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You Evening.

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It's been another run of the mill week in the Skybet Football League,

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heading into the latest round of games.

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Chris Kiwomya became the latest managerial change at Nottingham

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County. The call for goal-line technology

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got louder after Watford were denied on Monday night.

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It's a case of new balls please across the three divisions with the

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new high visibility number comes into play.

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Three days before bonfire night, Steve's here to separate Saturday's

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sparklers from the duds and here's a sample then of what's in store this

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evening. After a season of struggle,

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Sheffield Wednesday are once again finding life in the Championship

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difficult - bottom of the table. This week Dave Jones' side faced a

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club going well and looking to bounce straight back to the Premier

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League, Reading. Today, Leicester had the chance to

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gain some revenge for last season's painful play-off exit at the hands

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of Watford. We've extended highlights from

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Vicarage Road. They were being widely tipped to

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bounce straight back to the Championship, but three months into

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the new season Bristol City are fighting for their lives at the

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bottom of League One. I'm at Ashton Gate for the visit of

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Gary Johnson's Oldham. As ever, we've all the goals and

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plenty of talking points from all three divisions of the Football

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League. With Bristol City winning in League

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One last week that meant Sheffield Wednesday went into today's game

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against Reading as the only Football League club of the 92 yet to

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register a victory this season. This week the Championship's bottom

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club have turned to a familiar face in a bid to break that duck as

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striker Conor Wickham arrived for a second loan spell.

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As for the Royals, they had lost just once in the last nine and were

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sitting comfortably in the play-off positions.

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Here's John Roder. Sheffield Wednesday are the only team in the

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top four divisions of English football yet to record a league

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victory this season. Eight of their 12 Championship fixtures have ended

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in draws: Antonio is up against his former

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club. Three changes for Reading. Looking for Antonio, who might have

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got in here behind Kelly. Antonio, can he set up the finish? He can

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indeed! Matty Fryatt. Sheffield Wednesday, the Championship's bottom

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team are in front. It fell kindly for. Wednesday. Antonio always

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looking for the support to arrive in the penalty area. Fryatt was the man

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who arrived at the right time. Olofinjana, looking for Antonio.

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Lovely touch and turn against Kelly. Wickham making the run to his right,

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Antonio with the shot! What a sweet, sweet moment for him. He doesn't

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celebrate against his former club. The rest of the home supporters very

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much up on their feet. That was the touch to set it up.

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There was still plenty of work to do. Perfect placement. Just beyond

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Alex McCarthy. Fryatt, he's in behind. His shot

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curled away from goal rather than in towards it. Antonio couldn't quite

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reach it at the far-post either. That's just inches wide. Reading's

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best chance of getting a goal back so far.

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Off the post and in. Rhead having a goal back. Chris Kirkland appeared

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there to leave it, expecting the ball to go wide, but it struck the

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inside of the post and Reading have halved the deficit.

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A goal created by Gunter. You can see there's not too much movement at

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all from Chris Kirkland as Pogrebnyak heads that towards goal.

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Guthrie, under pressure. Wickham. A chance to make it three for

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Wednesday. Saved by McCarthy. It's an own-goal. It is Sean Morrison who

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got the final touch. Connor Wickham with an excellent start to his

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second spell of loan here at Sheffield Wednesday. It's an

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own-goal by the Reading skipper. There's the shot, the save, but it

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hits the Reading defender. Wednesday restore their two goal advantage.

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Plenty possession for Reading in the early stages of this second-half.

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Guthrie's strike. Didn't look too far wide with the naked eye. Guthrie

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with the shot, it just bends away from goal, right at the last moment.

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Antonio, drives it across. It might drop nicely here for Wickham! What a

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start to his second spell on-loan at Sheffield Wednesday. It's a fourth

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goal for the side who were bottom of the Championship standings coming

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into the weekend. Driven forward here by Buxton. Antonio really gets

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power behind that ball across the area. It fell nicely for Connor

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Wickham. Nothing hurried about his shot. He lashes it in past McCarthy.

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Sheffield Wednesday get their fourth goal of the afternoon.

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A chance now for Sheffield Wednesday, Wickham with a little

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touch on. Can they make it five? Oh, indeed they can! Matt Fryatt, it's

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raining goals at Hillsborough. Those two there are the main providers.

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Reading have committed plenty of bodies forward. The little touch

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there from Wickham, suddenly Fryatt was away. The question was, could he

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score? O h, yes, he could. He gets his second goal of the match. His

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fourth goal in total since his loan from Hull City started.

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That is slightly short. Reading hesitated. A chance for the on-loan

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man to get another goal for Wednesday. Still they have a chance.

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Put over, Connor Wickham there, so close to getting another goal for

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Sheffield Wednesday. The backpass didn't have enough on it and Wickham

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got ahead there of Morrison. Saved by McCarthy. The resulting shot went

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right over. It's a penalty. Challenge on

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Pogrebnyak from Roger Johnson. Le Fondre to take. Kirkland got a hand

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to it, but couldn't stop it. It will be no more than a consolation goal

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for Reading. Le Fondre gets his sixth goal of the season and his

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150th club career goal. It will make no difference what so ever to the

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overall result here at Hillsborough. Appeals for handball from Reading as

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they look for another penalty kick, not given. Suddenly, it's three

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against four. Johnson. Looking to go all the way, Jermaine Johnson, he

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almost did as well. Alex McCarthy with the save. You can

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see here where Jermaine Johnson picks the ball up. That was fired in

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with some pace and power. You have always known about the

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characters of your players, today why did it click for some reason?

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Because it does. I mean, there is no magic formula, we kept believing and

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working hard. We felt we had been hard done by in certain games am we

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felt we had let yourselves down by giving away sloppy goals in games.

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We knew it was there, just when it would come together am we have to

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start again now. We gave poor goals away, that in respect, and the

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scoreline, gets the tails up of the opposition. Their confidence grows.

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Hume nature, people's confidence starts to wane. We have so make sure

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when we are in a situation they do the basics well consistently and you

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hang in there and keep working hard for each other. Reading left to

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reflect on their third away defeat of the season. What a way for

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Sheffield Wednesday to get their first win of the season. It made a

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mockery of which team came down from the Premier League and which side

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was winless at the start of the play? That isn't one you would have

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have predicted. A decent start for Reading, no doubt about that.

