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Evening. There's no doubt about it. This is crunch time in the Skybet

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Football League. With time and points fast running out for teams to

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make a name for themselves. Today saw the possibility of the first

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promotion of the season, while Massimo Cellino won his appeal to

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pave the way for his takeover of Leeds United. And a rare,but

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well-deserved mention for the match officials at Bramall Lane on

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Tuesday. After initially awarding Brentford a penalty and subsequent

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red card to Sheffield United's Kieron Freeman, referee Eddie

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Ilderton then reversed both decisions after consulting with

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assistant ref Mark Dwyer. They got there in the end - and that's all

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that matters. Unless you're a Brentford fan. Steve's here with

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plenty more to chat about after Saturday's games - and here's what's

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coming up. Now within touching distance of

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promotion to the Premier League, we'll reflect on the significance of

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Leicester's match on Friday night against Sheffield Wednesday. A day

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later QPR boss Harry Redknapp returned to where it all started for

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him as a manager. The pressure was on - his side in need of a result at

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Bournemouth to keep their fading hopes of automatic promotion alive.

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Wigan were denied a win on Tuesday night - reinforcing their place in

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the play-offs. We've the best of the action from Saturday's early

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kick-off as the Latics met a Leeds outfit in disarray.

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And with Stuart Pearce not due to take over until the start of next

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season, Nottingham Forest's play-off charge. We are at the City Ground

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for the visit of relegation threatened Millwall. After leaders

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Leicester snatched a late equaliser at Wigan on Tuesday night, that

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meant the Foxes could celebrate promotion to the Premier League this

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weekend if results went their way. First though they had to beat

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Sheffield Wednesday at the King Power Stadium on Friday night. Jon

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Champion was watching. Riyad Mahrez, took it nicely, scores

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really well. Leicester are on their way. Knockaert not -- involved

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initially. This would taking up the challenge. -- Wood taking up the

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challenge. The French Algerian cut inside and scored.

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They have won three of their last four visits to this stadium. 1-0

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last year. A second half goal by Connor Wickham. Antonio Fiennes and

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angle, there is that equaliser. Against the run of play. Antonio,

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back from injury, let fly. Hope his luck was in and my goodness, it was.

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A free kick given. He was running at speeds. Not half ounces this. --

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Anthony Knockaert fans as this. 2-1. Leicester are back in front. A

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delicate free kick. Anthony Knockaert, the French man, with the

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guile to outwit Kirkland. Leicester are on the brink. Ten points clear

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of Burnley. 19 ahead of Queens Park Rangers. One more win will put them

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in the Premier League. They may not even need that. Full-time, Leicester

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two, Sheffield Wednesday one. You can be promoted on Saturday. What

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will you be doing on Saturday afternoon? People have asked me that

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and I really don't know. Whether I will be walking, cycling, down the

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pub or whatever, but I certainly shan't be spending too much time

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fretting about what anybody else does. That win saw Leicester open up

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a 19 point lead over QPR, so Rangers need a point at Bournemouth to delay

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the Foxes' promotion party. Bournemouth were still in with an

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outside chance of squeezing into the play-offs themselves, in their first

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season back in the Championship. Commentary from

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Bournemouth dreaming of a late run to the play-offs. It is reunions all

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round today. Harry Redknapp's first competitive game back at Bournemouth

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since leaving in 1992, and as Portsmouth manager he signed Eddie

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Howe. Bournemouth made one change to the side which won at Birmingham.

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Surman returns in midfield. Grabban is back, four goals in his last two,

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taking his tally to 19 for the season. Injury hit QPR make five

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changes. Among them, my eager starts for the first time. Jermaine Jenas

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is back from a hamstring injury. -- Maiga.

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I good saving the end from Camp. Put on a plate for Jenas and he thought

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he had picked out the corner here. The best chance of the game so far.

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It is a good save. A chance for Rangers to break.

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Hoilett has made a good run down the right. Plenty of room for Morrison

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to find him. Here is Hoilett. This is Morrison and that is tipped over.

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Camp called into play again. Morrison, down hard into the ground,

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the ball just bounced up and very nearly looped over Camp and into the

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net. The pressure from the home side

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Surman can find Grabban. Kermorgant. Green did not know too

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much about it but he got his body behind it to deny Kermorgant the

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opening goal. Nice linkup play from the Bournemouth front pair.

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An immediate clearance downfield. Dunne, will he get away with it?

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Another chance for Grabban, just wide. Lewis Grabban close to number

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24 the season. -- close to number 20, for the season.

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That will be a Bournemouth Corner, as we go into stoppage time at the

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end of the first half. Up from the back go cook, Francis is there. A

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bit of pushing and shoving going on. Elphick! Elphick, for Bournemouth.

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They take a lead in first-half stoppage time. The Bournemouth

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skipper has the Bournemouth fans on their feet.

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His second goal of the season and it puts Eddie Howe's men into the lead.

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John Moss gets them away for the second half, Harry Redknapp knowing

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his side's slim hopes of automatic promotion could be almost over by

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five o'clock, if they can't get back into this game. But they start this

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second-half nice and brightly. An early chance for tray or on the

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volley. -- for Traore. Didn't he take it well? More than 1000 Rangers

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fans bought to their feet by that brilliant moment of skill from the

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QPR man. A corner to Bournemouth. Green had

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to help it over the bar. Nice football from Eddie Howe's men and

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Surman integral in all of it. Dunne wearing a bandage on his head in the

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second half. It was wrapped right around until the end of the first

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half but he has had some work at half-time and it is just addressing

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there now. -- it is just a dressing there now. It is Grabban! They are

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back in front. That was a mess from the Queens Park Rangers point of

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view. It is number 20, for the season, from Grabban. It is

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Surman's ball over the top and Kermorgant, who eventually sets up

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Grabban. On the turn and with Green stretching, just could not keep it

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out. This is dangerous. A good save from

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Green. Another corner for Bournemouth. What a response as

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well, after the way Rangers started the second half.

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If QPR lose this game and Derby don't win, Leicester are back in the

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Premier League. That is Harry Arter and it could be trouble. It is a

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straight red. It was studs up and John Moss did not hesitate.

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Bournemouth are down to ten men and the whole complexion of the game

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could change in the final quarter. Benayoun now.

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Zamora and Austin inside the penalty area.

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Just over. A snapshot from Junior Hoilett, not far away. Austin

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involved in the build-up and Hoilett hooking it just over the top, always

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rising. Here goes Fraser. He has Grabban

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available. It is Lewis Grabban for Bournemouth here. He could wrap it

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up! Grow saved by Green. Away for a corner. A crucial save by the former

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England man, keeps his side in the game as we approach the final

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minutes. It is set up for grabs -- it is set up for Grabban to win it

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here. Met by the clearance of Rob Green. Desperate times for Rangers.

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He has got a corner, Benayoun. It is going to be drama, write to the

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wire. Marc Pugh is going to be withdrawn, as we hit the five-minute

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mark in stoppage time. Strike up Pitman will come on. -- striker

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Pitman will come on. His role will be attacking play. It is just about

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going to come down to this corner from Assou-Ekotto on the left-hand

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side. Oh, clean off the line by the

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substitute Pitman. Would you believe it, another chance? Over the top.

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The substitute has just ensured his side get all three points, Harry

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Redknapp is beaten on his return to Bournemouth in dramatic style, ten

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man Bournemouth have beaten Queens Park Rangers by 2-1. It was an

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electric game, it really was. We dug in really well at the end,

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electric game, it really was. We dug in really well at the so proud of

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the players on today's performance because it is hard enough with 11

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players but with ten men it was an achievement. Credit to Bournemouth.

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They scored and had a man sent off and it was difficult. They worked

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their socks off, we could not break them down. The final seconds of the

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game, he headed off the line and it was fitting someone who came on for

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such a small part of the game had a decisive touch and it shows how you

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need everybody in your squad and everyone pulling in the same

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direction and we have that here. If his new club failed to beat his

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old one, the Foxes were up. The Middlesbrough man wasted his chance.

