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We saw a real feather in the cap for the Npower Football League this

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week, after Wilfried Zaha got his first England cap, with a brief

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cameo performance against Sweden. Done four Peterborough players have

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been told that they should concentrate on the pitch. Elsewhere,

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there's a new face to the managerial ranks, as John Hughes

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took up the reigns at Hartlepool. While four Peterborough players

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have been told in no uncertain terms that the only bar they should

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concentrate on is on the football pitch. Well, Steve's here to

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reflect on today's champagne moments. With plenty more on

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tonight's menu. It was second versus third in the Championship

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title race today, as Cardiff attempted a record equalling ninth

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straight home win against the division's form side, Middlesbrough.

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A he's arguably English football's brightest prospect. In the week

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that the 20-year-old wunderkind made his England debut, I'm at

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Selhurst Park, to take a closer look at the footballing phenomenon.

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Plenty for Darren Ferguson to contend with at the minute. On the

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pitch, three consecutive defeats mean Peterborough are once again

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mired in the relegation zone. Could they stop the rot at home to

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Blackburn? And we've the best of the action

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from Friday night's game from League One, as leaders Tranmere

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entertained MK Dons. Apart from Cardiff Castle, it seems

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there's another fortress in the Welsh capital. With the Bluebirds

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looking to make it a club record nine wins from nine at the Cardiff

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City Stadium. But standing in their way were the Championship's form

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team, Middlesbrough, who hadn't lost since the 29th of September.

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having tunnel vision this weekend, this is undoubtedly the match up on

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which started its victory against Hull, an injury to Kevin Merk

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Lorton. -- McNorton. Middlesbrough shows three changes from their win

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can look to come for it themselves. Support from Gunnarsson. Three red

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shirts in the penalty hairier -- penalty area. Haroun back defending.

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No nor for attacking, the Belgian. Helping out his defenders.

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Dangerous, and it is headed in, right on the line, by Connolly.

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Back in the starting line-up, and back in the goals, his 4th of the

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season. Cardiff City have taken the lead inside 19 minutes. A dangers

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delivery by Whittingham, Connolly completely unmarked at the back

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post. An easy finish for the struck really cleanly. Accuracy

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slightly off. But, no challenge spotting Marshall of his line. Good

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vision from the Middlesbrough captain. Almost catching out

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Marshall. He is known to strike a ball cleanly, Leadbitter. The

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Malaysia and owner of Cardiff City football club. -- Malaysian. That

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was a foul by a Ralls. He hasn't had much time to settle in, he got

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woodwork. Marshall was not expecting that one. He was well

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in, but Donald to equalise. Or roles, squander the opportunity,

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and it is the latter. What a delight for bought in by Ledesma.

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The finish, though, not being executed by mcdonald macro, and

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borough have been denied again. -- Hudson, and he couldn't keep it

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down. And both players have come away with sore heads. A decent

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delivery from the left foot of taken up by Leadbitter. That is, at

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the very least, a yellow card, and I suspect that will be the case. It

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wasn't a goalscoring opportunity. It was very much a foul by

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Leadbitter. A chance now for Cardiff. To extend their lead. Back

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to 11 men. All the way through, at Steele was there watching it

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intently come through a crowd of players. Cardiff coming very close

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Ledesma. Unable to find the target. Been fed a delightful ball over the

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top by Ledesma, struck cleanly but penalty? No, says the referee. An

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immediate reaction from the referee, Langford. Mason going down. The

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hit the hole behind the goal. It Middlesbrough are a good team. We

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knew it was going to be similar to last week, where we were going to

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be absolutely in the game. Unfortunately, we had three

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injuries today. A youngster making his debut, Nugent, who was

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magnificent as centre-back. We knew that as the game went on, those

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youngsters showed real maturity. you feel hard done by today? We did

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threaten their goal a lot in the second half. The keeper made a few

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saves. We made a few decisions which could have been better. It

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was a good performance. Fiona was here, he enjoyed himself. He has

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been here every week, he has missed one of the 9th which is a testament

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to him and our chairman, to fly in. I talk to him every week. There is

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a transparency there. They have been big supporters of the club for

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three years, before Red Ed came. They are really trying to embrace

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the people of Cardiff. I am delighted for them as well.

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Both sides had chances to win the contest. It goes down as a night

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consisted home when for Cardiff. They have had to do it the hard way.

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They lost another couple of players today.

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Big players for them. He will be pleased to have got this out of the

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way. A tricky time. Middlesbrough certainly held their own. Another

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professional performance from Cardiff. They made the brightest

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Middlesbrough perspective. Gunnarsson have almost bullies

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Steele, he couldn't come out. Connolly was not marked at any

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stage. Look at Connolly on his own. It was a free header. He should be

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marked. That is why Leadbitter has picketed his position, and now, all

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of a sudden, just after that, Leadbitter stands in front of the

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keeper, it gives him that protection. So if the ball does

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land, he can get it. It was a great delivery and a great finish. Still

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something Tony Mowbray will be Middlesbrough, their first defeat

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in 10. Malky Mackay said, another team which came to them, played

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some good stuff which is what he expected. With the players they

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have got missing in Cardiff, there are areas where they would have

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thought they would have more position. So they have to play a

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different type of game. He's being linked with a move to a host of

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Premier League clubs and has been slapped with a 20 million pound

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price tag. Having just made his England debut, Crystal Palace

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striker Wilfried Zaha is on the verge of reaching the very top.

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Clem was at Selhurst today, as the 20 year old prepared for the visit

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He has been south London's best- kept secret Tattoo macro seasons.

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Now the whole of English football is talking about southern, and it's

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not hard to see why. He -- about Zaha.

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Hears the best player I have ever seen. You see other players not

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even attempt what he attempts. he has got an England call up, it

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is a good time to be a Crystal Palace fan. He is just too good.