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Conceded less than a goal a game. I don't anyone saw that coming.

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Wednesday fully deserved that result. David Jones has got himself,

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well, a very handy front two. Two players who clearly have been lost

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to the system in recent months? Sometimes the loan system can be

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castigated. It has helped the manager get a result when he

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much-needed. The two boys have stepped back into the limelight.

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Where they are used to be and where they like to be. They take centre

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stage. They were fantastic today. Albeit, against a side who maybe

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left them selfs a little bit short, shall we say, in numbers when they

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didn't have the ball. Those two were in great form. They have only just

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got together, it is a bloos soming partnership. Doing the business. Is

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-- bloosing. How concerned should Nigel be on the back of that

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performance? They look like a lack of communication between the

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midfield and the defence. A game they were trying to play catchup in.

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At times they were trying to catch up too quickly and left themselves

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open at the back conceded less than one goal a game before this. I don't

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think they should be unduly concerned at one result, shall we

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say, at this stage. Vicarage Road next. The Foxes are

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second in the championship. Earlier today, Nigel Pearson's side returned

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to Vicarage Road for the first time since last season's painful play-off

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semifinal defeat to Watford. The Hornets made one change, with Ikechi

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Anya in for Faraoni. Leicester, meanwhile, made two changes, as

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Jeffrey Schlupp and Chris Wood replaced the injured Paul Konchesky

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and Jamie Vardy. Jon Champion describes this one.

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What a stroke of luck, Chris Wood. Almunia cleared it, it hit the New

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Zealander and it ricocheted back into the net. A truly bizarre goal.

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Straight against the head of Chris Wood who scores his first

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championship goal of the season. The whistle has gone. Dyer does not

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have the joy of scoring a goal in quick succession. Yes, the flag was

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raised correctly. That was great play by Knockaert.

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And again. Probably Leicester's best move of the match. Under pressure,

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the shot drilled wide. Knockaert. So unpopular here after

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what was perceived as a dive in the play-off semifinal, he answers his

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critics in the most positive fashion. Great work from Schlupp. A

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calm and considered finished by Knockaert. Burying it with his

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second touch. It looked offside but it wasn't

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given. The goalkeeper came out, that should

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have been one back. Deeney scored twice against Leicester last

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season. They really need one from him today.

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A chance to finish it. Dyer. And he has. Leicester's Dave. Ample revenge

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for heartbreak six bonds ago. -- Leicester's day. Dyer was definitely

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onside. Leicester City are looking the part today.

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Andy King. Only the trailing leg of Almunia stopped it. Casual

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defending. I think the most important thing for

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us today was to try and maintain our form. I know there was quite a lot

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of talk in the build-up to this game because of last season but the

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players have coped with that side of the build up very well. Pleased with

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the result today, a good performance.

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Honestly, the team was unbalanced. We risked too much. That is

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something we need to assess. Probably if we had scored a goal

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early in the second half, may be the result would have been different. I

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think it is unfair to Leicester who played a good game.

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How good do you think you are? Are you substantially better than last

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year? I think we have a better balance, we are a better side.

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The players have used what has been difficult experience in a positive

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way. I am relatively satisfied with how we are developing.

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A good afternoon for Leicester City celebrating their best start to a

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season. Particularly in the first half, they played with cohesion

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which we saw from Watford last campaign.

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They took Watford by surprise because they were so was dead. Their

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tactics were spot on. The winners were allowed to pose problems for

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the centre halves. They congested those centre areas. In the first

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half they were spot on. Gianfranco Zola said there was nothing lucky

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about the result. The first goal was down to a bit of fortune.

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He just followed it in. He doesn't expect that. He gets his reward for

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closing the keeper down. There were a couple of big moments in the game

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particularly for Watford. Forestieri in the second half. As it was,

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Leicester were far more clinical. Knockaert got the second to

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Leicester. Did he lay a few Demons to rest after last season?

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It happened. Schlupp did marvellously. They were very good on

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the break, Leicester. It took a deflection but in the back of the

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net. That puts Leicester in fine fettle

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as they take on Nottingham Forest. As for the Championship leaders

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Burnley, they won the battle of the top two last week after a

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comfortable win over QPR to retain their place at the top.

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Today, Sean Dyche looked to maintain his incredible run against his

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former club Millwall, who he hadn't lost to in 12 meetings. Three years

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as a Millwall player meant Sean Dyche knew what to expect. Never

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mind league positions, Millwall couldn't be taken lightly. So it

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proved. Out of the blue, McDonald conjured up his third goal in four

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appearances. And then they conceded before half-time. A sizeable

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deflection. Adverse Deke often brings the best out of leaders and

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Burley Street up back, Sam Vokes was quick on the uptake. One reason he

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has nine for the season. Burnley have won their last seven league

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games. And into the second half, they caused chaos. Larry put his own

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name against -- on the scoresheet with an own goal. A hard fought

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point apiece. We are enjoying being on top and we

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know teams will be working hard to beat us. Overall I am pleased with

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the fact the lads have dealt with it well, we were the best side in the

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second half. We felt we could have defended

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better. It could have crept wide, the goal. We should have dealt with

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it better. A month ago, Steve McClaren was on

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the staff at QPR. His switch seemed to bring about a change in fortune

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for both clubs. Three games without a win so QPR slip. They were

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grateful for an early goal from Jenas, his first of the season.

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Darby levelled through Simon Dawkins, on loan from Spurs. Loftus

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Road suffered an after-shock in the second half a Dawkins setting up a

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shot for Bryson. Robert Greene did well to keep it out. Rangers

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regained the lead after boxed and headed on to Clint Hill. Phillips

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might have made the scoreline more emphatic. But Rangers would settle

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for 2-1. Really lucky to coming at 1-1. I

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felt we were the better team and in second -- in the second half we

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lifted our game. QPR are the best in the second

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division -- the best the division. The start of a testing hear for

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Nottingham Forest. Blackpool were aiming to be the first team to win

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on this side of the trend since the final day of last season. Darlow

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needed to be sharp to keep out Dobbie.

