:00:35. > :00:43.Evening. Hope you're enjoying the Easter break. At this time of year
:00:44. > :00:46.though, there's no letting up in the Skybet Football League. With less
:00:47. > :00:49.than five games left, we're at the now or never stage of the season.
:00:50. > :00:53.But one team already celebrating this week are Luton Town, who are
:00:54. > :00:56.back in the League after five years away. Joining Steve tonight, the man
:00:57. > :00:59.hoping to mastermind Bournemouth's highest ever league finish, a warm
:01:00. > :01:08.welcome to Eddie Howe. There's plenty to get through tonight, and
:01:09. > :01:17.here's what's coming up. Hitting form at just the right time, could
:01:18. > :01:24.Ipswich be this season's promotion dark horses? Our feature match comes
:01:25. > :01:27.from Vicarage Road as the Tractorboys looked to break into the
:01:28. > :01:30.play-off places against in-form Watford. Burnley had another chance
:01:31. > :01:42.of clinching promotion to the Premier League on Friday. We'll see
:01:43. > :01:45.how the only team who could realistically still catch them,
:01:46. > :01:48.Derby, got on against another team in the relegation mix, Doncaster.
:01:49. > :01:51.And, the best of today's game at already promoted Leicester, who
:01:52. > :01:54.welcomed Harry Redknapp's QPR looking to seal their place in the
:01:55. > :01:57.play-offs. First to today's game at Vicarage Road between two sides
:01:58. > :02:00.eyeing a late surge for the play-offs. Unbeaten in eight at
:02:01. > :02:03.home, Watford began the weekend seven-points off the top six with a
:02:04. > :02:07.game in hand, while Ipswich were just outside the play-offs on goal
:02:08. > :02:08.difference, thanks to a run of four wins in six. Martin Fisher describes
:02:09. > :02:10.the action. difference, thanks to a run of four
:02:11. > :02:14.wins in six. Martin Opportunity knocks for Ipswich Town today. A win
:02:15. > :02:19.would see them climb into the final play-off spot. Watford haven't given
:02:20. > :02:28.up all hope themselves. Theirs is a longer shot and probably requires
:02:29. > :02:35.five wins out of five games. Ranegie is drafted in alongside Troy Deeney
:02:36. > :02:54.who has hit the 20 goal tally for the second d successive season.
:02:55. > :03:02.Recalls for words wow and Nouble. -- Wordsworth.
:03:03. > :03:07.It might drop here for Williams. Good save by Almunia. It was pretty
:03:08. > :03:25.straight. It was travelling. Murphy for Nouble. Good work from
:03:26. > :03:39.the young. He needs to find a pass. He has. McGuan. Riera curls it in
:03:40. > :03:43.beautifully. Riera, with his first Watford goal. The former Liverpool
:03:44. > :03:53.and Manchester City player, curls in a beauty. So much credit here should
:03:54. > :04:00.go for Tommy Hoban for winning the initial challenge. He stepped inside
:04:01. > :04:07.two Ipswich defenders and bent it in beautifully beyond Dean Gerken.
:04:08. > :04:15.Wordsworth tries his luck for a third time today, he is wayward
:04:16. > :04:24.again. It sums up Ipswich in the final third this afternoon so far.
:04:25. > :04:31.Watford in the yellow shirts and black shorts who get us underway,
:04:32. > :04:35.attacking away to the right hand side. Their home form has been very
:04:36. > :04:40.impressive of late. Unbeaten here since Reading came here in January
:04:41. > :04:46.and picked up three points with a 1-0 win. Since then, they have won
:04:47. > :04:53.six and drawn two. Here is Williams picking up Nouble. What a bright
:04:54. > :05:05.start that could have been for Ipswich Town. Love work to feed
:05:06. > :05:14.Nouble. Nouble, Williams, no foul. McGugan. Releasing Deeney. Deeney
:05:15. > :05:21.might go himself, and does. He finds the grateful hands of Dean Gerken.
:05:22. > :05:26.Deeney usually scores here. He scored in each of his last seven
:05:27. > :05:55.appearances at Vicarage Road. Nouble. Attacked by-words worth.
:05:56. > :06:01.There's the equaliser -- by Wordsworth. Fourth time lucky for
:06:02. > :06:07.him. Ipswich are level. His first goal for over a year. Brought into
:06:08. > :06:13.the starting line-up by Mick McCarthy today. The Nouble whips it
:06:14. > :06:26.in. He got away from his marker and beats Almunia at his near-post.
:06:27. > :06:36.Williams throw. Williams cross. Good one, two. Against the bar. Murphy
:06:37. > :06:40.tries to squeeze it in. I feel Almunia helped it onto the bar.
:06:41. > :06:50.Ipswich inches away from going in front. Good delivery from Williams.
:06:51. > :07:01.Excellent header from Hyam. Terrific save from Almunia. Angella nods
:07:02. > :07:05.home. Watford, back in front. Angella, with his eighth of the
:07:06. > :07:11.season. Well, they haven't threatened that strongly since
:07:12. > :07:16.half-time, but Watford are back in front. Nobody went back with
:07:17. > :07:21.Angella. He read the flight of the ball perfectly. Nods beyond Dean
:07:22. > :07:45.Gerken. It's McGugan. 3-1, Watford. Ipswich
:07:46. > :07:55.Town dreams of making the top six are disappearing. Tozser with a
:07:56. > :08:01.committed run. Ipswich players scared to talk to him. McGuan first
:08:02. > :08:06.to respond to the bounce ball and sweeps it in -- McGugan. Mick
:08:07. > :08:31.McCarthy will be furious. Up goes Green. Hunt. Good effort! He
:08:32. > :08:41.caught that really well, Hunt. It was dropping, but not quickly
:08:42. > :08:48.enough. Almunia was beaten. Ipswich, backing off. The making space for
:08:49. > :08:56.the shot. In the way was Smith. Murray! The goalkeeper never moved.
:08:57. > :09:02.Ipswich stood tall to block the first effort.
:09:03. > :09:11.A big three points for you? Yeah. That is right. It keeps us in the
:09:12. > :09:15.hunt to win today. It knocks Ipswich back a little bit as well. Yeah, we
:09:16. > :09:21.did what we can. Now we look forward to Monday. We played really well
:09:22. > :09:24.today. We let them off the hook personally and let the other teams
:09:25. > :09:33.off the hook by conceded goals we don't normally do. All we can do is
:09:34. > :09:38.try and beat Bournemouth on Monday. Boost to their play-off hopes. He
:09:39. > :09:42.said he let them off the hook, do you agree? I'm not sure about off
:09:43. > :09:47.the hook. There were elements of the game where it looked like they could
:09:48. > :09:54.turn the game on the head. Missed opportunity. Hit the game. It would
:09:55. > :10:00.have put them 2-1 up and put given the game a different complexion. Did
:10:01. > :10:05.you make of the game Ipswich started both halfs well. Once Watford scored
:10:06. > :10:10.the second goal the crowd got with them. The second-half provided the
:10:11. > :10:14.major turning point? They go a goal up, Watford. A big game for both
:10:15. > :10:18.clubs. You waited for a response from Ipswich. When the second-half
:10:19. > :10:22.kicked off we got it. That was the turning point of the game.
:10:23. > :10:26.Marvellous save. Decent header, as you can see. Great save. They looked
:10:27. > :10:31.in good nick. That would have put them 2-1 up. Watford, down the other
:10:32. > :10:34.end, wonderful free-kick. Good finish, no doubt about that.
:10:35. > :10:39.Unmarked. Good finish. The game suddenly just is turned the other
:10:40. > :10:44.way. This is within five minutes. Not the best little bit of defending
:10:45. > :10:49.we have seen from Ipswich's season. 3-1, the game effectively is over.
:10:50. > :10:52.That is the bit that Mick was eluding to. The moment after
:10:53. > :10:58.half-time. Watford breached that backline easily. It's quite unlike
:10:59. > :11:04.Mick McCarthy side? They had a solid back four all season, Ipswich,
:11:05. > :11:10.consistent selection, goalkeeper, unlike them. They will be looking to
:11:11. > :11:16.bounce back. If we look at the table. Five points off the top six
:11:17. > :11:22.with a game in hand, how do you see he it? Hair home form has been
:11:23. > :11:29.fantastic. Unlike early on in the season when it cost Zola the job.
:11:30. > :11:33.All will depend on how they can pick up points away from home. It hasn't
:11:34. > :11:39.gone maybe according to plan as they would have liked. . The Ipswich are
:11:40. > :11:44.one point adrift and a wounded animal, as you take them Onuoha
:11:45. > :11:50.Monday It will be an interesting game between us and Ipswich. Set up
:11:51. > :11:55.to be a classic encounter. We are on a back of defeat and they are on the
:11:56. > :12:02.back of a defeat. It will be interesting to see how both teams
:12:03. > :12:05.respond. Now, despite being many people's choice to finish in the top
:12:06. > :12:08.two, QPR had the chance to seal their play-off place today away at
:12:09. > :12:11.already promoted Leicester City. Nigel Pearson made two changes, Andy
:12:12. > :12:14.King and Anthony Knockaert coming in. Harry Redknapp made seven
:12:15. > :12:18.alterations in all, including only a second start for loanee Modibo Maiga
:12:19. > :12:34.up front. Dan O Hagan was watching this one.
