:00:41. > :00:47.Evening. After all the kite. Of the midweek League Cup games our focus
:00:47. > :00:51.switches back to the Skybet league and we saw a real feel good story to
:00:51. > :00:54.hearten every player after Rickie Lambert was named in the latest
:00:54. > :01:01.England squad having played isof his is a years across the three
:01:01. > :01:09.divisions. It got Leroy smile morgue than usual. Here is what is on the
:01:09. > :01:16.menu. It has taken Yeovil Town only ten to reach the Championship. Our
:01:16. > :01:19.feature match says is Glovers going head-to-head with Birmingham City.
:01:19. > :01:25.Preseason favourites to win promotion from League Two
:01:25. > :01:29.Portsmouth's bubble was burst after Oxford inflicted a 4-1 defeat.
:01:29. > :01:36.Pompey were at Accrington in the early kick off.
:01:36. > :01:45.After a five year exile in the Conference they are celebrating a
:01:45. > :01:49.return to the Football League. And as ever there will be plenty of
:01:49. > :01:55.goals to enjoy from the 33 games that took place across the three
:01:55. > :01:59.divisions. First, to a bit of history in the
:01:59. > :02:05.south-west where Huish Park hosted its first Championship fixture a.
:02:05. > :02:15.The Glovers got off to a flyer with a win at Millwall. Could they follow
:02:15. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:20.it up with another three point haul For the first time in 118 years
:02:20. > :02:25.Championship football has arrived in this small town, and Huish Park is
:02:25. > :02:29.packed for a moment even the most ardent Yeovil fan must have doubted
:02:29. > :02:33.would ever happen. For big city clubs like Birmingham, these
:02:33. > :02:38.surroundings will not be something they experience very often and could
:02:38. > :02:41.be crucial to Yeovil's hopes of surviveful the vast majority of
:02:41. > :02:46.players have been given an opportunity at the high level by
:02:46. > :02:52.Gary Johnson, he maked -- picked the same 11 that made a winning start at
:02:52. > :02:57.Millwall. Seaborne and Tate made their home debuts.
:02:57. > :03:04.Lee Clark attempts to overhaul his squad and trim the wage bill. There
:03:04. > :03:14.is one change at the side which lost to Watford with Mullins replacing
:03:14. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:43.That is lovely control by hater. -- haiter
:03:43. > :03:57.
:03:58. > :04:00.Ferguson's high ball into the area. With a better contact there
:04:00. > :04:07.Birmingham would have had an excellent chance to take the lead
:04:07. > :04:11.and he knows it. Timed the run perfectly but got
:04:11. > :04:21.Timed the run perfectly but got nowhere near the ball, really.
:04:21. > :04:22.
:04:22. > :04:25.Header back into the penalty area was not cleared and a brilliant save
:04:25. > :04:29.and again, the first shot came from Webster and the second header from
:04:29. > :04:33.madden. And from the moment that ball was
:04:33. > :04:38.headed back into the area from Dawson, Birmingham were in trouble
:04:38. > :04:48.there. Not clear conclusively. Webster shot through the crowd. That
:04:48. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:09.is an excellent save and Randolph up to his feet to keep out Madden.
:05:09. > :05:15.That will be a yell -- low card. Eardley was in oared his was in
:05:15. > :05:23.trouble from the moment -- Eardley was in trouble from the moment it
:05:23. > :05:27.First save for Stewart. That will help his confidence.
:05:27. > :05:31.And again, it is Shinnie, the furthest player forward for
:05:31. > :05:39.Birmingham. The angle was tight. He has players in support. He forced
:05:39. > :05:43.the save from the Yeovil keeper. Novak with a header forward.
:05:43. > :05:48.Appeals from a penalty from Birmingham. It was Shinnie again
:05:48. > :05:52.with a late charge into the area. A throw inhas been given and Shinnie
:05:52. > :06:02.is complaining to the referee. He didn't get too much support from his
:06:02. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:12.team-mates in fairness. Now a free-kick has been given to
:06:12. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:21.Yeovil. In Eardley again. A nasty challenge
:06:21. > :06:26.for a player on a yellow card. Gashy Johnson is furious. He believes
:06:26. > :06:30.Birmingham should be down to ten men.
:06:30. > :06:38.Addly seemed to go over the -- Eardley seemed to go over the ball
:06:38. > :06:41.on Foley. Eardley again with a cross. Novak
:06:41. > :06:48.with a volley, that is a very important block from Webster, and a
:06:48. > :06:52.goal kick has been given. Well, barring Webster -- Byron
:06:52. > :06:59.Webster knows he got final touch. The referee has had an interesting
:06:59. > :07:06.five minutes here. Novak with the volley. It took a
:07:06. > :07:09.touch off poo Byron Webster. -- touch off Byron Webster.
:07:09. > :07:17.Challenge by Burn. No free-kick given.
:07:17. > :07:23.Shinnie. It breaks to Hay terse. He hits the
:07:23. > :07:27.woodwork. -- Hayter. Yeovil inches away, from their opening goal at
:07:27. > :07:37.Huish Park in the Championship. It was a loose ball from Birmingham
:07:37. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:48.Strong start to the second half from Birmingham. Ferguson's corner.
:07:48. > :07:52.And actually the ball bobbles into the net and it may have been an
:07:52. > :07:56.overgoal, Dan Burn the former Yeovil player is being given the
:07:56. > :08:03.congratulations. But Lee Clark's team take the lead.
:08:03. > :08:07.Gareth Stewart the keeper just didn't get there. One Yeovil
:08:07. > :08:17.defender headed the ball on to another. Webster, on to Seaborne,
:08:17. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:30.and it is the most unlucky of own The shot is deflected and here is
:08:30. > :08:40.Burn. That is an excellent block from Tait. Inches away from a goal
:08:40. > :08:47.
:08:47. > :08:54.Upson is over the free-kick for Yeovil. In a set piece looks to be
:08:54. > :09:00.their best way back in to the game at the moment.
:09:00. > :09:04.Upson takes it. Brilliant save from Randolph, a header from Webster, on
:09:04. > :09:10.the the woodwork. Tait again and a corner is given. The home crowd
:09:10. > :09:17.appeal for a penalty. And here was the initial chance.
:09:17. > :09:25.Webster with the Herd and what a save that is from Randolph.
:09:25. > :09:28.-- header. Sea born's header away only find Novak.
:09:29. > :09:37.Support rushing forward, there is Shinnie with a shot. Shinnie was
:09:37. > :09:44.there again. The challenge got the ball.
:09:44. > :09:48.Birmingham closing in on what would be a very welcome away victory. They
:09:48. > :09:52.lost the opening game but here is Ngoo. The challenge comes in from
:09:52. > :09:58.Elliott on the area. Elliott has received a yellow card.
:09:58. > :10:04.What does the referee do here? Again, Gary whereon son may believe
:10:04. > :10:07.his team have a case for seaing their opponents go down to ten men.
:10:07. > :10:13.Hoskins went flying. Elliott convinced he never touched
:10:13. > :10:23.him. This could be Yeovil's final chance.
:10:23. > :10:24.
:10:24. > :10:27.It is Upson. Just wide. Another if only moment in this game.
:10:28. > :10:33.Upson wrapped the right foot round that and flailing Randolph happy to
:10:33. > :10:37.see it go the wrong side of the post.
:10:37. > :10:41.Lee points very hard-earned We knew it was going to be tough. Party
:10:41. > :10:46.atmosphere first time at this level. They deserve to be here by the way.
:10:46. > :10:50.I watched their game against Millwall. They gave us a tough game.
:10:50. > :10:54.So talented players but to come away from home and get three points you
:10:54. > :10:59.have to be very happy. For me it was a fantastic day for us. It was a
:10:59. > :11:05.full house, we are proud of that. My players didn't quite play up to that
:11:05. > :11:10.level, and the level that we could play at or should play at. We wasn't
:11:10. > :11:13.good enough on the day. We weren't quite a threat, then when we were we
:11:13. > :11:16.weren't able to stick the ball in the back of the net. That is what
:11:16. > :11:18.this level is about. It is taking your opportunities at the right
:11:18. > :11:22.your opportunities at the right times.
