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With just one month left now of the regular season in the Football

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League the stakes are steadily getting higher by the week.

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It seems it's never too late in the season for club's to change

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managers, with Bournemouth the latest after sacking Lee Bradbury.

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And it's never too late to get a red card, after Bradford squared up

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to Crawley. Leroy Rosenior's with me tonight to

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keep the peace as we reflect on the day's events,.$$NEWLINE Here's a

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taster of what else to expect tonight.

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There was a pivotal game at the top of the Championship as West Ham and

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Reading went head-to-head. Unsurprisingly, it was an

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incredible atmosphere in East London with so much at stake.

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Leaders Southampton have looked as good on the road of late as they

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have at St. Mary's. After four away day wins on the

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spin, the Saints were looking to make it five in a row when they

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travelled to Blackpool. In League One, Sheffield Wednesday

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are looking up under Dave Jones. The Owls were hoping to put

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pressure on the top two by beating a Preston side managed now, of

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course, by Graham Westley. Nowhere is the promotion race more

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exciting than in League Two, where the top seven all realistically

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have a chance of an automatic place. We're with one of the contenders,

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Torquay United,for their Friday night away day at Barnet.

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We start with the big game at Upton Park, where West Ham took on

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Park, where West Ham took on Reading this afternoon.

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The two sides, separated by just one point at the start of the day,

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are locked in a real battle for the second automatic promotion place,

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with victory handing a crucial advantage at this vital stage of

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the campaign. A reminder that the first game

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between these two earlier in the season ended in a 3-0 win for

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Reading with two West Ham players sent off.

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It all added a bit of extra spice to a game watched for us by Tony

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Gubba. Victory doesn't guarantee automatic promotion, for West Ham

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and Reading this one of the defining fixtures of the season.

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Reading second in the chach yonship, one point ahead of West Ham. The

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three points here could help decide who wins that �50 million ticket

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into the Premier League and who faces the Lottery of the play-offs.

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West Ham have home advantage, they have drawn the last five league

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matches here. Faye returns but O'Brien is out but Faubert is at

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right back. Reading are the Championship form team. They have

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Jason Roberts back after a hamstring injury. He scored five

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goals in 11 appearances since arriving in January. Otherwise,

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back from West Ham. The style of play that hasn't impressed some of

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the West Ham supporters. Nicely pulled down. Chance for a decent

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cross. A low one. That's Nolan, that came off the post. This is

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Carlton Cole. West Ham have taken the lead. It came back off the

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woodwork. It's the best attack so far. Driven in low. It was a

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glancing header from Kevin Nolan which Federici somehow managed to

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claw away, but Carlton Cole was on to the lose -- loose ball. Into

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Roberts. It's fallen to... He must. Great block by Tomkins on the line

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to denied Reading. Here they come again. This's gone behind. It's

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going to be a goal kick. It's Reading's first chance. It comes

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after almost 20 minutes of relentless West Ham pressure. The

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defender didn't clear it, Faubert failed to get it away. The effort

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from Noel Hunt denied by the head of Tomkins. Oh, Brian McDermott

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turning away in disappointment with everybody is. He's given it away.

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He slides it to Carlton Cole who tried a clever flick with the

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inside of his left heel. Roberts Federici worried at the moment that

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that might be dropping in. Was that really Matthew tail or's intention?

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It was ambition if 2 was. It wasn't far away. -- ambitious if it was.

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It wasn't far away. He looks unconcerned, Sam Allardyce. Now,

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McCartney. Vaz Te with a header, he directed it well, under the

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crossbar. Easy enough catch for Federici, slightly to one side it

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Faubert. Can West Ham get that second goal before half-time? It

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finds its way to Matthew Taylor who drives it in. It came off the feet

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of the defender, surely? Again, the officials have delayed and made a

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decision which very few in the crowd would agree with. Driven in

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by Matthew Taylor. Vaz Te was arriving. Long ball forward, headed

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down by Tomkins. Shouts for handball against McAnuff. Got the

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shot away. It was poorly done. Harte will take this corner for

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Reading into the last-minutes of the half. Can they get back on

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level terms? Into the near-post. Kaspars Gorkss got the equalliser

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for Reading. A thumping header into the top corner, holding off the

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challenge of Kevin Nolan. Having been second best throughout the

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whole of the first half, Reading will go in at half-time at 1-1.

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Well, he made the second run. It was over the first Reading runner.

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He won the air in the battle with Kevin Nolan. What a below -- blow

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that is to West Ham who have completely dominated the first half.

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Here's Roberts. He gets the rebound off the body of Tomkins. Here's a

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chance for Noel Hunt. Would you believe it, Reading are going to go

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in at half-time leading 2-1. It's unbelievable! That came out of

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nothing. Well, maybe some half hearted defending by West Ham

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players a slightly fortunate rebound off the body of Tomkins

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that put the ball back in the path of Roberts. Having been second best

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for so long, unbelievibly, Reading trying to get underneath it. He has.

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The defender slipped. It will be a rn corner to West Ham. The half

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isn't over yet. Well, we expected fireworks here this afternoon with

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these two. That's what it is proving to be. Oh, this's blocked

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on the line! A rare old scramble. might of been another equalliser.