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He he has just turned 20, what a phenomenal week. I think everybody

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was bursting with pride about the football club. Some of the tricks

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he does in the training it blows your mind away. I have been on the

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end of a couple myself. He is a wonderful kid. Absolutely genuine,

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honest, lovely. He wants to take The youngest of nine he arrived in

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England from the Ivory Coast at the age of four. His deliberations of

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who he should play international football for has been going on for

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quite some time. Tell us the story about the England connection and

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Stewart Pearce. I know Ivory Coast are trying to get their hands on

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you. Are you committed as a result of Stuart Pearce coming to visit

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you? Not really sure, to be honest, right now. I' just playing. When

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the time comes I will make my decision. I will make you sure. All

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those in this room who think Wilfred should play for England,

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please shout as loud as you can now, please. Has that persuaded you?

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really, to be honest. We have to let him learn, that is the

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attention you get. As a club we have to learn that the attention

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you get when you start doing well. They have been fortunate in the

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last couple of years with the men I have had. Wilfred is another one.

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The way he does it is different. He is left-footed and right-footed.

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His balance is unbelievable. The tricks he has. There is no fear in

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any one of them. You could cash him in January and get fortunes for him.

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He could be the player that leads you into the Premier League with

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even greater riches, have you a balance act? It's the second one.

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Why would you sell your best player in January when you have a chance

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of getting to the Premier League and keeping him, hopefully, as a

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Premier League player for this club. We would like to think his next

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stage of development will be here. We produce young players to help us

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season. The home side could have been further ahead by half-time.

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This flick into the box cleared as This flick into the box cleared as

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far as mother Ritz. The Brazilian was in one of Ian Holloway's

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starting linups for the first time having twice come off the bench to

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score. He latched on to Murray's knock down. Palace fans are getting

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their money worth this season. There was more to come. Murray

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spinning away from Buxton before finishing with the confidence of a

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man taking his tally to seven in four matches. With just eight

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minutes to go, there was no doubt the leaders were home and dry. If

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this was a quiet afternoon for Zaha there was time for Derby's bright

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young thing to show why he is getting glances from the Premier

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League's big hitters. It was a League's big hitters. It was a

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perfect day for Palace. You are unbeaten in 14, 11 wins. Automatic

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promotion? The lads are completely fantastic. The whole setup here is

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geared to being professional. Every week they go out and do the same

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thing. I think the biggest thing that they all realise is that the

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start of the season they couldn't win a game. I think that is driving

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them on. It's just a pleasure to be with them. I'm thoroughly enjoying

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it. I don't think people realise how good some of these players

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actually are. So, I do. I'm working with them. I would like to thank

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them for good they are. He can't believe he has found himself in one

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of the best jobs in the Championship. Unbeaten in 14

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Crystal Palace, Zaha making all the headlines. As his development over

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the last 12 months surprised you? His development this season has

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surprised me. He has masses of ability much you hear people talk

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about him, his quick feet and that little bit of extra. What people

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say is that this is a lad who can process information. Take that in,

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think about it and develop his game. It's not just the physical

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attributes, but the mental attributes to go to the top. He

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uses that to become a better player from it. Music to the ears that

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they say they won't sell him in January? What is the point in

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selling him? You know... Great position. Let's have a go. What

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they would get in the transfer market would pale into incision if

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they get to the Premiership. Whatever he will be worth he will

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be worth after this season ends. I don't think there is any point at

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this stage. Everybody was talking about Zaha before kick-off. Murray

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gets a couple of goals and assist. Midway through November are they

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promotion contenders? Very much so. Everybody now is really, really

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starting to take them seriously. Despite last week's setback at

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Cardiff, Hull City are progressing well under Steve Bruce, with the

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club lying third before their trip to Bruce's old stamping ground, as

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to Bruce's old stamping ground, as both player and manager, Birmingham.

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St Andrews entertained familiar faces as Steve Bruce and Hull came

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to town. Mitt it was a case of look what you could have had for Lee

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Clark and City. Aluko marked his return with a goal after 14 minutes.

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He is proving to be an inspired signing. His man of the match

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performance continued with a fifth goal in as many games. Aluko turned

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provider as James Chester headed home his corner. Nearly half an

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hour played, Hull on their way to only their second win at St Andrews

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in over a century. Birmingham pulled one back before half-time,

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thanks to Morison's first senior goal. The teenager is beginning to

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live up to his billing. The Blues needed only 11 seconds of the

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second-half to put themselves back in contention. Marlon King was

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another scoring against former employers. The striker's sixth goal,

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in six matches, promised a comeback with the decision to give

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Nottingham Forest a crucial penalty in last week's 2-2 draw. This time

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round it was his side who took an early lead from the spot. Ipswich

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keeper was penalised for this challenge on loild Dyer. Nugent --

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Lloyd Dyer. Nugent tucked away the goal. Leicester's top scorer who

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had been doubtful for a neck injury before kick-off was staring at a

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possible kick-off. Dyer's recent performances had won praise from

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his manager. After a slick one-two with Daniel Drinkwater he left the

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keeper helpless in the Ipswich goal. Before the break another Leicester

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wide man. Anthony Knockaert made it 4-0. No surprise it was Dyer who

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provided the assist. Ipswich who had conceded five at Palace in

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their last away match were reeling. Leicester knocked away two more to

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complete the rout. Waghorn got the necked goal and Marko Futacs made

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it six. After four games kout a win, this was just the tonic Leicester

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City were looking for -- without a win, this was just the tonic

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Leicester City were looking for. you talk to the lads, it has been

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coming. We have created a lot of chance this is season. We haven't

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quite taken them that our players deserve. Today, everything went our

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way. Sometimes you have a good day at the office. Today was one of

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those. We can't afford to give the goals away with that we did. After

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the penalty we were soft. It was poor. Huddersfield hadn't lost to

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bright non-their last nine meetings a sequence stretching back six

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years. This promised to be a tight game. It was Will Buckley who made

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the difference. He topped off this corner routine to give Albion the

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edge after five minutes. With this pass caught Lynch off balance,

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Buckley had them chasing shadows. After blowing a lead to draw at

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Wolves last week there were bound to be nerves late in the game. This

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shot fell into the path of Simon Church. His first goal. It didn't

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deflect the spotlight from Buckley. He has been playing well. He has

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been scoring. Very difficult player to play against. It was enough

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today. We saw second-half what we are capable of doing. We got in

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people's faces and knead difficult for them. Today was a game we lost

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the game because of the first 20 minutes of the game. Wednesday fans

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Chrisened their trip by wearing masks in tributes to the Portuguese

