:00:35. > :00:41.Evening. We're into the final ten weeks of the Skybet Football League
:00:42. > :00:44.season and the pressure levels are steadily rising. In the week that
:00:45. > :00:47.saw Chesterfield and Peterborough book their places for a Wembley
:00:48. > :00:59.final, today we saw a Football League first. Three family members
:01:00. > :01:03.were all involved in one game. Well, our Steve is here to see which side
:01:04. > :01:06.of the family went home the happier, on a busy afternoon across the three
:01:07. > :01:09.divisions. After suffering a second successive defeat on Sunday, the
:01:10. > :01:13.latest at the hands of Reading, QPR were looking to get their automatic
:01:14. > :01:16.promotion charge back on track today in a London derby at the Valley.
:01:17. > :01:20.Charlton v QPR is our featured match tonight. Winless and goalless in
:01:21. > :01:23.their last five games, we'll find out whether Middlesborough could at
:01:24. > :01:24.least find the net today at the Riverside. We've extended highlights
:01:25. > :01:40.of their match against Leeds. As the battle for championship
:01:41. > :01:45.play-off places intensifies, we will be with another team hoping to get
:01:46. > :02:05.in the promotion shuffle, Wigan athletic. As always, we have plenty
:02:06. > :02:08.of goals and incidents to enjoy our QPR heading for the play-offs? Well,
:02:09. > :02:11.earlier today, Harry Redknapp's side were at The Valley to meet a
:02:12. > :02:15.Charlton side struggling at the other end of the table - four points
:02:16. > :02:18.off safety and desperate for a win. Your commentator is Paul Walker. To
:02:19. > :02:24.London clubs that could be leaving the championship but in different
:02:25. > :02:29.directions. Charlton 's form is as poor as their pitch. They have three
:02:30. > :02:34.games in hand but they have not had a league win since Boxing Day. QPR
:02:35. > :02:36.have won every league game in January but have lost two and drawn
:02:37. > :02:50.one out of the last three. The new loan signing starts on the
:02:51. > :02:54.bench having joined from Nottingham Forest late on Friday. Harry
:02:55. > :03:00.Redknapp throws his latest recruit straight in.
:03:01. > :03:15.Joey Barton serves the first of a two match ban.
:03:16. > :03:37.Off the post! My word! How unlucky can you get! That sums up Charlton
:03:38. > :03:58.'s luck so far. A great hit. They managed to hit the other post.
:03:59. > :04:14.Still going. And down he goes. No penalty. He is furious, absolutely
:04:15. > :04:21.livid. How much contact was there? It was a great run. Was there
:04:22. > :04:23.contact? It is difficult to tell. He certainly felt he was clipped in the
:04:24. > :04:56.box. Morrison! His angles were all wrong.
:04:57. > :05:05.He should really have hit the target from there. That was a good move.
:05:06. > :05:23.Just wide of the target. Jackson 's header.
:05:24. > :05:32.He could not get there but Johnnie Jackson did. Rob Green is normally
:05:33. > :05:40.so commanding in those situations. He took a decision to come off his
:05:41. > :05:42.line but did not get there. Thankfully, for him, Johnnie Jackson
:05:43. > :05:59.could not make it count. 15 minutes left and still 0-0. It
:06:00. > :06:09.will be a golfer QPR. He has run the ball out! A goal for QPR. That was a
:06:10. > :06:16.great opportunity and almost a gift. I thought that had goal written all
:06:17. > :06:20.over it. What a mistake by the Charlton goalkeeper. He managed to
:06:21. > :06:53.run the ball out. Wow! He certainly had his chances to
:06:54. > :06:59.open his Queen Park Rangers account. It came at him late but
:07:00. > :07:09.those supporters behind the goal are very disappointed that did not hit
:07:10. > :07:15.the net. It is a good ball. Maybe Charlton will make it.
:07:16. > :07:28.He tried the overhead but there was no way through. A good challenge. A
:07:29. > :07:36.great save by Rob Gruden. -- Rob Green. That was curling into the top
:07:37. > :07:38.corner. An excellent hit. It was matched by an equally terrific save
:07:39. > :07:52.by Rob Green. Johnnie Jackson has won it for
:07:53. > :07:56.Charlton! Unbridled joy. He cannot contain himself. Incredible late
:07:57. > :08:08.John at the Valley. Charlton have stolen it. How vital is this for
:08:09. > :08:15.their survival prospects? Jackson got up high and planted the head of
:08:16. > :08:20.family past Rob Green. Down and up into the QPR met. And a big fist
:08:21. > :08:36.pump from his manager, Chris Powell. Still we play. There goes the
:08:37. > :08:44.whistle. It is a huge win for Charlton. Absolutely massive. The
:08:45. > :08:49.captain leading by example. Johnnie Jackson 's stoppage time header
:08:50. > :08:51.giving Charlton and absolutely monumental win against a team trying
:08:52. > :09:06.to challenge for promotion. Let's hope it is a turning point for
:09:07. > :09:13.us. We have been on a poor run. I thought the players were immense,
:09:14. > :09:18.against a really good side. We were playing against Harry and his team.
:09:19. > :09:25.They were very good side. I thought we more than match them today. We
:09:26. > :09:29.really needed a win. Everything has been focused on this game and
:09:30. > :09:34.getting that first win. There are a lot of new boys through the door.
:09:35. > :09:41.Get that win and galvanise the season. It could a big goal. It was
:09:42. > :09:49.a difficult pitch and I thought we looked solid enough. The worst we
:09:50. > :09:54.should have come away with a 0-0 draw but we got beat. It was
:09:55. > :09:59.disappointing. I want to stay manager of this book for club for a
:10:00. > :10:03.long time and build a legacy. My first two seasons have been a real
:10:04. > :10:16.upward curve. It is how you come through that. It was a cagey affair
:10:17. > :10:22.between Charlton and QPR. They took the chance when they got it. There
:10:23. > :10:28.were not a great deal of chances in the game. The pitch did not help.
:10:29. > :10:35.They stayed in the game. QPR had one or two chances. I do not think they
:10:36. > :10:39.had a shot on target. Not a lot in the game. It was always going to
:10:40. > :10:45.hinge on a moment of real ability, maybe a bit of luck. Actually,
:10:46. > :10:53.Charlton left and right to the death and QPR could not come back from
:10:54. > :11:01.that. Charlie Austin has scored in ten of the last 12 wins. There have
:11:02. > :11:07.been so many players coming in and out. Another new one. That was a
:11:08. > :11:12.difficult opportunity. Another new one coming in here. I think you must
:11:13. > :11:16.take this. He needs to try to shoot. He takes another touch and runs it
:11:17. > :11:21.out of play. Probably the best opportunity of the game. The game
:11:22. > :11:28.did not have that many. It does not come to him that quickly. It took a
:11:29. > :11:33.slight deflection. If he touched that, it took a slight deflection.
:11:34. > :11:38.It would always hinge on one goal either way. If he had scored early
:11:39. > :11:42.all scored those chances, they could possibly have gone on to win it.
:11:43. > :11:52.They were more susceptible to a late goal. That is what happened. There
:11:53. > :11:59.was a little bit more psychology and a bit more positive.
:12:00. > :12:06.It was about, can we win the game? He has been a real store worked,
:12:07. > :12:10.through the good and the bad. Everyone from a Charlton perspective
:12:11. > :12:16.will be pleased that he might have started to turn the tide for them.
:12:17. > :12:20.And want to talk about Chris Powell. He sat in the dugout afterwards. You
:12:21. > :12:25.could see how much it all meant to him. Emotions are running high. He
:12:26. > :12:34.hugged his assistant, stayed on and got the applause from the fans. It
:12:35. > :12:38.was a big result for him. Was a big result for the football club. There
:12:39. > :12:41.was so much emotion. He has been through a roller-coaster.
