:00:37. > :00:40.Evening, the frantic festive fixtures may now be a distant memory
:00:41. > :00:44.but January's transfer window means there's no let up in the Skybet
:00:45. > :00:48.Football League. And that makes for a busy start for two new managers.
:00:49. > :00:52.Having recharged his batteries, Ian Holloway is back in the fold - this
:00:53. > :00:55.time as the new manager of Millwall. While in League Two, Chris
:00:56. > :00:57.Hargreaves has landed the top job at Torquay United. Steve's with me
:00:58. > :01:05.tonight - and here's how we line up. Just one defeat in 12 has lifted
:01:06. > :01:08.Ipswich into the play-off places. Today the promotion chasing Tractor
:01:09. > :01:14.Boys welcomed pre-season title favourites QPR to Portman Road -
:01:15. > :01:16.it's one not to be missed. We've extended highlights of Friday's East
:01:17. > :01:18.Midlands derby as league leaders Leicester went head to head with
:01:19. > :01:26.fourth placed Derby. Sheffield Wednesday were showing
:01:27. > :01:29.signs of recovery going into Saturday's early kick off against
:01:30. > :01:33.Leeds - we've the best of the action from a dramatic high scoring
:01:34. > :01:36.Yorkshire derby and as ever we've plenty of talking points and goals
:01:37. > :01:43.to enjoy including one or two well worth staying up for.
:01:44. > :01:48.Well, having been unbeaten since November, Ipswich are building a
:01:49. > :01:54.convincing case for grabbing a place in the play-offs. And what better
:01:55. > :01:59.test of their promotion credentials than the visit of Harry Redknapp's
:02:00. > :02:02.QPR? The Hoops own title ambitions have received something of a dent
:02:03. > :02:08.over the Christmas period with just one win in four.
:02:09. > :02:14.Keep your were given a lesson at Everton last week, another
:02:15. > :02:24.examination comes up this week. -- QPR. QPR are ten points better off
:02:25. > :02:27.than Ipswich but have won just one of their last five matches. Mick
:02:28. > :02:55.McCarthy makes several changes. Harry Redknapp makes five changes to
:02:56. > :03:20.the side that lost 4-0 at Goodison week ago.
:03:21. > :03:51.Chambers balloons it over. It is the closest we have come. Chambers
:03:52. > :03:57.started it, got the run of the ball, Rob Green came up with a very good
:03:58. > :04:04.save. It was an important touch from Joey Barton. Here is the second
:04:05. > :04:22.phase of play. Chambers balloons it over.
:04:23. > :04:33.It needed a touch. It went for a corner. The glimmer for QPR.
:04:34. > :04:43.Kranjcar and Austin involved. The ball was begging to be touched home.
:04:44. > :04:57.Great save! What a stop! That have goal written all over it. Rob Green
:04:58. > :05:00.was the hero down the other end but this may have eclipsed him. What a
:05:01. > :05:32.save that is. It was wide. Ipswich just need to be
:05:33. > :05:42.more positive in those areas. It all came from a QPR corner. Tunnicliffe,
:05:43. > :05:45.getting Taylor away. We have seen a few runs like this from different
:05:46. > :05:52.Ipswich players, but when it reaches that vital moment, based don't seem
:05:53. > :05:59.sure enough. -- they don't seem sure enough.
:06:00. > :07:04.The referee wants a word with Chambers here.
:07:05. > :07:17.Kranjcar! 1-0 Queens Park Rangers! Kranjcar breaks the deadlock, six
:07:18. > :07:24.minutes into the second half. It is his second goal for Queens Park
:07:25. > :07:32.Rangers. From Assou-Ekotto's throw, Kranjcar made it and finished it
:07:33. > :07:36.himself. He gets away from three Ipswich defenders and finds the
:07:37. > :07:37.bottom corner, powers past the three of them and picks out the part of
:07:38. > :08:00.the net the keeper couldn't reach. Austin! Gary O'Neil! Surely he has
:08:01. > :08:04.settled it for Queens Park Rangers. Gerken was the hero of the first
:08:05. > :08:11.half but has been beaten twice. Austin started it, Gerken couldn't
:08:12. > :08:20.hold it, and Gary O'Neil simply couldn't miss. O'Neill's first
:08:21. > :08:27.Queens Park Rangers goal. He practically walks it in.
:08:28. > :08:34.It will be interesting to see what Harry does in the transfer market, I
:08:35. > :08:36.know he is looking for a striker. At times Charlie Austin has a thankless
:08:37. > :08:51.task. And it is three! Ahmed Traore wraps
:08:52. > :08:58.it up for Queens Park Rangers! Traore, on from the bench. He
:08:59. > :09:03.secures three break points. It was Tommy Smith's mistake. Traore
:09:04. > :09:26.pounced on it and surely now there is no way back for Ipswich Town.
:09:27. > :09:59.Ipswich get sheet! What a goal! Tommy Smith! That is the goal of the
:10:00. > :10:06.game. It won't change the outcome. But what a treat. Stephen Hunt with
:10:07. > :10:16.the corner, what a goal that is from Tommy Smith!
:10:17. > :10:25.It's a big result today, this is a difficult place to come, they are a
:10:26. > :10:31.good team. Not many teams will come here and win this year, it's a tough
:10:32. > :10:35.place to come. I thought we were excellent in the first half. Didn't
:10:36. > :10:39.take the opportunities when they came along that we created for
:10:40. > :10:45.ourselves, then in the second half, we let them off the hook, because we
:10:46. > :10:51.were the better team. We let Kranjcar wriggle out of the corner,
:10:52. > :10:55.he should never have got out of it. He will say it's great play but it
:10:56. > :11:01.shouldn't happen. It's a great finish, but of Premier League
:11:02. > :11:04.quality, that is the difference. So they're great run comes to an end,
:11:05. > :11:08.for a team who has found goals hard to come by, three in 23 minutes was
:11:09. > :11:15.exactly what Harry Redknapp would have wanted. It was, at a vital time
:11:16. > :11:19.of the game. What I liked about them today was the way they got away is
:11:20. > :11:25.not just in support of Austin, has at times they have left the front
:11:26. > :11:30.players a bit isolated, but passed him as well. Lots of third man runs,
:11:31. > :11:35.midfielders breaking past him. But makes his job easier, a bit of
:11:36. > :11:41.consternation for the defence as well. More positive display. A lot
:11:42. > :11:50.more energy than we have seen before. The three wide players they
:11:51. > :11:58.have gotten feature, but they are able to support different player.
:11:59. > :12:02.Kranjcar had a great game. The player who gets the ball, six
:12:03. > :12:06.yards outside the box, on the angle, facing away from goal, three players
:12:07. > :12:10.around him and still mansion to get himself in a situation where he can
:12:11. > :12:15.score a goal would be disappointed. A lot is made when people are on the
:12:16. > :12:19.ball. What you do on the ball. If you are going to be a successful
:12:20. > :12:24.side you have to do the nasty jobs and the bits where you haven't the
:12:25. > :12:27.ball. With three players around him Ipswich haven't done that
:12:28. > :12:33.particularly well. Ipswich scored the goal of the game. Not a bad
:12:34. > :12:38.finish from the second-half? No, a great finish. How many times have we
:12:39. > :12:44.seen you do something wrong at one end and rectify it at the other.
:12:45. > :12:51.Wasn't able to atone for the mistake as they lost the game. Make it is
:12:52. > :13:00.bearable. QPR hadle only won once away from home since September.
