:00:44. > :00:48.Hello. Most clubs in Leagues One and Two battle it out in the second
:00:48. > :00:52.round of the FA Cup, today, the npower Championship Beck Row takes
:00:52. > :00:57.centre stage with four local Derby is hoping to raise the freezing
:00:57. > :01:01.temperature levels. Our match the Den for one of them. Millwall aim
:01:01. > :01:05.to make it 13 games without defeat against an improving Charlton side.
:01:05. > :01:11.If that is not enough to whet your appetite, here is what else we have
:01:11. > :01:15.for you tonight. It is Eagles versus Seagulls As the earlier
:01:15. > :01:24.Championship pace makers Crystal Palace go head-to-head with
:01:24. > :01:27.Brighton. We have action from a highly charged East Midlands affair,
:01:28. > :01:37.as Nigel Pearson's stuttering Leicester entertain Derby at the KP
:01:38. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:47.And the goals from Friday night's match at St Andrew's, as Birmingham
:01:47. > :01:52.to come Middlesbrough. -- took on Middlesbrough. This week, Ian
:01:52. > :01:55.Holloway admitted to being slightly confused by it, but despite being
:01:55. > :01:59.45 miles apart, Crystal Palace and Brighton has developed into one of
:01:59. > :02:03.the fiercest rivals raised in domestic football. Both clubs are
:02:03. > :02:13.in a great position. There was all to play for at Selhurst Park today,
:02:13. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:18.in a game watched by Lawrence anticipated match of the season, a
:02:18. > :02:24.deep-seated rivalry born in the 1970s. Both clubs on the promotion
:02:24. > :02:27.path, only one. Kids Crystal Palace of the top and Brighton outside
:02:27. > :02:35.play-off positions -- only one point keeps Crystal Palace of the
:02:35. > :02:45.top. Glen Moray returns after suspension. The Crystal Palace
:02:45. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:57.striker spent three-and-a-half One more goal takes his tally into
:02:57. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:31.double figures. Barnes also starts. is a red card. Early controversy in
:03:31. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :04:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:04:50. > :05:00.wall. Crystal Palace were so close ground, and stayed down, the
:05:00. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:21.melee of players. He is back on his on goal. Murray has broken the
:05:21. > :05:31.derby deadlock. There is no feeling like scoring against York old club
:05:31. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :06:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:06:20. > :06:27.get anything on to it? It was a has hit the outside of the post and
:06:28. > :06:37.it is away. He was like a rampaging Viking there, Craig Mackail-Smith.
:06:38. > :07:09.
:07:09. > :07:19.His right foot made contact with the right shoulder of Tomasz
:07:19. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:45.Palace. Murray is in a purple patch of form. It is his 17-of the season
:07:45. > :08:09.
:08:09. > :08:14.for the Crystal Palace number 17. flying header. He was inches away
:08:14. > :08:24.from his hat-trick -- Murray. He was leaking -- leaping like a
:08:24. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :08:49.is 3-0. Tomasz Kuszczak got a hand to it but it was not enough to keep
:08:49. > :08:57.it out. Crystal Palace are blowing away the resistance of Brighton
:08:57. > :09:07.here now. It was a brave effort from Tomasz Kuszczak, but it packs
:09:07. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:13.a punch, but left foot from garden. We knew it was going to be tough.
:09:14. > :09:20.Unfortunately for them it was made even tougher by it and tackle. It
:09:20. > :09:24.did not, to be fair, it felt like a sending off. What can you do? That
:09:24. > :09:28.is the talented boys we have out wide, they managed to get there,
:09:28. > :09:33.you think you get it, you don't, they are past year. That is what
:09:33. > :09:38.has been happening. I am delighted, really, absolutely delighted. I
:09:38. > :09:43.thought we had to be professional. We were. We changed a few things at
:09:43. > :09:47.half-time. The players were ready to have a go. We started very well.