:12:35. > :12:48.Maiga. Yun with a shot. He has yet to score in the English game.
:12:49. > :12:59.Maiga, Kranjcar has gone again here. Good tip over. Strong hand from
:13:00. > :13:11.Schmeichel. They had to be to keep this out from Kranjcar. QPR have
:13:12. > :13:17.forced the only saves. In from Yun. Maiga, the near-post. There is
:13:18. > :13:23.Krancjar. Schmeichel blocks Krancjar. Somehow the Foxes'
:13:24. > :13:33.survive, one, two, three chances in there. None were taken. Corner hoard
:13:34. > :13:40.for Leicester. In it goes. Hughes meets it. It drops to Hammond and to
:13:41. > :13:47.Drinkwater. Hammond again nor Knockaert. Clipped in cross. Nugent
:13:48. > :13:58.header down for King here, King shot. Denied their best chance of
:13:59. > :14:09.the first half. A good chance. He goes in very strong a Assou-Ekotto.
:14:10. > :14:20.He is called across by Scott Duncan. The what colour the card here? Is
:14:21. > :14:32.Yellow card. Here is Andy King. King is in here. Around the goalkeeper.
:14:33. > :14:45.Hooked off the line there by Onuoha. Here's Mahrez!
:14:46. > :14:53.Onuoha covers well. Krancjar has gone on here. It's Niko Krancjar. He
:14:54. > :15:17.pulls back. Maiga could only just... Niko Krancjar, steps inside here.
:15:18. > :15:24.Krancjar. Modibo Maiga. Maiga, waited too long to get his shot
:15:25. > :15:29.away, suely. It took an age there to finally make his mind up to shoot.
:15:30. > :15:45.-- surely. Nugent. Mahrez. Drinkwater, Nugent,
:15:46. > :15:55.it is Nugent! Another step towards the title for Leicester. And their
:15:56. > :16:02.goal-scorer in chief, David Nugent, gets his 19th league goal this
:16:03. > :16:04.season. As they get three more points on the road to being Football
:16:05. > :16:21.League champions. There is no flag, Yun Suk-Young got
:16:22. > :16:27.their first as well. Schmeichel comes, Yun Suk-Young goes in and the
:16:28. > :16:35.ball drops the wrong side of the post. He was booked in the first
:16:36. > :16:40.half, don't forget, he could be in real trouble here, Assou-Ekotto. It
:16:41. > :16:47.will be a second caution and he is off.
:16:48. > :17:00.Scott Duncan with the red card for Assou-Ekotto. Rangers down to ten.
:17:01. > :17:03.Drinkwater, Nugent, back to Mahrez. Twists and turns and Green saves
:17:04. > :17:14.well at the near post. That has been our problem this year,
:17:15. > :17:18.scoring goals. Our general play is good. We make one mistake and get
:17:19. > :17:23.punished and don't score. I am really pleased with how the players
:17:24. > :17:28.have approached the season, never mind the situation that we are in
:17:29. > :17:32.now. I think we have done ourselves justice.
:17:33. > :17:39.We have had a bit of criticism throughout the course of this
:17:40. > :17:43.season, but the last two years or so, and it is nice to be able to
:17:44. > :17:50.produce a season in which we can actually say that we have fulfilled
:17:51. > :17:53.our potential. Leicester need three more points from their last three
:17:54. > :17:56.games to get blue ribbons round the middle Trophy and claim the
:17:57. > :17:59.Championship title. There is no doubt Leicester have lost some of
:18:00. > :18:03.their fluency since winning promotion to the Premier League, but
:18:04. > :18:08.that is their 28th win and nothing to be sniffed at. It is a
:18:09. > :18:14.coincidence that shall we say just a little bit of dipping tempo. Is it
:18:15. > :18:18.inevitable? It is no coincidence that has come at the time when they
:18:19. > :18:21.want to achieve and they want to win the Championship but ultimately
:18:22. > :18:25.first and foremost the brief is to get out of the division. That is
:18:26. > :18:30.what they have done. Subconsciously you take a step down. As for the
:18:31. > :18:35.all-important goal from damage and -- for David Nugent, 19 goals have
:18:36. > :18:39.contributed to 28 points for Leicester this season. He has had an
:18:40. > :18:45.excellent season, himself and Bardi have been a threat up front. A great
:18:46. > :18:53.finish, round the box. The way they played today, 4-2-3-1, that move
:18:54. > :18:58.encapsulated where the midfielders have joined in with the front player
:18:59. > :19:01.and got him in behind to the central areas. That is how you use that
:19:02. > :19:05.system. Nigel Pearson admitted afterwards he has turned it round
:19:06. > :19:11.with an eye to play in the Premier League next season because a lot of
:19:12. > :19:16.the teams are playing that way. 4-4- two will struggle, so that is a good
:19:17. > :19:20.tactical is which. Many people thought that QPR would be going
:19:21. > :19:24.forward to automatic promotion and Leicester may be the play-offs, but
:19:25. > :19:29.the difference between the two sides, in stark contrast, 25 goals.
:19:30. > :19:33.Again, they had their chances. Their 12th blank of the season. That is an
:19:34. > :19:38.area they have struggled with this season, the loss of Charlie Austin
:19:39. > :19:43.was a huge blow. He was missing again today. He needs to be fit for
:19:44. > :19:48.QPR to be at their best. There will be a threat to anybody, no doubt
:19:49. > :19:52.about that, when you take into consideration who did not play.
:19:53. > :19:57.Zamora, Dann, Morrison, to name but a few. Hoilett, another one. They
:19:58. > :20:04.have depth and quality. On their day, if you can get players fit and
:20:05. > :20:07.get them in a formation of the system that suits everybody, they
:20:08. > :20:09.will be a threat. For the second successive week Burnley had the
:20:10. > :20:14.chance to clinch promotion if they could win at Blackpool. And Derby
:20:15. > :20:19.failed to win at Doncaster. Let's see how both got on yesterday,
:20:20. > :20:20.starting with Burnley's game at Bloomfield Road. Kevin Keatings was
:20:21. > :20:37.watching this one. Kightly is in here. A big save from
:20:38. > :20:38.Gilks. Look at this from Blackpool. Robinson's backpass carrying no
:20:39. > :20:54.weight at all for the goalkeeper. Bishop, trying to find Goodwillie. A
:20:55. > :20:57.slip from Cathcart. This is Ings. Certainly plenty of power in that
:20:58. > :20:59.shot. Disappointed with the direction of it, straight down the
:21:00. > :21:16.throat of a grateful Matt Gilks. One win in four for Burnley. Surely
:21:17. > :21:19.they are not going to let this advantage slip. Not like that!
:21:20. > :21:25.Because it is brilliant from Kightly! Spurned that glorious
:21:26. > :21:29.chance in the first half. There was no saving that. Burnley with that
:21:30. > :21:37.upward feeling, surely the Premier League beckons. All the work from
:21:38. > :21:43.the right flank here, a 1-2 with Marney, could not close him down
:21:44. > :21:53.quickly enough. He rendered the goalkeeper Gilks a mere spectator.
:21:54. > :22:10.12-macro missiles thrown onto the pitch. More than one or two. The
:22:11. > :22:17.banner on the far side, all the anger from the Blackpool supporters.
:22:18. > :22:23.McMahon with the corner. A little over a minute to go.
:22:24. > :22:34.Halliday, a brilliant clearance, it looks like it was heading in from
:22:35. > :22:41.Halliday. That is a quite brilliant clearance from Trippier. A wonderful
:22:42. > :22:45.volley from holiday, -- Halliday, definitely going in. We got over a
:22:46. > :22:49.few markers this season and this is another one, we haven't done well at
:22:50. > :22:54.Blackpool, Barnsley or Ipswich away, but we have now. That is important,
:22:55. > :22:58.the mentality of the players was on show. Fantastic. That win for
:22:59. > :23:01.Burnley meant promotion would be sealed if Derby failed to beat
:23:02. > :23:08.Doncaster. Jon Champion was watching this one.
:23:09. > :23:13.Richard Keogh with a dreadful backpass, which was inches away from
:23:14. > :23:18.gifting the opening goal to Doncaster. Great pressure on him. He
:23:19. > :23:33.just didn't look. George Thorne, perfect timing. A
:23:34. > :23:40.lovely strike, and in the final minute of the first half Derby take
:23:41. > :23:45.the lead. Just the second senior goal of George Thorne's career.
