:00:34. > :00:41.Evening. For most teams in the Skybet Football League today saw the
:00:42. > :00:45.countdown begin to the final 10 games of the season. That time of
:00:46. > :00:49.year of course when the squeak gets that little bit louder. What a game
:00:50. > :00:53.at the JD Stadium in midweek where - despite five goals in the last 12
:00:54. > :00:57.minutes - Wigan and Yeovil could only take a point each. Steve's here
:00:58. > :01:00.to reflect on a frantic finish to several other games tonight. And,
:01:01. > :01:03.here's what's coming up. After their midweek 3-0 defeat at Sheffield
:01:04. > :01:05.Wednesday, QPR went into today's match against Middlesbrough
:01:06. > :01:21.10-points adrift of the automatic play-off places. We'll find out how
:01:22. > :01:23.Harry's Hoops got on today at the Riverside. We've extended highlights
:01:24. > :01:26.from Saturday's big East Midlands clash as promotion chasing Derby and
:01:27. > :01:31.Nottingham Forest met in another dramatic encounter. It's jelly and
:01:32. > :01:36.ice-cream time as 125 years to the day since Sheffield United were
:01:37. > :01:49.formed, the club kick-off their birthday cell rations with a visit
:01:50. > :01:52.from Wolves. And, as ever, we've all the goals and plenty of talking
:01:53. > :01:56.points as the season edges towards another dramatic climax. To the iPro
:01:57. > :01:59.Stadium now, and the game of the day, as Steve McClaren's Rams took
:02:00. > :02:02.on Nottingham Forest in the East Midlands derby. It was the first
:02:03. > :02:05.time in 20 years both sides were battling for promotion from the same
:02:06. > :02:08.division with just six-points and three places dividing them. The
:02:09. > :02:12.hosts made three changes with West Brom loanee George Thorne making his
:02:13. > :02:15.first start for the suspended John Eustace. While Billy Davies made two
:02:16. > :02:16.changes, with Guy Moussi and Jamie Mackie starting. Dan O'Hagan was
:02:17. > :02:35.watching this one. COMMENTATOR: Ward goes on here
:02:36. > :02:43.again. Ward pulls back Bamford. Here's Hendrick, in low, Martin goes
:02:44. > :02:50.near-post. They score. Bryson for Derby. Perfect start for the Rams.
:02:51. > :02:59.Their first goal for six-hours plus in their biggest game of the season.
:03:00. > :03:05.Here's the handball shout coming up when the ball comes back in from
:03:06. > :03:11.Hendrick. Hendrick across, cleared away. Moussi, the hands, play went
:03:12. > :03:15.on, Bryson buries it, Derby in front, with the perfect breakthrough
:03:16. > :03:31.start. Craig Bryson on the scoresheet. Derby 1, For st 0.
:03:32. > :03:43.Greening here. Majewski draws the first save of the game from Lee
:03:44. > :03:47.Grant. League goals are in very short supply for him.
:03:48. > :03:57.Bamford. Bamford here for Chris Martin. Great control. Martin.
:03:58. > :04:04.Bryson's second goal for Derby. Lovely goal. It is double Derby
:04:05. > :04:11.delight. It's Martin's touch coming up here which is joyious. Kills the
:04:12. > :04:14.ball stone dead. Bryson finds the net. Doesn't Bryson finish it. This
:04:15. > :04:34.Derby is one way traffic so far. In goes that cross. Grant with a
:04:35. > :04:42.good fist away. Mistake there. Bamford. Lovely ball to play in
:04:43. > :04:48.Hendrick. It Jeff Hendrick, 3-0 to Derby County. What a first half they
:04:49. > :04:53.are having here. From a Forest corner, the Derby break, mistake
:04:54. > :05:00.half way, Bamford had the awareness to see Hendrick, and the pass plays
:05:01. > :05:06.him in. The Academy boys makes it 3-0 for Derby, his first ever goal
:05:07. > :05:12.was a Derby winner at Forest two seasons back. This one means first
:05:13. > :05:21.half control for dominant Derby County. 3-0 and counting.
:05:22. > :05:35.Martin now for Russell again. Hendrick. Martin. Cheer is Johnny
:05:36. > :05:42.Russell. Russell! Oh, there is that fourth goal. And what a fourth goal!
:05:43. > :05:51.Cracker jack. Johnny Russell. Derby 4, Forest 0. There is surely no way
:05:52. > :05:56.back now for Forest. What a hit, what a strike, what a day for Derby.
:05:57. > :06:01.He sees the gap. Boy, does he find it. Brilliant finish. Lovely goal.
:06:02. > :06:02.Forest are done, for sure, in this game. There is no way back from
:06:03. > :06:16.here. Paterson, twists and turns. Can he
:06:17. > :06:26.get across for Forest. Forced out wide by Bamford. Fox for Henderson.
:06:27. > :06:33.Mackie. Cox. Off target. His team off key. Simon Cox, the goals have
:06:34. > :06:41.dried up for Forest in recent matches, not just the points.
:06:42. > :06:51.Lascelles with the mistake. Russell again, Lascelles gets back at him
:06:52. > :06:56.really well, and had to. Forest again defensively shakey, awkward.
:06:57. > :07:03.Lascelles, the Derby-born player, recovered well to stop Russell from
:07:04. > :07:09.getting a fifth goal. Bryson with the corner. Hendrick, Craig Bryson.
:07:10. > :07:14.The flick from Martin. Oh, what a save. Darlow with razor reactions.
:07:15. > :07:25.Martin's touch at the near-post there was terrific. The save is its
:07:26. > :07:31.equal. Super stop. George Thorne, Jeff Hendrick. Hendrick has been
:07:32. > :07:35.impressive today alongside Thorne. Thorne's ball through, it's Bamford.
:07:36. > :07:44.Darlow caught him. Clear penalty, clear as day. That is a shocking
:07:45. > :07:53.piece of goal keeping. Always going to be a penalty kick. Can't do that.
:07:54. > :07:58.18 98, the last time Derby beat Forest 5-0. Their record home score,
:07:59. > :08:06.Bryson for a hat-trick - which he has! His second treble this season.
:08:07. > :08:11.This one means the world to Derby County, against Forest. They have
:08:12. > :08:17.hit five. There is still time to go for more.
:08:18. > :08:40.Bamford. Bamford sets up, Johnny Russell with the mis iskick. They
:08:41. > :08:45.look a good side here, Derby. We were disappointed with the manner
:08:46. > :08:50.how we conceded the goals. You know, it's - we worked all week on
:08:51. > :08:56.matching runs and being disciplined and compact. You know, and we
:08:57. > :09:00.just... We just switched off on numerous occasions today.
:09:01. > :09:04.Unfortunately, they have been able to score the goals that will they
:09:05. > :09:08.created - the chances they created. Has been coming am we have been
:09:09. > :09:13.playing well. Good football, no end product. Today we got everything,
:09:14. > :09:16.good football and end product. No better day to do it than today. For
:09:17. > :09:21.Tulse's three points. For the fans it is bigger than that. The players
:09:22. > :09:26.delivered today for the fans. That is who I'm most delighted for. One
:09:27. > :09:29.of my best days in football. Obviously scoring the hat-trick, the
:09:30. > :09:34.most important thing was the three points. The manner we did it,
:09:35. > :09:38.against our local rivals, was outstanding. In the previous four
:09:39. > :09:44.games we didn't score, we created chance, weren't taking them. It will
:09:45. > :09:49.give us so much confidence going into the remaining nine games. The
:09:50. > :09:53.fans will have a good Saturday night, hangover on Sunday and a good
:09:54. > :09:58.Monday morning. A result Derby fans will be talking about it for years.
:09:59. > :10:05.Forest fan also want to forget it in an instant. Best result since 18 98,
:10:06. > :10:08.you weren't around then. It came together for Derby? It did. Think
:10:09. > :10:14.about the four or five previous games you think - how will they
:10:15. > :10:18.approach it? They approached it in a positive manner. It can be sometimes
:10:19. > :10:21.viewed as a negative system if you don't do it properly. They were so
:10:22. > :10:26.positive today. They got men in support of the lone front player.
:10:27. > :10:32.The two wide men played upalongside him. Quick to support. On top of
:10:33. > :10:36.Forest from the start. Fantastic all round performance, no doubt about
:10:37. > :10:44.that. Bryson has been at the centre of everything for Derby this season.
:10:45. > :10:48.He a great afternoon Him and Hendrick got their just desserts.