:13:01. > :13:05.Leicester went into the latest round of games with a four-point lead at
:13:06. > :13:09.the top of the Championship, thanks to their 3-1 win at Millwall on New
:13:10. > :13:12.Year's Day. On Friday night, Nigel Pearson's side faced local rivals
:13:13. > :13:15.Derby, with the Ram's fortunes transformed since the arrival of
:13:16. > :13:18.Steve McClaren in September. The hosts made five changes from the
:13:19. > :13:21.Milwall win, with returns for De Laet and Jamie Vardy. For Derby,
:13:22. > :13:24.there were two changes. Jeff Hendrick was in for John Eustace,
:13:25. > :13:25.while Simon Dawkins replaced Johnny Russell. Jon Champion was watching
:13:26. > :13:42.this one. Dyer again, and gaping net is
:13:43. > :13:48.missed. Matty James had the most glorious chance to steer the home
:13:49. > :13:49.side in front. Grant could own Parry and then should have been left
:13:50. > :14:14.helpless. Konchesky, Dyer, Vardy. Matty James, shoots! To some effect.
:14:15. > :14:17.He has some making up to do after that awful miss. That wasn't so very
:14:18. > :14:44.far away. Nugent! Literally, a fox, in the
:14:45. > :14:53.box. Always with an eye for the half chance, David Nugent.
:14:54. > :15:11.The joint best home record along with QPR in. What a fine goal from
:15:12. > :15:16.de Laet. He is just about the last player you would expect to score
:15:17. > :15:23.with such aplomb. Any striker would have been proud of that penetrating
:15:24. > :15:36.run, exchanged passes with David Nugent, and then let rip! Konchesky.
:15:37. > :15:41.Lloyd Dyer goes again for Leicester. He brings a good save from Lee
:15:42. > :16:09.Grant. Lovely backheel, Nugent! Fine save,
:16:10. > :16:23.comes to Vardy. Leicester so close to a second. The combination between
:16:24. > :16:35.the front two flumaxing Derby. Knockaert, he was waiting for it.
:16:36. > :16:47.Buxton didn't hang about. There's Moore. Again, the crossbar. A
:16:48. > :16:53.thumping header from the centre-back Moore. For the second time in as
:16:54. > :17:00.many minutes Derby survive by the width of a post or a bar.
:17:01. > :17:09.It's Vardy. At the second attempt, via a ricochet, it's David Nugent.
:17:10. > :17:18.He has scored plenty of goals this season, 15 now, but none more gra
:17:19. > :17:21.actualious than that one. Back against the Leicester striker.
:17:22. > :17:33.Without him knowing anything about it, Leicester go 2-0 up. Towards
:17:34. > :17:42.Martin. It was glanced on and in. Derby have a life line. Derby's
:17:43. > :17:51.first ever on target. It comes short of the hour mark. It did take a
:17:52. > :18:01.deflection on its way in. Vardy. Vardy goes over. A penalty is given.
:18:02. > :18:09.Vardy wasn't going anywhere directly. No Championship team have
:18:10. > :18:14.been awarded more penalties this season than Leicester City, this is
:18:15. > :18:21.their 11th. David Nugent converts it. His eighth successful spot-kick
:18:22. > :18:33.of the season. Leicester 3-1 to the good.
:18:34. > :18:46.Nugent, seizing upon it, and feeding Vardy. Vardy makes it 4-1. Three
:18:47. > :18:52.goals in this game, in the space of five minutes now. Leicester are
:18:53. > :18:59.enjoying arguably their best day of the season. Against local and much
:19:00. > :19:05.fancied rivals. Today was a reality check for us. Good in a way that
:19:06. > :19:09.expectations now won't be so great on this team. It's a young team. I
:19:10. > :19:13.think you saw that tonight. The experience of Leicester against a
:19:14. > :19:18.young team of ours. We haven't let people down too many times, but we
:19:19. > :19:25.did tonight. Now we have to get back to work. I enjoyed watching the game
:19:26. > :19:30.because we performed exceptionally well throughout almost all of the
:19:31. > :19:36.game and against a good side. For us to take advantage of playing early,
:19:37. > :19:41.and to go seven points clear at the end of the game was always the
:19:42. > :19:47.incentive for us to do well, it's nice to play with the high standards
:19:48. > :19:51.that we've hit tonight because it means we've got something else to
:19:52. > :19:57.aim for. Leicester celebrate their fifth straight win in some style.
:19:58. > :20:03.Derby the best team away from home. How big a statement was that from
:20:04. > :20:08.the Foxes, your old club? Huge. They were brilliant from start to finish.
:20:09. > :20:12.10 minutes they allowed Derby o to have m possession. They tend to do
:20:13. > :20:16.that and then dominated from start to finish. Marvellous performance.
:20:17. > :20:20.As you rightly say, in the context of the opposition as well, that was
:20:21. > :20:28.a huge statement. The biggest giveaway, Nigel Pearson smiling. It
:20:29. > :20:34.says everything. Certainly does. It a case of them being battle
:20:35. > :20:38.hardened? They have more experienced. They know what it
:20:39. > :20:43.takes. Look at their squad, right the way down down there are people
:20:44. > :20:47.on the bench who can change the game and come in when others have had
:20:48. > :20:51.over the Christmas period. A changed side at Millwall, very fluent. As if
:20:52. > :20:55.they knew exactly what they were doing. Well drilled. Well-organised.
:20:56. > :21:04.With players who can win you a game of football. It looks very, very
:21:05. > :21:07.good for them. We should mention the game between Charlton and Barnsley
:21:08. > :21:10.was called off today due to a waterlogged pitch, which meant no
:21:11. > :21:13.action at the Valley for the second time in a week despite the sunshine
:21:14. > :21:17.in London today. Clearly, the Addicks new owners need to look at
:21:18. > :21:20.overhauling the clubs facilities. As for the games that did take place
:21:21. > :21:23.earlier, two goals from Danny Ings against Huddersfield on New Year's
:21:24. > :21:26.Day helped lift Burnley into the automatic promotion places. Boosted
:21:27. > :21:28.by the addition of Brighton's Ashley Barnes, Sean Dyche's side made the
:21:29. > :21:38.trip to relegation-threatened Yeovil. Last weekends 4-3 defeat
:21:39. > :21:43.suggested Burnley had what it takes to mix it in the Premier League.
:21:44. > :21:49.Yeovil away was a match to test their professionalism. The Glovers
:21:50. > :21:53.were in generous mood. 19minutes in, Ayling's poor touch let in Ings gave
:21:54. > :21:59.the Premier League scouts something to think about. You think that would
:22:00. > :22:04.have been lesson learned for Yeovil. They invited more trouble in the
:22:05. > :22:08.second-half. A poor throw had the home side stretched. Burnley nearly
:22:09. > :22:16.took full advantage. Vokes a whisker away from goal number two. Yeovil's
:22:17. > :22:23.chance of avoiding a fourth straight defeat came and went on the hour
:22:24. > :22:28.mark. From Ayling's perfect cross, Grant missed their best chance of
:22:29. > :22:33.the match. To make matters worse for the Glovers, they were two behind
:22:34. > :22:37.moments later. It was another self-inflicted wound. Duffy was
:22:38. > :22:41.caught in possession by Marney. His response was slick, putting it on a
:22:42. > :22:54.plate for Vokes, who put the game beyond the strugglers. Yeovil pulled
:22:55. > :23:00.one back through Moore. It wasn't enough to deny Burnley their first
:23:01. > :23:03.away win since October keeps them in the hunt for automatic promotion. I
:23:04. > :23:07.thought we had a number of chances throughout the game we created good
:23:08. > :23:16.chances with great football I felt on an awkward pitch, to say the
:23:17. > :23:21.least. But that's football. It's a test of Bolton resolve facing Forest
:23:22. > :23:26.fresh from their 5-0 thumping of Premier League West Ham. The
:23:27. > :23:37.Trotters began brightly despite two home wins in 12. Danns failed to hit
:23:38. > :23:45.the target. Coming up contender for save of the day, from Bolton's Andy
:23:46. > :23:52.Lonergan. Lascelles could hardly have done much more on his pass.
