I've a few friends who live in the Leeds area, and a couple more next door in Bradford. I'm sure they've had a particularly good time today, getting that rare opportunity to gloat.
While we were winning last night, the other 22 teams in the Championship were all playing and I'm sure the one result that has grabbed everyone's attention was Charlton's 5-4 home win against previous league leaders Cardiff.
It was more astonishing given that Cardiff were a goal up in four minutes and doubled that lead midway through the first half. By half time Charlton had drawn level and just over 40 minutes after Cardiff's second they'd scored a further three and led 5-2.
Only two stoppage time goals made the scoreline look anything like respectable for the Welsh club. They got four against us ten days earlier; this time they certainly weren't celebrating. Apparently Cardiff were playing really well at 2-0 but manager Malky Mackay lamented: "To give five goals away is unforgivable."
The goals were flowing south of the river in London and Crystal Palace took full opportunity to take over at the top of the league when they went nap against bottom of the league Ipswich. For the second time in four days Glenn Murray was amongst the goals but for the second time in four days he missed a penalty.
Even so, he still completed his hat trick (including two more penalties) and he's only four goals behind Charlie Austin now. Six of those goals have come from the spot. Add the three penalties he's missed this season and he'd have been right on Charlie's heels.
Those three teams - Charlton, Crystal Palace and Cardiff - scored 14 goals between them but no other Championship side were able to find the net more than twice.
The top six remain unchanged other than shuffling positions with Palace now top ahead of Middlesbrough. The bottom three also remain unchanged.
Sean Dyche's second win, and he's become the first Burnley manager since Jimmy Mullen to win his first two games in charge, has seen us move up to 10th in the table and we are now only one point behind the bottom play off place. It just shows what 12 points in five games can do.
The results and stats are below as are the leading goalscorers, each club's disciplinary record, the highest and lowest attendances and the weekend fixtures.
Note that Luciano Becchio's goals total has gone down from nine to eight. The goal at Brighton last Friday has now been credited to Michael Brown.
The Results | |
Tuesday 6th November | |
Birmingham City 2 Bristol City 0 | Derby County 2 Barnsley 0 |
Bolton Wanderers 0 Leicester City 0 | Huddersfield Town 2 Blackburn Rovers 2 |
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Peterborough United 0 | Hull City 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 |
Burnley 1 Leeds United 0 | Nottingham Forest 0 Middlesbrough 0 |
Charlton Athletic 5 Cardiff City 4 | Sheffield Wednesday 0 Blackpool 2 |
Crystal Palace 5 Ipswich Town 0 | Watford 0 Millwall 0 |
The Stats | |
Biggest Win | Crystal Palace 5-0 v Ipswich Town (home) |
Total Goals Scored | 29 (20 home - 9 away) |
Player Scoring Most Goals | 3 - Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) |
Highest Attendance | 23,703 - Brighton & Hove Albion v Peterborough United |
Lowest Attendance | 11,293 - Watford v Millwall |
Total Yellow Cards | 35 |
Total Red Cards | 0 |
Most Cards in a Game | Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City (7Y) Ref: Keith Stroud |
Leading Goalscorers (League Only) | |
17 | Charlie Austin (Burnley) - includes 2 penalties |
13 | Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) - includes 6 penalties |
8 | Luciano Becchio (Leeds United) - includes 3 penalties Tom Ince (Blackpool) - includes 1 penalty Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton & Hove Albion) - includes 2 penalties Jordan Rhodes (Blackburn Rovers) - 2 with Huddersfield Town |
7 | Craig Davies (Barnsley) - includes 1 penalty Darius Henderson (Millwall) Marlon King (Birmingham City) - includes 2 penalties Pete Whittingham (Cardiff City) - includes 3 penalties |
6 | Sone Aluko (Hull City) Steven Davies (Bristol City) - includes 1 penalty Chris Eagles (Bolton Wanderers) David Nugent (Leicester City) Theo Robinson (Derby County) - includes 1 penalty Liam Trotter (Millwall) - includes 1 penalty Chris Wood (Millwall) |
5 |
Sam Baldock (Bristol City) - includes 1 penalty |
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 |
Disciplinary Record (League and Cup) | |||||||||
Club | Y | R | Y | R | Club | Y | R | Y | R |
League | Total | League | Total | ||||||
Barnsley | 20 | 1 | 23 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
Birmingham City | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | Hull City | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Blackpool | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Leeds United | 27 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 1 | 33 | 1 | Leicester City | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 0 | 23 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Bristol City | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Millwall | 28 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
Burnley | 26 | 0 | 32 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
Cardiff City | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Peterborough United | 29 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Charlton Athletic | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 20 | 1 | 24 | 1 | Watford | 29 | 4 | 30 | 4 |
Derby County | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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) | 6,188 | Peterborough United v Millwall (21/08) |
27,437 | Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday (18/08) | 6,348 | Peterborough Utd v Huddersfield Town(23/10) |
26,598 | Sheffield Wed v Bolton Wanderers (22/09) | 8,088 | Barnsley v Bristol City (01/09) |
26,594 | Brighton & HA v Sheffield Weds (14/09) | 8,195 | Barnsley v Crystal Palace (23/10) |
26,293 | Brighton & HA v Middlesbrough (20/10) | 8,319 | Barnsley v Peterborough United (02/10) |
26,185 | Charlton Athletic v Barnsley (20/10) | 8,427 | Peterborough Utd v Derby County (29/10) |
26,121 | Brighton & HA v Birmingham City (29/09) | 8,571 | Barnsley v Ipswich Town (29/09) |
25,726 | Leicester City v Brighton & HA (23/10) | 9,258 | Millwall v Birmingham City (23/10) |
25,518 | Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City (21/08) | 9,280 | Peterborough Utd v Wolves (22/09) |
The Next Fixtures | |
Friday 9th November | |
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday | |
Saturday 10th November | |
Barnsley v Huddersfield Town | Leeds United v Watford |
Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City | Leicester City v Nottingham Forest (12:45) |
Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers | Millwall v Derby County |
Cardiff City v Hull City | Peterborough United v Crystal Palace |
Ipswich Town v Burnley | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion |
Sunday 11th November | |
Bristol City v Charlton Athletic |