:11:22. > :11:25.So Birmingham acting the party poopers in what was a special
:11:25. > :11:31.occasion at Huish Park. What what would have pleased Lee Clark the way
:11:31. > :11:35.they ground out the result. They showed resill -- resilience, Yeovil
:11:35. > :11:38.set the tempo but you felt Birmingham were confident if they
:11:38. > :11:42.could keep Yeovil at bay they could create something and it proved to be
:11:42. > :11:47.the point. Gary Johnson's gripe was he felt Birmingham should have been
:11:48. > :11:52.down to ten men, what do you think? I thought it would have been harsh.
:11:52. > :11:56.The first booking, Eardley brings him down and he can have no
:11:56. > :12:01.arguments about that. He brings him down from behind. The referee acts
:12:01. > :12:04.on it. The second one, it is more of a coming together. There is no
:12:04. > :12:08.malice there, I have seen them given, if he was sent off I think it
:12:08. > :12:11.would have been harsh, I can see where Gary is coming from. At home
:12:11. > :12:16.he feels if Yeovil are to pick up points on a regular basis he needs
:12:16. > :12:21.to get the decision, today he didn't. I am glad we didn't get on
:12:21. > :12:25.the wrong side of Gary Johnson last week. As for Yeovil, as Gary said,
:12:25. > :12:30.they had the chance, they didn't take them. He told us that last week
:12:30. > :12:34.this the wake of the Millwall game, they had their chance, they could
:12:34. > :12:40.have won the game by two goals. chances and they did everything
:12:40. > :12:45.right but Randolph has a good game and Webster hits that well. Maybe
:12:45. > :12:49.too well and it is a great save to his right. It is one the keeper
:12:49. > :12:54.practises in training. It is hit hard at him and gets up and I think
:12:54. > :12:58.this is a better save. Technically got as good but just as effective.
:12:58. > :13:03.Just sticks out the big left boot and deflects its on to the cross
:13:03. > :13:07.bar, I think this is an outstanding save. That was decisive in the game.
:13:07. > :13:12.You talk about the keeper, you should talk about Stech who went off
:13:12. > :13:15.for Yeovil. He fractured his hand. He is out for between three and four
:13:15. > :13:19.months so Gary will be scouting for a new keeper. What about Birmingham?
:13:19. > :13:23.It is their first win of the season, they have been up for sale for
:13:23. > :13:27.almost two years, uncertainty off the pitch and he has had to wheel
:13:27. > :13:32.and deal has Lee Clark, you have to feel for the fans. Lee Clark is just
:13:32. > :13:36.getting on with it, like the player, he hasn't spent a Penny. Bush has
:13:36. > :13:44.come in on loan. Randolph is a free transfer from Motherwell. He Hazard
:13:44. > :13:48.money in as well, six million for two players, you can't argue with
:13:48. > :13:56.what he is doing. The players are trying to get result, they could
:13:56. > :14:00.have got one at Watford easily. have something to build on.
:14:00. > :14:05.Blackburn got a well deserved first point last week, next up, Nottingham
:14:05. > :14:09.point last week, next up, Nottingham Forest.
:14:09. > :14:14.No wonder Billy Davies has time to smile. He couldn't have wished for a
:14:14. > :14:18.better start. His side arrived aiming for a third straight win
:14:18. > :14:23.against the Blackburn side smarting from their shoot out defeat at
:14:23. > :14:29.Carlisle in the week. Patterson tried his luck, putting Jake Kean at
:14:29. > :14:36.full stretch. Rovers were matching them in a hard
:14:36. > :14:42.fought contest. Wilson's perfectly timed tackle on Best showed why
:14:42. > :14:52.Forest were keen to brick him back from Celtic. It wasn't long until
:14:52. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:00.Rhodes popped where where you would want him. The referee had another
:15:00. > :15:06.decision to make, just a corner that time, leaving the game destined for
:15:07. > :15:11.a draw. But in stoppage time a long ball forward had Rovers rocking.
:15:11. > :15:17.Darius Henderson smashed in to keep Forest's 100% record in tax. The big
:15:17. > :15:21.man firmly in the boss's good books. You get what you deserve in this
:15:21. > :15:26.business. Henderson popped up, a wonderful performance, a wonderful
:15:26. > :15:31.goal and I am delighted for him and the substitute that came on and made
:15:31. > :15:38.a difference. With Santon's suspension adding to a
:15:38. > :15:43.lengthy injury list Paul Ince was forced to select every fit player he
:15:43. > :15:47.had for the visit of Barnsley and a disjointed player was -- and a
:15:47. > :15:50.disjointed display was to be expected. Heaven knows what
:15:51. > :15:56.Barnsley's excuse was. Jason Scotland went close for them but the
:15:56. > :16:00.Tykes have yet to score a goal this season. At the right end, anyway.
:16:00. > :16:09.Barnsley deserved the point but were undone in injury time when Scott
:16:09. > :16:12.Wiseman helped Jack Robinson's throw into his own net. I am resigned to
:16:12. > :16:17.the fact that we take a point and everybody else in the stadium did
:16:17. > :16:21.but when you have someone like Jack who has that amazing long throw and
:16:21. > :16:25.the aerial power we have got, you hope for that bit of luck and it
:16:25. > :16:33.will drop down or something will happen and you get a goal. When you
:16:33. > :16:35.come up against such a direct team in a land of giants you have to be
:16:35. > :16:37.able to withstand not nearly everyone, you have to withstand
:16:38. > :16:41.everyone. The last time the Royals rolled up
:16:41. > :16:44.at the Reebok was for a Premier league fixture five years ago and a
:16:44. > :16:48.return to that level is a viable ambition for both clubs this
:16:48. > :16:58.season. 14 minutes in, Darren Pratley's header was made to look
:16:58. > :17:02.easy by the sheer quality of the cross. Silly -- the Sierra Leone
:17:02. > :17:05.international had a drive of genuine power before six minutes into the
:17:05. > :17:11.second half the referee spotted a hand ball offence by David Wheater
:17:11. > :17:15.as he jumped with Alex Pearce. Bolton's protestations were
:17:15. > :17:22.predictably futile. Nick Blackman, January signing from Sheffield,
:17:22. > :17:26.scored his first Reading goal from the penalty spot to level matters.
:17:26. > :17:31.Thereafter it was Bolton's Hungarian goalkeeper Adam Bogdan who
:17:31. > :17:37.distinguished himself with contrasting saves denying several
:17:37. > :17:44.players Reading finished the contrast strongly. -- the contest
:17:44. > :17:47.strongly. The first 45 minutes we were outstanding. It was 2-0
:17:47. > :17:52.upcoming thing you have won the game but credit Reading, they came out as
:17:52. > :17:57.in the second half and it was a team who looked like they had come down
:17:57. > :18:01.from the Premiership and wanted to get back up. We looked strong in the
:18:01. > :18:11.second half, the goalkeeper made several good saves and the signs are
:18:11. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:21.promising for the future of the One - zero Brighton. For the second
:18:21. > :18:31.week in a row, Jose Ulloa on target. Calderon's Cross, a pinpoint
:18:31. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:56.Brighton felt so, the protests continued. The referee is not
:18:56. > :19:06.interested. But should Brighton have had a penalty here? Brighton
:19:06. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:24.certainly think so. Paul Coutts afternoon he is having! Freeman with
:19:24. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:35.the ball in and Martin made no will not go in. I lick of paint away
:19:35. > :19:41.from an equaliser things just not going Oscar Garcia's wait at the
:19:41. > :19:44.moment. We did not deserve to be behind in the first place because we
:19:44. > :19:48.started excellent and it was buying's first meaningful attack
:19:48. > :19:50.which led to the goals that we are disappointed with that. We showed
:19:50. > :19:57.character to come back and win the game. We thought it was brilliant
:19:57. > :20:00.today. For a team without an away win in
:20:00. > :20:10.2013, Tony Mowbray's Middlesbrough made surprisingly light work of
:20:10. > :20:16.child. -- light work of Charlton. Middlesbrough ran the show early on.
