:00:33. > :00:38.Evening. There's no doubt about it. This is crunch time in the Skybet
:00:39. > :00:41.Football League. With time and points fast running out for teams to
:00:42. > :00:45.make a name for themselves. Today saw the possibility of the first
:00:46. > :00:48.promotion of the season, while Massimo Cellino won his appeal to
:00:49. > :00:52.pave the way for his takeover of Leeds United. And a rare,but
:00:53. > :00:55.well-deserved mention for the match officials at Bramall Lane on
:00:56. > :00:58.Tuesday. After initially awarding Brentford a penalty and subsequent
:00:59. > :01:00.red card to Sheffield United's Kieron Freeman, referee Eddie
:01:01. > :01:07.Ilderton then reversed both decisions after consulting with
:01:08. > :01:11.assistant ref Mark Dwyer. They got there in the end - and that's all
:01:12. > :01:14.that matters. Unless you're a Brentford fan. Steve's here with
:01:15. > :01:15.plenty more to chat about after Saturday's games - and here's what's
:01:16. > :01:23.coming up. Now within touching distance of
:01:24. > :01:26.promotion to the Premier League, we'll reflect on the significance of
:01:27. > :01:32.Leicester's match on Friday night against Sheffield Wednesday. A day
:01:33. > :01:37.later QPR boss Harry Redknapp returned to where it all started for
:01:38. > :01:41.him as a manager. The pressure was on - his side in need of a result at
:01:42. > :01:46.Bournemouth to keep their fading hopes of automatic promotion alive.
:01:47. > :01:50.Wigan were denied a win on Tuesday night - reinforcing their place in
:01:51. > :01:53.the play-offs. We've the best of the action from Saturday's early
:01:54. > :02:02.kick-off as the Latics met a Leeds outfit in disarray.
:02:03. > :02:10.And with Stuart Pearce not due to take over until the start of next
:02:11. > :02:14.season, Nottingham Forest's play-off charge. We are at the City Ground
:02:15. > :02:17.for the visit of relegation threatened Millwall. After leaders
:02:18. > :02:20.Leicester snatched a late equaliser at Wigan on Tuesday night, that
:02:21. > :02:23.meant the Foxes could celebrate promotion to the Premier League this
:02:24. > :02:26.weekend if results went their way. First though they had to beat
:02:27. > :02:27.Sheffield Wednesday at the King Power Stadium on Friday night. Jon
:02:28. > :02:47.Champion was watching. Riyad Mahrez, took it nicely, scores
:02:48. > :02:55.really well. Leicester are on their way. Knockaert not -- involved
:02:56. > :03:04.initially. This would taking up the challenge. -- Wood taking up the
:03:05. > :03:16.challenge. The French Algerian cut inside and scored.
:03:17. > :03:24.They have won three of their last four visits to this stadium. 1-0
:03:25. > :03:29.last year. A second half goal by Connor Wickham. Antonio Fiennes and
:03:30. > :03:37.angle, there is that equaliser. Against the run of play. Antonio,
:03:38. > :03:53.back from injury, let fly. Hope his luck was in and my goodness, it was.
:03:54. > :04:05.A free kick given. He was running at speeds. Not half ounces this. --
:04:06. > :04:17.Anthony Knockaert fans as this. 2-1. Leicester are back in front. A
:04:18. > :04:24.delicate free kick. Anthony Knockaert, the French man, with the
:04:25. > :04:30.guile to outwit Kirkland. Leicester are on the brink. Ten points clear
:04:31. > :04:34.of Burnley. 19 ahead of Queens Park Rangers. One more win will put them
:04:35. > :04:41.in the Premier League. They may not even need that. Full-time, Leicester
:04:42. > :04:45.two, Sheffield Wednesday one. You can be promoted on Saturday. What
:04:46. > :04:49.will you be doing on Saturday afternoon? People have asked me that
:04:50. > :04:54.and I really don't know. Whether I will be walking, cycling, down the
:04:55. > :04:58.pub or whatever, but I certainly shan't be spending too much time
:04:59. > :05:04.fretting about what anybody else does. That win saw Leicester open up
:05:05. > :05:09.a 19 point lead over QPR, so Rangers need a point at Bournemouth to delay
:05:10. > :05:12.the Foxes' promotion party. Bournemouth were still in with an
:05:13. > :05:16.outside chance of squeezing into the play-offs themselves, in their first
:05:17. > :05:20.season back in the Championship. Commentary from
:05:21. > :05:28.Bournemouth dreaming of a late run to the play-offs. It is reunions all
:05:29. > :05:32.round today. Harry Redknapp's first competitive game back at Bournemouth
:05:33. > :05:37.since leaving in 1992, and as Portsmouth manager he signed Eddie
:05:38. > :05:44.Howe. Bournemouth made one change to the side which won at Birmingham.
:05:45. > :05:49.Surman returns in midfield. Grabban is back, four goals in his last two,
:05:50. > :05:57.taking his tally to 19 for the season. Injury hit QPR make five
:05:58. > :06:01.changes. Among them, my eager starts for the first time. Jermaine Jenas
:06:02. > :06:16.is back from a hamstring injury. -- Maiga.
:06:17. > :06:27.I good saving the end from Camp. Put on a plate for Jenas and he thought
:06:28. > :06:30.he had picked out the corner here. The best chance of the game so far.
:06:31. > :06:51.It is a good save. A chance for Rangers to break.
:06:52. > :06:56.Hoilett has made a good run down the right. Plenty of room for Morrison
:06:57. > :07:06.to find him. Here is Hoilett. This is Morrison and that is tipped over.
:07:07. > :07:10.Camp called into play again. Morrison, down hard into the ground,
:07:11. > :07:13.the ball just bounced up and very nearly looped over Camp and into the
:07:14. > :07:27.net. The pressure from the home side
:07:28. > :07:35.Surman can find Grabban. Kermorgant. Green did not know too
:07:36. > :07:38.much about it but he got his body behind it to deny Kermorgant the
:07:39. > :07:47.opening goal. Nice linkup play from the Bournemouth front pair.
:07:48. > :07:55.An immediate clearance downfield. Dunne, will he get away with it?
:07:56. > :08:06.Another chance for Grabban, just wide. Lewis Grabban close to number
:08:07. > :08:13.24 the season. -- close to number 20, for the season.
:08:14. > :08:21.That will be a Bournemouth Corner, as we go into stoppage time at the
:08:22. > :08:28.end of the first half. Up from the back go cook, Francis is there. A
:08:29. > :08:35.bit of pushing and shoving going on. Elphick! Elphick, for Bournemouth.
:08:36. > :08:41.They take a lead in first-half stoppage time. The Bournemouth
:08:42. > :08:46.skipper has the Bournemouth fans on their feet.
:08:47. > :08:59.His second goal of the season and it puts Eddie Howe's men into the lead.
:09:00. > :09:03.John Moss gets them away for the second half, Harry Redknapp knowing
:09:04. > :09:07.his side's slim hopes of automatic promotion could be almost over by
:09:08. > :09:11.five o'clock, if they can't get back into this game. But they start this
:09:12. > :09:19.second-half nice and brightly. An early chance for tray or on the
:09:20. > :09:29.volley. -- for Traore. Didn't he take it well? More than 1000 Rangers
:09:30. > :09:30.fans bought to their feet by that brilliant moment of skill from the
:09:31. > :09:52.QPR man. A corner to Bournemouth. Green had
:09:53. > :09:59.to help it over the bar. Nice football from Eddie Howe's men and
:10:00. > :10:03.Surman integral in all of it. Dunne wearing a bandage on his head in the
:10:04. > :10:07.second half. It was wrapped right around until the end of the first
:10:08. > :10:15.half but he has had some work at half-time and it is just addressing
:10:16. > :10:21.there now. -- it is just a dressing there now. It is Grabban! They are
:10:22. > :10:25.back in front. That was a mess from the Queens Park Rangers point of
:10:26. > :10:32.view. It is number 20, for the season, from Grabban. It is
:10:33. > :10:39.Surman's ball over the top and Kermorgant, who eventually sets up
:10:40. > :10:40.Grabban. On the turn and with Green stretching, just could not keep it
:10:41. > :11:01.out. This is dangerous. A good save from
:11:02. > :11:05.Green. Another corner for Bournemouth. What a response as
:11:06. > :11:13.well, after the way Rangers started the second half.
:11:14. > :11:20.If QPR lose this game and Derby don't win, Leicester are back in the
:11:21. > :11:25.Premier League. That is Harry Arter and it could be trouble. It is a
:11:26. > :11:28.straight red. It was studs up and John Moss did not hesitate.
:11:29. > :11:33.Bournemouth are down to ten men and the whole complexion of the game
:11:34. > :11:40.could change in the final quarter. Benayoun now.
:11:41. > :11:49.Zamora and Austin inside the penalty area.
