Full-time: Southampton 1-0 Palace
Mane sends the Saints to fifth in the table.
Middlesbrough are top of the Championship
Thanks to a 3-0 win over Millwall, who look doomed, as Derby have lost at Brighton. Bristol City are 10 points clear at the top of League One, as Swindon and MK Dons have lost and Preston could only draw.
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Full-time: Hull 1-1 Sunderland
Both teams remain perilously close to the mire. Elsewhere, Preston have snatched an equaliser at the death against Doncaster.
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Full-time: Villa 2-1 WBA
Tim Sherwood is in raptures, as are his players and most of the Villa Park crowd as Villa pull three points clear of the relegation zone (having played two games more than QPR).
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Penalty to Villa! Ben Foster is performing like he’s doing a circus routine! After getting away with one howler, he concedes a penalty by bringing down Lowton And Benteke calmly rolls the penalty into the net to ignite celebrations taht are anything but calm. Villa 2-1 WBA
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Sunderland, it must be said, have that comic-tragic tendency that characteristics many relegated teams: having said that, Wickham escaped mortification just now, as his unwitting touch just missed his own goal. Swindon, meanwhile, are being soundly humiliated, as they now trail 3-0 at home to Gillingham. Shrewsbury are consolidating their lead at the summit of League Two
Alan Hutton has been booked - just booked - for ramming his foot into Saido Berahino’s most sensitive parts.
Curtis Main is the man at Deepdale as he heads Doncaster into a 2-1 lead over Preston. Joe Bunney is proving an unlucky charm for Crewe, as he has put Rochdale 4-0 up.
GOAL! Bolton 1-0 Reading Le Fondre scampers down the right and pulls the ball back to Gudjohnsen, who thunders it into the top of the net from 13 yards. Elsewhere, Forrester has equalised for Doncaster at Preston, meaning Bristol City are the only one of the League One top five leading.
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GOAL! Southampton 1-0 Palace Sadio Mane produces a lovely finish to punish Speroni for a blunder and end Saints’ hellish wait for a goal. The Champions League charge is back on!
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Sheffield United’s pain has just got worse: Conor Washington has scored in the last minute for Peteroborough to make it 2-1.
Jack Payne gives joy to Peterborough by equalising at Sheffield United. Ian Henderson deepens Crewe’s agony by giving Rochdale a 3-0 lead from the Spotland spot.
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GOAL! Hull 1-1 Sunderland Rodwell gives Sunderland hope! Van Aanholt, introduced off the bench, tees up a wonderful cross and Rodwell nods it in from close range! Stand back, folks, Steve Bruce could blow!
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GOAL! Brighton 1-0 Derby The Rams’ place at the top of the table is plunged in jeopardy as Dale Stephens for Brighton. Brentford, meanwhile, have gone 3-1 up on Huddersfield.
Now that Chesterfield realise Im paying attention, they go and equalise. Gary Roberts is the man who wants his name in lights .. or, at least, in black type on a discreet webpage.
In all the excitement I may have neglected to mention the MK Dons-Chesterfield game, which is currently 1-0 to the home side thanks to Lewis Baker.
Elmohammady races down the wing and crosses for Ndoye, who nuts it over the bar.
Tadic tricks his way into a crossing position and then feeds Pelle, whose shot is blocked. And on that note, Pelle is replaced by Long.
GOAL! Villa 1-1 WBA Lescott nods the ball back across the face of goal and Berahino stopps to turn it into the net. That was West Brom’s first shot of the match and now Villa have to do something even rarer: score a second.
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GOAL! Orient 1-3 Bristol City The Os are staying in the relegation zone for now, and Bristol City remain comfortably atop League One thanks to Aaron Wilbraham.
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GOAL! Rochdale 2-0 Crewe Joe Bunney has pulled one out of the hat.
More woe for Sunderland as Lee Cattermole collects a booking that rules him out of their forthcoming matches against Villa and West Ham.
GOAL! Barnsley 1-0 Coventry George Waring gives Tony Mowbray a warning off the task awaiting him at the Ricoh. Meanwhile, Bertrand has wellied a shot over the bar as Southampton desperately try to end their scoring problems. Dusan Tadic is about to come on to help that cause.
Brentford are back in front against Huddersfield, as Long makes it 2-1. Meanwhile at Southampton, the home were nearly caught on the counter by Palace.Forster batted away a shot from Bolasie and Schneiderlin (I think) was dispossessed as he dithered and Puncheon banged a low effort across goal ... and it bounced out off the post!