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defender. Once the ball felt to Jay Boot rod, the keeper cleared. Both

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sides missed chances. Lansbury started the move that deserved a

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better finish. He is still looking for his first Forest goal. It took

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luck to separate these two misfiring teams. Forest got it with

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16 minutes to go. Llera's own-goal left the defender needing a mask to

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hide behind. A first win in three for Forest. It was a close run

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thing. There was a hair breath's between the top and bottom of this

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division. Pleased with the three points. Lots to work on. We knew

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that. Lots of games this season we should have won on the balance of

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play. If you don't put the ball in the back of the net you don't win

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the back of the net you don't win football matches. It was Forest day

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after 90 minutes. A good performance with the top six

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threatening to open a gap. Six goals for Leicester. Biggest win

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for 20 years. They have been talking about not taking their

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chances this season. This was the afternoon where it all came

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together? It did. There were some quality, some bad defending. One or

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two moments when you thought the opposition would have done better.

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It feels like a long season for Leicester. Up-and-down, expectation,

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Leicester. Up-and-down, expectation, pressure, managing reacting to that.

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Nice to hopefully things will settle down now and the club can go

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on and go from strength to strength. This was a super goal. This was

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probably the best goal of the afternoon. Well worked. Great

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afternoon. Well worked. Great finish. Super finish. To be fair,

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they were excellent today no. Problems in that respect. Openfully,

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things will settle down now and everyone can get on with their jobs.

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The nasty habits have come back for Ipswich? Yes. Mick got that first

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win, which was vital. He went into the press conference in the first

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couple and say we can't say again, it summed up their performance

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better than we can. Hull are a freer spirit this evening under

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Steve Bruce? They have been involved in one draw all season. In

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Aluko has brought down a huge Aluko has brought down a huge

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talent? He has. They are more competitive in the transfer market.

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More competitive for this type of player. He's been a revelation.

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Player can play up alongside the Player can play up alongside the

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front player, extra man in midfield. Perfect player to have in this

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division where you want to mix things up, you can play him up

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front at home or drop him off away from home. That is the first time

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we have seen him live and in the flesh. He has goter each time. A

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feater in Steve Bruce's cap. Now earlier this week, Darren

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Ferguson said Peterborough needed to win 13 of their last 30 games to

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ensure Championship survival. With news of four players being

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fined and transfer listed midweek, Posh clearly have a fight on their

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hands. Saturday's late kick-off saw

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Blackburn arrive with Henning Berg still looking for his first win as

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manager. Darren Ferguson made just one

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change from the team that lost to Palace last week, with Danny

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Swanson in for the injured Mark Little.

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While Henning Berg kept the same Right-footed shot is blocked on the

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rebound. Tucked into the back of the net. Celebrations for Mauro

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Formica. He had a glance at the assistant, but the flag stayed down.

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Blackburn have taken that early lead good first touch, it was

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travelling at some pace. He didn't have an awful lot of time to see it.

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Good early ball in. He got above everybody else there, Jordan Rhodes.

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He nodded it down into the bottom left hand corner. The keeper got a

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little piece of, that but not enough. It may have come off a

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mixture of forehead and shoulder. He got across his marker and in

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there first, at the near-post. Which is what centre forwards have

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find the back of the net once again. Roads is absolutely deadly. He just

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pulled away and found a little bit of space -- Rhodes is absolutely

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deadly. The defender momentarily lost track of where he had gone and

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the result was inevitable. He does not blast that, he just passes it

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into the bottom right hand corner. slips on the way down but got

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enough of it to get up over the Rhodes, but he misses. Just trying

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to roll that into the bottom left- hand corner after he had been

:30:19.:30:29.
:30:29.:30:52.

dreading it past cover but the the crossbar. This was very close

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to number four. He really hit that, it clattered his wrist and went up

:30:58.:31:02.

over the crossbar. The goalkeeper maybe got lucky. That could have

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gone anywhere after it had hit him. That is the simplest finish he has

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had all night and it means that Jordan Rhodes once again will take

:31:12.:31:17.

home the match ball. It is his hat- trick. It is Blackburn's force. The

:31:17.:31:22.

defence were missing in action. He was never, ever going to miss from

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

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stayed out. The keeper needed a bit of luck, and he got it. I thought

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the play we had in the first half but also parts of the second half,

:32:18.:32:24.

we played really well. A fantastic finish, really good to see. It was

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always going to be a hard task but we kept going. That was the key

:32:29.:32:39.
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A miserable week for Ferguson. For the other manager, that was more

:32:40.:32:44.

like it. It was a great performance, no doubt about that. They were

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superior in every department. The scoreline does not flatter them. It

:32:47.:32:51.

could have been more. It is one of those days when everything came

:32:52.:32:57.

together. Peterborough did not help themselves with any of the goals.

:32:57.:33:07.
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He could not get in contact with Rhodes. You do not give him that

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Career hat-trick for Rhodes, he is only 22. Incredible. As a former

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striker yourself, how far can he go? He is now on the international

:33:25.:33:29.

scene. There is a call for him to be that. He scored a couple of

:33:29.:33:34.

goals midweek. He followed it up with a hat-trick in this game. What

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you can say about him is not only is he a good player and could score

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-- goalscorer but by all accounts he is a level-headed lad who is

:33:42.:33:46.

willing to learn. That is a massive part of how you progress.

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Everything is in place. He has to keep going the way he is. Blackburn

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need to perform like they did today more often than not and they will

:33:55.:33:59.

be back in the Premiership. To ask you about Darren Ferguson and what

:33:59.:34:03.

happened with the four players, musty be careful not to be too

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hasty? What is at stake is Championship survival. It is

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important when you lose four players. They will need them during

:34:11.:34:16.

the season. If he can't get other players in, you can't cut your ties.

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There will come a type -- time when you are in a stronger position,

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when he gets a strong position I am sure he will remember that last

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Saturday and maybe he will be able to use that to his advantage, shall

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we say, to a stronger degree. question of timing. Absolutely.