:11:50. > :12:00.Just over. A snapshot from Junior Hoilett, not far away. Austin
:12:01. > :12:02.involved in the build-up and Hoilett hooking it just over the top, always
:12:03. > :12:18.rising. Here goes Fraser. He has Grabban
:12:19. > :12:23.available. It is Lewis Grabban for Bournemouth here. He could wrap it
:12:24. > :12:29.up! Grow saved by Green. Away for a corner. A crucial save by the former
:12:30. > :12:34.England man, keeps his side in the game as we approach the final
:12:35. > :12:38.minutes. It is set up for grabs -- it is set up for Grabban to win it
:12:39. > :12:48.here. Met by the clearance of Rob Green. Desperate times for Rangers.
:12:49. > :12:56.He has got a corner, Benayoun. It is going to be drama, write to the
:12:57. > :13:03.wire. Marc Pugh is going to be withdrawn, as we hit the five-minute
:13:04. > :13:10.mark in stoppage time. Strike up Pitman will come on. -- striker
:13:11. > :13:16.Pitman will come on. His role will be attacking play. It is just about
:13:17. > :13:17.going to come down to this corner from Assou-Ekotto on the left-hand
:13:18. > :13:26.side. Oh, clean off the line by the
:13:27. > :13:33.substitute Pitman. Would you believe it, another chance? Over the top.
:13:34. > :13:37.The substitute has just ensured his side get all three points, Harry
:13:38. > :13:41.Redknapp is beaten on his return to Bournemouth in dramatic style, ten
:13:42. > :13:49.man Bournemouth have beaten Queens Park Rangers by 2-1. It was an
:13:50. > :13:50.electric game, it really was. We dug in really well at the end,
:13:51. > :13:53.electric game, it really was. We dug in really well at the so proud of
:13:54. > :13:57.the players on today's performance because it is hard enough with 11
:13:58. > :14:02.players but with ten men it was an achievement. Credit to Bournemouth.
:14:03. > :14:05.They scored and had a man sent off and it was difficult. They worked
:14:06. > :14:11.their socks off, we could not break them down. The final seconds of the
:14:12. > :14:15.game, he headed off the line and it was fitting someone who came on for
:14:16. > :14:18.such a small part of the game had a decisive touch and it shows how you
:14:19. > :14:21.need everybody in your squad and everyone pulling in the same
:14:22. > :14:36.direction and we have that here. If his new club failed to beat his
:14:37. > :14:42.old one, the Foxes were up. The Middlesbrough man wasted his chance.
:14:43. > :14:47.Derby, who started the day 10 points behind the top two were far from
:14:48. > :14:52.their fluent best. Sluggish sums up this displayle they were found
:14:53. > :14:57.wanting in the final third. This cross came in for Bryson who failed
:14:58. > :15:01.to add to his tally. The second-half, and with the Boro
:15:02. > :15:05.backline retreating, Bryson tried his luck, but couldn't find a way
:15:06. > :15:24.past the keeper. With under 20 minutes to go the game's decisive
:15:25. > :15:30.moment arrived. Buxton went close to levelling the matters. It's likely
:15:31. > :15:31.to be the play-offs for Derby, something Leicester don't have to
:15:32. > :15:41.worry about. Leicester were promoted to the
:15:42. > :15:44.Premier League with their victory against Sheffield Wednesday being
:15:45. > :15:49.enough. Let's speak to the Leicester City manager, who I imagine is
:15:50. > :15:53.celebrating with a glass or two of the fizzy stuff. Many
:15:54. > :15:59.congratulations. How does it feel to have finally done it? Very, very
:16:00. > :16:05.good. You're right, the wine's out. Very good to be with friends and
:16:06. > :16:14.family enjoy celebrating what has been a fantastic year so far. I
:16:15. > :16:17.didn't expect it to happen today. I have to be frank with you. I didn't
:16:18. > :16:27.think the results would pan out the way that they did. Now that they
:16:28. > :16:30.have, I mean it means we can enjoy the day for what it. We have games
:16:31. > :16:35.left. It's important we try and win the league now here on in. Where
:16:36. > :16:38.were you then as the results were unfolding. You said on Friday you
:16:39. > :16:46.would either be walking or cycling or in a pub, which one of those
:16:47. > :16:50.three was it? All of them, actually! Ultimately for us now, it's about
:16:51. > :16:55.trying to see the job through and trying to win the league because,
:16:56. > :16:59.you know, it would be a really big boost for all of us to finish the
:17:00. > :17:04.season on a high. We've done an awful lot of hard work to get where
:17:05. > :17:11.we are. But there is still work to be done. Has the secret been this
:17:12. > :17:14.season? We've moved on from last season with - we have become a
:17:15. > :17:20.better side. The squad improved because we have added more
:17:21. > :17:28.experience to it. The play who experienced the heartache at the end
:17:29. > :17:31.of last season will have gained from... It's easy for me to say they
:17:32. > :17:39.have gained from the experience. They put their own thoughts in order
:17:40. > :17:42.and their sort of own experience. They got themselves into a position
:17:43. > :17:46.where they have been able to go out there and perform this year. They
:17:47. > :17:49.have done that very, very well. The players take an awful lot of credit
:17:50. > :17:54.for how they approached the year. The additions to to the squad this
:17:55. > :18:02.year have been pivotal as well, in the sense that they added a bit more
:18:03. > :18:07.know how to what is always a very talented squad. Do you think the
:18:08. > :18:12.club all round has an expectation of exactly where it is and it has been
:18:13. > :18:19.easier to play under that? I will be totally honest with you, I don't
:18:20. > :18:25.know exactly whether our fans have the same sort of expectations this
:18:26. > :18:30.season, but we've tried to go about our season, I'm not saying low-key,
:18:31. > :18:34.we have tried to make sure our performances have been right. We
:18:35. > :18:39.are... We're probably benefitted from the fact that there have been a
:18:40. > :18:44.couple of sides coming into the Championship this season from the
:18:45. > :18:47.Premier League who their squads alone would suggest that the
:18:48. > :18:52.expectations would be slightly higher on them. All those things
:18:53. > :18:56.together have possibly helped us to stay a little bit under the radar,
:18:57. > :19:01.if you like. Great stuff. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for
:19:02. > :19:06.letting us... Allow us to disturb your promotion party. Let me say
:19:07. > :19:12.now, I'm in Shropshire with a lot of very close friends and family. It is
:19:13. > :19:17.very special for me to spend time with people who I care a lot about,
:19:18. > :19:21.but we are back to work on Monday. Hopefully, we can see the job
:19:22. > :19:26.through. We are leave you with the rest offure evening. Thank you for
:19:27. > :19:33.joining us. Pleasure. Let's find out how the other promotion contenders
:19:34. > :19:43.got on starting with second place Burnley and their game at Watford.
:19:44. > :19:49.Deeney admitted he thought Watford could steam roll the division this
:19:50. > :19:54.year. That has not happened. The Hornets still have a sting. A bitter
:19:55. > :20:03.blow for a Burnley team ravaged by injuries. Ings may be back soon but
:20:04. > :20:06.Vokes is out for the season. The clarets were trailing thanks to the
:20:07. > :20:20.offside flag. Watford unable to kill off the
:20:21. > :20:25.contest. Even when they had a goal at his mercy after rounding Tom
:20:26. > :20:29.Heaton. Baird got back to save the day. What a crucial clearance that
:20:30. > :20:32.turned out to be. Four minutes from the end, Arfield side stepped a
:20:33. > :20:35.challenge and fired the equaliser which sees Burnley take another
:20:36. > :20:45.small step towards sealing their promotion. This though was a close
:20:46. > :20:48.run thing. We had good situations, got into good areas around their
:20:49. > :20:53.goal. Not made the right decision. Then the big chance really to make
:20:54. > :20:57.it 2-0 where we went round the keeper and put it towards goal, not
:20:58. > :21:04.hard enough. They defended it well. We are enjoying what we are doing.
:21:05. > :21:10.The next one comes around quickly on Tuesday. Charlton took six poins
:21:11. > :21:14.points from three tricky away games in the previous week. Rheading are
:21:15. > :21:19.aers fo on the road. They would be nailed on for the play-off to
:21:20. > :21:24.produce the same form at the Madejski. It was well into the
:21:25. > :21:29.second-half when Le Fondre fired wide. Charlton entertain Yeovil on
:21:30. > :21:39.Tuesday night and Barnsley the Tuesday after. Here they threatened
:21:40. > :21:50.rarely. Wiggins on target at least. The keeper equaled this effort from
:21:51. > :21:55.further out. Go Perfectly timed release set up Danny Williams who
:21:56. > :22:08.likes London. He scored at Millwall and QPR. Reading's first win at the
:22:09. > :22:12.Valley for almost 20 years. We knew it would be a challenging game. We
:22:13. > :22:16.had to wrestle the game in the first half. We had a good shape about
:22:17. > :22:18.ourselves and gone in the second-half. We had the momentum and
:22:19. > :22:24.we have gone and scored the important goal. It was difficult
:22:25. > :22:28.opponent, but I must say that during the game I didn't see a difference
:22:29. > :22:37.between a team playing for play-off and another one for relegation. Just
:22:38. > :22:41.outside the play-offs, Mick McCarthy said Ipswich had to keep playing and
:22:42. > :22:47.wait for someone to slip up. Unfortunately, it was them. Town
:22:48. > :22:51.started confidently. They should have got the lead. Rovers' efforts
:22:52. > :22:57.came from set-pieces and from distance. Gestede's header drew a
:22:58. > :23:03.save from Gerken. The Ipswich keeping keeper for the most part was
:23:04. > :23:10.having a comfortable time. Robinson was buzzer earlier on. The England
:23:11. > :23:15.keeper denied Johnny Williams. It was an Ipswich Oldboy that sank
:23:16. > :23:22.them. Rhodes got away for Town. He scored one goal for them and 147 for
:23:23. > :23:27.everybody else. This was his 50th league goal in a Rovers shirt.