:20:16. > :20:21.Albert Perdomo looked a handful. This would not have counted,
:20:21. > :20:25.Jonathan Woodgate penalised for a push. Charlton's chances were in
:20:25. > :20:29.short supply. Callum Harriott's pace created a sight of goal for Danny
:20:29. > :20:34.Green but Jason Steele was quickly off his line. By contrast Ben Hamer
:20:34. > :20:38.would have been better off staying put here. In fairness, the ball was
:20:38. > :20:42.surely had to deal with but Yann Kermorgant got in the way and
:20:42. > :20:45.presented Lukas Jutkiewicz with the match-winning opportunity. A lucky
:20:46. > :20:50.goal but Middlesbrough earned their good fortune. I think we deserved
:20:50. > :20:56.it, we controlled the game and asked questions of them. We have to push
:20:56. > :21:01.on. It is a 44 game season and we have to look at it that way. Plenty
:21:01. > :21:11.of points, a long way to go, but of course you breathe easier when you
:21:11. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:21.defeats out of Tuva Charlton, will the club or Chris Powell be slightly
:21:21. > :21:25.wary of second season syndrome after exceeding expectations by finishing
:21:25. > :21:28.ninth last season? Ninth was a fantastic finish for Charlton
:21:28. > :21:33.considering they were not challenging towards the top half of
:21:33. > :21:38.the table during the season so they did extremely well. There is no need
:21:38. > :21:40.to panic. The goal they conceded today could easily have been avoided
:21:41. > :21:44.and Chris has a good foundation to move forward. We saw Nottingham
:21:44. > :21:47.Forest leaving it late to claim their win against Blackburn. They
:21:47. > :21:52.have won all three of their games in all competitions. Further
:21:52. > :21:56.strengthened this week with Kevin Wilson coming in, reported feed 2.5
:21:56. > :22:02.million, Billy Davies backed by his owner. Not many Championship side
:22:02. > :22:06.can boast that. They can't, it was a stipulation of Billy going back to
:22:07. > :22:11.the club. Calvin Wilson sylphlike and -- seems like an ideal signing,
:22:11. > :22:17.he can slip into centre half position and do the job from the
:22:17. > :22:22.off. Chris Martin double helped Derby win on Saturday. Brighton have
:22:22. > :22:29.now lost all three of their games in all competitions, in contrast of
:22:29. > :22:33.Forest. Is there a danger that the Gus Poyet saga leaving the club
:22:33. > :22:37.prepared for the season? It is still going on, he is threatening legal
:22:37. > :22:43.action. He was that the four years and put in a way of winning matches
:22:43. > :22:46.soak for Oscar Garcia to be passed -- parachuted in was going to be
:22:46. > :22:49.difficult and they are still struggling with the Gus Poyet
:22:49. > :22:55.incident at the end of the season and they need to get over that. It
:22:55. > :22:59.will take time. 26,000 at the MX, a great turnout, but the fans will not
:22:59. > :23:06.want to see the team playing catch up so early on -- at the Amex
:23:06. > :23:10.Stadium. Thus did an outstanding job, there is a sour taste at all
:23:10. > :23:13.happened. But with the 26,000, great support but great pressure on the
:23:13. > :23:17.players to step up and take responsibility because there is a
:23:17. > :23:21.few things they need to put right. Oscar has come in, learning the
:23:21. > :23:26.language as well, so a few things they need to put right but they will
:23:26. > :23:28.get it right in time. There are good players. Our last look at the
:23:28. > :23:32.Championship and after a less than convincing opening-day victory at
:23:32. > :23:38.home to Sheffield Wednesday last week, QPR ran out at comfortable
:23:38. > :23:44.winners against Exeter on Tuesday. The season's promotion favourites
:23:44. > :23:47.were at Huddersfield Town. Harry Redknapp's recovery from a
:23:47. > :23:52.knee operation is ongoing but his Queens Park Rangers team have hit
:23:52. > :23:58.the ground running with wins in Lee Grant Cup. James Bourne is all too
:23:58. > :24:01.well acquainted with the perils and painted off knee trouble but his
:24:01. > :24:11.reinvention as a Yorkshire terrier has seen him fit and firing and his
:24:11. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:17.35th minute goal was a third of the Huddersfield suffered last season
:24:17. > :24:23.from drawing home fixtures. Their lead lasted three minutes. Yun
:24:23. > :24:28.Suk-Young setting up Hoilett for a deserved equaliser. Rangers began
:24:28. > :24:32.their last season at this level with a 19 game unbeaten run. They are
:24:32. > :24:37.favourites for promotion and a new signing in Charlie Austin, they have
:24:37. > :24:41.proven Championship goal-scorer. Huddersfield have nowhere near as
:24:41. > :24:43.lavish squad but what they lack in expenditure they make up for an
:24:44. > :24:49.effort. The industrious Sean Scannell came perilously close to
:24:49. > :24:53.restoring the lead. The visitors had three Internet -- England
:24:53. > :24:58.international is on the bench and Shaun Wright-Phillips nearly turned
:24:59. > :25:02.one point into three in added time. It was two points lost rather than
:25:02. > :25:07.one gained. We had a number of chances and it did not really happen
:25:07. > :25:12.for us. A good save from the keeper, our finishing, it was a game we have
:25:12. > :25:18.come in and felt we should have won. Sean Scannell made a difference, he
:25:18. > :25:25.is lively and it is unfortunate it did not work for us but we will take
:25:25. > :25:29.the point and move on. We have one on the board now.
:25:29. > :25:34.Legend remembered at Portman Road. Sir Bobby Robson's national football
:25:34. > :25:37.they greeted with warm applause, part of the 150th anniversary
:25:37. > :25:42.celebrations of the FA. After successive defeats on the road,
:25:42. > :25:46.Ipswich hoped to make a positive impression. David McGoldrick got
:25:46. > :25:51.lucky despite a suspicion of hand ball. By water coming to Millwall's
:25:51. > :25:56.rescue. Steve Lomas's side held on until the travellers were in
:25:56. > :26:01.trouble. Shane Lowry steering the ball into his own net to put the
:26:01. > :26:04.home side on course for maximum points. Millwall never recovered.
:26:04. > :26:09.Just seven minutes later they were caught cold. Tommy Smith's thumping
:26:09. > :26:11.header putting the game out of reach, sentencing their opponents to
:26:11. > :26:16.successive defeats at the start of the league campaign for the first
:26:16. > :26:20.time in 31 years. To make matters worse, another own goal inflicted
:26:21. > :26:28.further damage. Paul Anderson's effort going in off Beevers.
:26:28. > :26:32.Ipswich, up and running. The disappointment from my point of
:26:32. > :26:37.view is the other two goals, you can concede one but you still keep it at
:26:37. > :26:42.1-0 for as long as you can and nick one on the counter. The two goals
:26:42. > :26:50.after that was pretty poor from our point of view. Delighted with the
:26:50. > :26:53.win, even happier still it is 3-0. Without a win on -- and on the wrong
:26:53. > :26:57.side of the giant-killing in midweek, Wednesday were hoping for
:26:57. > :27:04.better things against Burnley but the Clarets were in vintage form,
:27:04. > :27:07.particularly going forward. Far from missing Charlie Austin, Burnley are
:27:07. > :27:12.demonstrating a surprising potent goal threat. Sam Vokes had this
:27:13. > :27:19.early chance. At the other end, Wednesday lack a cutting edge. This
:27:19. > :27:23.save denied Jacques Maghoma his first Wednesday goal. Danny Ings has
:27:23. > :27:28.serious goal-scoring form including preseason, he has scored in each of
:27:28. > :27:32.his last seven matches, notching eight in total. His latest was the
:27:32. > :27:35.first of two Burnley goals in five first-half minutes. Sam Vokes got
:27:35. > :27:39.the second, the striker the fifth different player to score for the
:27:39. > :27:46.Clarets this season. Wednesday coup would do with that kind of
:27:46. > :27:50.firepower. -- Wednesday could do with that kind of firepower and tore
:27:50. > :27:54.into them in the second half but found them hard to be. David Prutton
:27:54. > :27:59.pulled one back but Burnley held the Owls at bay, the home side suffering
:28:00. > :28:03.a third defeat out of three. struggle a bit, we are at full
:28:03. > :28:08.stretch. We have brought some in the kids in and we need to get senior
:28:09. > :28:12.players back and steady the ship and go on from there. There is so many
:28:12. > :28:18.ways to win games but the first is to be competitive on every occasion
:28:18. > :28:23.and we have done that so far. Something had to give at Vicarage
:28:23. > :28:26.Road. Two teams with 100% starts in opposition. The newly promoted
:28:26. > :28:31.Bournemouth, a day when the harsh realities of life in the
:28:31. > :28:34.Championship were graphically spelt out. Sizeable Italian centre back
:28:34. > :28:44.Gabrielli and Jell-o set the mood with a goal inside quarter of an
:28:44. > :28:48.