:09:47. > :09:51.That is the moment you need to take advantage. We knew we would have
:09:51. > :09:56.one or two and you need to take it. If you don't take the chances, it
:09:56. > :10:02.is more difficult. Unfortunately we hit the post. Then the game went
:10:02. > :10:08.from our hands. Nothing to do, nothing you can complain about, it
:10:08. > :10:12.hurts because you lose but it is not typical. We need to accept it.
:10:12. > :10:15.Comfortable win for Crystal Palace, making the most of their numerical
:10:15. > :10:19.advantage and Glen Murray continuing his blistering form this
:10:19. > :10:23.season. Having lost successive games, normal service resumed its
:10:23. > :10:26.farmers Middlesbrough were concerned when they beat
:10:26. > :10:36.Huddersfield and they kicked off the weekend's game on Friday night
:10:36. > :11:01.
:11:01. > :11:11.finish. Leadbitter has put runs up to it and was able to guide
:11:11. > :11:11.
:11:11. > :11:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:11:53. > :12:03.it past Buckland, who was unable to foul by Bikey on King. A chance for
:12:03. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:40.spent half the season on loan a few MacDonald. But Brunt maintains the
:12:40. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:18.McDonald? Nobody was able to get hold of it in a blue shirt and the
:13:18. > :13:28.
:13:28. > :13:38.Steele. What a chance that was. Steele. What a chance that was.
:13:38. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :14:00.equaliser for Birmingham. What a goal from Wade Elliott. One touch
:14:00. > :14:10.for control, one touch to fire it past Jason Steele. The goalkeeper
:14:10. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:17.looked to be at full stretch. Here is Robert Hal. Behind the two
:14:17. > :14:27.strikers. Elliott. He can hit them. Appeals for handball as it strikes
:14:27. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:41.the figure of Bailey. Bailey is trying to explain toot referee. --
:14:41. > :14:43.
:14:43. > :14:53.to the referee. Marlon King to finish it for Birmingham. For the
:14:53. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:00.first time tonight, The Blues are in front. It all stemmed from
:15:00. > :15:10.Middlesbrough conceding possession. The ball was picked up quickly.
:15:10. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :16:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 78 seconds
:16:31. > :16:35.The ball was picked up quickly. who would score it. Paul McShane
:16:35. > :16:41.hitting the net for Hull it for the first time in four years, though
:16:41. > :16:45.with his hand according to Forest. The Tigers keeper finger tipping
:16:45. > :16:55.this header to safety to preserve the narrow lead and leave
:16:55. > :16:59.O'Driscoll philosophical at the If somebody said to me we would
:16:59. > :17:05.have performed the way we performed, I would have taken it. Disappointed
:17:05. > :17:08.with the result. Pleased with how we played.. The game was fine
:17:08. > :17:12.margins. We came out winners today. margins. We came out winners today.
:17:12. > :17:22.We are pleased. The pressure on Keith Hill would only intensify at
:17:22. > :17:29.
:17:29. > :17:36.the hands of a Watford side on the rise. They turned on the goal tap
:17:36. > :17:46.after the break as Mark Yeates beat deers for his second of the week. -
:17:46. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:59.- defenders for his second of the week. This free kick took the
:17:59. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:20.scoring rate to six goals in four to smile. Yates free-kick kept out
:18:20. > :18:30.by the width of a post. It wouldn't have been much consolation. There
:18:30. > :18:37.
:18:37. > :18:44.was a second goal of the week for Marcus Tudgay. Watford up to sixth.