:23:28. > :23:32.Having drawn their last four matches, the home side were
:23:33. > :23:36.determine to see this one out. Following Rhodes' over-head kick,
:23:37. > :23:42.Gestede ensured that Rovers remained anxious. He was to have his moment,
:23:43. > :23:48.doubling Blackburn's lead 10 minutes from time. With only one win in
:23:49. > :23:55.five, they, like Ipswich, may find a top six finish is now beyond them.
:23:56. > :24:01.The first half was tightle we upped it second-half in a tight
:24:02. > :24:07.Championship game. The chance fell to Jordan and he scored a great
:24:08. > :24:13.goal. We let them off the hook. They were getting frustrated. We
:24:14. > :24:22.certainly as good as them or as bad as them, it wasn't a great game.
:24:23. > :24:28.Blackburn and Ipswich are outsiders for the play-offs. Burnley have
:24:29. > :24:32.breathing space in second place. They are down by their reasoning
:24:33. > :24:36.down to the bare bones much they pulled a point out of the bag,
:24:37. > :24:39.didn't they? We have kept on about their resilience. This on paper was
:24:40. > :24:43.a tough game. That is the way it proved. Watford have been tough at
:24:44. > :24:46.home? Last chance saloon with them with regards to play-off push. They
:24:47. > :24:50.would have been desperate to have won this game. How many times have
:24:51. > :24:53.we seen this in the latter stages of games that lurn Burnley managed to
:24:54. > :24:58.get something out of nothing. That is a wonderful finish. Lovely touch.
:24:59. > :25:06.He scored big goals this year. Another one to add. QPR and Derby
:25:07. > :25:10.losing? Absolutely. They thought they would have extended their
:25:11. > :25:16.advantage. That is what happened. Reading's home form is a concern for
:25:17. > :25:23.their fans. Their away form seeing them through at the minute. You like
:25:24. > :25:27.this goal. Le Fondre pointing to where Guthrie should pass the ball.
:25:28. > :25:31.That is an absolutely fantastic finish. A goal worthy of winning any
:25:32. > :25:37.game. They are in the play-off places are Reading despite the
:25:38. > :25:42.uncertainty Nigel Atkins has had to contend with off the pitch. It
:25:43. > :25:48.hasn't helped his cause? No, it hasn't we see that as an excuse to
:25:49. > :25:55.gill awry. He kept a decent squad and kept the consistent sill
:25:56. > :26:03.together with what he wants from the side -- consistency. The No reason
:26:04. > :26:16.they can't have a realistic challenge. It's been an eventful
:26:17. > :26:20.couple of weeks, to say the least, at Nottingham Forest. This week it
:26:21. > :26:24.was announced Stuart Pearce will take over as manager in the summer,
:26:25. > :26:27.but they're still in with a shout of the play-offs, despite a nine-match
:26:28. > :26:30.winless run. Clem takes up the story with the visit of a club fighting
:26:31. > :26:33.for Championship survival, Millwall. Welcome to the City Ground, not
:26:34. > :26:38.words we could have said on the football Football League Show until
:26:39. > :26:44.recently. Long serving staff sacked his cousin appointed to a senior
:26:45. > :26:49.role and a virtual media black-out. Why did you give Billy Davies so
:26:50. > :26:55.much power? Well, in the beginning I would like to welcome you here. I
:26:56. > :26:58.give all the managers, I give all the managers support. Any manager
:26:59. > :27:04.who comes to this club, I support him. This is the strategy for the
:27:05. > :27:09.family. Do you reget giving him that amount of power? No. I don't like to
:27:10. > :27:15.talk about what happened before. But he is the problem, a lot of people
:27:16. > :27:18.will be watching know this traditional football club, you
:27:19. > :27:21.bought it for those very reasons. Of course. They look at what happened
:27:22. > :27:25.over the last 13 months they think - what has gone on there? I
:27:26. > :27:32.understand. You know, this Nottingham Forest is a big club.
:27:33. > :27:39.They have won many competitions of course. My aim is to win. Every club
:27:40. > :27:43.have the right to make changes, especially at this moment to help
:27:44. > :27:47.the club so it can succeed and go to the Premier League. What has it been
:27:48. > :27:54.like as a Forest fan to observe Billy Davies off the field antics?
:27:55. > :27:59.It was pretty hard to watch. The way he was with media not talking to the
:28:00. > :28:04.media and his fans. Not explaining the results, it was difficult as a
:28:05. > :28:08.Forest fan to put up with really. We need feed back from the manager. We
:28:09. > :28:12.weren't getting that. I worked with Billy twice now, for a lot of years,
:28:13. > :28:17.he had the players, you know, on his side. I think a lot of the things
:28:18. > :28:22.that went off off the pitch were probably to keep the pressure off us
:28:23. > :28:29.and put the focus on himself and let us get on with our jobs. Was there
:28:30. > :28:32.no way at all you could find the right manager that was willing to
:28:33. > :28:36.start now to try and lead the charge this season? We were talking with
:28:37. > :28:43.many managers, it didn't, work. I said, no, I don't want to find... I
:28:44. > :28:46.want to find the right manager for Nottingham Forest. I would like to
:28:47. > :28:52.find someone with a link with Nottingham. Who knows Nottingham and
:28:53. > :28:57.cares about Nottingham. Understand Pearce, everyone loves him. He can
:28:58. > :29:01.do no run. We are getting people back in the club who are
:29:02. > :29:06.Forest through and through. That is what we need. It been a tougher
:29:07. > :29:09.challenge? Yes. This is a difficult league, Championship, with my small
:29:10. > :29:13.experience everybody can beat everybody. It's very strong league.
:29:14. > :29:20.You never expect what is going to happen.
:29:21. > :29:29.It is tough fat the poor -- top and to fact the bottom, where Millwall
:29:30. > :29:33.are facing relegation. There was an early save. Forest-macro- won at
:29:34. > :29:36.home in two months and that lack of defensive confidence returned to
:29:37. > :29:43.haunt them as the visitors capitalised on 90 minutes. Scott
:29:44. > :29:50.Malone's effort deflected. Ian Holloway's side, they have found
:29:51. > :29:53.wins hard to come by. They outmanoeuvred the home side
:29:54. > :29:58.especially down the Forest right. Lee Martin doubled their lead with a
:29:59. > :30:04.terrific strike on 39 minutes and celebrated with the Lions faithful
:30:05. > :30:08.in style. Gary Brazil had his work cut out at half-time, but his words
:30:09. > :30:11.appeared to have had an effect when Harding's cross was finished and
:30:12. > :30:16.erratically by Paterson eight minutes after the restart. But
:30:17. > :30:22.Forest looked vulnerable on the break and almost paid the price when
:30:23. > :30:28.Morison brought the best out of darling. Despite their efforts,
:30:29. > :30:29.notably from Lansbury, an equaliser is raided the home side and the
:30:30. > :30:47.play-off hopes were fading. Has Stuart Pearce had any
:30:48. > :30:53.involvement with you and the team? No, I had a healthy conversation on
:30:54. > :30:56.Thursday. He has kept out of it and no input into the team or anything
:30:57. > :31:01.to do with the training. We will talk through the next few weeks. The
:31:02. > :31:06.plan is to make sure everything is ready for Stuart Pearce in July.
:31:07. > :31:09.We're not giving up on this season. I was really disappointed with what
:31:10. > :31:12.I saw in the first half. Better in the second half. Better in the
:31:13. > :31:16.second-half but there has to be a major improvement on Tuesday. It is
:31:17. > :31:19.a key win form a wall but the Nottingham Forest, no winning ten
:31:20. > :31:24.and they are clearly out of the play-off picture and the fate is out
:31:25. > :31:27.of their own hands. What did you make of the Stuart Pearce
:31:28. > :31:31.appointment when you first heard? I was a bit surprised he did not take
:31:32. > :31:35.it initially but he has got valid reasons for not taking it but they
:31:36. > :31:40.must be really good reasons for the fact that he is almost at the point
:31:41. > :31:43.where will he wouldn't have got the job and they have had to bend over
:31:44. > :31:47.backwards to accommodate him in that respect. They are not writing this
:31:48. > :31:51.season off but it has not done them any favours. Are you surprised he
:31:52. > :31:56.has not come in now for the last six games? I am, he had work and family
:31:57. > :32:00.commitments, he feels strongly enough about that to stand his
:32:01. > :32:03.ground. All this happened at the wrong time for Forest fans with them
:32:04. > :32:10.well ensconced in the play-off positions. Could it have been
:32:11. > :32:16.avoided, all this? I can't help thinking if Billy had not alienating
:32:17. > :32:21.people in the way he had and not made himself isolated as a figure, I
:32:22. > :32:25.think he might have got another couple of weeks. He might have got a
:32:26. > :32:31.couple of games. If that had been the case he might have won aren't
:32:32. > :32:36.kept himself in a job. Sometimes it helps if you can go about it in a
:32:37. > :32:41.way where you do appeal to everyone, rather than alienating the body.
