:00:35. > :00:39.You Evening.
:00:40. > :00:42.It's been another run of the mill week in the Skybet Football League,
:00:43. > :00:44.heading into the latest round of games.
:00:45. > :00:53.Chris Kiwomya became the latest managerial change at Nottingham
:00:54. > :00:56.County. The call for goal-line technology
:00:57. > :00:59.got louder after Watford were denied on Monday night.
:01:00. > :01:02.It's a case of new balls please across the three divisions with the
:01:03. > :01:04.new high visibility number comes into play.
:01:05. > :01:07.Three days before bonfire night, Steve's here to separate Saturday's
:01:08. > :01:09.sparklers from the duds and here's a sample then of what's in store this
:01:10. > :01:12.evening. After a season of struggle,
:01:13. > :01:15.Sheffield Wednesday are once again finding life in the Championship
:01:16. > :01:18.difficult - bottom of the table. This week Dave Jones' side faced a
:01:19. > :01:30.club going well and looking to bounce straight back to the Premier
:01:31. > :01:33.League, Reading. Today, Leicester had the chance to
:01:34. > :01:35.gain some revenge for last season's painful play-off exit at the hands
:01:36. > :01:37.of Watford. We've extended highlights from
:01:38. > :01:40.Vicarage Road. They were being widely tipped to
:01:41. > :01:43.bounce straight back to the Championship, but three months into
:01:44. > :01:46.the new season Bristol City are fighting for their lives at the
:01:47. > :01:49.bottom of League One. I'm at Ashton Gate for the visit of
:01:50. > :01:53.Gary Johnson's Oldham. As ever, we've all the goals and
:01:54. > :02:01.plenty of talking points from all three divisions of the Football
:02:02. > :02:04.League. With Bristol City winning in League
:02:05. > :02:07.One last week that meant Sheffield Wednesday went into today's game
:02:08. > :02:11.against Reading as the only Football League club of the 92 yet to
:02:12. > :02:14.register a victory this season. This week the Championship's bottom
:02:15. > :02:18.club have turned to a familiar face in a bid to break that duck as
:02:19. > :02:20.striker Conor Wickham arrived for a second loan spell.
:02:21. > :02:24.As for the Royals, they had lost just once in the last nine and were
:02:25. > :02:26.sitting comfortably in the play-off positions.
:02:27. > :02:30.Here's John Roder. Sheffield Wednesday are the only team in the
:02:31. > :02:36.top four divisions of English football yet to record a league
:02:37. > :02:38.victory this season. Eight of their 12 Championship fixtures have ended
:02:39. > :02:49.in draws: Antonio is up against his former
:02:50. > :03:19.club. Three changes for Reading. Looking for Antonio, who might have
:03:20. > :03:27.got in here behind Kelly. Antonio, can he set up the finish? He can
:03:28. > :03:36.indeed! Matty Fryatt. Sheffield Wednesday, the Championship's bottom
:03:37. > :03:39.team are in front. It fell kindly for. Wednesday. Antonio always
:03:40. > :03:44.looking for the support to arrive in the penalty area. Fryatt was the man
:03:45. > :03:58.who arrived at the right time. Olofinjana, looking for Antonio.
:03:59. > :04:03.Lovely touch and turn against Kelly. Wickham making the run to his right,
:04:04. > :04:09.Antonio with the shot! What a sweet, sweet moment for him. He doesn't
:04:10. > :04:12.celebrate against his former club. The rest of the home supporters very
:04:13. > :04:23.much up on their feet. That was the touch to set it up.
:04:24. > :04:30.There was still plenty of work to do. Perfect placement. Just beyond
:04:31. > :04:50.Alex McCarthy. Fryatt, he's in behind. His shot
:04:51. > :04:53.curled away from goal rather than in towards it. Antonio couldn't quite
:04:54. > :05:18.reach it at the far-post either. That's just inches wide. Reading's
:05:19. > :05:41.best chance of getting a goal back so far.
:05:42. > :05:52.Off the post and in. Rhead having a goal back. Chris Kirkland appeared
:05:53. > :05:56.there to leave it, expecting the ball to go wide, but it struck the
:05:57. > :06:03.inside of the post and Reading have halved the deficit.
:06:04. > :06:13.A goal created by Gunter. You can see there's not too much movement at
:06:14. > :06:22.all from Chris Kirkland as Pogrebnyak heads that towards goal.
:06:23. > :06:28.Guthrie, under pressure. Wickham. A chance to make it three for
:06:29. > :06:42.Wednesday. Saved by McCarthy. It's an own-goal. It is Sean Morrison who
:06:43. > :06:46.got the final touch. Connor Wickham with an excellent start to his
:06:47. > :06:48.second spell of loan here at Sheffield Wednesday. It's an
:06:49. > :07:01.own-goal by the Reading skipper. There's the shot, the save, but it
:07:02. > :07:15.hits the Reading defender. Wednesday restore their two goal advantage.
:07:16. > :07:23.Plenty possession for Reading in the early stages of this second-half.
:07:24. > :07:29.Guthrie's strike. Didn't look too far wide with the naked eye. Guthrie
:07:30. > :07:38.with the shot, it just bends away from goal, right at the last moment.
:07:39. > :07:49.Antonio, drives it across. It might drop nicely here for Wickham! What a
:07:50. > :07:57.start to his second spell on-loan at Sheffield Wednesday. It's a fourth
:07:58. > :08:02.goal for the side who were bottom of the Championship standings coming
:08:03. > :08:08.into the weekend. Driven forward here by Buxton. Antonio really gets
:08:09. > :08:14.power behind that ball across the area. It fell nicely for Connor
:08:15. > :08:22.Wickham. Nothing hurried about his shot. He lashes it in past McCarthy.
:08:23. > :08:34.Sheffield Wednesday get their fourth goal of the afternoon.
:08:35. > :08:41.A chance now for Sheffield Wednesday, Wickham with a little
:08:42. > :08:49.touch on. Can they make it five? Oh, indeed they can! Matt Fryatt, it's
:08:50. > :08:55.raining goals at Hillsborough. Those two there are the main providers.
:08:56. > :08:59.Reading have committed plenty of bodies forward. The little touch
:09:00. > :09:05.there from Wickham, suddenly Fryatt was away. The question was, could he
:09:06. > :09:11.score? O h, yes, he could. He gets his second goal of the match. His
:09:12. > :09:20.fourth goal in total since his loan from Hull City started.
:09:21. > :09:27.That is slightly short. Reading hesitated. A chance for the on-loan
:09:28. > :09:34.man to get another goal for Wednesday. Still they have a chance.
:09:35. > :09:39.Put over, Connor Wickham there, so close to getting another goal for
:09:40. > :09:52.Sheffield Wednesday. The backpass didn't have enough on it and Wickham
:09:53. > :09:54.got ahead there of Morrison. Saved by McCarthy. The resulting shot went
:09:55. > :10:31.right over. It's a penalty. Challenge on
:10:32. > :10:36.Pogrebnyak from Roger Johnson. Le Fondre to take. Kirkland got a hand
:10:37. > :10:42.to it, but couldn't stop it. It will be no more than a consolation goal
:10:43. > :10:47.for Reading. Le Fondre gets his sixth goal of the season and his
:10:48. > :10:49.150th club career goal. It will make no difference what so ever to the
:10:50. > :11:03.overall result here at Hillsborough. Appeals for handball from Reading as
:11:04. > :11:08.they look for another penalty kick, not given. Suddenly, it's three
:11:09. > :11:11.against four. Johnson. Looking to go all the way, Jermaine Johnson, he
:11:12. > :11:22.almost did as well. Alex McCarthy with the save. You can
:11:23. > :11:24.see here where Jermaine Johnson picks the ball up. That was fired in
:11:25. > :11:34.with some pace and power. You have always known about the
:11:35. > :11:40.characters of your players, today why did it click for some reason?