:10:49. > :10:53.The way they anticipated the first line of attack. He is the first to
:10:54. > :10:58.react. Gets a couple of deflections, yes, he earns that. The ball pops
:10:59. > :11:02.out. He is there before Moussi. He is the one following up and looking
:11:03. > :11:07.and seeing what - Anticipating. His anticipation was fantastic. Work
:11:08. > :11:10.from Chris Martin? Fantastic. Great ball into Bryson. He loses his
:11:11. > :11:15.marker. He anticipates where the ball will go and where it will be to
:11:16. > :11:20.get onned end of. It that ball from Chris Martin has to be perfectly
:11:21. > :11:25.weighted. Penalty! Down the middle, isn't it? Good job the keeper got
:11:26. > :11:31.his legs out of the way. Ended a wonderful afternoon. For him, he was
:11:32. > :11:35.very, very good today. For Forest no win in seven now. Tethering on the
:11:36. > :11:40.edge of the play-offs. How much pressure is on Billy Davies now? I
:11:41. > :11:43.mean we talk about injuries, we talk about where their relative position
:11:44. > :11:47.and form has been of late. There will be pressure because they have a
:11:48. > :11:53.big squad, a good budget. They have spent good money. I would imagine
:11:54. > :11:59.(inaudible) would have been the least they would have taken this
:12:00. > :12:02.year. Relegated from the Premier League last May, QPR began the
:12:03. > :12:06.season favourites to bounce straight back at the first time of asking.
:12:07. > :12:09.But after their fifth defeat in eight at Hillsborough on Tuesday,
:12:10. > :12:12.their chances of automatic promotion were hanging by a thread. Today,
:12:13. > :12:15.they were at Middlesbrough, whose play-off ambitions may have petered
:12:16. > :12:17.out in recent weeks, but could still have a big say on the promotion
:12:18. > :12:19.race. Aitor Karanka made three changes with Kei Kamara, Danny
:12:20. > :12:19.Butterfield and Nathaniel Chalobah coming in.
:12:20. > :12:22.out in recent weeks, but could still have a big say Harry Redknapp made
:12:23. > :12:38.six changes after the midweek loss at Hillsborough which
:12:39. > :12:50.Which includes a first start in over two fonts for Benayoun. At the
:12:51. > :13:01.Riverside for us with a Adam Pope. COMMENTATOR: The keeper was equal to
:13:02. > :13:07.both, the shot and the rebound. Butterfield. Great shot. Great save
:13:08. > :13:11.from Green. Flying save from Green. Butterfield lashed this. Green high
:13:12. > :13:15.up to his right made sure, not only did he save it, but pushed it well
:13:16. > :13:28.away from goal. A chance for Friend to whip it in
:13:29. > :13:38.low, away by Hill. Middlesbrough are growing in confidence. He will
:13:39. > :13:43.score! George Friend's adverts will probably go down as a mistake for
:13:44. > :13:47.Robbie Green. He galloped in from the left-hand side. He kept going
:13:48. > :13:54.the ball made its way back into his path as he made his own luck. George
:13:55. > :13:57.Friend, his third goal of the season in fairly bizarre circumstances, but
:13:58. > :14:01.reward for his effort and Rob Green, having made a fantastic save, could
:14:02. > :14:06.not prevent that one from going over the line. It has to be a mistake
:14:07. > :14:10.from the former England keeper. Ricochet off his hand possibly from
:14:11. > :14:12.Friend but the ball clearly over the line, even though Adam Marlatt was
:14:13. > :14:33.up. -- Domer was following up. Robbie Green will save it. Friend
:14:34. > :14:38.was asked to shoot from the crowd and having one goal to his name
:14:39. > :14:49.already today, wasn't going to be asked again.
:14:50. > :14:56.Morrison shoots and forces another fine save from Konstantopoulos. He
:14:57. > :14:58.had options either side, but with four goals in six games he thought a
:14:59. > :15:24.fifth was on the cards. A chance for Benayoun, onside and
:15:25. > :15:29.there is a equaliser. Having died one over the bar moments earlier,
:15:30. > :15:33.Benayoun is first to turn and fire one into the net. Middlesbrough
:15:34. > :15:39.claim he was offside as the ball pinged around in the penalty area,
:15:40. > :15:42.but the Israeli was first to react and Queens Park Rangers are back on
:15:43. > :15:48.terms. Kranjcar with the first shot, taken, and Benayoun clipping it off
:15:49. > :16:03.the bar and beyond Konstantopoulos. A good save from. -- a good save
:16:04. > :16:16.from Robert Green. The shop was right down the middle
:16:17. > :16:29.of Robbie Green. Morrison goes for it and is inches
:16:30. > :16:35.wide from what would have been the winning goal, surely. He unleashes a
:16:36. > :16:41.fierce drive and it had constant Pablos stretching all the way. He
:16:42. > :16:50.had to watch it. -- it had the goalkeeper stretching all the way.
:16:51. > :16:56.George Friend, a chance to win it but he is inches wide. The Riverside
:16:57. > :17:05.on its feet thinking he had scored a brace to win the game.
:17:06. > :17:11.Oh, he has missed it, a chance for Zamora to win the game for Queens
:17:12. > :17:18.Park Rangers. He won't have an easier goal ever to score.
:17:19. > :17:23.Konstantopoulos makes a mess and looks to the skies but there is no
:17:24. > :17:32.reprieve. They have taken all three points. What a win for Harry
:17:33. > :17:37.Redknapp. Konstantopoulos, what a bizarre mistake. What a strange
:17:38. > :17:43.ending to what has been an unbelievable game. Middlesbrough
:17:44. > :17:45.looked totally crestfallen. That has got to be one of the most bizarre
:17:46. > :17:54.goals I have ever seen. Here is a chance for Morrison to
:17:55. > :18:00.wrap it up for Queens Park Rangers now. Morrison shoots, and he does
:18:01. > :18:05.wrap it up! Five goals in seven games. Morrison makes sure that
:18:06. > :18:08.Queens Park Rangers return to the capital with all three points. It
:18:09. > :18:14.has been a bizarre game and entertaining game, but Morrison's
:18:15. > :18:19.clinical finish rounds it off for Harry Redknapp and gives him a
:18:20. > :18:22.reprieve and Queens Park Rangers hope yet to maybe make the top two.
:18:23. > :18:28.What a wonderful finish from Morrison.
:18:29. > :18:34.I thought we dominated the second half for the away team, if anyone
:18:35. > :18:38.was going to win, it was going to be us, but you did not see a goal
:18:39. > :18:43.coming the way it came, so Morrison took a great finish at the end. It
:18:44. > :18:47.was pleasing. We have been playing well, just the one bad game at
:18:48. > :18:51.Sheffield Wednesday, the referee gave the penalty and we could not
:18:52. > :18:59.cope with ten men. Lately we have been playing well. It is difficult
:19:00. > :19:09.to understand. We had the chance in their at 92 minutes to score and win
:19:10. > :19:12.the game and we conceded two goals in two minutes, one mistake and it
:19:13. > :19:17.is difficult to understand. in two minutes, one mistake and it
:19:18. > :19:21.is difficult What a finish at the Riverside, particularly for the away
:19:22. > :19:26.fans, because both managers looked happy with a draw at one point. A
:19:27. > :19:30.huge result for QPR, cements the play-off position. Not at that
:19:31. > :19:33.fluent best, it has been a long time since we've seen them reached the
:19:34. > :19:38.dizzy heights we imagined, but there were some positives in the game, not
:19:39. > :19:41.least the combination of Zamora and Morrison, particularly on the third
:19:42. > :19:44.goal, and that could be something that could serve them well come the
:19:45. > :19:49.end of the season. Let's reflect on the last couple of minutes, Zamora
:19:50. > :19:54.getting his second goal in three games. You have to have sympathy for
:19:55. > :19:59.the Boro goalkeeper? Konstantopoulos, yes, an incredible
:20:00. > :20:03.of all, it must have been a free kick that somebody has tried to take
:20:04. > :20:09.earlier in the game. He doesn't get within a foot of this ball. It is
:20:10. > :20:13.not a mistake, absolutely nothing he can do about it. He can't read a
:20:14. > :20:20.bobble like that and it is a bit of luck that you need in games. We got
:20:21. > :20:25.a brief glimpse because on came Bobby that -- Bobby Zamora for Keane
:20:26. > :20:30.in the 64th and there was linkup play. He was involved with
:20:31. > :20:34.Morrison's as well. The flick onto Morrison, the archetypal target man.
