:00:36. > :00:42.Good evening. With several teams facing up to eight games in the next
:00:43. > :00:46.month, we're now into make or break March in the Sky Bet Football
:00:47. > :00:48.League. And what a way for Chesterfield to head into their
:00:49. > :00:51.hectic fixture list after an incredible performance at home to
:00:52. > :00:55.Cheltenham on Tuesday by scoring four goals in less than seven
:00:56. > :00:59.minutes. Steve's here to pick out the bones from another busy
:01:00. > :01:03.afternoon. Here's what's coming up. The race for automatic promotion
:01:04. > :01:05.could hardly be tighter. Unbeaten at home this season, could
:01:06. > :01:08.second-placed Burnley put daylight between themselves and the chasing
:01:09. > :01:21.pack with a win against third placed Derby County? After three defeats in
:01:22. > :01:24.a row, QPR are suffering a nightmare run at just the wrong time. We'll
:01:25. > :01:27.find out whether Harry Redknapp's side could stop the rot in today's
:01:28. > :01:31.early kick-off against Leeds. Wigan started the day just one point off
:01:32. > :01:40.the play-offs with a game in hand. We've highlights of their match at
:01:41. > :01:43.fifth-placed Nottingham Forest. And despite the havoc caused by the
:01:44. > :01:46.recent deluge to their play-off charge, Newport County are still in
:01:47. > :01:55.with a shout of a second successive promotion. We were in South Wales
:01:56. > :02:02.for the visit of Scunthorpe United. So to the Championship's game of the
:02:03. > :02:05.day at Turf Moor. Burnley, in second, took on third-placed Derby.
:02:06. > :02:08.Despite having one of the smallest squads in the Championship, Sean
:02:09. > :02:11.Dyche's Clarets have been in the top three for six months now while Steve
:02:12. > :02:15.McClaren's side began the day just two points behind and in search of a
:02:16. > :02:18.fourth successive win. Commentary from Alistair Mann. Leicester have
:02:19. > :02:23.been pulling away at the top and the battle to join them has been
:02:24. > :02:29.intensifying. The closest meet at Turf Moor as Burnley take on Derby.
:02:30. > :02:41.Consistency of selection has been the key to success for the host and
:02:42. > :02:48.Sean Dyche names the same 11. Don't underestimate the contributions of
:02:49. > :02:56.Arfield. Or the solidity of Shackell. Seeking a fourth clean
:02:57. > :02:59.sheet in a row, Grant makes his return to Turf Moor since leaving
:03:00. > :03:02.last summer. One change for the visitors. Dawkins is preferred to
:03:03. > :03:32.Patrick . -- Bamford. Martin Winsor back. Martin is
:03:33. > :03:40.perplexed by the decision. -- wins it back. The yellow card comes the
:03:41. > :03:48.way of Martin. More for that persistent following rather than the
:03:49. > :03:57.persistent -- specific incident. Dawkins with the header. Trippier
:03:58. > :04:07.gets it away. Scampering forward. Lovely ball! Good clearance, really
:04:08. > :04:19.good defending. And another good move is halted by defending. Another
:04:20. > :04:34.Burnley corner. Thumped away by Wisdom. Trippier. Mee. Faced by
:04:35. > :04:49.Wisdom. He was surely fouled. The referee says no. Jones on the
:04:50. > :04:57.volley! Fabulous! To reflect well! Well, David Jones has done it again
:04:58. > :05:01.with that controlled folly. Ings September with that floating ball.
:05:02. > :05:10.But there was still plenty to do and, boy, did Jones do it. And the
:05:11. > :05:23.relentless pressure from Burnley has been awarded. Dawkins. Still with
:05:24. > :05:28.Dawkins. Towards Martin. He took a tumble in the area. And a dive has
:05:29. > :05:36.been given. Before the ball goes into the net. And I think Martin is
:05:37. > :05:41.going. The ball was then swept into the net but the referee had already
:05:42. > :05:48.blown for assimilation. And Martin, who has already been booked, gets a
:05:49. > :05:53.second yellow card. Derby are down to ten men. You cannot get much more
:05:54. > :05:58.dramatic than that. He goes over, the referee says dive, the ball has
:05:59. > :06:05.been swept into the net but the whistle has gone. Not only is that a
:06:06. > :06:15.free kick, to Burnley, it is a yellow card for Martin. And he will
:06:16. > :06:22.go off. He has been a big call. -- made. This was his first booking. It
:06:23. > :06:26.was for the number of occasions the referee had to stop play but this is
:06:27. > :06:32.the second. The more you look at that, you more -- the more you think
:06:33. > :06:42.he has actually been caught by Trippier.
:06:43. > :07:10.Hughes. Gets beyond Jones. And the deflection almost takes it in. And
:07:11. > :07:18.Heaton just about hangs on. Heaton just about prevents it from going
:07:19. > :07:26.in. This is by no means over. This is Dawkins, on target again. Another
:07:27. > :07:30.question has been asked of Heaton. It is ironic that since going down
:07:31. > :07:37.to only ten men, they have tested Heaton twice. Through Dawkins and
:07:38. > :08:14.Zebroski. Wallace. Deflection! 2-0. Marney, doubles the
:08:15. > :08:24.school and their place in the Championship table. -- score. That
:08:25. > :08:39.was a decisive blow. A clever corner routine. The shot was deflected.
:08:40. > :08:48.2-0. Surely, game over? Here is Wisdom. Given away. Ings, Derby
:08:49. > :08:53.might be in danger of caving in after giving such a huge effort to
:08:54. > :09:07.get back into this match. Trippier. Away by Oxton. Wallace again.
:09:08. > :09:13.Trippier. That was wide. It looked like it was going to nestle into the
:09:14. > :09:21.corner of the net. Vokes thought it would.
:09:22. > :09:32.I've seen it over and over. There is that little contact, which makes
:09:33. > :09:36.them slip. But definitely, whether the referee does not see that or
:09:37. > :09:44.not, that is a slip, it is not diving. For us, it is a penalty. Two
:09:45. > :09:48.things he has got wrong. It is difficult for the referee. But we
:09:49. > :09:53.have had decisions over the weeks and months that have gone against
:09:54. > :09:59.us. Today, 12 of them went against us and was very difficult with ten
:10:00. > :10:05.men. Sometimes it is toughest when you are against team that have
:10:06. > :10:09.nothing to lose. They let their midfield roam around and different
:10:10. > :10:13.players and they kept the back four at home. That can happen but
:10:14. > :10:18.overall, it is fair to say that we dealt with what we needed to to get
:10:19. > :10:25.the job done. It has been a calendar years since Burnley last lost there.
:10:26. > :10:28.Great achievement. Let's talk about that contentious issue and the
:10:29. > :10:38.sending-off of Chris Martin. Sean said it was accumulative effect.
:10:39. > :10:42.What do you think? Well, maybe there are infractions of the law. There
:10:43. > :10:45.was nothing in that. Maybe he has thrown his arm just before that but
:10:46. > :10:51.nothing major, that is not everything. If you have a big centre
:10:52. > :10:56.forward with the physical presence, you will get into these battles and
:10:57. > :11:00.situations. But became alerted effect has to be a foul from a foul,
:11:01. > :11:02.and it was not. There was maybe one in there. That is a slip, no
:11:03. > :11:12.contact. You can see, as he lands, on the
:11:13. > :11:17.side of his foot, he goes over. Nothing he can do about that. That
:11:18. > :11:21.is a double whammy. Because they actually scored just after that. And
:11:22. > :11:25.there was the sending-off into the bargain. If you talk about big
:11:26. > :11:33.moments, did Burnley deserved to win? Possibly. Before someone gives
:11:34. > :11:36.me great, they were not lucky. There were good value and were big
:11:37. > :11:41.moments. They went their way. Just before half-time, one controversial
:11:42. > :11:50.point and one moment of great skill. The opening goal as Mike David
:11:51. > :11:54.Jones? We had a situation just before this and did not get his head
:11:55. > :11:58.up, that wonderful position but did not pick anyone out. This time,
:11:59. > :12:07.great desertion and he picks Ings out. He gets his head up
:12:08. > :12:11.immediately. Lovely flick. That is a wonderful volley. The goals always
:12:12. > :12:17.look better when they come from underneath the crossbar. Only one
:12:18. > :12:21.yard from his line. Very little to aim at. The only position he would
:12:22. > :12:27.have eaten him with. Wonderful finish and until then, they were
:12:28. > :12:31.dominant, no doubt about that. Five point lead between second and third?