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It could of been 2-2. The whistle has gone after a splendid 45

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header, Ian Harte heart missed it. Here's Faubert. Too high for

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Carlton Cole. Tomkins in a good position. The shot was on target by

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the big central defender, now chase. He gets to it first,

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supported by McAnuff. Hunt. He went down over the challenge. It's going

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to be a penalty. The referee pointed at the penalty spot. He

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conceded a penalty there with that wreckless challenge on Hunt. Hunt

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took the ball away from him, the tackle was late. Some might look at

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that and say its with a soft penalty. The referee had no

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hesitation. It's Ian Harte heart who will take the responsibility.

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Harte, for Reading, makes it 3- 16789 what a comeback this is for

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the team in second place in the Championship. Surely, securing that

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position now. A 3-1 lead over West Ham. Reading now look in total

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control. Reading have taken the full stretched save from Robert

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succeeded. One defender in front of him. Can he get a shot away? Kch

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Kebe whose legs were taken away from him. It was the follow-up shot

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from McAnuff which brought the save. Kebe was on the break here after

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the ball was kept in play. McCartney in front of him. McAnuff

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who got the shot away. Noel app lift the ball in. Faubert is

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arriving, trying to drive it back. It will be a corner. West Ham are

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having to scrap for all the bits and pieces. West Ham know they have

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to pull another goal back, to give header! Vaz Te, right into the top

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corner. Hang on, it's not over yet. What a glorious header that was

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from the Portuguese player. Absolutely right into the corner.

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Unsavable. It's still all to play two-goal lead. -- Reading. The flag

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

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did not go up. Surely the three has been here.

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How significant do you think that victory is? It is three points for

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us. This is was a tough place to come to. We never really got going

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for the first 20 minutes and they took the lead. After that, we

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played really well and we stayed in the game, which we have to -- which

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we have to. Defensively, or we have been sound and everyone has had to

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learn the goals. Reading took their chances and we gifted them those

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goals. We are delighted with the result. It was great for us. Now,

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at Reading have a slip up, we have a win. We need to win all six to

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Reading were very good on the day itself, especially as West Ham were

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so dominant for the first 40 minutes. There were. Credit to

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Reading and because they always seemed unfazed, no matter how the

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game is going. Brian McDermott seems to has instilled in them to

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keep doing what they do and in the end they got the reward. Or to turn

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out from Reading. Delivery was spot on. Determination of forced the

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ball into the net. Jason Roberts terrorised everyone in the first

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half. It has been a defining season for the Irishman since Shane Long

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left? Since Jason Roberts has gone there, he has enjoyed being the

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second striker, as it were. What about West Ham and their ambitions

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to finish in the top two? A lot more difficult now. They need to

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win the next six games just to give them a chance of finishing in the

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top two. The way Southampton and Reading are going at the moment,

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you cannot see them dropping too many points. With Southampton of

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kicking off taught a few hours later, attention has switched to

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

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after it. That was a really good save from Calvin Davies. Taylor

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Fletcher will be bitterly disappointed. They might have lost

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some experience today by taking Kevin Phillips out of the game, but

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

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they have brought in a lot of pace right-hand side, but the goalkeeper

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stays up. He is a good barrier and that was a good save from him once

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

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at Billy Sharp for Southampton. -- excellent finish. Good strength

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just when he needs it. He takes that energy from the defender. The

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keeper can do nothing about it. Phillips tracing this now. --

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chasing this now. Taylor-Fletcher in the middle and Dobbie lurking as

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marking is shockingly bad. Be it is massive for us after the

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disappointment last weekend. The referee made amends and gave us one

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at the other end. We needed everybody to be on their game today.

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We made a lot of changes and the ones who came in, the ones who went

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out, showed the right attitude. We have got a great football club and

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I am proud of them. I think Blackpool did very well today.

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There were presented with a penalty that was not converted. We conceded

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two goals and it was shocking. Sometimes it gets you stronger by

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picking a team that is not what is expected. Did it last year and was

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fined �25,000. With this world, it does not affect them that much.

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Good luck to Southampton, they are a fantastic team. If they had

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scored that penalty, who knows what It was all about the penalties,

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wasn't it? That changed the emphasis for the game. They miss

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one at one end and the other side get one and converts it. It gave

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Blackpool that impetus they needed. The foul was actually outside the

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box and I think he was already going down. Harsh, but the referee

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had no choice but to give it. And then Stephen Dobbie stepped up. An

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excellent penalty. I am more impressed with his golf. The

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strength is great. The resource that the anticipation of the

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challenge. It means he can write it. He changes the angle of his run.

