Four 2-2 draws |
In truth it was just four, although two more ended with away teams winning 3-2 courtesy of late goals, and none much later than the one that hoisted Bristol City out of the relegation zone.
They looked to be heading for another defeat at struggling Sheffield Wednesday but equalised four minutes from time with their second penalty of the game and won it two minutes later with an Albert Adomah goal.
Wednesday did get what they thought was an equaliser but referee Andre Marriner ruled it out because one of the home players was arguing with him over a penalty that hadn't been given. Marriner tried to claim he'd been pushed by Miguel Llera yet took no action against him.
That's no points at all from their last seven games. Dave Jones has looked to have been on borrowed time for weeks, more so given that Milan Mandaric is the owner of the club and had a reputation for moving managers. It's eight points from 18 games now and they are squeezed between bottom club Peterborough and Barnsley in the bottom three.
Millwall took their unbeaten run of thirteen games to Ipswich. The visiting fans abused home manager Mick McCarthy but he had the last laugh as Ipswich turned the tables and beat Millwall 3-0.
The other club on a good run were the Udinese franchise at Watford. They too so it come to an end. It was just seven games for them but it ended at the hands of Hull who won 2-1 at Vicarage Road.
Watford cling onto a play off place, ahead of Millwall on goal difference. Also in there are Middlesbrough, Hull and Leicester with Cardiff and Crystal Palace still leading the way.
There was fun at the end at Palace with an altercation between the Blackpool bench and the new Palace manager. There was fun too as Cardiff won 4-1 away at Blackburn on Friday.
I watched the West Ham v Liverpool game on Sunday when such as Glenn Johnson and Joe Cole showed some respect when they scored against a former club. No such thing when Craig Bellamy scored at Ewood in this easy win for the league leaders. There were no chickens on display this time though.
The weekend results are below along with the usual stats.
The Results | |
Friday 7th December | |
Blackburn Rovers 1 Cardiff City 4 | |
Saturday 8th December | |
Charlton Athletic 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 | Nottingham Forest 2 Burnley 0 |
Crystal Palace 2 Blackpool 2 | Peterborough United 2 Middlesbrough 3 |
Derby County 3 Leeds United 1 | Sheffield Wednesday 2 Bristol City 3 |
Huddersfield Town 2 Bolton Wanderers 2 | Watford 1 Hull City 2 |
Ipswich Town 3 Millwall 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Birmingham City 0 |
Leicester City 2 Barnsley 2 |
The Stats | |
Biggest Win | Cardiff City 4-1 v Blackburn Rovers (away) Ipswich Town 3-0 v Millwall (home) |
Total Goals Scored | 44 (23 home - 21 away) |
Player Scoring Most Goals 2 |
DJ Campbell (Ipswich Town) Dwight Gayle (Peterborough United) Faris Haroun (Middlesbrough) |
Highest Attendance | 25,034 - Derby County v Leeds United |
Lowest Attendance | 6,612 - Peterborough United v Middlesbrough |
Total Yellow Cards | 46 |
Total Red Cards | 0 |
Most Cards in a Game | Crystal Palace v Blackpool (8Y) Ref: Keith Stroud |
Leading Goalscorers (League Only) | |
18 | Charlie Austin (Burnley) - includes 2 penalties Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) - includes 7 penalties |
13 | Tom Ince (Blackpool) - includes 3 penalties Jordan Rhodes (Blackburn Rovers) - 2 with Huddersfield Town |
12 | Luciano Becchio (Leeds United) - includes 4 penalties Marlon King (Birmingham City) - includes 3 penalties |
11 | David Nugent (Leicester City) - includes 1 penalty |
10 | Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton & Hove Albion) - includes 2 penalties |
9 | Troy Deeney (Watford) |