:32:42. > :32:44.From one of Brian Clough's former sides to another and when you
:32:45. > :32:48.thought things could not get worse for Leeds their manager called the
:32:49. > :32:53.situation at the club a joke after suffering another demoralising home
:32:54. > :32:56.defeat against Charlton on Tuesday, compounded by Ross McCormack missing
:32:57. > :32:59.a stoppage time penalty. Well, today, Brian McDermott's side were
:33:00. > :33:02.at Wigan, the Latics having opened up a six-point gap on the chasing
:33:03. > :33:05.pack in the play-off race. Uwe Rosler made two changes from their
:33:06. > :33:08.midweek draw, with Callum McManaman and Martyn Waghorn coming in. Former
:33:09. > :33:11.loanee Waghorn signed permanently for the club last night. Brian
:33:12. > :33:14.McDermott brought in Michael Brown and Noel Hunt as he tried to prevent
:33:15. > :33:24.a fourth consecutive Leeds defeat. Dan O'Hagan watched this one.
:33:25. > :33:33.Waghorn, now Jordi Gomez. Jordi Gomez! A fine strike. With nine
:33:34. > :33:37.goals in league and Cup this season, six in the Championship and this was
:33:38. > :33:41.not far from number seven in the league.
:33:42. > :33:55.Up goes Smith, McCormack in there. There is McCormack again, McCormack
:33:56. > :34:04.through and Hunt. There was a flag, it would not have counted. The flag
:34:05. > :34:11.spies the offside against Hunt. A close but correct call.
:34:12. > :34:15.A long ball, which Waghorn will try to make the most of. Martyn
:34:16. > :34:31.Waghorn's cross. MacArthur comes inside, a promising
:34:32. > :34:38.run. He has come a long way here and Waghorn with a shot and Waghorn,
:34:39. > :34:42.with the goal! He signed a full-time move for Wigan just yesterday. His
:34:43. > :34:52.fourth goal for them. He finds the bottom warner. -- corner. Maybe the
:34:53. > :34:56.keeper should have kept it out. MacArthur would not be shaken off.
:34:57. > :35:08.The goalkeeper should save that, for me.
:35:09. > :35:20.Waghorn, a little, stocky figure. Here is Perch. A good block from
:35:21. > :35:26.Warnock. A high tempo second-half by Wigan. They mean business.
:35:27. > :35:35.Leeds should be safe, bar the administration and potential ten
:35:36. > :35:36.point deduction. 13 points off the top six. 12 clear of the bottom
:35:37. > :35:49.three at the moment. Ross McCormack's chip is just past
:35:50. > :35:54.the post. Given his form, that was a real chance for Leeds. McCormack
:35:55. > :36:01.nearly makes a goal from absolutely nothing. we were disappointed we
:36:02. > :36:04.didn't get in his -- anything. We did not have a shot second half and
:36:05. > :36:08.we have had a real go, tried to get back in the game. In my opinion this
:36:09. > :36:14.squad they have got here is probably second to Leicester in the squad of
:36:15. > :36:21.players they have got. If they get off in the play-offs, they will be a
:36:22. > :36:29.force to reckon with. We probably were not at our freshest and we
:36:30. > :36:35.needed to grind out a result. We got a point and that is all we will be
:36:36. > :36:39.looking for. The result at Oakwell would be important at both ends.
:36:40. > :36:43.Barnsley seeking a third successive win as they faced a club who served
:36:44. > :36:48.with distinction as a player. Brian's form has collapsed, just as
:36:49. > :36:52.they hoped for a play-off push. Jennings fired in a reminder this
:36:53. > :36:56.fixture could not be taken lightly regardless of league positions. The
:36:57. > :37:02.Reds looked the most dangerous. The crossbar came to the rescue in the
:37:03. > :37:05.second half. Another header had the home fans ready to roar. Tom
:37:06. > :37:11.Kennedy's cross found Mvoto in the clear. In terms of the finishing,
:37:12. > :37:21.this was shaping up as the prologue opposite of right and's three what
:37:22. > :37:24.-- 3-1 thriller. Leonardo Ulloa could not break the deadlock. The
:37:25. > :37:34.referee made some decisions that could have swung the game. He was
:37:35. > :37:37.booked, another tangle and Etuhu was off, handing brightener one-man
:37:38. > :37:43.advantage for the final quarter of an hour. Oscar Garcia's side failed
:37:44. > :37:48.to capitalise. LuaLua's skidding shot was the closest they came.
:37:49. > :37:51.Barnsley were equally old -- underwhelmed with the draw. The
:37:52. > :37:57.first booking was never a booking, if that was a booking we have a
:37:58. > :38:00.problem with English sport if that contact is a bookable offence. We
:38:01. > :38:06.deserved to win today. We had the best chances. In the second half we
:38:07. > :38:11.played much better in position and we deserved it but we did not take
:38:12. > :38:14.chances. Two sides who have had similar
:38:15. > :38:23.campaigns and hoping to secure safety, to make plans for next
:38:24. > :38:26.season. Bolton's recent form shows the future is looking almost as
:38:27. > :38:31.bright as the kit they turned out in. Huddersfield tried to seize the
:38:32. > :38:34.initiative. The crosses -- the Trotters had tasted defeat just once
:38:35. > :38:41.in their last nine outings. Town were on the back foot. Hutton's
:38:42. > :38:44.cross was plundered off the post. Huddersfield were having to do
:38:45. > :38:49.without James Vaughan, who missed the run-in with a knee problem.
:38:50. > :38:53.Gobern had his header cleared off the line and from another corner he
:38:54. > :39:00.was thwarted again, this time by Bogdan. Town's six-game winless
:39:01. > :39:05.streak looked destined to continue as the Bolton keeper was refusing to
:39:06. > :39:09.be beaten. Ward am frustrated. The scoreline was all set to finish
:39:10. > :39:14.blank, but in stoppage time Mason cached in from a corner as Bolton
:39:15. > :39:17.leapfrogged their opponents. It is a fantastic finish but we have to make
:39:18. > :39:21.sure the goalkeeper gets a mention today and I do feel for the
:39:22. > :39:25.Huddersfield fans because they did play well today, no doubt about it.
:39:26. > :39:30.We played really well but did not get anything from the game. That is
:39:31. > :39:34.how it is at the moment. Six games left, another chance on Tuesday
:39:35. > :39:41.night to get a couple of goals and try and win one.
:39:42. > :39:44.Federico Macheda spent the first half of his feed and on loan at
:39:45. > :39:47.Doncaster. They might have been pleased to see him back but that
:39:48. > :39:53.would probably wear off by full-time. In the first half his
:39:54. > :39:58.current club looked every bit the side who had won the last seven.
:39:59. > :40:02.Birmingham were behind again after Quinn scored. Before the break it
:40:03. > :40:09.might have been worse for the Blues. The header kept out by Randolph.
:40:10. > :40:13.After the restart, a mirror image. Another David Cotterill free kick,
:40:14. > :40:17.another fine Randolph saves to deny Lucas Neill on his home debut. Then
:40:18. > :40:21.Macheda bit the hand that was feeding him a few months ago.
:40:22. > :40:24.Initially with a considerable assistance of James Husband. The
:40:25. > :40:29.defender dawdled and the Birmingham striker buried the opportunity.
:40:30. > :40:32.Perhaps Lee Clark's side have been overcomplicated things. That
:40:33. > :40:39.certainly was not the case with the goal that completed the turnaround.
:40:40. > :40:45.Novak, and Quinn's touch was not so welcome for the home side. Before
:40:46. > :40:50.they could respond, Macheda continued eye-catching habit. He
:40:51. > :40:54.scored twice. Paul Robinson and Tom for helping out with this double. He
:40:55. > :41:00.had to share some of the credit with Randolph, who denied Theo Robinson
:41:01. > :41:04.late on. We are disappointed. We were not as good as we have been. We
:41:05. > :41:09.have been on a fantastic run and we are capable of doing it again. This
:41:10. > :41:14.isn't over until the last few games, may be the last game. We can sort
:41:15. > :41:17.ourselves out quicker than that but we now need to focus on Tuesday and
:41:18. > :41:26.the journey to Middlesbrough and hopefully we can get a result there.
:41:27. > :41:29.For Yeovil this was the first of two matches against fellow strugglers.
