Away from the big games there was some real interest down at Fratton Park where Portsmouth played host to former manager Steve Cotterill and his Nottingham Forest team. It was, I think it is fair to say, a perfect day for Pompey, Dave Kitson, and those who didn't appreciate Cotterball is the new man at Forest went home with a 3-0 defeat.
Just to make matters worse, two of the goals came from one of his last Pompey signings Erik Huseklepp with the other from Dave Kitson who made a very public 'Good Riddance' comment when Cotterill moved on.
Kitson might well have enjoyed that goal, but probably the most appreciated goal of the weekend came at Ipswich where the home side fell to a 3-2 defeat against bottom of the league Doncaster who were fielding Willie McKay's latest capture El Hadji Diouf who was making his second appearance for the South Yorkshire club.
Diouf scored twice but it was Donny's second that will be remembered. Already 1-0 up, Billy Sharp doubled the lead. It was his second goal this week following the tragic death of his two day old son. Amazingly the Ipswich fans, right around the ground, stood and applauded, something they repeated when Sharp was substituted just over twenty minutes from the end.
Today, Doncaster Rovers and Sharp have responded to it. On their official site it reads: "Doncaster Rovers Football Club should like to thank all of the Ipswich Town fans who attended the game on Saturday for the unique and amazing support and respect they showed to Billy Sharp.
"The reception he received when his name was announced before the game, and when he came off, was fantastic. Even more amazing was the fact that the whole stadium stood and applauded his goal; such respect is something which is rarely seen."
Sharp himself added: "The Ipswich Town fans were fantastic; I had a lump in my throat when I scored and they did that for me. They didn't have to do that as I'm an opposing player. I'd like to thank them sincerely for showing that respect to me."
On a day when thousands of football fans also stood to remember those who have lost their lives in the two World Wars and other, more recent conflicts, it does, as I wrote in my match report, put a real perspective on the performances of our teams and the results.
Those results are below, along with the stats, the leading goalscorers, each club's disciplinary record, the highest and lowest attendances and the first fixtures after the international break.
The Weekend Results | |
Saturday 5th November | |
Blackpool 1 Millwall 0 | Ipswich Town 2 Doncaster Rovers 3 |
Bristol City 3 Burnley 1 | Middlesbrough 1 Watford 0 |
Cardiff City 2 Crystal Palace 0 | Peterborough United 3 Derby County 2 |
Coventry City 2 Southampton 4 | Portsmouth 3 Nottingham Forest 0 |
Hull City 0 West Ham United 2 | |
Sunday 6th November | |
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Barnsley 0 | Reading 1 Birmingham City 0 |
Leicester City 0 Leeds United 1 |
The Weekend Stats | |
Biggest Win |
Portsmouth 3-0 v Nottingham Forest (home) |
Total Goals Scored | 33 (20 home - 13 away) |
Player Scoring Most Goals 2 |
El Hadji Diouf (Doncaster Rovers) Erik Huseklepp (Portsmouth) Theo Robinson (Derby County) |
Highest Attendance | 27,720 - Leicester City v Leeds United |
Lowest Attendance | 9,666 - Peterborough United v Derby County |
Total Yellow Cards | 33 |
Total Red Cards | 0 |
Most Cards in a Game | Leicester City v Leeds United (6Y) Ref: Oliver Langford |
Leading Goalscorers (League Only) | |
9 | Rickie Lambert (Southampton) - includes 3 penalties Ross McCormack (Leeds United) |
8 | Charlie Austin (Burnley) Darius Henderson (Millwall) Chris Wood (Birmingham City) |
7 | Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) Grant McCann (Peterborough United) - includes 2 penalties Kevin Phillips (Blackpool) |
6 | Michael Chopra (Ipswich Town) Guly Do Prado (Southampton) Lukas Jutkiewicz (Coventry City) |
5 | Keith Andrews (Ipswich Town) Sam Baldock (West Ham United) Ashley Barnes (Brighton & Hove Albion) - includes 2 penalties David Connolly (Southampton) Steve Davies (Derby County) - includes 1 penalty Matt Fryatt (Hull City) Adam Lallana (Southampton) Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton & Hove Albion) Kenny Miller (Cardiff City) David Nugent (Leicester City) Theo Robinson (Derby County) Barry Robson (Middlesbrough) - includes 1 penalty Jonjo Shelvey (Blackpool) - includes 1 penalty Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) Luke Varney (Portsmouth) Ross Wallace (Burnley) Pete Whittingham (Cardiff City) - includes 2 penalties |
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 |
Disciplinary Record (League and Cup) | |||||||||
Club | Y | R | Y | R | Club | Y | R | Y | R |
League | Total | League | Total | ||||||
Barnsley | 25 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Birmingham City | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Leeds United | 27 | 5 | 31 | 5 |
Blackpool | 25 | 0 | 26 | 1 | Leicester City | 28 | 3 | 32 | 3 |
Brighton and Hove Albion | 38 | 1 | 44 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
Bristol City | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Millwall | 26 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Burnley | 20 | 1 | 28 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
Cardiff City | 18 | 0 | 26 | 0 | Peterborough United | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
Coventry City | 15 | 2 | 16 | 2 | Portsmouth | 28 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
Crystal Palace | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Reading | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Derby County | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | Southampton | 18 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Watford | 23 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Hull City | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | West Ham United | 23 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
Highest and Lowest Attendances | |||
Highest | Lowest | ||
Att | Fixture | Att | Fixture |
33,465 | West Ham United v Portsmouth (10/09) | 6,351 | Peterborough United v Cardiff City (18/10) |
33,010 | Derby County v Southampton (15/10) | 7,778 | Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City (27/08) |
32,150 | Southampton v West Ham United (18/10) | 7,901 | Peterborough United v Burnley (17/09) |
31,448 | West Ham United v Blackpool (15/10) | 7,928 | Peterborough United v Ipswich Town (20/08) |
30,410 | West Ham United v Leicester City (29/10) | 8,426 | Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City (29/10) |
29,895 | West Ham Utd v Peterborough Utd (24/09) | 8,500 | Peterborough Utd v Doncaster Rovers (01/10) |
28,252 | West Ham United v Leeds United (21/08) | 8,685 | Peterborough United v Hull City (10/09) |
27,980 | West Ham United v Bristol City (01/11) | 8,900 | Barnsley v Bristol City (29/10) |
27,720 | Leicester City v Leeds United (06/11) | 9,362 | Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace (24/09) |
27,709 | West Ham United v Ipswich Town (27/09) | 9,464 | Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest (16/08) |
The Next Fixtures | |
Saturday 19th November | |
Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers | Middlesbrough v Blackpool |
Birmingham City v Peterborough United | Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town |
Burnley v Leeds United (12:45) | Reading v Cardiff City |
Coventry City v West Ham United | Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion |
Derby County v Hull City | Watford v Portsmouth |
Sunday 20th November | |
Leicester City v Crystal Palace | Millwall v Bristol City (13:15) |