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talked about the movement of Stephen Dobbie, he's going to be

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crucial for them. He could play a similar role to what he did 24

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months ago. Absolutely. That Blackpool squad has got real depth

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and quality in it. They have to. There were seven changes against

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the team riding high which means he has confidence in his team. So was

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that a one-off was up and then? scenes without Ricky Lambert they

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are not on their game. Let us round up the rest of the championship,

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starting with a game between two teams that started in the top six

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Tony Mowbray was well aware of an unnecessary North East hat-trick of

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waiting his team. Brighton's home form of nine wins suggested it

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The breakthrough came after an hour. Middlesbrough now has top-scored

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1-1 keeps both teams level on points. There is a lot of mutual

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respect between that rival managers. I really enjoyed watching Tony

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Mowbray's team. Huge credit to than, coming from the First Division. The

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way they are playing is similar to what Swansea did last year. Credit

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to their philosophy and I am sure they will move on to do great

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year since Rovers notched up a win against the blues. But her first

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victory look like it could be on the cards after be scoring was

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seven outings before this. But you equaliser settled the play of

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Birmingham and in the second half they could pick off Doncaster at

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opportune moments. Chris Burke put them in the lead for the first time

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in the match after an hour. 20 minutes later, Marlon King grabbed

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his 15th of the campaign. It is looking ominous for Dean Saunders

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Paul Spike men now. Birmingham's fans went home happy with their

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side in the play-off positions. This was a match between two teams

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desperate to discover some form for different reasons. Kenny Jackett's

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side have lost for mind Games in the bottom and Cardiff had drawn

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goal was flag for offside. Then one was disallowed for a foul in the

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build up. Cardiff were almost caught on the break play Tom by the

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keeper did just enough and it was a fourth consecutive draw for the

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home side. Millwall were fighting for their lives and came here and

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put forward meant 10 -- behind the ball. The open them up on a set

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piece and scored a perfectly good goal and when the referee sees it

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again he will be embarrassed that the decision. A five-match unbeaten

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run has given Coventry fans hope that they may stay up after all.

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That belief was strength and again when Cooper headed into his own net.

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Hull also has got themselves but Joe Murphy saved acrobatically.

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There are a few things in the world that take nine months to deliver,

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of course, and here is another, the first Coventry away win of the

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season and Coventry are out of the bottom three for the first time

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since October. I said then the challenge to go unbeaten until the

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end of the season. There is a great buzz in the dressing room and I am

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pleased for the fans as well. had a shock on their last home

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appearance with 87-3 thrashing by Nottingham Forest. Watford were

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ahead in five minutes. Leeds are still looking for their first home

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win under Neil Warnock and they themselves. A golden opportunity

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went begging. The goalkeeper finally grateful to get his hands

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on the ball. But the Leeds defence was stretched again soon afterwards,

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and punished. After -- it was two goals in a day for Chris Iwelmu.

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Defender Paul Connolly knew what was coming with his second yellow

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card for the file. Watford now unbeaten in seven. There reset

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something spookily symmetrical about Peterborough and Leicester.

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Three wins apiece and three draws against each other. And their kids

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at London Road were pretty identical. They could not be

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separated after an hour. Peterborough celebrated hard with

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the goal and so would you if you had lost five out of the last seven.

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The goalkeeper brought down the striker and the referee pointed to

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the spot. But Schmeichel saved, twice, as it turned out. We showed

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great character. We rode our luck at times but it has taken a

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fantastic goal could win it. created a lot of good opportunities

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and not taken any of them. And being undone with what was a good

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strike. We were not good enough today. With only one win in 12

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League matches and sitting one point above the bottom three before

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kick-off, Bristol City were in serious need of three. When Derby

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came to town. At Pride Park, Derby came from a goal down to claim

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victory. This time, Derby true first blood. Craig Bryson stroke --

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struck for the visitors. Derby were unlucky not to double their lead

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midway through the second half. Bristol City are the holders of the

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lowest goal tally with them B33. -- 33. But this sublime strike gave

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them the draw. But they are back in the relegation places. We were not

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anywhere near at our best. We wanted all three points. I do not

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think we did enough to get all three points. The equaliser was an

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exceptionally good finish but we felt that the quality of our

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performance deserved the three points. How many goals would not

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come Forest for a wave this time? 10 days ago it was seven at Leeds,

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and then it was none at the next match. But in the second half,

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Forest did it again. Radoslaw Majewski did it in style. He had

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scored just two league goals all season prior to this game but the

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Polish midfielder made it two in the space of 20 minutes with

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another stylish strike. Then Radoslaw Majewski showed poise and

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precision to complete his hat-trick. Another great win for Forest and

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Steve Cotterill. It is a big win because it was away from home and

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we are at home next week. The significance of it we probably will

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not know until the back end of the Easter but it is a result we are

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pleased with. To get a clean sheet, three points, three goals, played

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very well. When these two played each other last December, a switch

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15-3 after being two down. Things are different now. It was nothing

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like a goal rush this time than it was not until the second half when

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the only goal arrived, through Daryl Murphy. Barnsley won last

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week against Peterborough but they never really got going in this one.

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Ipswich had a string of chances to double their lead. Lee Martin could

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have done a lot better in this position. Opportunity rarely

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knocked for Barnsley and when they did get a sight of goal came up

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against an inform goalkeeper. In the end, one goal was enough for

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Paul Jewell's keen to extend their unbeaten run at home to eight.

