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In the last minute at Norwich, referee Simon Hooper sent off Norwich's Leon Barnett for a second bookable offence, this one bringing with it Portsmouth's second from the penalty spot. Barnett threw the ball at Hooper. It hit him and yet the referee hardly reacted.
Now onto the game at Leicester, and not for the first time this season Doncaster should be asked questions about their on field discipline, or clear lack of it. They led 1-0 when referee James Linington awarded Leicester what looked a ridiculous penalty.
Doncaster weren't happy, as you would expect, but a posse of around six of them moved very aggressively towards Linington. Brian Stock's actions were shocking but Shelton Martis was a disgrace. He pushed Linington to such an extent that the referee reacted very severely. Incredibly though, Linington took no further action against any player in that incident.
Back to the football, and not one of the top three were able to win making Swansea's point at home to Millwall look a good one. Cardiff were beaten at Middlesbrough and QPR finally lost for the first time after being outplayed by Watford.
Preston are still down at the bottom but they did pull themselves closer with a 1-0 win over Ipswich, another game where Leon Cort is believed to have been in top form for the home side. How much longer for Roy Keane? Six successive defeats for Ipswich now and just three points above the drop zone.
he results and stats from the weekend are below along with the leading goalscorers, each club's disciplinary records and the next fixtures. This week the average league attendances at each club are shown with Burnley now up to fourteenth place following the 20,000 plus crowd on Saturday.
The Weekend Results | |
Friday 10th December | |
QPR 1 Watford 3 | Swansea 1 Millwall 1 |
Saturday 11th December | |
Barnsley 1 Sheffield United 0 | Middlesbrough 1 Cardiff 0 |
Bristol City 2 Derby 0 | Norwich 0 Portsmouth 2 |
Burnley 2 Leeds 3 | Preston 1 Ipswich 0 |
Crystal Palace 0 Hull 0 | Reading 0 Coventry 0 |
Leicester 5 Doncaster 1 | Scunthorpe v Nottm Forest - Postponed |
The Weekend Stats | |
Biggest win | Leicester 5-1 v Doncaster (home) |
Total goals scored | 24 (14 home - 10 away) |
Player scoring most goals | Danny Graham (Watford) |
Highest Attendance | 27,546 - Leicester v Doncaster |
Lowest Attendance | 9,419 - Preston v Ipswich |
Total Yellow Cards | 37 |
Total Red Cards | 1 |
Most cards in a game | Barsnley v Sheffield United (6Y) - Mike Jones |
The leading scorers (league only) | |
13 | Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff) |
11 | Luciano Becchio (Leeds) Kris Commons (Derby) - includes 2 penalties |
10 | Danny Graham (Watford) |
9 | Chris Iwelumo (Burnley) Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) - includes 1 penalty Adel Taarabt (QPR) - includes 4 penalties |
8 | Andy King (Leicester) Jamie Mackie (QPR) Steve Morison (Millwall) - includes 1 penalty Scott Sinclair (Swansea) |
7 | Andy Hammill (Barnsley) Grant Holt (Norwich) Jon Parkin (Preston) Billy Sharp (Doncaster) - includes 3 penalties |
6 | James Coppinger (Doncaster) James Hayter (Doncaster) Jonny Howson (Leeds) Liam Lawrence (Portsmouth) - includes 4 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 |
27th Nov | 3 - Grant Holt - NORWICH v Leeds |
Disciplinary Record (all domestic games) | |||||
| Club | Y | R | Club | Y | R |
| Barnsley | 34 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 1 |
| Bristol City | 24 | 1 | Millwall | 32 | 2 |
| Burnley | 39 | 4 | Norwich | 33 | 3 |
| Cardiff | 27 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 0 |
| Coventry | 37 | 1 | Portsmouth | 33 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 32 | 5 | Preston | 49 | 5 |
| Derby | 36 | 1 | QPR | 34 | 2 |
| Doncaster | 26 | 1 | Reading | 34 | 3 |
| Hull | 37 | 1 | Scunthorpe | 22 | 1 |
| Ipswich | 34 | 3 | Sheffield United | 28 | 4 |
| Leeds | 41 | 2 | Swansea | 43 | 1 |
| Leicester | 23 | 2 | Watford | 25 | 0 |
Average Attendances (league only) | |||
Avge | Club | High | Low |
26,336 | Derby | 29,086 | 24,739 |
25,610 | Leeds | 33,622 | 20,747 |
25,075 | Norwich | 26,532 | 23,852 |
23,150 | Cardiff | 26,049 | 20,573 |
22,626 | Leicester | 27,546 | 19,611 |
21,931 | Nottingham Forest | 24,986 | 19,501 |
20,813 | Sheffield United | 22,936 | 19,207 |
20,720 | Hull | 21,873 | 19,714 |
19,465 | Ipswich | 23,105 | 16,978 |
17,029 | Reading | 23,677 | 14,029 |
16,684 | Coventry | 28,184 | 12,292 |
16,678 | Middlesbrough | 23,550 | 13,749 |
16,105 | Portsmouth | 19,719 | 13,751 |
15,354 | Burnley | 20,453 | 13,655 |
14,896 | QPR | 18,059 | 12,046 |
14,860 | Crystal Palace | 17,486 | 12,353 |
14,791 | Swansea | 17,584 | 12,411 |
14,351 | Bristol City | 18,308 | 13,376 |
13,117 | Watford | 15,101 | 11,485 |
12,457 | Barnsley | 20,309 | 10,566 |
11,551 | Millwall | 13,292 | 8,937 |
10,790 | Preston | 18,417 | 8,994 |
10,640 | Doncaster | 13,614 | 8,985 |
5,820 | Scunthorpe | 8,122 | 4,397 |
The Next Fixtures | |
Friday 17th December | |
Doncaster v Middlesbrough | . |
Saturday 18th December | |
Cardiff v Burnley | Millwall v Barnsley |
Coventry v Norwich | Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace |
Derby v Reading | Portsmouth v Scunthorpe |
Hull v Bristol City | Sheffield United v Swansea |
Ipswich v Leicester (17:20) | Watford v Preston |
Leeds v QPR | . |