:18:44. > :18:54.Two in-form teams go head-to-head at the Den. Millwall have won four
:18:54. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:15.in a row making this this a south- built their rounds on a bedrock of
:19:15. > :19:18.cleansheets. Millwall were frustrated but unbeaten in 13
:19:18. > :19:24.league games for the first time league games for the first time
:19:24. > :19:29.since the '70s. How are you feeling after that 90 minutes? Pleased with
:19:29. > :19:35.the performance. It was a nom nans performance. The chances fell our
:19:35. > :19:40.way -- dominance performance. The chances full our way. One or two
:19:40. > :19:46.penalty appeals. I didn't feel there was a clear one. Without us
:19:46. > :19:50.being able to break Charlton down. We weren't allowed to play by
:19:50. > :19:55.Millwall. They are a good team. They are in a gad place. Can you
:19:55. > :20:01.see why. They play with a lot of fire and passion and quality. I
:20:02. > :20:10.felt my team stood up today. Terrific reception for the father
:20:10. > :20:14.of Jimmy Mizzen? I have respect for them as parents and what they have
:20:14. > :20:20.been through and what they put into the community. The club support
:20:20. > :20:22.both families in what they are trying to do.
:20:22. > :20:25.Despite enjoying much of the possession and hitting the woodwork
:20:25. > :20:35.twice at Elland Road on Tuesday night, Leicester suffered their
:20:35. > :20:50.
:20:50. > :21:00.first defeat in five matches against Leeds.
:21:00. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:33.The header from Whitbread. Zak Whitbread with his first goal for
:21:33. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:43.the Foxes. A thumping header. A huge blow dealt to Derby. Waghorn
:21:43. > :21:50.who has been caught there. Taken down by Buxton. Again, Whitbread
:21:50. > :22:00.has gone forward to put pressure on the goal. A Waghorn delivery again.
:22:00. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:10.In by Waghorn, who went for goal himself. Almost caught the
:22:10. > :22:19.goalkeeper unawares. Going for the top corner. Konchesky. Waghorn. A
:22:19. > :22:23.stumble here. A handball surely here. Might be a card as well this.
:22:23. > :22:31.Coutts off balance. The referee decides a deliberate handball it
:22:31. > :22:38.was. Losing his footing. Waghorn went for the ball again. Hits the
:22:38. > :22:48.crossbar. Waghorn's in the mood tonight. Waghorn is in superb form
:22:48. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :23:02.tonight. Good play. Martyn Waghorn. It might break here for Dyer. Again,
:23:02. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:14.Leicester on the front foot, pacey. Waghorn! No. What a save. Fine save.
:23:14. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :23:31.Waghorn, having so far a night to Waghorn has the goal he so richly
:23:31. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:52.deserves. Taken by the inspired Robinson. Derby back in it. It has
:23:52. > :23:58.been their best spell, which is now underlined by getting one goal back.
:23:58. > :24:08.Jacobs in for a level with Morgan Robinson. He finished superbly here,
:24:08. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:25.didn't le? Robinson's goal to make it 2-1. This game has legs? Sammon.
:24:25. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:37.Saved with his legs. Almost 2-2. Dyer. Handball against Knockaert.
:24:37. > :24:47.The referee sees it, gives it. The Leicester chance has gone. Dyer,
:24:47. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:07.crossbar. So close. He seemed so casual. He got the touch to it. The
:25:07. > :25:17.crossbar prevents Leicester from reclaiming a two goal foothold in
:25:17. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:24.this match. Here they come again. Drinkwater. Now, Ben Marshal. Still,
:25:24. > :25:32.Ben Marshal. Marshal's cross. Nugent's header. That is a two goal
:25:32. > :25:37.cushion again for Leicester. Tenth League goal this campaign for David
:25:37. > :25:44.Nugent. That might just see off Derby County. It's a great cross
:25:44. > :25:53.from Marshal. High class delivery. The header none too shabby either,
:25:53. > :26:00.was it? Konchesky, little dummy there from King. The shot blocked
:26:00. > :26:04.for now. Oh, what a finish by Nugent again! He has two and
:26:04. > :26:14.Leicester, for the second successive season, verses Derby at
:26:14. > :26:16.
:26:16. > :26:26.home, have four. 4-0 last season, 4-1 so far this. Derby now are done
:26:26. > :26:30.I think we were exceptionally good. I think difficult for any side to
:26:30. > :26:34.contain news that first half an hour. So, it was disappointing to
:26:34. > :26:39.concede just before the break. It kept the game a bit tighter than it
:26:39. > :26:44.should have been. I think we were thoroughly deserved our win today.