:12:32. > :12:35.They are starting to look like Leicester, seven games without
:12:36. > :12:41.changing the system. People know exactly what they need to do, they
:12:42. > :12:47.look like Leicester, both top teams. Both teams employ four, four, two.
:12:48. > :12:51.As for Saturday's early kick-off, after three straight defeats, QPR
:12:52. > :12:54.were desperate to get their automatic promotion hopes back on
:12:55. > :12:57.track. For opponents Leeds, it was another chance to keep alive their
:12:58. > :13:00.play-off ambitions. Harry Redknapp made just one change with Karl Henry
:13:01. > :13:03.in for Tom Carrol while amongst Brian McDermott's two changes, in
:13:04. > :13:11.came new loan signing Connor Wickham for Noel Hunt. Here's Dan O Hagan.
:13:12. > :13:29.Trento. Murphy will take up the attacking charge. He has gone down!
:13:30. > :13:44.Penalty! Adamant there was deliberate contact. McCormick, he
:13:45. > :13:58.saves that well! 22 League goals. Not 23 yet. Green has the final say.
:13:59. > :14:04.McCormack, he has been failed by Traore. This is a real area of
:14:05. > :14:12.danger to Queens Park Rangers. That was a clear foul. It has been left
:14:13. > :14:26.for Ross McCormack. And this time he finds the net. 12 yards.
:14:27. > :14:32.Deflection, yes, which beat Green. The Ross McCormack on the
:14:33. > :14:38.scoresheet. QPR in trouble, at home, again.
:14:39. > :14:50.Connor Wickham. Wickham was so determined, would not be shaken off
:14:51. > :15:01.the ball by Richard Dunne. Under pressure for sure, Harry Redknapp.
:15:02. > :15:14.Maybe Michael Laudrup being in the frame should QPR disperse with
:15:15. > :15:22.Harry's services. Fans urging to shot.
:15:23. > :15:37.On target. First save of the game for Butland in the Leeds goal. Good
:15:38. > :15:43.connection. . Charlie Austin their top-scorer. The next nearest man is
:15:44. > :15:48.Matt Phillips on just three. The Rangers season appears to be
:15:49. > :15:53.unravelling minus Charlie Austin. Here's Doyle. A shot from Jenas
:15:54. > :15:58.levels the match. A goal at last for QPR.
:15:59. > :16:10.A little touch on here. Doyle back for Jenas. QPR are back to parity.
:16:11. > :16:12.They had been poor in the first half. Can they build? Can they go
:16:13. > :16:30.from here? Morrison for QPR. Morrison, home
:16:31. > :16:37.debut here. The Traore's shot. QPR nearly make the perfect second-half
:16:38. > :16:41.start. He has scored two league goals in his whole career. Traore,
:16:42. > :16:47.they both came at Ipswich. This season. Here's Jenas. The casual,
:16:48. > :16:55.careless. Could be expensive. Here's Connor Wickham. Connor Wickham's
:16:56. > :17:04.shot across the face. It's so close from Wickham. Saw the smallest gap,
:17:05. > :17:11.and nearly found it. McCormack, lovely take here between two QPR
:17:12. > :17:19.bodies too. McCormack keeps going. Henry comes across. Kebe very late.
:17:20. > :17:26.Ferocious tackle. Yellow card the outcome. He's been sent off in his
:17:27. > :17:28.career four times, all for Wolves. His second QPR yellow card though.
:17:29. > :17:44.Very heavy tackle that on Kebe. Green pushes the ball away. Here is
:17:45. > :17:51.Connor Wickham. Wickham's shot blocked. Aaron Hughes away this
:17:52. > :17:57.time. Left off for QPR, big time. Connor Wickham in the thick of
:17:58. > :18:06.things. It's a good connection. A decent save by Robert Green.
:18:07. > :18:16.Aaron Hughes, Kevin Doyle. Go the referee gets in the way of it.
:18:17. > :18:26.Yellow card for the late challenge on Doyle. Coming together. The
:18:27. > :18:39.referee had his back turned. Not sure how he saw that.
:18:40. > :18:52.Hughes, Dunne, down here. Well, Clint Hill. The flag was up.
:18:53. > :18:58.Offside. It won't count. The winning goal is not so. He scored the winner
:18:59. > :19:03.against Leeds in August at Elland Road here. He's just, just offside.
:19:04. > :19:09.Good call by the assistant. It doesn't country count. It's not the
:19:10. > :19:12.winner, Harry. It's not the winner! Everybody worked hard today. With.
:19:13. > :19:16.We can't give any more. I think we are giving everything we've got.
:19:17. > :19:21.What we lack at the moment maybe is quality in certain areas. I couldn't
:19:22. > :19:24.fault the effort today. I still fancy us to get up this year.
:19:25. > :19:28.Disappointed not to have won the game. It would have been injustice
:19:29. > :19:34.if we hadn't come away with at least a point, come to Loftus Road and get
:19:35. > :19:41.a point, before the game you take that. Disappointed we hadn't won it.
:19:42. > :19:47.It panned out true for form for both sides, didn't it Yeah, it did. I
:19:48. > :19:53.mean, the way we have seen QPR bits and pieces sort of side for a long
:19:54. > :19:56.time. Good in areas, not so good change in formation, personnel,
:19:57. > :19:59.injuries haven't helped them. The players that have come in, they
:20:00. > :20:03.haven't quite done the job that Harry would have imagined. It's been
:20:04. > :20:08.one of those, sort of, where they fall in between two stones on many
:20:09. > :20:13.occasions. Lots of possession today, as they do in most games, created
:20:14. > :20:18.very little. Fine margins for Leeds much they didn't get the penalty,
:20:19. > :20:23.got a deflection in terms of the free-kick? That is how it works
:20:24. > :20:29.itself out. It is a penalty. Dunne brings him down. No debate about the
:20:30. > :20:33.penalty? No. I think you would say you fancy McCormack in the form he
:20:34. > :20:40.is in to put that away. Poor penalty by his standards. You get a chance
:20:41. > :20:44.to rectify yourself. He didn't get his luck there. He does here. You
:20:45. > :20:47.wouldn't deny him that. He is brave to step up and take the kick after
:20:48. > :20:51.he missed a penalty. He is a goalscorer. He shows that a miss
:20:52. > :20:56.won't put him off. At that stage they were good value. No doubt about
:20:57. > :21:01.that, for 40 minutes, they were certainly the dominant side. For
:21:02. > :21:06.both sides sides with Leeds off the pitch and the new owners to take
:21:07. > :21:09.over officially. QPR nine points behind second placed Burnley. It
:21:10. > :21:13.looks like the play-offs for them? You have to look at it and say, are
:21:14. > :21:20.they coming into this part of the season in great form? Have they got
:21:21. > :21:24.a head of steam? They they haven't. Would they catch Burnley, the answer
:21:25. > :21:28.would be no. They have to consolidate that play-off position
:21:29. > :21:35.and go into the Lottery of that four-team shoot-out. Yeah As for the
:21:36. > :21:38.Championship promotion race, there was another crucial match today at
:21:39. > :21:41.the City Ground as Nottingham Forest met Wigan. Forest fans hoping their
:21:42. > :21:45.attempts won't be undermined by key injuries, while the Latics seemed to
:21:46. > :21:47.be timing their rise up the table to perfection. Billy Davies made four
:21:48. > :21:50.changes, including Jonathan Greening's first start for two years
:21:51. > :21:52.with Wigan making two, including a start for Forest old boy James
:21:53. > :22:11.Perch. John Helm describes this one. The game hasn't got going yet. It
:22:12. > :22:16.might do here. Terrible miss by Cox as well. It took him by surprise. It
:22:17. > :22:23.certainly took the goalkeeper, Al Habsi, by surprise. Simon Cox should
:22:24. > :22:27.be celebrating with his ninth goal of the season. Gomez, he can hit
:22:28. > :22:35.them. He does hit one, left-footed. It must be a goal? It's Waghorn.