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Derby, who started the day 10 points behind the top two were far from

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their fluent best. Sluggish sums up this displayle they were found

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wanting in the final third. This cross came in for Bryson who failed

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to add to his tally. The second-half, and with the Boro

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backline retreating, Bryson tried his luck, but couldn't find a way

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past the keeper. With under 20 minutes to go the game's decisive

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moment arrived. Buxton went close to levelling the matters. It's likely

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to be the play-offs for Derby, something Leicester don't have to

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worry about. Leicester were promoted to the

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Premier League with their victory against Sheffield Wednesday being

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enough. Let's speak to the Leicester City manager, who I imagine is

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celebrating with a glass or two of the fizzy stuff. Many

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congratulations. How does it feel to have finally done it? Very, very

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good. You're right, the wine's out. Very good to be with friends and

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family enjoy celebrating what has been a fantastic year so far. I

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didn't expect it to happen today. I have to be frank with you. I didn't

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think the results would pan out the way that they did. Now that they

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have, I mean it means we can enjoy the day for what it. We have games

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left. It's important we try and win the league now here on in. Where

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were you then as the results were unfolding. You said on Friday you

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would either be walking or cycling or in a pub, which one of those

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three was it? All of them, actually! Ultimately for us now, it's about

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trying to see the job through and trying to win the league because,

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you know, it would be a really big boost for all of us to finish the

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season on a high. We've done an awful lot of hard work to get where

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we are. But there is still work to be done. Has the secret been this

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season? We've moved on from last season with - we have become a

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better side. The squad improved because we have added more

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experience to it. The play who experienced the heartache at the end

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of last season will have gained from... It's easy for me to say they

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have gained from the experience. They put their own thoughts in order

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and their sort of own experience. They got themselves into a position

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where they have been able to go out there and perform this year. They

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have done that very, very well. The players take an awful lot of credit

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for how they approached the year. The additions to to the squad this

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year have been pivotal as well, in the sense that they added a bit more

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know how to what is always a very talented squad. Do you think the

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club all round has an expectation of exactly where it is and it has been

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easier to play under that? I will be totally honest with you, I don't

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know exactly whether our fans have the same sort of expectations this

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season, but we've tried to go about our season, I'm not saying low-key,

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we have tried to make sure our performances have been right. We

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are... We're probably benefitted from the fact that there have been a

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couple of sides coming into the Championship this season from the

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Premier League who their squads alone would suggest that the

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expectations would be slightly higher on them. All those things

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together have possibly helped us to stay a little bit under the radar,

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if you like. Great stuff. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for

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letting us... Allow us to disturb your promotion party. Let me say

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now, I'm in Shropshire with a lot of very close friends and family. It is

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very special for me to spend time with people who I care a lot about,

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but we are back to work on Monday. Hopefully, we can see the job

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through. We are leave you with the rest offure evening. Thank you for

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joining us. Pleasure. Let's find out how the other promotion contenders

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got on starting with second place Burnley and their game at Watford.

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Deeney admitted he thought Watford could steam roll the division this

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year. That has not happened. The Hornets still have a sting. A bitter

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blow for a Burnley team ravaged by injuries. Ings may be back soon but

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Vokes is out for the season. The clarets were trailing thanks to the

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offside flag. Watford unable to kill off the

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contest. Even when they had a goal at his mercy after rounding Tom

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Heaton. Baird got back to save the day. What a crucial clearance that

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turned out to be. Four minutes from the end, Arfield side stepped a

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challenge and fired the equaliser which sees Burnley take another

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small step towards sealing their promotion. This though was a close

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run thing. We had good situations, got into good areas around their

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goal. Not made the right decision. Then the big chance really to make

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it 2-0 where we went round the keeper and put it towards goal, not

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hard enough. They defended it well. We are enjoying what we are doing.

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The next one comes around quickly on Tuesday. Charlton took six poins

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points from three tricky away games in the previous week. Rheading are

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aers fo on the road. They would be nailed on for the play-off to

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produce the same form at the Madejski. It was well into the

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second-half when Le Fondre fired wide. Charlton entertain Yeovil on

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Tuesday night and Barnsley the Tuesday after. Here they threatened

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rarely. Wiggins on target at least. The keeper equaled this effort from

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further out. Go Perfectly timed release set up Danny Williams who

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likes London. He scored at Millwall and QPR. Reading's first win at the

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Valley for almost 20 years. We knew it would be a challenging game. We

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had to wrestle the game in the first half. We had a good shape about

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ourselves and gone in the second-half. We had the momentum and

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we have gone and scored the important goal. It was difficult

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opponent, but I must say that during the game I didn't see a difference

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between a team playing for play-off and another one for relegation. Just

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outside the play-offs, Mick McCarthy said Ipswich had to keep playing and

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wait for someone to slip up. Unfortunately, it was them. Town

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started confidently. They should have got the lead. Rovers' efforts

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came from set-pieces and from distance. Gestede's header drew a

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save from Gerken. The Ipswich keeping keeper for the most part was

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having a comfortable time. Robinson was buzzer earlier on. The England

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keeper denied Johnny Williams. It was an Ipswich Oldboy that sank

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them. Rhodes got away for Town. He scored one goal for them and 147 for

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everybody else. This was his 50th league goal in a Rovers shirt.

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Having drawn their last four matches, the home side were

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determine to see this one out. Following Rhodes' over-head kick,

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Gestede ensured that Rovers remained anxious. He was to have his moment,

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doubling Blackburn's lead 10 minutes from time. With only one win in

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five, they, like Ipswich, may find a top six finish is now beyond them.

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The first half was tightle we upped it second-half in a tight

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Championship game. The chance fell to Jordan and he scored a great

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goal. We let them off the hook. They were getting frustrated. We

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certainly as good as them or as bad as them, it wasn't a great game.

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Blackburn and Ipswich are outsiders for the play-offs. Burnley have

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breathing space in second place. They are down by their reasoning

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down to the bare bones much they pulled a point out of the bag,

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didn't they? We have kept on about their resilience. This on paper was

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a tough game. That is the way it proved. Watford have been tough at

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home? Last chance saloon with them with regards to play-off push. They

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would have been desperate to have won this game. How many times have

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we seen this in the latter stages of games that lurn Burnley managed to

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get something out of nothing. That is a wonderful finish. Lovely touch.

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He scored big goals this year. Another one to add. QPR and Derby

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losing? Absolutely. They thought they would have extended their

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advantage. That is what happened. Reading's home form is a concern for

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their fans. Their away form seeing them through at the minute. You like

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this goal. Le Fondre pointing to where Guthrie should pass the ball.

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That is an absolutely fantastic finish. A goal worthy of winning any

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game. They are in the play-off places are Reading despite the

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uncertainty Nigel Atkins has had to contend with off the pitch. It

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hasn't helped his cause? No, it hasn't we see that as an excuse to

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gill awry. He kept a decent squad and kept the consistent sill

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together with what he wants from the side -- consistency. The No reason

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they can't have a realistic challenge. It's been an eventful

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couple of weeks, to say the least, at Nottingham Forest. This week it

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was announced Stuart Pearce will take over as manager in the summer,

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but they're still in with a shout of the play-offs, despite a nine-match

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winless run. Clem takes up the story with the visit of a club fighting

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for Championship survival, Millwall. Welcome to the City Ground, not

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words we could have said on the football Football League Show until

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recently. Long serving staff sacked his cousin appointed to a senior

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role and a virtual media black-out. Why did you give Billy Davies so

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much power? Well, in the beginning I would like to welcome you here. I

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give all the managers, I give all the managers support. Any manager

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who comes to this club, I support him. This is the strategy for the

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family. Do you reget giving him that amount of power? No. I don't like to

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talk about what happened before. But he is the problem, a lot of people

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will be watching know this traditional football club, you

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bought it for those very reasons. Of course. They look at what happened

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over the last 13 months they think - what has gone on there? I

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understand. You know, this Nottingham Forest is a big club.

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They have won many competitions of course. My aim is to win. Every club

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have the right to make changes, especially at this moment to help

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the club so it can succeed and go to the Premier League. What has it been

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like as a Forest fan to observe Billy Davies off the field antics?