:23:53. > :24:01.Paterson hadn't scored for the club before last week's 14 minute FA Cup
:24:02. > :24:06.hat-trick before Cox played him in. His goal was a formality. With nine
:24:07. > :24:14.cleansheets, Forest don't give much away, not least from set plays. A
:24:15. > :24:22.rare lapse saw them go level. Bolton's hard work was nearly undone
:24:23. > :24:27.when Henderson hit the post. Lonergan saved brilliantly from Andy
:24:28. > :24:36.Reid. The men in red are eight League games without defeat. I feel
:24:37. > :24:42.a little bit if we had taken opportunities we could have won that
:24:43. > :24:49.game. Cracking game in very pleased for my players to be involved with
:24:50. > :24:52.it. The early signs in 2014 look promising for Brighton, progress in
:24:53. > :24:56.the FA Cup are moving in the right direction in the League. Birmingham,
:24:57. > :25:02.enjoying their best run of the season, promised a stern test.
:25:03. > :25:08.Robinson's header needed clearing. The longer the game went on, the
:25:09. > :25:15.more the visitors relied on the other hand Randolph. Lopez gave
:25:16. > :25:24.notice of what lay in store. LuaLua seemed to fancy his chances from all
:25:25. > :25:27.angles and ranges. Randolph had them covered, whether it was a solo
:25:28. > :25:33.effort, as in this occasion, or whether it was team work. LuaLua
:25:34. > :25:42.went for goal, but still Birmingham stayed in the game. Until early in
:25:43. > :25:52.the second-half that is. Randolph still did his best to beat the
:25:53. > :25:58.barrage. Lopez teed up Crofts. Lopez showed how to do it with the
:25:59. > :26:05.sweetest of Spanish strikes. One goal was all Randolph was letting
:26:06. > :26:08.in. Despite Crofts' best efforts late on. Brighton are into the
:26:09. > :26:17.play-offs for the first time this season. Birmingham's unbeaten run is
:26:18. > :26:25.over. We started slowly, but we started playing really welled --
:26:26. > :26:34.well after 10, 20 minutes and we deserved to win. According to
:26:35. > :26:36.Watford's play their manager is a passionate person on the training
:26:37. > :26:46.ground. They suffered another set back against Reading who led through
:26:47. > :26:53.Gorkss goal. Nigel at s' side have lost four of their previous five.
:26:54. > :26:56.Watford have been poor, but atactical reshuffle brought about a
:26:57. > :27:03.marked improvement in the second-half. Deeney's finished had
:27:04. > :27:07.to be tipped away by Alex McCarthy. Watford created chances, but
:27:08. > :27:11.couldn't take them. The second-half also saw Forestieri make his return
:27:12. > :27:16.from injury. He was yet to rediscover his scoring touch.
:27:17. > :27:22.Elsewhere, the Hornets had given a debut to Merkel in midfield. He is
:27:23. > :27:28.on-loan. This was a debut to forget. In injury-time his challenge on Nick
:27:29. > :27:34.Blackman got him a second yellow card. Watford, they like Reading,
:27:35. > :27:44.are way off the promotion pace. I thought we did really well in the
:27:45. > :27:48.first half and the second half, we have the resilience you need
:27:49. > :27:49.whenever you go away from home and we have come away with a
:27:50. > :27:59.well-deserved victory. A good afternoon trading. But for
:28:00. > :28:05.Burnley, a good win for them against Yeovil. Danny Ings, now passed the
:28:06. > :28:09.20 goal mark, 21 now. Sean Dyche says he is not going anywhere this
:28:10. > :28:14.January. I suppose if any club is going to keep him, it will be
:28:15. > :28:19.Burnley? Yes, they will not want to lose another one. This would be
:28:20. > :28:23.having a massive negative effect on everybody at the club if they were
:28:24. > :28:27.to lose somebody of that stature, so absolutely not. I don't think you
:28:28. > :28:33.will be going from there. Watergate -- what about the goal? A fantastic
:28:34. > :28:40.finish. It shows what a player in form can do, he never gets his head
:28:41. > :28:44.up and yet, bang, he knows exactly where the goal is and where the
:28:45. > :28:49.corner of the goalies. He a player in form. To know where ever he is on
:28:50. > :28:55.the pitch, where the goal is, a fantastic finish. If you were in
:28:56. > :29:02.Danny Ings' shoes, or Sam Vokes', and you see a player come to the
:29:03. > :29:05.club, how do you feel? As a whole, as a group, we knew they needed a
:29:06. > :29:09.few reinforcements. They have got that. You can't have too many
:29:10. > :29:13.quality players. It will reinforce the notion they can go all the way
:29:14. > :29:19.so it will have a positive effect, no doubt. Ashley has left Brighton,
:29:20. > :29:22.who got a very good result against Birmingham, ending their undefeated
:29:23. > :29:26.run. Brighton as a result up to six now, in the play-off positions for
:29:27. > :29:31.the first time this season. The question is, can they stay there? I
:29:32. > :29:36.think they can. They have fantastic quality, a good squad. He has
:29:37. > :29:40.inherited a marvellous squad, a successful squad, one that went very
:29:41. > :29:44.close last year. They know what it takes at this level. I don't see any
:29:45. > :29:49.reason why they can't get the play-off spot again this season.
:29:50. > :29:53.That is without key players around. Absolutely, that is where the
:29:54. > :29:58.strength in their squad comes into its own. Fantastic support as well.
:29:59. > :30:04.It is looking good down there, a good end to the season I think. A
:30:05. > :30:08.good goal from David Lopez. The Yorkshire derby between Sheffield
:30:09. > :30:12.Wednesday's side who have been rejuvenated since Stuart Gray took
:30:13. > :30:16.over and Leeds United, who came unstuck against Rochdale last week.
:30:17. > :30:23.There was one enforced change, Llera coming in for Johnson, web -- and
:30:24. > :30:24.there was a debut for the Kebe and Cameron Stewart. Kevin Keatings
:30:25. > :30:32.describes the action. A foul, cheap to give away by
:30:33. > :30:50.Wickham. He has decided not to take the shot.
:30:51. > :30:55.A transfer Johnson! Sheffield Wednesday in front and it is their
:30:56. > :31:06.captain. Two goals in two games for Johnson. No one offside there. No
:31:07. > :31:12.one offside here. Definitely on Johnson, who tucked it past a
:31:13. > :31:16.helpless Paddy Kenny. Sheffield Wednesday lead in the Yorkshire
:31:17. > :31:23.derby by 1-0 and it is their captain, Johnson. You just wonder
:31:24. > :31:27.about the fragility of the all-round confidence of this Leeds United
:31:28. > :31:32.squad, after their terrible performance that Rochdale in the FA
:31:33. > :31:39.Cup. A lovely pass, stretched again, it is league and a goal! It is
:31:40. > :31:47.further Atdhe Nuhiu. Leeds United slice wide open again. Austin was
:31:48. > :31:51.closed down but they should not have got exposed as easily as they did
:31:52. > :31:55.here. Nobody tracking the run here off Kieran Lee. He could have taken
:31:56. > :32:02.it on himself but was unselfish and in the end he laid it on for a
:32:03. > :32:13.simple tax and -- a simple tap in for Atdhe Nuhiu. This is Kieran Lee,
:32:14. > :32:18.they are through again. Parma. I huge save from Paddy Kenny. I think
:32:19. > :32:23.the goalkeeper might get a hand in this, maybe off the outside of the
:32:24. > :32:33.post. Ross McCormack will welcome the arrival of Smith. Very good in
:32:34. > :32:37.the air. A tall, gangly striker. He has attempted a challenge. Now then,
:32:38. > :32:43.Lee Probert might have a decision to make here. Smith went in. Is he
:32:44. > :32:49.going to reach for a card? This could be quite dramatic for Matt
:32:50. > :32:55.Smith. He only came on at half-time. He is off! That has to be one of the
:32:56. > :33:06.quickest sendings off in history. Here is the challenge. I am afraid
:33:07. > :33:19.Lee Probert had no other option. Brian McDermott will be apoplectic.