GOAL! Cambridge 0-2 York Michael Coulson is increasing the distance between York and the drop zone. Meanwhile, Bournemouth have regained the lead against Wolves as Kermongant slots a penalty just underneath the keeper.
GOAL! Swindon 0-2 Gillingham Jake Hessenthaler has mde it extremely unlikely that Swindon will be in the automatic promotion slots this evening.
It’s been fairly grueling viewing at St Mary’s until now, but Jason Pucheon nearly injected some thrills but he drove a 10-yard shot straight at Forster after swiveling neatly to escape the attention of two defenders.
It’s half-time at the KC, where referee Mike Dean trudges off the pitch as Sunderland players offer him an impromptu performance appraisal. Angry faces all round.
Did I mention that Charlton have regained the lead against Forest? Bulot did the damage again.
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York are soaring up the table thanks to Wes Fletcher’s goal at Cambridge. Cardiff are now dishing out the sort of beating at Rotherham not seen since, well, Millwall fans descended on south Yorkshire, as Conor McAleny has made it 3-0 to the visitors.
“Hang on, Northampton (the wife’s team) may have scored, but they’re at home to Pompey and why no mention of (my team) Morecambe’s goal at Oxford?” storms Bruce Jackson. “It’s nip and tuck in the middle of League Two you know!” Kevin Ellison is the man trying to make the Oxford-Morecombe clash exciting.
Oh Pelle! The Southampton striker’s woes continue as he pokes the ball wide after Speroni spills the ball straight to him. Koeman must consider replacing him with Long at half-time.
Wacky hijinks at the KC Stadium, where Rodwell goes down under a challenge by the home team’s keeper. Sunderland appeal for a penalty but the ref books the Sunderland player for diving! Gus Poyet vents his frustration on the sideline .... and is sent to the stands! On his way Poyet exchanges words with Steve Bruce, who reacts with fury and the pair have to be separated by ta linesman... who then becomes embroiled in a kerfuffle with Bruce! Eventually peace is restored ... but you get the impression that the lull may not last long. Tempers are not merely at breaking point, but chucking-the-tv-through-the-window point. Elsewhere, Fred Onyedinma has put Wycombe back in front at Tranmere. And Wolves have equalised at Bournemouth thanks to a smart finish by Benik Afobe.
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Fraser Forsterdrops a cross but recovers just in time to prevent Zaha from turning it into the net. Meanwhile at Yeovil, the home side are trailing because of a Walsall goal by Jordy Hiwula.
Here’s one from our straight-to-the-point bureau: Adam Dugdale has scored a goal for Tranmere to make it 1-1 between them and Wycombe. And Charlie Wyke, or Charles to his mates, has put Carlisle in front against Cheltenham.
Kike has made it 2-0 to Boro, with the Millwall defence surely due to an assist for a slapstick contribution. Meanwhile, Cody McDonald has dented Swindon’s promotion challenge by netting for Gillingham.
GOAL! Boro 1-0 Millwall Patrick Bamford has struck to reduce the chance of Millwall closing the gap on Rotherham near the bottom of the Championship, with Rotherham now 2-0 down at home to Cardiff following a superb volley from Macheda.
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GOALS GOALS GOALS! A Scott Harrison own goal has gifted Dagenham & Redbridge the lead at Hartlepool. Meanwhile, Gabon’s Bruno Ecuele Manga has put Cardiff in front at Rotherham with a powerful header from a corner. Ricky Holmes has scored for Northampton against Pompey, and Paul Hayes has converted a penalty to give promotion-chasing Wycombe the lead at Tranmere.
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Jermaine Defoe has squandered another chance for Sunderland, his second so far. IF he keeps up this form, Sunderland are going to have to rely on Danny Graham for a goal, and that’s never a comfortable position to be in.
GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Huddersfield Totally against the run of play but a neat finish all the same, as Bunn shuffles quickly at the edge of the area and smashes a low shot into the far corner.
GOAL! Villa 1-0 WBA A sensation at Villa Park, as the home team score! It’s Agbonlahor’s first in 15 matches and, as if that wasn’t embarrassing enough for the visitors, the forward shrugged Lescott off with humiliating ease before slotting the ball under Forster.
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GOAL! Orient 1-2 Bristol City Freeman scored the first and has now created a second, crossing for Flint to head in.
Ndoye comes close to sneaking a second ... at least he would have done if he’d managed to collect Roberton’s well-intentioned through-ball, but he missed it by a hare’s breath, which is even thinner than a hair’s breadth.