:26:44. > :26:48.We played well at times today. First half an hour we ha a torrid
:26:48. > :26:54.time thesm could have been more than two goals ahead. We got back
:26:54. > :27:01.into it. I thought at 2-1 if we get the next goal anything happens
:27:01. > :27:05.there. Leicester back to winning ways.
:27:05. > :27:07.After a poor run of results, two wins in two against clubs chasing
:27:07. > :27:13.promotion has relieved some of the pressure building on Neil Warnock.
:27:13. > :27:19.Next up for Leeds, a West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield. Simon
:27:19. > :27:27.Grayson was sacked to make way for Neil Warnock. After the
:27:27. > :27:37.pleasantries a smile on their face. They set the tone for a Derby Day
:27:37. > :27:47.for drama. United scored twice in for drama. United scored twice in
:27:47. > :27:57.two minutes. The cap was an ineffective screen against the low
:27:57. > :27:59.
:27:59. > :28:04.sun. Clumsy contact by Becchio allowed Huddersfield to go in level
:28:04. > :28:10.at the break. This foul on Peter Clarke spotted by the referee.
:28:10. > :28:14.Penalty for Huddersfield. A moment for Adam Clayton to make a point to
:28:14. > :28:19.Warnock. Shocked to be told in the sum her wasn't wanted at Elland
:28:19. > :28:27.Road. He scored and ran to celebrate in front of his old boss.
:28:27. > :28:32.He was happy to applaud. David Norris put United on course for a
:28:32. > :28:38.third successive win and moved them closer to the play-off places.
:28:38. > :28:42.Becchio it was who had the final say to give Warnock a happy 64th
:28:42. > :28:45.birthday and lift Leeds to within birthday and lift Leeds to within
:28:45. > :28:50.four points of the top six. There is only three points at stake.
:28:50. > :28:53.Local Derby, back to my old club, a lot of twists and turns. We showed
:28:53. > :28:57.good character and played good football. We didn't panic and got
:28:57. > :29:01.back into the game a bit fortunate much we dominated the second-half.
:29:01. > :29:06.We have done well in many games. Today we were second best for the
:29:06. > :29:09.last, what, 50/60 minutes of the game game when we should have done
:29:09. > :29:19.better. Regardless of them being my former employers makes no
:29:19. > :29:23.
:29:23. > :29:30.difference. We needed to win today, Peterborough's opponents often find
:29:30. > :29:34.little to welcoming. The locals live in hope. Come on, Posh. West
:29:34. > :29:38.Thomas scored, his first goal for Blackpool since linking up with
:29:38. > :29:46.boss Michael Appleton. He won the penalty which put the seaside is in
:29:46. > :29:50.control. Characteristically, Ince took the pressure in his stride.
:29:50. > :29:55.Briefly there was the prospect of a Peterborough come back as the
:29:55. > :30:00.mistake was pounced upon by Gayle. Dagenham & Redbridge's top scorer
:30:00. > :30:04.this season showing he could be a useful addition on loan.
:30:04. > :30:10.Unfortunately the generosity could turn out to be contagious. When
:30:10. > :30:15.Posh squandered possession, there was a tidy 12 and the perfect
:30:15. > :30:20.centre for Dicko. After four draws and Appleton, Blackpool were on
:30:20. > :30:25.track to give it a victory. Keeping Ince could be the next big
:30:25. > :30:29.challenge. Seven goals in seven from the man who will one way or
:30:29. > :30:38.another is surely destined for the top flight. Posh could be headed in
:30:38. > :30:42.How to force that take today? tough, because sometimes you do is
:30:42. > :30:47.lose matches and there is a right way to lose again, today was not
:30:47. > :30:53.one of those days. There is talk about getting the first win. It can
:30:53. > :31:03.go against players psychologically but we always knew it was a matter
:31:03. > :31:04.
