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Good evening. Welcome along to the best from the Football League. With

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just seven weeks remaining we are shaping up for quite a finish. Last

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week saw a new face amongst the managerial ranks, with Jose Enrique

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replacing Chris Powell at Charlton, plus, a definite contender for goal

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of the season at Gillingham. Not bad for his first goal in professional

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football. We will be hoping, along with Steve, for a few more gems

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tonight. Here is what is coming up. With the finishing line insight,

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Leicester went eight points clear on Tuesday. Today, they were at home to

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Blackpool. Nottingham Forest had won nine in five, and we will find out

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how they got on against Doncaster. We have extended highlights from the

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Game of the Day in League One, as Leyton Orient met Brentford. And,

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can Burton Albion get automatic promotion this season, having got

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into the play-offs last season? They play AFC Wimbledon.

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Championship leaders Leicester would seem to be closing in on a return to

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the Premier League for the first time in a decade. Today, they

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welcomed Blackpool to the King Power Stadium. Blackpool ended their 17

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game run without a win during the week against Millwall. Commentary

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from Paul Walker. 15 points clear of third place, surely nothing can stop

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Leicester City in their pursuit of Premier League football. ACPO won

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for the first time informants in the middle of the week. They are not

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safe yet. For the third game in a row, Leicester are unchanged. At

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Barnsley in the week, they completed their third successive 3-0 win.

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Former Blackpool striker is Taylor Fletcher and Kevin Phillips are on

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the bench. -- strikers. Jack Robinson returns from suspension for

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Blackpool, as Barry Ferguson changes his system, with David Goodwillie up

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front on his own. In comes the corner, just wide from

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Bishop. It was a free header. Do not get many chances against teams like

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Leicester, but that was a big one. Look at how he was left unmarked.

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That was a great chance. Danger here. Finally! It seemed

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inevitable, and JB Varney has opened his account. And he has actually put

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it wide! Everybody in the ground for he had scored. Jamie Vardy actually

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hit the goal! Jamie Vardy is on-site! How has he missed? He bends

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his run to absolute perfection. You would expect only one outcome, but

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he does not score. Throw from Robinson. Goodwillie! Blackpool have

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taken the lead, against the run of play. And it is David Goodwillie,

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with his first goal since joining Blackpool. The throw from Robinson

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was speared in. And Goodwillie did really well with the finish.

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The ball comes in from Halliday. Just wide from Goodwillie.

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Mahrez has two to aim at. He goes himself! What a goal. That is a

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wonder strike! It has put Leicester back on terms. Mahrez finds a little

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bit of room, pulls the trigger, and that is a terrific strike. Matt

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Gilkes clutches at thin air. Nothing he could do. And the King Power

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Stadium is bouncing, quite literally.

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And Riyad Mahrez is lining this one up. Anthony Clark is there as well.

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Straight into the wall. -- Anthony Clark Art. Cross comes in from

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Mahrez, good save. The cross was from Mahrez, David

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Nugent does well to flick it goalwards.

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Nugent turns it into Taylor Fletcher. Still going. Just wide.

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How close can you get?! That was a whisker away.

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Taylor Fletcher was up there. Anthony Knockaert, a lot of traffic

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of him. It is in, from Wes Morgan! It is his

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first goal of the campaign, and surely, it is another goal on the

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way to the Premier League for Leicester! Back post header, Matt

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Gilks could not keep it out. Riyad Mahrez does ever so well,

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stands up the cross. And Wes Morgan had to stretch those neck muscles to

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get there. Philips! It is all over. Kevin

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Phillips has smashed it in. It is a fabulous strike. Kevin Phillips does

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not celebrate against his former club.

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Still going strong at 40 years of age. No way back for Blackpool.

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Drinkwater does ever so well. He comes away with it. Danny

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Drinkwater! A good interception by the goalkeeper. Phillips was there.

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I think there was only one side trying to win it, or thought they

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could win it. But we gave them a bit of a lifeline. Again, it was a game

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of trying to be patient, and trying to make sure that what we did was to

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believe in our own brand of football, and the belief that we

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were better players, and we would come out on top. That was very much

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it was a wonder goal, which set them on their way. That was

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disappointing. But after that, we felt sorry for ourselves a wee bit.

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But we have got to move on. We have got to look ahead to the game next

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weekend. Barry Ferguson clearly went with a game plan to the King Power

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Stadium, and at half-time, Leicester fans might have been thinking, maybe

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it was working? Yes, obviously, a goal up, and a marvellous one as

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well, into the bargain. I remember going to Leicester when they were

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top last time around, I was at Millwall. Little bit like Blackpool,

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we scored early, and I was not sure that we would see it through. It was

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that kind of game, we were just waiting for Leicester to go up a

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gear. And that was the case after they got the equaliser. We have

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spoken about specific players, Jamie Vardy, Nugent, Drinkwater, but this

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performance was inspired by an import from France in January,

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Mahrez, wasn't it? Yes, I think typical of Nigel's signings this

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year. They have all made an impact. This one has come in and seamlessly

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taken the place of dire. It was a very important goal because it set

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them on their way. Very little you could do about that. We saw many

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different aspects of his game. Pace, getting to the byline, standing the

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ball up. It was a lovely ball. He knows instinctively what to do in

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the right areas. Some people pick out the wrong pass, but time and

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time again today, we saw him doing everything correctly. It extends

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Leicester's huge advantage over the third placed team, so at one point

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does Nigel Pearson start thinking ahead to next season? We are way

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past that point. He knows the strength and consistency of his

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squad. Will be six weeks ago he would have been making plans for

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next year and the Premiership. Let's find out how the chasing pack got

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on. Lee Clark clearly got a kick out of that result. Earlier, Sean

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Dyche's team was playing. Burnley were on the back foot in the first

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half. Matt Smith provided a fairly routine test for the goalkeeper.