:11:41. > :11:45.Because it does. I mean, there is no magic formula, we kept believing and
:11:46. > :11:49.working hard. We felt we had been hard done by in certain games am we
:11:50. > :11:53.felt we had let yourselves down by giving away sloppy goals in games.
:11:54. > :11:57.We knew it was there, just when it would come together am we have to
:11:58. > :12:01.start again now. We gave poor goals away, that in respect, and the
:12:02. > :12:06.scoreline, gets the tails up of the opposition. Their confidence grows.
:12:07. > :12:10.Hume nature, people's confidence starts to wane. We have so make sure
:12:11. > :12:14.when we are in a situation they do the basics well consistently and you
:12:15. > :12:19.hang in there and keep working hard for each other. Reading left to
:12:20. > :12:22.reflect on their third away defeat of the season. What a way for
:12:23. > :12:28.Sheffield Wednesday to get their first win of the season. It made a
:12:29. > :12:32.mockery of which team came down from the Premier League and which side
:12:33. > :12:36.was winless at the start of the play? That isn't one you would have
:12:37. > :12:40.have predicted. A decent start for Reading, no doubt about that.
:12:41. > :12:43.Conceded less than a goal a game. I don't anyone saw that coming.
:12:44. > :12:47.Wednesday fully deserved that result. David Jones has got himself,
:12:48. > :12:53.well, a very handy front two. Two players who clearly have been lost
:12:54. > :12:58.to the system in recent months? Sometimes the loan system can be
:12:59. > :13:04.castigated. It has helped the manager get a result when he
:13:05. > :13:09.much-needed. The two boys have stepped back into the limelight.
:13:10. > :13:14.Where they are used to be and where they like to be. They take centre
:13:15. > :13:18.stage. They were fantastic today. Albeit, against a side who maybe
:13:19. > :13:21.left them selfs a little bit short, shall we say, in numbers when they
:13:22. > :13:28.didn't have the ball. Those two were in great form. They have only just
:13:29. > :13:42.got together, it is a bloos soming partnership. Doing the business. Is
:13:43. > :13:46.-- bloosing. How concerned should Nigel be on the back of that
:13:47. > :13:49.performance? They look like a lack of communication between the
:13:50. > :13:53.midfield and the defence. A game they were trying to play catchup in.
:13:54. > :13:58.At times they were trying to catch up too quickly and left themselves
:13:59. > :14:02.open at the back conceded less than one goal a game before this. I don't
:14:03. > :14:05.think they should be unduly concerned at one result, shall we
:14:06. > :14:21.say, at this stage. Vicarage Road next. The Foxes are
:14:22. > :14:25.second in the championship. Earlier today, Nigel Pearson's side returned
:14:26. > :14:30.to Vicarage Road for the first time since last season's painful play-off
:14:31. > :14:33.semifinal defeat to Watford. The Hornets made one change, with Ikechi
:14:34. > :14:36.Anya in for Faraoni. Leicester, meanwhile, made two changes, as
:14:37. > :14:38.Jeffrey Schlupp and Chris Wood replaced the injured Paul Konchesky
:14:39. > :14:53.and Jamie Vardy. Jon Champion describes this one.
:14:54. > :15:07.What a stroke of luck, Chris Wood. Almunia cleared it, it hit the New
:15:08. > :15:13.Zealander and it ricocheted back into the net. A truly bizarre goal.
:15:14. > :15:17.Straight against the head of Chris Wood who scores his first
:15:18. > :15:35.championship goal of the season. The whistle has gone. Dyer does not
:15:36. > :15:39.have the joy of scoring a goal in quick succession. Yes, the flag was
:15:40. > :16:22.raised correctly. That was great play by Knockaert.
:16:23. > :16:26.And again. Probably Leicester's best move of the match. Under pressure,
:16:27. > :16:51.the shot drilled wide. Knockaert. So unpopular here after
:16:52. > :16:55.what was perceived as a dive in the play-off semifinal, he answers his
:16:56. > :17:02.critics in the most positive fashion. Great work from Schlupp. A
:17:03. > :17:03.calm and considered finished by Knockaert. Burying it with his
:17:04. > :17:19.second touch. It looked offside but it wasn't
:17:20. > :17:36.given. The goalkeeper came out, that should
:17:37. > :17:39.have been one back. Deeney scored twice against Leicester last
:17:40. > :17:45.season. They really need one from him today.
:17:46. > :18:04.A chance to finish it. Dyer. And he has. Leicester's Dave. Ample revenge
:18:05. > :18:12.for heartbreak six bonds ago. -- Leicester's day. Dyer was definitely
:18:13. > :18:18.onside. Leicester City are looking the part today.
:18:19. > :18:26.Andy King. Only the trailing leg of Almunia stopped it. Casual
:18:27. > :18:38.defending. I think the most important thing for
:18:39. > :18:45.us today was to try and maintain our form. I know there was quite a lot
:18:46. > :18:50.of talk in the build-up to this game because of last season but the
:18:51. > :18:53.players have coped with that side of the build up very well. Pleased with
:18:54. > :19:01.the result today, a good performance.
:19:02. > :19:08.Honestly, the team was unbalanced. We risked too much. That is
:19:09. > :19:13.something we need to assess. Probably if we had scored a goal
:19:14. > :19:18.early in the second half, may be the result would have been different. I
:19:19. > :19:22.think it is unfair to Leicester who played a good game.
:19:23. > :19:26.How good do you think you are? Are you substantially better than last
:19:27. > :19:35.year? I think we have a better balance, we are a better side.
:19:36. > :19:40.The players have used what has been difficult experience in a positive
:19:41. > :19:47.way. I am relatively satisfied with how we are developing.
:19:48. > :19:52.A good afternoon for Leicester City celebrating their best start to a
:19:53. > :19:55.season. Particularly in the first half, they played with cohesion
:19:56. > :19:59.which we saw from Watford last campaign.
:20:00. > :20:06.They took Watford by surprise because they were so was dead. Their
:20:07. > :20:14.tactics were spot on. The winners were allowed to pose problems for
:20:15. > :20:20.the centre halves. They congested those centre areas. In the first
:20:21. > :20:24.half they were spot on. Gianfranco Zola said there was nothing lucky
:20:25. > :20:33.about the result. The first goal was down to a bit of fortune.
:20:34. > :20:40.He just followed it in. He doesn't expect that. He gets his reward for
:20:41. > :20:45.closing the keeper down. There were a couple of big moments in the game
:20:46. > :20:55.particularly for Watford. Forestieri in the second half. As it was,
:20:56. > :21:00.Leicester were far more clinical. Knockaert got the second to
:21:01. > :21:08.Leicester. Did he lay a few Demons to rest after last season?
:21:09. > :21:17.It happened. Schlupp did marvellously. They were very good on
:21:18. > :21:19.the break, Leicester. It took a deflection but in the back of the
:21:20. > :21:26.net. That puts Leicester in fine fettle
:21:27. > :21:29.as they take on Nottingham Forest. As for the Championship leaders
:21:30. > :21:33.Burnley, they won the battle of the top two last week after a
:21:34. > :21:36.comfortable win over QPR to retain their place at the top.