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It was pretty hard to watch. The way he was with media not talking to the

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media and his fans. Not explaining the results, it was difficult as a

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Forest fan to put up with really. We need feed back from the manager. We

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weren't getting that. I worked with Billy twice now, for a lot of years,

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he had the players, you know, on his side. I think a lot of the things

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that went off off the pitch were probably to keep the pressure off us

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and put the focus on himself and let us get on with our jobs. Was there

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no way at all you could find the right manager that was willing to

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start now to try and lead the charge this season? We were talking with

:28:33.:28:36.

many managers, it didn't, work. I said, no, I don't want to find... I

:28:37.:28:43.

want to find the right manager for Nottingham Forest. I would like to

:28:44.:28:46.

find someone with a link with Nottingham. Who knows Nottingham and

:28:47.:28:52.

cares about Nottingham. Understand Pearce, everyone loves him. He can

:28:53.:28:57.

do no run. We are getting people back in the club who are

:28:58.:29:01.

Forest through and through. That is what we need. It been a tougher

:29:02.:29:06.

challenge? Yes. This is a difficult league, Championship, with my small

:29:07.:29:09.

experience everybody can beat everybody. It's very strong league.

:29:10.:29:13.

You never expect what is going to happen.

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It is tough fat the poor -- top and to fact the bottom, where Millwall

:29:21.:29:29.

are facing relegation. There was an early save. Forest-macro- won at

:29:30.:29:33.

home in two months and that lack of defensive confidence returned to

:29:34.:29:36.

haunt them as the visitors capitalised on 90 minutes. Scott

:29:37.:29:43.

Malone's effort deflected. Ian Holloway's side, they have found

:29:44.:29:50.

wins hard to come by. They outmanoeuvred the home side

:29:51.:29:53.

especially down the Forest right. Lee Martin doubled their lead with a

:29:54.:29:58.

terrific strike on 39 minutes and celebrated with the Lions faithful

:29:59.:30:04.

in style. Gary Brazil had his work cut out at half-time, but his words

:30:05.:30:08.

appeared to have had an effect when Harding's cross was finished and

:30:09.:30:11.

erratically by Paterson eight minutes after the restart. But

:30:12.:30:16.

Forest looked vulnerable on the break and almost paid the price when

:30:17.:30:22.

Morison brought the best out of darling. Despite their efforts,

:30:23.:30:28.

notably from Lansbury, an equaliser is raided the home side and the

:30:29.:30:29.

play-off hopes were fading. Has Stuart Pearce had any

:30:30.:30:47.

involvement with you and the team? No, I had a healthy conversation on

:30:48.:30:53.

Thursday. He has kept out of it and no input into the team or anything

:30:54.:30:56.

to do with the training. We will talk through the next few weeks. The

:30:57.:31:01.

plan is to make sure everything is ready for Stuart Pearce in July.

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We're not giving up on this season. I was really disappointed with what

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I saw in the first half. Better in the second half. Better in the

:31:10.:31:12.

second-half but there has to be a major improvement on Tuesday. It is

:31:13.:31:16.

a key win form a wall but the Nottingham Forest, no winning ten

:31:17.:31:19.

and they are clearly out of the play-off picture and the fate is out

:31:20.:31:24.

of their own hands. What did you make of the Stuart Pearce

:31:25.:31:27.

appointment when you first heard? I was a bit surprised he did not take

:31:28.:31:31.

it initially but he has got valid reasons for not taking it but they

:31:32.:31:35.

must be really good reasons for the fact that he is almost at the point

:31:36.:31:40.

where will he wouldn't have got the job and they have had to bend over

:31:41.:31:43.

backwards to accommodate him in that respect. They are not writing this

:31:44.:31:47.

season off but it has not done them any favours. Are you surprised he

:31:48.:31:51.

has not come in now for the last six games? I am, he had work and family

:31:52.:31:56.

commitments, he feels strongly enough about that to stand his

:31:57.:32:00.

ground. All this happened at the wrong time for Forest fans with them

:32:01.:32:03.

well ensconced in the play-off positions. Could it have been

:32:04.:32:10.

avoided, all this? I can't help thinking if Billy had not alienating

:32:11.:32:16.

people in the way he had and not made himself isolated as a figure, I

:32:17.:32:21.

think he might have got another couple of weeks. He might have got a

:32:22.:32:25.

couple of games. If that had been the case he might have won aren't

:32:26.:32:31.

kept himself in a job. Sometimes it helps if you can go about it in a

:32:32.:32:36.

way where you do appeal to everyone, rather than alienating the body.

:32:37.:32:41.

From one of Brian Clough's former sides to another and when you

:32:42.:32:44.

thought things could not get worse for Leeds their manager called the

:32:45.:32:48.

situation at the club a joke after suffering another demoralising home

:32:49.:32:53.

defeat against Charlton on Tuesday, compounded by Ross McCormack missing

:32:54.:32:56.

a stoppage time penalty. Well, today, Brian McDermott's side were

:32:57.:32:59.

at Wigan, the Latics having opened up a six-point gap on the chasing

:33:00.:33:02.

pack in the play-off race. Uwe Rosler made two changes from their

:33:03.:33:05.

midweek draw, with Callum McManaman and Martyn Waghorn coming in. Former

:33:06.:33:08.

loanee Waghorn signed permanently for the club last night. Brian

:33:09.:33:11.

McDermott brought in Michael Brown and Noel Hunt as he tried to prevent

:33:12.:33:14.

a fourth consecutive Leeds defeat. Dan O'Hagan watched this one.

:33:15.:33:24.

Waghorn, now Jordi Gomez. Jordi Gomez! A fine strike. With nine

:33:25.:33:33.

goals in league and Cup this season, six in the Championship and this was

:33:34.:33:37.

not far from number seven in the league.

:33:38.:33:41.

Up goes Smith, McCormack in there. There is McCormack again, McCormack

:33:42.:33:55.

through and Hunt. There was a flag, it would not have counted. The flag

:33:56.:34:04.

spies the offside against Hunt. A close but correct call.

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A long ball, which Waghorn will try to make the most of. Martyn

:34:12.:34:15.

Waghorn's cross. MacArthur comes inside, a promising

:34:16.:34:31.

run. He has come a long way here and Waghorn with a shot and Waghorn,

:34:32.:34:38.

with the goal! He signed a full-time move for Wigan just yesterday. His

:34:39.:34:42.

fourth goal for them. He finds the bottom warner. -- corner. Maybe the

:34:43.:34:52.

keeper should have kept it out. MacArthur would not be shaken off.

:34:53.:34:56.

The goalkeeper should save that, for me.

:34:57.:35:08.

Waghorn, a little, stocky figure. Here is Perch. A good block from

:35:09.:35:20.

Warnock. A high tempo second-half by Wigan. They mean business.

:35:21.:35:26.

Leeds should be safe, bar the administration and potential ten

:35:27.:35:35.

point deduction. 13 points off the top six. 12 clear of the bottom

:35:36.:35:36.

three at the moment. Ross McCormack's chip is just past

:35:37.:35:49.

the post. Given his form, that was a real chance for Leeds. McCormack

:35:50.:35:54.

nearly makes a goal from absolutely nothing. we were disappointed we

:35:55.:36:01.

didn't get in his -- anything. We did not have a shot second half and

:36:02.:36:04.

we have had a real go, tried to get back in the game. In my opinion this

:36:05.:36:08.

squad they have got here is probably second to Leicester in the squad of

:36:09.:36:14.

players they have got. If they get off in the play-offs, they will be a

:36:15.:36:21.

force to reckon with. We probably were not at our freshest and we

:36:22.:36:29.

needed to grind out a result. We got a point and that is all we will be

:36:30.:36:35.

looking for. The result at Oakwell would be important at both ends.

:36:36.:36:39.

Barnsley seeking a third successive win as they faced a club who served

:36:40.:36:43.

with distinction as a player. Brian's form has collapsed, just as

:36:44.:36:48.

they hoped for a play-off push. Jennings fired in a reminder this

:36:49.:36:52.

fixture could not be taken lightly regardless of league positions. The

:36:53.:36:56.