:12:42. > :12:47.Speculation over his job and new owners. A multitude of things he has
:12:48. > :12:53.had to put up with. I think that was just relieved that they got the
:12:54. > :12:56.right result. Despite being reduced to ten men against Nottingham
:12:57. > :12:59.Forest, Leicester salvaged a point at their East Midland rivals in
:13:00. > :13:02.midweek, thanks to Riyad Mahrez late equalizer. Today the Championship's
:13:03. > :13:08.runaway leaders were looking to extend a 12 match unbeaten run at
:13:09. > :13:14.home to Ipswich. The league leaders began the day with an 8-point
:13:15. > :13:23.cushion. They smashed Ipswich 46 last season. But boxers looked every
:13:24. > :13:24.inch the table top goes -- toppers. They showed they were not
:13:25. > :13:53.infallible. This was a gift of an opener. David
:13:54. > :13:59.Nugent plays Ipswich -- ravages Ipswich like no other side. Ipswich
:14:00. > :14:07.had not won at Leicester for 12 years. Tommy Smith had and missed.
:14:08. > :14:15.There was a third goal before the end. Chris Woods sealed the deal.
:14:16. > :14:22.It was potentially another difficult game today. We have done very well.
:14:23. > :14:27.I think we have played well. And, got through the game with the
:14:28. > :14:30.outcome that we were looking for. That is the most important thing for
:14:31. > :14:39.us. What do you take from a game and result like that? We take nothing.
:14:40. > :14:43.Zip. Deadly. Second-half performance I think was better. We gifted them a
:14:44. > :14:53.start. Leicester are good enough, we don't need to do that. 40 goals
:14:54. > :14:58.shared between Sam Vokes and Danny Ings Forest knew what to expect.
:14:59. > :15:04.Knowing about it and stopping it are two different things. Arfield's
:15:05. > :15:12.opener set the tone for the first half where Burnley blew Forest away.
:15:13. > :15:17.This superb cross interest from Trippier, Vokes given an easy task
:15:18. > :15:23.for goal number two. Duff had the ball in the net. On this occasion
:15:24. > :15:28.the assistant referee's flag offered Forest a reprieve. Goal number three
:15:29. > :15:36.arrived soon enough. Vokes claiming his 18th of the season as Burnley
:15:37. > :15:39.needed only 35 minutes to end Forest's unbeaten league run. Forest
:15:40. > :15:46.aren't enjoying much luck at the moment. Moussi was denied by this
:15:47. > :15:53.save. Trippier made another important contribution from Burnley.
:15:54. > :15:58.-- for Burnley. Forest got a goal from the spot. Cox was tripped by
:15:59. > :16:04.Duff, with just over 10 minutes remaining. Abdoun took the penalty
:16:05. > :16:13.and grabbed a consolation goal, albeit at the second attempt.
:16:14. > :16:20.Paterson also went close, forest couldn't come close to a Burnley
:16:21. > :16:25.side in great form. That certainly is as good as I have seen from our
:16:26. > :16:28.group. Total domination. Playing through the units quickly. We could
:16:29. > :16:33.affect them in many different ways. We certainly did. We didn't start
:16:34. > :16:37.well. We got what we deserved. Great credit to Burnley they looked in the
:16:38. > :16:44.first 45 minutes like a promotion-chasing team. Bamford's
:16:45. > :16:52.winner at Sheffield Wednesday kept the heat on the top two. In the
:16:53. > :16:58.first half against Bournemouth they were a shadow of their former side.
:16:59. > :17:05.Keogh almost put the ball into his own net. Big let-off for the Rams
:17:06. > :17:13.being run ragged. Grabban left two players in his wake. He made a bee
:17:14. > :17:17.line for the box. Grant was well placed for the save. The home side
:17:18. > :17:21.relieved to get to the break all square. A couple of substitutions
:17:22. > :17:25.and Derby were a different animal. Cook was in the perfect position to
:17:26. > :17:30.block Russell's effort. Having held Burnley to a draw the previous week,
:17:31. > :17:35.they appear to have got themselves another valuable pointment decision
:17:36. > :17:39.to give a free-kick left them fuming. He clearly got the ball.
:17:40. > :17:46.It's something that Camp couldle only agree of. Martin shot into the
:17:47. > :17:50.top corner. Next up, Burnley. We talk about keeping cleansheets, keep
:17:51. > :17:55.scoring the goals, we had chances and we've had chances. You know, at
:17:56. > :18:01.the end of the day, it's about the points and winning. 1-0 is a very
:18:02. > :18:05.good scoreline, though the last 10 minutes can be a little bit hairy
:18:06. > :18:09.for us. My reaction on the bench, I had a good view, a clean tackle.
:18:10. > :18:13.Tommy's reaction is the same. I haven't seen it again. This is my
:18:14. > :18:22.live eye telling me that. I just felt the referee was undisease
:18:23. > :18:36.criesive all day. -- undecisive all day. Having put seven past Bolton
:18:37. > :18:39.here, five against Blackpool, then a blank against Sheffield Wednesday,
:18:40. > :18:48.Gestede had them on the back foot here. That was a warning shot. When
:18:49. > :18:55.Rhodes and Lowe combined the ball broke to Conway. He ran on and
:18:56. > :19:04.claimed his first goal as a Rover via a deflection. Is a strong pair
:19:05. > :19:09.of hands from McCarthy kept out Jordan Rhodes, now seven league
:19:10. > :19:18.games scoreless. Reading were more miss than hit. There was at least
:19:19. > :19:23.some threat to Robinson's goal. In the second-half, Le Fondre led the
:19:24. > :19:26.appeals for a penalty. Reading felt Kilgallon used an arm to control the
:19:27. > :19:32.ball in the penalty area, not according to the referee, Graham
:19:33. > :19:39.Scott. Reading much better after half-time. A second successive home
:19:40. > :19:44.blank was assured when they faced to test the keeper. Rovers got a third
:19:45. > :19:48.cleansheet. Credit to Blackburn. They came away from home. That was
:19:49. > :19:55.the mind set, they will leave with three points. Great win. Delighted.
:19:56. > :20:00.Top team. Top facilities, top manager. Some top players they have.
:20:01. > :20:06.Top home form, scoring lots of goals. We have come here and kept a
:20:07. > :20:10.cleansheet. We are delighted. Really good result that for Blackburn
:20:11. > :20:14.considering reading's recent form. All that has gone on at the start of
:20:15. > :20:18.the season off the pitch at Ewood Park, he has been left to get on
:20:19. > :20:22.with, it two defeats in 12 in 13 now. He is doing a good job, isn't
:20:23. > :20:27.he? Is Yeah. I mean, it's coincided with the fact that everything seems
:20:28. > :20:30.to have settled down. Promoted from within. He has been given a chance.
:20:31. > :20:34.The fans are looking at it and saying, this is a club man. Someone
:20:35. > :20:38.we wanted. We want to give him a chance. They have done that. No
:20:39. > :20:44.coincidence, as things have settled down, all of a sudden they look like
:20:45. > :20:50.a team capable of challenging. Good afternoon for all the leading sides.
:20:51. > :20:56.Leicester he 22 win of the campaign. Unbeaten run to 13. Eight clear at
:20:57. > :21:01.the top. Everyone saying the first place in the division ewn up. What
:21:02. > :21:04.do you think? I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, I know that. The what
:21:05. > :21:07.they will look at is third. They won't, at this stage, they won't
:21:08. > :21:11.think about winning it, they will think of staying ahead of third.