:21:37. > :21:39.Today, Sean Dyche looked to maintain his incredible run against his
:21:40. > :21:45.former club Millwall, who he hadn't lost to in 12 meetings. Three years
:21:46. > :21:51.as a Millwall player meant Sean Dyche knew what to expect. Never
:21:52. > :21:55.mind league positions, Millwall couldn't be taken lightly. So it
:21:56. > :22:01.proved. Out of the blue, McDonald conjured up his third goal in four
:22:02. > :22:12.appearances. And then they conceded before half-time. A sizeable
:22:13. > :22:16.deflection. Adverse Deke often brings the best out of leaders and
:22:17. > :22:24.Burley Street up back, Sam Vokes was quick on the uptake. One reason he
:22:25. > :22:28.has nine for the season. Burnley have won their last seven league
:22:29. > :22:40.games. And into the second half, they caused chaos. Larry put his own
:22:41. > :22:50.name against -- on the scoresheet with an own goal. A hard fought
:22:51. > :22:53.point apiece. We are enjoying being on top and we
:22:54. > :22:57.know teams will be working hard to beat us. Overall I am pleased with
:22:58. > :23:03.the fact the lads have dealt with it well, we were the best side in the
:23:04. > :23:09.second half. We felt we could have defended
:23:10. > :23:16.better. It could have crept wide, the goal. We should have dealt with
:23:17. > :23:22.it better. A month ago, Steve McClaren was on
:23:23. > :23:27.the staff at QPR. His switch seemed to bring about a change in fortune
:23:28. > :23:33.for both clubs. Three games without a win so QPR slip. They were
:23:34. > :23:40.grateful for an early goal from Jenas, his first of the season.
:23:41. > :23:53.Darby levelled through Simon Dawkins, on loan from Spurs. Loftus
:23:54. > :23:56.Road suffered an after-shock in the second half a Dawkins setting up a
:23:57. > :24:03.shot for Bryson. Robert Greene did well to keep it out. Rangers
:24:04. > :24:12.regained the lead after boxed and headed on to Clint Hill. Phillips
:24:13. > :24:18.might have made the scoreline more emphatic. But Rangers would settle
:24:19. > :24:28.for 2-1. Really lucky to coming at 1-1. I
:24:29. > :24:33.felt we were the better team and in second -- in the second half we
:24:34. > :24:40.lifted our game. QPR are the best in the second
:24:41. > :24:49.division -- the best the division. The start of a testing hear for
:24:50. > :24:53.Nottingham Forest. Blackpool were aiming to be the first team to win
:24:54. > :24:57.on this side of the trend since the final day of last season. Darlow
:24:58. > :25:09.needed to be sharp to keep out Dobbie.
:25:10. > :25:19.The decision not to give Henderson a penalty by the referee. But the
:25:20. > :25:23.referee was less lenient here. No complaints this time as the Algerian
:25:24. > :25:38.defender saw red. Darlow again here but to the rescue
:25:39. > :25:43.with a double save. Henderson saw his shot blocked. Gilks was at full
:25:44. > :26:06.stretch. We worked on tactics all week but to
:26:07. > :26:11.give away such a naive penalty. After that, I thought we deserved a
:26:12. > :26:17.point. The players were fantastic with their work rate and attitude.
:26:18. > :26:21.But, as I said to the referee and his assistants and assessor, this
:26:22. > :26:25.game was about big decisions and unfortunately I think we lost those
:26:26. > :26:31.decisions. QPR couldn't win at the DW Stadium
:26:32. > :26:42.midweek so what chance for Huddersfield? The home side made a
:26:43. > :26:53.lively start and the latter eggs made a good start. -- Latics. As it
:26:54. > :27:00.seemed Wigan would hold their advantage to half-time, there was a
:27:01. > :27:07.stroke of good fortune. From a far corner which saw this shot deflect
:27:08. > :27:16.from Ryan Shotton. After the break, within wasted no time setting the
:27:17. > :27:28.record straight. With the home side positive from the start. High
:27:29. > :27:33.quality finishing from this man. Good enough to clinch this one.
:27:34. > :27:43.Wigan's strong home form continues. We stayed in the game. It was just
:27:44. > :27:48.one of those days where we couldn't find the second goal. Is put Dasher
:27:49. > :27:52.much as Huddersfield put the pressure on, I don't think there was
:27:53. > :28:02.any doubt that Wigan Athletic were saying, will they win us today?
:28:03. > :28:05.It was fingernails rather than legs that were being bitten today at
:28:06. > :28:19.Elland Road. The usually lethal Matt Smith then
:28:20. > :28:27.contributed a contender for Miss of the week. Neither side were at their
:28:28. > :28:34.best here but leads had that extra bit of quality needed to seal the
:28:35. > :28:37.win. Early in the second half, Austen to get this. MacCormack
:28:38. > :28:44.brought the lead to an increasingly edgy Elland Road. Yeovil were flat.
:28:45. > :28:47.And over egged free kick from McAllister represented their
:28:48. > :28:52.opportunity. They desperately needed someone of Austin's class. He also
:28:53. > :28:57.created MacCormack's second of the match. It came with just over 20
:28:58. > :29:02.minutes to go. The Triumph of persistence, according to the
:29:03. > :29:08.manager. We didn't need to win it in the first five minutes. We got a
:29:09. > :29:18.goal after 48 minutes. Good play. Another really quality gold to make
:29:19. > :29:21.it 2-0. Blackpool got themselves a late win against Nottingham Forest.
:29:22. > :29:25.They are unbeaten in six now. They are doing ever so well. Considering
:29:26. > :29:30.in the last three games they've been without Paul Ince on the sidelines.
:29:31. > :29:43.Fantastic. They've only conceded 11 all season. They kept it tight. When
:29:44. > :29:48.you consider the preseason and what went in, to get up and running so
:29:49. > :29:51.quickly, it wouldn't be one of the biggest budgets, they can't just
:29:52. > :29:58.spend money willy-nilly on whoever they like. But to get them settled
:29:59. > :30:01.and get a winning side that have accumulated that amount of points
:30:02. > :30:08.already this year, it's a fantastic achievement. For Nottingham
:30:09. > :30:12.Forest... Both both -- 's choice centre backs, Kelvin Wilson, along
:30:13. > :30:17.with Danny Collins, both out for three months. It's turning out to be
:30:18. > :30:24.a sticky time. I don't know where they are in the scheme of things. If
:30:25. > :30:28.you are talking about the play-offs being his expectation, you can live
:30:29. > :30:33.with that one. You'd expect them to turn things around. If it is
:30:34. > :30:39.automatic then there is a bit of pressure coming with that. With
:30:40. > :30:42.regard to we don't know the internal affairs and we don't know what the
:30:43. > :30:45.expectations are, we don't know whether they think they've got to
:30:46. > :30:50.get automatic this year or whether it's a long-term plan. I think he
:30:51. > :30:59.has signed for four years. Patience is a virtue. That will come into
:31:00. > :31:02.four over the next couple of years. Our last look at the Championship
:31:03. > :31:05.starts with Friday night's game at Portman Road, as Mick McCarthy's
:31:06. > :31:09.side without a win in the last four were at home to second bottom
:31:10. > :31:12.Barnsley, who'd lost their last six on the road. And Aaron Creswell
:31:13. > :31:19.Corner here. Murphy's goal! He broke free.
:31:20. > :31:35.Ipswich lead. He gave him the slip completely. The
:31:36. > :31:37.Barnsley skipper went walkabout, Murphy escapes and punishes him with
:31:38. > :31:50.a brutal header. It's a good hit. What a touch by
:31:51. > :32:33.Pedersen. Look at this. Here is O'Brien! The goal was more
:32:34. > :32:37.than warranted. Jim O'Brien with his first goal since the spring, has got
:32:38. > :32:41.them level. A well-deserved goal for Barnsley. Since half-time, much
:32:42. > :33:00.brighter, much better. The manager's half-time team talk is
:33:01. > :33:05.really worked. Here is Scotland. A chance! His face paint the picture.