Reds looked the most dangerous. The crossbar came to the rescue in the

:36:57.:37:02.

second half. Another header had the home fans ready to roar. Tom

:37:03.:37:05.

Kennedy's cross found Mvoto in the clear. In terms of the finishing,

:37:06.:37:11.

this was shaping up as the prologue opposite of right and's three what

:37:12.:37:21.

-- 3-1 thriller. Leonardo Ulloa could not break the deadlock. The

:37:22.:37:24.

referee made some decisions that could have swung the game. He was

:37:25.:37:34.

booked, another tangle and Etuhu was off, handing brightener one-man

:37:35.:37:37.

advantage for the final quarter of an hour. Oscar Garcia's side failed

:37:38.:37:43.

to capitalise. LuaLua's skidding shot was the closest they came.

:37:44.:37:48.

Barnsley were equally old -- underwhelmed with the draw. The

:37:49.:37:51.

first booking was never a booking, if that was a booking we have a

:37:52.:37:57.

problem with English sport if that contact is a bookable offence. We

:37:58.:38:00.

deserved to win today. We had the best chances. In the second half we

:38:01.:38:06.

played much better in position and we deserved it but we did not take

:38:07.:38:11.

chances. Two sides who have had similar

:38:12.:38:14.

campaigns and hoping to secure safety, to make plans for next

:38:15.:38:23.

season. Bolton's recent form shows the future is looking almost as

:38:24.:38:26.

bright as the kit they turned out in. Huddersfield tried to seize the

:38:27.:38:31.

initiative. The crosses -- the Trotters had tasted defeat just once

:38:32.:38:34.

in their last nine outings. Town were on the back foot. Hutton's

:38:35.:38:41.

cross was plundered off the post. Huddersfield were having to do

:38:42.:38:44.

without James Vaughan, who missed the run-in with a knee problem.

:38:45.:38:49.

Gobern had his header cleared off the line and from another corner he

:38:50.:38:53.

was thwarted again, this time by Bogdan. Town's six-game winless

:38:54.:39:00.

streak looked destined to continue as the Bolton keeper was refusing to

:39:01.:39:05.

be beaten. Ward am frustrated. The scoreline was all set to finish

:39:06.:39:09.

blank, but in stoppage time Mason cached in from a corner as Bolton

:39:10.:39:14.

leapfrogged their opponents. It is a fantastic finish but we have to make

:39:15.:39:17.

sure the goalkeeper gets a mention today and I do feel for the

:39:18.:39:21.

Huddersfield fans because they did play well today, no doubt about it.

:39:22.:39:25.

We played really well but did not get anything from the game. That is

:39:26.:39:30.

how it is at the moment. Six games left, another chance on Tuesday

:39:31.:39:34.

night to get a couple of goals and try and win one.

:39:35.:39:41.

Federico Macheda spent the first half of his feed and on loan at

:39:42.:39:44.

Doncaster. They might have been pleased to see him back but that

:39:45.:39:47.

would probably wear off by full-time. In the first half his

:39:48.:39:53.

current club looked every bit the side who had won the last seven.

:39:54.:39:58.

Birmingham were behind again after Quinn scored. Before the break it

:39:59.:40:02.

might have been worse for the Blues. The header kept out by Randolph.

:40:03.:40:09.

After the restart, a mirror image. Another David Cotterill free kick,

:40:10.:40:13.

another fine Randolph saves to deny Lucas Neill on his home debut. Then

:40:14.:40:17.

Macheda bit the hand that was feeding him a few months ago.

:40:18.:40:21.

Initially with a considerable assistance of James Husband. The

:40:22.:40:24.

defender dawdled and the Birmingham striker buried the opportunity.

:40:25.:40:29.

Perhaps Lee Clark's side have been overcomplicated things. That

:40:30.:40:32.

certainly was not the case with the goal that completed the turnaround.

:40:33.:40:39.

Novak, and Quinn's touch was not so welcome for the home side. Before

:40:40.:40:45.

they could respond, Macheda continued eye-catching habit. He

:40:46.:40:50.

scored twice. Paul Robinson and Tom for helping out with this double. He

:40:51.:40:54.

had to share some of the credit with Randolph, who denied Theo Robinson

:40:55.:41:00.

late on. We are disappointed. We were not as good as we have been. We

:41:01.:41:04.

have been on a fantastic run and we are capable of doing it again. This

:41:05.:41:09.

isn't over until the last few games, may be the last game. We can sort

:41:10.:41:14.

ourselves out quicker than that but we now need to focus on Tuesday and

:41:15.:41:17.

the journey to Middlesbrough and hopefully we can get a result there.

:41:18.:41:26.

For Yeovil this was the first of two matches against fellow strugglers.

:41:27.:41:29.

Six points would put a completely different complexion on the

:41:30.:41:33.

relegation battle. Back-to-back wins seemed a tall order for a side that

:41:34.:41:37.

had not won in six but the Glovers' chances improve when the Tangerines

:41:38.:41:42.

McMahon handled in the box. In the absence of Miller, sent back to

:41:43.:41:46.

Forest after club discipline, Hayter stepped up and converted from the

:41:47.:41:51.

spot. Yeovil were unrecognisable from the side that lost 4-1 to

:41:52.:41:56.

Barnsley last time. Grant came close to putting them two ahead. The same

:41:57.:42:00.

player went close after the break. Blackpool struggled to repel Yeovil

:42:01.:42:08.

onslaught. Gilks saved from Grant, Duffy and Tom warrants couldn't seal

:42:09.:42:13.

the deal either. It could have been costly. Blackpool's big moment came

:42:14.:42:20.

and went and David Goodwillie wasted the chance of an equaliser. Yeovil

:42:21.:42:27.

nerves were soothed by a second goal, 16 minutes remaining and

:42:28.:42:31.

Manchester United youngster Lawrence scored his first for the Glovers,

:42:32.:42:35.

fourth away win of the season within reach. Yeovil were later swept by

:42:36.:42:42.

Grandin's superb strike but they held on for the win. Next, a trip to

:42:43.:42:46.

Charlton, now only three points ahead of the Glovers. You Lowe The

:42:47.:42:52.

lads we chose today went out there and did the job along with our 200

:42:53.:42:57.

supporters also that travelled five or six hours from Yeovil to

:42:58.:42:59.

Blackpool. We are going home happy because we have done our job and we

:43:00.:43:04.

had to because this was a big game and an important one. What is the

:43:05.:43:08.

most disappointing aspect for you in 90 minutes? Quite a number of things

:43:09.:43:17.

that I don't really want to go, it stays in the dressing room. A

:43:18.:43:23.

massive ring -- wind. For Wigan, they had to grind out a win against

:43:24.:43:32.

lean. -- leads. They had to work hard for Waghorn's winner. There was

:43:33.:43:35.

something he wanted to point out about the goal? Look at Jack

:43:36.:43:40.

Butland, a good move, a 1-2 down the edge of the box. He stops and

:43:41.:43:47.

appeals. That is where he loses that slight bit of balance and can't get

:43:48.:43:53.

himself back composed. Look, here, he stops, puts his hand up here,

:43:54.:43:58.

goes flat-footed. Just a bit of naivete from the young man. He goes

:43:59.:44:02.

flat-footed and can't get the spring out of his legs and make the save,

:44:03.:44:05.

which on the face of it he should have done. That was the difference

:44:06.:44:09.

in the game. There was very little between the two sides. We talk about

:44:10.:44:13.

Leeds not having a lot to play for but they went and made a game of it.

:44:14.:44:19.

What about Massimo Cellino's appeal being successful? Because obviously

:44:20.:44:22.

looked like at one point he would not be taking over at Elland Road

:44:23.:44:26.

but now it has been cleared for him to. It's much-needed. When we have

:44:27.:44:34.

had the amount of characters in the game, I think his misdemeanour was

:44:35.:44:39.

small in comparison. Probably the right decision much the football

:44:40.:44:43.

club now needs stabilities. They need someone with a couple of bob to

:44:44.:44:47.

keep them going for the near future. As for the huge win for Yeovil.

:44:48.:44:51.