Just so you know: Bolasie against Clyne has been a rollicking battle so far at St Mary’s, where Crystal Palace are still keeping Southampton at bay and carrying a threat on the counter.
GOAL! Hull 1-0 Sunderland Dame is the man, as Ndoye gives the Tigers a precious, possibly predictable lead over the Black Cats.
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Bang! Michail Antonio fires a low shot into the net from the corner of the box to pull Forest level at Charlton.
What a save ... eventually! Foster fumbled a snapshot from Agbolahor but clawed the ball backjust as all of it was about to cross the line! Villa just can’t catch a break. So it remains 0-0 between Villa and the Baggies.
GOAL! Orient 1-1 Bristol City Well the Os didn’t hold out very long at all. Luke Freeman has equalised for the table-toppers.
Wes Brown definitely was the player who chopped down Elmohammady just now and, happily, he is also the player who just got booked for it.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves Wilson is allowed to dig out a cross from the corner flag, and Kermorgant beats the defenders to it and steers it into the net from close range. Sheepish defending by Wolves.
GOAL! Bury 1-0 Luton The shakers could be movers after Soares gives them an early lead over their fellow promotion campaigners.
GOAL! Watford 1-0 Fulham After a corner is only partially cleared, Deeney spanks the ball into the net from nine yards! Smart finish.
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GOAL! Charlton 1-0 Forest A lovely freekick from Bulot, curling it over the wall from the edge of the area. That’s one-way to enliven a meaningless mid-table skirmish.
GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Huddersfield Chris Long picks up the ball on the left and then skedadaddles across field before whacking a shot into the top corner from 20 yards!
GOAL! Orient’s attempt to climb out of the relegation spots gets an early boost thanks to Chris Dagnall. Can they hold on against the league leaders?
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GOAL! Jamie Proctor grabs the first goal of the evening, firing Fleetwood in front against Scunthorpe. Meanwhile at St Mary’s, Schneiderlin has just botched a freekick in a promising position.
Kick-off!
Sheffield United v Peterborough is the first match to get going. No goals in the opening eight minutes. No substitutions either, so the line-ups remains as follows:
Sheff Utd: Turner, Brayford, Basham, McEveley, Harris, Flynn,
Coutts, Doyle, Murphy, McNulty, Done. Subs: Alcock, Willis,
Reed, Freeman, Adams, Holt, Calvert-Lewin.
Peterborough: Alnwick, Smith, Zakuani, Santos, Ntlhe, Taylor,
Payne, Bostwick, Newell, James, Vassell. Subs: Washington,
Mclean, Burgess, Norris, Harry Anderson, Henry, Beautyman.
Referee: Oliver Langford (W Midlands)
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Swindon: Foderingham, Branco, Nathan Thompson, Turnbull, Byrne, Swift, Kasim, Luongo, Toffolo, Williams, Michael Smith. Subs: Gladwin, Obika, Barthram, Hylton, Belford, Rodgers, Ouldridge.
Gillingham: Nelson, Hoyte, Egan, Ehmer, Martin, Hessenthaler, Pritchard, Dack, Loft, Marquis, McDonald. Subs: Legge, McGlashan, Glenn Morris, Galbraith, Aaron Morris, Norris, Dickenson.
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Port Vale: Neal, Veseli, Inniss, Robertson, Dickinson, Moore,
Brown, O’Connor, Marshall, Williamson, Pope. Subs: Yates,
McGivern, Birchall, Dodds, Lines, Johnson, Daniel.
Oldham: Kean, Brian Wilson, James Wilson, Lockwood, Brown, Winchester, Kelly, Jones, Poleon, Philliskirk, Forte. Subs: Wilkinson, Dieng, Coleman, Kusunga, Truelove, Jacobs, Murphy.
Referee: David Webb (County Durham)
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Southampton : Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Bertrand, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, Djuričić, Elia, Mané, Pellè.
Subs: Davis, Gardos, Long, S Davis, Tadic, Ward-Prowse, Alderweireld
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Kelly, Delaney, Dann, Ward, McArthur, Ledley, Zaha, Puncheon, Bolasie, Gayle.
Subs: Mariappa, Hangeland, Hennessey, Ameobi, Boateng, Gray, Souare
Hull: McGregor, Dawson, Bruce, McShane, Elmohamady, Robertson, Huddlestone, Livermore, Meyler, Jelavic, N’Doye.