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should have been out of sight but credit to Barnsley, they kept going

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and have some good players. A much- needed win against Hull on Tuesday

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did a lot to lift spirits around Fratton Park, but Port what would

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be to another win against Burnley to keep up their push for survival

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-- Portsmouth. After 15 minutes, Kieran Trippier got his third

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clique goal of the season. Portsmouth had been on the end of

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91-0 defeat this season but make sure there was not the case this

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time. Portsmouth were applauded off at half-time. But two minutes into

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the second half they fell behind again with Danny Ings scoring his

:39:11.:39:16.

first goal for Burnley. With 20 minutes to go, despite protests for

:39:17.:39:21.

hand ball, Charlie Austin made it 3-1 to burn the with his 12 of the

:39:21.:39:28.

season. That is how it stayed until the 93rd minute, when Jason Pierce

:39:28.:39:38.
:39:38.:39:41.

lost his bearings and Austin made it 4-1. This humiliation still was

:39:41.:39:49.

not over. It is not often that the second half replacement as court a

:39:49.:39:54.

hat-trick but Austin cemented a future win. It had all been a

:39:54.:39:59.

cunning plan. We changed formation with about 10 minutes to go in the

:39:59.:40:06.

first half and got bored and in the second half we were excellent.

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was not the fact of the defeat, it was more of individuals just not

:40:12.:40:22.

competing as well as they should Nottingham Forest, who could not by

:40:22.:40:29.

the ball all that long ago, this time, through the mercurial talent

:40:29.:40:33.

of Radoslaw Majewski, they have put a massive blemish on the home

:40:33.:40:38.

record of Crystal Palace. They certainly have. Radoslaw Majewski

:40:38.:40:45.

has great talent, a great ability. If you give him time and space he

:40:45.:40:50.

will find the shop and find the back of the net. The third one, I

:40:50.:40:57.

am really impressed. Quick feet and a great finish. All of a sudden,

:40:58.:41:04.

Steve Cotterill's site look like they are hitting form. It has been

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some turn around for Coventry as well. Unbeaten in six and no better

:41:09.:41:18.

time to get your first away win of the season. Against a Hull side who

:41:18.:41:22.

have been struggling, you have to give Coventry real credit for this

:41:22.:41:30.

result. It is a nice way to get out of the bottom three. Very well done

:41:30.:41:34.

to it Andy Thorn, out of the bottom three for the first time since

:41:34.:41:38.

October. I do not think anybody expected what could be challenging

:41:38.:41:44.

for the play-offs at this stage. 17 points out of 21, for a team that

:41:44.:41:54.
:41:54.:41:57.

has limited resources, and limited budget. Sean Dyche was delighted

:41:57.:41:59.

run them off at the start of the season. All of a sudden, with the

:41:59.:42:03.

momentum they have got, if they are looking at the play-offs. They have

:42:03.:42:10.

won their last three and they have real energy and vigour about them.

:42:10.:42:16.

Good movement as well from the young side. We mentioned Burnley,

:42:16.:42:20.

Charlie Austin has got 13 goals this season but he has been playing

:42:20.:42:28.

in the shadow of Rodrigues. It is his first career hat-trick. For

:42:28.:42:32.

someone we know scores a lot of goals. But Rodrigues has been

:42:32.:42:41.

playing well and scoring goals. He has just been in the shadow. Alarm

:42:41.:42:47.

bells for Portsmouth. The quote from the manager, not put over my

:42:47.:42:50.

conceded five, but the fact that some of the individuals did not

:42:50.:42:54.

compete as they should have done. You would think when they are down

:42:54.:42:58.

there that should be the least you expect. It has been, they have all

:42:58.:43:03.

been putting in a share. But today they did not and then letting down

:43:04.:43:08.

and he fell there. I think they thought if they could get result

:43:09.:43:16.

they may be able to move up the table. It is could be very

:43:16.:43:24.

difficult for them, it is five points now. There was a lunchtime

:43:24.:43:29.

kick-off on Saturday for Sheffield Wednesday against Preston. When

:43:29.:43:34.

stay knew that a win would once again take them above their rivals

:43:34.:43:44.
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

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Wednesday today is an opportunity to leapfrog their Sheffield rivals

:44:51.:45:01.
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17th goal of the campaign. He has something to say to the Preston

:45:28.:45:38.
:45:38.:45:43.

bench about it too. Huge throw. Madine with a committed header.

:45:43.:45:53.
:45:53.:45:54.

Offering his striker some advice. Madine's in again! So close to his

:45:54.:46:04.
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third. He will feel he should have done better with that. He couldn't

:46:05.:46:14.

keep it down. A lettoff for Preston. Second-half was a vast improvement.

:46:14.:46:18.

Got it down. Higher temp on the other hand created a lot more

:46:18.:46:24.

chances. It's nice to get the three points. That's what it's all about.

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Reported from their dug outh out that four players reported their

:46:28.:46:33.

starting line-up to them yesterday. When you have 35 players at the

:46:33.:46:38.

club, when the clubs have been losing before my rival, losing ways

:46:38.:46:42.

are in there it takes something to knock them out. A club working

:46:42.:46:51.

against itself is no way to go forward. Day by day, step-by-

:46:51.:46:56.

step,ish -- shall ue by issue you have to drive forward. It's slow.

:46:56.:47:00.

If you have people within your own camp working against you, it make

:47:00.:47:09.

it is tough. With Wednesday winning earlier in the day, Sheffield

:47:09.:47:18.

United needed a point to return to the automatic promotion places.

:47:18.:47:28.

Evans was awarded a penalty. He got his 3 1st of the season. The Blades

:47:28.:47:35.

had to settle for a draw when Boyd went close from distance. Stp they

:47:35.:47:42.

were helped in their return to second place when Peter Hartley

:47:42.:47:51.

took his rally call to make his mark literally. He was shown his

:47:51.:47:57.

second yellow. Clever thinking and a quickly taken free-kick gifted

:47:57.:48:02.