Things have been going off in the background. They got a great win

:44:52.:44:58.

against Blackburn which keeps them in danger? It does. It was a huge

:44:59.:45:03.

win. It still keeps Yeovil within a win of getting out of the bottom

:45:04.:45:07.

three. That is a massive psychological boost. A great win.

:45:08.:45:12.

Yeah, I mean, albeit they still have a six-point gap, Blackpool will

:45:13.:45:16.

still be worried after today's result. Two wins in 23 for Barry

:45:17.:45:22.

Ferguson's side. Yeah. They are keeping their noses above water? You

:45:23.:45:26.

think they will stay up because of others rather than inspite of

:45:27.:45:31.

themselves. With a run like that, if there were 10 games to go, you would

:45:32.:45:37.

be worried for them. To League One next, and after a goalless draw at

:45:38.:45:40.

Stevenage on Tuesday, Wolves extended their lead over

:45:41.:45:42.

third-placed Leyton Orient to 11-points with just six games left.

:45:43.:45:45.

On Saturday, the leaders were at home to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy

:45:46.:45:47.

winners, Peterborough. By the leader's high standards the

:45:48.:46:00.

midweek stalemate at Stevenage was a disappointment. Batth out muscling

:46:01.:46:09.

Brisley to help them close in on a return to the Championship.

:46:10.:46:17.

Knight-Percival forced the player into a sharp stop. Edwards made

:46:18.:46:24.

Wolves more comfortable after Sako's free-kick chattered the post. The

:46:25.:46:28.

home side were set for their 23rd clean sheet of the season in the

:46:29.:46:33.

league. Equalling a record set back in 1924. The margin of this latest

:46:34.:46:41.

victory was made more emphatic when Diko dropped to the turf. -- Dicko.

:46:42.:46:47.

The not that Sako's miss made much difference to the manager's mood.

:46:48.:46:50.

Every win at this stage of the season a a big step, particularly in

:46:51.:46:54.

the position we are in. One more game off and encouraged by the

:46:55.:46:58.

performance as well. I thought today we were back to our best at home. In

:46:59.:47:03.

front of a very good ground as as well. Are a good team, that is why

:47:04.:47:08.

they will probably win the league. We should have given them more of a

:47:09.:47:12.

game. We are capable of doing that today. We didn't give them any sort

:47:13.:47:24.

of a game. 'sd de defend Hollis had got them crucial goals. He was red

:47:25.:47:29.

carded after bringing down Donaldson inside the box. Forshaw got the show

:47:30.:47:35.

on the road for Brentford. Their first goal for over five-and-a-half

:47:36.:47:41.

hours. 11 minutes later, they netted again. Judge took advantage of a

:47:42.:47:52.

slip. The 10-men were staring at a possible hiding. The keeper served

:47:53.:48:00.

twice beforekm Judge got his second and Brentford's third. Credit the

:48:01.:48:06.

Magpies for digging in. Spence put away a late consolation with four of

:48:07.:48:10.

the five sides below them winning they are back in trouble again.

:48:11.:48:13.

Brentford remain strong favourites for automatic promotion. The boys

:48:14.:48:23.

pushed forward, great tempo and energy and quality in their play. It

:48:24.:48:27.

could have been a couple more goals. The it was a good performance. The

:48:28.:48:35.

last time these two met League One survival was Sheffield United's

:48:36.:48:40.

primary concern. They still had an outside shot of making the

:48:41.:48:44.

play-offs. Orient quaranteed a top six finish had hopes of chasing down

:48:45.:48:49.

the top two. A well taken goal from Cox gave them a boost before

:48:50.:48:56.

half-time. That put Slade's men ones course on his fourth anniversary as

:48:57.:49:02.

manager. Murphy was put clear, he has been in sparkling form. He

:49:03.:49:09.

scored the club's 7,000th league goal as the game finished back as it

:49:10.:49:14.

did in November. One little bit of lapse in concentration, it let them

:49:15.:49:18.

back into the game. We are getting punished for those errors at the

:49:19.:49:21.

minute. For a long parts of the game I thought we were very, very good.

:49:22.:49:28.

Particular in the first half. Our first half was poor. It seems a

:49:29.:49:33.

pattern at the moment. The second-half we deserved the 1-1.

:49:34.:49:41.

Rotherham are in terrific form. They took Gillingham apart in the first

:49:42.:49:49.

20 seconds. Agard's 21st goal of the season one of the simplest.

:49:50.:49:55.

Gillingham drew level on the half-hour. They made the most of

:49:56.:50:01.

Dack's free-kick. There was a shock in store. Weston completed the turn

:50:02.:50:09.

around. Kew what the Miller's manager reckoned could be his best

:50:10.:50:13.

ever substitution. This wonderful pass and these two touches enable

:50:14.:50:20.

Hitchcock to score just after nine minutes. Dack restored Gillingham's

:50:21.:50:31.

lead. A finish worthy of winning any match. That seemed the likely

:50:32.:50:40.

outcome with six minutes to go. Hitchcock levelled the scores again.

:50:41.:50:44.

It was the first time the striker on-loan from QPR had scored twice in

:50:45.:50:52.

a senior match. He earned himself the match-ball Rotherham are

:50:53.:50:59.

unbeaten in 16-matches. The yoshg ire club try to offhaul Brentford

:51:00.:51:05.

and get the second automatic promotion spot. In the end, as much

:51:06.:51:08.

as they are a good team, I think they got some easy goals by just

:51:09.:51:17.

poor defending from us. If Preston were to have any chance of gaining

:51:18.:51:21.

automatic promotion, they can ill afford to be dropping points from

:51:22.:51:26.

winning positions. That is exactly what happened at Ashton Gate after

:51:27.:51:31.

King lashed on to this knock down to put the Lillywhites in front.

:51:32.:51:37.

Bristol City's recent home formsome superb. One defeat in nine before

:51:38.:51:41.

the weekend in the league. 15 minutes from time, Wade Elliott

:51:42.:51:46.

eased their relegation fears when he found the corner through a crowded

:51:47.:51:50.

penalty area. It's been a difficult week off the pitch for Preston,

:51:51.:51:54.

following spot-fixing allegations. It could have got even worse, had

:51:55.:52:00.

Barnett kept his compose sure in the dying moments for the Robins. A

:52:01.:52:08.

shock on Thursday with the news, obviously things that follow. My

:52:09.:52:15.

personal point of view is that players are innocent until proved

:52:16.:52:20.

guilty of I will back them 100%. I spoke to each individual on Friday

:52:21.:52:22.

when they came back into training. Spoke to them this morning about the

:52:23.:52:27.

mind set, are they ready to play? They assured me, 100%, they have no

:52:28.:52:33.

incripple nations in any of this. I will take their word. People have to

:52:34.:52:37.

prove that they are guilty in this situation. And, the players know, if

:52:38.:52:41.

they are lying through their teeth and they are guilty, the

:52:42.:52:49.

consequences will follow. Madine could be the man to save Carlisle

:52:50.:52:58.

from relegation. He might be rite. Foderingham denied him early on.

:52:59.:53:02.

Seven-minutes before the break he was back in the groove. That killer

:53:03.:53:07.

instinct could prove crucial in the battle against the drop. Swindon

:53:08.:53:11.

seeking a fourth straight win to boost their play-off chances rarely

:53:12.:53:15.

threatened. Smith's free-kick beaten away by Pickford. Carlisle's first

:53:16.:53:20.

win in nine games is enough to take them out of the bottom four. Even

:53:21.:53:24.

the stoppage-time dismissal of Berrett for a foul on Thompson will

:53:25.:53:28.

fail to take the shine of what is a huge win for the home side. Three

:53:29.:53:36.

clean sheets on the bounce, very pleasing. More importantingly, we

:53:37.:53:40.

managed to get a goal today, which we haven't done in the last couples

:53:41.:53:47.

couple of weeks. First win in eight for Carlisle. When they needed it

:53:48.:53:52.

the most. With Gary Madine back at the club he could end up being an

:53:53.:53:55.

inspirational signing for them? He could. I think he is a fantastic

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player at that level. He will probably feel hard done by it didn't

:54:01.:54:03.

work out at Sheffield Wednesday in the way he would have imagined. This

:54:04.:54:06.

seems to be the perfect club, at the perfect time. That is of course with

:54:07.:54:11.