:21:12. > :21:14.When you think of how they played against third, Derby, how much
:21:15. > :21:18.better they were on the day against them, Derby responded magnificently
:21:19. > :21:21.from that, you can't make a case for anybody else to finish above them.
:21:22. > :21:24.Players come in and go out. They seem to know their roles. Seem to
:21:25. > :21:29.know what is required of them. There is a set way of playing. Everybody
:21:30. > :21:34.buys into that. When changes are made, like they were today, it is
:21:35. > :21:42.seamless. Really are struggling to find reasons to find why they won't
:21:43. > :21:46.stay where they are. Burnley, 2 #0 games unbeaten. They have themselves
:21:47. > :21:51.a great win against For whoa!s have been on a staggering run themselves.
:21:52. > :21:56.Injuries are taking its toll as far as Forest are concerned. Burnley are
:21:57. > :22:03.there? They are. Of course, Danny Ings didn't score today, did he? Not
:22:04. > :22:07.in three, his longest run in the campaign. We know they are more than
:22:08. > :22:15.a one-man team. We know that. I think Mr Vokes has gone up to
:22:16. > :22:20.third. They are a potent mix going forward. All round they are a strong
:22:21. > :22:25.side. They with a tight knit unit and they will be very close. Caught
:22:26. > :22:32.Forest at the right time. They have a job to do against a really good
:22:33. > :22:35.team. Staying with the Championship, and nearly a year after reaching
:22:36. > :22:39.last season's play-offs, Brighton are in the frame for a repeat come
:22:40. > :22:42.May. We sent Clem to the AMEX to assess the Seagull's chances of
:22:43. > :22:51.going one better as promotion rivals Wigan came to town.
:22:52. > :23:04.Last season's play-offs ended messily for Brighton in more ways
:23:05. > :23:09.than one! Thwarted by Crystal Palace for a place at Wembley, three days
:23:10. > :23:14.later the architect of the club's on the field revival was suspended
:23:15. > :23:18.subject to an internal inquiry. Eventually his contract was
:23:19. > :23:31.terminated. This time around it lies in the hands of a man who won 11
:23:32. > :23:41.trophies in Barcelona's midfield. Last season under hostile skies in
:23:42. > :23:50.Israel, put his managerial (inaudible). A different environment
:23:51. > :23:56.to your last job? Yes. Really pleased and really happy about my
:23:57. > :24:00.job here. What we are doing and I'm happy. You know when you have he'
:24:01. > :24:04.come through at Barcelona, is it always with you? Is there a
:24:05. > :24:16.Barcelona way that is there all the time? Yeah. I was there from nine
:24:17. > :24:21.years old until 27. I spent all my life there. I grow with this
:24:22. > :24:27.philosophy. I grow as a person as well. Yes, it's in my blood. He
:24:28. > :24:36.played for Barcelona. You have to listen to him. You take the best
:24:37. > :24:47.thing of everyone. That is the way you improve. Was continuing to work
:24:48. > :24:51.with them a factor in your coach? Is Our fans are accustomed to a style
:24:52. > :24:56.of play. Players who play our way, pass and move, attacking football.
:24:57. > :25:01.Oscar plays that style. A good fit for us. How does the club contrast
:25:02. > :25:07.to this time last year? Well, not too much. I think we are fighting as
:25:08. > :25:10.well for positions. It was a difficult summer with things going
:25:11. > :25:14.around. I think now, at the same time, I don't know where we where
:25:15. > :25:19.last year at the same moment as now. I think we are right. Can you quite
:25:20. > :25:25.believe the story of Brighton over the last few years? Do you know what
:25:26. > :25:32.a journey it has been on? Is Yes. I know the history and what I want is
:25:33. > :25:34.to keep going. To keep improving. To keep being better every day and this
:25:35. > :25:43.is our philosophy. It's fair to assume the manager was
:25:44. > :25:48.more preoccupied with the demands of the here and now, or rather the here
:25:49. > :25:56.and Monday night and that Cup replay against Hull. Stevens headed wide
:25:57. > :26:04.from Ward's cross. Upson's clearance was charged down by James MacArthur,
:26:05. > :26:09.who had plenty to do. He curled his shot past Kuszczak who did most
:26:10. > :26:17.impressively. Brighton's attempts to respond followed a similar path.
:26:18. > :26:23.They were unfortunate. Wigan are hard to deny once they are in front.
:26:24. > :26:35.Chris McCann moved the will theics closer to the play-off picturesure.
:26:36. > :26:41.A fourth goal in as many games from Beausejour. Wigan got a fifth win in
:26:42. > :26:51.six games. The chance to give over this defeat comes all too quickly.
:26:52. > :26:58.-- Ulloa. Can you believe you lost that game? No. For me it's
:26:59. > :27:04.incredible because we played in the first half best game of the season.
:27:05. > :27:16.We had more than 20 chances to score. We only took one. Those are
:27:17. > :27:20.the characteristics you need. To keep them out when they are banging
:27:21. > :27:25.on the door? Fantastic footballing side. Great options on the bench to
:27:26. > :27:33.to come on. Lua Lua is a fantastic player. I think we have been -
:27:34. > :27:38.sometimes it's good to win ugly. Today we won ugly. Dedicated that
:27:39. > :27:42.win to Ben Watson, who broke his leg for the second time in 15 months in
:27:43. > :27:50.midweek. We wish him a speedy recovery. In the job he has done in
:27:51. > :27:56.his first season, what do you make of the job he has done? Difficult to
:27:57. > :28:00.sum it up. He has a wonderful squad. They have lost one or two important
:28:01. > :28:03.players, but when you take over a football club, normally it's under
:28:04. > :28:11.circumstances where the manager hasn't done very well and had to
:28:12. > :28:14.move on. The manage previously got to the play-offs. If that isn't
:28:15. > :28:19.attained by Brighton this year is that underachievement? Is I don't
:28:20. > :28:22.know what the perception is or how they will look at it. They will have
:28:23. > :28:25.to cut their costs tighter because of the money they lost last year. I
:28:26. > :28:30.think he has done OK. There is a little room for improvement. They
:28:31. > :28:35.are both very well placed? They are. That was a massive win. Wigan are
:28:36. > :28:41.right behind Reading. You would imagine if Wigan win their game they
:28:42. > :28:52.are three points off of Forest, nine points behind Forest Brighton. A
:28:53. > :28:54.huge win for Wigan today. Moving on. The Riverside was the venue for
:28:55. > :28:57.Saturday's early kick-off as Middlesbrough met Leeds United. With
:28:58. > :29:01.a mid-table finish beckoning, both clubs needed a spark to make a late
:29:02. > :29:03.charge for the play-offs. Aitor Karanka made four changes as he
:29:04. > :29:06.attempted to end Middlesborough's five-match run without a goal.
:29:07. > :29:09.Strikers Kei Kamara and Curtis Main coming in. Top scorer, Albert
:29:10. > :29:12.Adomah, dropped to the bench. Brian McDermott responded to defeat at
:29:13. > :29:15.Brighton last time out with five changes, including new loanee
:29:16. > :29:16.goalkeeper Jack Butland making his debut. Dan O'Hagan was watching this
:29:17. > :29:28.one. It has been ten years since Leeds
:29:29. > :29:34.were last relegated from the Premier league.
:29:35. > :29:43.He claimed a foul. Appeals long and loud. They have been given here by
:29:44. > :29:56.Anthony Taylor. There is Jack Charlton. A former
:29:57. > :30:05.Leeds legendary player and former Middlesbrough manager.
:30:06. > :30:17.That was a good hit by Marcy! His only goal came on the opening day
:30:18. > :30:31.against Brighton. He has not scored since.