:20:35. > :20:38.You can play off him because he can keep hold of the ball for you, he
:20:39. > :20:42.will flick the ball on, so they can't play with two upfront if
:20:43. > :20:48.Morrison plays in their side so they will have to have somebody who is
:20:49. > :20:56.big and strong who Morrison can play off of. He is QPR's second highest
:20:57. > :21:01.goal-scorer. The difference so far. It shows what Charlie Austin has
:21:02. > :21:04.done. More results like this buys time for Charlie Austin. No doubt
:21:05. > :21:09.about that, they are big players to come back. They will go into the
:21:10. > :21:13.play-offs, if those players come back, and reach some sort of form
:21:14. > :21:17.with a real chance. Let's see how the other sides at the top got on
:21:18. > :21:22.earlier today, starting with runaway leaders Leicester, who aim to extend
:21:23. > :21:28.their 16th game unbeaten run at Blackburn. Nigel Pearson is fast
:21:29. > :21:31.becoming the only person who does not think promotion is a formality
:21:32. > :21:35.for Leicester. Understandably the manager will stick to his no
:21:36. > :21:40.complacency mantra until the Foxes can no longer be hunted down. At
:21:41. > :21:44.Ewood Park, Paul Robinson had to be at its best to stop David Nugent
:21:45. > :21:49.from punishing the misplaced pass but the danger was not over. He
:21:50. > :21:54.arrived at full tilt and the rest was straightforward for Jamie Vardy,
:21:55. > :21:56.his sixth goal in as many matches. But Rovers set about proving that
:21:57. > :22:01.Pearson was right to take nothing for granted. Kilgallon on the other
:22:02. > :22:06.the corner, to send the teams back to the dressing rooms level. After
:22:07. > :22:09.the break Blackburn set the tempo, but one slip is usually all
:22:10. > :22:13.Leicester need. This time Jamie Vardy let them off the hook. All
:22:14. > :22:23.exciting stuff and the entertainment kept coming. This cross catching
:22:24. > :22:29.collapsed flat-footed. The Rovers fans roared their team forward in
:22:30. > :22:34.the hope of win. But keeper's next stop was acrobatic, a flamboyant
:22:35. > :22:38.punch. It made sure the sides would share the points. Such as
:22:39. > :22:42.Leicester's dominance at the top, that is an achievement in itself. I
:22:43. > :22:47.thought we were excellent stop I thought it was a great game of
:22:48. > :22:54.football. But like you say, they are lead leaders and a top team and a
:22:55. > :22:59.top manager and we have gone to to toe and had a good go at them today.
:23:00. > :23:04.I thought they were on top but we probably shaded it in terms of the
:23:05. > :23:09.best chances, so we are slightly disappointed but on the positive we
:23:10. > :23:15.take another game off. After Chris Powell's fracking, Sean
:23:16. > :23:22.Dyche's 18 months at Burnley make the Championship's six serving
:23:23. > :23:26.manager. -- sacking. The Clarets took another decisive step towards
:23:27. > :23:30.the Premier League, Ashley Barnes' goal was a high point. Burnley
:23:31. > :23:34.played bright football decides the dreadful surface at the Valley.
:23:35. > :23:40.Chris Baird brought the best out of Ben Hamer, who made an even better
:23:41. > :23:43.stop to deny Barnsley's second. Burnley made sure of victory in the
:23:44. > :23:49.second half. Ten minutes in, Morrison tripped Sam Voakes on the
:23:50. > :23:56.18-yard line and the referee awarded a penalty. Sam Vokes scored from the
:23:57. > :24:00.spot, reaching 20 goals for the season for the first time in his
:24:01. > :24:06.career. It was a first defeat for Charlton under their new boss. This
:24:07. > :24:11.deflected shot wrapped things up in injury time. The Clarets are going
:24:12. > :24:16.places under Sean Dyche, who is one of England's hottest managerial
:24:17. > :24:18.properties. I thought it was a fantastic performance because the
:24:19. > :24:23.pitch is arguably the worst pitch I have seen in many years, very
:24:24. > :24:27.difficult to play on and to adapt and deliver a convincing performance
:24:28. > :24:36.and the outcome, scoring three goals and it could have been more, then of
:24:37. > :24:40.course I am very pleased. Game number 49 of Wigan's season and
:24:41. > :24:44.still so much to play for. Uwe Rosler has masterminded a climb up
:24:45. > :24:50.the table. Watford have never won at this ground at back record
:24:51. > :24:55.continued. He and his team-mates drew a blank. They have struggled on
:24:56. > :25:00.their travels without an away week -- without an away league success
:25:01. > :25:02.since October the 5th but when Lewis McGugan claimed his eight of the
:25:03. > :25:07.campaign they must have thought things were about to change. The
:25:08. > :25:11.Latics' eight-game winning run had come to an end against Yeovil but
:25:12. > :25:17.the play-off contenders were level through Beausejour. The goalkeeper
:25:18. > :25:23.copes with the first attempt but could do nothing with the second.
:25:24. > :25:27.Waghorn won it for Wigan, reacting quickest to a loose ball, to
:25:28. > :25:30.underline his striking ability. His third goal since joining on loan
:25:31. > :25:36.from Leicester and their fifth in the table. Three points clear of
:25:37. > :25:39.Reading with a game in hand and plenty of positives to take from
:25:40. > :25:46.this latest performance. In terms of the way we attacked, the way we
:25:47. > :25:50.created chances, the way we came back again, I think the character of
:25:51. > :25:54.the team is like you have seen on Tuesday evening, the same today, we
:25:55. > :25:57.came back. We made a couple of mistakes which we are disappointed
:25:58. > :26:04.with. We pushed hard and had chances at the other end and could not take
:26:05. > :26:10.them, so a disappointing result. Nigel Adkins has been talking about
:26:11. > :26:14.positivity at Reading now. Their mood in stark contrast to that at
:26:15. > :26:18.the home fans at St Andrew's these days, with burning in possession of
:26:19. > :26:23.the whole -- the worst home record in the entire football league.
:26:24. > :26:27.Things did not start too badly but after a run of 13 games without a
:26:28. > :26:32.win on their own patch, the Blues fans have the familiar sinking
:26:33. > :26:36.feeling just before half-time when Jobi McAnuff blasted in his first
:26:37. > :26:41.league goal in over two years. There was a brief bit of cheer the Lee
:26:42. > :26:44.Clark's side a couple of minutes later. Although Paul Caddis only
:26:45. > :26:50.just about managed to do the necessary is from the spot. City
:26:51. > :26:57.were inches away from going ahead midway through the second half but
:26:58. > :27:00.this header had too much on it. They had been talking the Reading camp
:27:01. > :27:04.about the quality of their counterattacking and they provided a
:27:05. > :27:08.prime example to snatch the win late on, incredibly it was McAnuff on
:27:09. > :27:11.target as he steered in Chris Gunter's low cross to keep the good
:27:12. > :27:17.vibes going for the Royals and continue the dark days at home for
:27:18. > :27:21.Clarke. I am decently disappointed for the players but we have to keep
:27:22. > :27:26.going. Nine games where they have to keep playing with belief and
:27:27. > :27:30.confidence and we can get the results that are needed. Nine, plus
:27:31. > :27:35.three play-off games up for grabs and one game at a time. Everyone is
:27:36. > :27:40.working hard and we should be excited about the final two months
:27:41. > :27:43.of the season. After five wins in the last seven,
:27:44. > :27:48.Brighton fans have the feeling that he was on a roll at a good time.
:27:49. > :27:54.This chance to open an 8-point gap on the chasing cap, led by Ipswich.
:27:55. > :27:57.It was not long before a golden opportunity dropped. The youngster
:27:58. > :28:00.was not quite able to find the decisive touch, which became the
:28:01. > :28:04.theme of the match for the increasingly frustrated home side.
:28:05. > :28:12.After Will Buckley's burst down the witch -- wing, he again missed. In
:28:13. > :28:15.the second half, he went closer to breaking the deadlock but this was
:28:16. > :28:21.as hard as Ipswich keeper Dean Gerken had to work all afternoon.
:28:22. > :28:25.Luke McCarthy's men had not created much themselves but on the hour
:28:26. > :28:28.Daryl Murphy met Stephen Hunt's corner unchallenged and Tommy Smith
:28:29. > :28:34.emerged triumphant from a clutch of defenders. It got even better for
:28:35. > :28:40.that sizeable away following in the biggest crowd of the season, more
:28:41. > :28:46.than 29,000. Johnny Williams' fancy footwork out Fox Buckley and Murphy
:28:47. > :28:48.finished the job. A repeat of Ipswich's 2-0 success in September,
:28:49. > :28:54.which keeps their play-off hopes alive.