:22:36. > :22:39.Forest 0, Wigan 1. Certainly a massively fortunate deflection
:22:40. > :22:42.there. Waghorn's not complaining. He has his second goal, as a Wigan
:22:43. > :23:04.Athletic player. Cuts it back in there. Teed up here
:23:05. > :23:12.for Paterson! Forest get their goal. It took a lot of finding. His tenth
:23:13. > :23:19.of the season. Jamie Paterson, 22-year-old Young Player Of the
:23:20. > :23:23.Season here at Forest much. He has pulled Forest back level when they
:23:24. > :23:29.needed it. Took a big deflection on the way.
:23:30. > :23:36.Congested penalty area. Not very far away. Waghorn. It has gone all the
:23:37. > :23:41.way through. Martyn Waghorn, I think, will claim his second.
:23:42. > :23:46.Emerson Boyce is getting a pat on his back as well. Wigan regain the
:23:47. > :23:51.lead. It does look as if Emerson Boyce got the thinnest of touches on
:23:52. > :23:56.the shot from Waghorn. Well, Boyce doesn't get men. His second of the
:23:57. > :24:00.season. He obviously saves his goals for Lancashire opposition. His other
:24:01. > :24:08.goal came against Blackburn, back in October. Waghorn's shot comes back
:24:09. > :24:17.here. It might be a third. There is! Hit hard, hit low. James MacArthur
:24:18. > :24:23.stretches Wigan into a two goal advantage here. It was with a
:24:24. > :24:29.flourish that McCar thur -- McArthur tucked it away. This is Gomes.
:24:30. > :24:38.Trying to cap his day with a goal. What a goal! Absolute screamer. How
:24:39. > :24:43.he has deserved that. Jordi Gomez, coming back into the starting
:24:44. > :24:49.line-up for Wigan today. He was lap languid, took his time, looked up.
:24:50. > :24:56.Hit it. Ball in the net! What a scoreline. Forest 1, Wigan 4. When
:24:57. > :25:01.you play that system of one central striker and two advance midfielders,
:25:02. > :25:08.you need to have midfielders adding goals to the tally. That is, we
:25:09. > :25:12.emphasised that a lot on I think with 20 attempts today. They had 10.
:25:13. > :25:15.We had six on target. They had one on target. I think that is the way
:25:16. > :25:19.we want to play. If somebody had said we were going to lose nine
:25:20. > :25:24.players and still be in the top six, I would say they are absolutely
:25:25. > :25:35.delusional. The fact that we are still in the top six we have to be
:25:36. > :25:39.delighted. Powell returned to his old stomping ground, back-to-back
:25:40. > :25:43.wince and a chance to reach Wembley in the Cup put the smile back on his
:25:44. > :25:50.face. The leaders hit the front early. Nugent found Vardy who gave
:25:51. > :25:55.Leicester a ninth minute lead. The odds on a comeback looked unlikely.
:25:56. > :26:02.Charlton may have gone to the break all square. Church nipped in between
:26:03. > :26:05.two only for Schmeichel to see off the danger. One goal separated them
:26:06. > :26:11.at the break. The Foxes had more gears to get through. The this cross
:26:12. > :26:15.almost flicked in by Nugent. Drinkwater did the mopping up.
:26:16. > :26:20.Leicester on track to extend their unbeaten run in the league to 14
:26:21. > :26:24.matches. They are 13 points clear of third placed Derby. Nugent wrapped
:26:25. > :26:31.things up with an enfatic finish. Schurrle, nothing can stop them now.
:26:32. > :26:36.I thought we were very, very cover comfortable in the end. I think, all
:26:37. > :26:40.in all, an all round quality performance. I'm quite happy
:26:41. > :26:46.standing here with 3-0. Because, basically, the chances they created,
:26:47. > :26:50.the saves my keeper made, it's very, very good side, Nigel has got
:26:51. > :26:59.together. You know, possibly we are being looking at the side that
:27:00. > :27:03.should be champions of the league. After two straight home defeats
:27:04. > :27:06.Israeleding were desperate to improve their form. They would never
:27:07. > :27:11.get a better opportunity to than this. Yeovil lost five of their last
:27:12. > :27:16.six away from home. The Glovers took the lead thanks to Duffy's header.
:27:17. > :27:20.Only once have Reading turned a deficit into a win this season. Once
:27:21. > :27:31.again, the Royals were struggling to make an impact. That was until
:27:32. > :27:35.Webster brought down the player. Webster had to go. Some fans say
:27:36. > :27:43.that particular rule is an unnecessary double punishment. Not
:27:44. > :27:53.in this case. Stech saved this spot-kick. Reading response was
:27:54. > :27:59.immediate. Lundstram had the most comical of own-goals. After that,
:28:00. > :28:06.things really began to unravel for the away side. Two inminutes later,
:28:07. > :28:11.they were areduced to nine-men. Ralls with a challenge on McCleary.
:28:12. > :28:16.The referee Scott Mathieson, once again, left with little alternative
:28:17. > :28:19.but to issue the red card. There was 20 minutes of normal-time remaining
:28:20. > :28:29.at that point. Reading couldn't find a way past Stech. He saved from
:28:30. > :28:34.Pogrebnyak. Yeovil held on for a draw, despite injury-time and a
:28:35. > :28:39.third red card. The Glovers became the second Championship team this
:28:40. > :28:41.season to have three sent off in one match. The last were Blackpool,
:28:42. > :28:53.against Yeovil back in December. Any complaints with the sendings
:28:54. > :28:57.off? I don't think so. I haven't seen them, but two of them were
:28:58. > :29:00.mistimed tackles, overzealous in their infusions and to stay in the
:29:01. > :29:06.game and the first one was my centre half misjudging the bounce of the
:29:07. > :29:11.ball and the substitute got a toe to it and obviously, he clipped him and
:29:12. > :29:17.he went down. At this moment, I haven't and I wouldn't have done if
:29:18. > :29:21.we had lost 2-1. To keep tabs on the top six,
:29:22. > :29:25.Brighton needed to outwit the manager who got the better of them
:29:26. > :29:28.in last year's play-off semifinals. Ian Holloway's horizons are
:29:29. > :29:36.different this year, with Millwall perched perilously above the bottom
:29:37. > :29:39.three. Albion have been overreliant on the Argentinian's goals and they
:29:40. > :29:46.have Jesse Lingard can help them out. He was bumped by Danny Shittu
:29:47. > :29:50.and the home fans were sent apoplectic by the penalty decision.
:29:51. > :29:58.David Lopez refused to be distracted by the fuzz. It was enough to clinch
:29:59. > :30:03.the match. The sixth successive Brighton win to finish 1-0. When
:30:04. > :30:09.Jermaine Easter found space in the box, Albion got lucky, to increase
:30:10. > :30:13.Holloway's sense of injustice. Referees do not mean to be biased,
:30:14. > :30:17.they are not ever biased, but when they come to Millwall, they put a
:30:18. > :30:21.protection thing on and say they are going to have to be strong at this
:30:22. > :30:28.passionate love so I am fair to the opposition. Millwall's worrying form
:30:29. > :30:33.continues, Brighton stay in the play-off places.