:30:32. > :30:40.Can they get a goal from a set play? He has not scored for 15 months. He
:30:41. > :30:58.got a goal at Charlton last season. That was a lovely hit! A sweet
:30:59. > :31:11.strike. It was turned over by Jack Butland.
:31:12. > :31:16.The takeover here has yet to be ratified by the Football League
:31:17. > :31:30.after two weeks of deliberation. A teasing cross. An own goal nearly
:31:31. > :31:37.back for the reactions by the goalkeeper.
:31:38. > :31:49.That opening goal would have been a calamitous own goal.
:31:50. > :32:01.That was held on just by Jack Butland. The goalkeeper took charge.
:32:02. > :32:03.A good knock-back. First the myth kick and then Graham 's spectacular
:32:04. > :32:20.improvisation. Danny Graham! Getting closer. That
:32:21. > :32:27.ten hour wait for a goal goes on. They are making at least one or two
:32:28. > :32:35.openings. Danny Graham on golf for three clubs in ten months.
:32:36. > :32:43.Ross MacCormack! A full-blooded drive.
:32:44. > :32:50.He has been really anonymous by his standards.
:32:51. > :32:58.A real opportunity. The goalkeeper made himself a huge barrier. None
:32:59. > :33:11.shall pass. They go on and on. The shot back off the post. Now the
:33:12. > :33:26.appeal. There was a push. He was too physical. The shot came
:33:27. > :33:50.back off the post from MacCormack. The chance to win the game there and
:33:51. > :33:56.then. It was not taken. He was onside. He could not find the top
:33:57. > :34:05.corner as Boro again draw a blank in the championship. I was
:34:06. > :34:12.disappointed. We did not play well. We lost opportunities to win the
:34:13. > :34:17.game. It was the same way as we played against Blackburn a few weeks
:34:18. > :34:23.ago. Here we had chances to score and we did not score. We need to
:34:24. > :34:31.recover against our confidence. We have good players and we need to
:34:32. > :34:36.restore our confidence. It is a tough place to come to. We lost a
:34:37. > :34:45.couple of players early in the game. It was a good clean sheet.
:34:46. > :34:51.Jack made a couple of really good saves. Both sides needed a spark
:34:52. > :34:57.needed to get back into the play-off race. What about the Middlesbrough
:34:58. > :35:03.record? Ten hours and 15 minutes without a goal. That is incredible.
:35:04. > :35:06.They are playing a system where either the players do not understand
:35:07. > :35:14.what is required or are not good enough to the system. If you are a
:35:15. > :35:22.manager, USS the players and try to work out the best system for the
:35:23. > :35:27.players. You do not force the system onto players. They pass the ball
:35:28. > :35:33.around. Leeds allowed them to. They had to keep the shape and all of a
:35:34. > :35:39.sudden they could not break sides down. I cannot remember a shot in
:35:40. > :35:44.the first half from either side. They just do not understand how to
:35:45. > :35:54.play this. The players do not get this debt they continue to play that
:35:55. > :36:05.way. -- but they continue. It has gone on and on. They looked better
:36:06. > :36:09.in the second half. They have more forward thinking players. It has
:36:10. > :36:13.been a long time and they keep continuing to go down That Road. You
:36:14. > :36:18.wonder what it will take for them to change because it is not working.
:36:19. > :36:22.Well, as for the rest of the Championship, we start at the Reebok
:36:23. > :36:24.as Bolton entertained a Watford side who on Tuesday extended their
:36:25. > :36:32.unbeaten run to five matches at Yeovil. It was not quite in the Nat
:36:33. > :36:40.Lofthouse days that Bolton fielded two strikers, it just felt right up
:36:41. > :36:45.to the fans. Embarking on a second loan spell at the Reebok, he had a
:36:46. > :36:51.lively game. Having. Good save from the goalkeeper, the striker was in
:36:52. > :37:01.again soon afterwards. -- having forced a good save. With the new
:37:02. > :37:08.four for two formation working wonders, it was not long before they
:37:09. > :37:17.were ahead. -- 4-4 minus two. Then it was time for Mason to finally get
:37:18. > :37:24.his goal. The Trotters inched towards a first win in nine matches.
:37:25. > :37:30.The manager apologised for the Hornets display.
:37:31. > :37:38.We worked very hard. We tried a different shape. It seemed to work
:37:39. > :37:43.today. I am delighted for the players because they have got what
:37:44. > :37:47.they deserved. We were very disappointing. The second goal in
:37:48. > :37:56.stoppage time sums up the way the game went for us today. The head
:37:57. > :38:02.coach at Sheffield Wednesday had one eye on the cup tie against
:38:03. > :38:06.Charlton. It was impossible not to, especially with neighbours Sheffield
:38:07. > :38:16.United awaiting the winners. Those players he did pick came up with the
:38:17. > :38:22.goods. Jeremy Elan was booked twice in the fixture last season. He made
:38:23. > :38:28.sure he would be remembered this time. His persistence paid off as
:38:29. > :38:33.the Owls took a first half lead. The below par display by Huddersfield
:38:34. > :38:43.suggested a home loss would not be avoided. This cross dropped right
:38:44. > :38:48.where Sam Hutchinson wanted. After a neat turn, the home side were
:38:49. > :38:53.finished. In a desperate bid to claw something from the game, Adam
:38:54. > :38:58.Clayton tried his luck from range. Another home game without scoring.
:38:59. > :39:10.Much to the frustration of the town supporters. Danny Ward last his
:39:11. > :39:15.lines. When you are playing in a diamond, you have to go
:39:16. > :39:20.collectively. We tweaked it around and, in the second half, we totally
:39:21. > :39:25.dominated the game and deserved to be winners. In the mid-birds covered
:39:26. > :39:33.the back that the mid-3rd, we were OK. It was just in the final third
:39:34. > :39:39.that we did not get it going. We did not get it going for what ever
:39:40. > :39:44.reason. Blackpool began the season with five wins in six. Before this,
:39:45. > :39:56.they have not won since Betty of November. -- 30th of November.
:39:57. > :40:08.Andy Keogh showed them how it is done. A devastating finish! This,
:40:09. > :40:15.his second in three matches. When you are on top, you need to make
:40:16. > :40:19.chances count. First Ricardo Fuller failed to find a way past the
:40:20. > :40:37.goalkeeper and failed to establish the 2-goal buffer. Lee Novak 's shot
:40:38. > :40:44.had then. Before this game, Blackpool where the division 's bad
:40:45. > :40:50.boys. Remarkably, this is the tenth red card for the Tangerines this
:40:51. > :41:00.season and a third for naughty Robinson. Big for the Blues. Brutal
:41:01. > :41:09.on Blackpool, who have taken four points from 45. Restarted the game
:41:10. > :41:16.excellent. We had enough chances to win or three goals in the first
:41:17. > :41:21.half. I was not happy at half-time. I thought we could have come in with
:41:22. > :41:28.a two, three goal lead, which we did not. It was disappointing. Find
:41:29. > :41:33.Chris Burke done really well. At the end, we deserved to win. We missed
:41:34. > :41:51.some decent chances in the second half. Jordan Barry started for Don
:41:52. > :41:58.Caster. -- Doncaster. It was not long before the goalkeeper had
:41:59. > :42:06.something to think about. Homes needed to have his arm twisted to
:42:07. > :42:11.join Yeovil because he did not like to live too far away from his mum.