:41:30. > :41:33.Six points would put a completely different complexion on the
:41:34. > :41:37.relegation battle. Back-to-back wins seemed a tall order for a side that
:41:38. > :41:42.had not won in six but the Glovers' chances improve when the Tangerines
:41:43. > :41:46.McMahon handled in the box. In the absence of Miller, sent back to
:41:47. > :41:51.Forest after club discipline, Hayter stepped up and converted from the
:41:52. > :41:56.spot. Yeovil were unrecognisable from the side that lost 4-1 to
:41:57. > :42:00.Barnsley last time. Grant came close to putting them two ahead. The same
:42:01. > :42:08.player went close after the break. Blackpool struggled to repel Yeovil
:42:09. > :42:13.onslaught. Gilks saved from Grant, Duffy and Tom warrants couldn't seal
:42:14. > :42:20.the deal either. It could have been costly. Blackpool's big moment came
:42:21. > :42:27.and went and David Goodwillie wasted the chance of an equaliser. Yeovil
:42:28. > :42:31.nerves were soothed by a second goal, 16 minutes remaining and
:42:32. > :42:35.Manchester United youngster Lawrence scored his first for the Glovers,
:42:36. > :42:42.fourth away win of the season within reach. Yeovil were later swept by
:42:43. > :42:46.Grandin's superb strike but they held on for the win. Next, a trip to
:42:47. > :42:52.Charlton, now only three points ahead of the Glovers. You Lowe The
:42:53. > :42:57.lads we chose today went out there and did the job along with our 200
:42:58. > :42:59.supporters also that travelled five or six hours from Yeovil to
:43:00. > :43:04.Blackpool. We are going home happy because we have done our job and we
:43:05. > :43:08.had to because this was a big game and an important one. What is the
:43:09. > :43:17.most disappointing aspect for you in 90 minutes? Quite a number of things
:43:18. > :43:23.that I don't really want to go, it stays in the dressing room. A
:43:24. > :43:32.massive ring -- wind. For Wigan, they had to grind out a win against
:43:33. > :43:35.lean. -- leads. They had to work hard for Waghorn's winner. There was
:43:36. > :43:40.something he wanted to point out about the goal? Look at Jack
:43:41. > :43:47.Butland, a good move, a 1-2 down the edge of the box. He stops and
:43:48. > :43:53.appeals. That is where he loses that slight bit of balance and can't get
:43:54. > :43:58.himself back composed. Look, here, he stops, puts his hand up here,
:43:59. > :44:02.goes flat-footed. Just a bit of naivete from the young man. He goes
:44:03. > :44:05.flat-footed and can't get the spring out of his legs and make the save,
:44:06. > :44:09.which on the face of it he should have done. That was the difference
:44:10. > :44:13.in the game. There was very little between the two sides. We talk about
:44:14. > :44:19.Leeds not having a lot to play for but they went and made a game of it.
:44:20. > :44:22.What about Massimo Cellino's appeal being successful? Because obviously
:44:23. > :44:26.looked like at one point he would not be taking over at Elland Road
:44:27. > :44:34.but now it has been cleared for him to. It's much-needed. When we have
:44:35. > :44:39.had the amount of characters in the game, I think his misdemeanour was
:44:40. > :44:43.small in comparison. Probably the right decision much the football
:44:44. > :44:47.club now needs stabilities. They need someone with a couple of bob to
:44:48. > :44:51.keep them going for the near future. As for the huge win for Yeovil.
:44:52. > :44:58.Things have been going off in the background. They got a great win
:44:59. > :45:03.against Blackburn which keeps them in danger? It does. It was a huge
:45:04. > :45:07.win. It still keeps Yeovil within a win of getting out of the bottom
:45:08. > :45:12.three. That is a massive psychological boost. A great win.
:45:13. > :45:16.Yeah, I mean, albeit they still have a six-point gap, Blackpool will
:45:17. > :45:22.still be worried after today's result. Two wins in 23 for Barry
:45:23. > :45:26.Ferguson's side. Yeah. They are keeping their noses above water? You
:45:27. > :45:31.think they will stay up because of others rather than inspite of
:45:32. > :45:37.themselves. With a run like that, if there were 10 games to go, you would
:45:38. > :45:40.be worried for them. To League One next, and after a goalless draw at
:45:41. > :45:42.Stevenage on Tuesday, Wolves extended their lead over
:45:43. > :45:45.third-placed Leyton Orient to 11-points with just six games left.
:45:46. > :45:47.On Saturday, the leaders were at home to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
:45:48. > :46:00.winners, Peterborough. By the leader's high standards the
:46:01. > :46:09.midweek stalemate at Stevenage was a disappointment. Batth out muscling
:46:10. > :46:17.Brisley to help them close in on a return to the Championship.
:46:18. > :46:24.Knight-Percival forced the player into a sharp stop. Edwards made
:46:25. > :46:28.Wolves more comfortable after Sako's free-kick chattered the post. The
:46:29. > :46:33.home side were set for their 23rd clean sheet of the season in the
:46:34. > :46:41.league. Equalling a record set back in 1924. The margin of this latest
:46:42. > :46:47.victory was made more emphatic when Diko dropped to the turf. -- Dicko.
:46:48. > :46:50.The not that Sako's miss made much difference to the manager's mood.
:46:51. > :46:54.Every win at this stage of the season a a big step, particularly in
:46:55. > :46:58.the position we are in. One more game off and encouraged by the
:46:59. > :47:03.performance as well. I thought today we were back to our best at home. In
:47:04. > :47:08.front of a very good ground as as well. Are a good team, that is why
:47:09. > :47:12.they will probably win the league. We should have given them more of a
:47:13. > :47:24.game. We are capable of doing that today. We didn't give them any sort
:47:25. > :47:29.of a game. 'sd de defend Hollis had got them crucial goals. He was red
:47:30. > :47:35.carded after bringing down Donaldson inside the box. Forshaw got the show
:47:36. > :47:41.on the road for Brentford. Their first goal for over five-and-a-half
:47:42. > :47:52.hours. 11 minutes later, they netted again. Judge took advantage of a
:47:53. > :48:00.slip. The 10-men were staring at a possible hiding. The keeper served
:48:01. > :48:06.twice beforekm Judge got his second and Brentford's third. Credit the
:48:07. > :48:10.Magpies for digging in. Spence put away a late consolation with four of
:48:11. > :48:13.the five sides below them winning they are back in trouble again.
:48:14. > :48:23.Brentford remain strong favourites for automatic promotion. The boys
:48:24. > :48:27.pushed forward, great tempo and energy and quality in their play. It
:48:28. > :48:35.could have been a couple more goals. The it was a good performance. The
:48:36. > :48:40.last time these two met League One survival was Sheffield United's
:48:41. > :48:44.primary concern. They still had an outside shot of making the
:48:45. > :48:49.play-offs. Orient quaranteed a top six finish had hopes of chasing down
:48:50. > :48:56.the top two. A well taken goal from Cox gave them a boost before
:48:57. > :49:02.half-time. That put Slade's men ones course on his fourth anniversary as
:49:03. > :49:09.manager. Murphy was put clear, he has been in sparkling form. He
:49:10. > :49:14.scored the club's 7,000th league goal as the game finished back as it
:49:15. > :49:18.did in November. One little bit of lapse in concentration, it let them
:49:19. > :49:21.back into the game. We are getting punished for those errors at the
:49:22. > :49:28.minute. For a long parts of the game I thought we were very, very good.
:49:29. > :49:33.Particular in the first half. Our first half was poor. It seems a
:49:34. > :49:41.pattern at the moment. The second-half we deserved the 1-1.
:49:42. > :49:49.Rotherham are in terrific form. They took Gillingham apart in the first
:49:50. > :49:55.20 seconds. Agard's 21st goal of the season one of the simplest.
:49:56. > :50:01.Gillingham drew level on the half-hour. They made the most of
:50:02. > :50:09.Dack's free-kick. There was a shock in store. Weston completed the turn
:50:10. > :50:13.around. Kew what the Miller's manager reckoned could be his best
:50:14. > :50:20.ever substitution. This wonderful pass and these two touches enable
:50:21. > :50:31.Hitchcock to score just after nine minutes. Dack restored Gillingham's
:50:32. > :50:40.lead. A finish worthy of winning any match. That seemed the likely
:50:41. > :50:44.outcome with six minutes to go. Hitchcock levelled the scores again.
:50:45. > :50:52.It was the first time the striker on-loan from QPR had scored twice in
:50:53. > :50:59.a senior match. He earned himself the match-ball Rotherham are
:51:00. > :51:05.unbeaten in 16-matches. The yoshg ire club try to offhaul Brentford
:51:06. > :51:08.and get the second automatic promotion spot. In the end, as much
:51:09. > :51:17.as they are a good team, I think they got some easy goals by just
:51:18. > :51:21.poor defending from us. If Preston were to have any chance of gaining
:51:22. > :51:26.automatic promotion, they can ill afford to be dropping points from
:51:27. > :51:31.winning positions. That is exactly what happened at Ashton Gate after
:51:32. > :51:37.King lashed on to this knock down to put the Lillywhites in front.