:33:06. > :33:16.His first game back at Portland Road here. This was a chance to win it.
:33:17. > :33:21.The referee says no. Ipswich are furious here. They were adamant. No
:33:22. > :33:26.penalty. There is a case to answer. Ipswich
:33:27. > :33:40.are unlucky. To come in at half-time at 1-0, I
:33:41. > :33:45.thought we were quite lucky. The second half demanded more. We
:33:46. > :33:50.created quite an incredible tempo. It forced and rocked Ipswich,
:33:51. > :33:55.certainly in the second half. They deserve equaliser. To be fair, they
:33:56. > :33:57.could have won the game. It's a valuable point, but disappointed
:33:58. > :34:00.with the performance in the second half. Disappointment with Creswell
:34:01. > :34:15.being sent off? Guess. It took them two months to win a
:34:16. > :34:19.game but Bolton's form is steadily improving. They arrived looking to
:34:20. > :34:27.stretch their unbeaten run to six games. Lee Camp was borrowed from
:34:28. > :34:34.West Brom this week. He kept Alex Baptiste at bay. The Cherries were
:34:35. > :34:40.found wanting far too often in this one.
:34:41. > :34:48.Bolton soon had the wind in their sales, quite literally. In blustery
:34:49. > :34:52.conditions, Lee put the Gog in the clear. Not the cleanest of
:34:53. > :34:56.connections from the Frenchman but they had them at the top by
:34:57. > :34:59.half-time. With the home side struggling to threaten that lead,
:35:00. > :35:06.Bolton sensed this could be a promising trip. A glorious chance
:35:07. > :35:11.was wasted to make the game safe. But Jermaine Beckford didn't fail.
:35:12. > :35:14.The former Everton striker had the Bournemouth backline retreating and
:35:15. > :35:21.then regretting not making more of a challenge. His fourth of the season,
:35:22. > :35:29.ensuring a happy trip home for the big Trotters' following. I'm
:35:30. > :35:34.pleased, I thought we got it spot on tactically. In the counter attack we
:35:35. > :35:39.had a few very good opportunities. It could have been more but I
:35:40. > :35:44.thought the lads deserved the win. After conceding eight in two games,
:35:45. > :35:48.Doncaster liked the look of this. Writing in town, a team that hadn't
:35:49. > :35:55.scored away in more than six hours of football. The drought was soon
:35:56. > :35:59.broken in style. That early stunner from the teenager. The difference
:36:00. > :36:02.between the sides until 15 minutes from the end, until Chris Brown
:36:03. > :36:08.claimed the final touch and Mark Duffy's free kick. Albion looked
:36:09. > :36:12.destined for a seventh draw of the season. They wouldn't be happy with
:36:13. > :36:18.that and went for broke. Ashley Barnes was desperately unlucky. He
:36:19. > :36:23.was the only fit striker and Brighton's books, but reinforcements
:36:24. > :36:28.have arrived. Inside three minutes of the substitute's first
:36:29. > :36:32.appearance, he delivered. Doncaster's defensive frailties
:36:33. > :36:36.exposed again, and with just five minutes remaining. Still enough time
:36:37. > :36:40.for Lopez to give the scoreline a flattering sheen. Three points are a
:36:41. > :36:44.huge boost for Brighton side yet to realise its full potential this
:36:45. > :36:48.season, with several key players out injured. When you score three goals
:36:49. > :36:52.away from home you are always pleased. The quality of the goals
:36:53. > :36:57.today was of real championship quality. Once we get everyone back
:36:58. > :37:01.and have that quality in abundance, that is what we are trying to do. We
:37:02. > :37:07.are just trying to stay in there at the minute. Until we get everyone
:37:08. > :37:12.back and then we can hopefully kick on from there. We will take the
:37:13. > :37:15.positives out of the second half. We play like that and put pressure on
:37:16. > :37:22.good teams, we will stop picking up results. Having posted details of a
:37:23. > :37:27.?54 million debt, Blackburn were hoping it would be a good day to
:37:28. > :37:33.bury bad news. From this free kick, Jason Steele did the one thing
:37:34. > :37:37.Rovers can't. Save. Blackburn's profligacy continued in front of
:37:38. > :37:42.goal. Jordan Rhodes normally buries chances like this. It looks like it
:37:43. > :37:46.might cost Rovers. Still under caretaker boss Mark Venus, they
:37:47. > :37:53.showed little of the goal that they displayed last week. This header was
:37:54. > :37:59.as good as it got. At the other end, Rovers tried to power their way to
:38:00. > :38:04.victory. This effort was found far too hot to hold. It took something
:38:05. > :38:08.special to finally beat the keeper. Step forward Jason Lowe, whose first
:38:09. > :38:16.goal for Blackburn was worth waiting for. Rovers indebted to him on this
:38:17. > :38:22.occasion. It was really tight in the first half, a bit nervy. I thought
:38:23. > :38:26.the second half we scored a wonderful goal, might have had a
:38:27. > :38:33.penalty. Really pleased to get the three points. I'm just disappointed
:38:34. > :38:39.we couldn't build on last week's victory. We have to move on. He's
:38:40. > :38:43.been in charge of Charlton for less than three years, but Chris Powell
:38:44. > :38:48.is now the championship's longest serving manager, a fact that he says
:38:49. > :38:53.saddens him, but he still got plenty to be chipper about. His team have
:38:54. > :38:57.proven to be a tough nut to crack. Even when away was found past that
:38:58. > :39:02.stubborn defence, the referee ruled it out for a foul on the keeper. The
:39:03. > :39:08.Addicks have now gone seven hours without conceding but they are
:39:09. > :39:12.finding goals hard to come by. They found the net just twice in six
:39:13. > :39:16.games in the run-up to their trip to St Andrews. And after Darren
:39:17. > :39:20.Randolph denied Cameron Stewart and Johnnie Jackson in quick succession,
:39:21. > :39:24.he wouldn't pass up the opportunity this time. By the finish, that
:39:25. > :39:27.solitary goal proved to be the difference. Having pushed Stoke all
:39:28. > :39:31.the way to penalties in the Wii, Birmingham looked dead on their
:39:32. > :39:37.feet. Peter Lupton Krantz could have nicked a point but the Blues are now
:39:38. > :39:43.in the bottom three. We have now gone seven hours plus and that's a
:39:44. > :39:47.really pleasing aspect. But it's not just the back four and the keeper.
:39:48. > :39:52.The whole team, we've talked about it and have done the hard yards on
:39:53. > :39:56.the training field. It is paying off at the moment. For some reason,
:39:57. > :39:59.whether it was fatigue from Tuesday, they never seemed to get
:40:00. > :40:05.out the traps today. Having said that, we still had one or two
:40:06. > :40:10.chances to get something out of the game but we didn't. We are all very
:40:11. > :40:14.disappointed tonight. Disappointing times for your old club, Birmingham
:40:15. > :40:18.City. They find themselves in the bottom three for the first time this
:40:19. > :40:25.season. Lee Clark talking of possible fire sale at the club. The
:40:26. > :40:32.longer it drags on, it is not making his job any easier. Know. Sometimes
:40:33. > :40:37.you can get off field, affairs field can affect you an field. But I think
:40:38. > :40:42.with league, he is disappointed. Because he knows they can do better.