:42:12. > :42:17.That penalty was awarded just before the hour mark. No mistake from the
:42:18. > :42:23.spot. That was enough for the first win in seven games. Just as well
:42:24. > :42:30.because Yoga wasted chances to make it safe. Heaven only knows how the
:42:31. > :42:35.keeper missed this one. The goalkeeper also saved from Kevin
:42:36. > :42:37.Dawson late on as Yeovil nicht confidently. Things looking
:42:38. > :42:49.compressed at the bottom of the table. We will get disappointments
:42:50. > :42:53.like today, we know that. Everyone is taking points off each other. We
:42:54. > :43:07.need to concentrate on ourselves and pick up the points we deserve. It
:43:08. > :43:12.was an important result. Despite trying to play down the significance
:43:13. > :43:17.of this one, deep down Danny Wilson knew his side could not afford to
:43:18. > :43:22.lose, neither could Millwall. Between them, they had shipped over
:43:23. > :43:29.100 goals which explains why they are both in trouble. Four minutes to
:43:30. > :43:33.go, that number was increased. It would now be a test of mental
:43:34. > :43:40.strength for both teams. The pair of them won just one of their last 12
:43:41. > :43:48.matches. The goalkeeper went AWOL. Campbell had a sniff out goal but
:43:49. > :43:53.failed to make it count. Scott McDonald was the man thwarted.
:43:54. > :43:56.Campbell could not follow it in. Barnsley have scored two goals in
:43:57. > :44:02.each of their three home games before this. Another one would have
:44:03. > :44:06.settled their nerves. This cross eventually reaching Dale Jennings.
:44:07. > :44:12.This time, one goal enough to put bluntly within two points of safety.
:44:13. > :44:18.We could have went a long way to making our season easier, now we
:44:19. > :44:22.haven't. Well done to them. We are right back to square one I think
:44:23. > :44:25.after that. Huge result for Barnsley, they look to extend their
:44:26. > :44:28.eighth season stay in the Championship. Millwall, it's looking
:44:29. > :44:32.touch and go now? You are right. It was a big result for Barnsley. I'm
:44:33. > :44:37.not sure before Danny Wilson went there. I gave him much chance of
:44:38. > :44:41.staying up. I have seen them recently a couple of times, there is
:44:42. > :44:46.a steel about them. That will have an impact on what happens for the
:44:47. > :44:50.rest of the season. Millwall, Ian Holloway, we expect goals, we expect
:44:51. > :44:57.fluent football. Five in the last eight. Still conceding. That was a
:44:58. > :45:01.setback for them. Huge credit to the Yeovil players. Everybody everybody
:45:02. > :45:06.is almost saying they are down. Two home wins before Saturday. Credit to
:45:07. > :45:11.them, against Doncaster, a crucial fixture? I don't see them getting
:45:12. > :45:14.caught up in... Lose a game of football down in the dumps. The I
:45:15. > :45:17.don't see. That they expect to lose games of football. They are capable
:45:18. > :45:20.of bouncing back. They are capable of getting results and being
:45:21. > :45:25.competitive at this level. I don't think there is the pressure on them
:45:26. > :45:29.as there is on the other clubs. They could benefit from that. They are in
:45:30. > :45:32.there and in there with a shout. Birmingham were dangerous have been
:45:33. > :45:37.dragged down into relegation zone. They got themselves a got result
:45:38. > :45:43.against Blackpool are in free-fall. An interesting week for Lee Clark
:45:44. > :45:52.who went in a different directions with new back room staff. He has
:45:53. > :45:56.promoted Steve Watson. I mean, I don't... We are still a bit confused
:45:57. > :46:00.as to how the situation has occurred, whether it was done
:46:01. > :46:04.amicably or not. They got the right result today, which was - which they
:46:05. > :46:08.needed, to be fair, they have been on a dodgy run. They do tend to that
:46:09. > :46:17.this season. When you worry about them... They pull one out. Yeah. As
:46:18. > :46:19.for League One, there was a huge game in prospect at Griffin Park
:46:20. > :46:22.between two of the division's in-form sides as leaders Brentford
:46:23. > :46:23.looked to extend their 19-match unbeaten run against third-placed
:46:24. > :46:41.Wolves, who'd won their last five. No margin for error said Kenny
:46:42. > :46:52.Jackett. Right on half-time, Henry's cheeky chip had Wolves ahead. In
:46:53. > :46:58.front of Griffin's Park they took control. Jacobs scored both in
:46:59. > :47:06.beating Notts County last week. There was another double here. After
:47:07. > :47:16.neat enter play. Jacobs was teed up for this cracker. Is Brentford's
:47:17. > :47:21.first league lost under wall Burton. It was a great performance. We did
:47:22. > :47:25.well, defended stoutly. When we came under pressure. Looking at all the
:47:26. > :47:28.stats, we dominated the shots and the chances, which you are always
:47:29. > :47:31.looking to do. We have to look at what we can do better. That is
:47:32. > :47:35.quality around the final third there, look after the ball and take
:47:36. > :47:38.care, as we have done in the previous few weeks. We will learn
:47:39. > :47:43.from it. That is the important thing for us. The That result across
:47:44. > :47:49.London meant Leyton Orient would go top of the table with a win. Chris
:47:50. > :47:53.Dagnall kept his place after scoring in their midweek success. He was
:47:54. > :47:58.nearly at it again. That victory on Tuesday followed an impressive point
:47:59. > :48:01.at Preston. The sense that is things were on the up again for Leyton
:48:02. > :48:07.Orient wouldn't go away. They led before the break from the pot spot.
:48:08. > :48:11.This challenge was reckless. Loyal James gave the home side an
:48:12. > :48:15.advantage, that never really looked under threat. Injuries had left
:48:16. > :48:18.Swindon short of numbers. After losing a penalty shoot-out to
:48:19. > :48:25.Peterborough in the southern final of the JP Trophy in midweek, another
:48:26. > :48:29.spot-kick was the lats thing they wanted which made
:48:30. > :48:37.Archibald-Henville's challenge on Mooney unfortunate. A win made more
:48:38. > :48:40.welcome by the news from Griffin Park. It was a very important game
:48:41. > :48:45.for us. Won by two penalties, strangely enough. We don't get many.
:48:46. > :48:51.When we get them, we normally miss them. We put them away, enough to
:48:52. > :48:59.win the game. A difficult afternoon. We have a certain way we want to
:49:00. > :49:02.play. We came unstuck today. On current form you wouldn't rule
:49:03. > :49:08.Preston out of automatic promotion. It was defender Tom Clarke what set
:49:09. > :49:14.them up for a ten th away win in their last 14 League games. This was
:49:15. > :49:18.anything but plain sailing. Colchester should have levelled the
:49:19. > :49:25.match after Rudd was adjudged to have brought down Bean. The decision
:49:26. > :49:30.didn't meet with agreement. There was a terrific save to stop the
:49:31. > :49:38.spot-kick. Coal Champs Elyseeser scored eight goals in their last
:49:39. > :49:42.three home games. -- Colchester. This finish came nine minutes into
:49:43. > :49:47.the second-half. It was anybody's game now. Preston have been
:49:48. > :49:52.tremendous on the road all season. After Chris Humphrey burst to the
:49:53. > :49:59.by-line, Colchester defender Brian Wilson who put the ball into his own
:50:00. > :50:08.net. The Ewes just three points now above the drop-zone. We can try to
:50:09. > :50:13.affect our results. If people slip up we want to take advantage. We
:50:14. > :50:17.have Rotherham and Walsall, two home games, hopefully we can capitalise
:50:18. > :50:22.the result. Preston had to earn their win. That is all you can ask
:50:23. > :50:31.when you play against teams at the top. The I'm pleased with our
:50:32. > :50:34.performance. Rotherham's play-off push gathers pace after Carlisle
:50:35. > :50:44.find their route to goal blocked, the Millers went route one, Wes
:50:45. > :50:51.Thomas scored his third goal in three games. The visitors wasted
:50:52. > :50:56.several chances to extend their lead before Carlisle got an equaliser in
:50:57. > :51:07.first half stoppage-time. A goal to remember from Lee Miller.
