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They were the better side in a game which Cardiff should have finished with ten me. How on earth Michael Chopra (he once played for Newcastle you know) stayed on is anyone's guess. Still, the FAW will surely see that the correct and appropriate action is taken.
The win has taken Swansea five points clear in third place, ahead of Derby, Ipswich, Coventry and Norwich. Interestingly, had referee Trevor Kettle been doing his job properly on Saturday you wouldn't see Norwich there but you would see Burnley alongside the other three.
The big clash at the bottom was definitely that between Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace at the Riverside. They kicked off two points adrift of the rest and it was already looking an important game.
Palace were in front for much of it but once again, as happened to us, Tarmo Kink made an impact, bringing the home side level. It took a late own goal from Paddy McCarthy to swing it 'Boro's way to leave Palace three points behind the rest.
The two clubs directly above them, Bristol City and Preston, also met with the spoils shared leaving Bristol City, a club now ready to sell players after announcing big losses, in the third relegation place.
We've a full fixture list this midweek and those fixtures along with the weekend stats, the league's leading goalscorers and each club's disciplinary record is below.
The Weekend Results | |
Saturday 6th November | |
Barnsley 1 Leicester 2 | Middlesbrough 2 Crystal Palace 1 |
Bristol City 1 Preston 1 | Norwich 2 Burnley 2 |
Coventry 2 Leeds 3 | QPR 3 Reading 1 |
Derby 2 Portsmouth 0 | Sheffield United 1 Ipswich 2 |
Doncaster 2 Millwall 1 | Watford 1 Nottingham Forest 1 |
Hull 0 Scunthorpe 1 | . |
Sunday 7th November | |
Cardiff 0 Swansea 1 | . |
The Weekend Stats | |
Biggest win | Derby 2-0 v Portsmouth (home) |
Total goals scored | 33 (17 home - 16 away) |
Player scoring most goals | 2 - Martin Paterson (Burnley) |
Highest Attendance | 28,184 - Coventry v Leeds |
Lowest Attendance | 10,356 - Doncaster v Millwall |
Total Yellow Cards | 39 |
Total Red Cards | 2 |
Most cards in a game | QPR v Reading (4Y 1R) - Steve Tanner |
The leading scorers (league only) | |
10 | Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff) |
8 | Chris Iwelumo (Burnley) Jamie Mackie (QPR) Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) - includes 1 penalty |
7 | Kris Commons (Derby) - includes 1 penalty Jon Parkin (Preston) Scott Sinclair (Swansea) |
6 | Danny Graham (Watford) Andy King (Leicester) Steve Morison (Millwall) - includes 1 penalty Billy Sharp (Doncaster) - includes 3 penalties Davide Somma (Leeds) Marvin Sordell (Watford) Adel Taarabt (QPR) - includes 4 penalties |
5 | Luciano Becchio (Leeds) James Coppinger (Doncaster) Chris Eagles (Burnley) - includes 3 penalties Adam Hammill (Barnsley) Heidar Helguson (QPR) - includes 3 penalties Jonny Howson (Leeds) Liam Lawrence (Portsmouth) - includes 3 penalties Jason Scotland (Ipswich) |
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 |
Disciplinary Record (all domestic games) | |||||
| Club | Y | R | Club | Y | R |
| Barnsley | 26 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 1 |
| Bristol City | 17 | 1 | Millwall | 25 | 2 |
| Burnley | 35 | 4 | Norwich | 21 | 1 |
| Cardiff | 18 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 0 |
| Coventry | 24 | 1 | Portsmouth | 23 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | 23 | 4 | Preston | 39 | 3 |
| Derby | 24 | 0 | QPR | 27 | 1 |
| Doncaster | 19 | 1 | Reading | 26 | 3 |
| Hull | 29 | 0 | Scunthorpe | 15 | 1 |
| Ipswich | 22 | 2 | Sheffield United | 20 | 2 |
| Leeds | 27 | 2 | Swansea | 37 | 1 |
| Leicester | 21 | 2 | Watford | 18 | 0 |
The Next Fixtures | |
Tuesday 9th November | |
Burnley v Doncaster | Nottingham Forest v Coventry |
Crystal Palace v Watford (20:00) | Portsmouth v QPR |
Ipswich v Derby | Preston v Derby |
Leeds v Hull | Scunthorpe v Middlesbrough |
Millwall v Norwich | . |
Wednesday 10th November | |
Leicester v Sheffield United | Swansea v Bristol City |
Reading v Cardiff (20:00) | . |