:40:43. > :40:47.I don't think he will use anything as an excuse. We've seen them play
:40:48. > :40:52.well in the cup on occasions, even in the league. Their form has spiked
:40:53. > :40:55.to a level where you think, why can't they play like that every
:40:56. > :41:01.week? He will find that frustrating and will have to address that. The
:41:02. > :41:04.Blues are the latest club unable to Bridge that formidable Charlton
:41:05. > :41:07.defence, who is not conceded in something like seven hours. It
:41:08. > :41:12.wasn't that long ago that Bolton were down there with Birmingham.
:41:13. > :41:19.Slowly but surely he has turned things around. It's starting to take
:41:20. > :41:23.on a familiar look. It is deja vu from last season. I think we all
:41:24. > :41:27.expected and knew it would turn around. It was only a matter of
:41:28. > :41:31.time. They've got a really good squad and good players. They want to
:41:32. > :41:37.leave it like they did last year, a little bit too late. He's already
:41:38. > :41:41.said, we think we can get top six. Everybody else thinks that is the
:41:42. > :41:44.case. Now they are stringing a few results together, I don't think
:41:45. > :41:50.anyone will look forward to playing them. Let's have a look at some
:41:51. > :41:56.quality goals. This one from Jason Lowe. And it was the winner as well.
:41:57. > :42:00.If you score a goal like that, it doesn't matter. That is a winner and
:42:01. > :42:14.you get three points. And this is the opener for Brighton. That was a
:42:15. > :42:18.wonderful strike. It wasn't particularly a hit with a lot of
:42:19. > :42:21.power, but it's because it's such a clean strike. It took everyone by
:42:22. > :42:28.surprise. It helped them on their way, they needed it. Right, let's
:42:29. > :42:31.have a look at how League One unfolded on Saturday. First up, the
:42:32. > :42:33.division's big game at London Road, as leaders Leyton Orient took on
:42:34. > :42:45.third placed Peterborough. Leyton Orient's promotion
:42:46. > :42:49.credentials looked ready to take a knock at London Road, when Tommy
:42:50. > :42:53.Rowe gave Peter borrowed the lead. Any remaining doubts about their
:42:54. > :42:57.ability to sustain a challenge at the top was surely silenced by the
:42:58. > :43:02.response. David Mooney in particular was outstanding. Following his
:43:03. > :43:06.effort to rattle the bar, it was Dean Cox who went mighty close from
:43:07. > :43:10.the edge of the penalty area as the East London side shifted up through
:43:11. > :43:17.the gears. And it was no surprise when they equalised. This knocked
:43:18. > :43:22.down, put away sweetly by Mooney, to take him into double figures for the
:43:23. > :43:28.season. And the League One pacesetters took control early in
:43:29. > :43:34.the second half. Important header one, before Dean Cox lifted the ball
:43:35. > :43:41.neatly. And it was Mooney who put the match to bed with the goal of
:43:42. > :43:46.the game. When Cox said the ball wide, Mooney put the seal on a
:43:47. > :43:56.performance of courage and beliefs that understandably delighted their
:43:57. > :44:02.manager. We did it the hard way, we came from behind. It knocked us
:44:03. > :44:05.back. We stayed in control in the game. We were creating chances all
:44:06. > :44:12.afternoon and eventually put three in which was important.
:44:13. > :44:16.This was the first meeting between these clubs and for Stevenage it was
:44:17. > :44:25.a tough proposition against Wolverhampton who were going so
:44:26. > :44:30.well. Doyle gave the home side an early lead, the Irishman on target
:44:31. > :44:34.on his return to the starting line-up. The hosts continued to
:44:35. > :44:41.create the better openings but Stevenage remained defiant. The
:44:42. > :44:46.visitors arrived off the back of successive wins over Crewe and
:44:47. > :44:52.Crawley. Ikeme had to be at his best to deny this one. If Wolverhampton
:44:53. > :44:58.can win on Tuesday they will be level at the summit with Leyton
:44:59. > :45:02.Orient. James Henry got behind the visitors test defence and kept his
:45:03. > :45:06.cool. Terrific clean sheet by ourselves.
:45:07. > :45:10.At times at the back we were under a lot of pressure and we would have
:45:11. > :45:19.liked to do more, particularly in the second half, with the amount of
:45:20. > :45:27.possession. But winning is winning. You need points on the board.
:45:28. > :45:31.In the seventh minute, Tranmere fans pay tribute to their number seven Jo
:45:32. > :45:40.Thompson who was diagnosed with cancer this week. They took the lead
:45:41. > :45:45.when Chris Atkinson beat writer. Preston were far from their best but
:45:46. > :45:58.managed to salvage a point with a late equaliser by Ghana. -- Garner.
:45:59. > :46:02.There's no getting away from the fact we were poor all-round. We
:46:03. > :46:07.didn't do the things we were good enough at doing, passing the ball
:46:08. > :46:13.well, defending well. Becoming predictable. But we hung in.
:46:14. > :46:18.I thought we were fantastic today. It is a fair result when you look at
:46:19. > :46:25.it. We need the points more than them.
:46:26. > :46:29.Most pundits would have included Brentford on their promotion short
:46:30. > :46:35.list before a ball was kicked. Their fourth win on the spin arrived after
:46:36. > :46:42.Harris was clipped in the box after just five minutes. Forshaw summed up
:46:43. > :46:46.the growing confidence in the camp by calmly despatching the spot kick.
:46:47. > :46:50.Crawley have lost their two previous games without scoring. They
:46:51. > :46:58.squandered an excellent chance to equalise when Jones picked out this
:46:59. > :47:05.chance. Brentford finished the stronger. The one goal proved
:47:06. > :47:12.sufficient for the fast improving Brentford.
:47:13. > :47:18.After two defeats and with the worst defensive record, there were
:47:19. > :47:26.wholesale changes including a recall for goalkeeper Martin. The Bantams
:47:27. > :47:35.are injuring five games without a win. The Alex can take comfort from
:47:36. > :47:47.a clean sheet. After a run of one win in five you
:47:48. > :48:01.could forgive MK Dons early jitters. Walsall had the best of the
:48:02. > :48:10.few first half chances. But in Bamford, MK Dons have a good player.
:48:11. > :48:17.The game needed something special. On 65 minutes, Williams provided it
:48:18. > :48:36.with a stunning free kick. A much needed win the MK Dons.
:48:37. > :48:46.Leyton Orient at London Road put in a great performance. Is this the
:48:47. > :48:49.most impressive performance they have put in?
:48:50. > :48:56.It has been a wonderful season so far. A bit of a wobble with
:48:57. > :49:01.commentary, and if you questions asked and answered. A wonderful
:49:02. > :49:10.performance. Once I think everybody will believe in. Now they can see
:49:11. > :49:20.this through. A real marker for everyone.
:49:21. > :49:30.Wolverhampton, 11 wins, after beating Stevenage. Kenny Jackett has
:49:31. > :49:37.gone about his job very effectively. Got rid of the old guard, kept what
:49:38. > :49:39.he wanted. He will take the expectation away rather than bring
:49:40. > :49:49.it on the club which is fantastic. After finishing bottom of the
:49:50. > :49:52.Championship in May, who would have predicted Bristol City would find
:49:53. > :49:55.themselves bottom of League One nearly six months later? City
:49:56. > :49:57.notched up their first win in 22 games at Carlisle last week, hoping
:49:58. > :50:15.that would be the catalyst whatever the pressure for a quick
:50:16. > :50:27.fix, Bristol City's decline has been long and lingering. Relegation and a
:50:28. > :50:31.21 game overlapping run without a win may have taken the club to one
:50:32. > :50:38.of its lowest ebb 's. But not for the want of trying. They nearly
:50:39. > :50:44.reached the Premier league in 2008. They have had for managers and ?40
:50:45. > :50:49.million of accumulated losses which have been chewed up and spat out. It
:50:50. > :50:54.was always going to be an transition. As far back as June,
:50:55. > :51:01.with the local press saying, there may be some more pain to come. It
:51:02. > :51:08.must be horrible to find yourself in the middle of this kind of run. How
:51:09. > :51:13.does it manifests itself in new, are you fretting, worrying all the time?