:28:48. > :28:53.hour. -- Gabrielle and Jell-o. -- Angella. Early in the second half,
:28:53. > :28:57.there was a second for Angella, the former U21s a national has made a
:28:57. > :29:01.favourable impression. That seemed to break Bournemouth's resistance.
:29:02. > :29:05.Three minutes later Troy Deeney made it 3-1 with a finish that suggested
:29:05. > :29:09.innate confidence. Seven seasons at Nottingham Forest left no one in any
:29:09. > :29:19.doubt over Lewis McGugan's talent. Maybe a first Watford goal on his
:29:19. > :29:21.
:29:21. > :29:25.home debut is a pointer towards a more consistent future. Gianfranco
:29:25. > :29:31.Zola's team was the most politically the Championship last season. It
:29:31. > :29:34.became five - one through explosive finish ming. -- finishing. In
:29:35. > :29:39.stoppage time a foul on Diego Fabry knee gave Deeney the chance to
:29:39. > :29:45.compete his first career trouble, not since Michael chopper in 2003
:29:45. > :29:50.had a hornet hit a hat-trick. This one completed the heaviest
:29:50. > :29:55.managerial defeat of Eddie Howe and left Deeney looking for a room on
:29:55. > :29:59.his mantelpiece. My first hat-trick, I am happy, the first took a
:29:59. > :30:04.deflection. The boys gave me stick, but there was no doubt about the
:30:04. > :30:09.other two. We conceded and we did not respond well and lost our shape
:30:09. > :30:13.a bit. The rest of the game was a a bit. The rest of the game was a
:30:13. > :30:16.blur. It was like a belated reality check.
:30:16. > :30:20.Well done to Deeney on his hat-trick, you have Angella with
:30:20. > :30:25.three in three, the giant centre back, eye-catching last season they
:30:25. > :30:30.were, and add to the mix they are all one season more experienced.
:30:30. > :30:34.They will be a team the look out for Eye-catching from October on wards
:30:34. > :30:40.last season, he brought in a lot of lone player, took sign -- loan
:30:40. > :30:45.players. They are better preteared. Losing out on the play-off final,
:30:45. > :30:51.that might have created a sprirt to go that one step better, so I feel
:30:51. > :30:59.they are a side who very totally sure about what Zola wants for them
:30:59. > :31:04.and they started off the season in a great form. We saw a comfortable win
:31:04. > :31:08.for McCarthy. With the background of Steve Lomas, losing the first two in
:31:08. > :31:12.the league ist last thing needed. There has been an element of doubt
:31:12. > :31:16.from the sections of the fan. is understated. They were
:31:16. > :31:20.demonstrating before he walked in the door. He needs a chance to
:31:21. > :31:26.settle in and bed in his idea, when you take no from Kenny Jackett who
:31:26. > :31:31.has had a really good way of doing things at Millwall, settled squad.
:31:31. > :31:35.Brought in loans like Henderson and Chris Wood who give them extra
:31:35. > :31:40.quality, he has moved on and Steve Hazard gone in there and brought in
:31:40. > :31:44.his own player, McDonald, Bailey, Chaplow, Marshall, that is a team in
:31:44. > :31:48.itself. They need time to bed in and get his ideas, and he needs an
:31:48. > :31:51.opportunity do that. It is great to see Danny Ings playing well, he has
:31:51. > :31:55.seven in seven if you count preseason as well, for this time
:31:55. > :32:00.round, they beat Sheffield Wednesday, who have lost three games
:32:00. > :32:04.now, in all for them, is it hangover from last season? No, I think it is
:32:04. > :32:08.a better start for them than last, I know they have lost three games but
:32:08. > :32:11.last season, Dave Jones was in the market looking for players to
:32:11. > :32:15.supplement the squad because he didn't think they were good enough.
:32:15. > :32:19.He does think this season they are good enough. They have some out
:32:19. > :32:23.injures but get them back and they will be OK. To League One and
:32:23. > :32:28.Bradford who are looking to bill on their draw at Bristol City last
:32:28. > :32:31.week. The Bantams were unable to repeat last season's cup run when
:32:31. > :32:35.they came unstuck to Huddersfield. Their opponents were Carlisle, fresh
:32:35. > :32:45.from a giant killing act of their own after knocking Blackburn out of
:32:45. > :32:46.
:32:46. > :32:49.own after knocking Blackburn out of the cup.
:32:49. > :32:59.Phil Parkinson said the draw shows Bradford can compete in League One.
:32:59. > :33:00.
:33:00. > :33:06.He is not wrong. Mark Yeates proves the boss has recruited quality. The
:33:06. > :33:11.ban Toms, who were three up at Wembley in half an hour repeated the
:33:11. > :33:18.feat here. Wells scored against his former club from the tightest of
:33:18. > :33:22.angles. Then another of City's Wembley
:33:22. > :33:28.heroes Hansen opened Hizb ut-Tahrir account after profiting from
:33:28. > :33:32.Livesey's untimely slip. United hand a debut to Patrick
:33:32. > :33:39.Brough. Teenage Kicks may have seen them through against Blackburn but
:33:39. > :33:45.there are no positive undertones here, City's Gary Jones scored a
:33:45. > :33:49.fourth. Carlisle Hazard a tough game during
:33:49. > :33:52.the week. We were able to rest players and the freshness in our
:33:52. > :33:56.players an team was there for everybody to see. We are not getting
:33:56. > :34:00.carried away with it. Carlisle are a better side that than they have
:34:00. > :34:08.shown in their first two result r and we have to work on the things we
:34:08. > :34:12.need to improve on, but take all the positives from this game as well.
:34:12. > :34:21.A match up between two fancied sides which could offer an early
:34:21. > :34:31.indication of promotion credentials this time round. Forshaw's goal had
:34:31. > :34:34.them on top. Neill Collins was left unmarked. A minor setback for the
:34:34. > :34:40.Bees whose attacking football continued to cause problem, this
:34:40. > :34:44.time George Saville getting the better of Steven McGinn to tee up
:34:44. > :34:48.Grigg. That strike getting the former wall solve man off the mark.
:34:48. > :34:53.He is one of ten new signings recruited this summer and despite
:34:53. > :34:58.the big turn round they are gelling nicely, with 14 minutes left the
:34:58. > :35:05.contest was over. Forshaw doing the donkey work with Grigg waiting to
:35:05. > :35:10.pounce. He should have been leaving the ground with a match ball. The
:35:10. > :35:16.referee took a dim view of Maguire's challenge. His route to goal was
:35:16. > :35:20.blocked. That gave him the chance to complete his hat-trick.
:35:20. > :35:23.But Long prevented any further damage, however on this showing
:35:23. > :35:28.Brent formed could be in for a good season.
:35:28. > :35:31.-- Brentford. The 50th meeting between these clubs
:35:31. > :35:36.but Port Vale's first visit to the stadium sears signalled his
:35:36. > :35:40.intention with an angled drive that hit the cross bar, Colchester were
:35:40. > :35:47.looking to make it six out of six. In the second half it was the keeper
:35:47. > :35:53.who kept his side in the match. Dickinson backed to clear his lines.
