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It was an easy win for QPR once North End goalkeeper Andy Lonergan had gifted them an opening goal which were added to by two excellent strikes from Adel Taarabt.
Whilst on the subject of top strikes, the usual two were at it again. Lewis McGugan added to his collection with Forest's second at Cardiff who have now lost their last two home games, and Barnsley's Adam Hammill seems to do it every week and this time scored the only goal in the win against Portsmouth with a volley from the edge of the box.
Pride of place has to go to Bristol City's David Clarkson though this week. He latched onto a quick throw out from the goalkeeper and hit as sensational shot from distance. It's unsure whether the goalkeeper was confused. Chris Weale used to play for Bristol City but was actually playing AGAINST them yesterday.
One thing that always brightens my weekend is seeing a referee completely ruin a game somewhere else. Somehow, I always seem to think it is Burnley who are on the wrong end of poor officials. Last week it was Michael Oliver causing untold damage at Reading and yesterday it was his fellow Premier League referee Anthony Taylor who was conjuring up penalties from nothing at Bramall Lane.
Sheffield United beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in a game that saw three penalties, two of which were a joke, two red cards, one harsh and one as a direct result of one of the poor penalty decisions, and a goal that was so far offside that it looked impossible to allow it.
The two managers were upset, but didn't say too much to avoid coming under an FA charge for speaking the truth.
The result of the games, apart from the top two switching, was Nottingham Forest replacing us in the top six. Like us they have drawn too many games and won just six. They sit one point above us from one more draw. Swansea, Derby and Leeds remain in the play off positions.
Down at the bottom, Preston are still three points adrift of both Middlesbrough, who are back in the bottom three, and Crystal Palace. Bristol City's climbed out with their win and Preston are now six points from safety.
The results and stats from the weekend are below along with the league's leading goalscorers, each club's disciplinary record and the next fixtures.
The Weekend Results | |
Saturday 20th November | |
Barnsley 1 Portsmouth 0 | Hull 1 Ipswich 0 |
Bristol City 2 Leicester 0 | Middlesbrough 0 Millwall 1 |
Cardiff 0 Nottingham Forest 2 | Norwich 1 Leeds 1 |
Coventry 1 Burnley 0 | QPR 3 Preston 1 |
Derby 3 Scunthorpe 2 | Sheffield United 3 Crystal Palace 2 |
Doncaster 1 Swansea 1 | Watford 1 Reading 1 |
The Weekend Stats | |
Biggest win | Nottingham Forest 2-0 v Cardiff (away) |
Total goals scored | 28 (17 home - 11 away) |
Player scoring most goals | 2 - Ade Taarabt (QPR) |
Highest Attendance | 26,315 - Norwich v Leeds |
Lowest Attendance | 10,908 - Barnsley v Portsmouth |
Total Yellow Cards | 30 |
Total Red Cards | 3 |
Most cards in a game | Sheffield Utdv Cr'tal Palace (3Y 2R) - Anthony Taylor |
The leading scorers (league only) | |
13 | Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff) |
10 | Kris Commons (Derby) - includes 2 penalties |
9 | Chris Iwelumo (Burnley) Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) - includes 1 penalty |
8 | Luciano Becchio (Leeds) Jamie Mackie (QPR) Scott Sinclair (Swansea) Ade Taarabt (QPR) - included 4 penalties |
7 | Danny Graham (Watford) Andy Hammill (Barnsley) Andy King (Leicester) Jon Parkin (Preston) |
6 | James Coppinger (Doncaster) James Hayter (Doncaster) Liam Lawrence (Portsmouth) - includes 4 penalties Steve Morison (Millwall) - includes 1 penalty Billy Sharp (Doncaster) - includes 3 penalties Davide Somma (Leeds) Marvin Sordell (Watford) Jonathan Stead (Bristol City) |
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 |
Disciplinary Record (all domestic games) | |||||
| Club | Y | R | Club | Y | R |
| Barnsley | 31 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 1 |
| Bristol City | 20 | 1 | Millwall | 30 | 2 |
| Burnley | 38 | 4 | Norwich | 24 | 2 |
| Cardiff | 19 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 0 |
| Coventry | 30 | 1 | Portsmouth | 28 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 30 | 5 | Preston | 43 | 5 |
| Derby | 31 | 1 | QPR | 30 | 2 |
| Doncaster | 23 | 1 | Reading | 31 | 3 |
| Hull | 35 | 1 | Scunthorpe | 20 | 1 |
| Ipswich | 28 | 2 | Sheffield United | 24 | 3 |
| Leeds | 31 | 2 | Swansea | 42 | 1 |
| Leicester | 22 | 2 | Watford | 22 | 0 |
The Next Fixtures | |
Friday 26th November | |
Swansea v Portsmouth | . |
Saturday 27th November | |
Barnsley v Watford | Preston v Millwall |
Bristol City v Sheffield United | QPR v Cardiff |
Burnley v Derby (17:20) | Reading v Leeds |
Crystal Palace v Doncaster | Scunthorpe v Coventry |
Middlesbrough v Hull | . |
Sunday 28th November | |
Norwich v Ipswich (13:15) | . |
Monday 29th November | |
Leicester v Nottingham Forest | . |