:51:14. > :51:19.I think you do that when you win! It is part of the job. The players have
:51:20. > :51:23.been really good. It is more about trying to make sure everybody
:51:24. > :51:36.understands -- understands what we are trying to do. If they buy into
:51:37. > :51:40.it, the club can go places. Your old man has clearly chucked a
:51:41. > :51:46.bob or two at this. The two of you must be flummoxed. Money doesn't
:51:47. > :51:52.always get you anywhere in football. It can help but there are a lot of
:51:53. > :51:57.people after a few prizes. It never guarantees anything. We are looking
:51:58. > :52:03.to stay and build something successful long-term.
:52:04. > :52:12.With the amount of money spent, rather than pointing fingers, you
:52:13. > :52:16.have to look at everyone. Results on the pitch is what you are
:52:17. > :52:25.judged on straightaway and is the hardest thing to control. We are
:52:26. > :52:31.doing nothing is bright. -- enough things right.
:52:32. > :52:44.This is a big challenge. We are a big city and a big club. And a great
:52:45. > :52:47.set of supporters. At Forest, we knew it could end in tears. But we
:52:48. > :53:01.started the process. A highly presentable opportunity was
:53:02. > :53:05.missed early on but they were well capable of following up their
:53:06. > :53:09.victory at Carlisle. Nine minutes before the interval, Emmanuel-Thomas
:53:10. > :53:13.put them in front. The hat-trick hero from last week. He finished
:53:14. > :53:31.superbly from the cross. Data and buried a tidy equaliser to
:53:32. > :53:38.extend Bristol City's winless run at home to 11 matches.
:53:39. > :53:44.What are you not doing that would have made a difference in that game?
:53:45. > :53:53.Passing the ball would have helped, wouldn't it? That is bubbly the
:53:54. > :53:59.worst we have played all season. We didn't deserve anything in this game
:54:00. > :54:03.but we got a point. It must be disheartening for Bristol city fans,
:54:04. > :54:07.hearing that from Sean O'Driscoll. Putting in their worst performance
:54:08. > :54:12.arguably this season. Taking one step forward, ten steps back. It has
:54:13. > :54:18.been difficult. He wears his heart on his sleeve. It
:54:19. > :54:24.is creditable what he is trying to do, but is it too much too soon? He
:54:25. > :54:31.wants them to play football. To pass the ball. You have two play from the
:54:32. > :54:39.back and pass all the way through. He wants players to be brave, to be
:54:40. > :54:43.responsible on the ball. When you are struggling, that finds people
:54:44. > :54:48.are very quickly. That's when people don't want the hard option. Is it
:54:49. > :54:53.too quick? I don't know. Has he got the players to play the way he
:54:54. > :55:01.wants, you would like to think so. It is a difficult task.
:55:02. > :55:05.Our last look at League One now. And, with two successive defeats,
:55:06. > :55:08.Swindon's promotion charge had gone off the boil in recent weeks. On
:55:09. > :55:11.Saturday, Mark Cooper's side entertained the team just below them
:55:12. > :55:13.in the table on goal difference: Port Vale.
:55:14. > :55:19.After two defeats, Swindon were desperate to get back on track.
:55:20. > :55:33.N'Guessan settled nerves around the County Ground.
:55:34. > :55:36.It was certainly blustery in this part of Wiltshire and the visitors
:55:37. > :55:52.were in danger of being blown away. Luongo's fourth of the season drew
:55:53. > :55:55.an immediate reaction from the boss who put in place an immediate
:55:56. > :56:08.substitution. With tenants still on the clock,
:56:09. > :56:18.this cross eventually fell for Hughes. It cut the deficit to one
:56:19. > :56:24.goal but not for long. Two minutes later, an absolute beauty. Byrne had
:56:25. > :56:39.every right to enjoy his goal. There was added time. Luongo had the last
:56:40. > :56:42.word. A couple of step overs before sealing a miserable afternoon for
:56:43. > :56:48.Port Vale. Sometimes, when you get a really
:56:49. > :56:51.young group of players, they can be naive and make mistakes. Which is
:56:52. > :57:01.what happened a little bit with the two goals. But we got back.
:57:02. > :57:08.Every story has two have a cracking start. Marcus Bean became the centre
:57:09. > :57:17.of attention when he sent home and early set piece. The response was
:57:18. > :57:26.swift. Home fans were delighted to see Matt Tubbs register his first
:57:27. > :57:34.goal of the season. Agard put the Millers in front. And so, the final
:57:35. > :57:42.twist. Colchester are noted for drawers. They have more than any
:57:43. > :57:45.others in League 1. Lee scoring his first goal in the Premier league
:57:46. > :57:57.coach -- in League 1. County got off to a terrific start.
:57:58. > :58:03.The red card inevitable. Coventry took full advantage. Lyon Clarke
:58:04. > :58:11.opened the scoring two minutes into the second half, following neat work
:58:12. > :58:15.out wide from Blair Adams. Soon he was latching on to a weak backpass
:58:16. > :58:23.from for the Wrington, to double the lead. Its five goals in his last
:58:24. > :58:28.three games. He is at the top of his game, and so is his strike partner,
:58:29. > :58:33.Callum Wilson. The 21-year-old racing clear to put the issue beyond
:58:34. > :58:39.all doubt. The Sky Blues reported three successive league wins for the
:58:40. > :58:44.first time in almost three years. A wonderful passage of play. I thought
:58:45. > :58:49.Blair Adams was outstanding. I've said this over the past few weeks,
:58:50. > :58:54.there are several unsung heroes in the squad and he is one of those.
:58:55. > :59:01.His performances of late have been magnificent. At what he was
:59:02. > :59:04.inspirational. With Gelling expected to announce a permanent manager in
:59:05. > :59:12.the next fortnight, Peter Taylor's prospects improved just after the
:59:13. > :59:16.hour mark. Danny Kedwell put away the spot kick. That's six in as many
:59:17. > :59:23.games for the former Wimbledon front man. Graham Kavanagh reshuffled his
:59:24. > :59:28.team and recalled striker Lee Miller. But when the Scot tangled
:59:29. > :59:32.with Adam Barrett, the referee produced a straight red card. It was
:59:33. > :59:37.Miller's second dismissal of the season and will again leave him
:59:38. > :59:43.sidelined. The sites to finish all square in terms of personnel, as the
:59:44. > :59:47.hosts were also reduced to ten when this challenge earned a second
:59:48. > :59:49.yellow card. But the vital statistic much # must strengthen the interim
:59:50. > :00:02.boss's position. In the second half I thought we
:00:03. > :00:05.grafted away. It wasn't a good performance but we kept going.
:00:06. > :00:10.Thankfully we got the penalty. I thought the players then just really
:00:11. > :00:18.dug in to work extremely hard to get a result. Tempestuous weather and
:00:19. > :00:27.two sides desperate for a win, not great indicators. This 39th minute
:00:28. > :00:30.opener one of the season highlights. Febian Brandy was sent on at
:00:31. > :00:35.half-time to get the visitors back on level terms, but he lasted only
:00:36. > :00:42.12 minutes. He was red card for the second time this season. It was that
:00:43. > :00:47.ill discipline that Nigel Clough felt Costas team, as they pushed for
:00:48. > :00:57.an equaliser but Shrewsbury finished them off with a fine counter attack.
