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Scunthorpe were nicely in mid-table when they won at Hull in November, but four points in thirteen games, with all four points coming against Burnley, has seen them slip into serious trouble at the bottom.
Last night's win over Forest, courtesy of a Chris Dagnall goal, was a massive surprise given that they are the form team and hadn't lost since November. The result meant Forest missed a chance to go second whilst Scunthorpe still remain next to bottom and weren't helped by the other two teams in the relegation zone, Sheffield United and Preston, both picking up points.
Sheffield United were thankful for a late penalty to get a home draw against Reading but Preston looked to be on the yellow brick road to victory at Watford when they led 2-0, eventually having to settle for a point.
We made it three draws on Tuesday with our point at Cardiff whilst the other game saw born again Ipswich hit Doncaster for six at the Keepmoat including a Connor Wickham hat trick. It's surprising what you can do once Roy Keane's out of the door and Ipswich are certainly having a honeymoon period on a par with ours right now.
As for Doncaster, manager Sean O'Driscoll said on television that he couldn't see a light at the end of the tunnel. The three points they got against us are the only points they've won in the last seven games and the manager fears they could get dragged into that battle at the bottom.
We've almost a full fixture list this weekend with just the Burnley v Coventry game called off because of our involvement in the FA Cup. Reading, the other Championship club still involved in the cup, don't play their tie at either Everton or Chelsea until the beginning of March so can play their league game.
The midweek results, stats, the league's leading scorers, each club's disciplinary record and the weekend fixtures are all below.
The Midweek Results | |
Tuesday 15th February | |
Cardiff 1 Burnley 1 | Sheffield United 1 Reading 1 |
Doncaster 0 Ipswich 6 | Watford 2 Preston 2 |
Wednesday 16th February | |
Scunthorpe 1 Nottingham Forest 0 | . |
The Midweek Stats | |
Biggest win | Ipswich 6-0 v Doncaster (away) |
Total goals scored | 15 (5 home - 10 away) |
Player scoring most goals | 3 - Connor Wickham (Ipswich) |
Highest Attendance | 21,307 - Cardiff v Burnley |
Lowest Attendance | 5,578 - Scunthorpe v Nottingham Forest |
Total Yellow Cards | 13 |
Total Red Cards | 0 |
Most cards in a game | Sheffield United v Reading (5Y) - Trevor Kettle |
The leading scorers (league only) | |
16 | Danny Graham (Watford) - includes 1 penalty |
15 | Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff) |
14 | Adel Taarabt (QPR) - includes 5 penalties |
13 | Luciano Becchio (Leeds) Kriss Commons (Derby) - includes 2 penalties Andy King (Leicester) Shane Long (Reading) - including 4 penalties |
12 | Grant Holt (Norwich) Billy Sharp (Doncaster) - includes 4 penalties Scott Sinclair (Swansea) - includes 4 penalties |
11 | Chris Iwelumo (Burnley) Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) - includes 2 penalties Steve Morison (Millwall) - includes 1 penalty |
10 | Max Gradel (Leeds) - including 1 penalty Davide Somma (Leeds) Marvin Sordell (Watford) |
9 | Jamie Mackie (QPR) Brett Pitman (Bristol City) - includes 3 penalties |
Hat Tricks (league only) | |
11th Sep | 3 - Chris Iwelumo - BURNLEY v Preston |
14th Sep | 3 - James Coppinger - DONCASTER v Norwich |
14th Sep | 3 - James Vaughan - CRYSTAL PALACE v Portsmouth |
28th Sep | 3 - Jon Parkin - Leeds v PRESTON |
30th Oct | 3 - Jonny Howson - Scunthorpe v LEEDS |
13th Nov | 3 - Luciano Becchio - LEEDS v Bristol City |
27th Nov | 3 - Grant Holt - NORWICH v Leeds |
28th Dec | 3 - Wes Hoolahan - NORWICH v Sheffield United |
1st Jan | 3 - Jason Puncheon - MILLWALL v Crystal Palace |
5th Feb | 3 - Matt Fryatt - Scunthorpe v HULL |
15th Feb | 3 - Connor Wickham - Doncaster v IPSWICH |
Disciplinary Record (all domestic games) | |||||
| Club | Y | R | Club | Y | R |
| Barnsley | 44 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 1 |
| Bristol City | 44 | 2 | Millwall | 46 | 4 |
| Burnley | 59 | 4 | Norwich | 52 | 3 |
| Cardiff | 40 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 43 | 1 |
| Coventry | 48 | 3 | Portsmouth | 55 | 6 |
| Crystal Palace | 55 | 5 | Preston | 67 | 5 |
| Derby | 54 | 2 | QPR | 51 | 5 |
| Doncaster | 38 | 3 | Reading | 50 | 4 |
| Hull | 58 | 2 | Scunthorpe | 33 | 2 |
| Ipswich | 49 | 4 | Sheffield United | 50 | 7 |
| Leeds | 62 | 2 | Swansea | 52 | 2 |
| Leicester | 36 | 2 | Watford | 33 | 0 |
The Next Fixtures | |
Friday 18th February | |
Leicester v Bristol City | . |
Tuesday 15th February | |
Crystal Palace v Sheffield United | Portsmouth v Barnsley |
Ipswich v Hull | Preston v QPR |
Leeds v Norwich | Reading v Watford |
Millwall v Middlesbrough | Scunthorpe v Derby |
Nottingham Forest v Cardiff | Swansea v Doncaster |