:31:04. > :31:09.of time. We have been playing well Mick McCarthy at Ipswich, two clubs
:31:09. > :31:12.slowly making progress under their new managers. Ipswich rather
:31:12. > :31:16.generously handing Bolton the chance to extend their six-game
:31:16. > :31:20.unbeaten run when Davies had the chance to sweep ahead. With 20
:31:20. > :31:27.minutes to go, Town said about turning the match around us Murphy
:31:27. > :31:32.was stripped. Campbell kept outers -- kept up his habit of scoring.
:31:32. > :31:36.His 6th goal since arriving on loan from Queens Park Rangers. There was
:31:36. > :31:40.a man currently on the fringes of the side whose late intervention
:31:40. > :31:46.condemned Friedman to his first defeat at Bolton botch. Chopra on
:31:46. > :31:51.hand to poach a stoppage time there. Not quite the way the keeper would
:31:51. > :31:54.have wanted to celebrate signing a new contract this week. There was
:31:54. > :31:58.still time for Chopra to add a third for the visitors but the
:31:58. > :32:03.former Cardiff striker beaten by bogged down's quick reflexes this
:32:03. > :32:13.time. A deserved win for Ipswich, who are five points clear of the
:32:13. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :32:19.somebody did midweek looks even more mindless after Wolves put
:32:19. > :32:26.their poor run behind them in emphatic fashion. A new mums, a new
:32:26. > :32:32.dawn perhaps. Ebanks-Blake claimed the goal. Bristol City were blown
:32:32. > :32:35.away by a blistering first-half display. Sigurdarson set up Dail to
:32:35. > :32:38.double the advantage a, before the Irish international embarked on a
:32:38. > :32:43.run which would culminate in one of his finest goals for the club.
:32:43. > :32:48.Nobody got near Dail as he sprinted the length of the pitch and was the
:32:48. > :32:55.goal was in sight, composed himself to place his shot to perfection. --
:32:55. > :33:02.Dail. City manager who abandoned his team's defensive performance
:33:02. > :33:08.beyond belief. Ward fans were pinching themselves at the
:33:08. > :33:12.scoreline. It was the 25th goal Bristol City had conceded in their
:33:12. > :33:18.ten League games so far. Only the bar stopped the score from being
:33:18. > :33:28.was. Nine defeats from 11 for City. In the circumstances, Danns
:33:28. > :33:34.cracking late strike was no It hasn't gone our way. Today, it
:33:34. > :33:38.did that, but we are not going to get carried away by this win.
:33:38. > :33:44.December will be a hard month for us. They have a lot of good players
:33:44. > :33:49.to Mumbles, which is bewildering why we are in the league. Bristol
:33:49. > :33:53.City were blown away from the first half performance from Moores. The
:33:54. > :33:58.Robins have one win in 17 games. There were three games played in
:33:58. > :34:08.League 2. We Startup Scotland, -- Spotland, when Rochdale entertained
:34:08. > :34:13.
:34:13. > :34:16.York. Four League games without a win out of the FA Cup in the first
:34:17. > :34:21.round. December could not have started much better. Parameters
:34:21. > :34:25.Rochdale defending handing Potts a soft opening goal after seven
:34:25. > :34:29.minutes. Rochdale have lost one of their previous six league games, so
:34:29. > :34:34.something of a shock to the system that they were two down after 20
:34:34. > :34:38.minutes and to a goal like this, Walker surprised to see his toe-
:34:38. > :34:44.poke bounce past the keeper. Chances kept coming for York. By
:34:44. > :34:48.half-time, they were 3-0 up and coasting. Potts made the most of
:34:48. > :34:53.his first start of the season and provided the persistence to notch
:34:53. > :34:57.his second. He Rochdale had been hoping to break into the top seven.
:34:57. > :35:01.It was little surprise they launched the second half fightback.