Carlisle suffering from horrendous injuries of late. Wolves clear at

:54:12.:54:16.

the top, 23rd clean sheet of the season. To cap it all, one of the

:54:17.:54:22.

centre halves responsibility for that gets on the scoresheet He is

:54:23.:54:30.

big and strong. He outmuscled him. Free-kick. I mean, not only are they

:54:31.:54:38.

good defensively, 74 goals, averaging two goals a game, not

:54:39.:54:42.

conceding. You understand why they are top of the league. They could

:54:43.:54:46.

break the 100 point barrier. Which would be fantastic. Seven points

:54:47.:54:52.

away from the last six games for Wolves to gain promotion. Rotherham,

:54:53.:54:58.

top goalscorers, 77 goals to their name. What an afternoon for Tom

:54:59.:55:03.

Hitchcock on-loan from QPR? Fantastic. He is a goalscorer, isn't

:55:04.:55:10.

he? Aened woerful pass. He drags the ball. One ball forward, he is

:55:11.:55:14.

willing to work off the big man as well. You can see. Takes advantage

:55:15.:55:18.

of the defender's mistake there. Keeps his cool. This is the best of

:55:19.:55:25.

the lot. This is an absolutely fantastic piece of play. Facing away

:55:26.:55:29.

from goal. Brilliant. Take it is down and instantly knows where the

:55:30.:55:32.

goal is. I don't think they looked up. He didn't. Wonderful touch,

:55:33.:55:40.

wonderful finish. Real class about the boy today, the difference

:55:41.:55:44.

between the two sides. Beaten in 16 are Rotherham. They have been

:55:45.:55:49.

scouting in the Netherlands. Shows you what their scouting network is

:55:50.:55:54.

like at the minute. Can they close the six-point gap on Brentford, in

:55:55.:56:00.

second? It will be difficult. It's their first season back - You are

:56:01.:56:06.

setting them up for a fall. You are raising expectation - Clearly Evans

:56:07.:56:12.

won't be giving up - We have said it before, a team like Brentford to

:56:13.:56:15.

fall into a hole with the last six games that is unlikely. What a

:56:16.:56:18.

fantastic season so far, like you said. They will go in to the

:56:19.:56:22.

play-offs full of confidence, won't they? Hard line stands from Simon

:56:23.:56:33.

Grayson at Preston? He had a word with the chaps, he claims they say

:56:34.:56:37.

they are innocent. He believes them. This is --. These are murk kwli

:56:38.:56:53.

waters -- murky waters. Staying with League One, and two wins on the

:56:54.:56:57.

bounce had lifted Walsall to within just five-points of the play-offs.

:56:58.:57:00.

Next up for the Saddlers, a trip to Port Vale.

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just five-points of the play-offs. Next up for Two clubs hoping to make

:57:01.:57:03.

a late surge into the top six couldn't be separated in the first

:57:04.:57:09.

half. Port Vale got their break when Pope tumbled under Downing's

:57:10.:57:14.

challenge. Penalties don't come better than this one from

:57:15.:57:19.

Myrie-Williams. It had been well over a century since they last beat

:57:20.:57:22.

Walsall twice in one season. They achieved their little bit of

:57:23.:57:34.

history, albeit by a slender margin. Their first double since Queen Vick

:57:35.:57:40.

tore yas was on the throne. -- Victoria. Successive home defeats

:57:41.:57:49.

for MK Dons saw them drop six points behind the play-off positions. After

:57:50.:57:53.

Alli put them in front they went on to register their sixth away win in

:57:54.:57:58.

their last seven games. Mind you, it was anything but straight-forward.

:57:59.:58:03.

In the second-half, Marshall set Baker in for the equaliser. It was

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another well constructed goal. The finish of the match was provided by

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McLeod. He was on the field for less than a minute before evading the

:58:16.:58:21.

challenge of Webster and sweetly lobbing Joe Murphy in the Sky Blue's

:58:22.:58:25.

goal. Coventry had picked up seven points from their previous three

:58:26.:58:30.

games. After Wilson was hauled over by Kay, they should have got

:58:31.:58:33.

something here. Baker stepping forward from the spot, only to be

:58:34.:58:47.

shut out superbibly -- sue superb by by the keeper. In terms of the group

:58:48.:58:50.

and their attitude towards the game it was very good today.

:58:51.:58:55.

Johnson Clarke-Harris stole the show in this one, as Oldham swept past

:58:56.:59:06.

Bradford. First half knock-down was doubled up by Wesolowski. The

:59:07.:59:09.

Australian's fifth of the campaign was cancelled out. Matthew Dolan's

:59:10.:59:14.

searching pass gratefully collected by Reach. He showed great composure

:59:15.:59:20.

to square the scores. But Clarke-Harris is proving to be an

:59:21.:59:24.

exciting prospect. The 19-year-old lashed the Latics back in front on

:59:25.:59:29.

the stroke of half-time. By the hour mark, he notched his second of the

:59:30.:59:32.

game to add to the first half assist. This time displaying pace

:59:33.:59:36.

and power, before angling his shot into the corner. That ensured his

:59:37.:59:41.

side would extend their unbeaten run to five matches and close to the 50

:59:42.:59:46.

point mark, something Bradford are still striving for. They are without

:59:47.:59:51.

a win at home in their last four and in stoppage time Yeates hit the post

:59:52.:59:59.

but the damage was done. As Crewe tried to clamber clear of

:00:00.:00:03.

the relegation zone, Crawley are heading to danger. Pogba tested

:00:04.:00:11.

Jones, and Ikpeazu gave the lead. The hosts had lost four in a road

:00:12.:00:15.

and the manager has been dismayed by the chances they are missing.

:00:16.:00:20.

Sometimes it is bad luck, like the deflections that carried this shot

:00:21.:00:23.

into the post instead of the corner. There was to be no stopping

:00:24.:00:26.

Crawley's Proctor, once he decided to go for goal. All square midway

:00:27.:00:33.

through the second half, but Crewe had something in reserve. They

:00:34.:00:38.

needed a pacey in men, who came off the bench and clinched the win which

:00:39.:00:42.

keeps the Latics hot on the heels of the teams just above the bottom

:00:43.:00:51.

four. -- in man came off the bench. Relegation six pointer is worth

:00:52.:00:55.

usually tight affairs and this was no exception. Rovers opened the

:00:56.:01:01.

scoring with a really well taken goal, from Akpa-Akpro. When you bear

:01:02.:01:07.

him mind he had not netted 430 games, you had to be impressed by

:01:08.:01:12.

his composure -- he had not scored in 30 games. Just before the break,

:01:13.:01:19.

Colchester levelled through Sears, after Dixon put the ball back from

:01:20.:01:22.

the left. I have a group of players that need to find some extra edge,

:01:23.:01:27.

said the Colchester boss, but they found themselves in trouble again

:01:28.:01:31.

after the revitalised Akpa-Akpro paved the way for Lowe's 19th league

:01:32.:01:35.

goal of the season. One more surge from the home side was provided by

:01:36.:01:44.

jabber would-be array, but J Wright's shot was scrambled to

:01:45.:01:51.

safety. A vital win for Tranmere. Shrewsbury Town working to make home

:01:52.:01:56.

advantage count in their bid to crawl off the bottom. Stevenage knew

:01:57.:02:00.

if they lost they would be the ones left propping up the rest. When they

:02:01.:02:05.

failed to stand up to the towering figure, they paid the price. Taylor

:02:06.:02:12.

made the crucial breakthrough. In the closing stages, Akins was denied

:02:13.:02:21.

in rapid succession. Mike Jackson's team managed to see the job through

:02:22.:02:25.

and clinched the win that takes them off the bottom, even if they did

:02:26.:02:29.

finish and light. A rash challenge earned a second yellow card, but

:02:30.:02:32.

psychologically for the Shrews this could prove to be a seconds a

:02:33.:02:39.

significant victory. A good when. It was stressful towards the end with

:02:40.:02:43.

things going on but I only want to speak about the players and the

:02:44.:02:49.

crowd. That is all that needs mentioning, the way they have gone

:02:50.:02:53.

about it and the crowd as well, the way they responded and the players

:02:54.:02:57.

deserved it today, massively. It was not that long ago that Michael

:02:58.:03:01.