:35:53. > :36:00.A smart save and still stalemate. One goal decided it. Scored by
:36:00. > :36:06.Massey. Massey was perfectly positioned to take maximum
:36:06. > :36:14.advantage. Veil still searching -- temperature vale stick searching for
:36:14. > :36:20.victory. Horn yet are the early pacesetters for the top scorers this
:36:20. > :36:24.season, having scored five last week, they landed three more to see
:36:24. > :36:28.off Shrewsbury. Mooney opening the scoring. Stooping to convert a
:36:28. > :36:34.cross. They were in control and almost
:36:34. > :36:38.added a second but Lisbie's industry was thwarted on the line and Dean
:36:39. > :36:43.County Councils's radar was off it. The second crucial goal was just
:36:43. > :36:47.moments away, Cuthbert's long throw was flicked on by Lisbie and
:36:47. > :36:56.Mooneyed was on hand to do the rest. The game was won and with time to
:36:56. > :37:01.fin wish a flourish. The 20-year-old had bigger idea
:37:01. > :37:05.toser the finale, as in stoppage time he rounded things off with this
:37:05. > :37:15.eye-catching solo effort. The Orient Express is now gathering
:37:15. > :37:15.
:37:15. > :37:19.pace. With Crewe shipping an average of
:37:20. > :37:26.three goals a game this season, the points were there to be plundered by
:37:26. > :37:31.the Don, and it was Jason ban tan who went on the rampage. Before
:37:31. > :37:37.hetting up Bamford for a cheeky finish.
:37:37. > :37:43.Consecutive clean sheets suggests the defence is a robust rampart and
:37:43. > :37:50.this was epitomise epitomised. So an encouraging start after two league
:37:50. > :37:54.gapes from the Dons. A big seen for Carl Robben so. There is a couple of
:37:54. > :37:58.Carl Robben so. There is a couple of attacking units. Brentford in a good
:37:58. > :38:02.result against Sheffield United. They are a mouthwatering force up
:38:02. > :38:07.front. They are. In League One, let us not beat about the bush, with
:38:07. > :38:12.finances as they are, relying on one or two players to come up with the
:38:12. > :38:19.goods, but Brentford, you look at the players they have got. They
:38:19. > :38:24.started with Donaldson and Grigg, and in reserve they have Paul Hay,
:38:24. > :38:31.and some who are back from injury. They have a lot of good play players
:38:31. > :38:35.they can call on. A great start along similar vains forlornient. 11
:38:35. > :38:40.goals in their three opening victory -- Leyton Orient. It's a great
:38:40. > :38:45.start. They have missed Lisbie when whizz injured, they have more
:38:45. > :38:50.players. Mooney came up with two today. Only got five in the league
:38:50. > :39:00.last season, sorry 13 in total. He needs to keep doing that if Lisbie
:39:00. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:08.has a dry spell. But nay have people like cox and Batt. Bartley as well.
:39:08. > :39:12.So Russell is buzzing because they are top of the table and they have
:39:12. > :39:14.so many attacking options in that team. The last look at League One
:39:14. > :39:18.starts with Peterborough who are tipped for an immediate return to
:39:18. > :39:22.the Championship and the Posh were looking to follow up on their start
:39:22. > :39:26.to the season with three points at Notts County.
:39:26. > :39:29.The last thing you need is a defensive crisis. Especially when
:39:29. > :39:33.free scoring Peterborough are in free scoring Peterborough are in
:39:34. > :39:37.town. Ironic that the only available centre half had them in front at
:39:37. > :39:45.Meadow Lane. Leacock thumping in a cross.
:39:45. > :39:51.Not they enjoyed being in front for long. Tommy Rowe flicking Posh four
:39:51. > :39:56.minutes later. All square at the break. Then the floodgates opened.
:39:56. > :39:59.Rowe had the presence of mind to roll in Barnett.
:39:59. > :40:05.After smashing five past Colchester in the week, Peterborough were
:40:05. > :40:10.firmly in the groove and that makeshift knots defence was
:40:10. > :40:14.struggling to cope. -- Notts defence.
:40:14. > :40:20.They had the game wrapped up by the hour mark.
:40:20. > :40:30.If that wasn't bad enough, they conspired to make matters worse.
:40:30. > :40:34.
:40:34. > :40:39.Tempest misplace head header fell. 4-1 with 19 minutes to play.
:40:39. > :40:42.Notts were penalised for a block with a play ears arm. The Frenchman
:40:42. > :40:52.did the honours from the spot at the death. But Peterborough's fine start
:40:52. > :40:55.
:40:55. > :40:59.to the season continues. Walsall maintain main tharn 100%
:40:59. > :41:04.record. They were one of the surprise panels last season and they
:41:04. > :41:10.continue to impress. James Baxendale who scored in the Cup success at
:41:10. > :41:17.Port Vale repeated the feat. It was enough to settle the contest at
:41:17. > :41:21.Boundary Park. The Dutchman who joined in the
:41:21. > :41:31.summer, made a mess of this and the Latices had only themselves to
:41:31. > :41:32.
:41:33. > :41:39.This was the first ever competitive goalless draw at the New York
:41:39. > :41:44.Stadium. Alex revel tamely headed wide. Simon Gray son's Preston had
:41:44. > :41:51.the best opportunity, as Bailey Wright's Herd rattled the cross bar.
:41:51. > :41:55.It is played two, drawn two for these two.
:41:55. > :42:01.Spurs loanee was returned to face borough and the Australian was
:42:01. > :42:11.unplayable and intel gravel to the move that saw Arnold deny Williams
:42:11. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:23.Stevenage were better in the second half but could not match their
:42:23. > :42:27.heroics against Ipswich. All toe they were close to earning a point.
:42:27. > :42:33.-- although. There is never a dull moment when Crawley are round. Their
:42:33. > :42:39.first two games produced 12 goals. 13 was brilliantly taken by Joe
:42:39. > :42:43.Walsh. Tranmere were keen to show they were made of sterner stuff.
:42:43. > :42:46.They equalised soon after, as Joe Thompson drilled past Paul Jones.
:42:46. > :42:52.Nothing the keeper could have done about that one, but he have
:42:52. > :43:01.nightmares about the clearance that gave Thompson the opportunity to put
:43:01. > :43:07.Rovers 2-1 up by half-time. He notched his second of the campaign.
:43:07. > :43:11.But they hit back to level at 2-2. Hurst doing all the hard work,
:43:11. > :43:16.leaving Billy Clarke with a simple tap in.
:43:16. > :43:19.The drama continued. Late on wall managed the squeeze a shot for his
:43:19. > :43:27.second of the match and Crawley sensed a second League One of the
:43:27. > :43:33.season was on the cards. But the Sussex club are developing a
:43:33. > :43:37.habit of squandering Leeds. Lowe in the right spot to grab his first of
:43:37. > :43:42.the campaign and Tranmere have their first point on the board.
:43:42. > :43:47.This was a day when everything went right for Wolves. Kenny Jackett
:43:47. > :43:54.fielded a young side. Goals aplenty, Griffiths showed his potential with
:43:54. > :44:00.a terrific opener, to set the tone. Gillingham hadn't tasted success in
:44:00. > :44:05.the last seven away games, that was to continue. Griffiths shot fell for
:44:05. > :44:10.Evans and Wolves were in the ascendancy. The Gills were swept
:44:10. > :44:15.aside. Sack Quo a third and all had come before half-time.
:44:15. > :44:22.Their final meaningful contribution came from Griffiths who scored the
:44:22. > :44:27.fourth from a penalty. Evans won the spot kick, Leon Legge was booked for
:44:27. > :44:32.their ill-timed challenge and Griffiths who has signed a two-year
:44:32. > :44:35.deal rounded off an impressive afternoon's work, I could be a hard
:44:35. > :44:40.season for Gillingham but Wolves are on the up Winning your first game of
:44:40. > :44:44.the season, whether Barnett or Bury or Wolves is a big thing, the game
:44:44. > :44:48.is about winning, but, it is a nice performance and a good result. We
:44:48. > :44:56.hope now we can build on that. difficult is it to compete with a
:44:56. > :45:06.team when you see the likes of Kevin Doyle, 6.5 million? Who is suggest
:45:06. > :45:10.