:00:58. > :01:01.It was a terrific strike. You will go a long way to see a shot like
:01:02. > :01:08.that, the power and accuracy of it. It set us going. We've seen some
:01:09. > :01:13.decent goals tonight, the latest there from Joe Jacobson. What about
:01:14. > :01:17.Coventry City? They've won their last three, their ninth win coming
:01:18. > :01:23.on Saturday against managerless Notts County. Lyon Clarke and Colin
:01:24. > :01:29.Wilson trying to do -- trying to outdo out dashed back each other.
:01:30. > :01:38.You can imagine, it gives them a real chance. They will be maybe
:01:39. > :01:41.fourth, 30 points. And now three points off the play-offs.
:01:42. > :01:49.Fantastic. Not playing at home as well. Small crowds, for a very big
:01:50. > :01:54.club as well. They've done really well to turn things around. Some
:01:55. > :01:59.really big results. All of a sudden, from what looked like just a season
:02:00. > :02:03.of survival, it could be a season of real encouragement. As for Notts
:02:04. > :02:08.County, they've had ten different managers in the dugout in the last
:02:09. > :02:12.four gears. Danny Wilson heads a short list of four at the minute but
:02:13. > :02:21.it goes without saying they've got to get this one right. When you say
:02:22. > :02:27.ten in four years, you've really said it all. That's far too many.
:02:28. > :02:30.There is no stability. The people who are running the club, it's
:02:31. > :02:35.important they get the right manager in and have the right sort of
:02:36. > :02:40.expectation with the budget they have. It's important they get the
:02:41. > :02:44.foundations down, that somebody can build something off them. Some
:02:45. > :02:49.quality goals at the County ground, too. OK, let's take a look at League
:02:50. > :02:52.Two now, which had new leaders going into Saturday's games. A 2-0 win at
:02:53. > :02:56.Wimbledon lifted Oxford United to the summit for the first time on
:02:57. > :02:57.goal difference. Chris Wilder's side were at home to injury-hit Bristol
:02:58. > :03:10.Rovers. In theory this looked routine for
:03:11. > :03:13.Oxford. Bristol Rovers haven't won a game since August, but John-Joe
:03:14. > :03:17.O'Toole dispatched the warning that they should take nothing for
:03:18. > :03:24.granted. The best chance of the match fell to the high-flyers. That
:03:25. > :03:29.glaring miss left the door open for a shock. Elliot Richards looked
:03:30. > :03:32.determined to capitalise. His ankle appeared to be clipped just outside
:03:33. > :03:39.the box, but the Bristolians had their break, a penalty for O'Toole
:03:40. > :03:45.to take. Emphatic. His side's first away win against the odds. Pretty --
:03:46. > :03:52.really placed for the players and supporters. There are fine margins
:03:53. > :03:56.in games and we've had some go against us, today we've had a
:03:57. > :04:00.victory with a good performance. More than a couple of players were
:04:01. > :04:04.off their game today. That's disappointing when they've got a
:04:05. > :04:09.good opportunity to cement our place at the top, that we've not too good.
:04:10. > :04:14.Watched Dale's winning record this season when they've opened the
:04:15. > :04:18.scoring is 100%. So they would have been confident when teenager Jamie
:04:19. > :04:28.Allen put away his first senior goal. The credit Wimbledon. They had
:04:29. > :04:33.an unexpected response. Now it was anybody's game, but it wasn't
:04:34. > :04:42.decided until after a 25 minute floodlight failure caused by a bolt
:04:43. > :04:46.of lightning. Just three of the four lights working, but Andy Frampton
:04:47. > :04:52.had no problem finding the corner of the Rochdale net. It's amazing how
:04:53. > :04:56.much of the game is psychological. We've had a really positive week on
:04:57. > :05:01.that. I knew no matter what happened today, Win, lose or draw, that this
:05:02. > :05:05.could be a catalyst for us to kick back into gear. The boys today, they
:05:06. > :05:09.took on everything we did during the week. It's a results driven
:05:10. > :05:17.business. The players are being brave, but they are accountable for
:05:18. > :05:25.it. Defeats for the top two gave Fleetwood the chance to take pole
:05:26. > :05:28.position. The third week Wilmot's handling of the situation. Straight
:05:29. > :05:34.red card, leaving Schumacher to put the home side in the driving seat.
:05:35. > :05:41.The rest of the half was far from one-way traffic.
:05:42. > :05:46.From the restart, Fleetwood began to move through the gears. Schumacher
:05:47. > :06:00.doubling his tally, thumping home early in the second half. By the
:06:01. > :06:08.hour mark, Newport were finished. Brian Jackson chopping down Charlie
:06:09. > :06:18.Taylor. Schumacher again to the business from the spot to quit his
:06:19. > :06:29.first-ever hat-trick. The Crucible by now, Justin Edinburgh was
:06:30. > :06:32.wonder. That's because I'm Bethwell Birgen handball. First penalty of a
:06:33. > :06:35.match of the dispatched. That proved to be just a bump in the road for
:06:36. > :06:38.Fleetwood been put up a David Ball/ Brockman. Game for us, even though
:06:39. > :06:40.they went down ten men after couple of minutes. We scored a goal at
:06:41. > :06:43.half-time and I thought we played some great stuff after then. A lot
:06:44. > :06:51.more patient in our play. Deserved to win. After a flying start to the
:06:52. > :06:56.season, Chesterfield have stuttered and were looking for their first win
:06:57. > :07:01.in seven league games. They were helped when Mark Richards punished
:07:02. > :07:06.this error. Richards seizing his opportunity on his recall to the
:07:07. > :07:17.starting line-up. In the 88th minute, Waterfall atoned for his
:07:18. > :07:23.early mistake. Talk about Berlin and hero. It was rolled into one for
:07:24. > :07:26.him. Making his debut as well. Great credit to him, he responded
:07:27. > :07:30.magnificent, got himself a goal and that certainly takes away the pain.
:07:31. > :07:34.Delighted for him because he's had a good game. We've just forgotten how
:07:35. > :07:44.to win. That's a massive thing in football. See what you think of this
:07:45. > :07:52.one from Portsmouth's Ricky Holmes. Cross or shot? It was a spectacular
:07:53. > :07:55.way for Pompey to take the lead. Portsmouth doubled their advantage
:07:56. > :07:59.four minutes after the break. Brian Bird making the most his first ever
:08:00. > :08:13.Football League start. They do say a natural goal-scorer
:08:14. > :08:20.will get them at any level. But Portsmouth do love to put their fans
:08:21. > :08:32.through the ringer. An unlikely Exeter comeback began with 19
:08:33. > :08:36.minutes to go. Danny Coles headed home and Aaron Davies cross. When
:08:37. > :08:38.John O'Flynn pulled it back to 3-2 with six minutes still remaining,
:08:39. > :08:40.Fratton Park suddenly became a very nervy place. Trevor Carson reserved
:08:41. > :08:42.all three points. Tom Nichols denied. Pleasing that we have won
:08:43. > :09:00.the game will stop. Burton entertained at Morecambe in
:09:01. > :09:04.what was their 100th Football League fixture. The home side made a bright
:09:05. > :09:10.start but Adam McGuirk failed to beat Barry Roach.