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Ross MacCormack does not spare many chances like that. The champion's

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leading scorer made sure his next one would be marked on the

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scoresheet. It a thumping header. The Clarets were missing the injured

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Danny Ings. Sam Vokes panic to Jason Pierce into putting the ball into

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his own net. Burnley are back on course to keep their unbeaten home

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record on tax -- intact. It proved to Sean Dyche that his promotion

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chances are made of stern stuff. I said that to the players afterwards,

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sometimes that mentality is a vital component. We have got a fantastic

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manager and I thought Sean has done a fantastic job here and he has got

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a group of people all going in the same direction and it is what we are

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trying to do at Leeds, get a group together, which is challenging at

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the top end. If winning at home is the foundation of success, then

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Reding's run of four blanks explain how they have dropped out of the

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play-offs. The prospect of a festival of goals were not good.

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That first miss was a warning sign. Gareth McCleary was Redding's

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constant source of danger. The reaction of Adam Le Fondre said it

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all. Jamie Ward set up Patrick Bamford, but the goalkeeper proved

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his value. It was not for lack of trying that Redding failed to take

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up all three points. Next to benefit from the McLeary production line was

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Blackman. It was off target. Still the chances kept coming in the final

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minutes. Adam Le Fondre put the ball in the net at last, but he knew like

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the referee it got there with his hand on his head,. We have got the

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first or second highest goal-scorers at home which is important and we

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demonstrated some good chances, but they did not end up in the back of

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the net. They had a couple of chapters, but we had quite a few

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before that. Both managers are scratching our heads wondering why

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it was 0-0. This game was a celebration of the life of Alex

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Stocker who led Yeovil to the fifth round. Gary Johnson felt hard done

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by. Although Morrison might prove a decisive acquisition for the Hoops,

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he was in the mood for goals again. It was a terrific opener. But Yeovil

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have guts and they lost just one in six. Thom Lawrence nearly found the

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top corner. Dream was a mere spectator. Sit back and enjoy the

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technique of Jermaine Genius. It would have been a wonderful second

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goal. The second came 20 minutes from time. Bobby Zamora's long wait

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was finally over. His first goal in 13 months. Morrison was the star

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turn, so it was fitting he should finish things off. A composed strike

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rounded off a goalless week. We had the first 20 minutes and if the

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referee had allowed as the goal, which we did not think was a

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problem, but if the goalie slips over and it hits him, that is it in

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my book and we played on. People tried to make something out of

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nothing. We are back to third now. We got rid of 18 players at the

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start of the year. Wigan had won their last seven in all

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competitions. They arrived at Portman Road looking to extend that

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highly impressive record, but they fell behind to an Ipswich side with

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their own aspirations. Tommy Smith reacted quickest to the loose ball.

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Once again they failed to hold onto the lead and James Maclean brought

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the Latics back into the match, his first league goal for the club. Look

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I am should have made more of this chance. It was wasteful in the

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extreme. Leon Barnett put Wigan in front for the first time with an

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unchallenged header. Maclean ensured they moved into the top six. Marc

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Antoine Fortune must take much of the credit. They guaranteed the

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winning run continued. Thanks to the players we did a very professional

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job today. We did a game plan and we knew what we would face today and

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they coped very well with it. We had some very good counter attacks. The

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first goal and the third goal was an example of how we wanted to attack

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today. We contributed to their goals, but there are clinical enough

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to punish us. Unbeaten in five Bolton's recent record suggested

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they could steal Brighton's play-off push. Stephen Ward who scored on

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Tuesday's success, gave the goalkeeper a momentary scare. The

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goalkeeper did well to keep out Will Buckley, but only the first time.

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The Seagulls were soon thankful for the agility of Tom Krul shack. This

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was much more frustrating for Bolton. In the second half the home

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team eventually found a way through. Joe Mason got the final touch. Only

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for the linesman to have the final say. Oscar Garcia men seem to have

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been lifted. This was a team hitting form while others are faltering.

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They changed the system a little bit as well and played a different

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system against us and we are pleased and we took our goals well and are

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pleased with the result. It was a game of chapters. There was an

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offside which was clearly not offside. Brighton coming out on top

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with their 17th clean sheet of the season. But we saw two good wins for

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sites that have found their group. It was a good win for Burnley. We

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know about the injury to Danny Ings. Scott are fields scored. It was his

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sixth goal. More importantly the ones that he scores are vitally

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important for them. That is a massive psychological boost. We know

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they are not a one-man team, but he is a massive and integral part of

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the site. In so many tight games he has made the difference. But he has

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only been missing two times this season. Just to know that they can

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play with out him and they can come back from a tough situation against

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a team who have taken the lead against them. They handled that and

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came through it. What a season it is planning out for Wigan. Juggling the

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Europa League would have been a bit of a nightmare. They have now won

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the last seven in a row. It is a sensational run. Yes, it is

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fantastic. As soon as they get an opportunity they are in a position

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to punish you. There is real quality in that side. The players that have

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left, they got money from them, but we know they have spent well on new

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players. It goes to show that the job he left behind at Brentford, it

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shows he has got one of the best scouts of the season. We felt like

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he got it wrong a little bit and the system was not quite right. But that

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is the only time he has got it wrong in his managerial career. He has

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been brilliant at Brentford and is taking it to another level at Wigan.