Jackson's Shrewsbury Town not by a win at home for love nor money. Now

:03:02.:03:06.

it is two in and it has given them hope. It certainly has. It was much

:03:07.:03:12.

needed, no doubt about it. It has been strange, because they moved to

:03:13.:03:17.

the new ground and it is a really nice stadium, a lovely place to play

:03:18.:03:21.

football but maybe the opposition enjoy it too much as well. They need

:03:22.:03:26.

to concentrate their mind and coming to a bit of form and if they keep

:03:27.:03:30.

that going, there is a chance of getting out of there. Crewe against

:03:31.:03:36.

Crawley, neither in the grace of form. Crewe have been in the

:03:37.:03:39.

relegation zone for a while and they needed the win to stay level with

:03:40.:03:44.

the teams above them. It is a big win. It is inconsistency. We know

:03:45.:03:49.

that at their best they are capable of beating anybody, but they need to

:03:50.:03:53.

string results together rather than the way they are doing it and they

:03:54.:03:58.

will be another side who have enough ability to get out of it. An

:03:59.:04:03.

intriguing game for Colchester, 22 players wearing Colchester's strips

:04:04.:04:08.

but Tranmere came out on top. It is only the third win under John

:04:09.:04:12.

McMahon but Colchester, four defeats in a row for Job done and he has

:04:13.:04:15.

admitted they are in serious trouble. It is a struggle to score

:04:16.:04:23.

goals, like last year. An inspirational signing, Lowe, 19

:04:24.:04:26.

league goals this year. You are buying gold and you get him, but it

:04:27.:04:30.

is really worrying times. Nine defeats, when you take that out,

:04:31.:04:36.

nine defeats in 13 for them. This is a worrying trend and they are one of

:04:37.:04:41.

the main teams who could drop in this league and he is rightfully

:04:42.:04:46.

worried. And the four sides below them or won. That is another thing

:04:47.:04:51.

you would be concerned about, others are showing form. You chuck Notts

:04:52.:04:55.

County into the equation, they have won in their last four. Everybody is

:04:56.:04:59.

doing their bit apart from Colchester. Despite being held to a

:05:00.:05:03.

goalless draw at Fleetwood last week Rochdale retained their two-point

:05:04.:05:06.

cushion at the top of League Two. Today, the league leaders were at

:05:07.:05:07.

home to play-off chasing York City. The only thing these teams have lost

:05:08.:05:23.

is the lack of losing. You can probably guess the rest. Your's Nick

:05:24.:05:28.

Pope was the busier keeper and the busier keeper and a second-half save

:05:29.:05:32.

from Scott Hogan stood out. A second scoreless draw of the season between

:05:33.:05:36.

these two and nothing to choose between the managers. I am happy

:05:37.:05:41.

with a clean sheet. It is a great point against a good side. Many

:05:42.:05:46.

teams have been rolled over here so delighted with a point and the work

:05:47.:05:49.

from the players has been phenomenal.

:05:50.:05:56.

Russ Wilcox' Invincibles rolled into Torquay, they had every chance and

:05:57.:06:03.

it turns out he was right. The home side had their moments. The save

:06:04.:06:11.

from Hawley and the cross has shot from Cameron. It was against the run

:06:12.:06:16.

of play when Scunthorpe were awarded a 31st minute penalty. Matt Sparrow

:06:17.:06:19.

and Christian Pearce went down in a tangle of legs. Winnall slotted in

:06:20.:06:28.

the subsequent spot kick. Nine minutes later, after Pearce was

:06:29.:06:32.

lodged in the six yard box, the referee gave Torquay a penalty.

:06:33.:06:38.

Unfortunately for the goals, it was put in the reach of a keeper. Is

:06:39.:06:41.

that the moment that ensures their relegation? Stockley went close. The

:06:42.:06:51.

25th match unbeaten for Wilcox, a world record shared by Andreas

:06:52.:06:57.

Villas-Boas from his Porto games. An injury time red card, a

:06:58.:07:07.

disappointing day for Torquay. It was back to lead business for

:07:08.:07:10.

Chesterfield as they tried to bounce back from defeat in the Johnstons

:07:11.:07:15.

paint Trophy this weekend. When Ryan stuck with a beauty just after

:07:16.:07:20.

half-time all seemed to be going or according to plan -- struck. Any

:07:21.:07:24.

lingering at Wembley hangover looked to be dispatched when had made it

:07:25.:07:30.

two, only for the offside flag to curtail the celebration. Chances

:07:31.:07:33.

were coming and coming and going and Marc Richards had the best of them

:07:34.:07:37.

but unfortunately the keeper was equal to it and the home side paid

:07:38.:07:43.

for their problems -- profligacy. Porter's first goal of the season.

:07:44.:07:46.

Chesterfield are third but the chasing pack is closing. I said to

:07:47.:07:52.

the lads, as you can imagine it was quite heated in the dressing get

:07:53.:07:56.

room. They feel like they have done something wrong and sometimes

:07:57.:08:00.

football is a funny game. After 46 games, people say you deserve to be

:08:01.:08:06.

promoted. Not today. No one is promoted today or tomorrow.

:08:07.:08:12.

The new Oxford boss came into his home match after the back of

:08:13.:08:14.

successive away defeats without scoring and a couple of set pieces

:08:15.:08:19.

did for his side here against fellow play-off contenders Fleetwood. David

:08:20.:08:22.

Ball was on hand to put away the first at the far post and Antoni

:08:23.:08:26.

Sarcevic wrapped up the points just after the break. The cod Army just

:08:27.:08:30.

three points off automatic promotion as Oxford drop out of the top seven.

:08:31.:08:36.

Bitterly disappointed. We are all frustrated, no different to two

:08:37.:08:42.

weeks ago but we have to take responsibility for our actions and

:08:43.:08:48.

the performance was not good enough. Burton manager Gary Bower described

:08:49.:08:52.

his team's first half display is probably their best at home all

:08:53.:08:56.

season. They had to be patient. Phillips hit a Plymouth post early

:08:57.:08:59.

on and for all their dominance Albion needed an assist from the

:09:00.:09:03.

Argyll backline. Marty Palmer on his way and when his shot was blocked,

:09:04.:09:08.

he combined to open the door for McFadzean, the first goal of his

:09:09.:09:14.

loan spell from Sheffield United. , Hoolahan mounted a charge that came

:09:15.:09:18.

to nothing and their play-off challenge may end the same way --

:09:19.:09:23.

Hourihane. It is disappointing, every game is huge. It is getting

:09:24.:09:28.

over the line in terms of the 90 minutes and move onto the next game,

:09:29.:09:31.

simple. A spot of father -son bonding ahead

:09:32.:09:37.

of this one. Tough love from Cheltenham's Mark Yates. One wonders

:09:38.:09:42.

what happened to his players at half-time here. The Robins took the

:09:43.:09:46.

lead into the break. Harrison's stoppage time goal arriving in a

:09:47.:09:54.

so-called good time to score. That wasn't the way it panned out.

:09:55.:09:59.

Southend turned things around at the second half with two goals in three

:10:00.:10:04.

minutes. Corr put United back on terms shortly after the hour mark.

:10:05.:10:09.