:09:11. > :09:22.Jack Sampson failed to land a telling touch. A momentary slip
:09:23. > :09:32.gifted the ball to Ellison. It went in by Ryan Williams. Their quest for
:09:33. > :09:40.an equaliser ended when this challenge on Ellison was deemed
:09:41. > :09:43.worthy of a second yellow card. Dagenham and Redbridge were looking
:09:44. > :09:59.to break into the top seven, but Hartlepool is now a really hard
:10:00. > :10:03.place to go. Dagenham responded. Scott Flinders standing firm. The
:10:04. > :10:07.daggers sliced open the home side again in the second half, even
:10:08. > :10:15.though Hartlepool for they had they won Hines surrounded. The
:10:16. > :10:18.early-season struggle is now just three points from the play-off
:10:19. > :10:28.places themselves. A brilliant turnaround. Southend were on the
:10:29. > :10:33.fringes of the play-off places again after this close range finish set
:10:34. > :10:39.them on the way to victory over Mansfield on Friday night. They
:10:40. > :10:47.warmed down and just past the half hour they were a man down as well. A
:10:48. > :10:50.sending off for a clumsy challenge. Southend were most definitely in the
:10:51. > :10:57.driving seat. But five minutes before the break the home
:10:58. > :11:02.midfielder, Clifford, lunged in an Andrew. The refs produced the red
:11:03. > :11:07.card once again. You sense Mansfield were back in the game, but
:11:08. > :11:10.amazingly, their keeper was standing behind the line when he grabbed a
:11:11. > :11:16.header from his own defender, James McGuire will stop Southend were
:11:17. > :11:22.gifted a two goal cushion. Mansfield's night got even worse
:11:23. > :11:26.late on, when there was a third player dismissed. A second yellow
:11:27. > :11:30.after he blocked the run of Will Atkinson. Five minutes into stoppage
:11:31. > :11:34.time, a deflected shot completed their misery. Seven games without a
:11:35. > :11:47.win now for Mansfield. Despite being bottom, Accrington
:11:48. > :11:54.have been one of the form teams in recent weeks, so Wycombe knew they'd
:11:55. > :11:59.have to be at their best. Often if you lose your focus you can get
:12:00. > :12:03.punished for it. Accrington did, leaving Anthony Stuart and marked to
:12:04. > :12:08.smash home at the far post. That put Wycombe on course for their winning.
:12:09. > :12:10.Stanley are made of tougher stuff lately. Accrington were taken off
:12:11. > :12:22.the foot of the table. Cheltenham made the breakthrough
:12:23. > :12:27.when Mark Richards' corner came and Byron Harrison could hardly miss.
:12:28. > :12:34.But their challenge is to tighten up defensively. They allowed this, the
:12:35. > :12:41.21-year-old headed his first goal to level things up. The hosts were back
:12:42. > :12:46.in front just before the break. The referee consulted with his assistant
:12:47. > :12:50.before awarding the goal. But Cheltenham have conceded more than
:12:51. > :12:54.any other team in the division, and Nigel Worthington's men followed up
:12:55. > :12:57.their midweek win with a useful way point. A dreadful muddle allowed
:12:58. > :13:04.Bowman to head his second of the afternoon. The way we get into a
:13:05. > :13:09.game, very pleasing. Disappointed with the goal but we showed the
:13:10. > :13:15.character and resilience that we've got to get back into the game.
:13:16. > :13:19.People must be sick of hearing me say it, defensive mistakes. They are
:13:20. > :13:29.costing us. The first goal and second goal were a disappointment, .
:13:30. > :13:38.a narrow escape preceded Plymouth's straight win. Nelson hitting against
:13:39. > :13:41.the frame of his own goal. A strong finish ensured the Pilgrims that
:13:42. > :13:53.breathing space between themselves and the drop zone. The Cobblers
:13:54. > :13:57.began to run out of steam. For the second week in a row, Plymouth
:13:58. > :14:11.claimed a late winner. Alessandra was on target.
:14:12. > :14:33.Torquay ended their six-game winless run. Aaron Downes scoring. The
:14:34. > :14:38.Shakers equalised. But the Torquay manager was not to be denied.
:14:39. > :14:46.McCallum made a difference, converting this cross. Torquay dealt
:14:47. > :15:01.with the worsening conditions are better. The current scoring his
:15:02. > :15:18.second goal of the season. -- McCallum.
:15:19. > :15:26.Considering the injuries, this is a terrific result. It is. To keep a
:15:27. > :15:36.clean sheet as well. It is what they need. A few injuries. They finished
:15:37. > :15:42.well last season. Expectation was reasonably high. But not able to get
:15:43. > :15:48.a decent start. Talking about clubs which finished
:15:49. > :15:51.last season while, Northampton town. They have gone from play-off
:15:52. > :15:55.finalists to the bottom of the Football League.
:15:56. > :16:01.A difficult one to work out, when you do so well, then things collapse
:16:02. > :16:05.so quickly. I would imagine they are wondering what has gone wrong. I do
:16:06. > :16:13.know whether he will try to change the system.
:16:14. > :16:16.It is sadly a concern. Let us have a look at the tables before we go.
:16:17. > :16:20.Burnley remain top of the Sky Bet Championship, despite drawing at
:16:21. > :16:24.Millwall. But their lead has been cut to a single point by second
:16:25. > :16:26.placed Leicester who have now enjoyed their best ever start to a
:16:27. > :16:29.league season. There was no change in the play-off
:16:30. > :16:32.positions, but Leeds, Blackburn and Wigan all climbed at Derby's
:16:33. > :16:35.expense. Brighton also moved into the top half, thanks to their first
:16:36. > :16:38.win since September. At the other end of the table,
:16:39. > :16:42.Sheffield Wednesday's emphatic first win of the season meant the Owls
:16:43. > :16:45.moved not only off the bottom, but also out of the relegation zone.
:16:46. > :16:48.Yeovil's mini-revival came to an end at Elland Road, which leaves them at
:16:49. > :16:51.the foot of the table. While Birmingham's home defeat
:16:52. > :16:53.against Charlton sees them drop into the bottom three for the first time
:16:54. > :16:57.this season. There was no change in the top six
:16:58. > :17:00.positions of League One. But Leyton Orient's win at London Road
:17:01. > :17:02.maintained their three-point lead. Wolves remain their closest
:17:03. > :17:04.challengers, and still have a game in hand.
:17:05. > :17:08.Coventry's third consecutive win saw the Sky Blues move into the top-half
:17:09. > :17:10.of the table for the first time this season.
:17:11. > :17:13.It's been a bad week for Notts County who parted company with
:17:14. > :17:16.manager Chris Kiwomya last Sunday, and have now dropped back to the
:17:17. > :17:19.bottom of League One. Sheffield United rejoin them back in the
:17:20. > :17:22.relegation zone, as Nigel Clough suffered defeat for the first time
:17:23. > :17:26.as new Blades boss. Fleetwood are the new leaders of
:17:27. > :17:29.League Two, as they hit top spot for the first time since they won
:17:30. > :17:32.promotion to the Football League. Jim Bentley's Morecambe were the big
:17:33. > :17:35.movers, jumping five places into the play-off places, with their 100th
:17:36. > :17:38.win in the Football League. Accrington extended their five-match
:17:39. > :17:41.unbeaten league run, to move off the foot of the table for the first time
:17:42. > :17:44.since early August. They've been replaced at the bottom by
:17:45. > :17:46.Northampton, just six months after the Cobblers lost at Wembley in the
:17:47. > :18:00.League Two play-off final. Have a great week. See you next
:18:01. > :18:05.Saturday.