:23:46. > :23:54.Derby have scored with their first shot on target.
:23:55. > :24:03.Here is Bryson. Ward battling to get up with him and put Bryson goes
:24:04. > :24:09.alone and Johnson stands at one enough to make the save. Johnson,
:24:10. > :24:23.his goal tally of 15. Nice bawling, a super finish, that
:24:24. > :24:30.should seal it for Derby. -- a nice bawling. Chris Martin, with his 22nd
:24:31. > :24:34.goal of the season. An excellent ball in from Ward. Chris Martin was
:24:35. > :24:41.invited to stretch, which he did, and to meet it on the half volley.
:24:42. > :24:55.Chris Martin, ushering Jamie Ward forward. Ward goes for the chip. Got
:24:56. > :24:58.a touch from Johnstone. That denies Jamie Ward what would have been a
:24:59. > :25:11.delicate third goal. The team can score. You have seen
:25:12. > :25:15.that tonight. When it gets on fire and when we can play we have got
:25:16. > :25:20.pace and power, finishes. It bodes well. We can go into any game and
:25:21. > :25:25.know that we can find a way to win it. That was -- that result for
:25:26. > :25:30.Derby means they are secure as far as the play-offs are concerned which
:25:31. > :25:33.meet unbelievable turnaround. We saw Burnley grind a result out against
:25:34. > :25:37.the Lancashire rivals Blackpool. It doesn't matter whether they are
:25:38. > :25:41.stuttering across the finish line, but they are getting there. Two
:25:42. > :25:47.points needed now. What a job Sean Dyche has done there. The job at
:25:48. > :25:51.Watford, a great job there, so we should not be too surprised. In a
:25:52. > :25:55.game of this magnitude and what was riding on it, it is hardly
:25:56. > :26:00.surprising. It was one of those where effort went above skill and
:26:01. > :26:03.quality, shall we say, but it is all about the result. Forget the
:26:04. > :26:07.performance at this stage of the season. We got the right one. We
:26:08. > :26:13.have eulogised about Sean Dyke and Burnley. What is it about him that
:26:14. > :26:18.has done well? His squad management has been impressive. They played the
:26:19. > :26:21.Saintees null season. To do that takes great organisation and
:26:22. > :26:25.individually the core of their team has played really well. Goalkeeper
:26:26. > :26:31.has had an excellent season. Shackell, Dean Marney and the front
:26:32. > :26:34.two have had a great season. That defeat for Blackpool means they are
:26:35. > :26:40.into the relegation zone for the first time this season on the back
:26:41. > :26:43.of two wins in 27 games. It was a toxic atmosphere at Bloomfield Road
:26:44. > :26:49.on Friday. It certainly doesn't reflect well on the club, does it?
:26:50. > :26:53.This was an opportunity by a lot of fans to make a public demonstration,
:26:54. > :26:57.shall we say, on how unhappy they are with the way the club has been
:26:58. > :26:59.run. It is funny because when the club was getting promoted to the
:27:00. > :27:04.Premiership, it was the same people running it and it was not seem like
:27:05. > :27:08.that, but things have changed a bit and people's opinions have changed
:27:09. > :27:11.and an emphasis on the way the football club is run has come to the
:27:12. > :27:16.fore. Have you ever seen anything like this? Know, and at times like
:27:17. > :27:20.this Blackpool need everyone together, the players, staff and the
:27:21. > :27:25.crowd and fingers crossed they can do that. How does it affect morale
:27:26. > :27:29.in the dressing room? It can be difficult. You need the harmony
:27:30. > :27:33.within the dressing room, to be pointing the same way. That is key
:27:34. > :27:38.for their remaining games. An incredible decline in the football
:27:39. > :27:43.club, since it was in the Premier League two years ago? You could not
:27:44. > :27:47.put your sling -- finger on one thing, there is a culmination of
:27:48. > :27:50.things that have gone wrong from top to bottom unfortunately. Look at the
:27:51. > :27:55.playing side this year, Phillips went early in the season, Tom Ince
:27:56. > :28:00.with his dad leaving, there was a funny period for the football club
:28:01. > :28:03.and Ricardo has come in and looked as though he would score and keep
:28:04. > :28:07.them up and has got injured. Everything that could have gone
:28:08. > :28:11.wrong has gone wrong from the playing perspective. Burnley against
:28:12. > :28:14.Wigan is our featured game on the Football League Show on Monday
:28:15. > :28:17.night. Although they can consider themselves unlucky to be knocked out
:28:18. > :28:23.of the FA Cup by Arsenal last week, Wigan can return to concentrating on
:28:24. > :28:27.a return to the Premier League. The Latics work at home to Wigan side
:28:28. > :28:30.three points behind them in the table.
:28:31. > :28:32.Latics work at home to Wigan side three points behind them Wigan are
:28:33. > :28:35.targeting yet another trip to Wembley against fellow play-off
:28:36. > :28:40.hopefuls Reading. The Latics showed no signs of a hangover from their
:28:41. > :28:47.semifinal defeat to Arsenal. Far from it. Jordi Gomez' -- Jordi
:28:48. > :28:51.Gomez's opener was an indicator of the superb stuff played by Uwe
:28:52. > :28:56.Rosler's side here. Wigan made very like work of their promotion rivals.
:28:57. > :29:01.Displaying the type of attacking football that is very quickly
:29:02. > :29:04.becoming their trademark. Callum McManaman's strong running merited
:29:05. > :29:11.the second goal. Although he did not get it, Waghorn did. For a side that
:29:12. > :29:15.have already played 56 games this season, the Latics still looked
:29:16. > :29:19.remarkably light on their feet. Reading appeared to be wearing the
:29:20. > :29:23.lead lined boots here. They were powerless to prevent McManaman
:29:24. > :29:28.getting goal number three. Clear your diaries for May the 24th, Wigan
:29:29. > :29:37.fans. On this evidence of this trip to Wembley could be on the cards.
:29:38. > :29:42.The first 40 minutes was perfection. The only things we did
:29:43. > :29:47.not score more goals. The second half was important, a good tempo
:29:48. > :29:51.through the 90 minutes. Oscar Garcia's Brighton side have
:29:52. > :29:57.rallied since three damaging defeats in March but suffered an early
:29:58. > :30:00.setback at Huddersfield. Norwood fingered a free kick past Tomasz
:30:01. > :30:04.Kuszczak. Quite a tonic for the team who had not won in nine and were
:30:05. > :30:07.starting to fret about their Championship future. Norwood tried
:30:08. > :30:12.his best to repeat the trick in the second half. This time, the Pole won
:30:13. > :30:18.the battle of the wits. Back in the Albion goal after illness, Kuszczak
:30:19. > :30:22.tends to offer a reassuring presence. It may make a difference
:30:23. > :30:28.in sixth-place hinges on goal difference. He looked less certain
:30:29. > :30:33.when trying to parry Nahki Wells' effort. There was a casual looking
:30:34. > :30:37.back pass. Mark Robins targeted four points from the Easter games which
:30:38. > :30:41.means they need the maximum return at Yeovil on Monday, after Bruno
:30:42. > :30:45.doubled up his first goal of the season. That stretches the
:30:46. > :30:51.play-off's contenders -- the play-off contender's results. It has
:30:52. > :30:57.taken us back into the play-off places and leads us nicely into the
:30:58. > :31:00.Monday fixture. We knew if we had pressed high that they would have
:31:01. > :31:04.picked as off. With the players they have, I was pleased with the point.
:31:05. > :31:08.It is important to get something from the game today and it gives us
:31:09. > :31:17.a foothold in terms of the game coming up on Monday.
:31:18. > :31:22.Eddie Howe was voted Bournemouth's greatest ever manager by their fans
:31:23. > :31:26.this week. His reputation would go even higher if he could guide them
:31:27. > :31:31.into the top six. But Sheffield Wednesday had a surprise in store,
:31:32. > :31:37.and it was Atdhe Nuhiu who put them into the lead. But the home team had
:31:38. > :31:43.surged out of nowhere into play-off contention, with five wins out of
:31:44. > :31:46.six. Lewis Grabban made a - the byline to set up Marc Pugh. Belief
:31:47. > :31:56.was restored for the anxious hope support. -- Mayday dash for the
:31:57. > :32:03.byline. Sam Hutchinson, the Chelsea Loney, had Wednesday on top by
:32:04. > :32:09.half-time. Kermorgant then got his seventh goal in five appearances at
:32:10. > :32:13.home. When the Frenchman was sent tumbling by Hutchinson soon after,
:32:14. > :32:17.the game appeared to have swung in Bournemouth's favour. Already
:32:18. > :32:21.booked, the Wednesday midfielder was dismissed for the second time since
:32:22. > :32:26.his February switch from Stamford Bridge. Surely now the game was
:32:27. > :32:31.there for the taking. But Stuart Gray's men refused to back down.