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Let's round up the action from the NPower Championship. There was 180

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-- win in the last eight. Well so' chances of getting back up are

:34:47.:34:57.
:34:57.:35:03.

looking tough -- Wolverhampton looked laid-back but the referee

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dismissed his central defender midway through the first half. He

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tangled with Deeney. Watford had run amok at Elland Road last week

:35:13.:35:17.

following a red card for Leeds defender Jason Pierce and it took

:35:17.:35:23.

them ten minutes to take advantage of the extra man here. Chalabi

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celebrating the first club goal of his young career. The Hornets fans

:35:26.:35:32.

must have been anticipating another stolen the park. Sako's equaliser

:35:32.:35:36.

early in the second half made life very interesting. But it was Deeney

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who had the last word, eight minutes past the hour. Off the

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bench to hit the final goal against Leeds but this one was much more

:35:44.:35:50.

important. I think we started the brightest but they came back in

:35:50.:35:56.

later with the counter-attacks and this situation, they were tangling

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between them but nothing if you see the other things that happen in the

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Championship. It was harsh, a red card. We have been working hard to

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get to this stage and I am delighted that it is working. The

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players put a lot of work into everything and to have results like

:36:19.:36:25.

this is quite good for us. first big decision in Burnley will

:36:25.:36:29.

be the talk of the town after this match, tough to swallow for those

:36:29.:36:33.

in claret and blue. There were 15 minutes gone when at first glance

:36:33.:36:39.

trip here appeared to be the hero against Charlton, denying other

:36:39.:36:42.

players in rapid succession but the referee had seen the initial shot

:36:42.:36:48.

hit Trippier's arm and out came the red card. From the spot, Jackson

:36:48.:36:54.

intended to make it a double whammy. Lee Grant won that contest. There

:36:55.:37:00.

were 75 minutes to negotiate with ten men. The home team signalled

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they would not go quietly. At the other end, Grant continued to stand

:37:06.:37:14.

his ground. He kept out Haynes. But in the end the extra man did make a

:37:14.:37:19.

difference. From Jackson's pass, the header found Haynes's peeling

:37:19.:37:25.

away from his marker to score his third is -- in as many games. Three

:37:25.:37:29.

matches which Charlton have won and climb seven places from danger as a

:37:29.:37:33.

result. When you can keep Charlie Austin quiet, it has been a good

:37:34.:37:39.

day. Burnley rued the early red card. It was disappointing, the

:37:39.:37:43.

decision, which it can be. I felt it was Paul to hand but sometimes

:37:43.:37:47.

you don't get them. I am more interested in my players'

:37:47.:37:51.

performers because they were out and -- they were outstanding.

:37:51.:37:55.

were under no illusions about how tough it would be. We went down to

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ten men and they were tough to break down. One defeat away from a

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club record eight in a row, City's Derek McInnes received a vote of

:38:07.:38:11.

confidence in the week. His players responded with a better showing.

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There was this early effort. Poor finishing and brilliant goalkeeping

:38:15.:38:24.

kept Blackpool's Corus -- scoreless. The story here surrounded two

:38:24.:38:31.

penalties in the last ten minutes. This poor touch Tenterden and

:38:31.:38:39.

advice to challenge. The referee pointed to the spot. Davies came on

:38:39.:38:43.

after the penalty was awarded and rammed home the spot-kick with his

:38:43.:38:48.

first touch of the ball. The Robins were on for the shock result of the

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weekend until Bates got in the way. It was seen as hand ball and

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awarded a hotly disputed penalty. Ince scored for the 4th game

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running to give the challenge -- to give the Tangerines a share of the

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points. The least they deserve, according to the manager. We were

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very good. It was a very good away performance. I would have been

:39:15.:39:18.

bitterly disappointed if we had lost to what I felt was a poor

:39:18.:39:22.

decision. Luckily the players had the strength of character to get

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themselves back into the game. travelling Barnsley fans would have

:39:28.:39:33.

been delighted to see top scorer Craig Davies back in the side at

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the Reebok Stadium. Having registered only one goal in five

:39:36.:39:41.

games since he pulled a hamstring. But it was the Tykes' midfielder

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who fired the first shot in anger. The Bolton keeper having to be on

:39:45.:39:52.

his mettle from the word go. The Saints -- the same seemed to

:39:52.:39:54.

inspire his team mates as Bolton took the lead with it the next

:39:54.:40:01.

attack. Kevin Davies with his first in eight games. Bolton have trice

:40:01.:40:05.

scum -- squandered the lead at Blackpool last weekend you sensed

:40:06.:40:11.

the home fans were getting a little anxious. And they were entitled to

:40:11.:40:15.

be. Craig Davies ripping home his first goal since his four at

:40:15.:40:25.
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Birmingham in one game, back in September. Later on, Keith Andrews

:40:26.:40:31.

released Kevin Davies for one final Bolton chance, but it is just five

:40:31.:40:35.

league wins the ball two now under this stage an immediate return to

:40:35.:40:42.

the top flight looks unlikely. pleased we have stopped the rot

:40:42.:40:45.

because it will breed confidence. The way we have been playing has

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not been that bad but we have lacked goalscoring. Today, for us

:40:50.:40:54.

to store -- to score, was a great opportunity. We could have avoided

:40:54.:41:04.

That puts an end to Barnsley's losing sequence. Charlton had to

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begin against Burnley because against ten men, you get a penalty

:41:06.:41:10.

and missed that, they could have let their heads drop a Match Point?

:41:11.:41:20.

Sometimes, when you play against ten men, it makes a difference. You

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miss a penalty, is it our day? They kept working. They have found their

:41:25.:41:30.

feet in this division. It took a while but they look good. Watford

:41:30.:41:34.

are enjoying a purple patch. It has been a terrific November. Ten

:41:34.:41:38.

points from a possible 12. They have that elusive thing that many

:41:38.:41:42.

teams are looking for, consistency. They have, but that is not in their

:41:42.:41:47.

personnel because they made five changes last week. From last week,

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five this week. It has worked. He has a decent squad to work with. He

:41:51.:41:58.

is doing very well. That does not always work but so far, so good.

:41:58.:42:03.

contentious decision when the score was 0-0 against Wolverhampton

:42:03.:42:13.
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there is a shot. I can understand the referee saying he has impeded

:42:14.:42:19.