:33:20. > :33:29.It is very much for - 4-1 after Smith saw that straight red car. --
:33:30. > :33:35.after Smith saw that straight red card. Here is Wickham. It got
:33:36. > :33:38.through Paddy Kenny! Connor Wickham has taken Sheffield Wednesday surely
:33:39. > :33:48.well beyond the range of Leeds United now! Once more, Leeds
:33:49. > :33:53.challenges are rather pitiful. They don't get any sort of clearance away
:33:54. > :33:57.and Paddy Kenny will certainly be disappointed, the Leeds goalkeeper,
:33:58. > :33:59.to be beaten at his near post. Sheffield Wednesday three, Leeds
:34:00. > :34:17.United nil. Wednesday on the march. A great couple of sidesteps from
:34:18. > :34:18.Maghoma. Look at this for a change of body direction. Not once, but
:34:19. > :34:30.twice. McGuire's shot, deflected and in and
:34:31. > :34:33.it just gets better and better and better for Sheffield Wednesday and
:34:34. > :34:37.their caretaker manager, Stuart Gray.
:34:38. > :34:48.Paddy Kenny deceived by the deflection and it was a cruel one.
:34:49. > :34:54.As far as Leeds were concerned. It came off the captain, Austin. They
:34:55. > :35:07.must feel the job is his. -- he must feel the job is his.
:35:08. > :35:19.Lavery! Five up for Sheffield Wednesday! Back from the loan spell
:35:20. > :35:27.at Plymouth and Stuart Gray surely on the way to the full-time job at
:35:28. > :35:32.Wednesday. Look at the defending here. Inexplicable. Lavery took it
:35:33. > :35:36.on, thought he would feed Johnson nor Wickham but all they did was
:35:37. > :35:39.open up the space for the delighted substitute. The Northern Irish man
:35:40. > :35:47.makes it Sheffield Wednesday five, Leeds nil. I memorable day, one that
:35:48. > :35:51.Leeds United fans will find difficult to forget.
:35:52. > :36:01.Jermaine Johnson, oh, he was hunting a sixth there, and so will his boss.
:36:02. > :36:04.Great play from Connor Wickham. Jermaine Johnson unable to fully
:36:05. > :36:16.control the volley, but it was close. It hit the stanchion.
:36:17. > :36:27.Lavery! Six! Two for the substitute. Once again what can you
:36:28. > :36:37.say about that Leeds United defending other than atrocious? What
:36:38. > :36:43.is he doing here? Simple defending and the shooting opportunity grabbed
:36:44. > :36:49.by Lavery. Sheffield Wednesday's biggest ever win over Leeds United.
:36:50. > :36:54.If ever a caretaker manager wanted a result like this, it is Stuart Gray.
:36:55. > :37:00.What a day for Sheffield Wednesday, record-breaking. Every individual
:37:01. > :37:03.has put in a nine out of ten performers, getting six games at
:37:04. > :37:08.home -- six goals at home in front of home fans. A clean sheet. I
:37:09. > :37:15.enjoyed the performance and the attitude was spotted. It was
:37:16. > :37:19.humiliating today. I, you know, what can I say after last week, when we
:37:20. > :37:25.said everything about the Rochdale game? That is worse. We have to get
:37:26. > :37:31.this right. That is what we were doing, starting tomorrow morning.
:37:32. > :37:36.Much for Brian McDermott to ponder but Sheffield Wednesday are
:37:37. > :37:40.celebrating tonight. Wednesday at their most clinical best? Not just
:37:41. > :37:45.clinical, I thought they were magnificent all over the pitch. They
:37:46. > :37:48.completely dominated. There wasn't an area where they were second best.
:37:49. > :37:53.They were quicker, stronger, they wanted it more. There was an
:37:54. > :37:57.intensity about their play. There was a doggedness. They were better
:37:58. > :38:01.with the ball, they were better without the ball. It was just a
:38:02. > :38:07.really, really good all-round performance. Brian McDermott asked
:38:08. > :38:10.talking about appealing the Matt Smith sending-off. What do you
:38:11. > :38:15.think? I think you will struggle here. I think Matt Smith, he is
:38:16. > :38:19.going to make the connection, he jumps into him, he knows he is going
:38:20. > :38:23.to connect with his shoulder, the upper arm. I don't really think he
:38:24. > :38:27.can have too many complaints. He knows what he is doing and can see
:38:28. > :38:32.what will happen, he has time to pull out of it and doesn't. The
:38:33. > :38:36.second half, the ball has been headed away, it is one of those
:38:37. > :38:40.things, you run the risk of getting sent off. I suppose a memorable day
:38:41. > :38:43.for so many reasons as far as Wednesday fans are concerned
:38:44. > :38:50.including Ford Lavery, the youngster who came on. Five and five. he took
:38:51. > :38:55.advantage of poor defending. Particularly Zaliukas. Really good
:38:56. > :39:00.confidence, keeps the ball, they are screaming for him to give the ball
:39:01. > :39:06.but he doesn't and it is a great finish. Really poor defending again
:39:07. > :39:09.and a fantastic turn. Different from the first one, doesn't need all
:39:10. > :39:15.those touches, opens up his body and knows exactly where he is. Really
:39:16. > :39:20.good side foot and finishes and the bottom corner. A player who is in
:39:21. > :39:24.good form of late. Let's look at our final look at the Championship and
:39:25. > :39:28.it starts at Ewood Park as Blackburn looked to build on that New Year
:39:29. > :39:34.victory at Leeds, this time at home against Doncaster.
:39:35. > :39:40.Blackburn have been quick to get Gestede tied down to a permanent
:39:41. > :39:51.deal at Ewood Park. Once again he made the difference. There was a
:39:52. > :39:55.mistake and Jordan Rhodes' cross, Gestede climbed above Abdoulaye
:39:56. > :40:01.Meite right on time. Blackburn's new friend is gelling well, roads denied
:40:02. > :40:07.a 17th league goal of the season by Ross Turnbull's sharp goalkeeping --
:40:08. > :40:10.Rhodes. But there were two Rovers involved in this one and Doncaster
:40:11. > :40:16.posed a real threat through Mark Duffy. It is great to see Paul
:40:17. > :40:20.Robinson back in the Ewood goal after a year out with serious
:40:21. > :40:26.illness and a match-winning saves from Alex Peterson. We definitely
:40:27. > :40:31.deserved something from the game because we took the game to them and
:40:32. > :40:36.Paul Robinson has pulled off probably two top-class saves at the
:40:37. > :40:39.end and probably shown everyone why he has represented his country. The
:40:40. > :40:43.win was massive after last week playing against Manchester City,
:40:44. > :40:48.People's expectations go through the roof a bit. It was important we kept
:40:49. > :40:54.level this week and it is a huge win for us.
:40:55. > :40:59.Whisper it quietly but Wigan under new manager Uwe Rosler aren't
:41:00. > :41:02.gathering momentum. They have yet to lose since Uwe Rosler replaced Owen
:41:03. > :41:06.Coyle and five minutes into his seventh game Wigan were onto the
:41:07. > :41:13.biggest victory with the German in charge. McCann and Powell proved a
:41:14. > :41:17.winning competition -- combination for Fortune's second goal of the
:41:18. > :41:22.season. Lee Camp, on his first appearance since joining Bournemouth
:41:23. > :41:25.permanently, had to look lively to deal with this free kicks but it
:41:26. > :41:29.wasn't until the second half that this home side moved two goals
:41:30. > :41:35.cleared. A horrible slice from Elliott Ward and Camp was beaten
:41:36. > :41:39.again. The final goal summed up the afternoon, a special from the Jordi
:41:40. > :41:43.Gomez collection just before the whistle. Wigan climbed to 10th,
:41:44. > :41:55.three points outside the play-offs with a game in hand. Week at
:41:56. > :42:01.half-time, we sorted one or two things out, the gaffer made the
:42:02. > :42:05.substitutions and it made it better. We started the game poorly by our
:42:06. > :42:07.standards, they were the better team for the majority of the first half,
:42:08. > :42:20.we weren't at our best today. Blackpool are struggling for numbers
:42:21. > :42:24.and suffered a seventh defeat out of eight at the hands of Middlesbrough.