:30:34. > :30:40.Nestor seeming to -- Leicester City seven to get away at the top but a
:30:41. > :30:42.real statement from Wigan. A couple of bad results that Nottingham
:30:43. > :30:49.Forest have had have conceded with the result, they have ate out, but
:30:50. > :30:54.they still have a deep squad and the quality team -- they have 8. I keep
:30:55. > :30:59.looking at the Wigan team though and they have a very strong team. How
:31:00. > :31:05.much of a surprise was it? I don't smoke. They have players who can
:31:06. > :31:09.cope at this level, Maynard, James McLean, they can all have an
:31:10. > :31:13.impact. Jordi Gomez doing what he did in the League Cup last year at
:31:14. > :31:21.the City Ground, when they also won 4-1. What a game at Reading, three
:31:22. > :31:24.red cards for Yeovil and a comical own goal but they still picked up a
:31:25. > :31:29.creditable point in the process. What about those dismissals? The
:31:30. > :31:35.first one, by Ron Webster, I have no idea why he he is sent. He doesn't
:31:36. > :31:40.even know that the player behind him. How he can send him off I don't
:31:41. > :31:46.know? That is a horrible challenge, a coward's challenge. He has tried
:31:47. > :31:52.to hurt the player. This is just mistimed. So the referee gets two
:31:53. > :31:57.out of three right. But the first one has a massive impact and in and
:31:58. > :32:02.around the incident, they did concede. So Gary Johnson has three
:32:03. > :32:06.suspensions on the horizon. I think the first one, he will appeal
:32:07. > :32:12.against, by Ron Webster is a big part of their side and he knows now,
:32:13. > :32:15.like he already knew, they have five and character and they get a point
:32:16. > :32:18.out of a game that was very difficult for them. Is time to
:32:19. > :32:24.render the rest of the Championship, starting with the East Lancashire
:32:25. > :32:28.derby between Bolton and Blackburn. Gary Bowyer's side starting the day
:32:29. > :32:33.four points off the play-off places with a game in hand. It is often
:32:34. > :32:37.said derby games are levellers, which could only be good news for
:32:38. > :32:43.Dougie Freedman's Bolton. Last week's win halted a run of nine
:32:44. > :32:52.league games without one. Mark Davis tried his luck early on.
:32:53. > :32:55.Kilcullen came to Blackburn's rescue. Jordan Rhodes is going
:32:56. > :33:02.through a dry spell at a critical stage of the season. Still without a
:33:03. > :33:09.goal since New Year's Day. Blackburn may have been feeling the absence of
:33:10. > :33:17.their captain Grant Hanley. First blood to Bolton midway through the
:33:18. > :33:22.first half. Joe Mason scored for the second week running after recently
:33:23. > :33:26.returning on loan from Cardiff. Gary Bowyer's half-time team talk needed
:33:27. > :33:32.to be a big one but just two minutes after the restart, Jay Spearing put
:33:33. > :33:37.the result beyond any doubt. He shot crossed the line but it took the
:33:38. > :33:42.official seven seconds to arrive at the decision. But at least they got
:33:43. > :33:47.there in the end. That put Bolton on course for back-to-back home wins
:33:48. > :33:53.this season. And having lost the reverse exchange for-1, Moritz gave
:33:54. > :33:57.backbone a taste of their own medicine, their biggest result of
:33:58. > :34:00.their rivals for 86 years. That was for the fans, it has been a
:34:01. > :34:07.difficult season and the fans have stuck buyers. The players have been
:34:08. > :34:11.strong in certain games so that was for the fans. That was out of
:34:12. > :34:15.character, because we have kept 12 clean sheets this season and in a
:34:16. > :34:20.local derby coming hugely disappointing for us and the
:34:21. > :34:24.supporters. Before this game, Mick McCarthy was
:34:25. > :34:27.unapologetic about the lack of sexy football at Ipswich and there wasn't
:34:28. > :34:34.much to get the Portman Road punters going here either. Novak had an
:34:35. > :34:38.early effort from Birmingham. Lee Clark would describe his team as
:34:39. > :34:44.toothless. Rarely sexy in anybody's book. From Frank Nouble's perfect
:34:45. > :34:50.delivery, Daryl Murphy bundled in the only goal of the game. In the
:34:51. > :35:00.second half, the cloud accurate elite crowd were briefly roused by
:35:01. > :35:06.Jonathan Specter's bad back fax and his elite pass. An important win but
:35:07. > :35:11.not the prettiest. -- bad backpass. At times, there wasn't a lot of
:35:12. > :35:14.quality but second half, we were better and created some chances. The
:35:15. > :35:20.clean sheet is great, 1-0 suits me fine. The lads worked really hard
:35:21. > :35:23.from a defensive point of view but our quality when we had possession
:35:24. > :35:28.of the ball left a lot to be desired.
:35:29. > :35:35.Blackpool's slide down the standings continues. Mattias Ranegie will
:35:36. > :35:38.rarely be presented with an easier chance, unmarked as he headed his
:35:39. > :35:44.first goal for Watford before Troy Deeney rammed home the message that
:35:45. > :35:46.this would be another depressing day for the Seasiders. Blackpool have
:35:47. > :35:53.gone three full months without a win, 16 matches and they have
:35:54. > :35:57.dropped from fourth then to 19. McKenzie gifted possession to
:35:58. > :36:07.Watford, allowing Battocchio to set up Ranegie per second. Watford may
:36:08. > :36:17.yet set up a launch for the play-offs. The team in free-form
:36:18. > :36:22.incurring the wrath of the boss. I am hurting. It is not acceptable,
:36:23. > :36:28.that sort of performance. I set standards and they fell way below
:36:29. > :36:34.those standards today which I expected for them. At the last week
:36:35. > :36:37.at Bolton, the manager was keen to stress that that win was for the
:36:38. > :36:43.fans who travelled to Bolton because it wasn't such a good day last week.
:36:44. > :36:46.What you are about to see at Hillsborough perhaps highlights the
:36:47. > :36:50.need for goal-line technology outside the Premier League. Aitor
:36:51. > :36:53.Karanka's Middlesbrough arrived in South Yorkshire without a goal in
:36:54. > :36:59.over ten hours of football, although the drought should have been over 11
:37:00. > :37:03.minutes in. Butterfield hitting both posts before it crossed the line.
:37:04. > :37:08.Everyone in the ground saw it apart from the man who really mattered.
:37:09. > :37:11.Even Chris Kirkland, the Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper, admitted
:37:12. > :37:15.afterwards that it was miles over. But it is of little comfort for a
:37:16. > :37:19.Middlesbrough side whose season appears to be petering out. Danny
:37:20. > :37:23.Graham should have given the travelling fans something to cheer.
:37:24. > :37:30.But neither he nor Kamara could manage it. Wednesday were decent
:37:31. > :37:34.value and when Sam Hutchinson's cross arrived at the feet of Leon
:37:35. > :37:40.Best, the shot was blocked by the hand of Dean Whitehead. No problem
:37:41. > :37:49.with the officials' eyesight this time. With the Boro manager steaming
:37:50. > :37:51.on the sidelines, Wednesday had the chance to wipe away the
:37:52. > :38:08.disappointment of missing out on an FA Cup quarterfinal. This was a real
:38:09. > :38:17.kick in the teeth for the Seasiders. Mayor with the goal. He did not see
:38:18. > :38:22.our goal, the goal goes in, off the post, but he could see the penalty.
:38:23. > :38:26.It was nice to get the win and the three point that I think we
:38:27. > :38:29.deserved. Another Yorkshire derby at the John
:38:30. > :38:32.Smith's Stadium and one that could have turned out differently, had
:38:33. > :38:39.Alex Smith is not made this great save. -- Alex Smithies. The game
:38:40. > :38:47.changed with two Huddersfield goals. Southern knocking in Nakhi
:38:48. > :38:52.Wells shot in the opener. Nakhi Wells then made the second, timing
:38:53. > :38:58.his run perfectly before teeing up Danny Ward for his seventh goal of
:38:59. > :39:02.the season. Wells may not have got on the scoresheet himself but he was
:39:03. > :39:08.undoubtedly the star man here. Luke Steele denying the striker a
:39:09. > :39:12.first-half goal of his own. Instead, he had to settle for the role of
:39:13. > :39:16.goal maker. His third assist of the match came just after half-time.
:39:17. > :39:23.Rolling it into the path of Adam Hammill, who enjoyed the kindest of
:39:24. > :39:27.revamps. A prolific scorer with Bradford, Nakhi Wells hasn't found
:39:28. > :39:32.the net in eight matches. When he was brought down for the penalty,
:39:33. > :39:37.the Bermudan international wanted to take the spot kick himself. But Adam
:39:38. > :39:43.Clayton was remorseless, despatching the 58th minute penalty for a 4-0
:39:44. > :39:47.lead. There was more punishment for Barnsley before the end. Substitute
:39:48. > :39:52.Sean Scannell helping himself to the pick of the five goals. Not bad for
:39:53. > :39:59.a team who had managed only one in their previous four home games. For
:40:00. > :40:02.30 minutes, I was more than pleased with how we were playing, great
:40:03. > :40:05.energy, creating chances, getting on the ball well and then the two
:40:06. > :40:11.quickfire goals basically put us to bed.