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Nottingham Forest rode their luck on Tuesday with a disputed 80th minute

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equaliser, and they earned a precious point against

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Middlesbrough. On Saturday Doncaster arrived at the City Ground boosted

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by back-to-back wins. It would have been amazing if he had

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scored. It was not a bad strike, but it was always going wide. That was a

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good save. It was off the line. Then it was allowed to run through and

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then it was finally cleared. You got the feeling nobody was ever going to

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be able to force it through. Andy Reid tries to bring some semblance

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of order to proceedings. It is not a penalty, he has given it right on

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the edge. I consider he is a little bit lucky. For the third game

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running he has put a header six inches over the crossbar. It was a

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chance for him to enhance his reputation. Again a goal kick and

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Doncaster Rovers protesting that should have had a corner. It is a

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rare opening for Mark Duffy. That was well smothered by Darlow.

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Duffy did well. That was a lovely free kick from

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Cotterell. The save is made by Darlow. Clever

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little ball from Billy Sharp. Hit it well. Darlow reacted perfectly.

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Into the path of Paterson. Three red ahead of Paterson. They are joined

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by Majewski. Here is Majewski! It's a fine save. A good shot from

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Majewski and equally fine stop from Johnstone. The goalkeeper is saying,

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why on earth did you let him have such clear view of the net? As much

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as I'm delighted with the points some of the chances we had I'm

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disappointed we have not got all three. You say to yourself, can be

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Forest are a top team, especially at home. It's one of football's

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unwritten laws, expect a former star player to shine when he returns. How

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surprised were Huddersfield when Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring

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after four minutes. The home supporters were relieved when their

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side drew level. That was as good as it got for the home side. 1-1 at

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half-time became 2-1 to Blackburn. You can guess who was on the end of

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Conway's cross when it arrived. Goal number 19for the season for Jordan

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Rhodes. Huddersfield goalkeeper Smithies will have nightmares about

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the next action. Conway will admit his shot was straight at the keeper.

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The save became anything but straight-forward. That prompted

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changes by the Huddersfield boss. They paid off almost immediately.

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James Vaughan's introduction led o to Wells first goal in nine matches.

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3-2 to Blackburn. All that good work was undone by Clayton's error which

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presented Rhodes with a second Rovers hat-trick. He wasn't in the

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mood to race. Sights are still trained on the play-offs. A fair

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fairytale to come back to his old club, be the captain and score three

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great goals. The second worst defence in the division had Watford

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licking their lips. A gem shot from this. Only five minutes on the

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clock. Barnsley's defence offered feeble resistance. This interception

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had the alarm bells ringing. Troy Deeney had even more time. That is

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his 16th league goal and another productive season. The Tuberculosis

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looked every inch the side heading the wrong way. Possession was gifted

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to Watford. The calm head belonged to Anya. The goalscorer was Merkel.

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His first for the Hornets. There was nearly a second German name on the

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scoresheet. Barnsley's Proschwitz kept out by the crossbar. Watford's

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seventh cleansheet in the last nine. Nice to bounce back after Tuesday'

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disappointment. To get a quick start, first 15 minutes to be 2-0

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up. It was the perfect start to the game for us really. It was one big

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talking point in this South Coast meeting. Grabban's disallowed first

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half goal. Bournemouth's top-scorer took advantage of a mistake by

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Konstantopoulos to find the Middlesbrough net only o for it to

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be disallowed. The referee Frederick Graham ruled he fouled the borough

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keeper. Grabban was left to reflect on what might have been. After the

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interval, Matt Ritchie did his very best to find a way through. He hit

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the post. Konstantopoulos produced two truly outstanding saves. The

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first from Simon Francis. Then, another terrific stop, this time

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from sur monk as the Teessiders hold out for a point. -- Surman. We were

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trying to win the game. It was difficult. Middlesbrough's defensive

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record has been good of late, you can see why. Rigid, defended deep, a

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lot of men behind the ball. It was difficult to break them down. In the

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end, it didn't happen for us. Two struggling clubs keen to take their

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points tally into the 40s at Hillsborough. Birmingham never

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looked like to make an impact. The dust had barely settled before

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Lavery was attacking McGuire's corner. Leon Best was left with the

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simplest tap-in. Not even midway through the first half and Sheffield

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Wednesday had a healthy advantage. Which became insurmountable after

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the break. There was time for Lavery to add another cracker. Two

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memorable goals he hopes will put a smile on his mum's face back in

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Canada, where she is recovering from an operation. A romp for Wednesday

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on day when nothing went right for Birmingham, forced with injuries to

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play out the remaining minutes with 10-men. They pulled one goal back

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thanks to Novak. Four points above the bottom three that consolation

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proved little cause for celebration. Didn't look like we had any

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alreadying levels, we looked flat, didn't play with tempo or intensity.

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The scoreline suggested that. We have gifted four goals away.

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Preventible from our point of view. Not a good day on the injury front

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either. New manager, new hope. That is the Charlton plan. David Forde

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wasn't playing ball with Jackson's header. Hamer had a scare. Ian

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Holloway will wonder how his side didn't win from this corner.

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Charlton though climb off the bottom. I was am coulding here to

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win. Believe me. Then I won't always win the games. Maybe it's only one

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point plus another point, but two points and you add three points it

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can make the difference. A frustrating day for us because we

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didn't take one of our opportunities we created. I think the game was a

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very nervous game. I thought it was both teams knew the importance of

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it. Probably more so us, knowing they have got four games in hand on

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us. We wanted six points for them to try and claw back. That was one of

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the games we could have notched off. Goalless at The Den. Hardly the why

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ideal result for either of those sides. You were there. What did you

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make of it all? Both these sides have similar records. One in the

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last ten, one goal in their last five. The game wasn't a major

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surprise. Both teams low in confidence. Bourne out particularly

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first half by lack of options for the man on the ball. I think

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Millwall too many times the ball went forward when it didn't need. To

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a lot of times Charlton had possession, looked forward and

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having to go back, no-one was showing. That was evident in the

:35:19.:35:27.

game. Both opted for a change of manager, is it a gamble? Speaking to

:35:28.:35:30.