:42:25. > :42:34.It wasn't for the want of trying, they looked full of energy earlier
:42:35. > :42:38.on. Middlesbrough looked increasingly dangerous as time wore
:42:39. > :42:46.on. The difference here, the options on the bench. Blackpool's problems
:42:47. > :42:51.are such that two of the substitutes have played a youth team game
:42:52. > :42:55.earlier in the morning, and Middlesbrough were able to bring on
:42:56. > :43:01.Carayol, and make your real character come on form, this is what
:43:02. > :43:08.he is capable of. -- a mercurial character. That goal demoralised
:43:09. > :43:18.Blackpool. They conceded a second in injury time. Carayol was on target
:43:19. > :43:22.again. Very important, because the team continued in a good line, we
:43:23. > :43:30.lost the last game against Hull city, in the FA Cup, and in the lead
:43:31. > :43:42.the team is very good and I'm happy today. After 14 League One goals for
:43:43. > :43:46.Bradford, many teams have been watching Nahki Wells. This was the
:43:47. > :43:56.first match for Ian Holloway in charge of Millwall. Holloway has a
:43:57. > :44:00.tough job. Beaten by Southend in the FA Cup, the new boss will have seen
:44:01. > :44:05.much to encourage in this match, not least this shot coming back off the
:44:06. > :44:09.post. But the question of whether Nahki Wells can score at this level
:44:10. > :44:16.was answered in the final minute. A debut goal, the winning goal. A
:44:17. > :44:22.great start for him. What I asked for, they gave me, and I think that
:44:23. > :44:28.is cruel, I think Mark will tell you that we at least deserved a point,
:44:29. > :44:33.in fairness, how to bid. We knew they would come at us, and they did
:44:34. > :44:37.that. They created problems, but we had a lot of possession, we just
:44:38. > :44:38.didn't create a lot in front of goal, and that was a real poachers
:44:39. > :44:49.finish. Doesn't get better than that, does
:44:50. > :44:55.it? No, that is what he was brought to do. I think he has been a really
:44:56. > :44:59.good acquisition. Ian Holloway's first match in charge into defeat,
:45:00. > :45:06.what about his appointment, is it a good fit? He has had some good days
:45:07. > :45:10.in the championship, some bad days, what he hasn't had is any dull days.
:45:11. > :45:17.He is a nice fellow, decent lad, and they will have fun. We have to talk
:45:18. > :45:23.about Blackpool's form, three wins in 19 at the minute. No wins in
:45:24. > :45:32.eight, five blanks. What about the need to put to youth players who
:45:33. > :45:38.played earlier in the day, that's unheard-of? That's a statement from
:45:39. > :45:45.the manager, emphasising that he needs some reinforcements. It is the
:45:46. > :45:49.transfer window, just so happens! I need some reinforcements, please! A
:45:50. > :45:55.good win for Wigan against Bournemouth. 3-0 on the day, a good
:45:56. > :45:59.goal, this, from Gomez. They have kept in touch with the play-off
:46:00. > :46:05.race, considering their horrendous injury list. And the fixtures they
:46:06. > :46:15.have had to contend with, in the Roper league. -- Europa League. If
:46:16. > :46:21.you add the other goals on, they would be set in seventh, they will
:46:22. > :46:25.not want to go back to Sheffield Wednesday now, after what has
:46:26. > :46:33.happened! But it shows that the margins are quite small, they are
:46:34. > :46:35.not far away. To League One now and Brentford's seventh successive
:46:36. > :46:38.victory at promotion rivals Peterboro on New Year's day
:46:39. > :46:41.consolidated the Bees position at the summit. Could they keep maintain
:46:42. > :46:49.their staggering form at home to Port Vale?
:46:50. > :47:02.In his own worst, Trotter is -- has unfinished business, and he put them
:47:03. > :47:06.onto the road to victory. On the final day, his penalty miss cost --
:47:07. > :47:14.cost them promotion, but he was determined to make amends. It was
:47:15. > :47:19.all Brentford, as they chased an eighth successive league win. This
:47:20. > :47:24.time, the keeper was at full stretch to keep that the lively Donaldson.
:47:25. > :47:27.You sensed it was a matter of time before Brentford secured the win
:47:28. > :47:34.that would keep them at the head of the league. Top stuff, this time
:47:35. > :47:41.they will be hard to keep out of the top two. We have a few players
:47:42. > :47:46.missing through injury, it's a squad game, I think the guys who came in
:47:47. > :47:47.did tremendously well. I am proud of their character and attitude and
:47:48. > :47:55.determination. Kenny Jackett said Wolves needed a
:47:56. > :47:58.killer instinct after just two points and two goals from their last
:47:59. > :48:03.three games. After David Woods didn't get enough on this one, he
:48:04. > :48:08.was more clinical before the half-hour mark. Kevin McDonald,
:48:09. > :48:16.playing him through with the aid of a deflection. Chasing a fourth
:48:17. > :48:20.straight win, Preston brought their biggest travelling support for a
:48:21. > :48:28.good few years, and the 3500 in the away end will almost celebrating a
:48:29. > :48:32.level not long after. But Wolves were well on their way to only their
:48:33. > :48:38.second win in eight games, when Henry's hit was parried into the
:48:39. > :48:46.path of 19-year-old Lee Evans. He bagged his first goal since August.
:48:47. > :48:49.I thought we played very well, we have been playing like that without
:48:50. > :48:53.getting the results in the last few games, chilling and Tranmere and
:48:54. > :48:59.Leyton Orient. It's nice to put the chances away. They are a good team,
:49:00. > :49:03.they took their chances when they came along, we are disappointed, but
:49:04. > :49:11.courage to with certain aspects as well. Leyton Orient must simply love
:49:12. > :49:17.playing Carlisle. For the third meeting in a row, they had them for
:49:18. > :49:22.four. It took them a while to get past an inspired Fleming in the
:49:23. > :49:27.visitors's goal. They got further reward just after the break when
:49:28. > :49:34.this stunning effort proved untouchable. Russell Slade believes
:49:35. > :49:39.these are special times from Leyton Orient and one of the reasons that
:49:40. > :49:45.has been the Indian summer enjoyed by veteran Kevin Lusby. History to
:49:46. > :49:47.just had a fourth goal was coming, it finally arrived in stoppage
:49:48. > :50:02.time. Persistence pays dividends. Leaders Brentford have one more home
:50:03. > :50:07.games in the league then Swindon, it was Nile Ranger who got them off a
:50:08. > :50:14.splendid start. But Peter Brett always look well cared for of
:50:15. > :50:20.turning the match around -- Peter always look well capable. I really
:50:21. > :50:24.tidy goal gave Swindon some breathing space in a tight contest.
:50:25. > :50:35.The young midfielder's second crucial goal in successive games.
:50:36. > :50:39.But the best goal was still to come. Peterboro, blazed back into
:50:40. > :50:44.contention. Swindon were definitely on the back foot, but the eagerness
:50:45. > :50:50.to drive their side forward saw a second yellow here for a push. The
:50:51. > :50:55.dismissal led to some unsavoury scenes by the dugout. The net result
:50:56. > :51:01.was another red card for the away side. Goalkeeping coach Jimmy
:51:02. > :51:07.Walker, signalled out by the referee as the main culprit. All in all, a
:51:08. > :51:14.bad day for Peterboro, after a fourth league feet on the spin.
:51:15. > :51:18.Crewe Alexandra came into this one as the joint lowest scorers in the
:51:19. > :51:27.division, and the Rotherham defence appeared to take pity on them.
