeats, they survived a few scares.

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Sean Miller was centimetres away from finding the same corner as

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Draper. The same post later prevented to draw from levelling

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the scores. Back-to-back wins put Macclesfield in a striking distance

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of the play-off places. Both sides came into this one off the back of

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defeats, and both are nervously looking over their shoulder at the

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wrong end of the table. But it was the home striker almost struck

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first. It was the visitors who broke the deadlock. Jacobs is only

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19 years old, but was named player of the year last season. He had

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this thunderbolt of a strike, his fourth of the season. Bradford were

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given a route back into the game when the referee deemed that Andy

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Holt handled Ryan's cross. Fagans stepped off to fire home his second

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Bradford back-to- back home wins. - the Carling Cup, Aldershot have

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lost five in a row. But the Premier League champions are riding on

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Tuesday, they put in a performance to remember. It took just three

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minutes for McGlashan to open the scoring. Darren Jones and Danny

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Hylton were left out, so they couldn't miss the cup game. The

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calculated risk seemed the sensible option when Vincenti made it two.

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Certainly a moment to enjoy. Dagenham and Redbridge couldn't

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contain their visitors. When Rankin was felt by this challenge... It

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was an easy decision for the to restore the three-goal lead

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before the half-time whistle. His diving header quashed any faint

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hopes of a Dagenham comeback. They were next to score. McCrory making

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the most of his reprieve, after the FA overturned a red card he

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received last week. It was definitely a day to forget for the

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home side. There was still time for a 5th, as the brash and added some

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cemetary to proceedings. Having opened the scoring, he finished it.

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It's onwards and upwards for Aldershot. This sparkling

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performance will certainly give Sir Alex something to think about. Even

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at this stage of the season, Hereford verses Barnett had the

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ring of a six-pointer. From the moment Harry Patel struck the bar,

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a decisive shift in the relegation battle looked on the cards. --

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rosy after this result. A rattle of the woodwork from Ricky homes

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wasn't enough to prevent them climbing out of the bottom two. A

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good run for Hereford. Stand-out performance was Morecambe, away to

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Port Vale. To get turned over their 7-2 last season and to come back

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with your first win in five with this scintillating performance.

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Absolutely. They have a fantastic start but this is a magnificent

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result at a tough place to go. That was a super finish. A really good

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result was if ever there was the perfect preparation to play

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Manchester United in the Carling Cup, Aldershot came up with it. It

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hasn't gone according to plan since they beat Carlisle, sorry, Rochdale,

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in the Cup. This was a fantastic one. This was the sort of game that

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you want to play and do well in because everybody butt macro we

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should say well done to Cheltenham and Macclesfield. They continued to

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defy the odds. As does this man next to me. 45 years old and the

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21st club you are representing today, Gosport Borough in the FA

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Trophy. It was Roy of the Rovers stuff, because he came up with the

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winning goal. A great day for you. I did have a best on and do this. -

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- vest. I'm only for pounds heavier than I was when I started. It was

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great fun. It turned out to be the winner. It seemed an awful long

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time since I'd scored in the end of the game. And you played all but

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four minutes. I did. I enjoyed it. And you still made it here tonight.

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Well done. Let's take a look at the automatic promotion spot after

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their fourth consecutive win. Morecambe and Gillingham both keep

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pace with the top three. It's getting pretty tied in the top

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seven, with only three points between fourth and 11th. Hereford

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move out of the bottom two after back-to-back wins. There was a

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much-needed win for Bradford. Plymouth are now five points from

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safety. The top six remain the same relegation zone. They are now

:12:21.:12:31.
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unbeaten in five, with Bournemouth If you've missed any of tonight's

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goals, don't forget we are on the red button and Freeview until 6am

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on Sunday morning. Otherwise, it's on the iPlayer all week. But if

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you're only after extended match highlights, they'll be online

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shortly on the BBC Sport website. There's much to savour on Sunday.

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Colin will bring you MOTD2 at 10pm on BBC Two. It includes a couple of

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cracking derby games. It's United v City up in Manchester, and QPR take

:13:19.:13:22.

on Chelsea down in West London. We're back with you on Wednesday

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