:51:08. > :51:15.The clock was ticking down. Agard pounced on this result to extend the
:51:16. > :51:21.Millers' unbeaten run to a magnificent seven. Second-half I
:51:22. > :51:26.thought we were the better side, we passed the ball better. To lose the
:51:27. > :51:34.goal late on was extremely disappointed. With a Wembley place
:51:35. > :51:39.booked and the Johnstone paint trophy. Stevenage, Washington led
:51:40. > :51:50.the charge. Denied his first Posh goal by Day's sharp re-Leks --
:51:51. > :51:55.reflexes. Since return, Ajose hit five goals in seven matches. Another
:51:56. > :52:04.vital strike here, 14 minutes from time. The home team could have
:52:05. > :52:13.grabbed a point after freeman's shot was parried. This was controversial
:52:14. > :52:21.flagged offside. Someone had to produce quality. It was a great
:52:22. > :52:24.finish. Delighted for the players. The win at Swindon. It was
:52:25. > :52:29.important. This game was as important as that. We want to make
:52:30. > :52:35.sure we keep in them play-offs. Game of fine margins. They managed to get
:52:36. > :52:40.their goal. We had onical beinged out. A close call. You look at it on
:52:41. > :52:47.the footage and you are splitting hairs with it really. Crawley's
:52:48. > :52:54.first game for a month thanks to the weather, before they had a chance to
:52:55. > :52:59.feel rusty they were front. Tubbs grabbed the chance to ease himself
:53:00. > :53:03.back into goalscoring form. John Gregory had not been idle and
:53:04. > :53:07.fieldled for new recruits on the bench. If those who started felt the
:53:08. > :53:10.increased pressure for places they certainly responded. Soon after the
:53:11. > :53:14.break, Clarke teed up Tubbs who made it three goals in two games on his
:53:15. > :53:19.return to the club with that month off in between. The striker's hold
:53:20. > :53:24.on the headlines was threatened on the hour by his team-mate, Mike
:53:25. > :53:38.Jones, who last scored a league goal on the opening game of the season.
:53:39. > :53:45.That was Walsall's cue to wake up. Mantom got a shot on goal and
:53:46. > :53:50.scored. Clarke's next foray down the left ended less happily. A failure
:53:51. > :53:54.to hear the whistle ruled deliberate by the referee. The 10-men saw it
:53:55. > :54:02.through. Good to be playing again and winning. That is Crawley's first
:54:03. > :54:06.win in a month. It was their first game in a month. They have been on
:54:07. > :54:12.the sore end of some pretty poor weather, like a lot of us? I spoke
:54:13. > :54:16.to guy, the assistant manager, saying five at home called off and
:54:17. > :54:23.three away. They wondered when they would play next. To keep yourself
:54:24. > :54:30.nice and fit and a place like that. With 10 men in the end, which we
:54:31. > :54:38.thought was harsh. Just a tad. Wolves ended Brentford's run in some
:54:39. > :54:41.style. Last five win without their top-scorer Leigh Griffiths. Are you
:54:42. > :54:48.surprised to see them react in that way? No. At the start of the season
:54:49. > :54:51.they weren't maybe at their Peak. I don't think they were their fluent
:54:52. > :54:54.best, shall we say. They were picking up points. Obviously,
:54:55. > :54:58.getting used to the feeling you are the big club. Doesn't matter who you
:54:59. > :55:06.say, whoever is top of the League is looking for Wolves every time they
:55:07. > :55:11.come to town. There is that to put up with. They have hit form at the
:55:12. > :55:17.right time. It was a close game up until the goal. When Brentford
:55:18. > :55:21.chased the game Wolves picked them off at will. They looked strong. Get
:55:22. > :55:26.momentum, they will be stuff to stop, aren't they Jacobs scored a
:55:27. > :55:30.cracker. Peterborough credit, five days after securing their place in
:55:31. > :55:34.the trophy final at Wembley, they could have come unstuck at
:55:35. > :55:39.Stevenage, they didn't. Rotherham a third late win in a row? Pleased
:55:40. > :55:43.about that the manager. If you keep - You love that, don't you? That is
:55:44. > :55:50.the belief that you can win games of football. How many times have seen
:55:51. > :55:54.sides particularly from home shut up shop and take the draw. Emcoo trying
:55:55. > :55:56.and getting results and believing in what they are doing. Nothing wrong
:55:57. > :56:06.with their fitness levels. Elsewhere in League One. A goalless
:56:07. > :56:10.draw on Tuesday against promotion rivals Preston was enough to lift MK
:56:11. > :56:17.Dons to within six points of the play-offs. Earlier today Karl
:56:18. > :56:22.Robinson's side were at Bradford. They were unlucky not to open the
:56:23. > :56:27.scoring at Bradford. Derby did tremendous work in front of the home
:56:28. > :56:32.goal-line. They got their first win in 14 league games on Tuesday. This
:56:33. > :56:39.Hanson volley deserved a better fate. Hanson's luck took a notable
:56:40. > :56:50.turn for the better. The howler from David Martin allowing him to secure
:56:51. > :56:56.back-to-back victories for his side. A real family affair at Vale Park as
:56:57. > :57:07.Harry Davis faced his dad and Crewe manager Steve and brother Joe in
:57:08. > :57:13.defence. Skwl Pogba got the opening goal. They came close to equalising
:57:14. > :57:22.when Pope crashed the header off the crossbar. Vale were let down by a
:57:23. > :57:33.combination of poor finishing ing and defending. Crewe were getting
:57:34. > :57:42.the breaks Vale weren't. When Tootle was fouled the referee pointed to
:57:43. > :57:54.the spot. Aneke succeed in scoring. Crewe went for more. Inman testing
:57:55. > :58:00.Neal. A follow upwas denied by Aneke. Inman got a third to
:58:01. > :58:07.guarantee the visitors would move out of the relegation zone. If any
:58:08. > :58:20.Vale player deserved a goal, it was Pope. His back-to-back defeats.
:58:21. > :58:29.Two teams far from safe, the Gillingham attacker is far from
:58:30. > :58:34.clinical. He almost had to much time to pick his spot. The rebound
:58:35. > :58:42.squandered by Conor Smith. The only goal was a rare moment of genuine
:58:43. > :58:49.quality. His previous latex goal came in the 5-4 win over
:58:50. > :58:53.Peterborough. There was nearly a second. Jon Stead has scored goals
:58:54. > :59:03.in the Premier league. His know-how might tip the balance in Nolan 's
:59:04. > :59:13.favour. A smart save kept them from levelling.
:59:14. > :59:20.The Tranmere assistant manager took charge for the first time since 2006
:59:21. > :59:28.and got off to the perfect start, thanks to this clumsy challenge.