:45:10. > :45:13.tar son. Who played for Wolves Tay Was he 2.5 million? Blimey. I don't
:45:13. > :45:19.bother with all that, can you imagine me as a manager preparing
:45:19. > :45:23.our Gillingham players with free transfers, me included, I was on the
:45:23. > :45:33.scrapheap, being put together, can you imagine if I started getting an
:45:33. > :45:35.
:45:35. > :45:40.evaluation of all those players that with a lot over the last few seasons
:45:40. > :45:43.and it was long overdue. He will be pleased with a clean sheet, the four
:45:43. > :45:49.goals was the start of the season that they would have wanted and
:45:49. > :45:55.Leigh Griffiths, who got a couple of goals, he was the player they needed
:45:55. > :45:59.last year. He is starting to live up to the preseason hype? He signed the
:45:59. > :46:06.250000 and if they had gone along those lines they would not have had
:46:06. > :46:10.the problems in recent weeks. He has scored goals, signed a contract, one
:46:10. > :46:16.of two new signings. There has been 11 go out of the door and that has
:46:16. > :46:21.been the key. They are settled squad. The hiccup in midweek but two
:46:21. > :46:26.clean sheets, four points, solid stuff. A high-scoring win for
:46:26. > :46:30.Peterborough, so much to enjoy after three games, three wins, ten goals,
:46:30. > :46:34.four different goal-scorers. That is how it is with Peterborough United.
:46:34. > :46:42.They play an open, attacking game and they say to opposition, you will
:46:42. > :46:46.have to outplay us today. Notts County were never in the game. They
:46:46. > :46:50.seem to be building a nice little partnership there. And for Walsall,
:46:50. > :46:54.Dean Smith keeps doing it, he defies all the odds after losing his top
:46:54. > :46:58.three goal-scorers last season and they have racked up their third
:46:58. > :47:04.consecutive win in all competitions. They went out of the door and it is
:47:04. > :47:08.nice to see Baxendale get on the scoresheet, 20 years old.
:47:08. > :47:12.Academy product. Sell the best players and bring them through the
:47:12. > :47:17.youth system, but they have to stick with the manager and they have to
:47:17. > :47:21.back Dean Smith when they are not doing well. As fully two, after an
:47:21. > :47:26.absence of five years, Mansfield are back in the Football League but it
:47:26. > :47:29.has been a baptism of fire for Paul Cox's side. Defeat at Scunthorpe was
:47:29. > :47:36.followed by an early exit in the League Cup at the hands of
:47:36. > :47:46.Tranmere. Claim was with them and their first match of the season was
:47:46. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:00.has lead to chairman waking up in a cold sweat. In Mansfield town's
:48:00. > :48:05.case, 77 years in the Football League and after one dodgy season
:48:05. > :48:09.they were out on their ear in the Conference. There has been more than
:48:09. > :48:13.a touch of romance about their return. A self-made multimillionaire
:48:13. > :48:17.saves his hometown club shocks the football world when he installed his
:48:17. > :48:21.girlfriend and now wife as Chief Executive and then the manager gets
:48:21. > :48:27.in on the act choosing the weekend of last January's FA Cup game with
:48:27. > :48:32.Liverpool to tie the knot himself. Married life is obviously suiting
:48:32. > :48:42.Paul Cox because after his wedding his team won 20 of their final 24
:48:42. > :48:46.
:48:46. > :48:50.games to seal the title on the last Mansfield back up? It was tough, it
:48:50. > :48:55.really was. It is a tough old lead and it is getting tougher and
:48:56. > :49:05.tougher every year. I think it is going to be even harder this year.
:49:06. > :49:08.
:49:08. > :49:13.pride. I mean, to take over your boyhood idols and have a day like
:49:14. > :49:18.today, when football finally comes back in. Oh yes, I was devastated
:49:18. > :49:22.when we went out of the league and to get back into it is fantastic. It
:49:22. > :49:32.has been a wonderful summer, hasn't it? Planning what we are going to
:49:32. > :49:37.
:49:37. > :49:41.do, hopefully get a chance of going up a lead. You never know.
:49:41. > :49:45.getting married? Your form went through the season after that.
:49:45. > :49:48.believe in the players that they have brought in to make them
:49:48. > :49:58.successful and it is as simple as that. The system, the way we
:49:58. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:05.played, the hunger, the desire. are still a few months away. You
:50:05. > :50:12.knew about it the last game of the season, didn't you? It is like a
:50:12. > :50:16.double win for us, you know. This is not just wedding territory, but baby
:50:16. > :50:25.territory? Absolutely, we will have a Mansfield Juniors team soon, won't
:50:25. > :50:30.we? I know the nature of the beast in this job. One minute you are a
:50:30. > :50:34.hero, the next minute, everyone hates you. It is important to look
:50:34. > :50:44.forward and to try to keep the momentum going and try to keep
:50:44. > :50:52.
:50:52. > :50:57.winning, it is as simple as that. could not convert. It was a poignant
:50:57. > :51:00.one as well. In the ninth minute Exeter fans pay their respects to
:51:00. > :51:02.Adam Stansfield on the third anniversary of his death. The
:51:02. > :51:06.Grecians had to withstand some considerable pressure but Craig
:51:06. > :51:10.Woodman of losing the right place to deny Howell on the line. But while
:51:10. > :51:16.they were solid at the back, the visitors chasing a first away league
:51:16. > :51:20.win since debris were and attack full stop John O'Flynn knows he did
:51:20. > :51:23.everything right but score. It was always going to take something
:51:23. > :51:33.spectacular to separate these two and Jamie Maguire would have
:51:33. > :51:40.
:51:40. > :51:45.provided it but from equally but you have got your first Football
:51:45. > :51:47.League point? It is nice to have a point but I thought we had a few
:51:48. > :51:54.chances where we should have capitalised. The lads have worked
:51:54. > :51:57.hard and it has been a hard draw, so back to the drawing board. He is all
:51:57. > :52:04.right, you. Obviously he would have liked to have got a win today but at
:52:04. > :52:10.least we have got one point so the first of many, let's hope. How did
:52:10. > :52:14.you see the opening weeks of the season panning out? I was hoping we
:52:14. > :52:19.would have a few more points on the board by now but it is only the
:52:19. > :52:23.first two games of the season, the first two league games, so I would
:52:23. > :52:27.have liked more than one point but there is a long way to go yet and we
:52:27. > :52:32.are waiting for our first goal. That is the thing I am waiting for, the
:52:32. > :52:36.first goal in the league. At least Midlander it is good to see is Danns
:52:36. > :52:41.Mansfield back. They have a point there. Readjusting to the league
:52:41. > :52:44.after five seasons away is one thing, to do so without the man who
:52:44. > :52:49.scored goals the last few seasons is something else. Matt Green scored 57
:52:49. > :52:54.goals in the last two seasons. He went to Mansfield and fitted in
:52:54. > :52:58.well. He has made his way to Birmingham now so for Paul Cox to
:52:58. > :53:01.replace those goals is going to be difficult. Kelvin Andrews has come
:53:01. > :53:05.in and needs time to bed in. The goals have to come in from
:53:05. > :53:11.everywhere else, the rest of the team. They had chances but did not
:53:11. > :53:15.take them. After that point, it is really important to get the first
:53:15. > :53:19.finish in. No teams have come from the Conference to go straight back
:53:19. > :53:23.out of it the following season so how will they do? I think they will
:53:23. > :53:28.do well, they are all right. They have history behind them. I remember
:53:28. > :53:31.them in the play-offs, a very good side and they will build up and they
:53:31. > :53:37.have a solid foundation to go forward. More from League Two and in
:53:37. > :53:41.front of a record crowd of 18,000 at Fratton Park, Portsmouth suffered a
:53:41. > :53:45.4-1 drubbing at the hands of Oxford United so how would they respond at
:53:45. > :53:51.Accrington? James Beattie's side pulling off one of the biggest Cup
:53:51. > :53:55.upsets on Tuesday. There were two changes for Accrington as Danny
:53:55. > :53:58.Webber and Kal Naismith started. Pompey made three changes as Phil
:53:58. > :54:08.Smith, Danny East and Romain Padovani all came in. Dan O'Hagan
:54:08. > :54:42.