:28:55. > :29:02.It was a really solid, good performance. On the back of a defeat
:29:03. > :29:10.last week, it is great to get back to winning ways. I am disappointed
:29:11. > :29:18.because we conceded two goals. They punished us, it was too hard to
:29:19. > :29:24.score. They continue to be teased, five
:29:25. > :29:28.points from the play-offs with a handful of games remaining. A good
:29:29. > :29:35.win, there was talk of tiredness after that late draw against Novell
:29:36. > :29:41.midweek. 50 competitive games. A good comeback win on Saturday.
:29:42. > :29:46.There is no doubt that it will catch up with you, with a tough midweek
:29:47. > :29:52.game. You could be forgiven for saying we will put that down to not
:29:53. > :30:01.having the energy. But they have dug in to grind this one out.
:30:02. > :30:10.Collison looks like a good addition. An excellent acquisition. Wedding
:30:11. > :30:14.got themselves a good win on Saturday.
:30:15. > :30:18.The quality of these goals. A fantastic faint, stepping up,
:30:19. > :30:23.allowing the player to dive in. He gets it on his right foot. You know
:30:24. > :30:28.when your team is set up properly, when the borders crossed from one
:30:29. > :30:34.side to the other. And shutting the back door, finishing like that. It
:30:35. > :30:39.was a bitty game. But it won it for Redding.
:30:40. > :30:56.A good win for Burnley. Last week, they did it with innings. And their
:30:57. > :31:00.fullback has been sensational. It was a really good performance.
:31:01. > :31:07.Allied with the fact other teams around them one, it was an important
:31:08. > :31:12.performance. Going there, off the back of a decent win, Charlton could
:31:13. > :31:19.have been tricky. Can the top to be caught? You are asking them to lose
:31:20. > :31:21.war games in the remaining nine than in the previous 37, that isn't going
:31:22. > :31:27.to happen. Well, as for the sides struggling at
:31:28. > :31:30.the other end, we start our round-up at Oakwell with Barnsley, who began
:31:31. > :31:34.the day bottom, three points adrift of safety. Bournemouth were the
:31:35. > :31:38.visitors. Plenty of changes for Barnsley this
:31:39. > :31:43.week. Five players lost their place. The assistant manager lost
:31:44. > :31:49.his job. One thing that hasn't changed is the lack of firepower.
:31:50. > :31:55.O'Grady had the first chance only 19 seconds in but it wasn't a sign of
:31:56. > :32:04.things to come. Steele was by far the busier of the goalkeepers.
:32:05. > :32:07.Ritchie was denied. Recently, the Cherries strikeforce hasn't been
:32:08. > :32:16.berry fruit either. Simon should have scored their first goal in
:32:17. > :32:21.three matches. -- bearing fruit. This unguarded net said it all about
:32:22. > :32:25.a side with only two goals in seven games. The question was whether
:32:26. > :32:31.Bournemouth could take advantage. Ritchie went close. The home side's
:32:32. > :32:39.duck was holding. Until the 94th minute. -- luck.
:32:40. > :32:45.A third straight defeat. Barnsley stayed bottom. Things need to
:32:46. > :32:52.change, and fast. We had some good chances, we should
:32:53. > :32:59.have done better. The goalkeeper pulled off some great saves for us.
:33:00. > :33:13.Doncaster Rovers's recent home form has been impressive. In this
:33:14. > :33:18.Yorkshire derby, it was Buxton who threatened to find a way through.
:33:19. > :33:25.Then Maguire's follow-up was blocked. Best was guilty of a
:33:26. > :33:32.glaring miss. He has not scored in successive fixtures. Sharp had a big
:33:33. > :33:41.say in the winning goal. Kirkland kept it out only for Chris Brown,
:33:42. > :33:46.top scorer, to tap into an unguarded net. Maguire continued to pose a
:33:47. > :33:58.threat. Sharp was frustrated in his attempts to add a second. Then this
:33:59. > :34:09.curling free kick from cultural was superbly pushed away. -- Cotterill.
:34:10. > :34:14.We started brightly and moved the ball around on a difficult pitch.
:34:15. > :34:24.When you are on top, you have two score. Can I dare say you are safe?
:34:25. > :34:33.No, don't. Three weeks ago, we were eight points clear. Our players have
:34:34. > :34:38.responded fantastically well. Brian McDermott may still be waiting
:34:39. > :34:41.to discover whether the proposed takeover will go through but at
:34:42. > :34:48.least his weight for a win is finally over. After six games
:34:49. > :34:52.without success, Smith met this throw to nudge United ahead. After
:34:53. > :34:57.saying that hard work was needed if they needed to earn three points,
:34:58. > :35:02.but Cormack divided plenty of it to double the lead, getting the angle
:35:03. > :35:09.just right for his 20th goal in 23 League games before half-time. Ian
:35:10. > :35:13.Holloway said this match was the first of ten Cup finals for them.
:35:14. > :35:20.This strike by Campbell brought them back into the game. Meyer Hoffer
:35:21. > :35:27.almost conjured up a piece of magic of his own. But the Austrian was
:35:28. > :35:33.kept out. Leeds did have the chance to settle the nerves with virtually
:35:34. > :35:38.the last kick of the game. But after a scramble, Robinson managed to keep
:35:39. > :35:42.McCormac at bay. With things now looking better on the pitch,
:35:43. > :35:53.attention turns to resolving matters of it.
:35:54. > :35:56.-- off. We want the uncertainty to go away and to concentrate on
:35:57. > :36:02.football. The sooner the ownership situation is sorted out, the better.
:36:03. > :36:09.They need to sort themselves out. They have gone away, I am sure they
:36:10. > :36:13.felt they nicked it, but they don't care, do they? Plenty of Blackpool
:36:14. > :36:17.fans who think more money should have been spent since the club
:36:18. > :36:20.dropped out of the Premier League. With their team six points above the
:36:21. > :36:27.bottom three, they made their point clear. Once the action got under
:36:28. > :36:34.way, one of last summer's free transfers lifted the mood, Ricardo
:36:35. > :36:41.Fuller. Having clinched victory in the last home game, he is leading
:36:42. > :36:46.the mini revival as they try to put their 17th match run behind them.
:36:47. > :36:54.The Huddersfield keeper was forced to hang on grimly. Town was shocking
:36:55. > :36:58.in the first half according to their manager who was heartened by the
:36:59. > :37:03.sight of Wells giving the goalkeeper something to worry about after the
:37:04. > :37:08.break. And a bigger scare for the men when Wells put the ball into the
:37:09. > :37:15.net after this header was saved. The offside decision preserved
:37:16. > :37:23.Blackpool's lead. Three more valuable points. Signs of progress
:37:24. > :37:35.in a troubled season. The boys have put in a new system
:37:36. > :37:46.into place. Here is what Gary Johnson said about
:37:47. > :37:53.Kevin Dawson, if he was a woman, I would marry him! Dawson provided the
:37:54. > :38:00.assist, the gaffer's heart must surely have been a flutter. Thom
:38:01. > :38:06.Lawrence was the start of the show early on. His manager only has eyes
:38:07. > :38:12.for Dawson. Especially after this. His first League goal of the season.
:38:13. > :38:19.The relegation battle is too up. And gave Mrs Gary Johnson something to
:38:20. > :38:25.worry about. Bolton were more direct after the break. Within eight
:38:26. > :38:36.minutes, Jutkiewicz halved the deficit. There were more late
:38:37. > :38:43.hijinks, with ten minutes to go, Baptiste brought down Dawson. Darren
:38:44. > :38:50.Deadman eventually awarded a penalty and brandished the red card. But
:38:51. > :38:56.Miller couldn't oblige. To make matters worse, Bolton equalised two
:38:57. > :39:04.minutes later. Knight catching the goalkeeper in no man's land.
:39:05. > :39:12.We put ourselves in a position where we should have gone 3-1 up.
:39:13. > :39:15.Unfortunately, missed the penalty. What a frustrating end to
:39:16. > :39:21.proceedings for Gary Johnson at Yeovil. The story of their season.
:39:22. > :39:26.27 points they have lost from winning positions. It is a learning
:39:27. > :39:31.curve when you come up from a division below. They will look back
:39:32. > :39:36.and think, if they are relegated, they had got themselves in great
:39:37. > :39:41.positions. Doncaster have picked up of late. Unbeaten in four matches.