Wagstaff the chance to calm Charlton nerves on his 22nd

:48:02.:48:10.

birthday. Their lead at the top had been put ahead of Fife points

:48:10.:48:20.
:48:20.:48:22.

thanks to Wednesday. Spring had the keeper at full traech. -- stretch.

:48:22.:48:32.
:48:32.:48:35.

The keeper denied goals at the other end. Charlton are six points

:48:35.:48:38.

clear again thanks to Danny N'Guessan. They quaranteed

:48:38.:48:48.
:48:48.:48:49.

themselves a play-off place. Having toppled the leaders a week ago,

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Huddersfield were up against a Carlisle side in the promotion

:48:54.:49:01.

picture. Noble was a whisker away from opening the scoring. The

:49:01.:49:11.
:49:11.:49:12.

Yorkshire club were off the pace in the first half and were a gel down.

:49:12.:49:20.

Huddersfield have drawn more games away from home than anyone else.

:49:20.:49:30.
:49:30.:49:35.

Lee vosed Novak. -- crossed for Novak. The woodwork came to

:49:35.:49:40.

Carlisle's rescue that time. Four minute noose time added on Miller

:49:40.:49:47.

flicked in a winner as Grayson tasted defeat for the first time.

:49:47.:49:51.

Todays with a big performance against a club that have massive

:49:51.:49:55.

revenue compared to us. You have to be proud as a manager to be in

:49:55.:49:59.

charge of that. See the way the guys have given everything they

:49:59.:50:09.
:50:09.:50:16.

have got. You can't ask any more. Donaldson brushed aside Flannigan

:50:16.:50:25.

to put the Bees ahead. They got a third straight win for the first

:50:25.:50:34.

time under their manager. Douglas added the second with a stunning

:50:34.:50:41.

drive. They managed a late rally. Sean Williams second penalty had

:50:41.:50:51.
:50:51.:50:53.

them back in the week -- back in it. They almost found an equalliser but

:50:54.:51:03.
:51:04.:51:06.

they struck the woodwork. The Dons have a bit of work to do. If

:51:06.:51:09.

Stevenage don't make it to the play-offs this season they may

:51:09.:51:14.

point to their current run of form. Five minutes from time Bostwick

:51:14.:51:19.

struck and they looked on course for a first win in five. They even

:51:19.:51:25.

had chances to increase the lead. Roberts header hit the woodwork.

:51:25.:51:35.

Deep into injury-time, Wickham were awarded a penalty. Roberts fouling

:51:35.:51:42.

eastman. Basey got a late point and inflict a fifth straight straight

:51:43.:51:49.

draw on Stevenage who lose ground on the top six. After a blistering

:51:49.:51:54.

start to his reign as manager, Notts County have gone off the boil

:51:54.:52:03.

recently. This effort from Taylor proved Oldham weren't there just to

:52:03.:52:08.

make up the numbers. After successive home defeats to the two

:52:08.:52:14.

Sheffield clubs they looked to be frustrated again. They got a win,

:52:14.:52:19.

Sheehan had only one thing on his mind. That finish keeps his team in

:52:19.:52:29.
:52:29.:52:34.

touch with the top six. Relegation seems inevitable for Exeter. The

:52:34.:52:40.

short-term prospects for this match didn't look good when Duguid gave

:52:40.:52:48.

them the lead. Colchester old boy Cureton claimed he made the contact

:52:48.:52:58.
:52:58.:52:58.

for the cross for the equalliser. How close did Cureton come to

:52:58.:53:08.
:53:08.:53:10.

winning the match with this effort flashing just wide? After sacking

:53:10.:53:16.

Lee Bradbury, Paul Grooves is in place of Bournemouth until the end

:53:16.:53:22.

of the season. After start a mid- week draw, they created plenty of

:53:22.:53:32.
:53:32.:53:33.

chances against Yeovil. Cooper nearly surprised Walker, who was in

:53:33.:53:37.

inspiring form. The South Coast side pushed hard for a winner. They

:53:37.:53:47.
:53:47.:53:55.

were foiled by Walker who needed all of his frame to deny this shot.

:53:55.:54:02.

The young Bury boss had the upper hand when Sodje sent them into the

:54:02.:54:09.

lead. Five minutes later, terrific play from Andy Bishop opened the

:54:09.:54:14.

door for Coke. He kept his cool to put Bury on track for their first

:54:14.:54:24.
:54:24.:54:25.

win in 14 matches. That put a stop to Tranmere's unbeaten run. This

:54:25.:54:35.
:54:35.:54:39.

goal-line block prevented Bishop adding his name to the scoresheet.

:54:39.:54:45.