:32:32. > :32:38.Antonio used his pace to outstrip the Bournemouth defence. But the
:32:39. > :32:44.reprieve was short lived. Leon Best was first to react to put Wednesday
:32:45. > :32:48.in front for a third time. There would be no Bournemouth recovery.
:32:49. > :32:53.With numbers pushed forward, Wednesday exploited the space in
:32:54. > :32:57.behind. This time, Best spotted the run of Chris Maguire, who rounded
:32:58. > :33:02.off an impressive victory, which leaves the host is with a lot to do
:33:03. > :33:07.if they are to extend their season. I cannot give my players enough
:33:08. > :33:12.credit. To roll their sleeves up and come here and win 4-2 with ten men
:33:13. > :33:18.is a fantastic result. Blackburn were defending an 8- game unbeaten
:33:19. > :33:22.run in the Championship and they have not ruled out the prospect of
:33:23. > :33:27.making the play-offs. But time is running out for the basement club
:33:28. > :33:31.Yeovil. They were fortunate to survive at Ewood Park when Jason
:33:32. > :33:37.Newell struck the post in the opening minutes. The introduction of
:33:38. > :33:41.Joel Grant from the bench almost paid dividends for Yeovil. He was
:33:42. > :33:48.sent through on goal by James Hayter, but his effort was diverted
:33:49. > :33:52.behind by Paul Robinson. With Blackburn's play-off rivals failing
:33:53. > :33:58.to win, Blackburn will view this as two points stopped. Yeovil secured a
:33:59. > :34:04.rare clean sheet, but it is victories which Gary Johnson needs
:34:05. > :34:10.to keep them up. The home fans, however, seemed less than impressed
:34:11. > :34:15.with the stalemate. I do not understand the fans booing,
:34:16. > :34:18.after three years of fighting relegation and getting the ligated,
:34:19. > :34:23.to be that far off the play-offs, I do not understand that. I do
:34:24. > :34:30.understand the frustration. -- wetting relegated. I wanted to pick
:34:31. > :34:33.them up and say, if you complain like that, with that ability and
:34:34. > :34:38.quality in the next three games, then this season is not dead for us
:34:39. > :34:41.yet. then this season is not dead for us
:34:42. > :34:48.As Gary Johnson said, they have not Wigan have got the momentum at the
:34:49. > :34:53.moment, talking about despatching other play-off contenders, Reading,
:34:54. > :34:57.at the same time. But what a performance this was, following
:34:58. > :35:02.disappointment in the FA Cup? Yes, they made six or seven changes for
:35:03. > :35:07.this game. Concentrating now on the league, out of the cups, Europe is
:35:08. > :35:12.done, the FA Cup is done, just one thing to concentrate on, and they
:35:13. > :35:16.were very good. They are probably up there with QPR, with regard to
:35:17. > :35:21.strength in depth of their squad. It is almost as if no team wants to
:35:22. > :35:26.grab sixth place by the neck. And I have got to include Bournemouth,
:35:27. > :35:29.sorry to bring it up, but that defeat at home against the ten men
:35:30. > :35:35.of Sheffield Wednesday, was it slightly flattering for Wednesday?
:35:36. > :35:40.Yes, at 2-2, we made a conscious decision to try and go for the win.
:35:41. > :35:45.We really pushed men, perhaps too much at times. We got done on the
:35:46. > :35:49.counter-ruck at the end. But on reflection, our players have done so
:35:50. > :35:53.well over a sustained period of time, this is just hopefully a
:35:54. > :35:58.little disappointment. Knowing what you now know, the way the results
:35:59. > :36:03.have gone, would you have taken the draw? Yes, knowing now, we probably
:36:04. > :36:08.would have, but we have no way of knowing that Ipswich would not win.
:36:09. > :36:12.Have to prepare as though those teams will win. The other way
:36:13. > :36:15.around, we would have regretted it. You are still only three points away
:36:16. > :36:20.from the play-offs, and looking at your running, how do you look at
:36:21. > :36:24.it? Each one of those teams has still got something to play for? I
:36:25. > :36:28.think it is a great running, every game will have something on it, as
:36:29. > :36:34.you say. The Ipswich game I think will be crucial for both teams, and
:36:35. > :36:40.of course, Forest are Millwall have their own troubles. It will be
:36:41. > :36:44.exciting. Every game will have a huge amount on it. And you will
:36:45. > :36:51.probably get sell-out crowds as well. It will be fantastic, which is
:36:52. > :36:57.what it is all about. Our last look at the Championship starts at the
:36:58. > :37:01.city ground, where, despite two wins in four, Birmingham are in danger of
:37:02. > :37:10.being sucked into the relegation dogfight. Hosts Nottingham Forest
:37:11. > :37:14.were without a win in 12. Despite having a caretaker manager,
:37:15. > :37:18.a lengthy injury list and 13 games without a victory, Forest were still
:37:19. > :37:23.in with a shout of the play-offs, and only if they ended that losing
:37:24. > :37:29.streak. At Derbyshire's early goal gave them confidence early on. --
:37:30. > :37:32.Matt Derbyshire. The row was instantly restored and Forest went
:37:33. > :37:41.on to dominate much of the game. But they could not quite put Birmingham
:37:42. > :37:48.away. These misses could have cost the home side, because Birmingham
:37:49. > :37:54.also had chances. From the corner, Karl Darlow denied Paul Robinson. I
:37:55. > :37:59.am sure could not get an equaliser, however, and so sink further into
:38:00. > :38:05.relegation trouble. Darius Henderson might have added to their agony, but
:38:06. > :38:11.was just wide with this effort. The question is, will Birmingham survive
:38:12. > :38:15.in the end to the season? I have got a group of players who stood up,
:38:16. > :38:20.they were meant to day. It was a thoroughly deserved three points. It
:38:21. > :38:23.is in our hands, we have got three home games coming up, and we have
:38:24. > :38:28.got to change what has been happening in terms of our home form
:38:29. > :38:32.since October. If we can do that, we can get everything sorted out, but
:38:33. > :38:39.it is up to us. We cannot start games like we did today. Millwall
:38:40. > :38:44.have mustered a spirit which suggests they could clamber to
:38:45. > :38:47.safety. Their last two away trips brought victories, but
:38:48. > :38:55.Middlesbrough's form was not to be sniffed at, with Danny Graham nearly
:38:56. > :38:58.gave Boro the perfect start. But then Ian Holloway's side got into
:38:59. > :39:03.their stride. Lee Martin was looking for the man mountain, Stefan
:39:04. > :39:14.Maierhofer, in the centre. The last scored in English but all four and a
:39:15. > :39:19.half years ago, for Wolves. -- in English football. He had joined the
:39:20. > :39:29.Lions a free agent from Cologne in March. Ten minutes from the end,
:39:30. > :39:32.Ledesma's superb free kick put Millwall on edge, but they had
:39:33. > :39:37.already done enough. To emphasise their confidence, they almost made
:39:38. > :39:47.their win more emphatic, but offside rule this one out.
:39:48. > :39:51.You cannot understand why we are not playing now for the play-off
:39:52. > :39:58.positions. We need to be stronger, we need to have a better mentality
:39:59. > :40:02.and win the games. Charlton's mission was to make the valley a sea
:40:03. > :40:05.of red for the visit of Alton. Despite blowing one of their games
:40:06. > :40:10.in hand against Barnsley, their fate at least was in their own hands.
:40:11. > :40:15.They carved out plenty of chances but ultimately came up short. Simon
:40:16. > :40:24.Church did not make the right connection with this cross. Matt
:40:25. > :40:29.Mills's header was cleared off the line by Diego Poyet. Then came the
:40:30. > :40:33.game's big talking point, as Mills made a routine backpass to Adam
:40:34. > :40:36.Bogdan, whose first touch gave Simon Church a sniff at goal. He then
:40:37. > :40:44.claimed the 'keeper kicked him, rather than the ball. The referee
:40:45. > :40:49.was not interested. Then there came a surging run from Jermaine
:40:50. > :40:53.Beckford, before he fed Neil Danns, who eventually blazed over. In the
:40:54. > :41:01.final reckoning, this could prove to be a useful point for the ethics.
:41:02. > :41:08.-- for the Addicks. We had to be very resilient in our performance.
