Wednesday 13 February 2008
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FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Burnley's Andy Cole leaves QPR reeling
Andrew Cole grabbed a hat-trick as Burnley earned a surprise 4-2 win over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.
13 Feb 2008
Bryan Robson's troops display nerves of steel
West Bromwich Albion (0) 0 Sheffield United (0) 0
The rumour-mongers insist that Bryan Robson is a dead man walking but his Sheffield United team showed that his stewardship was still very much alive with a spirited display.
13 Feb 2008
Darius Henderson keeps Watford on top
Watford (1) 1 Leicester City (0) 0
Watford retained their recently reclaimed lead at the top of the Championship with what was ultimately a comfortable victory over a desperately poor Leicester.
13 Feb 2008
Nicky Weaver's heroics halt Sheff Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday (0) 0 Charlton Athletic (0) 0
Charlton secured a vital point as the heroics of their goalkeeper Nicky Weaver denied a desperate Sheffield Wednesday, who have now taken just one point from the last 12 and remain third from bottom.
13 Feb 2008
Bradley Orr strikes lucky for Bristol City
Scunthorpe United (0) 0 Bristol City (0) 1
This away win did not lift Bristol to the summit, but it did plunge Scunthorpe to rock bottom.
13 Feb 2008
Freak Ipswich goal adds to Palace's pain
Crystal Palace (0) 0 Ipswich Town (1) 1
You wait almost a year for an away win and then two come along at once. The season has truly turned upside-down for Ipswich, who used to rely on their home form to keep pace with their promotion rivals.
13 Feb 2008
Cardiff cause Coventry City to falter again
Coventry City (0) 0 Cardiff City (0) 0
A match that seemed likely to end scoreless after a quarter of an hour lived down to expectations with what little entertainment there was provided by Cardiff.
13 Feb 2008
Jermaine Beckford denies Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest (0) 1 Leeds United (0) 1
Nottingham Forest were within seven minutes of avenging the defeat by Leeds at Elland Road, only for Jermaine Beckford's 83rd-minute penalty to nullify a 69th-minute header by left-back Julian Bennett.
13 Feb 2008
Ian Dowie shown the door at Coventry
Manager sacked after clashing with new chairman Ray Ranson over the future direction of the club.
12 Feb 2008
Fallen giants living in Brian Clough's shadow
Nottingham Forest and Leeds United are both desperate to escape League One, writes Phil Shaw.
12 Feb 2008
Coventry City sack Iain Dowie
Club confirms sacking of manager with "immediate effect"
11 Feb 2008
Coventry City sack Iain Dowie
Coventry City today confirmed the sacking of manager Iain Dowie with "immediate effect".
11 Feb 2008
Tony Pulis focused on Stoke
Wolves (1) 2 Stoke City (1) 4
Stoke fans may feel a little nervous at hearing their manager's response to rumours that he is wanted elsewhere.
11 Feb 2008
Stern John haunted by costly miss
Southampton (1) 2 Queens Park Rangers (2) 3
To say everything went downhill for Southampton after Stern John's stunning miss would be an understatement, writes Huw Turbervill.
11 Feb 2008
Scunthorpe battle for draw at Bramall Lane
Sheffield United (0) 0 Scunthorpe United (0) 0
Scunthorpe, a man down after only 10 minutes, battled hard to leave Bramall Lane with a much-deserved point.
11 Feb 2008
Preston climb out of the relegation zone
Preston North End (1) 1 Coventry City (0) 0
Preston climbed out of the relegation zone for the first time since Christmas following a hard-fought win over Coventry.
11 Feb 2008
Dean Windass seals draw for Blackpool
Hull City (0) 2 Blackpool (1) 2Blackpool lost a two-goal lead as play-off hopefuls Hull mounted a stirring second-half comeback.
11 Feb 2008
Norwich edge towards play-off zone
Cardiff City (1) 1 Norwich City (1) 2
Wales Under-21 striker Ched Evans' superb late winner from 30 yards took Norwich closer to the play-off zone.
11 Feb 2008
Debutant Andy Cole ends lean spell
Burnley (1) 1 Colchester United (1) 1
Johnnie Jackson earned bottom side Colchester a point and overshadowed Andy Cole's goal-scoring home debut for Burnley.
11 Feb 2008
Fans' support key to Bristol City's success
Bristol City (1) 2 Sheffield Wednesday (0) 1
Dele Adebola, a recent arrival from Coventry, helped to fire City to joint second in the table on his home debut.
11 Feb 2008
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