Troy Deeney, but he has played the advantage come allowed him to have

:42:19.:42:22.

a shot. You could give a free kick and books a player, rather than

:42:22.:42:31.

send him off. You have allowed As for Deeney, it is an interesting

:42:31.:42:34.

story since the summer. You have to give him credit. He has kept

:42:34.:42:39.

himself fit. He has come back into a football club where they have set

:42:40.:42:44.

-- signed so many players and he is a handful for the opponents. Yes,

:42:44.:42:47.

it is tough to go through what he has been through in the summer and

:42:47.:42:52.

come out of that and try to establish himself. He has moved on

:42:52.:42:57.

greatly from where he left it to coming back to it. His future was

:42:57.:43:02.

uncertain about point? Absolutely, things move so quickly, you never

:43:02.:43:06.

know what is around the corner. He has come back in and managed to

:43:06.:43:08.

establish himself quickly which means that he has done the right

:43:08.:43:14.

things in between the sabbatical, shall we say, and now looks as if

:43:14.:43:18.

he has a part to play. As for League 1, the division's pace

:43:18.:43:21.

setters Tranmere began the latest round of fixtures against MK Dons

:43:21.:43:25.

on Friday night. They were holding a healthy five point league at the

:43:25.:43:35.
:43:35.:43:47.

here for Ryan Lowe to open the scoring. He sized up the student.

:43:47.:43:57.
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Puts it well wide of the left hand post. Good advantage from the

:43:57.:44:07.

referee. Gleeson arriving. Now Potter, better effort from him.

:44:07.:44:15.

Gleeson misKewed awfully. Potter close again to giving MK Dons the

:44:15.:44:24.

lead. Bowditch will take it. Off the line. Back in for Kay. At the

:44:24.:44:27.

moment, Tranmere struggling to get their lines killed. Lewington's

:44:27.:44:37.
:44:37.:44:39.

header. That was going in. Good clearance. Bowditch, decent ball in.

:44:39.:44:46.

A chance for Gleeson. MK Dons have got the winning goal, surely? Good

:44:46.:44:53.

work again from Bowditch. As he struck it goal wards, the lose ball

:44:53.:44:59.

bounced for Gleeson to poke it home. MK Dons fine amy have something to

:44:59.:45:06.

show for it. Another win away from home. Good Tranmere side. I'm

:45:06.:45:12.

pleased with that. The whole 90 minutes was structured. First we

:45:12.:45:17.

were exceptional. Second the pitch getting slipper. We had a gameplan

:45:17.:45:24.

and we stuck to it very well. surrendering their unbeaten league

:45:24.:45:31.

record last weekend they got their promotion drive back on track.

:45:31.:45:36.

Collins guided his header past the keeper. Stevenage were back on

:45:36.:45:41.

terms before the break. Roberts with the header. Unite ready the

:45:41.:45:46.

team to beat, that is the view of Stevenage boss. The Blades second-

:45:46.:45:51.

half display supported his case. This ball in was headed across goal

:45:51.:45:57.

by Ryan Flynn. Shaun Miller applied the finish. He was in the right

:45:57.:46:03.

place, at the right time. United made mockery of Stevenage's away

:46:03.:46:10.

form, restoring their two goal advantagement. -- advantage. Chris

:46:10.:46:17.

Porter's header was turned in by Miller. The awards have been

:46:17.:46:22.

raining down withen Danny Wilson taking Manager of the Moch and

:46:22.:46:31.

George Long as Player of the Month. Porter's goal sealed a

:46:31.:46:34.

comprehensive victory. We had good performances at home this season.

:46:34.:46:39.

We haven't put teams to bed. Today we did. That we took the vanss and

:46:39.:46:42.

the opportunities. In the middle of the goals we have some terrific

:46:42.:46:46.

football being played. I'm delighted with it. Good time to get

:46:46.:46:56.

a good result. Get four goals at home, which is always great for the

:46:56.:47:00.

home fans. Walsall hadn't taken maximum points in their last eight

:47:00.:47:06.

games. Febian brandy converted a threw ball from Jamie Paterson.

:47:06.:47:14.

That lead lasted eight minutes. Crawley scoring for the 13th

:47:14.:47:17.

consecutive game. Jonathan Forte finding Billy Clarke who got his

:47:17.:47:22.

fifth goal from the last six. Walsall go to Tranmere on Tuesday

:47:22.:47:26.

night. They might have gone on the back of the win. Paterson came

:47:26.:47:36.

close to restoring their lead. They did get their noses in front again

:47:36.:47:42.

when Brandy's cross was only cleared for Ashley Hemmings to turn

:47:42.:47:47.

in the rebound. Crawley haven't lost at home since September. They

:47:47.:47:57.
:47:57.:47:57.

equallised nine minutes from time. Nicky Adams was the provider and

:47:57.:48:03.

Forte sent a header past McCarey. That was the end of the scoring,

:48:03.:48:09.

though not the end of the drama. Brandy was sent clear but tripped

:48:09.:48:12.

by Joe Walsh. A straight red card the verdict. Both sides had to

:48:12.:48:22.
:48:22.:48:27.

football league side unbeaten on the road this season. They had to

:48:27.:48:33.

come-from-behind twice. Christian Ribeiro's first goal in English

:48:33.:48:38.

football gave Scunthorpe an early lead. Notts County with 16 goals in

:48:38.:48:42.

eight away games before kick-off were level 11 minutes before the

:48:42.:48:47.

break. Lee Hughes arriving in typical style to meet the cross

:48:47.:48:56.

from Judge. They neerm grabbed the lead for a second time straightaway.

:48:56.:49:01.

-- nearly. Clarke rattled the bar. Seconds ahead of the half-time

:49:01.:49:07.

whistle they were in front, Mozika scoring on his first start this

:49:07.:49:10.

season. Scunthorpe fourth bottom ahead of kick-off needed to hold

:49:10.:49:16.

firm. Over 20 minutes from time, the referee waved a red card at

:49:16.:49:23.

their skipper, Paul Reid, following a strong aerial challenge. County

:49:24.:49:27.

snatched a point when Hughes, starting a league match for the

:49:27.:49:32.

first time since September, found himself a little space inside a

:49:32.:49:41.

crowded six-yard box. Yeovil might have fancied their chances against

:49:41.:49:46.

a Swindon side who found home wins hard to come by. They were undone

:49:46.:49:53.

by a former clover. Andy Williams topped the charts at Yeovil last

:49:53.:50:01.

season, this was his fourth since making the change to Wiltshire.