Charlton fans before the game. They are not quite sure what they are

:35:31.:35:34.

going to get. He made one or two changes. On the day, the way the

:35:35.:35:39.

game was going. They made sense. There is something to go on there.

:35:40.:35:42.

Well done to Jordan Rhodes, a hat-trick for him. It takes him to

:35:43.:35:52.

the 20 goal mark. You expect them to be battling for the play-offs. It

:35:53.:35:56.

shows you his goals have been valuable to get them where they are

:35:57.:36:00.

at the minute? Absolutely. 26, 27 last year. They weren't able to make

:36:01.:36:04.

a mark in the Championship. It will be a case of more of the same this

:36:05.:36:08.

year. It's a little bit of a shame. When you have one like that. That is

:36:09.:36:12.

the hardest onjob for your team, to find someone to put the ball in the

:36:13.:36:15.

back of the net. In the Championship that gets you in the play-offs

:36:16.:36:19.

because you normally most teams are quite even. It's quite tight. You

:36:20.:36:23.

have a match winner there. They have been enable to turn those goals into

:36:24.:36:29.

a play-off push at this stage. Well done to Pepe he turned around

:36:30.:36:35.

Watford. No doubt about the game of the day in League One as second took

:36:36.:36:40.

on third Leyton Orient up against Brentford lying a point behind with

:36:41.:36:44.

two games in hand. Russell Slade made one change. Lisbie came in from

:36:45.:36:51.

Chris Dagnall. Warburton made two changes. Trotter aiming to end a six

:36:52.:36:57.

week goal drought. COMMENTATOR: Mooney wants it. Cox

:36:58.:37:14.

goes on himself. Oh, what a hit! Cox can produce spectacular moments and

:37:15.:37:17.

stunning goals. Nine so far this season. This was not far away from

:37:18.:37:25.

Number Ten. The team everyone said would fall away, fade away, they

:37:26.:37:31.

haven't. A little long. Met by Scott gut Bert to Leyton Orient. James

:37:32.:37:40.

Tarkowski. Yellow card for the centre-back. He had gone before the

:37:41.:37:49.

challenge came flying in. -- the ball had gone before the challenge

:37:50.:37:54.

came flying in. Into Lisbie. A little touch here for Cox! Lovely

:37:55.:38:05.

one-touch football. Lisbie's touch was brilliant. Cox with the drive

:38:06.:38:18.

bye got the best from Button. Forshaw caught. Tempers are flowing

:38:19.:38:27.

over big time. Referee has to step in. Looks to see who is the chief

:38:28.:38:34.

protagonists. Here is that flashpoint again. Sawyer goes in to

:38:35.:38:39.

retrieve the ball. It all kicks off. Trotter, forehad you, Trotter!

:38:40.:38:57.

Bottom corner found. Brentford lead. Trotta took aim. It minds a way past

:38:58.:39:05.

Jakupovic. The Bees have struck first in first half additional time.

:39:06.:39:12.

Trotta, first time. Accuracy unairing. In this three-way fight,

:39:13.:39:18.

Brentford have taken some degree of control.

:39:19.:39:25.

Here's Tarkowski. Yellow card here to Tarkowski. It could be his

:39:26.:39:34.

second. It is his second. The Bees are down to 10. Clumsy. Awkward,

:39:35.:39:46.

Costly. Maybe a major moment here in the game for Brentford. Off balance.

:39:47.:39:53.

He made two fouls since the yellow card. This was well worth a second

:39:54.:40:00.

yellow. He's off. He's gone. He's history. Up goes Mooney, Cox.

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There's a foul here. By Forshaw this time.

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Tempers, in the second-half, near or at boiling point. Cox, can make the

:40:19.:40:27.

dead ball sing for him. Up comes Cox, hits the wall. Cox again.

:40:28.:40:36.

James. Here's Nathan Clarke. The Mooney, away from goal by the head

:40:37.:40:42.

of McCormack. The free-kick was blocked away. James back in.

:40:43.:40:47.

McCormack, in the right place, to get this clear, for now at least,

:40:48.:40:49.

for Brentford. Saville, and Saville again. He's

:40:50.:41:10.

gone down. Again, he appeals. The elf are reel decides it's OK. It was

:41:11.:41:21.

a shirt pull in the box that went unpunished. Nathan Clarke on

:41:22.:41:25.

Saville. Look at the contact there. The referee decides no penalty. Greg

:41:26.:41:31.

Dyke, the former Brentford Chairman, now with the FA top job.

:41:32.:41:41.

Mooney, blocked by Dean. Here is Cox, back in looking for Lisbie.

:41:42.:41:52.

Button, with his legs, make as terrific save for Brentford. It

:41:53.:41:59.

stays 1-0, but only just. The best chance of the match. Cox, back

:42:00.:42:09.

across. Too high for Lisbie. O's faces.

:42:10.:42:22.

it is a corner ball. A very cheap corn are given away by the home

:42:23.:42:39.

team. It is kept out somehow, I am not entirely sure how. The

:42:40.:42:45.

goalkeeper got it off his fists. It was just a foot or so wide of the

:42:46.:43:09.

far post from Chris Dagnall. A rare chance later in the day. McCormick

:43:10.:43:23.

on the line away. Leyton Orient cannot find a way through as yet.

:43:24.:43:36.

The appeals are long and loud. The referee is unconvinced. It was a

:43:37.:43:44.

tangle. Alan Judge, against the post. Alan

:43:45.:44:09.

Judge could have sealed the deal. And the whistle goes. That was

:44:10.:44:19.

massive for Brentford. They overtake Leyton Orient and have two games in

:44:20.:44:27.

hand. A London derby, East versus West, second versus third, but the

:44:28.:44:32.

boys were aware of the importance of the match. It has gone and we are

:44:33.:44:39.

disappointed with the result. But it is not finished here. They

:44:40.:44:42.

celebrated like they won the FA Cup, but it is not finished.