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The decision not to give Henderson a penalty by the referee. But the

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referee was less lenient here. No complaints this time as the Algerian

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defender saw red. Darlow again here but to the rescue

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with a double save. Henderson saw his shot blocked. Gilks was at full

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stretch. We worked on tactics all week but to

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give away such a naive penalty. After that, I thought we deserved a

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point. The players were fantastic with their work rate and attitude.

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But, as I said to the referee and his assistants and assessor, this

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game was about big decisions and unfortunately I think we lost those

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decisions. QPR couldn't win at the DW Stadium

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midweek so what chance for Huddersfield? The home side made a

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lively start and the latter eggs made a good start. -- Latics. As it

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seemed Wigan would hold their advantage to half-time, there was a

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stroke of good fortune. From a far corner which saw this shot deflect

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from Ryan Shotton. After the break, within wasted no time setting the

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record straight. With the home side positive from the start. High

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quality finishing from this man. Good enough to clinch this one.

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Wigan's strong home form continues. We stayed in the game. It was just

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one of those days where we couldn't find the second goal. Is put Dasher

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much as Huddersfield put the pressure on, I don't think there was

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any doubt that Wigan Athletic were saying, will they win us today?

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It was fingernails rather than legs that were being bitten today at

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Elland Road. The usually lethal Matt Smith then

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contributed a contender for Miss of the week. Neither side were at their

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best here but leads had that extra bit of quality needed to seal the

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win. Early in the second half, Austen to get this. MacCormack

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brought the lead to an increasingly edgy Elland Road. Yeovil were flat.

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And over egged free kick from McAllister represented their

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opportunity. They desperately needed someone of Austin's class. He also

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created MacCormack's second of the match. It came with just over 20

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minutes to go. The Triumph of persistence, according to the

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manager. We didn't need to win it in the first five minutes. We got a

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goal after 48 minutes. Good play. Another really quality gold to make

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it 2-0. Blackpool got themselves a late win against Nottingham Forest.

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They are unbeaten in six now. They are doing ever so well. Considering

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in the last three games they've been without Paul Ince on the sidelines.

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Fantastic. They've only conceded 11 all season. They kept it tight. When

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you consider the preseason and what went in, to get up and running so

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quickly, it wouldn't be one of the biggest budgets, they can't just

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spend money willy-nilly on whoever they like. But to get them settled

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and get a winning side that have accumulated that amount of points

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already this year, it's a fantastic achievement. For Nottingham

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Forest... Both both -- 's choice centre backs, Kelvin Wilson, along

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with Danny Collins, both out for three months. It's turning out to be

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a sticky time. I don't know where they are in the scheme of things. If

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you are talking about the play-offs being his expectation, you can live

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with that one. You'd expect them to turn things around. If it is

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automatic then there is a bit of pressure coming with that. With

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regard to we don't know the internal affairs and we don't know what the

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expectations are, we don't know whether they think they've got to

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get automatic this year or whether it's a long-term plan. I think he

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has signed for four years. Patience is a virtue. That will come into

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four over the next couple of years. Our last look at the Championship

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starts with Friday night's game at Portman Road, as Mick McCarthy's

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side without a win in the last four were at home to second bottom

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Barnsley, who'd lost their last six on the road. And Aaron Creswell

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Corner here. Murphy's goal! He broke free.

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Ipswich lead. He gave him the slip completely. The

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Barnsley skipper went walkabout, Murphy escapes and punishes him with

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a brutal header. It's a good hit. What a touch by

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Pedersen. Look at this. Here is O'Brien! The goal was more

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than warranted. Jim O'Brien with his first goal since the spring, has got

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them level. A well-deserved goal for Barnsley. Since half-time, much

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brighter, much better. The manager's half-time team talk is

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really worked. Here is Scotland. A chance! His face paint the picture.

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His first game back at Portland Road here. This was a chance to win it.

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The referee says no. Ipswich are furious here. They were adamant. No

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penalty. There is a case to answer. Ipswich

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are unlucky. To come in at half-time at 1-0, I

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thought we were quite lucky. The second half demanded more. We

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created quite an incredible tempo. It forced and rocked Ipswich,

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certainly in the second half. They deserve equaliser. To be fair, they

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could have won the game. It's a valuable point, but disappointed

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with the performance in the second half. Disappointment with Creswell

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being sent off? Guess. It took them two months to win a

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game but Bolton's form is steadily improving. They arrived looking to

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stretch their unbeaten run to six games. Lee Camp was borrowed from

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West Brom this week. He kept Alex Baptiste at bay. The Cherries were

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found wanting far too often in this one.

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Bolton soon had the wind in their sales, quite literally. In blustery

:34:41.:34:48.

conditions, Lee put the Gog in the clear. Not the cleanest of

:34:49.:34:52.

connections from the Frenchman but they had them at the top by

:34:53.:34:56.

half-time. With the home side struggling to threaten that lead,

:34:57.:34:59.

Bolton sensed this could be a promising trip. A glorious chance

:35:00.:35:06.

was wasted to make the game safe. But Jermaine Beckford didn't fail.

:35:07.:35:11.

The former Everton striker had the Bournemouth backline retreating and

:35:12.:35:14.

then regretting not making more of a challenge. His fourth of the season,

:35:15.:35:21.

ensuring a happy trip home for the big Trotters' following. I'm

:35:22.:35:29.

pleased, I thought we got it spot on tactically. In the counter attack we

:35:30.:35:34.

had a few very good opportunities. It could have been more but I

:35:35.:35:39.

thought the lads deserved the win. After conceding eight in two games,

:35:40.:35:44.

