Danny Fox saw red at Birmingham |
This time it was Brighton playing against nine men but the first red card, that of Leicester's Jermaine Beckford, left Nigel Pearson 'furious' with an official for the second time in four days.
In midweek he hit the roof at referee Gavin Ward walking into the Leicester dressing room at half time and speaking to him in a manner that he felt unacceptable and now he's furious at this decision to send off Beckford, taken by the assistant referee.
Some of the other red cards were justified and some not. Danny Fox went in Southampton's draw at Birmingham. That looked harsh; there was little more in the second yellow than the one that saw Kieran Trippier sent off at Leeds. But it was Phil Dowd so there was probably no surprise.
At the top, West Ham took advantage of Southampton dropping two points. They beat Millwall but were somewhat fortunate. How on earth referee Jones allowed the winner only he will know after a clear foul on the goalkeeper.
It's taken West Ham four points clear now whilst Southampton might have even found themselves outside the top two for the first time this season had Cardiff beaten Blackpool. They did lead 1-0 but then fell for the Phillips & Phillips pairing. Kevin equalised and Matthew then scored twice to give Blackpool the points and lift them to fourth, just below Cardiff.
Hull, one of the teams without a game, dropped out of the top six allowing Blackpool in there. They'd have been behind us too had we managed to find a winner against Peterborough. We'd have been seventh, just one point from the play off positions.
Coventry were the only one of the bottom three clubs to play. They even went in front at one point in their home game against Ipswich, leading 2-1 after going a goal behind. It didn't last though with Michael Chopra scoring twice to give Ipswich the win and lift them a couple of places, and taking them ten points clear of the bottom three.
By the time we all play again Birmingham could have gone third. They play Portsmouth at home tomorrow and a win would see them move above Cardiff. It's a home game and they are unbeaten at home so a win is expected.
Despite it no longer being close, I'm still doing it, checking how far we are from the play offs and the bottom three after each game. It's three points from the play offs now and twenty from the bottom three.
The results and stats are below along with the leading goalscorers, each club's disciplinary record, the highest and lowest attendances and this week's fixtures.
The Week's Results | |
Saturday 4th February | |
Birmingham City 0 Southampton 0 | Doncaster Rovers v Reading - Postponed |
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Leicester City 0 | Middlesbrough 0 Crystal Palace 0 |
Bristol City 0 Leeds United 3 | Portsmouth v Hull City - Postponed |
Burnley 1 Peterborough United 1 | Watford 2 Barnsley 1 |
Cardiff City 1 Blackpool 3 | West Ham United 2 Millwall 1 |
Coventry City 2 Ipswich Town 3 | |
Sunday 5th February | |
Derby County v Nottm Forest - Postponed |
The Week's Stats | |
Biggest Win | Leeds United 3-0 v Bristol City (away) |
Total Goals Scored | 21 (9 home - 12 away) |
Player Scoring Most Goals 2 |
Michael Chopra (Ipswich Town) John Eustace (Watford) Matt Phillips (Blackpool) |
Highest Attendance | 27,774 - West Ham United v Millwall |
Lowest Attendance | 11,306 - Watford v Barnsley |
Total Yellow Cards | 25 |
Total Red Cards | 7 |
Most Cards in a Game | Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City (4Y 3R) Ref: Andy Woolmer West Ham United v Millwall (6Y 1R) Ref: Michael Jones |
Leading Goalscorers (League Only) | |
16 | Rickie Lambert (Southampton) - includes 6 penalties |
14 | Ross McCormack (Leeds United) |
12 | Darius Henderson (Millwall) - includes 2 penalties |
11 | Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) - includes 1 penalty Robert Snodgrass (Leeds United) - includes 1 penalty |