:59:29. > :59:33.Rovers took the 12th minute lead. McMahon 's afternoon back in the hot
:59:34. > :59:39.seat should have got even better. He picked out Matthew Kennedy at the
:59:40. > :59:43.far post and over the crossbar. Having spurned that chance, Tranmere
:59:44. > :59:48.were soon riding their luck. The skipper denied not once but twice in
:59:49. > :00:02.this melee. The Rovers keep that get out the shot. -- kept out. They did
:00:03. > :00:10.not have a change of luck. This free kick was steered into the air own
:00:11. > :00:17.net by Conor Thomas. -- their own net. J Cassidy was thwarted by Joe
:00:18. > :00:21.Murphy. Kennedy did all the hard work for Kennedy. The boss gave a
:00:22. > :00:27.withering assessment of his team 's performance after the game. His mood
:00:28. > :00:38.is not improved by a consolation goal. Rovers were closer to safety
:00:39. > :00:42.and Coventry are in mid-table. The Sheffield United young centre-half,
:00:43. > :00:47.Harry Maguire, is a constant threat from set pieces. They went in front
:00:48. > :00:57.three minutes before the break against Bristol city. They played
:00:58. > :01:03.splendid football on the deck. The second was setup for Ryan Flynn. He
:01:04. > :01:08.was enjoying an excellent game. Just over ten minutes later, he was
:01:09. > :01:14.adjudged to have been impeded inside the box. A penalty was given. Baxter
:01:15. > :01:21.pretty much wrapped up the points from the spot. A double save from
:01:22. > :01:26.Wade Elliott and then Sam Baldock denied Bristol city a consolation
:01:27. > :01:37.goal before Barnett via the loose ball over the crossbar. -- fired the
:01:38. > :01:40.loose ball over the crossbar. Shrewd spray awarded Michael Jackson the
:01:41. > :01:50.managerial reins until the end of the season. -- Shrewsbury. The Notts
:01:51. > :01:59.County Aston Villa loanee tapped the goal in. There was a penalty
:02:00. > :02:04.inducing lunch. The spot kick was dispatched with less than 15 minutes
:02:05. > :02:10.gone. Under Jackson, the Shrews want to be starting something and
:02:11. > :02:15.quickly. Hopes of extending their seven-game losing streak improved
:02:16. > :02:22.with this flick on and it proved to be a tide turning moment. Their
:02:23. > :02:26.cause was further aided before half-time when Spencer was alleged
:02:27. > :02:33.to have used an elbow and a straight red card. As the conditions
:02:34. > :02:40.worsened, the Shrews quality improved. The seventh of the season
:02:41. > :02:45.will take some beating as the visitors levelled the game at the
:02:46. > :02:51.three quarters point. The elusive win was coming. He was unlucky to
:02:52. > :02:58.find the crossbar a couple of minutes later. With 20 minutes to
:02:59. > :03:04.go, the Shrews struck. This goal was far from pretty but so important in
:03:05. > :03:10.the League One relegation battle. Not a bad way for Michael Jackson to
:03:11. > :03:14.begin his full-time tenure. It was much needed, wasn't it? It has been
:03:15. > :03:19.tough for him when you think about the results he has got. That gives
:03:20. > :03:26.him a squeak. Had they not one today, they would have been six
:03:27. > :03:30.points adrift. That is a lot. Every time Notts County take one step
:03:31. > :03:38.forward, it is two steps back. They have won four and lost four. Six red
:03:39. > :03:44.cards. The timing of that red card on Saturday will hurt. The red cards
:03:45. > :03:49.have really perfected them negatively. Only a couple of weeks
:03:50. > :03:54.ago we were talking about how fluent they looked. They really did look as
:03:55. > :03:58.if they would get out of it. All of a sudden they were back in it and
:03:59. > :04:05.four points. There is no consistency. Every Football League
:04:06. > :04:18.club is searching for consistency. That includes crew. We love to watch
:04:19. > :04:23.them play, don't we? This sums them up. A push and run and a great
:04:24. > :04:31.finish. They are one of the few clubs where it is not just about
:04:32. > :04:36.results. We know he wants them to play a certain brand of football. It
:04:37. > :04:40.is not just about results. It is about the way you play and bring
:04:41. > :04:48.people fool would, particularly youngsters. They are a bit different
:04:49. > :04:53.to most. -- bring people forward. They are capable of one or two good
:04:54. > :04:57.results. We saw them at Sheffield United and they are very capable.
:04:58. > :05:01.Nigel Clough is certainly turning things around. Well, let's have a
:05:02. > :05:04.look at how League Two panned and Chesterfield maintained their three
:05:05. > :05:07.point lead at the top of the table after coming from behind to beat
:05:08. > :05:11.Torquay last week. Next up for Paul Cook's side a trip to Wycombe,
:05:12. > :05:18.another side struggling to preserve their league status.
:05:19. > :05:25.Table top is just a field rolled into Adams Park off the back of four
:05:26. > :05:30.wins in their previous five games. They fell behind ten minutes before
:05:31. > :05:40.the break. This effort was penalised for handball. The young midfielder
:05:41. > :05:46.stuck away the penalty. You could not say the same for the Spireites
:05:47. > :05:52.boss, Paul Cook. He was sent to the stands. His side 's fortunes did not
:05:53. > :05:59.improve. The misery was complete when this far post header was rolled
:06:00. > :06:02.out by the referee 's assistant. These celebrations emphasise how
:06:03. > :06:09.important that we can win could turn out to be. It was a tough game for
:06:10. > :06:22.Chesterfield. They are a good side, very good side. They deserved to be
:06:23. > :06:30.top. Today belongs to Wycombe. Scunthorpe United made light work of
:06:31. > :06:37.the opposition. They set the tone for a memorable afternoon. The
:06:38. > :06:42.leading scorer, started and finished goal number two. He has been a
:06:43. > :06:46.revelation since his transfer from Doncaster Rovers. He rounded off a
:06:47. > :06:52.devastating first-half performance with a second. Worst would soon
:06:53. > :07:02.follow for Portsmouth after the break.
:07:03. > :07:15.They ensured the lion share of the headlines with this hat-trick. The
:07:16. > :07:19.game was long since over as a contest and the Portsmouth debutant
:07:20. > :07:25.scored his first senior goal. It was certainly Scunthorpe' of day as they
:07:26. > :07:29.go joint top of League Two. Delighted to score five goals. We
:07:30. > :07:37.have to regroup and focus on Bristol Rovers on Tuesday. During the week,
:07:38. > :07:43.Oxford suffered their first away defeat of the League Two season.
:07:44. > :07:50.Another setback for the use. Things started well. 13 minutes in, this
:07:51. > :07:59.goal. Oxford were pegged back very late in the day. This 91st minute
:08:00. > :08:04.leveller sees the use job ad of the automatic promotion places. -- drop
:08:05. > :08:15.out. Rochdale made light work of Exeter. Jamie Allen tested the
:08:16. > :08:24.goalkeeper. Fail, unbeaten in their previous three away trips, grabbed
:08:25. > :08:29.the decisive goal on the strike of half-time. The home side set about
:08:30. > :08:33.getting back on terms. Tom Nichols was denied by the fingertips of the
:08:34. > :08:38.goalkeeper. The margin of victory could have been greater. They were
:08:39. > :08:45.kept out by the post. Rochdale are into the top three. Back in
:08:46. > :08:52.November, Fleetwood beat Mansfield in a nine goal thriller, thanks to a
:08:53. > :08:59.penalty in stoppage time. The Stags faithful will care not a jot about
:09:00. > :09:09.the lack of drama. They were denied by Alan Marriot. 1-0 up felt rather
:09:10. > :09:12.better than 5-4 down. A bit annoyed with were not more ruthless in the
:09:13. > :09:16.last third. We were up against a good side with good players. To win
:09:17. > :09:23.any game against a side that is up there, going for promotion, is a
:09:24. > :09:29.good result. The form of Bristol Rovers is improving week on week.
:09:30. > :09:35.The goalkeeper had to be on his toes to keep out this curler inside the
:09:36. > :09:39.quarter hour. The Pirates kept on producing excellent football. With
:09:40. > :09:46.20 minutes remaining, Clarkson opened the scoring from a splendid
:09:47. > :09:49.cross. His first since Christmas. A win for Rovers would have secured
:09:50. > :09:55.back-to-back league victories for the first time since August. After
:09:56. > :10:01.the shot, it was the top scorer who was on hand to wrap up the points.