Doncaster liked the look of this. Writing in town, a team that hadn't

:35:45.:35:48.

scored away in more than six hours of football. The drought was soon

:35:49.:35:55.

broken in style. That early stunner from the teenager. The difference

:35:56.:35:59.

between the sides until 15 minutes from the end, until Chris Brown

:36:00.:36:02.

claimed the final touch and Mark Duffy's free kick. Albion looked

:36:03.:36:08.

destined for a seventh draw of the season. They wouldn't be happy with

:36:09.:36:12.

that and went for broke. Ashley Barnes was desperately unlucky. He

:36:13.:36:18.

was the only fit striker and Brighton's books, but reinforcements

:36:19.:36:23.

have arrived. Inside three minutes of the substitute's first

:36:24.:36:28.

appearance, he delivered. Doncaster's defensive frailties

:36:29.:36:32.

exposed again, and with just five minutes remaining. Still enough time

:36:33.:36:36.

for Lopez to give the scoreline a flattering sheen. Three points are a

:36:37.:36:40.

huge boost for Brighton side yet to realise its full potential this

:36:41.:36:44.

season, with several key players out injured. When you score three goals

:36:45.:36:48.

away from home you are always pleased. The quality of the goals

:36:49.:36:52.

today was of real championship quality. Once we get everyone back

:36:53.:36:57.

and have that quality in abundance, that is what we are trying to do. We

:36:58.:37:01.

are just trying to stay in there at the minute. Until we get everyone

:37:02.:37:07.

back and then we can hopefully kick on from there. We will take the

:37:08.:37:12.

positives out of the second half. We play like that and put pressure on

:37:13.:37:15.

good teams, we will stop picking up results. Having posted details of a

:37:16.:37:22.

?54 million debt, Blackburn were hoping it would be a good day to

:37:23.:37:27.

bury bad news. From this free kick, Jason Steele did the one thing

:37:28.:37:33.

Rovers can't. Save. Blackburn's profligacy continued in front of

:37:34.:37:37.

goal. Jordan Rhodes normally buries chances like this. It looks like it

:37:38.:37:42.

might cost Rovers. Still under caretaker boss Mark Venus, they

:37:43.:37:46.

showed little of the goal that they displayed last week. This header was

:37:47.:37:53.

as good as it got. At the other end, Rovers tried to power their way to

:37:54.:37:59.

victory. This effort was found far too hot to hold. It took something

:38:00.:38:04.

special to finally beat the keeper. Step forward Jason Lowe, whose first

:38:05.:38:08.

goal for Blackburn was worth waiting for. Rovers indebted to him on this

:38:09.:38:16.

occasion. It was really tight in the first half, a bit nervy. I thought

:38:17.:38:22.

the second half we scored a wonderful goal, might have had a

:38:23.:38:26.

penalty. Really pleased to get the three points. I'm just disappointed

:38:27.:38:33.

we couldn't build on last week's victory. We have to move on. He's

:38:34.:38:39.

been in charge of Charlton for less than three years, but Chris Powell

:38:40.:38:43.

is now the championship's longest serving manager, a fact that he says

:38:44.:38:48.

saddens him, but he still got plenty to be chipper about. His team have

:38:49.:38:53.

proven to be a tough nut to crack. Even when away was found past that

:38:54.:38:57.

stubborn defence, the referee ruled it out for a foul on the keeper. The

:38:58.:39:02.

Addicks have now gone seven hours without conceding but they are

:39:03.:39:08.

finding goals hard to come by. They found the net just twice in six

:39:09.:39:12.

games in the run-up to their trip to St Andrews. And after Darren

:39:13.:39:16.

Randolph denied Cameron Stewart and Johnnie Jackson in quick succession,

:39:17.:39:20.

he wouldn't pass up the opportunity this time. By the finish, that

:39:21.:39:24.

solitary goal proved to be the difference. Having pushed Stoke all

:39:25.:39:27.

the way to penalties in the Wii, Birmingham looked dead on their

:39:28.:39:31.

feet. Peter Lupton Krantz could have nicked a point but the Blues are now

:39:32.:39:37.

in the bottom three. We have now gone seven hours plus and that's a

:39:38.:39:43.

really pleasing aspect. But it's not just the back four and the keeper.

:39:44.:39:47.

The whole team, we've talked about it and have done the hard yards on

:39:48.:39:52.

the training field. It is paying off at the moment. For some reason,

:39:53.:39:56.

whether it was fatigue from Tuesday, they never seemed to get

:39:57.:39:59.

out the traps today. Having said that, we still had one or two

:40:00.:40:05.

chances to get something out of the game but we didn't. We are all very

:40:06.:40:10.

disappointed tonight. Disappointing times for your old club, Birmingham

:40:11.:40:14.

City. They find themselves in the bottom three for the first time this

:40:15.:40:18.

season. Lee Clark talking of possible fire sale at the club. The

:40:19.:40:25.

longer it drags on, it is not making his job any easier. Know. Sometimes

:40:26.:40:32.

you can get off field, affairs field can affect you an field. But I think

:40:33.:40:37.

with league, he is disappointed. Because he knows they can do better.

:40:38.:40:42.

I don't think he will use anything as an excuse. We've seen them play

:40:43.:40:47.

well in the cup on occasions, even in the league. Their form has spiked

:40:48.:40:52.

to a level where you think, why can't they play like that every

:40:53.:40:55.

week? He will find that frustrating and will have to address that. The

:40:56.:41:01.

Blues are the latest club unable to Bridge that formidable Charlton

:41:02.:41:04.

defence, who is not conceded in something like seven hours. It

:41:05.:41:07.

wasn't that long ago that Bolton were down there with Birmingham.

:41:08.:41:12.

Slowly but surely he has turned things around. It's starting to take

:41:13.:41:19.

on a familiar look. It is deja vu from last season. I think we all

:41:20.:41:23.

expected and knew it would turn around. It was only a matter of

:41:24.:41:27.

time. They've got a really good squad and good players. They want to

:41:28.:41:31.

leave it like they did last year, a little bit too late. He's already

:41:32.:41:37.

said, we think we can get top six. Everybody else thinks that is the

:41:38.:41:41.

case. Now they are stringing a few results together, I don't think

:41:42.:41:44.

anyone will look forward to playing them. Let's have a look at some

:41:45.:41:50.

quality goals. This one from Jason Lowe. And it was the winner as well.

:41:51.:41:56.

If you score a goal like that, it doesn't matter. That is a winner and

:41:57.:42:00.

you get three points. And this is the opener for Brighton. That was a

:42:01.:42:14.

wonderful strike. It wasn't particularly a hit with a lot of

:42:15.:42:18.

power, but it's because it's such a clean strike. It took everyone by

:42:19.:42:21.

surprise. It helped them on their way, they needed it. Right, let's

:42:22.:42:28.

have a look at how League One unfolded on Saturday. First up, the

:42:29.:42:31.

division's big game at London Road, as leaders Leyton Orient took on

:42:32.:42:33.

third placed Peterborough. Leyton Orient's promotion

:42:34.:42:45.

credentials looked ready to take a knock at London Road, when Tommy

:42:46.:42:49.