:41:09. > :41:16.All in all, I felt we edged the game on opportunities. I will go home
:41:17. > :41:20.happy with a point. We are always looking to win, of course. In our
:41:21. > :41:27.situation, three points is the best thing that we can have, but anyway,
:41:28. > :41:36.at this point, it is a good sign for the future. Danny Wilson and Brian
:41:37. > :41:40.McDermott faced each other in a Yorkshire derby, and Oakwell has not
:41:41. > :41:46.been a happy hunting ground for Leeds down the years. 1997 was the
:41:47. > :41:52.last time they won there, when George Graham was manager. Luke
:41:53. > :41:57.Steele kept this one out. Barnsley went into the Game Two points from
:41:58. > :42:01.safety, and three wins in six games have given them hope. But in Ross
:42:02. > :42:09.McCormack, Leeds have a striker closing in on 30 for the season. The
:42:10. > :42:13.club's leading marksman was once again a threat after the interval,
:42:14. > :42:17.but he was unable to add to his tally. Barnsley failed to find an
:42:18. > :42:22.equaliser, with Dale Jennings frustrated. Last season they
:42:23. > :42:28.survived on the final day. This time, it could prove to be just as
:42:29. > :42:34.tense. There are lots of twists and turns in football and I expect it to
:42:35. > :42:39.go to the last game. It was a tough game, we are delighted. It was a
:42:40. > :42:44.quality finish by Ross McCormack. His first touch was sublime, and it
:42:45. > :42:50.was a fabulous finish. So, a huge setback for Barnsley, and goals are
:42:51. > :42:53.now a problem for them, as well as for Birmingham. But one team which
:42:54. > :42:58.is bucking the trend and bottom are Millwall. Stefan Maierhofer has
:42:59. > :43:04.picked the right time to score his first goals for the club. He has,
:43:05. > :43:12.three magnificent away victories. This lad is extremely tall, and he
:43:13. > :43:17.gets his head on it. This is the one, he sneaks in around the back.
:43:18. > :43:22.He must be the only person who is 6ft 7 who sneaks in around the back!
:43:23. > :43:27.You might have thought they would have one eye on a centre forward who
:43:28. > :43:32.is that strong in the air. And this, against a team who have been in
:43:33. > :43:35.great form lately. Yes, it is a great result for Millwall. Like you
:43:36. > :43:40.say, Middlesbrough have been in really good form, and they have been
:43:41. > :43:45.really good at the back as well. As far as they're running is concerned,
:43:46. > :43:49.Doncaster at home, QPR away, and Bournemouth at home, they have got
:43:50. > :43:54.enough in them, I suppose, on recent Schilling, that they have got what
:43:55. > :44:00.it takes to stay up? Like we said, we were fearing for them, but they
:44:01. > :44:07.have got ten out of 12 points, which is a fantastic return. They are
:44:08. > :44:10.probably the side that both of us think have now got every opportunity
:44:11. > :44:14.of staying up. They have got a little bit about them. Let's have a
:44:15. > :44:20.look at the bottom of the table, with all to play for. Obviously,
:44:21. > :44:25.Yeovil, it is going to be difficult for them. Barnsley anything today,
:44:26. > :44:38.at home to Leeds, that could have been make or break for them. And
:44:39. > :44:48.Blackpool, two in 27, that does not augur well. How do you assess the
:44:49. > :44:53.bottom half of the table, Eddie? It is very tight. One win can make all
:44:54. > :44:57.of the difference at this stage. All of those teams will be looking for
:44:58. > :45:01.one victory to ignite their season. And out the top, only one thing has
:45:02. > :45:05.been decided, but there are teams battling to get into the top six,
:45:06. > :45:12.and you cannot rule out any of those sides down to 12th. No, again, it is
:45:13. > :45:17.very tight, very similar to the bottom. You are going to sit on the
:45:18. > :45:22.fence, I know, Eddie, but Steve, who do you think will get into the
:45:23. > :45:28.play-offs? Good grief! That is a really difficult one. It is so
:45:29. > :45:41.difficult, I would probably go as they are, but I would not want to do
:45:42. > :45:48.more -- not want to... . Brentford had chance to clinch
:45:49. > :45:49.promotion if they beat their promotion contenders on Friday
:45:50. > :46:05.night. Leyton Orient started bright enough
:46:06. > :46:10.but fell behind when Edwards was on target for the second game running.
:46:11. > :46:16.The O's who ended a five-match winless streak went in level at the
:46:17. > :46:20.break. Dagnall, who scored in that 5-1 success was bang on the money.
:46:21. > :46:28.The home side could have regained the lead. Edward flicked his header
:46:29. > :46:33.on target. Odubajo kept Leyton Orient on terms. Not for long. Drury
:46:34. > :46:41.had the simplest of headers to clinch the win. Orient in desperate
:46:42. > :46:45.need of momentum ahead of play-offs. They have been an incredible bunch
:46:46. > :46:49.to work with. I'm fortunate to have this group of players. That was very
:46:50. > :46:57.much in evidence today in the performance. This was Wolves'
:46:58. > :47:08.promotion homecoming party, they put on a show. They proved hosts when
:47:09. > :47:13.Agard nudged them ahead. In front of 31,000 fans, their biggest gate
:47:14. > :47:20.since 1981, the home side weren't upstayed. Dicko responded
:47:21. > :47:26.seven-minutes later. Kenny Jackett was to impressed with him that they
:47:27. > :47:38.outbid the Millers for his services in January. He then put them 2-1 up.
:47:39. > :47:42.Four minutes later, Golbourne set up Edwards for his third in as many
:47:43. > :47:51.games. This looked like it would be a routine win for the
:47:52. > :47:58.champions-elect. Agard poked in his second of the match. It was a decent
:47:59. > :48:04.contest, it turned into an. Ic with -- epic with five goals. Dicko met
:48:05. > :48:10.Edwards cross. You can always put your shirt on him, but perhaps not
:48:11. > :48:20.him. Skarz made it 4-3 with six minutes of time to go. He convert a
:48:21. > :48:26.near's cross. A near was instrumental moments later his shot
:48:27. > :48:31.was turned in by Agard who got his first senior hat-trick. The debate
:48:32. > :48:36.about who got the goal of the Daewoo start and end with Sam Ricketts who
:48:37. > :48:41.made it 5-4 in added time. It was too much for many fans to take.
:48:42. > :48:49.After a lengthy delay for a pitch invangs. Dicko turned provider for
:48:50. > :48:56.McDonald to smash in the game's tenth goal and Wolves' six. S Wolves
:48:57. > :49:00.now need just four points to seal the League One title after this
:49:01. > :49:05.fantastic advert for the Football League. By our own high standards we
:49:06. > :49:09.can play better than that. Goalscoring is such a key element in
:49:10. > :49:13.the game. Today we had that scoring three in each half. We have come
:49:14. > :49:17.here, I think for 30 minutes in the second-half we have absolutely
:49:18. > :49:21.played some super football and given Wolves a right game. They go to the
:49:22. > :49:28.Championship. They do with our best wishes. Fantastic football club.
:49:29. > :49:32.Good luck to everybody at Wolves. After what happened at the end of
:49:33. > :49:35.last season you could understand why the Brentford fans weren't taking
:49:36. > :49:40.anything for granted. It was a classic case of poetic justice, they
:49:41. > :49:48.sealed promotion from the penalty spot. Saville impeded by Wright.
:49:49. > :49:56.Judge eased the nerves inside the park. Brentford had en massed 87
:49:57. > :50:00.points, a club record, despite Donaldson wasting a chance at the
:50:01. > :50:05.far-post, they were on their way to a new club first, 27 wins in a
:50:06. > :50:10.season. Magnificent achievement. Believe it or not. After Wright was
:50:11. > :50:14.harshly penalised again, they squandered a late penalty kick at
:50:15. > :50:23.the precise end they had missed one in the final game last season.
:50:24. > :50:28.Replace Trotta with Judge. The it didn't matter. The points were
:50:29. > :50:34.Brentfords. With Preston also in the play-offs everyone inside the park
:50:35. > :50:40.had cause to celebrate. They are not fools. We knew what had to happen
:50:41. > :50:48.and what didn't happen. To start the game in that manner and continue for
:50:49. > :50:53.90 minutes, magnificent all season. One goal proved enough for Bradford
:50:54. > :51:00.City whose League One future looks safe. Reach had a wonderfulfully
:51:01. > :51:11.struck - wonderfully struck free-kick. Brisley's second caution
:51:12. > :51:18.meant the Posh had to play half the game with ten men. They couldn't
:51:19. > :51:21.find a way back. That defeat for Peterborough can be good news for
:51:22. > :51:29.Swindon. They are coming on strong for the race for the fal play-off
:51:30. > :51:33.spot. Pritchard put Swindon in front eight minutes in. The Sky Blues were
:51:34. > :51:37.looking nervously over their shoulders. One more win will
:51:38. > :51:40.probably see them safe. A moment of brilliance from Fleck, before the
:51:41. > :51:53.break, gave them a platform for the second-half. His first of the season
:51:54. > :51:57.would count for nothing. In stoppage-time Smith scored. With
:51:58. > :52:01.only three games the Coventry boss needs his players to stand up and be
:52:02. > :52:04.counted. The truth, is we have a number of players at this football
:52:05. > :52:08.club that have experienced relegation. They have experienced it
:52:09. > :52:12.from the Championship down to League One. I think that they need to prove
:52:13. > :52:17.to this football club, to our supporters, to everybody connected
:52:18. > :52:25.that they have the mental capacity to deal with these situations. It's
:52:26. > :52:31.been a traumatic week for Port Vale. With their skip er ruled out for the
:52:32. > :52:36.season following a nasty training ground incident, they needed to
:52:37. > :52:44.compose themselves. They got lucky against MK Dons. McLoud and Kenny
:52:45. > :52:50.both struck the crossbar. The Dons were above their opponents before
:52:51. > :52:54.kick-off. After Vale Dickinson became the third player to strike
:52:55. > :52:58.the bar they conceded the goal that would end their play-off chances.