:44:43.:44:50.

Was it over exuberance in their celebrations? It was a big game. But

:44:51.:45:00.

they will feel that they justly earned the right. It was a huge win.

:45:01.:45:06.

It was massive, it puts them in the driving seat. It is a fantastic win.

:45:07.:45:13.

Particularly with ten men. Let's have a look at two contentious

:45:14.:45:19.

issues. Both sides had a shout for a penalty. , yes I think that one is.

:45:20.:45:27.

Nathan Clarke has got his hands on George Savile. He almost spins him

:45:28.:45:35.

around. It is a good tackle for me. I know there are bodies and legs

:45:36.:45:41.

everywhere, but George Savile manoeuvres himself around. He gets

:45:42.:45:50.

the ball. They managed to clear. I think the referee was in the perfect

:45:51.:45:54.

position and he made the right decision. Are Brentford there to

:45:55.:46:05.

stay? They are still in the seat. League leaders Wolves game for a

:46:06.:46:10.

10th consecutive win at home to struggling Shrews buried.

:46:11.:46:26.

David McAllister was inches away from connecting with a cross. They

:46:27.:46:33.

threatened to throw the form book out of the window. Early in the

:46:34.:46:37.

second half the Shrews went close again. But it was Wolves who bossed

:46:38.:46:47.

the last half hour. They threatened to extend their impressive league

:46:48.:46:58.

run of nine consecutive victories. The Shrewsbury keeper got there just

:46:59.:47:04.

ahead of Leon client. It was a frustrating day and their site was

:47:05.:47:08.

excellent and they caused as a lot of problems. We did not have our

:47:09.:47:13.

shooting boots on today. Although we are not happy with it, we will take

:47:14.:47:21.

our point and move on. Coming and play against a side like that, I

:47:22.:47:27.

think it is a good point. To come here and get the point where we are

:47:28.:47:31.

and where they are, it is a good result for us. Walsall started like

:47:32.:47:39.

a side desperate to keep their hopes alive against Rotherham. The

:47:40.:47:44.

Saddlers opened the scoring. You would not have thought the Chelsea

:47:45.:47:49.

Loney would have failed to find the net. But they were having an off day

:47:50.:48:00.

in front of goal. But the home side cause was aided when an opposite

:48:01.:48:09.

player was sent off. Now with a man advantage, the masters of the late

:48:10.:48:23.

show grabbed a point. They extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches.

:48:24.:48:31.

Peterborough made the short trip to MK Dons for a game of real

:48:32.:48:35.

significance. Only three points separated the clubs. It is his goals

:48:36.:48:56.

that have kept the team in the top six. The Porsche were sent on their

:48:57.:49:08.

way to a vital victory. Minutes later he had a second from the

:49:09.:49:13.

penalty spot. Connor Washington was brought down inside the area. It was

:49:14.:49:21.

left to Peterborough's leading scorer to secure the victory. He has

:49:22.:49:26.

now hit 27 in all competitions. The home side response saw McLeod go

:49:27.:49:39.

close. Good, professional performers. A thoroughly deserved

:49:40.:49:44.

victory. We felt we should have won by more. But to go away from home

:49:45.:49:49.

with a clean sheet and two goals, it was a fresh performance. They were

:49:50.:49:55.

on the front foot and they had players who could take their chances

:49:56.:50:01.

when they came along. Bristol City and Swindon produced five goals and

:50:02.:50:04.

some terrific entertainment when they met in September. But after

:50:05.:50:12.

Thomas hit the upright for Bristol Suttie and then Cunningham fired the

:50:13.:50:17.

loose ball wide, this game failed to catch fire. Bristol City were

:50:18.:50:21.

chasing a fourth consecutive league win but were unable to take

:50:22.:50:24.

advantage of Swindon being reduced to ten men. The dismissal of

:50:25.:50:31.

Prichard for a push on Wade Elliott brought the first red card of his

:50:32.:50:37.

young career. His side has just picked up four points in the last

:50:38.:50:42.

seven matches. We deserve the three points today. Nice to get a clean

:50:43.:50:48.

sheet. We did not score against Sheffield United and we have not

:50:49.:50:54.

scored today when we deserved to. That extensive Bristol City's

:50:55.:50:59.

unbeaten run. It will be a frustrating into the campaign for

:51:00.:51:03.

the Robins. For Peterborough they are back to winning ways after a

:51:04.:51:08.

week to forget for Darren Ferguson. Two more goals from this man. It was

:51:09.:51:17.

a big win. It was. They are only dashed the only ones in the top six

:51:18.:51:23.

who are vulnerable. If they win a game in hand and they are nine

:51:24.:51:28.

clear, there is only one fly in the ointment for them and that is

:51:29.:51:36.

Sheffield United. The way they are going... You would not bet against

:51:37.:51:41.

them. Wolves versus Shrewsbury was the coupon buster. They were

:51:42.:51:47.

predicting how many goals they would get that Molyneux. It never ever

:51:48.:51:53.

works out like that. They set out with a game plan to make themselves

:51:54.:51:56.

tough to beat and that is what they were. That was a for all of us. It

:51:57.:52:02.

gives them great hope, Shrews buried. If you go to Wolves and feel

:52:03.:52:10.

you can get a result, that will reinforce the thought that they can

:52:11.:52:13.

go anywhere and they are good enough to get something. Maybe tinker with

:52:14.:52:19.

the formation because of the opposition and maybe it works and it

:52:20.:52:25.

was a way forward for them. We round up the rest of the action starting

:52:26.:52:29.

at Valley Parade as Bradford city met and improving drilling. There is

:52:30.:52:35.

nothing to separate Bradford Angele in the League 1 table and there was

:52:36.:52:39.

nothing to choose between them today. Bradford opened the scoring

:52:40.:52:47.

with Maclean. Phil Parkinson's side were dominating and tried to kill

:52:48.:52:56.

the game off after the break. But the deals hit back. Cody McDonald

:52:57.:53:16.

landed his 14th goal of the season. It was a deserved share of the

:53:17.:53:25.

spoils. Crawley had lost just one of their previous nine in the league.