Subs: Figueroa, Davies, Hernandez, Harper, Aluko, Ramirez, Quinn
Sunderland Pantilimon, Reveillere, Vergini, Brown, O’Shea, Cattermole, Bridcutt, Rodwell, Larsson, Defoe, Graham.
Subs: Van Aanholt, Fletcher, Wickham, Gomez, Alvarez, Coates, Mannone
Newport County: Day, Jackson, Jones, Yakubu, Tutonda, Byrne, Minshull, Chapman, Klukowski, Zebroski, Storey.
Subs: Feely, Porter, Howe, Sandell, Jeffers, Parker, Stephens.
Mansfield: Studer, Beevers, Tafazolli, Elder, Riley, Monakana,
McGuire, Heslop, Clements, Brown, Kee.
Subs: Sutton, Rhead, Bingham, Ravenhill, Lambe, Thomas, Oliver.
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
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Rotherham: Collin, Hunt, Broadfoot, Arnason, Fryers, Newton, Green, Smallwood, Pringle, Ward, Derbyshire.
Subs: Frecklington, Milsom, Richardson, Sammon, Hammill, Clarke-Harris, Thompson.
Cardiff: Marshall, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Connolly,
Kennedy, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Macheda, Revell, McAleny.
Subs: Da Silva, Jones, Noone, Doyle, O’Keefe, Moore, Harris.
Ref: James Adcock (Nottinghamshire)
Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Elphick, Cook, Daniels, Ritchie, Surman, Arter, Pugh, Kermorgant, Wilson.
Subs: Camp, Rantie, Pitman, Smith, MacDonald, Ward, Fraser.
Wolverhampton: Kuszczak, Doherty, Batth, Stearman, Hause,
van La Parra, Edwards, McDonald, Sako, Afobe, Dicko.
Subs: Golbourne, Henry, McCarey, Doyle, Price, Ebanks-Landell, Iorfa.
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Preston: Johnstone, Clarke, Wright, Huntington, Laird,
Humphrey, Johnson, Welsh, Robinson, Gallagher, Garner. Subs: Wiseman, Kilkenny, Kevin Davies, Beckford, Reid, Stuckmann, Ebanks-Blake.
Doncaster: Bywater, Wabara, Butler, McCullough, Stevens,
Keegan, Wellens, Razak, Furman, Tyson, Main. Subs: McCombe, Robinson, Forrester, Marosi, Ikpeazu, Bennett, Coppinger.
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
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Hello readers and welcome to the page that takes all the huffing and puffing out of your football trolley dash, leaving you to sit back and consume the instant updates we’ve plucked from the shelves especially for you. Yes, no need to scamper hither and thither, just stare at your screen and await news of anything interesting from tonight’s Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two trysts. Feel the suspense! Revel in the anticipation! And pick you nose if you want, but most of all don’t go away! Here’s what you won’t miss if you stick around:
- The low-down on what’s happening in the Premier League. And there’s no telling what will unfold during the fierce relegation battles that pit Aston Villa against WBA and Hull against Sunderland – heck, goals may even break out! - and the top-flight’s other fixture gives Alan Pardew a chance to dance a merry jig at St Mary’s again, not to mention drag Crystal Palace farther from the danger zone; on the other hand, Southampton could reignite their challenge for a top four finish. If Graziano Pelle rediscovers his goal touch, then the Saints can still get to heaven.
- Meanwhile in the Championship, an almighty scramble is afoot for the top places: at least eight teams remain in the running for the two automatic spots or one of the four play-off places and two of them are about to meet head-on, as Bournemouth host Wolves. Middlesbrough could leapfrog Derby by pushing Millwall closer to demotion, unless, of course, Derby win at Brighton. If both of those big boys lose, Watford could jump to the top with a hefty win over Fulham. Meanwhile in League One, Notts County and Colchester face off in a clash with ugly ramifications for the at least one of them. Meanwhile, Swindon, MK Dons and Bristol City and Preston could all finish the night top of the table if results go in their favour.
- League Two offers plenty of intrigue, too. Bury and Luton meet with both in the play-off spots, while Plymouth and Stevenage are loitering just outside but could do themselves a power of good by beating the other tonight. Shrewsbury could replace Burton at the summit if they win at Accrington.
- Reaction – in the form of gasps and strong words – if: any players perpetrates a kung-fu attack on a fan; managers knock each other out simultaneous headbutts; or the Charlton–Nottingham Forest match is abandoned because of force majeure, such as a stampede of hamsters.
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