:39:42. > :39:49.Paul Dickov has a consistent line up in the last three games. The sharp
:39:50. > :39:55.effect is working. That little bit of quality. It has built up
:39:56. > :39:59.everybody, given them a psychological boost. When a player
:40:00. > :40:04.of that quality comes to the club. They have hit form at the right
:40:05. > :40:09.time. I don't see them getting dragged back into it. Barnsley are
:40:10. > :40:15.in a predicament. It looks increasingly likely there stay in
:40:16. > :40:21.the chappy ship could be coming to an end. I am not so sure. They have
:40:22. > :40:28.a game in hand. If they win, they go to 32. They could be in with a
:40:29. > :40:37.shout. I don't read it that way. As for Millwall, it is looking, it has
:40:38. > :40:41.been a funny time since Ian Holloway took over. They are still losing but
:40:42. > :40:48.not by the heavy margins. If anything, you would say if they were
:40:49. > :40:57.losing it would be along the lines they had previously. It hasn't
:40:58. > :41:02.worked like that. They haven't been able to get their nose in front.
:41:03. > :41:09.What a game next, Birmingham, on Tuesday, with five points separating
:41:10. > :41:11.them. If Millwall were to win that, you can make a case five teams in
:41:12. > :41:19.it. If Birmingham when, then three. To League One then and, although
:41:20. > :41:23.their ten-game winning run came to an end after a draw at Preston on
:41:24. > :41:25.Monday, there was a special day in store for Sheffield United's
:41:26. > :41:28.long-suffering fans, as the Blades celebrated their 125th birthday.
:41:29. > :41:30.Clem was at Bramall Lane for the arrival of League One leaders
:41:31. > :41:44.Wolves. Like all great football clubs,
:41:45. > :41:49.Sheffield United have more than left their mark on the history books. The
:41:50. > :41:58.first football team to use the United name. The first and only
:41:59. > :42:02.football League club to field a team made up entirely of England
:42:03. > :42:08.internationals. Along with Arsenal, the first club to take part in a
:42:09. > :42:13.radio commentary game. Amongst their players to have left a sizeable dent
:42:14. > :42:23.upon the game, in this case literally, William Booth, a whopping
:42:24. > :42:31.24 stone, and one of the game 's greatest entertainers, Tony Currie.
:42:32. > :42:40.COMMENTATOR: Still Currie. What about that? A quality goal but a
:42:41. > :42:43.quality player. And the scorer of the Premier League's first goal,
:42:44. > :42:47.Brian Deane. The most important part of their
:42:48. > :42:52.history, Sheffield United have won more Steele City derbies than their
:42:53. > :42:56.rivals. Don't you love it when a plan comes
:42:57. > :43:02.together, you'd almost think you had written the script for this
:43:03. > :43:04.occasion. 125 years, a brilliant occasion, brilliant opposition.
:43:05. > :43:15.Brilliant. The transformation of your club over
:43:16. > :43:19.the last six to ten weeks has been astonishing. Looking at the support,
:43:20. > :43:26.they give the players confidence, the atmosphere of the club,
:43:27. > :43:29.Sheffield is red and white. It was one of the best moves I ever made to
:43:30. > :43:38.come up here, because it suited me and I suited them. We fitted like a
:43:39. > :43:41.glove. You have to believe at the moment we are into turning the
:43:42. > :43:49.corner and will have some good seasons ahead, maybe starting with
:43:50. > :43:53.this one, of course. How do you play this today? The boys need to enjoy
:43:54. > :43:57.this and the punters need to see the boys enjoying it, but you have
:43:58. > :44:01.serious business keeping the momentum going. Yes, we have, we
:44:02. > :44:06.won't lose sight of that amidst all the celebrations. There are three
:44:07. > :44:30.points stake today, a very important three points for both teams.
:44:31. > :44:54.Sheffield United were without loss, Freeman found Stefan Scougall in the
:44:55. > :45:00.box. It was over 13 hours since the Blades last conceded. That run ended
:45:01. > :45:04.here on unlucky 13 minutes. The keeper miss read James Henry's
:45:05. > :45:11.cross, all good things must come to an end. Henry has been a key
:45:12. > :45:15.acquisition for Kenny Jackett. That goal was number six for the season
:45:16. > :45:24.and nearly had a seventh, this fierce shot coming back off the
:45:25. > :45:27.post. Nigel Clough's men have not lost at home since mid-November, a
:45:28. > :45:33.record they were not keen to give up easily. Brayford was kept out on the
:45:34. > :45:39.line. But Wolves have a ruthless streak these days. Henry turned
:45:40. > :45:45.provider into the path of Dave Edwards, one of the few survivors
:45:46. > :45:50.from the Premier League days. Henry ran the show for the Molineux men.
:45:51. > :45:55.The third goal -- goal on a plate for Leon Clark. Oh dear. A big win
:45:56. > :46:09.for Wolves as they hit the 80 point marque.
:46:10. > :46:16.A disappointing result but not one that should overshadow the day? No,
:46:17. > :46:21.lose it to the top of the league. We went toe to toe with them for the
:46:22. > :46:25.majority of the game, we did not put away our chances and that was the
:46:26. > :46:29.difference between the two teams. Wolves but a slight dampener to
:46:30. > :46:32.proceedings at Bramall Lane but it is incredible to think that what has
:46:33. > :46:36.gone on at Sheffield United over the last few months, going into the
:46:37. > :46:41.weekend we were still talking about the possibility of United going to
:46:42. > :46:46.the play-offs. Yes, that is not a follow-on hope still, they will only
:46:47. > :46:51.be four or five points off. You will put them in the equation. It has
:46:52. > :46:57.been pressure football though, extremely difficult this season even
:46:58. > :47:00.though on a level playing field they picked up a few points at the start
:47:01. > :47:06.of the season and it made life incredibly easier for them. It is a
:47:07. > :47:09.club that we saw is steeped in history, in has come Nigel Clough
:47:10. > :47:14.after a rocky start and still what looked like what would have been a
:47:15. > :47:19.disaster, one of the most memorable for United fans yet. Already they
:47:20. > :47:26.have got something to look forward to. They will remember this season
:47:27. > :47:30.for that alone. I am sure he will be thinking, OK, we have Preston and
:47:31. > :47:35.Wolves out of the way, two tough games. Let's see what we can do for
:47:36. > :47:38.the end of the season. Last week you may remember Brentford gave their
:47:39. > :47:43.automatic promotion hopes a huge boost with the vital win at Leyton
:47:44. > :47:46.Orient. Mark Warburton's side looked to put further daylight between
:47:47. > :47:53.themselves and the chasing pack at home to Coventry.
:47:54. > :47:59.Brentford knew they had to respond to keep tabs on the leaders, but
:48:00. > :48:03.they found themselves one height -- one down inside seven minutes. They
:48:04. > :48:09.had not conceded since they lost a Wolves a month ago but Callum Wilson
:48:10. > :48:13.was loitering in typical style after David Button failed to hold a shot
:48:14. > :48:17.from Carl Baker. But the Bs gave a fine performance last week and
:48:18. > :48:22.inside five minutes they won a penalty when Alan Judge was clipped
:48:23. > :48:28.by Baker, and it was Judge who stepped forward from the spot only
:48:29. > :48:33.to find Murphy in magnificent form. But keeping a rampant -- rampant
:48:34. > :48:36.Brentford at bay is no easy task and it was Donaldson who burst clear on
:48:37. > :48:42.the left, before calmly putting away his third goal in four games. Now
:48:43. > :48:47.the home side were turning on the style and if anything the Trotta
:48:48. > :48:51.goal that put them in front was even better than Donaldson's, and other
:48:52. > :48:57.crucial strike after his win against Leyton Orient last weekend. --
:48:58. > :49:01.another crucial strike. There was a brief rally from Coventry but Button
:49:02. > :49:08.redeemed himself, tipping over a dipping effort from John Fleck.
:49:09. > :49:13.Coventry were pushing on but they left themselves open to the counter
:49:14. > :49:16.and McCormack pretty well killed the map match in the second half,
:49:17. > :49:24.Brentford are keeping up a terrific pace. -- he killed the match. You
:49:25. > :49:29.need a minimum of 95 points to go up so that is the target. Seven games
:49:30. > :49:33.left, ten very important games, but you need at least 95 to be sure of
:49:34. > :49:37.promotion so the boys are clear about their target and what they
:49:38. > :49:43.want to do. We have a private target in mind, but it is a unique year.
:49:44. > :49:48.You look at the gap from where we are, down to seven or eight or nine,
:49:49. > :49:54.an incredible gap. Leyton Orient had suffered a rare
:49:55. > :49:59.defeat last time out, but a top two finish is their agenda. Work to do
:50:00. > :50:03.if they are to make up the ground. Keeper and post prevented them
:50:04. > :50:08.conceding early on. Walsall have an won in nine league games. Downing
:50:09. > :50:16.made the breakthrough. Orient were much improved after the Rhys Oates.