:10:02. > :10:06.He moved his side eight points above the bottom three. Being at home, we
:10:07. > :10:10.have only lost one of our last 11 games at home. We have been very
:10:11. > :10:14.good and beaten some good teams. We have done that tonight. They have
:10:15. > :10:21.good players and we must work hard to do that. We have played very
:10:22. > :10:27.well. York City have failed to score in their last four home games. It
:10:28. > :10:32.was not for the want of trying against Southland. Preston North End
:10:33. > :10:46.Loney brought the best out of the goalkeeper. Mercifully, Nick Hope
:10:47. > :10:52.was more alert. Honours were shared. We came here with a game plan to try
:10:53. > :10:58.and win the game. That is our 13th clean sheet of the season. We're on
:10:59. > :11:03.the right tracks at times. It is the final third that has let us down
:11:04. > :11:06.again today. In the second of five consecutive home games, Newport were
:11:07. > :11:12.hopeful of bouncing back into play-off contention. They may have
:11:13. > :11:15.to think again. Vincent 's first goal for Cheltenham was enough to
:11:16. > :11:23.give them their first win in eight league matches. They almost scored
:11:24. > :11:32.the winner. Will Newport become unstuck on this dreadful surface? If
:11:33. > :11:42.not come to nothing about survival, they must start to do the business
:11:43. > :11:49.on home patch. They threatened to break the four match unbeaten run of
:11:50. > :11:52.Hartlepool. Another header from Dickinson put the hosts on course
:11:53. > :12:02.for their first win at six field since November. They might have
:12:03. > :12:07.pulled one back. They kept out Luke Williams. It was a good time to
:12:08. > :12:11.score. It gave the boy 's belief to go on. They are a dangerous team.
:12:12. > :12:22.They have a lot of talented young players. We are delighted with the
:12:23. > :12:30.three points. Viewers of the correct vintage will recognise this phase in
:12:31. > :12:34.the Dagenham press box. He was watching Argyll. He was fairly comfy
:12:35. > :12:42.in his seat when his heroes took the lead. Injuries and suspension meant
:12:43. > :12:51.Dagenham could only list five substitutes. The starting XI found
:12:52. > :13:01.speedy reply. Plymouth put last week 's 4-0 home hammering behind them
:13:02. > :13:06.just after half an hour. Parsons picked out the goal-scorer for his
:13:07. > :13:11.tenth of the campaign. The rock star was clearly expecting the victory.
:13:12. > :13:16.It is a tough game. It is always tough when you come here. The lads
:13:17. > :13:23.stuck in. We deserved victory. You get the two goals in the first half
:13:24. > :13:27.and gain the advantage. A different experience from what I am used to
:13:28. > :13:34.but we won, which is the main thing. I was saying to my co-commentator,
:13:35. > :13:40.my colleague, before the game that I have seen us play away, score four
:13:41. > :13:46.goals and win in the last few games. I am a lucky omen. Wimbledon had
:13:47. > :13:50.failed to find the net in their two previous games. They could have done
:13:51. > :13:55.with a change of form when Danny Hilton took aim at early in the
:13:56. > :14:02.second half. His shot was scrambled away. Barry has stuck away only two
:14:03. > :14:06.goals in their last five matches. The substitute was certainly
:14:07. > :14:10.threatening to breakthrough. He was denied by the keeper after a
:14:11. > :14:15.splendid run from the left. In the next attack, he went even closer,
:14:16. > :14:20.after he burst through the centre of the home defence. It looked like
:14:21. > :14:24.honours even that, deep into stoppage time, Danny Meier decided
:14:25. > :14:29.to try his luck through the middle as well and, this time, they got the
:14:30. > :14:30.goal they deserved. For league defeats on the spin for AFC
:14:31. > :14:42.Wimbledon. Torquay United goalkeeper was the
:14:43. > :14:48.standout player in the opening exchanges of this nervous clash. He
:14:49. > :14:56.first spared Anthony O'Connor 's blushes with a smart save before
:14:57. > :15:03.displaying fine form. This cross picked out the goal-scorer. The
:15:04. > :15:06.winner came ten minutes from time. The substitute displayed close
:15:07. > :15:12.control before driving home a devastating finish to set up a sixth
:15:13. > :15:19.away win of the season against James Beattie. They had to survive a
:15:20. > :15:23.desperate late salvo from Torquay. Christian Pearce was denied. Stanley
:15:24. > :15:29.are now eight points clear of the relegation zone. Rate takes their
:15:30. > :15:38.current run to four defeats in 21. They had a horrendous start in
:15:39. > :15:43.management for James Beattie. Wickham turned over the league
:15:44. > :15:47.leaders for their first home win in four months. I said before, I have
:15:48. > :15:52.watched them a couple of times and they have played quite well. Whether
:15:53. > :15:59.or not just a field will agree that was a penalty, I do not know. --
:16:00. > :16:03.Chesterfield. They knock the ball around and are fluent in possession.
:16:04. > :16:09.Maybe they lack the cutting edge at times. That is a welcome three
:16:10. > :16:18.points. The manager thanks the Broadfoot in by him in what was to
:16:19. > :16:24.mulch with period. Have ten games in the next five weeks. -- the manager
:16:25. > :16:34.thanks the board for sticking by him. He has been given funds and he
:16:35. > :16:40.has brought in nine players. They are having a positive effect. They
:16:41. > :16:44.were the worst team in the division by a long shot before he took over.
:16:45. > :16:49.There are certainly foundations to build from. They still have a third
:16:50. > :17:01.of the season left. 15 games left. Plenty of points to had. Portsmouth
:17:02. > :17:05.were put to the sword. They are too close to the relegation zone for
:17:06. > :17:13.their liking. Let's have a look at the tables. Leicester retained their
:17:14. > :17:20.league. No change in the top eight places. Three of the 14th in the
:17:21. > :17:25.play-offs last, including a third successive defeat for QPR. All three
:17:26. > :17:28.teams in relegation zone one today, which means just five points
:17:29. > :17:40.separate the bottom five clubs with the bottom three all having games.
:17:41. > :17:43.Wolves moved into second place after ending Brentford's 19-match unbeaten
:17:44. > :17:46.run in style. Five of the top six won to cement their promotion
:17:47. > :17:53.chasing places as every other team in the top half lost apart from
:17:54. > :18:00.Bradford. Five of the bottom seven all going into the weekend or one.
:18:01. > :18:03.Shrewsbury remain three points from safety after that first win in
:18:04. > :18:09.eight. Chesterfield are top of League Two, despite a defeat at
:18:10. > :18:12.strugglers Wycombe. Scunthorpe and Rochdale both closed the gap with
:18:13. > :18:16.wins, they were the only sides in the top nine to win today. Dale
:18:17. > :18:19.moved into the automatic promotion places at Oxford's expense. While
:18:20. > :18:23.six of the bottom seven going into the weekend all won, with Torquay
:18:24. > :18:25.the only ones to lose. They are now level on points with bottom club
:18:26. > :18:29.Northampton. Both five adrift of safety after Wycombe's impressive
:18:30. > :18:33.win. That's it from us. But don't forget Match Of The Day 2 on Sunday
:18:34. > :18:36.night is the place to catch up with the weekend's Premier League action
:18:37. > :18:40.at 10:25pm on BBC One. And we're back next week straight after MOTD
:18:41. > :18:43.at 11:45pm for the very best from the Football League. Steve, thanks
:18:44. > :18:47.for your company tonight, see you next week.