Ahead of the club's first home game since winning at Wembley it was

:54:45.:54:52.

hoping the trophy would spur them on to a victory. Westcarr put them

:54:52.:54:59.

ahead. Scunthorpe had equallised. Chesterfield to deal with the

:54:59.:55:04.

loanee, Robertson applied a smart finish. Three goals after the hour

:55:04.:55:12.

make, the Iron avoided six successive draws. Robertson turned

:55:12.:55:18.

provider which was rounded by Walker. They failed to clear their

:55:18.:55:27.

lines. Robertson punished them with a cracker. Chesterfield look adrift

:55:27.:55:37.

at the foot of the table with six games left. It was a day for for

:55:37.:55:46.

them to celebrate as Barcham got the fourth. Both sides went into

:55:46.:55:52.

this game knowing that the winners would take a giant stride towards

:55:52.:55:58.

preserving their League One status. Walsall were awarded when Ledesma

:55:59.:56:08.
:56:09.:56:09.

opened the scoring. They took control when Widdowson got the

:56:09.:56:13.

credit of the own-goal. Whatever Rochdale manager said at the break,

:56:13.:56:22.

it worked as the home side began their fight back. Akpa Akpro

:56:22.:56:28.

stabbed home. Deal pressed and levelled from the spot after

:56:28.:56:33.

Kennedy was up-ended by Saddler. Symes converted the penalty with

:56:33.:56:41.

the minimum of fuss. The home side pushed for a winner. Deep into

:56:41.:56:47.

stoppage time they were rewarded. This volley secured three valuable

:56:47.:56:57.

points for Rochdale. There was to be one final twist in this game.

:56:57.:57:03.

Butler headed home. The teams share six games and the points. Dramatic

:57:03.:57:13.
:57:13.:57:19.

end to that game. Terrific goalscorers. You have to put Gary

:57:19.:57:22.

Madine in that bracket, helping Sheffield Wednesday to their 23rd

:57:22.:57:26.

league win of the season? A great signing. You could see his

:57:26.:57:30.

potential. He hits it firm. The keeper would be disappointed it

:57:30.:57:34.

went through his near-post. The power beats him. This goal is what

:57:34.:57:39.

Madine is all about. A big striker, good in the air. He is aware of

:57:39.:57:43.

what is happening around him. He guides it into the corner

:57:43.:57:46.

beautifully. We heard from Graham Westley. There is confusion

:57:46.:57:52.

regarding what is happening at Preston. He is alleging that some

:57:52.:57:56.

of the Preston players leaked the team or whether it was a windup

:57:56.:57:59.

from the Wednesday bench. It highlights there is a lack of trust

:57:59.:58:04.

between some players at the club and Graham Westley? Either way it's

:58:04.:58:09.

a disgrace. If players are going out there giving the team away.

:58:09.:58:13.

It's making... If that is true? undermines everything he is trying

:58:13.:58:18.

to achieve there. Whether he likes their methods or not they are

:58:18.:58:22.

professionals and they have to get on with it. If at the end of the

:58:22.:58:27.

season they can move on. If it's a windup that is even worse. Is

:58:27.:58:31.

shouldn't be something any other side should get involved in.

:58:31.:58:36.

can they repair this relationship? It can only get worse. Preston need

:58:36.:58:42.

to pick up points to secure their league status. How can he do that

:58:42.:58:47.

with players he doesn't trust and who don't want to play for him. If

:58:47.:58:52.

he is going to root it out I will try and get them out now so they

:58:52.:58:58.

can move forward with a group that is behind him. Carlisle United,

:58:58.:59:03.

unbeaten now in 16. Their play-off push continues. There is a feel

:59:03.:59:09.

good factor at this football club. They took 600 fans midweek, with a

:59:09.:59:15.

special offer, that shows you what is going on there? Abbott has done

:59:15.:59:20.

a terrific job. He has done it with lots of loans. They have a lot to

:59:20.:59:24.

be travelling for and happy to do the distance. They are in the play-

:59:24.:59:29.

offs and doing well. Greg Abbott works hard and doesn't get the

:59:29.:59:38.

accolades he deserves. Over due win for Bury against Tranmere? Massive

:59:38.:59:44.

relief for Ritchie Barker and his team. One win in 14. Coke comes up

:59:44.:59:49.

with the winner. You think, where are the next three points coming

:59:49.:59:52.

from? They got it. They were slipping into that bottom four. It

:59:52.:00:02.
:00:02.:00:08.

has given leeway to move forward dominated by the incredible scenes

:00:08.:00:13.

at the end of Bradford's game against Crawley Town. Five players

:00:13.:00:19.

were sent off after a mass brawl broke out. It remains to be seen

:00:19.:00:24.

what punishment will be given by the focus shifted back to the

:00:24.:00:29.

football. On Friday night, Torquay had another long-distance trip,

:00:30.:00:39.
:00:40.:00:44.

Nearly 14,000 miles will be covered by the Torquay United coach over

:00:44.:00:49.

the course of this season. Only Plymouth Argyle will do more than

:00:49.:00:59.
:00:59.:01:04.

rounds in bleak one had last season's play-off final, their play.

:01:04.:01:08.

The manager departed followed by several key players but it would

:01:08.:01:15.

appear that the good times up back Ed Torquay United. Step forward and

:01:15.:01:20.

man who has won five promotions as a player and another one as a

:01:20.:01:27.

manager with Leyton Orient, and who has overcome a challenging time at

:01:27.:01:31.

Cambridge United to beat Torquay United on a run of 12 wins from

:01:31.:01:41.
:01:41.:01:42.

their last 16 games since the turn of the year. The boys of buzzing,

:01:42.:01:48.

aren't they? There is plenty of banter which is always a good sign.

:01:48.:01:53.