:51:38. > :51:41.Bristol City's recent home formsome superb. One defeat in nine before
:51:42. > :51:46.the weekend in the league. 15 minutes from time, Wade Elliott
:51:47. > :51:50.eased their relegation fears when he found the corner through a crowded
:51:51. > :51:54.penalty area. It's been a difficult week off the pitch for Preston,
:51:55. > :52:00.following spot-fixing allegations. It could have got even worse, had
:52:01. > :52:08.Barnett kept his compose sure in the dying moments for the Robins. A
:52:09. > :52:15.shock on Thursday with the news, obviously things that follow. My
:52:16. > :52:20.personal point of view is that players are innocent until proved
:52:21. > :52:22.guilty of I will back them 100%. I spoke to each individual on Friday
:52:23. > :52:27.when they came back into training. Spoke to them this morning about the
:52:28. > :52:33.mind set, are they ready to play? They assured me, 100%, they have no
:52:34. > :52:37.incripple nations in any of this. I will take their word. People have to
:52:38. > :52:41.prove that they are guilty in this situation. And, the players know, if
:52:42. > :52:49.they are lying through their teeth and they are guilty, the
:52:50. > :52:58.consequences will follow. Madine could be the man to save Carlisle
:52:59. > :53:02.from relegation. He might be rite. Foderingham denied him early on.
:53:03. > :53:07.Seven-minutes before the break he was back in the groove. That killer
:53:08. > :53:11.instinct could prove crucial in the battle against the drop. Swindon
:53:12. > :53:15.seeking a fourth straight win to boost their play-off chances rarely
:53:16. > :53:20.threatened. Smith's free-kick beaten away by Pickford. Carlisle's first
:53:21. > :53:24.win in nine games is enough to take them out of the bottom four. Even
:53:25. > :53:28.the stoppage-time dismissal of Berrett for a foul on Thompson will
:53:29. > :53:36.fail to take the shine of what is a huge win for the home side. Three
:53:37. > :53:40.clean sheets on the bounce, very pleasing. More importantingly, we
:53:41. > :53:47.managed to get a goal today, which we haven't done in the last couples
:53:48. > :53:52.couple of weeks. First win in eight for Carlisle. When they needed it
:53:53. > :53:55.the most. With Gary Madine back at the club he could end up being an
:53:56. > :54:00.inspirational signing for them? He could. I think he is a fantastic
:54:01. > :54:03.player at that level. He will probably feel hard done by it didn't
:54:04. > :54:06.work out at Sheffield Wednesday in the way he would have imagined. This
:54:07. > :54:11.seems to be the perfect club, at the perfect time. That is of course with
:54:12. > :54:16.Carlisle suffering from horrendous injuries of late. Wolves clear at
:54:17. > :54:22.the top, 23rd clean sheet of the season. To cap it all, one of the
:54:23. > :54:30.centre halves responsibility for that gets on the scoresheet He is
:54:31. > :54:38.big and strong. He outmuscled him. Free-kick. I mean, not only are they
:54:39. > :54:42.good defensively, 74 goals, averaging two goals a game, not
:54:43. > :54:46.conceding. You understand why they are top of the league. They could
:54:47. > :54:52.break the 100 point barrier. Which would be fantastic. Seven points
:54:53. > :54:58.away from the last six games for Wolves to gain promotion. Rotherham,
:54:59. > :55:03.top goalscorers, 77 goals to their name. What an afternoon for Tom
:55:04. > :55:10.Hitchcock on-loan from QPR? Fantastic. He is a goalscorer, isn't
:55:11. > :55:14.he? Aened woerful pass. He drags the ball. One ball forward, he is
:55:15. > :55:18.willing to work off the big man as well. You can see. Takes advantage
:55:19. > :55:25.of the defender's mistake there. Keeps his cool. This is the best of
:55:26. > :55:29.the lot. This is an absolutely fantastic piece of play. Facing away
:55:30. > :55:32.from goal. Brilliant. Take it is down and instantly knows where the
:55:33. > :55:40.goal is. I don't think they looked up. He didn't. Wonderful touch,
:55:41. > :55:44.wonderful finish. Real class about the boy today, the difference
:55:45. > :55:49.between the two sides. Beaten in 16 are Rotherham. They have been
:55:50. > :55:54.scouting in the Netherlands. Shows you what their scouting network is
:55:55. > :56:00.like at the minute. Can they close the six-point gap on Brentford, in
:56:01. > :56:06.second? It will be difficult. It's their first season back - You are
:56:07. > :56:12.setting them up for a fall. You are raising expectation - Clearly Evans
:56:13. > :56:15.won't be giving up - We have said it before, a team like Brentford to
:56:16. > :56:18.fall into a hole with the last six games that is unlikely. What a
:56:19. > :56:22.fantastic season so far, like you said. They will go in to the
:56:23. > :56:33.play-offs full of confidence, won't they? Hard line stands from Simon
:56:34. > :56:37.Grayson at Preston? He had a word with the chaps, he claims they say
:56:38. > :56:53.they are innocent. He believes them. This is --. These are murk kwli
:56:54. > :56:57.waters -- murky waters. Staying with League One, and two wins on the
:56:58. > :57:00.bounce had lifted Walsall to within just five-points of the play-offs.
:57:01. > :57:00.Next up for the Saddlers, a trip to Port Vale.
:57:01. > :57:03.just five-points of the play-offs. Next up for Two clubs hoping to make
:57:04. > :57:09.a late surge into the top six couldn't be separated in the first
:57:10. > :57:14.half. Port Vale got their break when Pope tumbled under Downing's
:57:15. > :57:19.challenge. Penalties don't come better than this one from
:57:20. > :57:22.Myrie-Williams. It had been well over a century since they last beat
:57:23. > :57:34.Walsall twice in one season. They achieved their little bit of
:57:35. > :57:40.history, albeit by a slender margin. Their first double since Queen Vick
:57:41. > :57:49.tore yas was on the throne. -- Victoria. Successive home defeats
:57:50. > :57:53.for MK Dons saw them drop six points behind the play-off positions. After
:57:54. > :57:58.Alli put them in front they went on to register their sixth away win in
:57:59. > :58:03.their last seven games. Mind you, it was anything but straight-forward.
:58:04. > :58:09.In the second-half, Marshall set Baker in for the equaliser. It was
:58:10. > :58:15.another well constructed goal. The finish of the match was provided by
:58:16. > :58:21.McLeod. He was on the field for less than a minute before evading the
:58:22. > :58:25.challenge of Webster and sweetly lobbing Joe Murphy in the Sky Blue's
:58:26. > :58:30.goal. Coventry had picked up seven points from their previous three
:58:31. > :58:33.games. After Wilson was hauled over by Kay, they should have got
:58:34. > :58:47.something here. Baker stepping forward from the spot, only to be
:58:48. > :58:50.shut out superbibly -- sue superb by by the keeper. In terms of the group
:58:51. > :58:55.and their attitude towards the game it was very good today.
:58:56. > :59:06.Johnson Clarke-Harris stole the show in this one, as Oldham swept past
:59:07. > :59:09.Bradford. First half knock-down was doubled up by Wesolowski. The
:59:10. > :59:14.Australian's fifth of the campaign was cancelled out. Matthew Dolan's
:59:15. > :59:20.searching pass gratefully collected by Reach. He showed great composure
:59:21. > :59:24.to square the scores. But Clarke-Harris is proving to be an
:59:25. > :59:29.exciting prospect. The 19-year-old lashed the Latics back in front on
:59:30. > :59:32.the stroke of half-time. By the hour mark, he notched his second of the
:59:33. > :59:36.game to add to the first half assist. This time displaying pace
:59:37. > :59:41.and power, before angling his shot into the corner. That ensured his
:59:42. > :59:46.side would extend their unbeaten run to five matches and close to the 50
:59:47. > :59:51.point mark, something Bradford are still striving for. They are without
:59:52. > :59:59.a win at home in their last four and in stoppage time Yeates hit the post
:00:00. > :00:03.but the damage was done. As Crewe tried to clamber clear of
:00:04. > :00:11.the relegation zone, Crawley are heading to danger. Pogba tested
:00:12. > :00:15.Jones, and Ikpeazu gave the lead. The hosts had lost four in a road
:00:16. > :00:20.and the manager has been dismayed by the chances they are missing.