8 | Sone Aluko (Hull City) DJ Campbell (Ipswich Town) Craig Davies (Barnsley) - includes 1 penalty Steven Davies (Bristol City) - includes 2 penalties Theo Robinson (Derby County) Matej Vydra (Watford) - includes 1 penalty Chris Wood (Millwall) |
7 | Sam Baldock (Bristol City) - includes 3 penalties Chris Eagles (Bolton Wanderers) Heidar Helguson (Cardiff City) Darius Henderson (Millwall) Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough) Pete Whittingham (Cardiff City) - includes 3 penalties |
Hat Tricks | |
Date | Player & Game |
01/09/12 | 3: Pete Whittingham - CARDIFF CITY v Wolverhampton Wanderers |
15/09/12 | 3: Charlie Austin - BURNLEY v Peterborough United |
22/09/12 | 3: Glenn Murray - CRYSTAL PALACE v Cardiff City |
22/09/12 | 4: Craig Davies - Birmingham City v BARNSLEY |
23/09/12 | 3: David Nugent - LEICESTER CITY v Hull City |
29/09/12 | 3: Emile Sinclair - Hull City v PETERBOROUGH UNITED |
02/10/12 | 3: Charlie Austin - BURNLEY v Sheffield Wednesday |
23/10/12 | 3: Marlon King - Millwall v BIRMINGHAM CITY |
06/11/12 | 3: Glenn Murray - CRYSTAL PALACE v Ipswich Town |
17/11/12 | 3: Jordan Rhodes - Peterborough United v BLACKBURN ROVERS |
Disciplinary Record (League and Cup) | |||||||||
Club | Y | R | Y | R | Club | Y | R | Y | R |
League | Total | League | Total | ||||||
Barnsley | 25 | 1 | 28 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 3 | 39 | 3 |
Birmingham City | 24 | 2 | 26 | 2 | Hull City | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Blackpool | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Leeds United | 36 | 2 | 41 | 2 |
Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 1 | 42 | 1 | Leicester City | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 1 | 29 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Bristol City | 28 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Millwall | 37 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
Burnley | 37 | 1 | 43 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
Cardiff City | 34 | 2 | 36 | 2 | Peterborough United | 34 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Charlton Athletic | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 30 | 1 | 34 | 1 | Watford | 37 | 4 | 38 | 4 |
Derby County | 24 | 1 | 25 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Highest and Lowest Attendances | |||
Highest | Lowest | ||
Att | Fixture | Att | Fixture |
28,707 | Nottingham Forest v Derby County (30/09) | 5,435 | Peterborough United v Bristol City (18/09) |
28,582 | Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United (19/10) | 5,633 | Peterborough United v Blackpool (01/12) |
28,229 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday (09/11) | 5,997 | Peterborough Utd v Blackburn Rovers (17/11) |
27,437 | Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday (18/08) | 6,188 | Peterborough United v Millwall (21/08) |
26,598 | Sheffield Wed v Bolton Wanderers (22/09) | 6,348 | Peterborough Utd v Huddersfield Town(23/10) |
26,594 | Brighton & HA v Sheffield Weds (14/09) | 6,612 | Peterborough Utd v Middlesbrough (08/12) |
26,455 | Brighton & Hove Albion v Bolton Wand (24/11) | 8,088 | Barnsley v Bristol City (01/09) |
26,402 | Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United (02/11) | 8,195 | Barnsley v Crystal Palace (23/10) |
26,293 | Brighton & HA v Middlesbrough (20/10) | 8,227 | Barnsley v Cardiff City (24/11) |
26,185 | Charlton Athletic v Barnsley (20/10) | 8,319 | Barnsley v Peterborough United (02/10) |
The Next Fixtures | |
Saturday 15th December | |
Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday (17:20) | Burnley v Watford |
Birmingham City v Crystal Palace | Cardiff City v Peterborough United |
Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers | Hull City v Huddersfield Town (12:30) |
Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic | Leeds United v Ipswich Town |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Bristol City v Derby County | Millwall v Leicester City |