:53:26.:53:30.

John Gregor's return to management looks to be working out. Jones

:53:31.:53:39.

finished it off. This is called Chester's six successive season in

:53:40.:53:42.

this division, but they are far from safe. -- Colchester. Colchester

:53:43.:53:57.

continued to apply the pressure. Dave Wright and Morrison had efforts

:53:58.:54:03.

on the goal blocked. Defeat leaves them only two points clear of the

:54:04.:54:10.

bottom four. Gary Harkins enjoyed a splendid match in Oldham's midweek

:54:11.:54:14.

defeat at the hands of Rotherham and once again he seemed to be in the

:54:15.:54:18.

mood as he fired his side in front. And he is fired the move on the

:54:19.:54:26.

left. The home keeper Ben Garrett was relieved to make the save. Crew

:54:27.:54:31.

have lost just two of their last games at home. Davies headed a

:54:32.:54:38.

massive equaliser deep into overtime. Carlisle were left

:54:39.:54:45.

frustrated against a Stevenage side also battling to beat the drop.

:54:46.:54:54.

Carlisle saw Lee Miller go agonisingly wide. Stevenage stay in

:54:55.:55:05.

the relegation zone. Carlisle are without a win in five. That was a

:55:06.:55:11.

great performance, I thought we had everything bar the goal. We took the

:55:12.:55:17.

game to the opposition and created loads of chapters, but we could not

:55:18.:55:24.

put the ball in. Notts County manager Shaun Derry described this

:55:25.:55:27.

fixture as one of the most important in the club's history. Tranmere went

:55:28.:55:32.

into the game also in the bottom four. County took the early

:55:33.:55:39.

initiative. Less than quarter of an hour play. Jason Coomber has got the

:55:40.:55:48.

equaliser. You have to go back to April, 2011, for the last time he

:55:49.:56:02.

found the net. It was one more telling contribution on a day of

:56:03.:56:07.

high drama. Taylor gave away a penalty. But the spot kick was

:56:08.:56:16.

saved. They could ill afford this setback. She handed the tone for his

:56:17.:56:24.

earlier error with a set piece special. The free kick was perfectly

:56:25.:56:29.

placed. But county have suffered the most defeat in the league and they

:56:30.:56:36.

were beaten again. Steve Jennings with a wonderful strike. They leave

:56:37.:56:40.

County seven points adrift of safety.

:56:41.:56:48.

Some great goals in what was a huge win for Tranmere. Steve Jennings,

:56:49.:56:57.

what a winner from him. It makes it a bit special when you see a go of

:56:58.:57:02.

that magnitude in a game like that. An extra special strike. It takes

:57:03.:57:08.

them out of the bottom four, but consigned Notts County to the bottom

:57:09.:57:15.

of the lake. For Tranmere, 19goals from the boot

:57:16.:57:20.

of Ryan Lowe, without those goals where would they be? He has been a

:57:21.:57:26.

goalscorer now from... I was going to say broke onto the scene. He was

:57:27.:57:31.

32. One of the top-scorers at the league. He has carried that on. Been

:57:32.:57:36.

fantastic. You will not lose that. He doesn't rely on pace. He has that

:57:37.:57:41.

art, that anticipation of when the ball comes in the box where to be.

:57:42.:57:45.

He will not lose that. Tranmere are up a couple of places. Colchester

:57:46.:57:51.

are on the slide, one win in nine. They have got stage fright in front

:57:52.:57:56.

of goal at the worse possible time. From what we're being told. Two

:57:57.:58:00.

shots in their last game and no shots on target this time. This is

:58:01.:58:05.

the worst part of the season, time of the season. To hit that sort of

:58:06.:58:09.

form. They are half way up the table when we last spoke about them. We

:58:10.:58:15.

say what a good job Joe was doing. I go up to 17th, the position they are

:58:16.:58:19.

in, to say from there downwards you are in real serious problems. It's

:58:20.:58:23.

about mental strength at this point of season, isn't it? Absolutely.

:58:24.:58:28.

It's about having bhaef. Sitting in the dressing room and believing -

:58:29.:58:32.

Have you been in that position? Plenty of times. You look at players

:58:33.:58:39.

and say, I'm with him, I'm with him, I fear for him? No, as a unit, 10

:58:40.:58:44.

games from the end of the season we can tell whether we are in trouble

:58:45.:58:49.

or we are OK. That is irrelevant on what position you are in. Burton are

:58:50.:58:56.

on track to go one better they went to Saturday's match against

:58:57.:59:02.

Wimbledon one point off the automatic promotion places. Clem

:59:03.:59:04.

takes up the story. Burton Albion have watched other

:59:05.:59:19.

teams follow them out of non-league football. Then bound straight up

:59:20.:59:23.

into League One in consecutive seasons. But, their own recent

:59:24.:59:29.

history suggests they prefer a period of acloy ma advertisation. --

:59:30.:59:36.

they spent several years bobbing about at the toof the Conference

:59:37.:59:40.

before sealing their place in the Football League in 2009. Having

:59:41.:59:47.

finished fourth last May but losing to brat ford City despite winning

:59:48.:59:52.

the first leg, could this be their breakthrough season. If it is it

:59:53.:59:58.

might come down to a an unusual pre-match ritual.

:59:59.:00:05.

There we go. The Chairman needs to know this is the only time we play

:00:06.:00:13.

is before a game. It's our pre-match ritual. Yeah.