:00:21. > :00:23.Sometimes it is bad luck, like the deflections that carried this shot
:00:24. > :00:26.into the post instead of the corner. There was to be no stopping
:00:27. > :00:33.Crawley's Proctor, once he decided to go for goal. All square midway
:00:34. > :00:38.through the second half, but Crewe had something in reserve. They
:00:39. > :00:42.needed a pacey in men, who came off the bench and clinched the win which
:00:43. > :00:51.keeps the Latics hot on the heels of the teams just above the bottom
:00:52. > :00:55.four. -- in man came off the bench. Relegation six pointer is worth
:00:56. > :01:01.usually tight affairs and this was no exception. Rovers opened the
:01:02. > :01:07.scoring with a really well taken goal, from Akpa-Akpro. When you bear
:01:08. > :01:12.him mind he had not netted 430 games, you had to be impressed by
:01:13. > :01:19.his composure -- he had not scored in 30 games. Just before the break,
:01:20. > :01:22.Colchester levelled through Sears, after Dixon put the ball back from
:01:23. > :01:27.the left. I have a group of players that need to find some extra edge,
:01:28. > :01:31.said the Colchester boss, but they found themselves in trouble again
:01:32. > :01:35.after the revitalised Akpa-Akpro paved the way for Lowe's 19th league
:01:36. > :01:44.goal of the season. One more surge from the home side was provided by
:01:45. > :01:51.jabber would-be array, but J Wright's shot was scrambled to
:01:52. > :01:56.safety. A vital win for Tranmere. Shrewsbury Town working to make home
:01:57. > :02:00.advantage count in their bid to crawl off the bottom. Stevenage knew
:02:01. > :02:05.if they lost they would be the ones left propping up the rest. When they
:02:06. > :02:12.failed to stand up to the towering figure, they paid the price. Taylor
:02:13. > :02:21.made the crucial breakthrough. In the closing stages, Akins was denied
:02:22. > :02:25.in rapid succession. Mike Jackson's team managed to see the job through
:02:26. > :02:29.and clinched the win that takes them off the bottom, even if they did
:02:30. > :02:32.finish and light. A rash challenge earned a second yellow card, but
:02:33. > :02:39.psychologically for the Shrews this could prove to be a seconds a
:02:40. > :02:43.significant victory. A good when. It was stressful towards the end with
:02:44. > :02:49.things going on but I only want to speak about the players and the
:02:50. > :02:53.crowd. That is all that needs mentioning, the way they have gone
:02:54. > :02:57.about it and the crowd as well, the way they responded and the players
:02:58. > :03:01.deserved it today, massively. It was not that long ago that Michael
:03:02. > :03:06.Jackson's Shrewsbury Town not by a win at home for love nor money. Now
:03:07. > :03:12.it is two in and it has given them hope. It certainly has. It was much
:03:13. > :03:17.needed, no doubt about it. It has been strange, because they moved to
:03:18. > :03:21.the new ground and it is a really nice stadium, a lovely place to play
:03:22. > :03:26.football but maybe the opposition enjoy it too much as well. They need
:03:27. > :03:30.to concentrate their mind and coming to a bit of form and if they keep
:03:31. > :03:36.that going, there is a chance of getting out of there. Crewe against
:03:37. > :03:39.Crawley, neither in the grace of form. Crewe have been in the
:03:40. > :03:44.relegation zone for a while and they needed the win to stay level with
:03:45. > :03:49.the teams above them. It is a big win. It is inconsistency. We know
:03:50. > :03:53.that at their best they are capable of beating anybody, but they need to
:03:54. > :03:58.string results together rather than the way they are doing it and they
:03:59. > :04:03.will be another side who have enough ability to get out of it. An
:04:04. > :04:08.intriguing game for Colchester, 22 players wearing Colchester's strips
:04:09. > :04:12.but Tranmere came out on top. It is only the third win under John
:04:13. > :04:15.McMahon but Colchester, four defeats in a row for Job done and he has
:04:16. > :04:23.admitted they are in serious trouble. It is a struggle to score
:04:24. > :04:26.goals, like last year. An inspirational signing, Lowe, 19
:04:27. > :04:30.league goals this year. You are buying gold and you get him, but it
:04:31. > :04:36.is really worrying times. Nine defeats, when you take that out,
:04:37. > :04:41.nine defeats in 13 for them. This is a worrying trend and they are one of
:04:42. > :04:46.the main teams who could drop in this league and he is rightfully
:04:47. > :04:51.worried. And the four sides below them or won. That is another thing
:04:52. > :04:55.you would be concerned about, others are showing form. You chuck Notts
:04:56. > :04:59.County into the equation, they have won in their last four. Everybody is
:05:00. > :05:03.doing their bit apart from Colchester. Despite being held to a
:05:04. > :05:06.goalless draw at Fleetwood last week Rochdale retained their two-point
:05:07. > :05:07.cushion at the top of League Two. Today, the league leaders were at
:05:08. > :05:23.home to play-off chasing York City. The only thing these teams have lost
:05:24. > :05:28.is the lack of losing. You can probably guess the rest. Your's Nick
:05:29. > :05:32.Pope was the busier keeper and the busier keeper and a second-half save
:05:33. > :05:36.from Scott Hogan stood out. A second scoreless draw of the season between
:05:37. > :05:41.these two and nothing to choose between the managers. I am happy
:05:42. > :05:46.with a clean sheet. It is a great point against a good side. Many
:05:47. > :05:49.teams have been rolled over here so delighted with a point and the work
:05:50. > :05:56.from the players has been phenomenal.
:05:57. > :06:03.Russ Wilcox' Invincibles rolled into Torquay, they had every chance and
:06:04. > :06:11.it turns out he was right. The home side had their moments. The save
:06:12. > :06:16.from Hawley and the cross has shot from Cameron. It was against the run
:06:17. > :06:19.of play when Scunthorpe were awarded a 31st minute penalty. Matt Sparrow
:06:20. > :06:28.and Christian Pearce went down in a tangle of legs. Winnall slotted in
:06:29. > :06:32.the subsequent spot kick. Nine minutes later, after Pearce was
:06:33. > :06:38.lodged in the six yard box, the referee gave Torquay a penalty.
:06:39. > :06:41.Unfortunately for the goals, it was put in the reach of a keeper. Is
:06:42. > :06:51.that the moment that ensures their relegation? Stockley went close. The
:06:52. > :06:57.25th match unbeaten for Wilcox, a world record shared by Andreas
:06:58. > :07:07.Villas-Boas from his Porto games. An injury time red card, a
:07:08. > :07:10.disappointing day for Torquay. It was back to lead business for
:07:11. > :07:15.Chesterfield as they tried to bounce back from defeat in the Johnstons
:07:16. > :07:20.paint Trophy this weekend. When Ryan stuck with a beauty just after
:07:21. > :07:24.half-time all seemed to be going or according to plan -- struck. Any
:07:25. > :07:30.lingering at Wembley hangover looked to be dispatched when had made it
:07:31. > :07:33.two, only for the offside flag to curtail the celebration. Chances
:07:34. > :07:37.were coming and coming and going and Marc Richards had the best of them
:07:38. > :07:43.but unfortunately the keeper was equal to it and the home side paid
:07:44. > :07:46.for their problems -- profligacy. Porter's first goal of the season.
:07:47. > :07:52.Chesterfield are third but the chasing pack is closing. I said to
:07:53. > :07:56.the lads, as you can imagine it was quite heated in the dressing get
:07:57. > :08:00.room. They feel like they have done something wrong and sometimes
:08:01. > :08:06.football is a funny game. After 46 games, people say you deserve to be
:08:07. > :08:12.promoted. Not today. No one is promoted today or tomorrow.
:08:13. > :08:14.The new Oxford boss came into his home match after the back of
:08:15. > :08:19.successive away defeats without scoring and a couple of set pieces
:08:20. > :08:22.did for his side here against fellow play-off contenders Fleetwood. David
:08:23. > :08:26.Ball was on hand to put away the first at the far post and Antoni
:08:27. > :08:30.Sarcevic wrapped up the points just after the break. The cod Army just
:08:31. > :08:36.three points off automatic promotion as Oxford drop out of the top seven.
:08:37. > :08:42.Bitterly disappointed. We are all frustrated, no different to two
:08:43. > :08:48.weeks ago but we have to take responsibility for our actions and
:08:49. > :08:52.the performance was not good enough. Burton manager Gary Bower described
:08:53. > :08:56.his team's first half display is probably their best at home all
:08:57. > :08:59.season. They had to be patient. Phillips hit a Plymouth post early
:09:00. > :09:03.on and for all their dominance Albion needed an assist from the
:09:04. > :09:08.Argyll backline. Marty Palmer on his way and when his shot was blocked,
:09:09. > :09:14.he combined to open the door for McFadzean, the first goal of his
:09:15. > :09:18.loan spell from Sheffield United. , Hoolahan mounted a charge that came
:09:19. > :09:23.to nothing and their play-off challenge may end the same way --
:09:24. > :09:28.Hourihane. It is disappointing, every game is huge. It is getting
:09:29. > :09:31.over the line in terms of the 90 minutes and move onto the next game,
:09:32. > :09:37.simple. A spot of father -son bonding ahead
:09:38. > :09:42.of this one. Tough love from Cheltenham's Mark Yates. One wonders
:09:43. > :09:46.what happened to his players at half-time here. The Robins took the
:09:47. > :09:54.lead into the break. Harrison's stoppage time goal arriving in a
:09:55. > :09:59.so-called good time to score. That wasn't the way it panned out.
:10:00. > :10:04.Southend turned things around at the second half with two goals in three
:10:05. > :10:09.minutes. Corr put United back on terms shortly after the hour mark.