:50:17. > :50:23.-- after the restart. The O's slipped further behind Wolves and
:50:24. > :50:27.Brentford. We did not start off too well, the first 20 minutes we
:50:28. > :50:30.frustrated and disappointed and Walsall deserved their lead but we
:50:31. > :50:36.were back in and by the end of the half we were in the game. A foul was
:50:37. > :50:42.not given and the lads hit one that was going wide and unfortunately it
:50:43. > :50:47.has gone in. Unfortunately that is the way it goes and you have to
:50:48. > :50:51.accept it. Swindon came into the game without a
:50:52. > :50:55.win in their last eight matches, while Preston arrived with the
:50:56. > :51:00.second-best away record in the division. Simon Grayson's side had
:51:01. > :51:04.the better the first half, with Joe Garner forcing a sharp save. The
:51:05. > :51:07.Robins boss said in the build-up that he would look to give some of
:51:08. > :51:13.his fringe players the chance to show what they could do and then
:51:14. > :51:18.died when took the opportunity, drawing a foul from Neil Kilkenny to
:51:19. > :51:22.allow Michael Smith the chance to score his third goal in four
:51:23. > :51:25.appearances. Smith was only prevented from extending the
:51:26. > :51:35.Robins' advantage by the reflex is of Declan Rudd, as Swindon ended
:51:36. > :51:39.Preston's 12 match unbeaten run. Next weekend the Posh go to Wembley.
:51:40. > :51:45.Since reaching the Trophy final they've lost half their six league
:51:46. > :51:49.games. There was an impressive save from the keeper. Three years ago
:51:50. > :51:53.Kieran Agard had a loan spell at Peterborough. He played his 20
:51:54. > :51:57.minutes in an FA Cup tie and maybe had a point to prove when he was
:51:58. > :52:05.brought down by Nugent. From the spot, his 80s of the season in
:52:06. > :52:14.league and Cup. -- 18th. The Posh's eights Blanco was assured when he
:52:15. > :52:18.was blocked. Rather's 12 away win of the season. An excellent side,
:52:19. > :52:24.Peterborough, top players and a lot of departments. We have come here
:52:25. > :52:28.and work hard and three or four managers have said we will not make
:52:29. > :52:35.it. We have games to go and have given ourselves a chance.
:52:36. > :52:39.Having been rock bottom less than a month ago, Stevenage have suddenly
:52:40. > :52:42.hit form and Dean Parrett gave them a tremendous start against MK Dons.
:52:43. > :52:49.His first goal for the club beautifully taken. And just past the
:52:50. > :52:54.half hour it was 2-0. Lucas Akins fouled by Antony Kay, and Lucas
:52:55. > :52:59.Akins himself got up to stick away the spot kick. A win would have
:53:00. > :53:07.moved Stevenage out of the drop zone, but the Dons came alive in the
:53:08. > :53:09.second half. Especially after the impressive player rattled the
:53:10. > :53:15.Stevenage are right with the keeper completely helpless. You sense one
:53:16. > :53:19.goal could spark a comeback and after Jordan Spence was on hand to
:53:20. > :53:26.take advantage of a scramble inside the six yard box, MK Dons shifted up
:53:27. > :53:30.through the gears. It was Ben Reeves who fired the goal of the much to
:53:31. > :53:35.equalise. Back with a bang, after missing two games with an ankle
:53:36. > :53:40.injury. The play-offs have not gone, said the Dons boss before kick-off,
:53:41. > :53:43.and after Dean Lewington completed the superb comeback in stoppage time
:53:44. > :53:49.Tommy you could not disagree with him.
:53:50. > :53:57.Tranmere Rovers arrived at Vale Park only two points outside the
:53:58. > :54:01.relegation places, so they made the worst possible start. Tom Pope
:54:02. > :54:05.afforded too much space and profited from the position. His 15th goal of
:54:06. > :54:11.the season and Port Vale have the edge. When Knott had the beating of
:54:12. > :54:15.the keeper in the second half, things were looking bleak for
:54:16. > :54:20.Tranmere. They were to concede a third. Ben Williamson scored it.
:54:21. > :54:25.They'll -- Port Vale looked home and dry. No one dealt with his run and
:54:26. > :54:29.the result was inevitable. This was anything but a routine victory.
:54:30. > :54:34.Rovers' response was positive and from a Jason Koumas Corner, Taylor
:54:35. > :54:38.rose highest to head his side into the contest. Jason Koumas made it
:54:39. > :54:42.four goals in seven games to set up a thrilling finale, but Port Vale
:54:43. > :54:45.did enough to take maximum points and leave their struggling opponents
:54:46. > :54:50.facing up to another damaging setback. Doug Loft hit the
:54:51. > :54:57.crossbar, but victory was already secured.
:54:58. > :55:06.Port Vale doing just about enough to hold and for Rovers, frustration at
:55:07. > :55:09.not being able to build. Rather R turn 13, a penalty decided what was
:55:10. > :55:14.the Battle of the play-off contenders between them and
:55:15. > :55:17.Peterborough -- Rotherham. Steve Evans we have talked about all
:55:18. > :55:23.season, this was his hundreds game in charge of the Millers, his 50th
:55:24. > :55:27.win. A great winning percentage. Yes, he did a great job at Crawley,
:55:28. > :55:31.a little bit in the same vein as Crawley, where he has taken a club
:55:32. > :55:35.over at a time when they have some money to spend, they are upwardly
:55:36. > :55:42.mobile, he has done well at Crawley, the same situation with Rotherham.
:55:43. > :55:50.They have cemented their play-off spot but they have undermined, shall
:55:51. > :55:55.we say, Peterborough's. Set the cat among the pigeons. They looked
:55:56. > :56:00.vulnerable, Peterborough. MK Dons are one of those teams that are
:56:01. > :56:03.sniffing should Peterborough fallout out of the play-off positions. A
:56:04. > :56:08.couple of great goals here particularly from Ben Reeves. Three
:56:09. > :56:13.goals in the last ten minutes, 15 if you include the extra five, but that
:56:14. > :56:16.is a marvellous strike. You have to say they needed it and it has put
:56:17. > :56:21.them in with a real shout and done them a huge favour. But it has also
:56:22. > :56:24.not done Stevenage any good because Stevenage would have come out of the
:56:25. > :56:32.bottom four for the first time in a long time if they had held on. Karl
:56:33. > :56:37.Robinson has one or two injuries. Ruddock has left to go to Oxford as
:56:38. > :56:41.head coach. I suppose plenty going on around him, he has to get his
:56:42. > :56:45.players to focus on the play-off places. Yes, probably the first time
:56:46. > :56:48.when they've been as close and realistic proposition of getting in
:56:49. > :56:54.the play-offs as we have seen all season, so they are actually just
:56:55. > :56:58.closing the gap and coming on strong right at the correct time. Our final
:56:59. > :57:03.look at League One and on Tuesday night Matt Tubbs scored the goal to
:57:04. > :57:09.bag an impressive three points for Crawley and end Wolves' ten match
:57:10. > :57:10.unbeaten run. Next, Oldham, who started two points above the drop
:57:11. > :57:19.zone. All the work piling an idea to
:57:20. > :57:24.improve the atmosphere with the club asking fans to sit in the
:57:25. > :57:27.traditional homeland but Philliskirk add more foolproof method of getting
:57:28. > :57:32.the Latics supporters jumping and they were very nearly on their feet
:57:33. > :57:40.again in the half. Johnson Clarke-Harris could not quite
:57:41. > :57:43.bundling the cross. -- bundle in the cross.
:57:44. > :57:46.With no wins in five and one of the button it has been a tough start for
:57:47. > :57:51.the Shrews boss. It seemed like another hard luck story when Andrew
:57:52. > :57:55.Davies Mick nicked his first Bantams goal of the season with 11 minutes
:57:56. > :58:01.remaining. But the manager will have been buoyed by his teams response.
:58:02. > :58:05.How is this for a rapid reply? 70 seconds, Jon Taylor's seventh league
:58:06. > :58:12.goal of the season but his first at home. And there were not done there.
:58:13. > :58:17.The clock was over four minutes beyond the 90 when the on loan Sean
:58:18. > :58:22.Miller became a debut super sub, the most dramatic and acrobatic of
:58:23. > :58:26.winners. A great reaction from going 1-0 down, everyone writing us off.