:54:42. > :54:50.collection of this. It was off the scored on the opening day against
:54:50. > :54:56.Oxford last week. It should be 1-0 to Portsmouth. Phil Smith, who
:54:56. > :55:03.joined in December, has made his debut in the League Cup on Tuesday.
:55:03. > :55:08.Agyemang, a good save by Dunbavin. He gets back to make sure it did not
:55:08. > :55:11.dribble across the line there. Agyemang's strike-out power and did
:55:11. > :55:21.get away from the goalkeeper for a second but he was alert enough to
:55:21. > :55:35.
:55:35. > :55:45.big man who was playing in the Premier League two years ago for
:55:45. > :55:51.
:55:51. > :56:01.chip it and Murphy has scored a sensational goal! My word, that is
:56:01. > :56:31.
:56:31. > :56:37.to a fantastic goal from Peter but still in the box. At this level
:56:37. > :56:43.there are few better than David Connolly. That is savvy, streetwise
:56:43. > :56:46.between Agyemang and Connolly with the perfect combination. So much
:56:46. > :56:56.know-how between those two. They will score goals at this level all
:56:56. > :57:21.
:57:21. > :57:28.a penalty. It is a penalty. Take your pick, one from two. Which one
:57:28. > :57:33.was punished here, I wonder? Hunt's backpass was wretched, first off.
:57:33. > :57:37.There is the first challenge, then Hunt and Connolly. A second yellow
:57:37. > :57:47.card, surely? No action taken against the offender. David
:57:47. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:18.Maybe the first green shoots of a is there again. Naismith here with a
:58:18. > :58:35.
:58:35. > :58:40.devilish delivery. Back across by in there by Wallace, denied by a
:58:40. > :58:47.sensational stuff -- stop from Dunbavin. What a game, what a
:58:47. > :58:57.second-half this has been. Connolly, Barcham, it comes back of the post
:58:57. > :58:59.
:58:59. > :59:05.and Wallace, back in and somehow the single goal and Saul Wycombe ended
:59:05. > :59:10.with ten men. George Torfaen -- tormented the defence but could not
:59:10. > :59:13.get his angles right. The visitors lost the services of their skipper
:59:13. > :59:18.Stuart Lewis who respect -- who failed to live up to the
:59:18. > :59:23.responsibilities of captaincy. He clashed and the referee was in no
:59:23. > :59:28.doubt it warranted a red card. AFC Wimbledon's defensive deficiencies
:59:28. > :59:31.have been highlighted in their cup loss at Millwall. This was an
:59:31. > :59:35.altogether more solid display. Luke Moore recalled for the starting
:59:35. > :59:41.line-up after his goal at the New Den justified his selection with a
:59:41. > :59:45.winner. Moore headed home and they were in sight of their first home
:59:45. > :59:50.triumph. The margin of victory could have been greater. Matt Ingram in
:59:50. > :59:58.the Wycombe goal kept his side in it. Home pressure no one able to add
:59:58. > :00:03.to their single goal lead. George Francome was another frustrated as
:00:03. > :00:06.was jolly Sheringham, unmarked in the middle. Chris Arthur can
:00:06. > :00:10.consider himself distinctly unfortunate not to have something to
:00:10. > :00:19.show for his contribution but it is a win and a draw from their opening
:00:19. > :00:29.At the start of every Football League season there are unknown
:00:29. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:39.players who catch the eye. Terry hawk ridge is one. Another set piece
:00:39. > :00:43.
:00:43. > :00:48.locate located Burton. Last season, 23-year-old Hawkridge was playing
:00:48. > :00:52.for Gainsborough Trinity. Scunthorpe may have snaffled a bargain.
:00:52. > :00:57.In fairness to Bristol rovers it should be pointed out they have been
:00:57. > :01:07.compromised by an injury list, depriving them or nine first team
:01:07. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:15.players. Scunthorpe had a second chance to win the game. Those were
:01:15. > :01:18.the senses of disposition, look away now. Robbie Weir is the man on the
:01:18. > :01:27.wrong end of the challenge. That earned the Rochdale man a straight
:01:27. > :01:32.red card with only seven minutes played. As if that wasn't self
:01:32. > :01:35.trucktive enough the visitor visitors took the lead. Despite
:01:35. > :01:41.striker's thighs whereas tick celebration, it was Lancashire who
:01:41. > :01:45.got the touch. Burton couldn't add to that lead,
:01:45. > :01:53.Chris Husbandy put one on a plate for signs who should have done
:01:54. > :01:57.better. The brueer ers are on tip for promotion. We need to move the
:01:57. > :02:06.ball quicker, play with more tempo and urgency and times and more
:02:06. > :02:09.control, but that will come, that will come as the season progresses.
:02:09. > :02:17.The Spirits have to be promotion favourites if this quality of this
:02:17. > :02:21.goal is anything to go by. It prompted this entry for the
:02:21. > :02:31.Ministry of silly walks. Roberts didn't have a monopoly on
:02:31. > :02:38.the magic. Harrison almost connured up an intricate goal only to be
:02:38. > :02:48.fooled by Humphreys. Roberts remained tormentor in chief. O'Shea
:02:48. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:53.was inches away from the second. Another Majestic move saw Chester go
:02:53. > :03:03.close again. Doyle linked up with hum fews whose pass fell for O'Shea,
:03:03. > :03:06.
:03:06. > :03:10.the Irishman whoa his way into the penalty area before being denied.
:03:10. > :03:15.The sec goal set up Doyle. The teenager having scored his first
:03:15. > :03:25.goal against Leeds made it two in two games with the help of a
:03:25. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:34.deflection to maintain their perfect start to the league campaign.
:03:34. > :03:40.Dagenham and Redbridge registered their first win of the season.
:03:40. > :03:44.After riding the early storm, the home side took the lead when Rees
:03:44. > :03:50.Murphy combined with wood haul before rounding the keeper Mike
:03:50. > :03:59.Ingham. That is the first goal the Daggers
:03:59. > :04:06.is have scored against York at Football League level. Woodall
:04:06. > :04:10.struck his first goal of the season to ensure they didn't have an eighth
:04:10. > :04:13.straight defeat. Reason to celebrate in style. So they are up and
:04:13. > :04:18.in style. So they are up and running. We saw good performance
:04:18. > :04:22.from Accrington. It has been a decent couple of days for them. They
:04:22. > :04:27.had the come from behind to draw with Portsmouth. What about this
:04:27. > :04:31.effort from Peter enoughy, the first goal? Shy of talking to the man
:04:31. > :04:35.himself, what, did he mean it? the worse cross in the world or one
:04:35. > :04:40.of the best finishes I have seen in a long time. If I was him I would
:04:40. > :04:45.keep it to myself and say it was the best finish the world. If he meant
:04:45. > :04:50.it it was outstanding. We have had arguments about it, I will go with
:04:50. > :04:55.Peter. This goal was more important. 85th minute and he, he is the
:04:55. > :05:00.Brayest man. He is desperate to get on the end of that. Knocked back
:05:00. > :05:05.across goal and this secures a point for Accrington Stanley.
:05:05. > :05:09.We saw Chesterfield beat Cheltenham 2-0 for their second win of the
:05:09. > :05:13.league season. Goals from Gary Roberts, and I think he set up the
:05:13. > :05:21.other one as well. He stood out as maybe one of the best acquisitions
:05:21. > :05:24.in the summer I was impressed with the sign of Ian Everton and with
:05:24. > :05:29.this one, at Huddersfield he used to run with the ball and commit
:05:29. > :05:32.players, he has done the same here, he set it up for Doyle. The
:05:32. > :05:37.defending could be better but I think after his release from
:05:37. > :05:43.Swindon, think it will be the place for him to show what he can do.
:05:43. > :05:49.have plenty of option, preseason favourites is? I think so. Paul Cook
:05:49. > :05:52.has gone in there, transformed the club in a small space of time. They
:05:52. > :05:57.have lost the talisman, but nay have got to move on from that, they have
:05:57. > :06:01.to move on really well with some of the signings, they look not a bad
:06:01. > :06:09.bet. Right, to our final round up and what a start Newport have made
:06:09. > :06:15.to life back in the Football League. They had a cup shock at Brighton,
:06:15. > :06:18.They had a cup shock at Brighton, they were misfiring Northampton. .