:51:28. > :51:31.Nothing stops the follow-up. The Millers have struggled on their own
:51:32. > :51:40.patch but the relegation battling railwaymen are holding a better home
:51:41. > :51:44.record them them. Rotherham's hopes of a king of a fourth home win of
:51:45. > :51:51.the season were hit once again when their failures to clear from a
:51:52. > :51:54.corner work punished. Tom Hitchcock was always going to be in the
:51:55. > :52:00.spotlight after turning down a move to Crewe Alexandra in favour of the
:52:01. > :52:07.Millers, and he was centre stage at just six minutes after coming off
:52:08. > :52:15.the bench. He was clipped to earn his side a penalty midway through
:52:16. > :52:20.the second half. New signings Miles Addison bundled over Smith, and
:52:21. > :52:28.Harry Davies scored a penalty in the six goal thriller between the
:52:29. > :52:31.sides, but he couldn't this time. Shortly after missing the chance to
:52:32. > :52:39.go ahead, Crewe Alexandra fell behind. Perhaps showing why they
:52:40. > :52:44.have the leak is different in the division. The Millers made sure of
:52:45. > :52:47.only their second win in nine home league games when Hitchcock said the
:52:48. > :53:01.swell up. -- set this one up. Probably to open for a manager's
:53:02. > :53:05.liking, it was end to end, and of course they missed a penalty, we go
:53:06. > :53:15.to the other end, we have gone back in front for the first time. From
:53:16. > :53:19.that point of view, it was exciting. Walsall boss Dean is the celebrated
:53:20. > :53:27.the three-year anniversary of the ground where it all started. Now
:53:28. > :53:31.it's about staying in the play-off hunt. They may have a chance, but
:53:32. > :53:37.Tranmere for back and with 12 minutes of time remaining, the
:53:38. > :53:44.spoils were deservedly shared -- fought back.
:53:45. > :53:57.A good day all the Northern for the leading lights of the division.
:53:58. > :54:01.Outside the pack, you have the likes of Swindon town, who got themselves
:54:02. > :54:07.a good victory, inflicting further misery on Peterboro. It looked like
:54:08. > :54:14.Nile Ranger would get his contract cancelled, the players want him back
:54:15. > :54:21.in. That will only be up to a point, off field antics, that will be put
:54:22. > :54:26.up with to a certain amount as long as you are doing the business on the
:54:27. > :54:30.pitch. But if he continues in that vein, he has apologised, which is a
:54:31. > :54:40.start, we move on from here, but he won't be able to continue. Four
:54:41. > :54:43.defeats in a row for Peterboro. A bit fragmented there, one or two
:54:44. > :54:47.goals, you look at the second one, could have been avoided. Maybe
:54:48. > :54:54.slipping back into the old bad defensive habits we thought they had
:54:55. > :55:01.eradicated. Four goals for Oldham on Saturday. Their manager says they
:55:02. > :55:04.haven't been getting enough credit, they are up to fifth. They have done
:55:05. > :55:09.publicly well although their home form hasn't been great. They have
:55:10. > :55:16.moved to a new ground, fantastic stadium, maybe a bit like Crawley,
:55:17. > :55:22.having a bit of a go financially. I think the club is in rude health, it
:55:23. > :55:26.really is. He is a proven manager at this level. They are prepared to
:55:27. > :55:30.back him, there is an element of trust between him and the chairman,
:55:31. > :55:35.and they probably have gone under the radar a bit. OK, more from
:55:36. > :55:37.League One now and heroics from Colchester's on loan goalkeeper Sam
:55:38. > :55:41.Walker prevented Patrick Bamford from signing off his time at MK Dons
:55:42. > :55:43.with a league goal. Earlier today Karl Robinson's side were at home to
:55:44. > :55:53.Shrewsbury. More than a match for the FA Cup
:55:54. > :56:04.holders last weekend in a six goal extravaganza, Karl Robinson's team
:56:05. > :56:10.set the pace. 17 the old Delle Alli showed his feet could do the
:56:11. > :56:15.business as well. But if they were counting on a goal -fest, they were
:56:16. > :56:22.stunned when Woods's timely slide levelled. No worries, just as they
:56:23. > :56:32.had done against Wigan, came MK Dons, passing and probing. Delle
:56:33. > :56:34.Alli's attempt was blocked, the goalkeeper had other ideas, but
:56:35. > :56:43.Chris Long read his mind, on his debut.
:56:44. > :56:47.Bowditch had been on the pitch five minutes before he scored his first
:56:48. > :56:55.goal of the season in his first game since last summer. 3-1, the victory
:56:56. > :56:57.looked complete. Defender Jacobson would have put many forwards to
:56:58. > :57:11.shame, 3-2. After the exit of top-scorer Wells
:57:12. > :57:16.Bradford fans may have been wondering where the goals would come
:57:17. > :57:21.from, they had to wait 49 seconds for Hanson to bundle home. They were
:57:22. > :57:25.chasing a first home win since September. Their lead lasted for 10
:57:26. > :57:33.minutes. Wagstaff scored in the meeting on the opening weekend.
:57:34. > :57:36.Bradford keep McLaughlan must think he should have stopped him finding
:57:37. > :57:51.the net this time round. Both teams were a whisker away from scoring in
:57:52. > :58:02.spectacular style. . Etihad came close as did this long-range shut.
:58:03. > :58:06.Colchester manager Joe Dunne had worried the state of the pitch would
:58:07. > :58:11.ham per their chances. It took until the second-half for the host to
:58:12. > :58:21.blunder a scoreline their overall dominance deserved as Wilson found
:58:22. > :58:27.Watt. Gillingham were a shadow side that overturned Wolves last time
:58:28. > :58:35.owl. Eastman's effort was parried by Nelson. Colchester have a knack of
:58:36. > :58:41.surrender leads, any fears of a late twist in the tail were ended when
:58:42. > :58:46.Morrison scored with three minutes to go. The gloss was added in
:58:47. > :58:48.stoppage-time as Sears, back after a long injury layoff, added a third to
:58:49. > :59:02.seal a second consecutive home win. Sheffield United were magnificent in
:59:03. > :59:07.knocking Aston Villa out of the FA Cup last Saturday. When Coady put
:59:08. > :59:10.them in front within two minutes they would have been strong
:59:11. > :59:17.favourites to keep their run of form going. County are an improving side.
:59:18. > :59:20.Showumni got on the end of this Campbell rise cross to level the
:59:21. > :59:26.match. With his first goal in his last 10 appearances. Now it was
:59:27. > :59:33.anybody's game. After an even better delivery from she'll Hann,
:59:34. > :59:37.Fotheringham put away his first Magpie's goal. Baxter went close to
:59:38. > :59:41.getting an equaliser. This fourth win in seven matches meant Notts
:59:42. > :59:48.County are now just a point from safety. That is the best win we have
:59:49. > :59:52.had since we came in. The way we responded after let ing ourselves
:59:53. > :59:58.down in the first five minutes and stuck to it in the last 10 minutes
:59:59. > :00:04.when it was back against the walls. It really pleases me. Plenty of
:00:05. > :00:08.goal-mouth action early on in this one. Eight minutes on the clock when
:00:09. > :00:14.John Ashton headed against the post for the lowest scorers in League
:00:15. > :00:21.One. Shortly after that Wesolowski nodded in only Oldham's 11th league
:00:22. > :00:32.goal at Boundary Park this season. Rock bottom k Boro had chorpy sent
:00:33. > :00:37.off for with this challenge. It was easy he wasn't best pleased with the
:00:38. > :00:44.decision from the assist bsant referee -- assistant referee. Big
:00:45. > :00:48.win for that for Oldham against Stevenage their bad season
:00:49. > :00:53.continues. Notts County, back-to-back wins of course. When
:00:54. > :00:57.seven of your relegation rivals failed to pick up maximum points,
:00:58. > :01:02.good time to do it? It is. They have given themselves a real chance,
:01:03. > :01:07.haven't they? Get a feeling one or two hiccups along the way since he
:01:08. > :01:13.took over. They have dug in. All of a sudden they seem to have found
:01:14. > :01:21.their way. Got behind them in this game. Went behind after a couple of
:01:22. > :01:25.minutes. They kept going. They got their just desserts. You would give
:01:26. > :01:31.them a chance of getting out of the problems he inherited. It's been an
:01:32. > :01:35.up-and-down first management job for Joe Dunne at Colchester. He is
:01:36. > :01:39.almost in the same position as he was this time last season. I suppose
:01:40. > :01:44.with the restrictions he had to work with and the young players there are
:01:45. > :01:49.signs of progress. To call that 3-1 win over Gillingham the Best of his
:01:50. > :01:54.managerial career that is going somewhere? No disrespect, their
:01:55. > :01:58.first brief would be to stay in this division as comfortably as they can.