:35:01. > :35:08.The long legs off Bennett carrying the ball almost half the length of
:35:08. > :35:12.the field to pull a goal back. His first for the club. Seven minutes
:35:12. > :35:18.from time and York's lead was reduced to a single goal. Potts
:35:18. > :35:25.with the foul and Grant's penalty ensured a nervous finale the York,
:35:25. > :35:30.who held on for the win. We were incredible 445 minutes. We kept the
:35:30. > :35:35.ball well, moved quickly. We took our chances, which we have not been
:35:35. > :35:41.doing, creating them but not taking them. We took our chances today. To
:35:41. > :35:46.go 3-0 up was fantastic.... In the second half we showed more spirit.
:35:46. > :35:56.We showed more purpose. We changed our formation. In the end we were
:35:56. > :36:02.and fortunate. -- unfortunate. Torquay suffered their first defeat
:36:02. > :36:06.in 15 against Southend but this was back to the normal routine. Stevens
:36:06. > :36:10.got the goal breakthrough. It was not all plain sailing. 17 minutes
:36:10. > :36:16.from the end, the Essex club equalised. There was nothing pretty
:36:16. > :36:21.about the build-up. The finish from Saunders could not be faulted. For
:36:21. > :36:30.good work was undone ten minutes from time. Arguably the last thing
:36:30. > :36:40.Ogogo needs is another syllable added to his surname but that was
:36:40. > :36:44.
:36:44. > :36:48.his fate. Torquay were back on the abandoned after 63 minutes in
:36:48. > :36:53.August, when a thunderstorm made the pitch unplayable. At the time,
:36:53. > :36:57.Rovers were leading 3-1. You can imagine the grumbling when Grant
:36:57. > :37:01.put Wycombe ahead in the rearranged fixture. No wins in their last
:37:01. > :37:07.three games, they fell further behind the second half as they
:37:07. > :37:11.failed to cut out to cross and the player-manager Ainsworth headed in
:37:11. > :37:16.we come's second. A defeat that leaves Rovers just three points off
:37:16. > :37:20.the bottom, compounded by the dismissal of defender Lund for the
:37:20. > :37:28.rash foul. This time it must have been the Pirates hoping the heavens
:37:28. > :37:38.would open and forced another Aids was helping we come to a
:37:38. > :37:41.crucial victory. -- Ainsworth. Crystal Palace are back at the top
:37:41. > :37:44.of the npower Championship, two points clear of Cardiff who play on
:37:44. > :37:47.Sunday. Watford now into the playoff places, at the bottom
:37:47. > :37:51.Peterborough rock bottom two off the pace, Ipswich's win at Bolton
:37:51. > :37:56.lifts them to fifth from bottom. As for League Two, no real changes at
:37:56. > :37:58.the top with most clubs in Cup action of course. But there has
:37:58. > :38:01.been a change in management. Fleetwood Town, despite being
:38:01. > :38:05.seventh, have sacked Micky Mellon tonight after their 3-2 Cup defeat
:38:05. > :38:08.at Aldershot. Micky guided them to the Football League for the first
:38:09. > :38:12.time ever in the summer. Torquay are now just behind the Cod Army
:38:12. > :38:14.after Saturday's draw and they're up to eighth. At the bottom,
:38:14. > :38:18.Bristol Rovers are just outside the relegation zone, while Wycombe
:38:18. > :38:20.climb out of danger after three straight wins. And some sad news
:38:20. > :38:24.which emerged overnight after the former Southend, Stevenage and
:38:24. > :38:27.Oxford player Mitchell Cole died at the age of 27. Mitchell had been
:38:27. > :38:30.forced to retire as a professional player in February last year
:38:30. > :38:40.because of a heart condition, and our thoughts of course tonight with
:38:40. > :38:41.
:38:41. > :38:45.Before we go, a quick reminder that Match Of The Day is back next
:38:45. > :38:48.Saturday, 10:30pm on BBC One, followed by the best from the
:38:48. > :38:52.Football League, also on BBC One. Thanks to everyone here at Millwall.