Rowe gave Peter borrowed the lead. Any remaining doubts about their

:42:50.:42:53.

ability to sustain a challenge at the top was surely silenced by the

:42:54.:42:57.

response. David Mooney in particular was outstanding. Following his

:42:58.:43:02.

effort to rattle the bar, it was Dean Cox who went mighty close from

:43:03.:43:06.

the edge of the penalty area as the East London side shifted up through

:43:07.:43:10.

the gears. And it was no surprise when they equalised. This knocked

:43:11.:43:17.

down, put away sweetly by Mooney, to take him into double figures for the

:43:18.:43:22.

season. And the League One pacesetters took control early in

:43:23.:43:28.

the second half. Important header one, before Dean Cox lifted the ball

:43:29.:43:34.

neatly. And it was Mooney who put the match to bed with the goal of

:43:35.:43:41.

the game. When Cox said the ball wide, Mooney put the seal on a

:43:42.:43:46.

performance of courage and beliefs that understandably delighted their

:43:47.:43:56.

manager. We did it the hard way, we came from behind. It knocked us

:43:57.:44:02.

back. We stayed in control in the game. We were creating chances all

:44:03.:44:05.

afternoon and eventually put three in which was important.

:44:06.:44:12.

This was the first meeting between these clubs and for Stevenage it was

:44:13.:44:16.

a tough proposition against Wolverhampton who were going so

:44:17.:44:25.

well. Doyle gave the home side an early lead, the Irishman on target

:44:26.:44:30.

on his return to the starting line-up. The hosts continued to

:44:31.:44:34.

create the better openings but Stevenage remained defiant. The

:44:35.:44:41.

visitors arrived off the back of successive wins over Crewe and

:44:42.:44:46.

Crawley. Ikeme had to be at his best to deny this one. If Wolverhampton

:44:47.:44:52.

can win on Tuesday they will be level at the summit with Leyton

:44:53.:44:58.

Orient. James Henry got behind the visitors test defence and kept his

:44:59.:45:02.

cool. Terrific clean sheet by ourselves.

:45:03.:45:06.

At times at the back we were under a lot of pressure and we would have

:45:07.:45:10.

liked to do more, particularly in the second half, with the amount of

:45:11.:45:19.

possession. But winning is winning. You need points on the board.

:45:20.:45:27.

In the seventh minute, Tranmere fans pay tribute to their number seven Jo

:45:28.:45:31.

Thompson who was diagnosed with cancer this week. They took the lead

:45:32.:45:40.

when Chris Atkinson beat writer. Preston were far from their best but

:45:41.:45:45.

managed to salvage a point with a late equaliser by Ghana. -- Garner.

:45:46.:45:58.

There's no getting away from the fact we were poor all-round. We

:45:59.:46:02.

didn't do the things we were good enough at doing, passing the ball

:46:03.:46:07.

well, defending well. Becoming predictable. But we hung in.

:46:08.:46:13.

I thought we were fantastic today. It is a fair result when you look at

:46:14.:46:18.

it. We need the points more than them.

:46:19.:46:25.

Most pundits would have included Brentford on their promotion short

:46:26.:46:29.

list before a ball was kicked. Their fourth win on the spin arrived after

:46:30.:46:35.

Harris was clipped in the box after just five minutes. Forshaw summed up

:46:36.:46:42.

the growing confidence in the camp by calmly despatching the spot kick.

:46:43.:46:46.

Crawley have lost their two previous games without scoring. They

:46:47.:46:50.

squandered an excellent chance to equalise when Jones picked out this

:46:51.:46:58.

chance. Brentford finished the stronger. The one goal proved

:46:59.:47:05.

sufficient for the fast improving Brentford.

:47:06.:47:12.

After two defeats and with the worst defensive record, there were

:47:13.:47:18.

wholesale changes including a recall for goalkeeper Martin. The Bantams

:47:19.:47:26.

are injuring five games without a win. The Alex can take comfort from

:47:27.:47:35.

a clean sheet. After a run of one win in five you

:47:36.:47:47.

could forgive MK Dons early jitters. Walsall had the best of the

:47:48.:48:01.

few first half chances. But in Bamford, MK Dons have a good player.

:48:02.:48:10.

The game needed something special. On 65 minutes, Williams provided it

:48:11.:48:17.

with a stunning free kick. A much needed win the MK Dons.

:48:18.:48:36.

Leyton Orient at London Road put in a great performance. Is this the

:48:37.:48:46.

most impressive performance they have put in?

:48:47.:48:49.

It has been a wonderful season so far. A bit of a wobble with

:48:50.:48:56.

commentary, and if you questions asked and answered. A wonderful

:48:57.:49:01.

performance. Once I think everybody will believe in. Now they can see

:49:02.:49:10.

this through. A real marker for everyone.

:49:11.:49:20.

Wolverhampton, 11 wins, after beating Stevenage. Kenny Jackett has

:49:21.:49:30.

gone about his job very effectively. Got rid of the old guard, kept what

:49:31.:49:37.

he wanted. He will take the expectation away rather than bring

:49:38.:49:39.

it on the club which is fantastic. After finishing bottom of the

:49:40.:49:49.

Championship in May, who would have predicted Bristol City would find

:49:50.:49:52.

themselves bottom of League One nearly six months later? City

:49:53.:49:55.

notched up their first win in 22 games at Carlisle last week, hoping

:49:56.:49:57.

that would be the catalyst whatever the pressure for a quick

:49:58.:50:15.

fix, Bristol City's decline has been long and lingering. Relegation and a

:50:16.:50:27.

21 game overlapping run without a win may have taken the club to one

:50:28.:50:31.

of its lowest ebb 's. But not for the want of trying. They nearly

:50:32.:50:38.

reached the Premier league in 2008. They have had for managers and ?40

:50:39.:50:44.

million of accumulated losses which have been chewed up and spat out. It

:50:45.:50:49.

was always going to be an transition. As far back as June,

:50:50.:50:54.

with the local press saying, there may be some more pain to come. It

:50:55.:51:01.

must be horrible to find yourself in the middle of this kind of run. How

:51:02.:51:08.

does it manifests itself in new, are you fretting, worrying all the time?