:50:01.:50:06.

This delivery from the left was steered past the keeper by James

:50:06.:50:10.

Collins. Yeovil came into this with four wins from five league starts,,

:50:10.:50:17.

they cut the deficit with this this flying header from Hayter. Any

:50:17.:50:26.

chance of that upsetting the Robins' rhythm was dispeled. Ward

:50:26.:50:33.

got his first Swindon goal. It's 50 years this weekend since Don

:50:33.:50:37.

Rodgers made his debut. They was there to see Collins seal a fitting

:50:37.:50:47.
:50:47.:50:48.

victory. These teams started the day just outside the top six and a

:50:48.:50:55.

1-1 draw keeps them there. Preston boss must have fancied his sides

:50:55.:50:59.

chances when Scott Laird put them ahead after the hour mark. The home

:50:59.:51:05.

side might have stretched their lead, substitute David Buchanan

:51:05.:51:10.

testing the keeper and Nicky Wroe a whisker away with the rebound. One

:51:10.:51:16.

gel is a precarious lead. Preston failed to hold on. With time

:51:16.:51:25.

running out, Harley Dean burst through and his cross was headed in

:51:25.:51:33.

by Antonio German. The Bees were buzzing, six games without defeat.

:51:33.:51:38.

17 points from eight away kaims before kick-off at Doncaster they

:51:38.:51:46.

needed one goal from Iain Hume to wrap up their siction win on the

:51:46.:51:52.

road this season. Portsmouth's goal drought has lasted over eight hours.

:51:52.:52:02.

After six defeats in a row, they are one point above the bottom four.

:52:02.:52:07.

Bournemouth themselves were in the drop-zone when Eddie Howe returned,

:52:07.:52:13.

they have been rising ever since. This attempt was steered home by

:52:13.:52:18.

Lewis Grabban. The 24-year-old's celebrations were only just

:52:18.:52:24.

beginning. Grab had scored 21 times for Rotherham this season, the

:52:24.:52:30.

Cherries paid �300,000 to tempt him to the South Coast. He got his

:52:30.:52:40.
:52:40.:52:41.

second by adding his touch to this cross. Bournemouth were given a

:52:41.:52:45.

penalty. Although the keeper guessed correctly, Grabban followed

:52:45.:52:49.

in to complete a 19 minute hat- trick. It was his match-ball. The

:52:50.:52:53.

goals kept coming with Charlie Daniels arriving at the far-post

:52:53.:52:58.

for his second in three games. Bournemouth's unbeaten run

:52:58.:53:04.

stretches back eight matches. In contrast, Oldham are now in the

:53:04.:53:12.

bottom four. Matt Smith's header couldn't conceal a heavy defeat.

:53:12.:53:15.

Shrewsbury began the day second from bottom, but this victory,

:53:15.:53:20.

their first in six league games, lifts them out of the relegation

:53:20.:53:26.

zone. Morgan turned provider this time, Luke Summerfield heading home

:53:26.:53:31.

the only goal. Crewe should have had a point though. They didn't

:53:31.:53:39.

make a dent in the scoreline, but the advertising hoardings weren't

:53:39.:53:49.
:53:49.:53:50.

so lucky. We were inviting pressure. It's such a relief to win it.

:53:50.:53:58.

travelled to kol Champs Elyseeser in splendid form. -- coal chester

:53:58.:54:08.
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in splendid form. Wordz worth got the opener. Freddie Sears got a

:54:13.:54:23.
:54:23.:54:36.

killer goal, Colchester are back on track. Orient took command. David

:54:36.:54:44.

Mooney had the opener. Peter Murphy headed the hosts level. Conceding

:54:44.:54:48.

too many goals has been Carlisle's issue this season. They were on

:54:48.:54:58.
:54:58.:55:01.

terms for barely two minutes before Chorley restored the O's lead.

:55:01.:55:06.

Lisbie's awareness provided Cook with the simple lest of goals.

:55:06.:55:13.

There was a fifth first half goal. Mooney produced an assured finish

:55:13.:55:18.

to beat Adam Colin. It waslets Irishman's third of the week.

:55:18.:55:24.

Orient could enjoy the long journey home after three wins in eight days.

:55:24.:55:29.

This was yet another tale of woe for Hartlepool and an eye opener

:55:29.:55:35.

for their new boss John Hughes. All the action came after the break.

:55:35.:55:44.

Carl Baker set them on their way. Moussa won a penalty, McGoldrick

:55:44.:55:54.
:55:54.:55:55.

had the opportunity to score for the fifth successive game. Within

:55:55.:55:59.

60 seconds, Coventry had their third. Baker provided the finish

:55:59.:56:03.

after a breath taking piece of skill to bring down a cross from

:56:03.:56:09.

Adams. Coventry were in complete control by this stage. James Bailey

:56:09.:56:14.

provided the assist for goal number four. Bailey ran 40 yards

:56:15.:56:20.

unchallenged before providing to Moussa who provided a cool finish.

:56:20.:56:26.

With Hartlepool more rooted to bottom spot, Barton got goal number

:56:26.:56:30.

five with 112 minutes to go. Coventry have now just lost three

:56:30.:56:36.

Coventry have now just lost three of their last ten. A nightmare

:56:36.:56:43.

start for John Hughes. First Friday's nights game. You watched

:56:43.:56:49.

it. You were impressed by the Dons, weren't you? I was. They dominated

:56:49.:56:50.

weren't you? I was. They dominated weren't you? I was. They dominated

:56:50.:56:55.

the first half. Knocked the ball around and kept the ball. Nice

:56:55.:56:59.

balance to their play. Top quality opposition. The best team in the

:56:59.:57:07.

league so far. I thought it was a really, really good night for them.

:57:07.:57:11.

Although they nicked it at the end Although they nicked it at the end

:57:11.:57:15.

they deserved that win. They beat Sheffield United and that win on

:57:15.:57:18.

Friday. Bournemouth turned possession into goals against

:57:18.:57:21.