:52:59. > :53:11.After Hugill took advantage of defensive mayhem, they play rivals
:53:12. > :53:15.Peterborough on the final day. The play-off picture far from sealed in
:53:16. > :53:18.League One. Well done to Brentford and Wolves who will play
:53:19. > :53:26.Championship football last season. With all the heartache of the last
:53:27. > :53:31.12 months. What bright times ahead in the second tier and a new stadium
:53:32. > :53:34.around the corner? Fantastic. Is this the second time in 60 years
:53:35. > :53:39.they will be playing at the level they will be at. Lost manager along
:53:40. > :53:42.the way. What I like about what Mark has done, so many times we see it
:53:43. > :53:46.where somebody comes in and they try and fix something that isn't broken.
:53:47. > :53:51.They are frightened the previous manager will get all the credit. He
:53:52. > :53:56.kept it going. They have played entertaining football throughout?
:53:57. > :53:59.Consistent. No-one can begrudge them their success, after last year. The
:54:00. > :54:03.they have righted a wrong. They don't make it easy for their fans
:54:04. > :54:10.with Alan Judge slipping on that second penalty? As for Wolves,
:54:11. > :54:14.biggest home crowd for 33 years. 10 goals and two hat tricks? Incredible
:54:15. > :54:19.game. You don't usually see two hat tricks in the same game, 10 goals.
:54:20. > :54:25.Great entertainment. Wolves have had a great season. Kenny did a great
:54:26. > :54:29.job getting them back up on the first time of asking. How big is the
:54:30. > :54:32.Gulfing class between what Wolves and Brentford will experience? They
:54:33. > :54:36.will be following the likes of you from League One to Championship,
:54:37. > :54:42.what about the class of football, or the gap in the class of football?
:54:43. > :54:49.It's a big jump between the levels. Wolves and Brentford will have the
:54:50. > :54:54.squads to cope with that gap. The I'm sure Wolves will be fine. You
:54:55. > :54:59.don't expect them to make wholesale changes to their squads? Generally,
:55:00. > :55:03.managers tend to give the players who served them well the previous
:55:04. > :55:15.year the opportunity. You get to around October/November that sorts
:55:16. > :55:20.the weak from. We know the potential that Wolves have. They are prepared
:55:21. > :55:24.to spend money. The expectations may be more realistic than the previous
:55:25. > :55:33.years they have been in it. They will go in with a strong hand, no
:55:34. > :55:37.doubt about that. Well, we could be in for a nail-biting end to the
:55:38. > :55:40.season for the fight for League One survival. With just one win in ten,
:55:41. > :55:41.Carlisle had dropped back into the relegation zone, going into their
:55:42. > :55:43.crucial home match against Walsall. Carlisle had dropped back into
:55:44. > :55:52.Carlisle need a change of fortune or League Two beckons. Noble's shot
:55:53. > :55:56.went in via the post. The home side also looked the more likely in the
:55:57. > :56:04.first half. He they were a lick of paint away from extending that lead.
:56:05. > :56:05.Potts was denied by the crossbar. The Walsall improved after
:56:06. > :56:16.half-time. After this shot was The Walsall improved after
:56:17. > :56:21.blocked. This effort was just off target. If Noble's goal was
:56:22. > :56:29.unfortunate, he was unlucky not to get a second, you know what got in
:56:30. > :56:37.the way. Ngoo got his first goal for the Saddlers. They are two points
:56:38. > :56:42.from safety, with four to go. Stevenage needed a maximum return
:56:43. > :56:46.from their trip to Bramall Lane. They contributed to their own
:56:47. > :56:55.downfall as Murphy's cross was turned into his own net by Mousinho.
:56:56. > :56:58.A mistake led freeman in on goal. He couldn't take advantage. Jones saw
:56:59. > :57:04.his header cleared off the line as the Blades held on to that slender
:57:05. > :57:07.lead. Stevenage are seven points from safety with three games left.
:57:08. > :57:11.For their opponents there is an outside chance of the play-offs. The
:57:12. > :57:14.only way to deal with the disappointment is getting back to
:57:15. > :57:18.winning ways. Another three points. It keeps us a little bit of a
:57:19. > :57:22.glimmer of hope for that spot. Will not have done enough this year to
:57:23. > :57:26.stay up. The we won't concede that. We will keep trying to win the next
:57:27. > :57:34.game. That is the only thing you can do. The only way to approach it.
:57:35. > :57:38.Football can be cruel. Relegation-threatened Notts County
:57:39. > :57:44.were dominant but were made to pay for lapses in con krens ration.
:57:45. > :57:50.Baldock scored to give Bristol City the lead against the run of play.
:57:51. > :57:54.Derry's team weren't short of confidence. Hollis continued his
:57:55. > :58:00.scoring streak to send them to the break all square. They almost got
:58:01. > :58:05.the break that teams down the bottom don't get. Spencer had Moore in all
:58:06. > :58:16.kinds of trouble. The keeper avoided any lasting embarrassment. Hollis'
:58:17. > :58:24.header was too short. Baldock got his 25th goal of the season in all
:58:25. > :58:28.competitions. I don't know if it was a game we deserved to win today. I
:58:29. > :58:34.don't think we did deserve to win the game today. We will not make
:58:35. > :58:37.apologies for it. There is many a game since I have been here that we
:58:38. > :58:42.really deserved to win, we haven't. A good three points for the football
:58:43. > :58:50.club. And, hopefully that nudges us further up the table. Gillingham's
:58:51. > :58:55.heavy defeat at Leyton Orient last weeking had their fans worrying
:58:56. > :58:58.about possible relegation. After Dack celebrated his new contract
:58:59. > :59:04.with a magnificent volley, they went on to a record a hugely important
:59:05. > :59:08.win over Tranmere. Rovers committed their keeper Williams in search of
:59:09. > :59:15.an equaliser. They conceded in stoppage-time. McDonald using Weston
:59:16. > :59:23.as the decoy before finding the empty net. Tranmere are two points
:59:24. > :59:26.above the bottom four. The Gills are probably safe. We needed a very
:59:27. > :59:30.important win. We needed a much better performance than last
:59:31. > :59:37.Saturday. So, you know, I'm very happy with the day. Colchester
:59:38. > :59:45.remain close to the drop-zone after a fifth defeat in six matches.
:59:46. > :59:51.Gilbey had their best chance. Oldham are on the up and getting the luck
:59:52. > :59:55.Colchester aren't. The brown got the goal aided by a deflection from
:59:56. > :00:04.Eastman to extend their unbeaten run to six matches. This game lacked
:00:05. > :00:08.style, unlike the celebration. Crewe were missing their top-scorer for
:00:09. > :00:17.this hugely significant basement battle at Shrewsbury. Pogba headed
:00:18. > :00:27.them in front. He was back to his best after injury. Ikpeazu gave them
:00:28. > :00:31.a two goal cushion. Their third was the best of the lot. Scored by
:00:32. > :00:37.Antony Grant. He ran from inside his own half to put the game out of
:00:38. > :00:41.Shrewsbury's reach. No sign of a side struggling for survival. Their
:00:42. > :00:51.recent displays on the road are cause for optimism. Tom Bradshaw
:00:52. > :00:56.scored for Shrewsbury. They remain in trouble. Crewe are out of the
:00:57. > :00:59.bottom four. It is a big win, looking at the other results as
:01:00. > :01:03.well, the good thing is in we are in control of you are own destiny in
:01:04. > :01:07.the end. I feel sorry for everyone involved in the club, to be honest,
:01:08. > :01:15.especially the faens. They stuck with us. No turn on the players.
:01:16. > :01:21.A massive win. As far as Shrewsbury Town concerned they are in the
:01:22. > :01:24.relegation zone. Their manager talks about the fear factor as far as his
:01:25. > :01:28.players are concerned. How different is that pressure? You have been at
:01:29. > :01:33.both ends of the table not that long ago. There is a big difference, the
:01:34. > :01:37.pressure at the top and the bottom. The pressure at the bottom, it is
:01:38. > :01:41.huge. If you achieve your objective it is pure relief at the end. As for
:01:42. > :01:46.the other big result we saw, Sheffield United's win, just like
:01:47. > :01:50.Wigan, no FA Cup hangover for them. To think they are only points away
:01:51. > :01:56.from the play-offs, but you have Stevenage. It is not looking good
:01:57. > :01:59.for them now, is it? No. When you look at the State of play for
:02:00. > :02:07.Sheffield United, it is probably too much to get. Eight points. It augurs
:02:08. > :02:12.well for next year and Stevenage, it has been an uphill struggle for --
:02:13. > :02:17.from day one and I think they have succumbed. Looking at the bottom of
:02:18. > :02:22.the table will confirm Stevenage fans' worst fears. Seven points from
:02:23. > :02:29.safety. You talk about getting nine points, it puts you two outside what
:02:30. > :02:32.is the bottom four. There is all to play for for a lot of the clubs.