:51:09.:51:13.

I think you do that when you win! It is part of the job. The players have

:51:14.:51:19.

been really good. It is more about trying to make sure everybody

:51:20.:51:23.

understands -- understands what we are trying to do. If they buy into

:51:24.:51:36.

it, the club can go places. Your old man has clearly chucked a

:51:37.:51:40.

bob or two at this. The two of you must be flummoxed. Money doesn't

:51:41.:51:46.

always get you anywhere in football. It can help but there are a lot of

:51:47.:51:52.

people after a few prizes. It never guarantees anything. We are looking

:51:53.:51:57.

to stay and build something successful long-term.

:51:58.:52:03.

With the amount of money spent, rather than pointing fingers, you

:52:04.:52:12.

have to look at everyone. Results on the pitch is what you are

:52:13.:52:16.

judged on straightaway and is the hardest thing to control. We are

:52:17.:52:25.

doing nothing is bright. -- enough things right.

:52:26.:52:31.

This is a big challenge. We are a big city and a big club. And a great

:52:32.:52:44.

set of supporters. At Forest, we knew it could end in tears. But we

:52:45.:52:47.

started the process. A highly presentable opportunity was

:52:48.:53:01.

missed early on but they were well capable of following up their

:53:02.:53:05.

victory at Carlisle. Nine minutes before the interval, Emmanuel-Thomas

:53:06.:53:09.

put them in front. The hat-trick hero from last week. He finished

:53:10.:53:13.

superbly from the cross. Data and buried a tidy equaliser to

:53:14.:53:31.

extend Bristol City's winless run at home to 11 matches.

:53:32.:53:38.

What are you not doing that would have made a difference in that game?

:53:39.:53:44.

Passing the ball would have helped, wouldn't it? That is bubbly the

:53:45.:53:53.

worst we have played all season. We didn't deserve anything in this game

:53:54.:53:59.

but we got a point. It must be disheartening for Bristol city fans,

:54:00.:54:03.

hearing that from Sean O'Driscoll. Putting in their worst performance

:54:04.:54:07.

arguably this season. Taking one step forward, ten steps back. It has

:54:08.:54:12.

been difficult. He wears his heart on his sleeve. It

:54:13.:54:18.

is creditable what he is trying to do, but is it too much too soon? He

:54:19.:54:24.

wants them to play football. To pass the ball. You have two play from the

:54:25.:54:31.

back and pass all the way through. He wants players to be brave, to be

:54:32.:54:39.

responsible on the ball. When you are struggling, that finds people

:54:40.:54:43.

are very quickly. That's when people don't want the hard option. Is it

:54:44.:54:48.

too quick? I don't know. Has he got the players to play the way he

:54:49.:54:53.

wants, you would like to think so. It is a difficult task.

:54:54.:55:01.

Our last look at League One now. And, with two successive defeats,

:55:02.:55:05.

Swindon's promotion charge had gone off the boil in recent weeks. On

:55:06.:55:08.

Saturday, Mark Cooper's side entertained the team just below them

:55:09.:55:11.

in the table on goal difference: Port Vale.

:55:12.:55:13.

After two defeats, Swindon were desperate to get back on track.

:55:14.:55:19.

N'Guessan settled nerves around the County Ground.

:55:20.:55:33.

It was certainly blustery in this part of Wiltshire and the visitors

:55:34.:55:36.

were in danger of being blown away. Luongo's fourth of the season drew

:55:37.:55:52.

an immediate reaction from the boss who put in place an immediate

:55:53.:55:55.

substitution. With tenants still on the clock,

:55:56.:56:08.

this cross eventually fell for Hughes. It cut the deficit to one

:56:09.:56:18.

goal but not for long. Two minutes later, an absolute beauty. Byrne had

:56:19.:56:24.

every right to enjoy his goal. There was added time. Luongo had the last

:56:25.:56:39.

word. A couple of step overs before sealing a miserable afternoon for

:56:40.:56:42.

Port Vale. Sometimes, when you get a really

:56:43.:56:48.

young group of players, they can be naive and make mistakes. Which is

:56:49.:56:51.

what happened a little bit with the two goals. But we got back.

:56:52.:57:01.

Every story has two have a cracking start. Marcus Bean became the centre

:57:02.:57:08.

of attention when he sent home and early set piece. The response was

:57:09.:57:17.

swift. Home fans were delighted to see Matt Tubbs register his first

:57:18.:57:26.

goal of the season. Agard put the Millers in front. And so, the final

:57:27.:57:34.

twist. Colchester are noted for drawers. They have more than any

:57:35.:57:42.

others in League 1. Lee scoring his first goal in the Premier league

:57:43.:57:45.

coach -- in League 1. County got off to a terrific start.

:57:46.:57:57.

The red card inevitable. Coventry took full advantage. Lyon Clarke

:57:58.:58:03.

opened the scoring two minutes into the second half, following neat work

:58:04.:58:11.

out wide from Blair Adams. Soon he was latching on to a weak backpass

:58:12.:58:15.

from for the Wrington, to double the lead. Its five goals in his last

:58:16.:58:23.

three games. He is at the top of his game, and so is his strike partner,

:58:24.:58:28.

Callum Wilson. The 21-year-old racing clear to put the issue beyond

:58:29.:58:33.

all doubt. The Sky Blues reported three successive league wins for the

:58:34.:58:39.

first time in almost three years. A wonderful passage of play. I thought

:58:40.:58:44.

Blair Adams was outstanding. I've said this over the past few weeks,

:58:45.:58:49.

there are several unsung heroes in the squad and he is one of those.

:58:50.:58:54.

His performances of late have been magnificent. At what he was

:58:55.:59:01.

inspirational. With Gelling expected to announce a permanent manager in

:59:02.:59:04.

the next fortnight, Peter Taylor's prospects improved just after the

:59:05.:59:12.

hour mark. Danny Kedwell put away the spot kick. That's six in as many

:59:13.:59:16.

games for the former Wimbledon front man. Graham Kavanagh reshuffled his

:59:17.:59:23.

team and recalled striker Lee Miller. But when the Scot tangled

:59:24.:59:28.

with Adam Barrett, the referee produced a straight red card. It was

:59:29.:59:32.