They are quietly confident of what they have been doing. There is a

:01:53.:02:03.
:02:03.:02:04.

good team spirit. We're talking about our pop star over there, Rene

:02:04.:02:14.
:02:14.:02:20.

Howe! Since I have been with Torquay, everything has been up and

:02:20.:02:26.

down. We have been relegated, promoted, near enough in a dogfight

:02:26.:02:32.

as well. Did you hold in New Year's Eve party and put something special

:02:32.:02:36.

in their drinks, because since the turn of the year of the form has

:02:36.:02:42.

been unbelievable! Or try to save we did, but 2012 has been

:02:42.:02:52.
:02:52.:02:55.

unbelievable. I have never been on such a run as this. Excuse me!

:02:55.:03:01.

have the kitbag! I know we go on about it with Q and planet and the

:03:01.:03:08.

distances, but you must have de facto it in. -- with you and a

:03:08.:03:16.

Plymouth. Yes, it does come into it. 19 overnight out of 23 trips, you

:03:16.:03:26.
:03:26.:03:51.

have to make sure it does not play against high-flying Torquay. The

:03:51.:03:57.

Torquay goalkeeper escaped with a yellow card. The failure by McLeod

:03:57.:04:05.

proved costly as the Devon club pushed on for the win that put more

:04:05.:04:15.
:04:15.:04:15.

pressure on leaders Swindon. They were on course to match a club

:04:15.:04:25.
:04:25.:04:28.

record of 11 away wins in one season. The defeat leaves Barnet

:04:28.:04:38.
:04:38.:04:40.

perilously close to trouble. Torquay March on. Come on! Get the

:04:40.:04:50.
:04:50.:04:54.

sandwiches out! We spoke at half- time about quality, it was better

:04:54.:05:01.

in the second half. Brian and Mark had their front two, well done, at

:05:01.:05:07.

the first half they gave us a run around and you ask them the

:05:07.:05:16.

question. That is a job well done. That, if I may say so, had all but

:05:16.:05:20.

full marks of a team that is heading for promotion. It is called

:05:20.:05:29.

the smash and grab method! I did not dare say it! Definitely, the

:05:29.:05:33.

pause was nowhere near the level we have been. They would cut, they

:05:33.:05:39.

missed their chances, we took our one good chance. It is not about

:05:39.:05:44.

performers at this stage of the season, it is about results. I

:05:44.:05:48.

think that has broken Arrow wave record as a clerk. There is plenty

:05:48.:05:58.
:05:58.:06:03.

of character in the dressing room. You had a small saver on the

:06:03.:06:07.

appointment of Martin Ling at Torquay. I was asked about a man I

:06:07.:06:11.

told the truth, I said he is honest, he wants to play the game and

:06:11.:06:15.

develop players and will be a perfect fit for Torquay. I'm

:06:15.:06:22.

delighted that they appointed him. Do you see them completing the

:06:22.:06:28.

process with promotion? I do. He is so, and he has a great assistant as

:06:28.:06:34.

well. They are really hard working and the supporters appreciate that.

:06:34.:06:39.

No matter where they are in the league, supporters will always

:06:39.:06:45.

appreciate hard work. The wind for Torquay move them to one. Away from

:06:45.:06:55.
:06:55.:07:03.

Swindon. Swindon welcomed Bristol players alliance after that the

:07:03.:07:13.
:07:13.:07:31.

not get past the Bristol Rovers goalkeeper. A frustrating day for

:07:31.:07:40.

Swindon. After Crawley's brawl with Bradford

:07:40.:07:48.

in midweek, Scott Davis almost lifted the cloud hanging over them.

:07:48.:07:54.

In the end they were bemoaning two. Strop. It could have been different

:07:54.:07:59.

but the referee had decided the handball was deliberate not

:07:59.:08:04.

accidental. I do not think anyone can understand why we did not get a

:08:04.:08:12.

penalty. Aldershot set out to do what no other team has done this

:08:12.:08:16.

season, the double over at Shrewsbury. Six minutes into the

:08:16.:08:24.

second half it look like they may pull it off. Josh Payne took aim

:08:24.:08:30.

from the spot and did not disappoint. Prospects improved

:08:30.:08:39.

minutes later. The referee took a different view of the challenge and

:08:39.:08:43.

it is no surprise that Graham Turner is considering an appeal.

:08:43.:08:50.

Aldershot looked to push home their advantage. But we Cobb minutes left,

:08:50.:08:54.

Marvin Morgan conjured up equaliser that preserves the end the unbeaten

:08:54.:08:59.

home record in the Football League. They are still in the hunt for the

:08:59.:09:09.
:09:09.:09:11.

top three. If Shrimpers came to see the return

:09:11.:09:21.
:09:21.:09:24.

of their hero Freddy Eastwood, they were not disappointed. 10 minutes

:09:24.:09:34.
:09:34.:09:39.

after the red card, the first goal. Horn doubled the lead with a shot

:09:39.:09:48.

that been used the goalkeeper. Then the moment that the fans wanted.

:09:48.:09:53.

Freddy Eastwood, on loan from Coventry, crowned his return home

:09:53.:10:03.
:10:03.:10:07.

with a goal. In total control, but hopes were confident the stroking

:10:07.:10:13.

the ball about and in no need to go easy on the visitors. A

:10:13.:10:18.

comprehensive win for Southend against the promotion rivals.