:40:12. > :40:18.Bournemouth knew that beating Doncaster would be a sizeable stride
:40:19. > :40:20.towards guaranteed safety. The cherries have won just once in their
:40:21. > :40:28.last nine but rediscovered that winning feeling when it matters or
:40:29. > :40:33.sub Yann Kermorgant's first goal for the club when it mattered. He has
:40:34. > :40:37.been eased in off the bench and with a towering header, the Frenchman
:40:38. > :40:42.made the point he is ready to be more involved. The Rovers fans were
:40:43. > :40:48.having more fun than the 5,000 who pitched up to see Lewis Tomlinson --
:40:49. > :40:57.Louis Tomlinson make his debut for the reserves in the midweek.
:40:58. > :41:01.Kermorgant's final game for Charlton was a defeat against Rovers. This
:41:02. > :41:04.time, he left with the match ball, demonstrating the aerial prowess it
:41:05. > :41:08.was hoped he would bring to the team. The Doncaster defending
:41:09. > :41:13.continued to be dismal. Harry Arter making it Bournemouth's second five
:41:14. > :41:17.goal haul of the campaign. They should have broken ground with a
:41:18. > :41:30.sixth. In stoppage time, the rovers backline was unlocked and Mark Pugh
:41:31. > :41:36.teared up ranting. -- teed up. We have sometimes not had that cutting
:41:37. > :41:41.edge and decision but today it all came right and a good defensive
:41:42. > :41:44.performance as well as the goals. It was one I didn't see coming but in
:41:45. > :41:47.the long run, it might not be a bad thing. I have been speaking about
:41:48. > :41:52.how good we have been and how we might stay up and this has maybe
:41:53. > :41:56.made a few realise we are in a relegation scrap. Their best ever
:41:57. > :41:59.result, Bournemouth, in the second tier of English football but an
:42:00. > :42:03.awful afternoon for three of the bottom six in the Championship,
:42:04. > :42:06.conceding 19 goals between them and not scoring one. Barnsley had for
:42:07. > :42:12.five by Huddersfield, Nakhi Wells with four assists, good afternoon
:42:13. > :42:15.without scoring. Four teams like Barnsley, they can't rest too long
:42:16. > :42:20.on their laurels or dwell on results like this at this stage of the
:42:21. > :42:25.season. Certainly not after a performance that, that was poor.
:42:26. > :42:28.Huddersfield are on form, we know they can have side but the only
:42:29. > :42:32.redeeming feature for those sides at the bottom, is nobody one. Yeovil
:42:33. > :42:36.are the only ones who picked up a point. Everyone around them is
:42:37. > :42:41.giving them a chance. So you don't have to dwell, even if you got a
:42:42. > :42:46.hammering. Including Blackpool, no one in 17 games in all
:42:47. > :42:48.competitions. They have an 8-point cushion and you get the feeling they
:42:49. > :42:54.might need it. This incident is incredible. Gary McKenzie gives the
:42:55. > :43:03.ball away here. Look at his reaction to getting the ball back. No effort
:43:04. > :43:07.at all. He gives up. It is the 39th minute, it is not like it is the
:43:08. > :43:11.85th minute and you fall down, you are still in the game. If that is
:43:12. > :43:14.indicative of the way they are playing and how they feel, the
:43:15. > :43:21.effort and the response the manager is getting, they have big problems.
:43:22. > :43:26.the boardroom house to think about the managerial situation. Barry
:43:27. > :43:30.Ferguson is registered as a player manager. He says he needs to look in
:43:31. > :43:37.a mirror and say, can I really do this job? People tell me I can but
:43:38. > :43:46.you need to ask them, the players. It is a very tough job. There is no
:43:47. > :43:50.way that players will be walking through his side if he was in that
:43:51. > :43:56.team because we know the way he plays but he has taken himself out
:43:57. > :44:00.of the side. He is a player manager, you have come out of that playing
:44:01. > :44:07.arena, you have not been scouting, so you are watching and starting
:44:08. > :44:10.from scratch. It is a very tired budget but whether that will work
:44:11. > :44:18.until the end of the season, on those results, I am not sure. Leyton
:44:19. > :44:27.Orient returned to the top on goal difference. Today's match with cold
:44:28. > :44:38.Chester. -- will just. -- Colchester. It was a fine response
:44:39. > :44:49.to those who thought we were running out of steam. Colchester did not
:44:50. > :45:00.fold and their keeper was kept busy. Before Marcus team find a way to
:45:01. > :45:08.squeeze them back. -- Bean founf. But promotion campaigns are built on
:45:09. > :45:18.a sort of let winners like this. They are kept on course. It was a
:45:19. > :45:25.hard game, really tough, local derby, the second half was played in
:45:26. > :45:31.that fashion. I thought we were the better side but to be fair to
:45:32. > :45:34.Colchester, they put us under enormous pressure and they deserve
:45:35. > :45:42.that equaliser and to get fantastic finish to win that much. -- it took
:45:43. > :45:47.a fantastic finish. The best winning run from Wolves in five seasons. The
:45:48. > :45:56.captain was not far away from scoring his first goal for the club
:45:57. > :46:07.when he met a cross from Henry. The opener came shortly after half-time.
:46:08. > :46:11.He was aided by a hefty deflection. The Frenchman demonstrated his
:46:12. > :46:22.skills with two goals in as many minutes to condemn the field their
:46:23. > :46:27.second League loss. -- Vale. He tripped his way through before
:46:28. > :46:35.burying his fifth goal in four matches at Molyneux. The 21-year-old
:46:36. > :46:40.had a glorious chance to score his first hat-trick in English with all
:46:41. > :46:48.later on, after Henry was too tricky for Chris lines to deal with. He got
:46:49. > :46:52.his hand on the ball to deny the chance to take it home but we'll is
:46:53. > :46:57.already had enough goals on the board by then to move to the top of
:46:58. > :46:59.the table. I thought we played well in the first half of that working
:47:00. > :47:04.the goalkeeper and hitting the target. I felt that they had a
:47:05. > :47:09.charmed life and we put balls into the box. Sam Ricketts hit the bar
:47:10. > :47:15.and there was some excellent defending. I was disappointed with
:47:16. > :47:19.the second half for months, the game changed and that deflected first
:47:20. > :47:26.goal. I was delighted with the first-half. Either because to
:47:27. > :47:34.problems. Frustrating times for Brentford, we have not slept out of
:47:35. > :47:41.the top two. They had to make do with the point from their trip.
:47:42. > :47:48.Pitchford played his part. Graham Kavanagh's team remain too close to
:47:49. > :47:59.relegation for comfort. No way through on this occasion. Just win
:48:00. > :48:03.in four games for Brentford. At the end of an emotional week for
:48:04. > :48:09.Preston, a gift from Walsall. This back pass catching Richard O'Donnell
:48:10. > :48:13.off-guard to hand the home side a third minute lead. It was a
:48:14. > :48:18.nightmare start for the Saddlers. Almost immediately, they were back
:48:19. > :48:24.on terms with Tom Clark pounced upon. His first effort was too hot
:48:25. > :48:29.to handle. He made sure his second would not be stopped. Preston cannot
:48:30. > :48:36.be too far from making a play-off place. Wright restored the lead just
:48:37. > :48:48.shy of half an hour. By the finish they were hanging on as Walsall
:48:49. > :48:51.looked for a way back. The ten men went broke, James Baxendale at the
:48:52. > :49:00.Preston back line before bringing out the best in Declan rogue. It was
:49:01. > :49:04.a big win for the team. It was a tight game, Walsall or a very good
:49:05. > :49:12.foot Bolling team and we had a perfect start. We gave him the
:49:13. > :49:19.opportunity to come back. At this stage it is about winning games.