Their third straight win was secured soon afterwards. Hurst exploiting a

:10:10.:10:13.

huge hole in the defence. Basic errors according to Yates, who might

:10:14.:10:19.

have cost a few years in the dressing room afterwards. -- who

:10:20.:10:27.

might have shouted and a few ears. Wycombe are facing fight for

:10:28.:10:33.

survival. The fisticuffs came from Wroe. The Daggers defender was

:10:34.:10:38.

aggrieved by Steven Craig's challenge on Lewington just before

:10:39.:10:41.

half-time but the red card that followed for violent conduct meant

:10:42.:10:44.

that ten Mondragon would have their work cut out to keep the home side

:10:45.:10:50.

at Beyonce soon it proved. It took Gareth Ainsworth two minutes of the

:10:51.:10:53.

second half to make their advantage count. The challenge on Stuart Lewis

:10:54.:11:01.

was rash and Craig was unforgiving from the penalty spot. The home side

:11:02.:11:04.

had slipped into a perilous position after a run of form which has

:11:05.:11:08.

brought just one win in eight. They were unlucky not to increase their

:11:09.:11:13.

advantage when the crossbar denied Matt McClure. Dagenham had arrived

:11:14.:11:17.

at Adams Park with half an eye on the play-offs, but they left

:11:18.:11:21.

gracious in a defeat that was wrapped up by Kretzschmar's six goal

:11:22.:11:25.

of the season. It provided three points which gives the chair boys

:11:26.:11:35.

renewed optimism. Bury's top scorer Nardiello spent

:11:36.:11:39.

two years at Exeter and netted 24 goals in 77 games. But he wasn't

:11:40.:11:44.

quite so deadly against his former team-mates when the ball was bent

:11:45.:11:47.

over early in the second half. It didn't prove a costly miss. Because

:11:48.:11:52.

four minutes past the hour pussy bends a low free kick to the corner

:11:53.:11:59.

and the Shakers were on the way to a third successive win in two years.

:12:00.:12:06.

The game was as good as over when culls picked up a second yellow and

:12:07.:12:10.

a second successive defeat for the visitors was confirmed in stoppage

:12:11.:12:16.

time by Soares. The Grecians are definitely not out of danger, just

:12:17.:12:27.

four points above the bottom two. This is what you call a dead ball

:12:28.:12:31.

strike. Daniel with this free kick for Mansfield. Pick that one out.

:12:32.:12:38.

Some way to record a first league goal of the season. 50 points on the

:12:39.:12:42.

board, this was a chance for the stacks to enjoy themselves. Matt

:12:43.:12:46.

Rhead would have done but for the save. By contrast, Morecambe will

:12:47.:12:51.

feel they need one more win to ensure survival. They have to get it

:12:52.:12:55.

without Fleming. That challenge earned him a red card in a match

:12:56.:13:02.

that saw ten bookings, six of them after this expulsion.

:13:03.:13:10.

A very fast start at Fratton Park for two newcomers in particular.

:13:11.:13:14.

Inside 90 seconds Ricky Holmes free kick met by Ryan Taylor. Gravity's

:13:15.:13:20.

save deserve better than the tap in. Rafferty was making his league

:13:21.:13:25.

debut in the Hartlepool goal and was not long to settle in. Bogdan was

:13:26.:13:29.

brought down by Christian Burgess. The referee pointed to the spot but

:13:30.:13:34.

Taylor, who scored a penalty at Newport last week, could not be the

:13:35.:13:38.

new keeper and Holmes couldn't match Webster's success with the rebound.

:13:39.:13:42.

In truth it was all a little downhill after that. With the

:13:43.:13:46.

exception of one slalom run from Jed Wallace in the second half. But

:13:47.:13:52.

successive wins but isn't a great start for Andy offered at Pompey,

:13:53.:13:53.

who trailed poll by just a point. When you are 23 in League Two and

:13:54.:14:01.

three points from safety there is nothing like an early goal to settle

:14:02.:14:08.

the nerves that is what Chris Hackett provided for Northampton.

:14:09.:14:20.

Accrington defend Aldred was already suffering from a head injury.

:14:21.:14:26.

Northampton held on for a valuable victory. This week Wimbledon tweeted

:14:27.:14:33.

the job application of the 29-year-old Sheffield postman who

:14:34.:14:38.

said he wanted to play for him. The question is, could he he have done

:14:39.:14:47.

worse than Jack Midson here. This second-half effort from Midson

:14:48.:14:52.

forced a smart save from Mildenhall. By contrast, this was as difficult

:14:53.:15:00.

as a got for Don's keeper, Worner. One suspects for these two sides,

:15:01.:15:03.

the end of the season can't come quickly enough. Draw means that

:15:04.:15:08.

Bristol Rovers move to fourth points off the relegation zone. It's almost

:15:09.:15:12.

four points too close for comfort, Steve. What do you make of this

:15:13.:15:17.

change of the back room, staff, Clarke coming in from assistant to

:15:18.:15:21.

manager and Ward becoming Director of Football at the Memorial Stadium?

:15:22.:15:24.

They were three points off when the change was made. It's something that

:15:25.:15:27.

apparently has been in the offing for quite a while. I suppose they

:15:28.:15:33.

thought, it's four games that they had when they made the change. They

:15:34.:15:36.

thought that was the right time. However, if you are saying, is it

:15:37.:15:40.

the ideal moment to make that decision, probably not. Then they

:15:41.:15:44.

probably thought their hand had been forced in some way. Fleetwood got a

:15:45.:15:49.

win against Oxford. Their pursuit of the top three is going. Oxford, for

:15:50.:15:53.

the first time this season they are out of the top seven? Yeah. It's

:15:54.:15:58.

been a poor run for an awful long time, hasn't it? Obviously, when the

:15:59.:16:05.

manager left, Lewis took over, seven or eight games there where it wasn't

:16:06.:16:11.

great. Three defeats under Gary. So, not that... They are very close.

:16:12.:16:15.

It's not like they can't get back into it. The way they are are going,

:16:16.:16:20.

they are going one way and others are going that way. Northampton

:16:21.:16:29.

picked up an win away from Sixfields a good win on their travels? I don't

:16:30.:16:36.

buy that players prefer to play away from home than at home. Sometimes it

:16:37.:16:41.

works out that way. Let's look at the tables before we sign off for

:16:42.:16:45.

the night: Leicester have won promotion to the

:16:46.:16:54.

Premier League from the Sky Bet Championship. The Foxes' Friday

:16:55.:16:57.

night win, coupled with defeats for both Derby and QPR, means Nigel

:16:58.:17:00.

Pearson's men are going up after a 10-year absence. Burnley moved 10

:17:01.:17:03.

points clear of third place after their late equaliser at Watford,

:17:04.:17:06.

while Reading further cemented their play-off position moving five-points

:17:07.:17:09.

clear of the chasing pack. No change in the relegation positions, despite

:17:10.:17:12.

the bottom threeall picking up points. Only three-points separate

:17:13.:17:15.

the bottom four sides. Wolves remain six-points clear at the top of

:17:16.:17:18.

League One. Brentford further cemented their automatic promotion

:17:19.:17:21.

hopes, moving six-points clear of third place. Rotherham's injury-time

:17:22.:17:23.

winner moves them above Leyton Orient, who drop out of the top

:17:24.:17:27.

three positions for the first time this season. Really tense finish on

:17:28.:17:30.

the cards at the wrong end, with just four points separating the

:17:31.:17:33.

bottom seven clubs. There were big wins for Tranmere, Carlisle, Crewe

:17:34.:17:36.

and Shrewsbury. Stevenage drop to the bottom, but all still to play

:17:37.:17:39.

for. Rochdale maintained their lead at the top of League Two despite a

:17:40.:17:43.

second successive 0-0 draw. Scunthorpe move level on points

:17:44.:17:45.

after extending their 25-match unbeaten run. After defeat at

:17:46.:17:47.

Wembley last week, Chesterfield suffered more heartbreak after

:17:48.:17:50.

Newport's late equaliser, coupled with wins for Fleetwood and Burton,

:17:51.:17:53.

cut the Spirerites lead to just three points. Torquay's position is

:17:54.:17:56.

looking desperate as they sit seven-points adrift at the bottom of

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League Two, 10 points from safety. Northampton kept their survival

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hopes alive with only their tenth win of the season. However, they

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remain three points behind Wycombe, who ended a six-match winless run at

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home against the Daggers. That's your lot for another week,but

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a quick reminder Match of the Day 2 will round up the weekend's Premier

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League action on Sunday night at 10.25pm on BBC One. Plus, all the

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latest from the Football League teams in your region on Late Kick

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Off on Monday at 11.25pm, also on One. With the #w8 done to Leicester

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the first promoted team this season. Steve, thank you for your company.

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Thank you too for watching. We will see you next week, from all of us,

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good night.

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