:02:33. > :02:37.Shrewsbury Town a massive result today, a huge minus under negative
:02:38. > :02:41.for them. Notts County have shown form. Carlisle, a game in hand, I'll
:02:42. > :02:46.they have three away and one at home. Tranmere, Colchester, teams
:02:47. > :02:52.that the sides in the bottom form will be thinking are on poor runs of
:02:53. > :02:57.form, can we catch them. Crewe versus Colchester on Monday. A huge
:02:58. > :03:01.game for both clubs. Joe Dunn has done a good job at Colchester and
:03:02. > :03:04.they play good football. As do Crewe. They have to be admired for
:03:05. > :03:10.their philosophy that they stick with through thick and thin. The top
:03:11. > :03:16.end. The top four or five has been done for some time. It is all about
:03:17. > :03:20.sixth-place, isn't it? That has been the one spot that has been up for
:03:21. > :03:27.grabs. The top five have disappeared long into the mist. That is a big
:03:28. > :03:31.result, Swindon winning and Peterborough losing. There was a
:03:32. > :03:35.7-point gap, there is a four point gap now. That is a little bit of
:03:36. > :03:39.pressure. I am not saying that is going to be the difference. But
:03:40. > :03:43.there is a bit of pressure from Swindon all of a sudden. League Two
:03:44. > :03:47.and Scunthorpe had the chance to seal the division's first promotion
:03:48. > :03:53.place on Friday, if they were to beat Morecambe and flee the Wood
:03:54. > :03:58.lost at Cheltenham. -- and Fleetwood lost at Cheltenham.
:03:59. > :04:04.The half-time news from Whaddon Road was good for the leaders. As well as
:04:05. > :04:07.Cheltenham's Deb -- curate. He is disappointed with his goal return
:04:08. > :04:11.this season but the veteran goal poacher looked as sharp as ever.
:04:12. > :04:15.Jamie Cureton's ninth of the campaign a fair reflection of the
:04:16. > :04:21.first half in which Fleetwood failed to hit top form. They battled back
:04:22. > :04:24.on terms with Richards pulling back Hume, allowing Sarcevic to dispatch
:04:25. > :04:30.a penalty no goalkeeper could have saved. Town are on course to go five
:04:31. > :04:36.unbeaten but it is wins they require to haul themselves into the top
:04:37. > :04:39.three. Ten minutes later, Morris was in the middle and his first
:04:40. > :04:43.Fleetwood Gold put Graham Alexander's men hot on the heels of
:04:44. > :04:49.the automatic promotion pack. They could not coast to the finish line.
:04:50. > :04:52.The free kick clawed away by Maxwell, who distinguished himself
:04:53. > :04:57.again with a fabulous save that frustrated Elliott. Fleetwood
:04:58. > :05:03.shaping up nicely for the play-offs at worst. A very good three points
:05:04. > :05:07.for others, the first half we were disappointed in the way we played
:05:08. > :05:13.and approached the game but we deservedly were 1-0 down at
:05:14. > :05:17.half-time but in the second half the players responded and it was
:05:18. > :05:24.fantastic and we challenged and got the two goals that got us three
:05:25. > :05:29.points and we are really pleased. Scunthorpe was soon into their
:05:30. > :05:34.stride against struggling Morecambe. When all's -- Winnall's header was
:05:35. > :05:36.just out of reach of Mark Hughes. The home side battled back in the
:05:37. > :05:42.second half and got their reward with only seconds remaining in the
:05:43. > :05:46.game. Sampson's 95th minute equaliser takes the Shrimps to the
:05:47. > :05:54.50 point mark and ensures that both of these clubs' destinies are yet to
:05:55. > :05:57.be determined. They got fantastic desire. They take
:05:58. > :06:03.more points from losing positions this year than today, which is a big
:06:04. > :06:10.point for us. There were evident mistakes from
:06:11. > :06:12.layers in all three goals said the Rochdale boss quote Post match and
:06:13. > :06:23.he could point the finger at Matt Done. Corr rolled home Southend's
:06:24. > :06:26.first after 12 minutes. When Henderson ripped a terrific effort
:06:27. > :06:31.against the bar, you felt they could possibly turn this around. But just
:06:32. > :06:35.before half-time, Southend strengthened their play-off chances
:06:36. > :06:40.when they hit their hosts on the counter. On loan Norwich teenager
:06:41. > :06:44.Jacob Murphy putting away his first senior goal and seconds after the
:06:45. > :06:49.break those defensive frailties that were referred to surfaced again.
:06:50. > :06:56.Timlin tapping home, following splendid work from Kevin Hurst.
:06:57. > :06:59.Later on the bar was rattled as Rochdale's confidence began to ebb
:07:00. > :07:07.away and they will need to buck up fast if they are to keep their place
:07:08. > :07:11.in the top three. Believe it or not, Matt Grimes had
:07:12. > :07:15.never scored a senior goal. So this is not a bad way to open your
:07:16. > :07:19.account, albeit with a little help against promotion chasing
:07:20. > :07:22.Chesterfield. Several wasted chances later, tensions were growing for the
:07:23. > :07:28.Spireites and in particular midfielder Morsy, who got a
:07:29. > :07:32.premature end to his day. It could have got worse for the home side
:07:33. > :07:35.moments later but Tom Nichols' header hit the post. This frantic
:07:36. > :07:39.three-minute spell ended with the match all square. The visitors
:07:40. > :07:42.defender Butterfield was match all square. The visitors
:07:43. > :07:47.have fouled Doyle and after the protests were waved a day -- Way,
:07:48. > :07:51.Doyle took the penalty to become Chesterfield's leading scorer with
:07:52. > :07:55.12, securing the point that put them in second but they have to survive a
:07:56. > :08:01.late scare. Scott Bennett brought the best out of Tommy Lee and this
:08:02. > :08:05.result keeps Paul Tisdale's side in trouble. We were dead honest, we
:08:06. > :08:12.worked hard and tried our best but we lacked quality today. We normally
:08:13. > :08:15.open teams up and we did not. Sometimes we change formations to
:08:16. > :08:19.have a more direct style of play. Today, we gave up good areas of the
:08:20. > :08:26.pitch where they had a man or two more than us and at times it showed.
:08:27. > :08:29.Burton aim to stay in the mix for automatic promotion by exploiting
:08:30. > :08:33.Hartlepool's slump and Billy Kee got the ball rolling just before the
:08:34. > :08:36.half-hour. Exactly what Albion wanted after their setback at
:08:37. > :08:43.Northampton last time. Another result which did Hartlepool no
:08:44. > :08:47.favours. Players were urged to show no fear but there was no way back
:08:48. > :08:51.after Phillips found the corner. Hartlepool heading for a sixth
:08:52. > :08:56.successive defeat, two points above the drop zone. Bell topped off the
:08:57. > :09:01.success. Still in the hunt for even better. The most dominant
:09:02. > :09:05.performance we have had all season, I would say, and we controlled the
:09:06. > :09:10.game from the first minute. Maybe we should have had more. We restricted
:09:11. > :09:17.Hartlepool to very few chances. It is nice to see the goals go in. We
:09:18. > :09:20.have been missing those this season. It took a disputed penalty to
:09:21. > :09:24.separate these two play-off contenders. Dave Kitson's hand ball
:09:25. > :09:30.was missed by the referee, but awarded upon the advice of his
:09:31. > :09:35.assistant. Coulson needed no such help from the spot. Could that be
:09:36. > :09:38.the moment that ends Oxford's promotion hopes? Your leapfrog them
:09:39. > :09:43.into seventh as a result of this win. This near miss was as close as
:09:44. > :09:53.United came to endangering your's unbeaten run. It was a good game. A
:09:54. > :09:57.fantastic three points for us. Despite losing three of their
:09:58. > :10:02.previous four, Plymouth came into this game just for micro points
:10:03. > :10:05.outside the play-off slots but after Tutte's first goal for Bury they
:10:06. > :10:08.were always fighting a losing battle. Mind you, they did have a
:10:09. > :10:17.gilt-edged chance to equalise. Firing over the bar, when the shot
:10:18. > :10:21.came back off Yen-Hsun Lu in the whole globe -- in the home goal.