:49:20. > :49:24.Rather have been outstanding since the turn of the year, helped by the
:49:25. > :49:29.astute use of the loan market. James Taverner was quick to show his
:49:30. > :49:36.quality. Another graduate of the Academy quickly made it 2-0,
:49:37. > :49:40.although he needed a large slice of luck to do that. The Notts County
:49:41. > :49:45.manager believes his players are facing the most important two months
:49:46. > :49:51.of their career but some clearly have not grasped the gravity of the
:49:52. > :49:59.situation. It got worse before half an hour had been played as Gareth
:50:00. > :50:08.Roberts hesitated long enough to be tumbled for the penalty. Which he
:50:09. > :50:14.scored himself to make it 4-0. County fans who did not make the
:50:15. > :50:23.early - for the M1 saw their team alone another strike through. And
:50:24. > :50:30.more pitiful defending allowed yet another lonely to round off the
:50:31. > :50:34.biggest win for Rotherham at the New York Stadium. Steve Evans is
:50:35. > :50:39.determined to keep fit on the ground. We will get carried away,
:50:40. > :50:44.this is tough, a lot of people are still dying but we will give it
:50:45. > :50:49.everything we can and we will get it in a couple of games and suchlike
:50:50. > :50:58.but we will keep on a very level keel on the training ground. When,
:50:59. > :51:01.lose or draw. It was home sweet home for Crawley in their first match
:51:02. > :51:05.back on their own patch since the start of January following five as
:51:06. > :51:23.governments because of the state of the pitch. -- laments. -- must
:51:24. > :51:28.moments. -- postponements. There was another example of why the Reds boss
:51:29. > :51:32.wants to sign him permanently. This defeat ending a five match unbeaten
:51:33. > :51:35.run for Peterboro, Conor Washington was inches away from snatching the
:51:36. > :51:46.points in stoppage time. Matt is certainly enjoying himself
:51:47. > :51:50.at Crawley. He was almost in and out for a couple of years but back at
:51:51. > :51:56.Crawley and doing well. Yes, he needed this. Sometimes if the shoe
:51:57. > :52:05.fits... That is the case with some players. Another big winner was
:52:06. > :52:10.Rotherham. The biggest win of the day, unbeaten in nine games. Two
:52:11. > :52:16.goals from man who has been left blooming on the sidelines. Harris
:52:17. > :52:24.gets a brace and it was a good one. That was a decent play. Similar to
:52:25. > :52:30.what we saw here. A couple of deflections but he waited long
:52:31. > :52:38.enough to get in there. He goes to the bench. That was a hammer blow
:52:39. > :52:41.for Notts County? It is, it seems like only a couple of weeks ago we
:52:42. > :52:46.said they were out of relegation and they have that question and all of a
:52:47. > :52:50.sudden, they have had rock bottom. Yes, something has to turn quickly
:52:51. > :52:56.in a positive sense or they will be relegated. John Davies said it was
:52:57. > :53:04.the lowest point of his career. Wolves are the top of the division,
:53:05. > :53:11.3-0 winners. They have won seven out of seven games. I be there to stay?
:53:12. > :53:16.On that evidence, what you get with a club like Wolves in the division,
:53:17. > :53:22.it is the same thing, getting 25,000 people. You either fear that what
:53:23. > :53:27.you relish it. The other thing is, if you get on a roll and have 25,000
:53:28. > :53:33.people behind you, people say Wolves are a difficult crowd, that is
:53:34. > :53:37.rubbish, they are a fantastic club. They are passionate people. They see
:53:38. > :53:42.the club doing well and the team working for that shirt and they will
:53:43. > :53:58.get behind you. Once you get on a roll at a club like that, it is
:53:59. > :54:02.fantastic. We will move on. Swindon mistyped on touching distance of the
:54:03. > :54:11.play-offs. Next up for Mark Webber were crew. Another side threatened
:54:12. > :54:16.with relegation. For crew it is all about survival. They could ill
:54:17. > :54:26.afford another setback at home and things were going to plan when this
:54:27. > :54:31.cross was handled. The resulting penalty went horribly wrong. Swindon
:54:32. > :54:40.have a different agenda, top six place inside. Crewe struggled to
:54:41. > :54:46.contain them and Harley was on hand to finish off the move with a
:54:47. > :54:51.perfect start to the second half. Keen to make offer his earlier
:54:52. > :54:56.error, you was unlikely -- unlucky not to equalise. They were finally
:54:57. > :54:58.rewarded when Oliver came off the bench with devastating effect.
:54:59. > :55:08.Another goal of the highest quality. In the space of one week, Sheffield
:55:09. > :55:15.United have jumped from the bottom for two mid table. Aiming for a
:55:16. > :55:24.seventh straight win. The quarterfinalists were in front
:55:25. > :55:29.halfway through the first half. Baxter went close to doubling the
:55:30. > :55:33.lead after the restart. Post match, Nigel Clough hailed this as their
:55:34. > :55:44.best win of the season. His side were barely troubled. The dons lost
:55:45. > :55:48.more ground at the top six. Bradford's wording slide was halted
:55:49. > :55:54.by back-to-back victories recently and Middlesbrough put them on their
:55:55. > :55:59.way again. His first goal was well worth waiting for. But Stevenage are
:56:00. > :56:06.beginning to show some signs of life just in time. Tuesday 's matchwinner
:56:07. > :56:18.against Crewe pipped his way through to make it 1-1. Bradford were ahead
:56:19. > :56:22.again before half time and again, the power was packed into the left
:56:23. > :56:29.foot. But this time the Parry fell nicely for James Hansen. The second
:56:30. > :56:33.half belonged to look Freeman. With other options limited, he took on
:56:34. > :56:43.the responsibility himself and then dotted this beauty. And with three
:56:44. > :56:52.minutes to play, he went for power. To cap a performance manager reckons
:56:53. > :56:56.put ?5 million on his price tag. The more immediate family was three
:56:57. > :57:07.points for Stevenage and although Mark Yates almost rescued Bradford,
:57:08. > :57:11.they are off the bottom. After the heavy defeat at Sheffield United,
:57:12. > :57:19.Bristol City bars made five changes and did the trick in a first half
:57:20. > :57:22.showing. But the Robins came into the match with just two clean sheets
:57:23. > :57:32.in the League all season. The lowest total in the division. Charlie Lee
:57:33. > :57:38.converted this clever flick. The side managed to edge and head again
:57:39. > :57:42.and claim their seventh League win of the season thanks to this
:57:43. > :57:46.wonderful strike from Simon Gillett. It was as beautiful as it was classy
:57:47. > :57:52.as a left City out of the relegation zone. Tranmere were chasing
:57:53. > :58:02.back-to-back victories and they have not achieved that all season. Oldham
:58:03. > :58:06.made the task even more difficult. Rovers had more than a touch of good
:58:07. > :58:12.fortune with the equaliser. Visiting keeper Mark Ochs led... This effort
:58:13. > :58:17.was deflected off Jonathan Brown. The logic so back in front, having a
:58:18. > :58:25.moment to forget for the home defence as the cross was turned into
:58:26. > :58:29.his own net. Ryan Lowe 's board the winner the last time the teams met
:58:30. > :58:39.and he provided another important contribution. Tranmere have been
:58:40. > :58:44.hugely reliant on him. Tranmere getting themselves a point and it is
:58:45. > :58:49.good, considering all that is going on off the pitch at the minute.
:58:50. > :58:53.Great result for Stevenage, Graham Westley says his team always comes
:58:54. > :59:01.stronger in the last two months of the season. A couple of crackers
:59:02. > :59:05.from Freeman? Marvellous strike. It always looks better with the left
:59:06. > :59:11.foot. It always looks more stylish. This is wonderful again. The young
:59:12. > :59:14.man has come from Arsenal. It is not easy, from a club at that level
:59:15. > :59:28.going into the foot volley but he has adapted readily. Sheffield
:59:29. > :59:32.United, won seven in a row in all competitions. Shot up from second
:59:33. > :59:36.bottom to 12th. They are looking upwards? Brilliant. We know the
:59:37. > :59:41.start they had. Horrendous start. Everyone thinks it was an upward
:59:42. > :59:47.curve as soon as Nigel claim. It wasn't. Their late form was poor. I
:59:48. > :59:52.saw them at Fulham. Wonderful run of form. They will be kicking
:59:53. > :59:57.themselves that you have to make 11 points up. Can't be talking about
:59:58. > :00:03.the play-offs? Probably not. If you had started maybe a little bit
:00:04. > :00:08.before, they certainly would be one eye on that. They still have the
:00:09. > :00:17.Cup. Who says the Cup does you any harm. It hasn't done them any harm.