:00:14.:00:18.

Not good. What have you got? 64. 64! I'd like to think, as bad as I am at

:00:19.:00:28.

darts, I'm all right under pressure. I think I have enough in the locker.

:00:29.:00:34.

OK. We are trying to do things properly. The why can't you run a

:00:35.:00:37.

League Two team like a Premier League team? Why can't you aspire to

:00:38.:00:42.

do all the things right, whether it's sport science, the stats on the

:00:43.:00:46.

games, whether it is the coaching. You know, why not? The Chairman is

:00:47.:00:56.

brilliant. You know, again we train at St George's Park as well for a

:00:57.:01:00.

League Two club. We aspire for a little bit more. What we have here

:01:01.:01:05.

is almost unique at this level. No debt. It has been a gradual process

:01:06.:01:11.

as I said when we met before, 10 years of Nigel Clough was

:01:12.:01:14.

tremendous. That set the framework to make this club the club it is

:01:15.:01:18.

today. We have a great manager in Gary. First season as a manager.

:01:19.:01:26.

Semi-final play-offs. Looking good. They have a tremendous following.

:01:27.:01:32.

That make as big difference in terms of gate receipts. Having got

:01:33.:01:38.

ourselves into a similar position to last year, I feel that the players

:01:39.:01:42.

will not be enough for us as staff and as players. If that is where we

:01:43.:01:46.

end up, it won't be seen as a bad season. We want a little bit more.

:01:47.:01:55.

COMMENTATOR: The Brewers lost two of 20. Wimbledon have a habit of losing

:01:56.:01:59.

the first goal. That happened for the 25th time this season when

:02:00.:02:11.

Bennett tripped Dominic Knowles. Kee got his fourth successful penalty of

:02:12.:02:16.

the season. Burton rarely finish teams off. Seven much their last 10

:02:17.:02:24.

wins have been 1-0. This shot was kept out by Worner. Wornr was a busy

:02:25.:02:31.

man. This free-kick required a are mo than smart save. The drama came

:02:32.:02:36.

when the fourth official showed five additional minutes. That came and

:02:37.:02:43.

went. Frampton hit -- Francomb hit the post. The clock read 90 plus 8

:02:44.:02:49.

when Francomb's corner fell to Darren Jones. What a time to get his

:02:50.:02:55.

first goal for the club. Burton left feeling very sore.

:02:56.:03:03.

It hurts, doesn't it? Absolutely, it hurts. Absolutely. We have conceded

:03:04.:03:11.

in I think the seven-minutes and 20 seconds when five minutes have gone

:03:12.:03:15.

up on the clock. Disappointed with that. Why not put six minutes on the

:03:16.:03:21.

clock. Why not put seven-minutes if that is how long we will play. I

:03:22.:03:25.

will have to get my timer out and see whether I was right or whether I

:03:26.:03:30.

overreacted. Disappointed. You work so hard this season and to be done

:03:31.:03:35.

by a goal in the last kick of the game to stop us taking three points

:03:36.:03:42.

is gut wrenching for us. Hugely frustrating afternoon. The Burton

:03:43.:03:45.

are still there or there abouts for challenging for the top three. You

:03:46.:03:49.

were with him at Cambridge. What do you make of the job he has done

:03:50.:03:52.

considering the players he lost in the summer? I think he has done an

:03:53.:03:55.

excellent job. He turned around the style of play. They were

:03:56.:04:03.

free-scoring last year. All of a sudden you lose three scoring

:04:04.:04:07.

players. We know they don't score as many goals this season. They have

:04:08.:04:11.

tightened up, conceded 16 or 17 less, which enabled them to win

:04:12.:04:14.

games of football. You have to play to the strengths that the players

:04:15.:04:18.

that you have. He has got that. He has had to find out what they are

:04:19.:04:21.

and work to that formula. He has done it very well. He said before

:04:22.:04:25.

today's game he needs six wins out of the last 10 reach the top three.

:04:26.:04:29.

I suppose now it's six wins out of the last nine, can they do it? They

:04:30.:04:33.

can do it. He is probably about right. They are three, four, and

:04:34.:04:36.

five points behind. Rochdale have a game in hand. They might be at best

:04:37.:04:45.

four points behind. Goal difference, add another point on top of that.

:04:46.:04:49.

They are up against it in a way. If they get that amount of wins, six

:04:50.:04:53.

out of nine, I would imagine that should give them an automatic spot.

:04:54.:04:59.

More from League Two now, a 1-1 draw at Wimbledon on Tuesday night kept

:05:00.:05:03.

Chesterfield on top of the table. Oxford, who have been slipping up of

:05:04.:05:06.

late, were next up for the spire riots. Chesterfield required a

:05:07.:05:21.

convincing victory to reaffirm their title credentials. The home fans

:05:22.:05:24.

were on their feet. Banks found the net. After three games without a

:05:25.:05:29.

win, just the tonic they required. There was more trouble in store for

:05:30.:05:35.

Oxford. Smalley deemed to have shoved this player to the fall.

:05:36.:05:40.

Roberts increased the Spireites' advantage. 2-0 is how it stayed

:05:41.:05:52.

until the final 10 minutes. The defend was facing a spell on the

:05:53.:05:56.

sidelines after this tackle. Before he finished running the bath.

:05:57.:06:04.

Another Ewes playerser was on his way back to the players room. Oxford

:06:05.:06:12.

finished the match with 8-men's after Mullins departed on a stretch

:06:13.:06:22.

oar. -- stretcher. Roberts scored for them right at the end.

:06:23.:06:31.

Plymouth improving, Scunthorpe unbeaten for a club record 20 games.

:06:32.:06:43.