Miller's second dismissal of the season and will again leave him

:59:33.:59:37.

sidelined. The sites to finish all square in terms of personnel, as the

:59:38.:59:43.

hosts were also reduced to ten when this challenge earned a second

:59:44.:59:47.

yellow card. But the vital statistic much # must strengthen the interim

:59:48.:59:49.

boss's position. In the second half I thought we

:59:50.:00:02.

grafted away. It wasn't a good performance but we kept going.

:00:03.:00:05.

Thankfully we got the penalty. I thought the players then just really

:00:06.:00:10.

dug in to work extremely hard to get a result. Tempestuous weather and

:00:11.:00:18.

two sides desperate for a win, not great indicators. This 39th minute

:00:19.:00:27.

opener one of the season highlights. Febian Brandy was sent on at

:00:28.:00:30.

half-time to get the visitors back on level terms, but he lasted only

:00:31.:00:35.

12 minutes. He was red card for the second time this season. It was that

:00:36.:00:42.

ill discipline that Nigel Clough felt Costas team, as they pushed for

:00:43.:00:47.

an equaliser but Shrewsbury finished them off with a fine counter attack.

:00:48.:00:57.

It was a terrific strike. You will go a long way to see a shot like

:00:58.:01:01.

that, the power and accuracy of it. It set us going. We've seen some

:01:02.:01:08.

decent goals tonight, the latest there from Joe Jacobson. What about

:01:09.:01:13.

Coventry City? They've won their last three, their ninth win coming

:01:14.:01:17.

on Saturday against managerless Notts County. Lyon Clarke and Colin

:01:18.:01:23.

Wilson trying to do -- trying to outdo out dashed back each other.

:01:24.:01:29.

You can imagine, it gives them a real chance. They will be maybe

:01:30.:01:38.

fourth, 30 points. And now three points off the play-offs.

:01:39.:01:41.

Fantastic. Not playing at home as well. Small crowds, for a very big

:01:42.:01:49.

club as well. They've done really well to turn things around. Some

:01:50.:01:54.

really big results. All of a sudden, from what looked like just a season

:01:55.:01:59.

of survival, it could be a season of real encouragement. As for Notts

:02:00.:02:03.

County, they've had ten different managers in the dugout in the last

:02:04.:02:08.

four gears. Danny Wilson heads a short list of four at the minute but

:02:09.:02:12.

it goes without saying they've got to get this one right. When you say

:02:13.:02:21.

ten in four years, you've really said it all. That's far too many.

:02:22.:02:27.

There is no stability. The people who are running the club, it's

:02:28.:02:30.

important they get the right manager in and have the right sort of

:02:31.:02:35.

expectation with the budget they have. It's important they get the

:02:36.:02:40.

foundations down, that somebody can build something off them. Some

:02:41.:02:44.

quality goals at the County ground, too. OK, let's take a look at League

:02:45.:02:49.

Two now, which had new leaders going into Saturday's games. A 2-0 win at

:02:50.:02:52.

Wimbledon lifted Oxford United to the summit for the first time on

:02:53.:02:56.

goal difference. Chris Wilder's side were at home to injury-hit Bristol

:02:57.:02:57.

Rovers. In theory this looked routine for

:02:58.:03:10.

Oxford. Bristol Rovers haven't won a game since August, but John-Joe

:03:11.:03:13.

O'Toole dispatched the warning that they should take nothing for

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granted. The best chance of the match fell to the high-flyers. That

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glaring miss left the door open for a shock. Elliot Richards looked

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determined to capitalise. His ankle appeared to be clipped just outside

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the box, but the Bristolians had their break, a penalty for O'Toole

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to take. Emphatic. His side's first away win against the odds. Pretty --

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really placed for the players and supporters. There are fine margins

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in games and we've had some go against us, today we've had a

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victory with a good performance. More than a couple of players were

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off their game today. That's disappointing when they've got a

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good opportunity to cement our place at the top, that we've not too good.

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Watched Dale's winning record this season when they've opened the

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scoring is 100%. So they would have been confident when teenager Jamie

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Allen put away his first senior goal. The credit Wimbledon. They had

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an unexpected response. Now it was anybody's game, but it wasn't

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decided until after a 25 minute floodlight failure caused by a bolt

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of lightning. Just three of the four lights working, but Andy Frampton

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had no problem finding the corner of the Rochdale net. It's amazing how

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much of the game is psychological. We've had a really positive week on

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that. I knew no matter what happened today, Win, lose or draw, that this

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could be a catalyst for us to kick back into gear. The boys today, they

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took on everything we did during the week. It's a results driven

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business. The players are being brave, but they are accountable for

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it. Defeats for the top two gave Fleetwood the chance to take pole

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position. The third week Wilmot's handling of the situation. Straight

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red card, leaving Schumacher to put the home side in the driving seat.

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The rest of the half was far from one-way traffic.

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From the restart, Fleetwood began to move through the gears. Schumacher

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doubling his tally, thumping home early in the second half. By the

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hour mark, Newport were finished. Brian Jackson chopping down Charlie

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Taylor. Schumacher again to the business from the spot to quit his

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first-ever hat-trick. The Crucible by now, Justin Edinburgh was

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wonder. That's because I'm Bethwell Birgen handball. First penalty of a

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match of the dispatched. That proved to be just a bump in the road for

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Fleetwood been put up a David Ball/ Brockman. Game for us, even though

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they went down ten men after couple of minutes. We scored a goal at

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half-time and I thought we played some great stuff after then. A lot

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more patient in our play. Deserved to win. After a flying start to the

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season, Chesterfield have stuttered and were looking for their first win

:06:52.:06:56.

in seven league games. They were helped when Mark Richards punished

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this error. Richards seizing his opportunity on his recall to the

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starting line-up. In the 88th minute, Waterfall atoned for his

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early mistake. Talk about Berlin and hero. It was rolled into one for

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him. Making his debut as well. Great credit to him, he responded

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magnificent, got himself a goal and that certainly takes away the pain.