10 | Michael Chopra (Ipswich Town) Guly Do Prado (Southampton) David Nugent (Leicester City) Billy Sharp (Southampton) - includes 1 penalty - (10 with Doncaster Rovers) Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham United) - (10 with Barnsley) Chris Wood (Bristol City) - (9 with Birmingham City) |
9 | Keith Andrews (Ipswich Town) Charlie Austin (Burnley) Carlton Cole (West Ham United) Craig Davies (Barnsley) - includes 1 penalty Matty Fryatt (Hull City) - includes 1 penalty Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) - includes 1 penalty - (9 with Coventry City) Marlon King (Birmingham City) - includes 2 penalties Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough) Kenny Miller (Cardiff City) Kevin Phillips (Blackpool) |
Hat Tricks | |
Date | Player & Game |
20/08/11 | 3: Lee Tomlin - PETERBOROUGH UNITED v Ipswich Town |
10/09/11 | 3: Rickie Lambert - SOUTHAMPTON v Nottingham Forest |
11/09/11 | 3: Chris Wood - BIRMINGHAM CITY v Millwall |
12/10/11 | 3: Darius Henderson - Leicester City v MILLWALL |
02/11/11 | 3: Jonjo Shelvey - Leeds United v BLACKPOOL |
19/11/11 | 3: Rickie Lambert - SOUTHAMPTON v Brighton & Hove Albion |
26/12/11 | 3: Matthew Phillips - Barnsley v BLACKPOOL |
31/12/11 | 3: Ricardo Vaz Te - BARNSLEY v Leeds United |
21/01/12 | 3: Darius Henderson - Barnsley v MILLWALL |
31/01/12 | 4: Nikola Zigic - Leeds United v BIRMINGHAM CITY |
Disciplinary Record (League and Cup) | |||||||||
Club | Y | R | Y | R | Club | Y | R | Y | R |
League | Total | League | Total | ||||||
Barnsley | 40 | 1 | 43 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 4 | 35 | 4 |
Birmingham City | 39 | 1 | 42 | 1 | Leeds United | 43 | 5 | 49 | 5 |
Blackpool | 38 | 1 | 40 | 2 | Leicester City | 43 | 7 | 50 | 7 |
Brighton and Hove Albion | 68 | 6 | 81 | 6 | Middlesbrough | 47 | 4 | 50 | 4 |
Bristol City | 44 | 4 | 46 | 4 | Millwall | 49 | 2 | 54 | 2 |
Burnley | 40 | 2 | 48 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 3 | 42 | 3 |
Cardiff City | 35 | 0 | 49 | 0 | Peterborough United | 34 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
Coventry City | 34 | 2 | 36 | 2 | Portsmouth | 45 | 3 | 52 | 3 |
Crystal Palace | 39 | 1 | 43 | 2 | Reading | 40 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
Derby County | 37 | 1 | 37 | 1 | Southampton | 35 | 4 | 37 | 4 |
Doncaster Rovers | 43 | 2 | 45 | 2 | Watford | 38 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
Hull City | 47 | 1 | 51 | 1 | West Ham United | 47 | 4 | 50 | 5 |
Highest and Lowest Attendances | |||
Highest | Lowest | ||
Att | Fixture | Att | Fixture |
34,936 | West Ham United v Coventry City (02/01) | 6,351 | Peterborough United v Cardiff City (18/10) |
34,749 | West Ham United v Barnsley (17/12) | 7,550 | Peterborough United v Portsmouth (28/01) |
33,465 | West Ham United v Portsmouth (10/09) | 7,650 | Doncaster Rovers v Watford (26/11) |
33,010 | Derby County v Southampton (15/10) | 7,778 | Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City (27/08) |
33,010 | Derby County v Leeds United (26/12) | 7,901 | Peterborough United v Burnley (17/09) |
32,150 | Southampton v West Ham United (18/10) | 7,928 | Peterborough United v Ipswich Town (20/08) |
31,812 | Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion (19/11) | 8,062 | Peterborough United v Coventry City (17/12) |
31,718 | West Ham United v Nottingham Forest (21/01) | 8,320 | Peterborough United v Barnsley (03/12) |
31,524 | Southampton v Crystal Palace (26/12) | 8,426 | Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City (29/10) |
31,448 | West Ham United v Blackpool (15/10) | 8,500 | Peterborough Utd v Doncaster Rovers (01/10) |
The Next Fixtures | |
Tuesday 7th February | |
Birmingham City v Portsmouth | |
Saturday 11th February | |
Barnsley v Birmingham City | Leicester City v Cardiff City |
Blackpool v Portsmouth (17:20) | Millwall v Derby County |
Crystal Palace v Doncaster Rovers | Nottingham Forest v Watford |
Hull City v Bristol City | Peterborough United v West Ham United |
Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough | Reading v Coventry City |
Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion | Southampton v Burnley |