It made for a quality contest. Sheridan's team chased a fifth win

:06:44.:06:50.

in six. This header was nodded in towards their own-goal. The best

:06:51.:07:00.

chance of a breakthrough came from the home side. Parsons fed off

:07:01.:07:07.

Reid's run. They went close, not once, but twice. Then came the

:07:08.:07:18.

sucker-punch. Nolan's run on cross. Sire De Grugy got his tenth goal of

:07:19.:07:23.

the season with 11 minutes to play. Plymouth's response was immediate.

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Time was running out the shadows lengthing Plymouth knew their luck

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was out in the final minute. This shot was deflected into the back of

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the goal and crept in. Scunthorpe's unbeaten run conditions. --

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continues. Go Rochdale boss Keith Hill made four changes after the

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shock defeat at bottom club Torquay. After this shot was kept out by the

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keep their promotion prospects looked on the point of taking

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another knock-back. The side with the best home record in League Two

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failed to deal with the corn before Mingoia put Stanley in front 18

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minutes from time. Rochdale were in trouble again. It looked grim after

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this close-range finish was ruled out for offside. A tight call. They

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were to get a slice of luck. This clearance striking Lund and flying

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into the net. This header came back off Bettinelli and Matthew Lund

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turned the loose ball home. Portsmouth's defence was all at sea

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after this shot led them to a comfortable win. Pompey were soon to

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be breached against as they were given this gift, Sarcevic smashed in

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the penalty to make it 2-0. The Charlie Taylor did the damage

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through midfield. After he was denied by Carson, Schumacher should

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have done better. Let didn't have to wait too long before getting a

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third. Portsmouth defence failed to deal with the set-piece. Matt got

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his third goal in as many games in the scramble. They may have lacked

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substance, but they finished in style. Wallace had this long-range

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effort. It failed to inspire the comeback. The Fleetwood are now up

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to fourth. Southend's play-off hopes resulted in 11 win matches. Bury

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went close. This was 0-0. Scruffy and scrappy.

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It never got going. They earned and deserved the point today. It's

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barely Morris than a couple of months since York were worrying

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about their league future as much as Wycombe. This challenge on Carson

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allowed Bowman to give their play-off hopes another boost.

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Wickham found their feet. Togwell close to a decisive touch on his

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debut. Just as they were looking forward to the respite of half-time,

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Carson got the killer blow. York manage claimed to see this match as

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a chance to guarantee survival. With City now outside the top seven only

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on goal difference. Craig had the chance to chip away at that. Unable

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to convert the rebound. Wickham too close to the bottom of comfort.

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Togwell's first appearance ended prematurely. Late on Russell Penn

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pen to ensure an early return to the dressing room.

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Hartlepool signalled their intentions within two minutes of the

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kick nauf thank to this corner who set up Harewood to score his second

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goal at Victoria Park. Brad Walker made it 2-0 after 16 minutes. Any

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thought for Rovers could find a way back disappeared early in the

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second-half when Tony Parkes fouled Harewood and conceded a penalty.

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Walton made it 3-0. Rovers almost made United pay for creeping

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complacency late on. Flynneders' legs kept out this header. This

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follow-up was only just scrambled away. Beardsley peat basically

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Flinders, but not the frame of the goal. That was the closest they came

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to scoring. Those chances geed up the home side for one final push.

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James' persistence paid off. They scored through Franks they are now

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three places off the play-offs. Torquay looked to follow up their

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shock win over Rochdale, but they could not do it.

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A late try Brown header was just too high. But it looks desperate now for

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Torquay. Dagenham's on loan Luke Norris brought the best out of the

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goalkeeper Barry Roach as the home side enjoyed the best of the opening

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chapters. A poor clearance was almost spectacularly converted. The

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Daggers have failed to score in six league games this season. The match

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took a controversial twist. Even Wayne Burnett admitted afterwards

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they were lucky to get a penalty. But Medy Elito kept a cool head. A

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cool head with moves to match. Morecambe clearly felt aggrieved by

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the decision and pressed for an equaliser. Morecambe deserved an

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equaliser and they got it in the final minute of normal time as Mark

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Hughes knocked in his fourth of the season. It is over two months since

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Mansfield one on the road. Oliver Palmer scored back in August. Chris

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Wylde has given the cobbler 's real resolve. There was a straight red

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card. Darren Carter once scored the winning penalty for Birmingham in

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the play-off final. The perfect go to man for this job. There could

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have been a winner. Chris Hackett could not convert the cross. Perhaps

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two points dropped for Northampton. Northampton are unbeaten in six and

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still fighting Russell Cox amazingly yet to lose a

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game since he took charge on Christmas Eve. But one side on the

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slide is Oxford. Ever since Chris Wilder left it has not quite gone to

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plan. Lewis has been there long enough to either make him permanent

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manager or bring someone else in. There is a degree of uncertainty

:15:54.:15:56.

within the club and the players and the players down as a whole because

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when somebody continues to be a caretaker manager and no decision is

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being made. You have got Oxford on the slide and south end. But one

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team that is looking to capitalise is York city. They survived a

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dramatic final day last season and they are the division's form team of

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2014 and they have 14 in a row. And for the majority of the season it

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has been very much a look at the other end of the table. They were in

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a bit of trouble early on in the season, so it shows how quickly

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things can turn around in this division. It has coincided with

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Oxford in sixth and Southend in seventh. All of a sudden it has

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constituted up and they have given themselves and opportunity. Now they

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can certainly look upwards. Let's have a look at the tables.

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The only side in the bottom half to win was Sheffield Wednesday against

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Birmingham. It was a bad day for Notts County.

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They are seven points adrift of safety. Despite drawing Stevenage

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dropped back into the relegation zone. There was no change in the

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automatic promotion places. Fleetwood was the only side in the

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play-off places to taste victory. None of the clubs in the bottom half

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managed to win. That is it from us. Match of the day

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