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Delighted for him because he's had a good game. We've just forgotten how

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to win. That's a massive thing in football. See what you think of this

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one from Portsmouth's Ricky Holmes. Cross or shot? It was a spectacular

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way for Pompey to take the lead. Portsmouth doubled their advantage

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four minutes after the break. Brian Bird making the most his first ever

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Football League start. They do say a natural goal-scorer

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will get them at any level. But Portsmouth do love to put their fans

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through the ringer. An unlikely Exeter comeback began with 19

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minutes to go. Danny Coles headed home and Aaron Davies cross. When

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John O'Flynn pulled it back to 3-2 with six minutes still remaining,

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Fratton Park suddenly became a very nervy place. Trevor Carson reserved

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all three points. Tom Nichols denied. Pleasing that we have won

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the game will stop. Burton entertained at Morecambe in

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what was their 100th Football League fixture. The home side made a bright

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start but Adam McGuirk failed to beat Barry Roach.

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Jack Sampson failed to land a telling touch. A momentary slip

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gifted the ball to Ellison. It went in by Ryan Williams. Their quest for

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an equaliser ended when this challenge on Ellison was deemed

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worthy of a second yellow card. Dagenham and Redbridge were looking

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to break into the top seven, but Hartlepool is now a really hard

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place to go. Dagenham responded. Scott Flinders standing firm. The

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daggers sliced open the home side again in the second half, even

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though Hartlepool for they had they won Hines surrounded. The

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early-season struggle is now just three points from the play-off

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places themselves. A brilliant turnaround. Southend were on the

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fringes of the play-off places again after this close range finish set

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them on the way to victory over Mansfield on Friday night. They

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warmed down and just past the half hour they were a man down as well. A

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sending off for a clumsy challenge. Southend were most definitely in the

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driving seat. But five minutes before the break the home

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midfielder, Clifford, lunged in an Andrew. The refs produced the red

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card once again. You sense Mansfield were back in the game, but

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amazingly, their keeper was standing behind the line when he grabbed a

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header from his own defender, James McGuire will stop Southend were

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gifted a two goal cushion. Mansfield's night got even worse

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late on, when there was a third player dismissed. A second yellow

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after he blocked the run of Will Atkinson. Five minutes into stoppage

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time, a deflected shot completed their misery. Seven games without a

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win now for Mansfield. Despite being bottom, Accrington

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have been one of the form teams in recent weeks, so Wycombe knew they'd

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have to be at their best. Often if you lose your focus you can get

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punished for it. Accrington did, leaving Anthony Stuart and marked to

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smash home at the far post. That put Wycombe on course for their winning.

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Stanley are made of tougher stuff lately. Accrington were taken off

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the foot of the table. Cheltenham made the breakthrough

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when Mark Richards' corner came and Byron Harrison could hardly miss.

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But their challenge is to tighten up defensively. They allowed this, the

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21-year-old headed his first goal to level things up. The hosts were back

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in front just before the break. The referee consulted with his assistant

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before awarding the goal. But Cheltenham have conceded more than

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any other team in the division, and Nigel Worthington's men followed up

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their midweek win with a useful way point. A dreadful muddle allowed

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Bowman to head his second of the afternoon. The way we get into a

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game, very pleasing. Disappointed with the goal but we showed the

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character and resilience that we've got to get back into the game.

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People must be sick of hearing me say it, defensive mistakes. They are

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costing us. The first goal and second goal were a disappointment, .

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a narrow escape preceded Plymouth's straight win. Nelson hitting against

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the frame of his own goal. A strong finish ensured the Pilgrims that

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breathing space between themselves and the drop zone. The Cobblers

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began to run out of steam. For the second week in a row, Plymouth

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claimed a late winner. Alessandra was on target.

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Torquay ended their six-game winless run. Aaron Downes scoring. The

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Shakers equalised. But the Torquay manager was not to be denied.

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McCallum made a difference, converting this cross. Torquay dealt

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with the worsening conditions are better. The current scoring his

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second goal of the season. -- McCallum.

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Considering the injuries, this is a terrific result. It is. To keep a

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clean sheet as well. It is what they need. A few injuries. They finished

:15:27.:15:36.

well last season. Expectation was reasonably high. But not able to get

:15:37.:15:42.

a decent start. Talking about clubs which finished

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last season while, Northampton town. They have gone from play-off

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finalists to the bottom of the Football League.

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A difficult one to work out, when you do so well, then things collapse

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so quickly. I would imagine they are wondering what has gone wrong. I do

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know whether he will try to change the system.

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It is sadly a concern. Let us have a look at the tables before we go.

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Burnley remain top of the Sky Bet Championship, despite drawing at

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Millwall. But their lead has been cut to a single point by second

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placed Leicester who have now enjoyed their best ever start to a

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league season. There was no change in the play-off

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positions, but Leeds, Blackburn and Wigan all climbed at Derby's

:16:30.:16:32.

expense. Brighton also moved into the top half, thanks to their first

:16:33.:16:35.

win since September. At the other end of the table,

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Sheffield Wednesday's emphatic first win of the season meant the Owls

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moved not only off the bottom, but also out of the relegation zone.

:16:43.:16:45.

Yeovil's mini-revival came to an end at Elland Road, which leaves them at

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the foot of the table. While Birmingham's home defeat

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against Charlton sees them drop into the bottom three for the first time

:16:52.:16:53.

this season. There was no change in the top six

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positions of League One. But Leyton Orient's win at London Road

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maintained their three-point lead. Wolves remain their closest

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challengers, and still have a game in hand.

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Coventry's third consecutive win saw the Sky Blues move into the top-half

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of the table for the first time this season.

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It's been a bad week for Notts County who parted company with

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manager Chris Kiwomya last Sunday, and have now dropped back to the

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bottom of League One. Sheffield United rejoin them back in the

:17:17.:17:19.

relegation zone, as Nigel Clough suffered defeat for the first time

:17:20.:17:22.

as new Blades boss. Fleetwood are the new leaders of

:17:23.:17:26.

League Two, as they hit top spot for the first time since they won

:17:27.:17:29.

promotion to the Football League. Jim Bentley's Morecambe were the big

:17:30.:17:32.

movers, jumping five places into the play-off places, with their 100th

:17:33.:17:35.

win in the Football League. Accrington extended their five-match

:17:36.:17:38.

unbeaten league run, to move off the foot of the table for the first time

:17:39.:17:41.

since early August. They've been replaced at the bottom by

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Northampton, just six months after the Cobblers lost at Wembley in the

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League Two play-off final. Have a great week. See you next

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Saturday.

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