:01:59. > :02:03.Maybe one in five, maybe one in six seasons they might actually have a
:02:04. > :02:06.flirt with the play-offs. A go. Things might come together in one
:02:07. > :02:11.and he they might have an opportunity, like Yeovil, of getting
:02:12. > :02:14.out of it. That is the sort of side. If they are where they are,
:02:15. > :02:18.mid-table, which is fantastic, nice and comfortable. Certainly not going
:02:19. > :02:23.to get relegated this year. A chance to maybe have the good season next
:02:24. > :02:28.year. There is talent there. Look at the three goalscorers. They will get
:02:29. > :02:34.you goals. Absolutely. Young players who have a bit to prove. One who has
:02:35. > :02:41.proven absolutely everything. Nice blend. Certainly is. Let's see how
:02:42. > :02:44.League Two unfolded on Saturday, which had new leaders going in the
:02:45. > :02:48.afternoon's games as Scunthorpe climbed to the summit on New Year's
:02:49. > :02:56.Day with a resounding 3-0 victory over promotion rivals Rochdale. On
:02:57. > :03:00.Saturday the Iron were at Mansfield. Mansfield were left to the regret
:03:01. > :03:04.missed chances against Scunthorpe, mat Reid might have given them the
:03:05. > :03:12.lead after five minutes. The Stags started well but were caught cold by
:03:13. > :03:19.a moment of brilliance by Paul Hayes. Despite a lack of game time
:03:20. > :03:24.this srngs soon rediscovered his goalscoring touch. This was a
:03:25. > :03:29.seventh win out of nine for Scunny. Terrific debut from Paul, his first
:03:30. > :03:32.one, you know, fantastic strike from distance. His second one is more of
:03:33. > :03:45.a striker's goal. McGurk carried the threat. That was
:03:46. > :03:52.the first of many stops by Scott Brown. Cheltenham should have taken
:03:53. > :03:58.the lead before half-time. McGlashan won't enjoy seeing that again. Jason
:03:59. > :04:03.Taylor did the hard work soon after the retart. Harrison was celebrating
:04:04. > :04:10.his ninth goal of the season. Burton must have feared their unbeaten run
:04:11. > :04:17.was over when Key hit not one post but both. The game turned when
:04:18. > :04:21.Ismail was unleashed. His pace set up Knowles for his first goal in
:04:22. > :04:26.senior football within minutes of coming on. The pair repeated their
:04:27. > :04:33.double act before the whistle. No wonder Burton were so keen to sign
:04:34. > :04:40.him. Burton are second, now unbeaten in 11. We haven't had a like that
:04:41. > :04:45.since McGoma left us. He changed the game in the way he got the left back
:04:46. > :04:52.and the way he gave us a little bit of extra impetuous going forward.
:04:53. > :04:56.Chesterfield kept the pressure on the top two with an infatic victory
:04:57. > :05:01.over a Bury side who had won their last two games. Roberts arrived at
:05:02. > :05:07.the far-post for the opener, on quarter hour. The Shakers were right
:05:08. > :05:12.in the game until Danny Meyer picked up a straight red in first half
:05:13. > :05:19.stoppage-time for a challenge on Matt Brown. Chesterfield strode
:05:20. > :05:24.clear after the break. O'Shea doubled the lead from 25 years. An
:05:25. > :05:29.own-goal from Soares that put the game beyond Bury's reach. Under
:05:30. > :05:33.pressure from Marc Richards, Soares could only help the ball into his
:05:34. > :05:39.own net. The ref clearing the goal after a discussion with his
:05:40. > :05:47.assistant. All that remaineds with a debut goal for Gardner to complete
:05:48. > :05:55.the rot. Both managers felt the sending off was absolutely crucial.
:05:56. > :05:58.It was always going to be a difficult game. The sending off in
:05:59. > :06:01.the first half is a big talking point in football. It enhanced our
:06:02. > :06:05.chances of winning the game. We took advantage of that. If it is a bad
:06:06. > :06:13.tackle get the players off, you have to do. Not when I had a lad who
:06:14. > :06:18.dangled his foot, 5 foot 7 lightweight midfield player going up
:06:19. > :06:21.a 6 foot giant. When the referee doesn't give himself thinking time
:06:22. > :06:31.is in danger of making the wrong decision. The divisions third lowest
:06:32. > :06:40.scorers Plymouth hope the answer lies in their new signing. Argyle's
:06:41. > :06:46.McCormack did his best dipping over this free-kick. The first goal came
:06:47. > :06:55.half way through the second-half. Blizzard's first for Argyle owing
:06:56. > :07:02.much to this deflection. The lead ng tact to three minutes. Hurst got the
:07:03. > :07:07.decisive touch. His ninth goal of the season. Argyle went closest to a
:07:08. > :07:17.winner through Nelson. Both teams now are unbeaten in six. It a really
:07:18. > :07:21.tough game against a well-organised team who are going well and are one
:07:22. > :07:24.of the favourites to get out of the league. We matched them in all
:07:25. > :07:29.departments. Full credit to our players. I thought we were excellent
:07:30. > :07:33.and we should have won the game. I was disappointed compared to the
:07:34. > :07:44.Millwall performance. The level performance we reached against
:07:45. > :07:50.Championship we need to motivate ourselves against the League Two
:07:51. > :07:58.division. Rochdale keeper came to the rescue when James Pull met
:07:59. > :08:03.Monkhouse's ball in. Donnelly who scored in Dale's win over Poole
:08:04. > :08:23.finding the net. Kavanagh's strike helped them. Dale
:08:24. > :08:27.replicated the score like line they had at home to Hartlepool in August.
:08:28. > :08:34.Cummins presented with a goal on a plate. There was time for Cummins to
:08:35. > :08:37.come close to grabbing another in stoppage-time with the frame of that
:08:38. > :08:53.particular goal rattled once again. Oxford side who can't win at home
:08:54. > :08:59.and a Portsmouth side who can't win away met today. It lived up to the
:09:00. > :09:06.billing. Rose wasted the home side's best chance, Pompey almost created a
:09:07. > :09:09.chance for Devera. It wasn't one of the purest. It wasn't the most
:09:10. > :09:13.attractive. I said to the players there, at times it's not our job to
:09:14. > :09:17.come away and be attractive and entertain other people's fans. It
:09:18. > :09:22.was a game where there was not a lot in it. Plus we may be shaded it in
:09:23. > :09:27.terms of control and possession and a few half chances. You are hoping
:09:28. > :09:39.one of those goes in. It's a frustrating period for us. 2014
:09:40. > :09:45.started well for Fleetwood whose pro -- promotion bid is right on track.
:09:46. > :09:54.Daggers best moments came after the break. They lacked a cutting-edge.