Oldham. They might be mid-table, this is a club that is going

:57:21.:57:25.

places? You are right. Absolutely. places? You are right. Absolutely.

:57:26.:57:26.

They are the form side in this They are the form side in this

:57:26.:57:30.

division. Nobody is surprised by how quickly they changed their

:57:30.:57:33.

fortunes around under Eddie. They have good players. Players that are

:57:33.:57:37.

too good to be in the position they are in before. They are seeing the

:57:37.:57:41.

true Bournemouth thesm will be very, very close this year -- they will

:57:41.:57:47.

be very, very close this year. done to Lewis Grabban for his hat-

:57:47.:57:52.

trick. Good sign. They have had a lot of strikers on their books?

:57:52.:57:56.

Good players. Not just strikers who have those goals. Not relying on

:57:56.:58:00.

one source, which is always nice. Hartlepool are in a mess. John

:58:00.:58:04.

Hughes has to clear this up quickly? Very much so. You are

:58:04.:58:10.

looking at nine points off already, 17 games. Take that goal difference

:58:10.:58:13.

17 games. Take that goal difference into account. It will be a struggle,

:58:13.:58:18.

not one of the major players with regard to budget or wage structure

:58:18.:58:22.

wise. Can't Blitz it and buy their way out of. It he has a massive,

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massive task on his hands. OK. League Two now, starting with

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Friday night's fixture involving a former Dutch and England

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international as Edgar Davids of Barnet went up against James

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improving, but there was a setback in the second half against

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Accrington. Boco couldn't beat Stack with his first effort, put

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the ball bounced kindly for a second chance. The Bees were back

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in business. There were some perplexed expressions and there

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would be more. Dunbavin thwarted Byrne, but the referee's assistant

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thought he had moved off his line too soon. Byrne made the most of

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his reprieve. The score stayed that way but there was another notable

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moment. The two most famous players clashed. Davids got his first red

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Gillingham. Montrose put them ahead against a Morecambe side to run the

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Gills unexpectedly close. Despite the breathing space, they were

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actually two games without a win before this one. When the Shrews

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notched an equaliser through Redshaw, it provided the leaders

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with a test of character -- when Morecambe equalised. A spectacular

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winner that could prove a pivotal moment in the jail's' season.

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what a goal, what a finish. A great ball forward, he took it on his

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chest. I have seen him do it for years. I said last week they were

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relentless and they keep going. We started the game extremely well.

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Morecambe have been on good form, a good result. They are well

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organised, have good players and good men. They are experienced. It

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was a tough game. Port Vale fans raised almost �100,000 for a statue

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of the player who had a 22 years spell up the park. Tom Pope's...

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Burge drilled home on the half-hour. Things got worse for the visitors

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come when Smith was penalised for handball. The Minstermen must have

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feared the worst when Myrie- Williams converted from the spot.

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But your's away record of two defeats in 25 suggested this was

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:01:29.:01:30.

not over -- York's away record. Rodman pulled one back. Jamie Reid,

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his 4th in five games, to earn a valuable. For the visitors. -- a

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valuable point for the visitors. Cheltenham got off well but

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Rotherham did not dwell on it. In the 4th minute they were level.

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Nardiello finished off. That was more like the response the manager

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had wanted after last week's five goal trouncing at Dagenham. Pringle

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took it upon himself to complete the turnaround. Now, they were

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really motoring and thanks to a couple of skilful touches,

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Nardiello increased the advantage. This was quite a surprise for a

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Cheltenham side which had not conceded in his previous three

:02:16.:02:24.

outings. They were good enough to keep the game alive. Zebroski was

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waiting in the centre. 3-2 and the second half was less comfortable

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for Rotherham. Cheltenham's desperation to get on with things

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cost them dear. Possession went to the home side. Frecklington made

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sure there was no way back for the Not that Cureton ever doubted

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himself. He fired an early warning shot before winning this match just

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before half-time. Cureton's 13th goal of the season gave the

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resurgent creations a second win out of three. They are now one

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point of the play-offs. Bradford are victims of their own success,

:03:10.:03:15.

going well in poor competitions. Legs are getting tired and

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replacements are in short supply. Gary Toms then had their best

:03:19.:03:26.

chance but could not prevent a first defeat in 11 matches.

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Fleetwood were without three of their main strikers. You would not

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have guessed it as they went ahead after two minutes. Ball nodded home.

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Plymouth were in the game until the veteran defender Purse was sent off

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after collecting two yellow cards in a minute. He was not happy about

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:03:54.:03:54.

it. Fleetwood's Curtis Obeng allowed Curtis Nelson to put it

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into his own net. Ore set up Jounieh Brown for his 7th of the

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season. Fleetwood coming back to 4th in their first ever league

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at Rochdale, where Ryan Edwards was judged to have clipped Wayne Brown.

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It was a big moment for Clarkson. His third goal in four appearances

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the men hope full-back for the second time all season they could

:04:28.:04:31.

take maximum points on their travels. By half-time they had been

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brought back down to earth as Tutte found a hole in their defences. The

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games went to fight -- decisively in Rochdale's direction. Grant

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claimed the winner. The keeper was stranded. Worse than just a defeat

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for the visitors, they will be fans to contend with. Kenneth was first

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to go with 90 minutes remaining as he collected his second caution. A

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much wilder lunch from Richards saw Rovers reduced to nine men. They

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are slipping deeper towards danger as Rochdale cement their place in

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the play-off positions come up to forget his full debut was a bit

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started badly for the 21-year-old. He brought down Jake Tweed and four

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what was perhaps the weekend's easiest penalty decision. Dean

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Lyness was out of luck with the spot kick. Spillane missed it but

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Gayle got the rebound. After that the goals came in pairs. Burton

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turn things around with two in two minutes. McCrory, who was released

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by daggers at the end of last season, levelled just after half-

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time. Moments later, all concerned, he was playing with seven stables

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in a head wound, sold his goalkeeper short. Paterson nipped

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in to give Burton the lead. Dagenham & Redbridge are in

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goalscoring form. They came storming back. Wilkinson plan to do

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much better header into Williams' path and the midfield and made it

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2-2 was 12 minutes to go. But Burton, who played two games in

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three games, still were not done. Within 60 seconds they were Back in

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Front. Billy Kee's 4th of the season sees them close the gap on

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the division has kept Torquay in the promotion picture, but it fell

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apart in spectacular fashion. Tomlin turned to gold defender

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before beating Rice with the Southend opener. Tomlin turned

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provider, giving Assombalonga an opportunity. The deflection gave

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the keeper no chance. Assombalonga, the teenager on loan from Watford,

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has a growing reputation. His goal tally is increasing. His 11th of

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the season carried them to a 3-0 leader the break. The Shrimpers

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took their team apart. Tomlin raced clear. He evaded Rice, who was

:07:26.:07:32.

enduring a miserable home debut in the Torquay goal. Thomson's

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delivery enabled Jarvis to register one positive note for the hosts.