:06:18. > :06:22.Newport County couldn't have asked for a better start to the season and
:06:22. > :06:27.they showed promise at Northampton where home keeper Matt Duke saved
:06:27. > :06:32.his team from early embarrassment. The league newcomers found him in
:06:32. > :06:39.inspired form. And Northampton have survived the early scares went ahead
:06:39. > :06:45.through Jacob Blyth on loan from Leicester City. Ian Morris must take
:06:45. > :06:54.credit for the delightful delivery. County allowed Roy O'Donovan too
:06:54. > :06:57.much space and from a tight angle, he curled in the Cobblers's second.
:06:57. > :07:03.Northampton were playing with real confidence. Their manager questioned
:07:03. > :07:08.the team's work ethic, no complaints here, Deegan gave them a three goal
:07:08. > :07:12.cushion late in the game. There was a consolation for
:07:12. > :07:21.substitute Washington, but after a highly impressive start, this was a
:07:21. > :07:26.reality check for Newport County. You can't rely on one man to get you
:07:26. > :07:29.all your goal, you want somebody to be knocking in 20 plus goals but
:07:29. > :07:34.everybody has to contribute. And they did today. I was pleased with
:07:34. > :07:38.that. That was one of the pleasing parts of the game.
:07:38. > :07:43.There was a time when Freddie Eastwood was one of the most feared
:07:43. > :07:48.strikers outside the top flight. A League Cup winner, his career high
:07:48. > :07:53.light. These days the goals come less frequently. This just the
:07:53. > :08:00.second in his last 24 appearances. Hartlepool scored fewer home goals
:08:01. > :08:05.than any other league team en route to relegation. This brought the best
:08:05. > :08:10.out of Southend's 20-year-old keeper.
:08:10. > :08:14.Hartlepool were offered hope in first half stoppage time when a
:08:14. > :08:18.relative relatively innocuous coming together between Barry Corr Corr and
:08:18. > :08:24.Baldwin attracted the interest of the referee. The outcome, a sixth
:08:24. > :08:29.career red car for Corr but his team-mates regrouped and held out.
:08:29. > :08:34.-- red card. Having defeated Wolves in the week,
:08:34. > :08:38.Morecambe were on a high. Ryan Williams scored the goal that took
:08:38. > :08:43.the shrimps into round two. He was at it again, firing a trademark
:08:43. > :08:48.screamer that gave them the lead midway through the first half.
:08:48. > :08:51.But Morecambe were pegged back early in the second. They gave Hawley too
:08:51. > :08:56.much space and he unleashed a thunder bolt of his own. His first
:08:56. > :09:01.goal for the Gulls. Torquay has the better of the second
:09:01. > :09:04.half but blew their chance when Tonge was sent off late on. His
:09:04. > :09:10.challenge was clumsy rather than malicious, enough for a second
:09:10. > :09:14.yellow card. Morecambe almost took advantage but
:09:14. > :09:22.time nearly up the post denied McGee, both sides still await a
:09:22. > :09:30.league win. Against a post relegation and
:09:30. > :09:36.revamped burry it took something special for Oxford to unsettle them.
:09:36. > :09:43.They thought they had done enough to earn a point when Wright was beaten
:09:43. > :09:50.for Soares to level 20 minutes from time.
:09:50. > :09:56.But the visitors Master Minded their own downfall by gifting the hosts a
:09:56. > :10:01.set piece. A less direct approach paid off for them. David Hunt picked
:10:01. > :10:07.out Mullins who thrashed home the second to send Oxford top while
:10:07. > :10:11.Cameron received a second yellow. They only started playing once they
:10:11. > :10:14.got back on level terms. We didn't start the second half the way we
:10:14. > :10:19.should have done. We have talked about that, the players know that.
:10:20. > :10:26.You never turn a win down, it is a win.
:10:26. > :10:30.It is 325 miles between Fleetwood and Plymouth so imagine the mixed
:10:30. > :10:36.emotions on the fans who missed both stunning goal, the first of which
:10:36. > :10:40.came from the first attack. Fleetwood were chasing back-to-back
:10:40. > :10:44.league wins for the first time since February and wasted little time in
:10:44. > :10:48.getting their second from their second attack, summer signing Hughes
:10:48. > :10:52.was instrumental in the build up allow allowing this contender for
:10:52. > :11:01.goal of the season. At least the six hour journey back will be a good
:11:01. > :11:05.one. It was a very good afternoon for David Ball at Plymouth. There
:11:05. > :11:11.was a lot of preseason optimism round helm park, is there a danger
:11:11. > :11:14.of that vanishing quickly with three defeats out of three? There should
:11:14. > :11:19.still be optimism. Yes, it is deflating when you lose your first
:11:19. > :11:22.three games of the season, but it has to be a bigger picture, are the
:11:22. > :11:28.club moving forward, are they making progress, if they are they need to
:11:28. > :11:31.stick with it and see it through. With Fleetwood there is a distinctly
:11:31. > :11:33.different recruitment policy compared to this time 12 months ago
:11:34. > :11:39.I feel Graham went in there in I feel Graham went in there in
:11:39. > :11:42.December, didn't see a lot of movement. Only won seven out of the
:11:42. > :11:47.26 games he was in charge. He wanted to do his homework on the division,
:11:47. > :11:52.you look at the signings he has made. Mark Roberts. Schumacher,
:11:52. > :11:58.highs, all players that have good age and they know this level of
:11:58. > :12:03.football. I think he has done his homework re, recruited well and that
:12:03. > :12:07.is reflected in the early season results. Hartlepool came unstuck. I
:12:07. > :12:12.think they had an advantage over Southend for the whole of the second
:12:12. > :12:16.half, so demoralising for Colin Cooper. Three defeats out of three
:12:16. > :12:20.for the new manager. Is there a temptation for him to maybe change
:12:20. > :12:24.things round? I am, there always is when you lose game, but I don't want
:12:24. > :12:27.to be the person to be giving Colin advice, but as a young manager the
:12:27. > :12:31.reason he got the job was the plan he put to the chairman, he put to
:12:31. > :12:34.the fan, and they have to stick with it. Maintaining that belief
:12:34. > :12:37.Maintaining that belief in what he is doing and the players are trying
:12:37. > :12:41.to achieve. Once you start making changes because you know, you lose a
:12:41. > :12:44.couple of games and when you make changes because you have won a
:12:44. > :12:48.couple of games from your plan what you put down in place, in stone,
:12:48. > :12:53.that is when you come into problems, he knows that and he is strong
:12:53. > :12:58.enough. He was as a player to know ma is light and wrong and he will do
:12:58. > :13:05.the right things and they will get results. Should men sun that
:13:05. > :13:09.impressive start for Oxford. So far after two games in let us look at
:13:09. > :13:15.the early league tables. Watford, Blackpool. Nottingham
:13:15. > :13:20.Forest can reflect on 100% starts. Leicester host Leeds on Sunday. Win
:13:20. > :13:24.will see them move up to six points, there are half a dozen at the bottom
:13:24. > :13:29.still looking for their first point of the season, with Barnsley and
:13:29. > :13:33.Millwall looking for their first goal, Leyton Orient Walsall and
:13:33. > :13:38.Colchester have won their opening two game, Orient scoring eight goals
:13:38. > :13:43.from their opening two fixtures. Coventry will look to move off minus
:13:43. > :13:53.ten points as they begin life at their new home Northampton on Sunday
:13:53. > :13:57.afternoon. Oxford, Fleetwood, Chesterfield have made 100% starts
:13:57. > :14:00.at the top of League Two. Hartlepool, Plymouth and Bury are
:14:00. > :14:04.looking for their first point of the season while Portsmouth picked up
:14:04. > :14:10.their first point of the campaign, on Saturday.
:14:10. > :14:13.That is it from us, but don't forget your double dose of football
:14:13. > :14:19.highlights returns with match of day back for the start of the Premier