:09:55. > :10:00.Roberts got a foot in. The away side took the lead, somewhat against the
:10:01. > :10:05.run of play. 16 minutes to go, from this cross, Ball put away his second
:10:06. > :10:12.goal in as many matches. That was enough for back-to-back wins for the
:10:13. > :10:16.Cod Army. Rhys Murphy thought he equalised late on. Roberts got there
:10:17. > :10:26.in the nick of time. The referee said, no goal, Daggers went down to
:10:27. > :10:31.a fifth defeat in seven games. Blink and you'll miss a goal. First
:10:32. > :10:41.Newport's Willmott crashed early free-kick through the Accrington
:10:42. > :10:46.wall. Bettinelli wasn't impressed. Murphy gave a big contribution to
:10:47. > :10:52.the equaliser. Before half-time he eved delivered the type of cross
:10:53. > :10:57.that Naismith could feed off all day, goal number seven of the
:10:58. > :11:04.season, 2-1. Back came Newport in the second-half. Washington's flick
:11:05. > :11:11.fell perfectly for Burge. 2-2, all to play for.
:11:12. > :11:16.Into the final minutes and Peter Murphy was in the thick of it again.
:11:17. > :11:22.A header that looked every inch the winner for Accrington. 3-2. Into
:11:23. > :11:26.stoppage time and one final fling for Newport, hoisted by Willmott,
:11:27. > :11:34.and buried by Minshull. It cost Accrington valuable breathing space
:11:35. > :11:38.at the bottom. Unite Wycombe's white man Paris Hall had not scored in his
:11:39. > :11:43.previous ten games but he did not let his early miss worry him and
:11:44. > :11:48.four minutes before the break he stuck his side in front with a
:11:49. > :11:54.forceful header. Morecambe's veteran striker Ellison has also been short
:11:55. > :11:59.of goals. The following -- but following a superb cross he buried
:12:00. > :12:03.the equaliser 12 minutes from time. Josh Scowen had header scrambled off
:12:04. > :12:06.the Morecambe line by Mark Hughes and Wycombe will be kicking
:12:07. > :12:16.themselves they failed to take all three points.
:12:17. > :12:20.Bristol Rovers began just two of the bottom. When they missed chances as
:12:21. > :12:25.good as this one you can perhaps see White Elliott Richards was left with
:12:26. > :12:30.egg on his face. That looked expensive when on 20 minutes Lee
:12:31. > :12:38.Brown's attempted block on David Wheeler saw the ball loop up, over
:12:39. > :12:42.and in for an own goal. But Rovers rallied and were given a hand by
:12:43. > :12:48.Danny Butterfield's old school sliding down of Richards. With eight
:12:49. > :12:51.goals, the form of John-Joe O'Toole has been a rare highlight of the
:12:52. > :13:00.Pirates' season. His penalty was placed perfectly. And at the end oh
:13:01. > :13:05.tool proved the matchwinner. His volley was acrobatic, the power just
:13:06. > :13:15.sufficient to squirm away. The midfielder's tens of the season. --
:13:16. > :13:20.10th. Three points and a clean sweep --
:13:21. > :13:27.sheet for Chris Hargreaves in his first game in charge as talky box.
:13:28. > :13:32.They went ahead when Christian Pearce pounced on the follow-up.
:13:33. > :13:36.Stockley doubled their lead just before half-time, when he converted
:13:37. > :13:44.Anthony O'Connor's cross, as Hargreaves guided the visitors to a
:13:45. > :13:48.first win in five games. And -- I am not under any illusions as to how
:13:49. > :13:52.hard this job is going to be. It will be tough. Today, the fight and
:13:53. > :13:56.the desire and courage to get on the ball was there. When you have ten
:13:57. > :14:02.players who do not turn up it is hard to win a game of football.
:14:03. > :14:06.This was caretaker Andy King's first Sixfields audition to become this
:14:07. > :14:11.new Northampton manager. The early signs were positive but in truth
:14:12. > :14:17.they were second best in a lacklustre game. Your's Josh Carson
:14:18. > :14:21.found Matt Duke and equally but good form before a moment to forget for
:14:22. > :14:27.Matty Blair. This falls into the what were you thinking category.
:14:28. > :14:32.York sealed victory with a quickfire double. Ryan Bowman landed the
:14:33. > :14:38.first, getting one with 68 minutes gone before the clincher came from
:14:39. > :14:49.the spot, two minutes later. The throw wasn't fully dealt with, and
:14:50. > :14:55.inform Wes Fletcher did the rest as your win three in a row for the
:14:56. > :15:01.first time this season. -- was York win three in a row.
:15:02. > :15:07.York City enjoying a purple patch. In the transfer market, Paddy
:15:08. > :15:12.Madden, one for the future but here is a name from the past, Paul Hayes
:15:13. > :15:19.from his former days at Scunthorpe. At it again. We remember the Hooper
:15:20. > :15:25.and Hayes days. Watched him earlier in the season, coming back from a at
:15:26. > :15:28.Plymouth. He looked off the pace, but in between now and then I think
:15:29. > :15:33.he's managed to get his sharpness and fitness back and by all accounts
:15:34. > :15:38.watching those two goals he hasn't lost the knack of his eye for a
:15:39. > :15:42.goal. It was a good afternoon for the leading lights in the division.
:15:43. > :15:48.All of them winning, Scunthorpe, Burton, Chesterfield. At the other
:15:49. > :15:52.end, for Torquay under the new in Chris Hargreaves, formerly of the
:15:53. > :15:56.club, showing an early knack of the transfer market, he has bought on
:15:57. > :16:01.James Stockley, set one up and scored one as well. Yes, he has the
:16:02. > :16:05.advantage of working with the kids that Bournemouth and come to the
:16:06. > :16:09.football club you are managing and a dramatic early effects, no doubt
:16:10. > :16:14.about that. A big result for them because a few other clubs down there
:16:15. > :16:22.who also have good results. Much-needed. Yes. I like Chris, a
:16:23. > :16:27.good lad, I wish all the best. It is Torquay against Northampton next
:16:28. > :16:29.week, a huge game, massive. No huge table -- no huge changes in the
:16:30. > :16:36.tables. Brighton climbed into the play-off
:16:37. > :16:39.places for the first time this season after ending Birmingham's
:16:40. > :16:42.ten-match unbeaten run. Wigan move up a place to tenth after extending
:16:43. > :16:45.their unbeaten run under Uwe Rosler to six matches. The bottom four
:16:46. > :16:47.positions remain the same after defeats for Millwall, Doncaster and
:16:48. > :16:51.Yeovil. Sheffield Wednesday's biggest league win since May 1987
:16:52. > :16:55.saw them move up a place to 19th, four points clear of the relegation
:16:56. > :16:58.zone. The top three in League One all gained maximum points so stay as
:16:59. > :17:02.they were. Rotherham were the only other victors in the top seven as
:17:03. > :17:05.they moved up to fifth whilst Peterborough drop to sixth after a
:17:06. > :17:09.fourth successive defeat. It's their lowest position since the opening
:17:10. > :17:12.weekend of the season. Despite their recent Cup heroics, Stevenage remain
:17:13. > :17:15.bottom after defeat at Oldham. The Latics climb three places to 16th.
:17:16. > :17:18.Notts County remain in the relegation zone but back-to-back
:17:19. > :17:21.league wins leaves them just one point from safety. There was no
:17:22. > :17:24.change either in the automatic promotion places in League Two with
:17:25. > :17:29.Scunthorpe, Burton and Chesterfield all winning. Rochdale and Fleetwood
:17:30. > :17:32.were the only other winners in the top half, both climbing one
:17:33. > :17:35.position. Chris Hargreaves enjoyed a winning managerial debut for
:17:36. > :17:39.Torquay, who remain in the bottom two but only on goal difference.
:17:40. > :17:44.Northampton's home defeat to York leaves them four points adrift at
:17:45. > :17:47.the bottom of the Football League. Before we go, the usual reminder to
:17:48. > :17:52.join Mark Chapman on Sunday night for Match Of The Day 2 on at 10.25
:17:53. > :17:55.on BBC One. And we'll be back next Saturday with all the best of the
:17:56. > :18:00.action from the Football League straight after Match Of The Day at
:18:01. > :18:05.11.45pm. Good to see you, Steve. Have a great week. See you next
:18:06. > :18:09.Saturday. Goodnight.