:58:27. > :58:30.It is a credit, brilliant, the way they have come back, people who have
:58:31. > :58:42.come on the pitch, the subs and the other lads, they have given a lot
:58:43. > :58:46.today. Without a win in five League games. But they have a man in top
:58:47. > :58:53.form and his fourth goal in four games arrived inside five minutes.
:58:54. > :58:57.Gillingham levelled up on the half hour, putting away the first goal of
:58:58. > :59:11.his career. It was never likely to be enough. And this sweetly restored
:59:12. > :59:17.the lead. Group were easily beaten in September, but revenge was
:59:18. > :59:24.guaranteed with this -- Crewe. The only bent -- blemish was the
:59:25. > :59:27.dismissal of Anthony Grant in the last minute. Two quick bookings for
:59:28. > :59:42.dissent, then time wasting. Nothing to separate these sides
:59:43. > :59:47.going into this fixture. Bristol City needed a little time to find
:59:48. > :59:51.their rhythm. Some impressive approach work from Emanuel Thomas.
:59:52. > :59:58.Paterson was presented with the easiest of finishes. City were in
:59:59. > :00:09.sight of a third straightaway triumph. Emanuel Thomas was wasteful
:00:10. > :00:12.in front of goal. They only had a single goal lead to show for their
:00:13. > :00:18.efforts. Wagstaff showed how it should be
:00:19. > :00:24.done. Leaving Colchester with it all to do. Walker in the home goal
:00:25. > :00:29.didn't deal with the danger and Wagstaff took full advantage. The
:00:30. > :00:37.hosts have scored five in the last ten. They rallied. Massie make his
:00:38. > :00:42.presence felt. The comeback was under way with a quarter of an hour
:00:43. > :00:48.remaining. Series, restored to the side after injury, was the new
:00:49. > :00:57.saviour. Both clubs are five points clear of the bottom four teams.
:00:58. > :01:05.The County boss asked his assistant Greg Abbott tips on how to overcome
:01:06. > :01:16.Carlisle. The Magpies were Julie 3-0 up at half-time. -- duly. Murray was
:01:17. > :01:22.the next one in on the act, finishing off some neat work
:01:23. > :01:28.involving Spencer and Liddell. And here, the game was effectively over
:01:29. > :01:35.as a contest. One bright note the Carlisle is they did at least manage
:01:36. > :01:43.to find the net. There it -- Berrett. Registry only their third
:01:44. > :01:56.goal in six League matches. -- registering. This acrobatic effort
:01:57. > :02:08.was the icing on the cake. County should have increased their lead.
:02:09. > :02:14.County and nine -- a win today and a win on Tuesday, and next week we
:02:15. > :02:22.have a home game against Colchester. The teams are changing around us.
:02:23. > :02:33.He clearly believes in the great escape. That win will do his club a
:02:34. > :02:40.world of good. Five points away now. They have to keep believing. They
:02:41. > :02:50.have been on good Franz, who knows -- good runs.
:02:51. > :03:00.It has dried Carlisle back into it. -- dragged.
:03:01. > :03:06.They have been in this situation before. They have had a poor run of
:03:07. > :03:11.form. A valuable win against Crawley. An
:03:12. > :03:19.interesting announcement from the chairman saying, I will sell the
:03:20. > :03:25.club and hopefully get new owners. If they do get relegated, he will
:03:26. > :03:34.feel wholly responsible almost. In respect of what? Maybe things
:03:35. > :03:40.haven't quite gone to plan. Sometimes, it is easy to give
:03:41. > :03:45.criticism. When you are a supporter. But in that position, it
:03:46. > :03:50.is not easy to manage and run a football club. We can all give stick
:03:51. > :03:55.and criticism. There are that many people willing to step into the
:03:56. > :04:01.breach. You have to be careful what you wish for. We have seen plenty of
:04:02. > :04:07.great comebacks, one at Shrewsbury with their first home win since
:04:08. > :04:12.October the 5th. This was a much-needed victory. Another club
:04:13. > :04:16.that will be hoping that they can now start to turn if you games into
:04:17. > :04:25.victories and get themselves out of a pickle. Typical end of the season.
:04:26. > :04:32.Teams suddenly reverse bad form and pick up a few points. One or two
:04:33. > :04:38.will get themselves out of it. Others will find themselves in
:04:39. > :04:44.trouble. Sean Miller from Sheffield United,
:04:45. > :04:46.but that winner. -- with.
:04:47. > :04:52.Well, as for League 2, Rochdale went into the weekend top thanks to a
:04:53. > :04:54.convincing 3-0 win at Northampton on Tuesday night, despite having Matt
:04:55. > :04:58.Lund harshly sent off. Earlier, Keith Hill's side were at relegation
:04:59. > :05:12.threatened Wycombe. A run of three games without a win.
:05:13. > :05:19.But they showed no fear. Lillis reacted well to this free kick.
:05:20. > :05:27.Early in the second half, Keith Hill's side showed why they were
:05:28. > :05:34.riding high, with this from Allen. Next, the crossbar came to the
:05:35. > :05:42.rescue. The clincher was a scrappy affair, falling to Finch entity who
:05:43. > :05:48.took charge and sealed the deal, three straight wins for Rochdale.
:05:49. > :05:56.The opposition stood toe to toe with us. We had to wrestle and fight for
:05:57. > :06:00.the ball to get it into play. They are top of the League for a reason,
:06:01. > :06:08.and he is a good manager. You have to stick it in the net to
:06:09. > :06:11.win games. Richards was 11 games without a goal
:06:12. > :06:17.before the weekend. He must have thought he was back in business. But
:06:18. > :06:26.fair play to Tafazolli who cleared well. It was the Spireites who
:06:27. > :06:31.started on the front foot. Marat getting down while. Mansfield have
:06:32. > :06:37.beaten Chesterfield in September and they should have completed the
:06:38. > :06:40.double over them. Their top scorer missed a tremendous opportunity
:06:41. > :06:51.inside the six yard box. An even better chance came to Parma. But it
:06:52. > :06:57.failed to produce a goal -- Palmer. If you look back at the chances, you
:06:58. > :07:04.have to put them away. I am proud of the players and how we went about
:07:05. > :07:09.it. It is a fair result. Neither team got going as they would have
:07:10. > :07:19.liked. There were a couple of good chances.
:07:20. > :07:23.Things were just starting to get twitchy when Scunthorpe made their
:07:24. > :07:30.breakthrough. A 60th minute goal from Madden reassuring the fans
:07:31. > :07:39.about their promotion hopes. Nerves remained frayed despite the order of
:07:40. > :07:46.a late penalty, McSheffrey taking the spot kick. But the goalkeeper
:07:47. > :07:52.kept it out. Probably the worst we have played in
:07:53. > :07:56.22 games. But it was 0-0 at half-time and we knew we were
:07:57. > :07:59.getting better. We made two substitutions which had a big
:08:00. > :08:07.impact. Delighted to get three points.
:08:08. > :08:16.Sleep would have brought in human on loan from Preston to beef up their
:08:17. > :08:21.promotion challenge -- Hume. But Parkin put the ball past his own
:08:22. > :08:25.keeper. Fleetwood continued to struggle from set pieces. Richards
:08:26. > :08:31.took advantage in three minutes in the second half. First with a
:08:32. > :08:38.header, then pouncing here. City finally winning at home for the
:08:39. > :08:44.first time since early October. We got three points which was really
:08:45. > :08:48.the priority today. It is pleasing when the team contributes across the
:08:49. > :08:56.pitch and plays as a team. We deserved to win.
:08:57. > :09:15.It was goodbye on Friday for the caretaker Mickey Lillis. -- Lewis.
:09:16. > :09:19.He had overseen two wins. Walton got a second yellow card from referee
:09:20. > :09:24.Andy Davies for chopping down Sean Rigg. It took two more minutes to
:09:25. > :09:33.make the numbers game payoff. This free kick met by Connelly. A win and
:09:34. > :09:37.the caretaker took his leave. It has never been about me but about
:09:38. > :09:48.the club and trying to get into a position to be promoted. We have
:09:49. > :10:00.missed an opportunity tonight. Oxford have given themselves a good
:10:01. > :10:07.opportunity to get a foothold. Mid week saw a magnificent victory
:10:08. > :10:15.for Plymouth. This time, they couldn't see it through and nine
:10:16. > :10:25.minutes from time, this header meant the Pilgrims were to drop out of the
:10:26. > :10:30.play-off positions. After two straight defeats, Rovers
:10:31. > :10:35.stopped the rot. This was the closest they came. Even John Ward
:10:36. > :10:40.called this a dull game. Southend had the better of things. The
:10:41. > :10:47.Shrimpers looked more likely winners. A touch of flu kept Brown
:10:48. > :10:54.away from the touchline and he was relaying instructions by phone.