:10:22. > :10:26.Craig Jones said at the opening that led to Curtis Nelson impeding
:10:27. > :10:30.Nardiello inside the six yard box. The man who won the penalty got up
:10:31. > :10:37.to convert it. Nardiello's tens league goal of the season. You
:10:38. > :10:41.sensed any remaining Plymouth resolve had been broken. Three
:10:42. > :10:45.minutes later, following some quality build-up down the Bury
:10:46. > :10:49.left, Nardiello confirmed that impression when he nodded his second
:10:50. > :10:56.and his side's third goal of the game. Now the Pilgrims were staring
:10:57. > :11:01.at a rout. When they overplayed the ball on the edge of their own box,
:11:02. > :11:13.Danny Mayor was unlucky not to extend the Bury lead. But soon it
:11:14. > :11:17.was 4-0. Rose, Plymouth's shocking afternoon was well and truly
:11:18. > :11:25.complete. Excellent stuff from Bury. Seven unbeaten for the first
:11:26. > :11:32.time since 2011. There is the tale of the two
:11:33. > :11:34.goalkeepers. First of all Accrington's Bettinelli was called
:11:35. > :11:39.into action to stop this rangefinder. The efforts were
:11:40. > :11:43.matched by Lewis Price, in the early stages of the second half, as he
:11:44. > :11:47.thwarted Hatfield. The game needed something special to break the
:11:48. > :11:53.deadlock. Rojas provided the industry and out witted the defence
:11:54. > :12:01.before setting up Speight with a 75th minute opener. Mansfield were
:12:02. > :12:07.desperately close to confirming what would have been a fifth straight
:12:08. > :12:11.win, when the post came to the rescue after Speight's charged
:12:12. > :12:16.down. After securing a late draw at York last time out, James Beattie's
:12:17. > :12:22.side produced a late salvo will stop helped by the challenge on James
:12:23. > :12:26.Gray. Leaving Naismith with a chance to smashing his tens of the season.
:12:27. > :12:33.The stones need miracles if they are to be involved in the end of season
:12:34. > :12:37.play-offs. -- the Stags. Torquay have vowed not to surrender their
:12:38. > :12:41.league status meekly, but Lewington's double save prevented
:12:42. > :12:54.Christian peers from rewarding the bottom club. More despair. Elito got
:12:55. > :12:59.a penalty. He made it count. Torquay knew their relegation could be
:13:00. > :13:04.sealed in the Devon derby at Exeter but the Daggers' defence parted to
:13:05. > :13:08.give them a glimmer of hope. They spurned the chance to spark a
:13:09. > :13:12.recovery. In the end they needed the keeper to make sure the away win was
:13:13. > :13:16.not more comfortable. Chris Dickson denied. Dagenham hardly cared, just
:13:17. > :13:24.delighted not be facing Torquay's freight.
:13:25. > :13:29.With Wimbledon not quite safe this was not the start they wanted
:13:30. > :13:34.against Newport. Zebroski's strike had them well beaten as the X-Files
:13:35. > :13:38.outplayed their hosts early on. Neil Ardley was critical of the Dons'
:13:39. > :13:42.first-half display. In the second, things got worse before they got
:13:43. > :13:49.better. Barely a minute had been played when there was a penalty.
:13:50. > :13:53.Flynn knocked it in and the Dons were destined to another home game
:13:54. > :13:57.without victory. They were soon back in it. Two minutes later the imports
:13:58. > :14:06.which offered a set piece and Kwesi Appiah higher halved the deficit. --
:14:07. > :14:09.Kwesi Appiah. There was a valuable point for Wimbledon, his equaliser
:14:10. > :14:15.leaves them six points clear of danger with three to play. The Dons
:14:16. > :14:22.are clawing their way to safety, but only an inch at a time.
:14:23. > :14:25.When Portsmouth lost to Rochdale three and a half weeks ago, they
:14:26. > :14:29.were just one point above the drop zone. But Adam Webster's opener
:14:30. > :14:36.against Bristol Rovers set them on the way to a fourth win on the spin.
:14:37. > :14:40.But with a -- but with the Pirates in bigger trouble, this was never
:14:41. > :14:43.going to be plain sailing and Matt Harrold, without a goal in 15 games,
:14:44. > :14:47.levelled out midway through the first half with the aid of a
:14:48. > :14:52.deflection. There was an element of good fortune about the goal that
:14:53. > :15:01.would restore Pompey's lead. Holland -- Hollands' shot diverted home by
:15:02. > :15:06.Ryan Taylor. But for so long without a goal, Matt Harrold was in the mood
:15:07. > :15:10.and his brave header, under 30 seconds later, brought the scores
:15:11. > :15:15.level for a second time. Bristol Rovers had come into the match point
:15:16. > :15:20.above the drop zone. When Fogden scrambled Portsmouth ahead for a
:15:21. > :15:26.third time, they couldn't respond. And with three games left to play,
:15:27. > :15:36.then near 100 year league status is hanging by a thread. How much danger
:15:37. > :15:40.are you in? The table does not lie, however, our destiny is in our
:15:41. > :15:45.hands. We have got three cup finals to go, two of which are at home. We
:15:46. > :15:51.need to get something down at Wycombe as well. Those four wins
:15:52. > :15:55.have come at the right time. If you had offered me nine out of 12
:15:56. > :15:59.points, I would have taken it, but 12 out of 12 is obviously massive
:16:00. > :16:03.for us. Although we are not mathematically safe yet, we have
:16:04. > :16:08.taken another giant leap to get to safety. I think we will be playing
:16:09. > :16:12.Division 2 football next season, although it is not quite
:16:13. > :16:17.mathematically done yet. We will go to Northampton on Monday and look
:16:18. > :16:21.for another positive result. You when are trying to stay in the
:16:22. > :16:26.Football League, the last thing you need is a goalkeeping howler against
:16:27. > :16:30.your relegation rivals. Matt Ingram somehow managed to drop this one
:16:31. > :16:35.into his own net. The error prompted a swift response from his
:16:36. > :16:42.colleagues, and six minutes later, they equalised. They were buoyed by
:16:43. > :16:46.the biggest attendance of the season at Adams Park. They pushed for a
:16:47. > :16:51.winner in the second half, but they were unlucky to see this coming back
:16:52. > :16:56.off the crossbar. Gareth Ainsworth's side thought they had
:16:57. > :17:05.won it deep into stoppage time, but it was deemed offside.
:17:06. > :17:11.A huge moment towards the end of that game, but it was a day in which
:17:12. > :17:16.the top three all dropped points. Worryingly for Rochdale, the goals
:17:17. > :17:21.have dried up? Yes, they had been free scoring before that. They had
:17:22. > :17:27.won their previous four. The last four, they have not scored a single
:17:28. > :17:32.goal, which is very strange, considering that going forward they
:17:33. > :17:36.had been so free scoring. It will have Keith Hill tearing his hair
:17:37. > :17:40.out, conceding goals like that, straight from the kick-off in the
:17:41. > :17:44.second half. Hartlepool have now lost six in a row. But Burton, it
:17:45. > :17:49.keeps them in with a shout of finishing in the top three. Since
:17:50. > :17:57.Craig Hignett left, Hartlepool have gone all a horrible run. Yes, it is
:17:58. > :18:02.the timing of that run which is hurting Hartlepool at this stage of
:18:03. > :18:07.the season. They have got three games to get that victory to secure
:18:08. > :18:11.safety. As far as the top of the table is concerned, Scunthorpe have
:18:12. > :18:17.taken their unbeaten run to 26, and what an achievement that it is
:18:18. > :18:23.incredible, I know him from his time at Bournemouth, and that is no mean
:18:24. > :18:28.feat, I continue. He makes it look very easy, this management business.
:18:29. > :18:33.And Graham Alexander at Fleetwood, they are now well placed, aren't
:18:34. > :18:37.they? Yes, they have been on a really good run of form. They have
:18:38. > :18:42.played really good football and he has stuck to that all season. At the
:18:43. > :18:48.bottom, it is looking gloomy for Torquay, but tantalisingly, three
:18:49. > :18:53.teams tied on 47 points. Looking at their running, who has got the more
:18:54. > :18:57.favourable, Steve? I think there are pluses and minuses. For the point of
:18:58. > :19:04.view of Bristol Rovers, two out of three are at home. If you want to
:19:05. > :19:08.look at their home form, to say it is a contrast to the away form, that
:19:09. > :19:18.is an understatement. They have won one game only away from home. That
:19:19. > :19:22.is almost it. Before we leave you, a reminder that Match of the Day 2
:19:23. > :19:26.will round up all of the Premier League action on Sunday night. And
:19:27. > :19:30.we are back in less than 48 hours, we are back on Easter Monday, to
:19:31. > :19:34.reflect on yet another busy afternoon in the Football League.
:19:35. > :19:39.Eddie Howe, it has been a pleasure having you in. Good luck for the
:19:40. > :19:41.rest of the season. Steve, always a pleasure. And we hope to see you on
:19:42. > :19:45.Monday. Good night.