:10:18.:10:22.

People will say that 10 men changed the game, at the end I think we

:10:22.:10:32.
:10:32.:10:33.

were very competent when it was 11 against 11.

:10:34.:10:37.

Oxford's faint hopes of automatic promotion were dealt a blow as a

:10:37.:10:44.

clinical Morecambe's side claimed the points. Three minutes in, Craig

:10:44.:10:49.

Curran opened the scoring. With celebrations barely over, the game

:10:49.:10:59.

was level as Scott Rendell was first to react. More can claimed

:10:59.:11:09.
:11:09.:11:11.

the 0.16 minutes from time. Stewart Drummond heading home the winner.

:11:11.:11:17.

An early boost for Crewe in their quest for play-off place. The

:11:17.:11:22.

beauty from Luke Murphy gave them the lead against Northampton. They

:11:22.:11:29.

were seemingly on course for a 5th straight win. But Adebayo Akinfenwa

:11:29.:11:34.

continues to do the business. His 17th of the campaign at the game

:11:34.:11:44.
:11:44.:11:44.

all square by the hour mark. By the finish, Northampton had the

:11:44.:11:54.
:11:54.:11:56.

goalkeeper to thank. He capped the debut by thwarting the penalty.

:11:56.:11:59.

Could Gillingham rekindle play-off hopes after managing just one win

:12:00.:12:09.
:12:10.:12:11.

in five games? When the opening goal came after the break, the

:12:11.:12:15.

Gillingham boss said it would not have looked out of place in the

:12:15.:12:25.
:12:25.:12:26.

Premier League. Matt Fish applied the finish. Gillingham's sealed the

:12:26.:12:35.

points, leaving Macclesfield in the drop zone. Chris Whelpdale headed

:12:35.:12:45.
:12:45.:12:45.

home the second. These are dark times for Hereford

:12:45.:12:55.
:12:55.:12:56.

who are fighting for football League survival. The managerless

:12:56.:13:01.

team were looking to impress potential new bosses and scored the

:13:01.:13:06.

only goal of the game before the break. Hereford are now four points

:13:06.:13:15.

from safety, bottom of League Two. Steer clear of Terry Brown for a

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while. The Wimbledon boss was fuming after watching his team lose

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at Accrington. With half an hour gone, Luke Moore levelled up but it

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was a pity that they could not make more of their chances in the second

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half. Accrington went on to complete the double over their

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London opponents, with Will The hero of the hour of made a

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brilliant save. Top scorer Mark Richards had the idea to improvise

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on the spot. Not only was the penalty save, it was followed up

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with two more blocks to ensure a vital victory.

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Finally, some breathing room for Plymouth. The only goal was fired

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home after four minutes. Guy Branston forced a save from Jake

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Kohl. Plymouth held on for a big win to join Bradford level on 40

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I am sure the Plymouth fans are breathing a sigh of relief.

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Absolutely. There is experience in there. A nice mixture. A vital

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three points for them. Brian Horton performed heroics to keep

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Macclesfield up. He's certainly go down his work cut out. They have

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only 11 game since October. Yes, and they are a few points away from

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safety. But Brian Horton is experienced and is doing a decent

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job in difficult circumstances. He knows the club and his experience

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might help him get out of trouble. One team on the up his Dagenham and

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Redbridge. They've had a tough couple of seasons since they had

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been promoted. Players have come and gone. But there was a strong

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bench this week. Some players back from injury and they are on quite a

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good run. Right, well before we go, let's take a look at the latest

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tables then. In nPower League Two Torquay have

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closed the gap on Swindon to two points after the Robins were held

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at home by Bristol Rovers. Southend were the only other side in the top

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were the only other side in the top seven to win over the weekend.

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Hereford and Macclesfield are both looking in trouble after both lost

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without scoring. There was a valuable three points for Plymouth

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as they draw level on points with Bradford and Dagenham have now

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climbed to 19th with another win. The top three in league one all won

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and move further clear of Huddersfield and MK Dons who both

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lost. Carlisle consolidate their play-off place with that late win

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and have played a game less than Notts County in 7th.

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Chesterfield lost ground on the teams above them as they lost and

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the 4 teams above them all drew. Bury picked up a much needed win at

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the 14th time of asking and are one of three sides on 46 points.

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In the Championship it was a great day for Reading as they moved 4

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points clear of third placed West Ham and are now 2 points off

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Southampton. Behind those three sides it is really tight. After

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Birmingham and Blackpool won and Brighton and Middlesbrough drew

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with each other all 4 sides now sit on 63 points.

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It was a good day for Coventry as they move out of the bottom three

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for the first time since October. They are replaced by Bristol City

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who drew with Derby. Nottingham Forest are up to 19th with another

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good away win. Now the show is on the red button

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and on Freeview till six o'clock in the morning on Sunday. It's also on

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the iPlayer all week. And if you're after extended match highlights of

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each game, you'll be able to see them on the BBC Sport website.

:18:08.:18:12.

There's more football on Sunday - Colin Murray will have the best of

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the weekend's Premier League action in MOTD2. You'll be able to see

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that at 2200 on BBC TWO. And don't forget you'll be able to catch up

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on all the news surrounding the Football League teams in your

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region on Monday evening. Late Kick Off is on air at 23.05pm on BBC One.

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