:00:18. > :00:20.Almost gone back to basics as well. To League Two then and, despite
:00:21. > :00:24.losing their last two games, Newport County were still in the hunt for a
:00:25. > :00:27.second successive promotion having endured 25 years outside of the
:00:28. > :00:35.Football League. Clem takes up the story as Scunthorpe arrived at
:00:36. > :00:39.Rodney parade. 1988, the end of a rare season in which Cardiff City,
:00:40. > :00:46.Swansea City and Newport County had all rubbed shoulders in the same
:00:47. > :00:52.division and for people in this part of South Waleslet cull bin nation of
:00:53. > :00:58.an incredible decade. It the boasted a John Aldridge in their line-up,
:00:59. > :01:07.Newport County went from winning the Welsh Cup the Cup Winners Cup to
:01:08. > :01:11.double relegation. The termination of their football league stay and
:01:12. > :01:16.into the clutches of liquidators. Not only were you Cardiff and
:01:17. > :01:23.Swansea's equals, at one stage you were top dogs in south Wales.
:01:24. > :01:27.Through the late 80s we were. One league apart. You never know.
:01:28. > :01:35.Rivalry, certainly for people around here. It will always be there. I
:01:36. > :01:40.want to take you back a quarter of a century. When you tumbled out of the
:01:41. > :01:47.League. Can't get much Grimmer than that, can it? Don't look at the
:01:48. > :01:50.past. We need to look at the future. Did you lose faith you would get
:01:51. > :01:55.back into the Football League is? You can't. If you are going to lose
:01:56. > :01:58.faith, don't come. When Newport County made it back into the
:01:59. > :02:04.Football League this season, it was with a Spurs FA Cup winner as their
:02:05. > :02:09.manager. A EuroMillions Lottery winner as their Chairman. After a
:02:10. > :02:15.nomadic trek around five different grounds, the latest they share with
:02:16. > :02:18.the city's two rugby clubs. Six postponements out of seven at one
:02:19. > :02:24.stage. Difficult not to talk to you about that pitch? No, it certainly
:02:25. > :02:28.cost us. You have seen the state of it yourself. The it's becoming a
:02:29. > :02:32.little bit of an issue. One we have to overcome. Does the fact that you
:02:33. > :02:35.have a EuroMillions winner kind of mask the full picture of this
:02:36. > :02:40.football club? People have a false impression of Les. Obviously, he has
:02:41. > :02:44.supported us when necessary. It's not an open cheque book. The we are
:02:45. > :02:49.working under the same constraints as most League Two clubs. We have to
:02:50. > :02:53.keep po us canned. We can't lose sight of how hard and how long it
:02:54. > :02:57.took us to get back here. I'm certainly enjoying it. I know the
:02:58. > :03:01.players are. I've been lucky enough to play for some fantastic managers,
:03:02. > :03:05.fantastic football clubs, hopefully my players can say the same about me
:03:06. > :03:15.when they talk maybe on the camera in a few years' time.
:03:16. > :03:23.Ryan Burge could have two. Slocombe denied him. He was grateful toll see
:03:24. > :03:29.him get under another opportunity. As a former central defender,
:03:30. > :03:37.Scunthorpe manager won't have been impressed by the defending which awe
:03:38. > :03:42.loud Minshull to put their run in peril. It took them until the
:03:43. > :03:49.second-half to finally click. Williams made light of the over used
:03:50. > :04:07.playing surface before Nolan picked out Paddy Madden. 17-year-old
:04:08. > :04:11.Adelakun came on. They then got on the end of this cross. Scunthorpe
:04:12. > :04:18.must have thought they did enough when Slocombe kept out Minshull as
:04:19. > :04:25.the came ticked into added time. This corner caused more chaos. Among
:04:26. > :04:31.the bodies, Zebroski denied his men a place at the top of the table.
:04:32. > :04:37.Disappointment or relief? I think relief in the end. We make it hard
:04:38. > :04:41.here at Rugby Parade. Obviously, to stop them defeats and get that late
:04:42. > :04:45.goal, hopefully, it will give us the boost we needed. Can you put your
:04:46. > :04:49.finger on why you have gone awry over the last week? One or two
:04:50. > :04:53.things. Obviously, a lot of injuries this year catching up with us.
:04:54. > :04:57.Anyone who knows in football, confidence is key. Hopefully we
:04:58. > :05:03.might re-Kindle that after that result today. Doing a fine job
:05:04. > :05:07.considering all that has gone on against himle he lost his star
:05:08. > :05:12.defender for the best part of the season. Players out injured and the
:05:13. > :05:16.postponements, five in all. How do you assess the work he has done? He
:05:17. > :05:21.has done a really good job. You see why people are after his surfaceses.
:05:22. > :05:25.He got them up. They exceeded expectation. They have had games in
:05:26. > :05:32.hand. They haven't won those games. No they need to turn them into wins.
:05:33. > :05:35.If we win them, we will go into the play-offs. Easier said than done.
:05:36. > :05:38.First season back in the Football League. They have done well.
:05:39. > :05:41.Considering where they are in the table. Seven points off the
:05:42. > :05:45.play-offs with three games in hand. Do they have a chance They have got
:05:46. > :05:49.a chance, no doubt. As he said, they will have to re-Kindle the
:05:50. > :05:53.confidence they had early on in the season. A little bit of form they
:05:54. > :05:58.lost. The games in hand don't always mean you will win them. No. They had
:05:59. > :06:03.six games in hand at one stage. They did. They have come down the table,
:06:04. > :06:08.rather than go up it. He knows what needs to be done. Whether they are
:06:09. > :06:12.capable of doing that remains to be seen. More from League Two now and
:06:13. > :06:16.it was third verses fourth at Spotland on Saturday. All to play
:06:17. > :06:21.for with just two points dividing Rochdale and Oxford Utd. Still in
:06:22. > :06:25.the wide-awake club there was an excellent hat-trick to enjoy at
:06:26. > :06:39.Rochdale. Timmy Mallet may not have enjoyed it much. The Oxford fans saw
:06:40. > :06:49.this chance going begging. Wright was almost forced into an own-goal.
:06:50. > :06:54.If that was a powerful header, the run he came up with after the break
:06:55. > :06:59.was anything but routine. Once Hogan set his sights on his 16th league
:07:00. > :07:04.goal of the season, he refused to be stopped. It was just three weeks
:07:05. > :07:07.since the striker collected a match-ball against Wimbledon, soon
:07:08. > :07:12.he would have another. Cementing his club's place in the automatic
:07:13. > :07:20.promotion spot in the process. Rochdale will face all of the
:07:21. > :07:24.current four in consecutive matches. A lack of goals has hindered
:07:25. > :07:28.Burton's promotion hopes recently. However, despite this early miss
:07:29. > :07:33.from Kee, this was a better day for him and the Brewers. Kee's opening
:07:34. > :07:40.goal against Accrington was his 11th season. Crucially, only his second
:07:41. > :07:46.in 2014. Burton had scored more than one goal in only two of their
:07:47. > :07:53.previous 20 league games. When Winnard levelled for Accrington,
:07:54. > :07:57.Albion look set for another 1-1 draw. Winnard undid all his good
:07:58. > :08:01.work. He grappled with Phil Edwards at this corner and Burton were
:08:02. > :08:06.awarded a penalty. Kee scored from the spot. Ensuring that the Brewers
:08:07. > :08:12.stay very much in the race for the top three. At this stage it's all
:08:13. > :08:15.about winning games. It doesn't matter how you do it. It's about
:08:16. > :08:19.winning games. That is it. You can look as nice or as pretty as you
:08:20. > :08:25.want to. If you don't win the game it's irrelevant. Fleetwood will hope
:08:26. > :08:30.their recent indifferent form won't end in the sort of slump which
:08:31. > :08:36.skufrperred any promotion hopes 12 months ago. Sarcevic will have been
:08:37. > :08:42.grateful to have been adjudged offside here. Pond wasn't spared by
:08:43. > :08:52.the assistant flag. Wimbledon held on to stay in the top half. It's now
:08:53. > :08:58.nine games without a win for Southend although they were on the
:08:59. > :09:06.end of rough luck against Wickham. Leonard tested. A header from Corr
:09:07. > :09:11.put them ahead. A moment of ill fortune for the hosts fold not long
:09:12. > :09:22.after. This strike from distance went in via the bar and the back of
:09:23. > :09:25.Bentley. Bentley was disposent in the dressing room afterwards. He
:09:26. > :09:36.ensured things didn't get worse for the hosts by making a smart stop to
:09:37. > :09:41.keep Morgan at bay. The lads bought a raffle ticket, hit the crossbar
:09:42. > :09:49.and gone into the back of the net. Disappointing, only a point. We
:09:50. > :09:53.deserved the three today. Sheridan has Plymouth heading in the right
:09:54. > :09:57.direction after putting four past Fleetwood in the week they bettered
:09:58. > :10:02.that scoreline at the expense of Morecambe. Berry was an unlikely
:10:03. > :10:08.scorer. Argyle never looked back. His first ever Football League goal.