:10:10. > :10:13.Their third straight win was secured soon afterwards. Hurst exploiting a
:10:14. > :10:19.huge hole in the defence. Basic errors according to Yates, who might
:10:20. > :10:27.have cost a few years in the dressing room afterwards. -- who
:10:28. > :10:33.might have shouted and a few ears. Wycombe are facing fight for
:10:34. > :10:38.survival. The fisticuffs came from Wroe. The Daggers defender was
:10:39. > :10:41.aggrieved by Steven Craig's challenge on Lewington just before
:10:42. > :10:44.half-time but the red card that followed for violent conduct meant
:10:45. > :10:50.that ten Mondragon would have their work cut out to keep the home side
:10:51. > :10:53.at Beyonce soon it proved. It took Gareth Ainsworth two minutes of the
:10:54. > :11:01.second half to make their advantage count. The challenge on Stuart Lewis
:11:02. > :11:04.was rash and Craig was unforgiving from the penalty spot. The home side
:11:05. > :11:08.had slipped into a perilous position after a run of form which has
:11:09. > :11:13.brought just one win in eight. They were unlucky not to increase their
:11:14. > :11:17.advantage when the crossbar denied Matt McClure. Dagenham had arrived
:11:18. > :11:21.at Adams Park with half an eye on the play-offs, but they left
:11:22. > :11:25.gracious in a defeat that was wrapped up by Kretzschmar's six goal
:11:26. > :11:35.of the season. It provided three points which gives the chair boys
:11:36. > :11:39.renewed optimism. Bury's top scorer Nardiello spent
:11:40. > :11:44.two years at Exeter and netted 24 goals in 77 games. But he wasn't
:11:45. > :11:47.quite so deadly against his former team-mates when the ball was bent
:11:48. > :11:52.over early in the second half. It didn't prove a costly miss. Because
:11:53. > :11:59.four minutes past the hour pussy bends a low free kick to the corner
:12:00. > :12:06.and the Shakers were on the way to a third successive win in two years.
:12:07. > :12:10.The game was as good as over when culls picked up a second yellow and
:12:11. > :12:16.a second successive defeat for the visitors was confirmed in stoppage
:12:17. > :12:27.time by Soares. The Grecians are definitely not out of danger, just
:12:28. > :12:31.four points above the bottom two. This is what you call a dead ball
:12:32. > :12:38.strike. Daniel with this free kick for Mansfield. Pick that one out.
:12:39. > :12:42.Some way to record a first league goal of the season. 50 points on the
:12:43. > :12:46.board, this was a chance for the stacks to enjoy themselves. Matt
:12:47. > :12:51.Rhead would have done but for the save. By contrast, Morecambe will
:12:52. > :12:55.feel they need one more win to ensure survival. They have to get it
:12:56. > :13:02.without Fleming. That challenge earned him a red card in a match
:13:03. > :13:10.that saw ten bookings, six of them after this expulsion.
:13:11. > :13:14.A very fast start at Fratton Park for two newcomers in particular.
:13:15. > :13:20.Inside 90 seconds Ricky Holmes free kick met by Ryan Taylor. Gravity's
:13:21. > :13:25.save deserve better than the tap in. Rafferty was making his league
:13:26. > :13:29.debut in the Hartlepool goal and was not long to settle in. Bogdan was
:13:30. > :13:34.brought down by Christian Burgess. The referee pointed to the spot but
:13:35. > :13:38.Taylor, who scored a penalty at Newport last week, could not be the
:13:39. > :13:42.new keeper and Holmes couldn't match Webster's success with the rebound.
:13:43. > :13:46.In truth it was all a little downhill after that. With the
:13:47. > :13:52.exception of one slalom run from Jed Wallace in the second half. But
:13:53. > :13:53.successive wins but isn't a great start for Andy offered at Pompey,
:13:54. > :14:01.who trailed poll by just a point. When you are 23 in League Two and
:14:02. > :14:08.three points from safety there is nothing like an early goal to settle
:14:09. > :14:20.the nerves that is what Chris Hackett provided for Northampton.
:14:21. > :14:26.Accrington defend Aldred was already suffering from a head injury.
:14:27. > :14:33.Northampton held on for a valuable victory. This week Wimbledon tweeted
:14:34. > :14:38.the job application of the 29-year-old Sheffield postman who
:14:39. > :14:47.said he wanted to play for him. The question is, could he he have done
:14:48. > :14:52.worse than Jack Midson here. This second-half effort from Midson
:14:53. > :15:00.forced a smart save from Mildenhall. By contrast, this was as difficult
:15:01. > :15:03.as a got for Don's keeper, Worner. One suspects for these two sides,
:15:04. > :15:08.the end of the season can't come quickly enough. Draw means that
:15:09. > :15:12.Bristol Rovers move to fourth points off the relegation zone. It's almost
:15:13. > :15:17.four points too close for comfort, Steve. What do you make of this
:15:18. > :15:21.change of the back room, staff, Clarke coming in from assistant to
:15:22. > :15:24.manager and Ward becoming Director of Football at the Memorial Stadium?
:15:25. > :15:27.They were three points off when the change was made. It's something that
:15:28. > :15:33.apparently has been in the offing for quite a while. I suppose they
:15:34. > :15:36.thought, it's four games that they had when they made the change. They
:15:37. > :15:40.thought that was the right time. However, if you are saying, is it
:15:41. > :15:44.the ideal moment to make that decision, probably not. Then they
:15:45. > :15:49.probably thought their hand had been forced in some way. Fleetwood got a
:15:50. > :15:53.win against Oxford. Their pursuit of the top three is going. Oxford, for
:15:54. > :15:58.the first time this season they are out of the top seven? Yeah. It's
:15:59. > :16:05.been a poor run for an awful long time, hasn't it? Obviously, when the
:16:06. > :16:11.manager left, Lewis took over, seven or eight games there where it wasn't
:16:12. > :16:15.great. Three defeats under Gary. So, not that... They are very close.
:16:16. > :16:20.It's not like they can't get back into it. The way they are are going,
:16:21. > :16:29.they are going one way and others are going that way. Northampton
:16:30. > :16:36.picked up an win away from Sixfields a good win on their travels? I don't
:16:37. > :16:41.buy that players prefer to play away from home than at home. Sometimes it
:16:42. > :16:45.works out that way. Let's look at the tables before we sign off for
:16:46. > :16:54.the night: Leicester have won promotion to the
:16:55. > :16:57.Premier League from the Sky Bet Championship. The Foxes' Friday
:16:58. > :17:00.night win, coupled with defeats for both Derby and QPR, means Nigel
:17:01. > :17:03.Pearson's men are going up after a 10-year absence. Burnley moved 10
:17:04. > :17:06.points clear of third place after their late equaliser at Watford,
:17:07. > :17:09.while Reading further cemented their play-off position moving five-points
:17:10. > :17:12.clear of the chasing pack. No change in the relegation positions, despite
:17:13. > :17:15.the bottom threeall picking up points. Only three-points separate
:17:16. > :17:18.the bottom four sides. Wolves remain six-points clear at the top of
:17:19. > :17:21.League One. Brentford further cemented their automatic promotion
:17:22. > :17:23.hopes, moving six-points clear of third place. Rotherham's injury-time
:17:24. > :17:27.winner moves them above Leyton Orient, who drop out of the top
:17:28. > :17:30.three positions for the first time this season. Really tense finish on
:17:31. > :17:33.the cards at the wrong end, with just four points separating the
:17:34. > :17:36.bottom seven clubs. There were big wins for Tranmere, Carlisle, Crewe
:17:37. > :17:39.and Shrewsbury. Stevenage drop to the bottom, but all still to play
:17:40. > :17:43.for. Rochdale maintained their lead at the top of League Two despite a
:17:44. > :17:45.second successive 0-0 draw. Scunthorpe move level on points
:17:46. > :17:47.after extending their 25-match unbeaten run. After defeat at
:17:48. > :17:50.Wembley last week, Chesterfield suffered more heartbreak after
:17:51. > :17:53.Newport's late equaliser, coupled with wins for Fleetwood and Burton,
:17:54. > :17:56.cut the Spirerites lead to just three points. Torquay's position is
:17:57. > :17:59.looking desperate as they sit seven-points adrift at the bottom of
:18:00. > :18:02.League Two, 10 points from safety. Northampton kept their survival
:18:03. > :18:05.hopes alive with only their tenth win of the season. However, they
:18:06. > :18:07.remain three points behind Wycombe, who ended a six-match winless run at
:18:08. > :18:19.home against the Daggers. That's your lot for another week,but
:18:20. > :18:22.a quick reminder Match of the Day 2 will round up the weekend's Premier
:18:23. > :18:26.League action on Sunday night at 10.25pm on BBC One. Plus, all the
:18:27. > :18:30.latest from the Football League teams in your region on Late Kick
:18:31. > :18:32.Off on Monday at 11.25pm, also on One. With the #w8 done to Leicester
:18:33. > :18:36.the first promoted team this season. Steve, thank you for your company.
:18:37. > :18:39.Thank you too for watching. We will see you next week, from all of us,
:18:40. > :18:46.good night.