:10:55. > :11:06.In general play and making chances, we had a few decent, clear-cut
:11:07. > :11:09.chances. York's current confidence was
:11:10. > :11:13.demonstrated at the start. This ferocious shot had them in front
:11:14. > :11:18.after five minutes. A bitter blow for Portsmouth slipping down towards
:11:19. > :11:26.the bottom two. And facing a band for their captain. -- ban. That
:11:27. > :11:34.helped York towards their fifth successive win. City haven't put a
:11:35. > :11:44.foot wrong for weeks, they are into the top seven.
:11:45. > :11:55.Flitcroft saw quality in the opener. A first goal for Chris
:11:56. > :12:03.Hussey. It was matched by a superb solo effort. This man knows where
:12:04. > :12:07.the goal is, he has scored ten this season. That was enough to preserve
:12:08. > :12:26.their six match unbeaten run. A fairly low-key first half gave
:12:27. > :12:36.little hint of the drama to come. Desperate put Cheltenham in charge.
:12:37. > :12:41.They conceded a second goal just after half-time, tremendous work
:12:42. > :12:57.from Harrison who ran until he could go further. -- no further. A queue
:12:58. > :13:08.for the Dons to wake up -- cue. Hylton swept home, and a deflection.
:13:09. > :13:19.A recurring theme, as this shot looped in off Matt Richards. From
:13:20. > :13:24.2-0, and now 2-2, in the blink of an eye. Three goals in three minutes
:13:25. > :13:29.all for the home side. As Thornton got behind the defence to complete
:13:30. > :13:37.an incredible turnaround. The scoring wasn't done that. Because
:13:38. > :13:45.back came chance on them. Harrison, Taylor took aim. The keeper and
:13:46. > :13:52.doing his colleague's hard work. Four goals in a crazy five minutes.
:13:53. > :14:00.The weather took a turn for the worst. As did their prospects. This
:14:01. > :14:01.high ball found the keeper wanting. A result neither set of fans will
:14:02. > :14:12.forget. Morecambe had taken a real pasting
:14:13. > :14:17.on Tuesday and they started against Northampton like a side keen to make
:14:18. > :14:24.amends. And was unlucky not to open the scoring. Just before the break,
:14:25. > :14:28.Northampton's Sinclair broke away superbly down the right. His low
:14:29. > :14:32.cross turned into his own net by Wright. It is not usually a good
:14:33. > :14:36.idea to write off Morecambe, and the side with the best comeback record
:14:37. > :14:42.in the country rattled a magnificent equaliser. This backheel was tucked
:14:43. > :14:48.away by Amond. It was worth the admission might on its own. -- the
:14:49. > :14:56.admission money on its own. A player who needs no introduction pushed his
:14:57. > :15:04.own -- old club nearer to the trapdoor. The bottom club were done
:15:05. > :15:10.for after this challenge saw the reduced to ten men, with an hour to
:15:11. > :15:16.play. A huge setback after the boost of beating Bury midweek, the goals
:15:17. > :15:20.have only managed to string wins together once all season and are six
:15:21. > :15:24.points adrift of safety. It took the post to spare them from conceding
:15:25. > :15:29.another goal but Newport were satisfied as they rediscovered their
:15:30. > :15:34.touch, the first win in nine. We are extremely happy with the three
:15:35. > :15:37.points. A clean sheet away from home, coming off the back of a very
:15:38. > :15:43.difficult run of late, it was an excellent three points. A big blow
:15:44. > :15:49.for Torquay's hopes of survival but we saw good results for Rochdale and
:15:50. > :15:52.Scunthorpe, whose unbeaten run continues and an unbelievable
:15:53. > :15:57.comeback from AFC Wimbledon against Cheltenham to win it at the end. But
:15:58. > :16:02.for Exeter, the first win at home at St James' Park in 14 games. You
:16:03. > :16:05.know, at this stage they talk about points being more important than
:16:06. > :16:10.performances, but this was arguably their best home performance of the
:16:11. > :16:13.lot. It was. He went for experienced today. It was a pressure situation.
:16:14. > :16:15.lot. It was. He went for experienced today. It was a They were not going
:16:16. > :16:21.to be given too much patience with the crowd and he went for experience
:16:22. > :16:26.in those sorts of situations. The four or five boys he mentioned after
:16:27. > :16:30.the game all played well and have been there and seen it and done it,
:16:31. > :16:35.so he went with what he knew. It wasn't that long ago Portsmouth and
:16:36. > :16:39.you're worse than -- separated by four divisions, now York are on the
:16:40. > :16:44.edge of the play-offs and Portsmouth could drop out of the Football
:16:45. > :16:48.League. When you look at it now, Rochdale on Tuesday night, a couple
:16:49. > :16:52.of tough away games, they have eight games left, five away from home.
:16:53. > :16:56.Some will say that will be a blessing in disguise because the
:16:57. > :16:59.home form has been incredible but when you think about the crowd, I
:17:00. > :17:03.have been down there so many times and they have been so patient and
:17:04. > :17:08.vociferous and behind them for so long, even their patience is wearing
:17:09. > :17:11.a bit thin. It is a poor combination. They can't score
:17:12. > :17:15.goals. They don't look as if they are going to be able to get the
:17:16. > :17:20.games and that is a problem. It is going to be close no doubt about it
:17:21. > :17:24.with the games they have left which includes Northampton away, it will
:17:25. > :17:30.go to the wire. York, 33 since the turn of the year. Leicester remain
:17:31. > :17:33.top of the Sky Bet Championship but their lead has been cut to five
:17:34. > :17:35.points with Burnley winning. Nottingham Forest's worst East
:17:36. > :17:39.Midlands derby defeat against the Rams since 1898 and Reading's win
:17:40. > :17:42.means Billy Davies' side drop out of the play-off positions for the first
:17:43. > :17:46.time in four months. No change in the relegation places with Yeovil
:17:47. > :17:50.the only club in the bottom four to pick up a point. There were big home
:17:51. > :17:53.wins for Doncaster and Blackpool to ease their fears of the drop. Lee
:17:54. > :17:57.Clark's Birmingham have only picked up one point in the last five games
:17:58. > :18:00.and are now just five points clear of Millwall. Wolves remain top of
:18:01. > :18:03.League One by ending Sheff United's eight-match unbeaten run. Brentford
:18:04. > :18:06.a point behind and increased their lead over third placed Orient to
:18:07. > :18:09.four points. MK Dons' late winner keeps their play-off hopes alive
:18:10. > :18:12.after Peterborough's defeat. The bottom three going into the weekend
:18:13. > :18:15.all won which meant Crewe jumped to 19th. Shrewsbury move up a place
:18:16. > :18:19.while Notts County remain bottom. Carlisle drop into the relegation
:18:20. > :18:23.zone for the first time since early September. Rochdale extend their
:18:24. > :18:26.lead at the top of League Two to two points after a third straight win.
:18:27. > :18:29.Scunthorpe up to second after Chesterfield's draw. The chasing
:18:30. > :18:33.pack were unable to take advantage though with both Fleetwood and
:18:34. > :18:36.Burton both beaten. York move into the play-offs after equalling a club
:18:37. > :18:40.record fifth consecutive away win. Torquay were unable to follow up
:18:41. > :18:43.their win in midweek - by losing at home to Newport, leaving them six
:18:44. > :18:46.points adrift of safety. Northampton continue to pick up points to keep
:18:47. > :18:51.alive their chances of survival, the Cobblers have now lost just one of
:18:52. > :18:55.their last eight. In comparison, Portsmouth slip to 22nd after a
:18:56. > :18:58.five-match winless run - just three points clear of the drop and in real
:18:59. > :19:06.danger of a third successive relegation. That's it from us.
:19:07. > :19:12.But a quick reminder Match Of The Day 2 on Sunday night will round up
:19:13. > :19:17.the best of the weekend's Premier League action at 10:25pm on BBC One.
:19:18. > :19:21.And don't forget if you want to have your say on tonight's games via
:19:22. > :19:24.Twitter, use the hashtag fls, and the best of the comments will be
:19:25. > :19:28.used in Sunday's live text football commentary on the BBC Sport website.
:19:29. > :19:31.Steve, good to see you. Hope you can join us next Saturday. Till then,
:19:32. > :19:35.have a great week. Goodnight.