:10:09. > :10:15.Their second came thanks to Alessandra against his former club.
:10:16. > :10:20.The Alessandra sent clear on goal. Underlining his importance to the
:10:21. > :10:23.side with a neat finish. The Pilgrims nominated experience.
:10:24. > :10:30.Nelson got their third of the afternoon. The contest appeared
:10:31. > :10:38.over. Substitute Gurrieri gave the encounter a one-sided look.
:10:39. > :10:45.Morecambe hadn't won in nine. Gurrieri made the desired impact. It
:10:46. > :10:50.was still time for Alessandr to claim his second and Plymouth's
:10:51. > :10:54.fifth. 11 goals in three games now. They have won them all. They are two
:10:55. > :11:04.points away from the play-off places.
:11:05. > :11:16.Hartlepool sealed a deal to keep Barmby for another six matches. The
:11:17. > :11:20.teen err evaded Torquay's defenders. Another hammer blow for the club who
:11:21. > :11:26.allowed James to seal their fate in the second-half. The future appears
:11:27. > :11:31.bleak for the bottom side. This their fourth defeat in five.
:11:32. > :11:39.Hartlepool's outlook is brighter. Back on track, they are in the
:11:40. > :11:50.play-off hunt. Harewood rounded off a comprehensive success.
:11:51. > :12:00.After four home games without a goal York fans might have agreed.
:12:01. > :12:12.Set-pieces proved their salvation here. McCombe netting from this
:12:13. > :12:20.corner. Coulson found a way through a host of yellow shirts. Bennett
:12:21. > :12:28.scored the third goal of the game's opening half-hour. There were nervy
:12:29. > :12:32.moments for York in the second-half. John O'Flynn hit the post. The
:12:33. > :12:41.Minstermen held on for their first win in five home games. Dagenham's
:12:42. > :12:44.unlikely play-off charge has been hampered by their poor home form.
:12:45. > :12:56.New Year's Day was the last time they won here. Mansfield are among a
:12:57. > :13:03.clutch of clubs hovering above the bottom two. The goalkeeper denied
:13:04. > :13:09.Murphy to ensure they took a point home. Mark Yeates felt Cheltenham
:13:10. > :13:14.deserved all three points against Bury. His side had to
:13:15. > :13:18.come-from-behind. Platt pounced on this cross to bag his first goal
:13:19. > :13:24.since signing for the Shakers in January. The lead lasted for less
:13:25. > :13:29.than two minutes. Bury were punished for being caught in possession.
:13:30. > :13:37.Vincent steered in his second goal in three games.
:13:38. > :13:44.Nardiello had a good chance to restore the visitors' lead but
:13:45. > :13:47.having done the hard work, couldn't find the finish. It proved costly as
:13:48. > :13:54.the Robins pushed on for their second win in ten league games. Some
:13:55. > :13:59.fine work on the wind teed up by Ron Harrison for a close range header.
:14:00. > :14:02.-- on the wing. Given that Shelbourne had dropped the highest
:14:03. > :14:05.number of points from winning positions in League Two this
:14:06. > :14:10.season, the home fans may have been nervy with a one goal lead. Brian
:14:11. > :14:17.Jensen's miraculous save ensured Harrison couldn't give them a
:14:18. > :14:21.cushion. Northampton town of enjoyed an
:14:22. > :14:27.upturn in form. Successive victories had lifted them from the bottom of
:14:28. > :14:33.the table. Bristol Rovers arrived unbeaten in four but their away
:14:34. > :14:39.record is far from spectacular. They survived a few scares along the way
:14:40. > :14:46.in a match that ended in stalemate. Rovers' best opportunity fell to
:14:47. > :14:52.Dave Clarkson. Matt Duke in the home goal kept them out. Chris Wilder's
:14:53. > :14:55.arrival at Northampton has given them hope.
:14:56. > :15:02.It has been a good eight days for Northampton, seven from nine, but
:15:03. > :15:06.still kept at arms length from the rest of the sides above them. Well
:15:07. > :15:12.done to Scott Hogan, another hat-trick since the transfer window
:15:13. > :15:16.closed. He almost seems revitalised after having his head turned from
:15:17. > :15:22.possible moves. Years, he has certainly got his head down now.
:15:23. > :15:25.That was flicking and then a wonderful run and finish. As the
:15:26. > :15:33.awareness, even when it gets a bit of luck. And this is one of yours.
:15:34. > :15:38.Like most of the ones I scored. A scuffle in a deflection. They all
:15:39. > :15:47.count. It is a wonderful return again. Goals aplenty but Plymouth at
:15:48. > :15:51.the moment, for last weekend, five this week unopposed against
:15:52. > :15:55.Morecambe. A great performance from their front two. Last week, they
:15:56. > :15:59.resolve against Fleetwood, we all sat up and said, maybe, just maybe
:16:00. > :16:05.they might be fulfilling the potential. We know they are a decent
:16:06. > :16:08.club. They have floated around, they haven't looked like they were going
:16:09. > :16:12.to make an impression and now they are pretty close, results are going
:16:13. > :16:18.their way and they look a potent force going forward. It could be a
:16:19. > :16:24.good end to the season. Let's have a look at the tables after Saturday's
:16:25. > :16:30.games. Leicester remain top. Bernie improved their chances of a top two
:16:31. > :16:33.finish. Wigan are in the play-off places, their highest position since
:16:34. > :16:44.the opening day of the season. Despite having three players red
:16:45. > :16:50.carded, macro -- Yeovil are of the bottom for the first time for a
:16:51. > :16:55.while. Wolverhampton Wanderers go top of League One on goal difference
:16:56. > :16:58.ahead of Leyton Orient. Four of the top 51 on Saturday while Brentford
:16:59. > :17:01.failed to score for the second game running. It leaves them three points
:17:02. > :17:10.behind the top two but with games in hand. Crawley with the big movers,
:17:11. > :17:14.jumping up to 13th, five, after finally playing that first home
:17:15. > :17:21.match of and winning it. -- five places. Stevenage's comeback win
:17:22. > :17:27.moves them off the bottom for the first time this year, replaced by
:17:28. > :17:29.Notts County. Chesterfield's lead at the top of League Two is then to
:17:30. > :17:40.appoint as Scunthorpe drew at Newport. Rochdale are level points
:17:41. > :17:44.with the iron after win over Oxford. Cheltenham are the only side in the
:17:45. > :17:48.bottom half to win on Saturday, jumping for places up to 13th.
:17:49. > :17:56.Northampton close the gap on Accrington after a goalless home
:17:57. > :18:00.draw. That is all from us, but a reminder that we are back tomorrow
:18:01. > :18:04.with all of the drama from the Capital One Cup final at Wembley.
:18:05. > :18:08.Manchester City and Sunderland are in pursuit of that first trophy of
:18:09. > :18:17.the season. Highlights to come straight out the Match of the Day 2
:18:18. > :18:22.at 11:30pm. -- straight after. And then Late Kick-off is back on
:18:23. > :18:24.Monday. Steve, as always, thank you for your company. We are back
:18:25. > :18:27.tomorrow. Until then, goodbye.