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But it was a bad day at the office for the Devon club. They also had

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their skipper dismissed for that Northampton's men in form. The two

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Wycombe defenders who tried were flattened by Akinfenwa, as he got a

:08:03.:08:07.

first-half lead. The big man was in the thick of things before this

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hand ball. The penalty was bad news for Robinson, whose terrific volley

:08:12.:08:16.

was ruled out. It would be a brave man to argue with Akinfenwa about

:08:16.:08:22.

who takes the penalties. His 6th goal in three starts had them

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cruising. Robinson's bad luck left Chris Hackett to claim the goal of

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the game has Wycombe were slipping to the foot of the league for the

:08:30.:08:37.

first time. Grant has been doing his best to stop the slide. The

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midfielder took the chance to net his 4th in six league games. None

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of Grant's recent goals have landed Wanderers any points. Akinfenwa has

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lots to shout about. Even if he chooses not to. I think I went

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through a spell last season when I went through some goals a game but

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again, I know people will think I am talking rubbish but I really

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don't keep up to date with goals and games. I don't know where I sit

:09:06.:09:10.

in the goalscoring ranking. That is for the end of the season. I do

:09:10.:09:20.
:09:20.:09:22.

know I am scoring goals and long timing is everything. Eager to

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impress, Oxford arrived at Chesterfield bright-eyed and bushy-

:09:25.:09:30.

tailed. John Mullins started the celebration in the first minute.

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The hosts reaped the benefits of arriving fashionably late. Cooper's

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first-half equaliser came four minutes into stoppage time. Much

:09:39.:09:42.

later, with Oxford flooding, Chris Atkinson repeated the trick. This

:09:42.:09:47.

time there were no -- there were 92 Minutes on the clock. The

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importance of pacing yourself, always the secret to a successful

:09:51.:10:01.
:10:01.:10:05.

hundredth match since taking charge at Aldershot. He had had a first

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start did Lopez. He marked the occasion by putting or a shot in

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front at the break. His former Wimbledon team-mate said his

:10:13.:10:19.

players were out on their feet after playing York, but they dug

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We saw Gillingham extend their lead at the top. For Martin Allen, it is

:10:30.:10:35.

a dream season so far, isn't it? He has made a name for himself fire-

:10:35.:10:37.

fighting in the last few jobs but he is doing well in leading the

:10:38.:10:43.

way? He is. They have been there from the start. They are just

:10:43.:10:47.

missing out for a couple of years under and Heseltine. He has been

:10:47.:10:51.

able to take them to the next step. He has brought in one or two, like

:10:51.:11:01.
:11:01.:11:04.

Deon Burton. He has made the played with him at Brentford. I

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That was a goal fit to win any game. At the New York Stadium there were

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five goals in 31 minutes. It was a key result against one of your

:11:16.:11:20.

rivals battling for promotion in Cheltenham. That was a great

:11:20.:11:30.
:11:30.:11:30.

performance from Rotherham, favourites to win the league. With

:11:30.:11:36.

Steve Evans, moving round, the chairman, there was no reason to

:11:36.:11:44.

think they would not have a decent It has been stops start, one or two

:11:44.:11:49.

good results and you would expect them to not be far away. Let's look

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at the tables before we sign-off Crystal Palace stay top of the

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NPower Championship after picking up their fifth straight win.

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Cardiff move up to second, replacing Middlesbrough.

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Blackburn's victory at Peterborough sees them into the top six. In fact,

:12:03.:12:07.

Boro and Huddersfield were the only teams in the top 11 not to win on

:12:07.:12:10.

Saturday. Millwall host Leeds tomorrow, hoping to move up to

:12:10.:12:13.

ninth. Peterborough drop to the bottom with a worse goal difference

:12:13.:12:17.

than Bristol City. Talking of goal difference, Ipswich in 22nd have a

:12:17.:12:20.

Football League worst of minus 25. While Charlton were the only

:12:20.:12:23.

winners in the bottom-half on Saturday. As for NPower League One,

:12:23.:12:26.

Tranmere stay top despite their defeat on Friday night. Sheffield

:12:26.:12:29.

United close the gap on Rovers to two points. Swindon and MK Dons

:12:29.:12:33.

complete the top four, with the three teams below them all failing

:12:33.:12:36.

to win. Hartlepool remain bottom of League 1, still nine points adrift

:12:36.:12:39.

with Bury also losing, while Brian Laws remains unbeaten in his third

:12:39.:12:43.

spell at Scunthorpe with a draw. Shrewsbury move out of the bottom

:12:43.:12:49.

four with Oldham dropping in. At the top of NPower League 2,

:12:49.:12:52.

Gillingham's late win sees them reach the 40 point mark after just

:12:52.:12:57.

18 games. Port Vale are without a win in five now, but stay in second,

:12:57.:13:00.

where they've been since September. Cheltenham may have lost but stay

:13:00.:13:04.

in third. In fact, Cheltenham were the only losers in the top seven.

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Wycombe meanwhile drop to the bottom of League 2 for the first

:13:07.:13:11.

time this season and are without a win in six now. Aldershot move up a

:13:11.:13:15.

place. Barnet are out of the bottom two for the first time since the

:13:15.:13:19.

opening day. While Chesterfield in 16th were the only team in the

:13:19.:13:29.
:13:29.:13:30.

bottom-half to pick up three points. Don't forget to join us for much of

:13:30.:13:34.

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