Down at the bottom, Norwich's win against Plymouth has seen them climb out of the bottom three, dumping Barnsley in there with Forest, hammered by the Clarets, hovering very close.
The weekend stats are below along with a list of leading goalscorers, each club's disciplinary record and the week's fixtures. This week we've also included the average attendances at each club along with their highest and lowest of the season. Barnsley, Coventry and Watford have all recorded their lowest attendances against Burnley.
The Weekend Results | |
Saturday 14th March | |
Barnsley 0 Blackpool 1 | Sheffield Utd 4 Derby 2 |
Burnley 5 Nottingham Forest 0 | Southampton 0 QPR 0 |
Doncaster 0 Birmingham 2 | Swansea 1 Crystal Palace 3 |
Norwich 1 Plymouth 0 | Watford 2 Sheffield Wed 2 |
Preston 2 Coventry 1 | Wolves 2 Charlton 1 |
Reading 0 Ipswich 1 | Sheffield Wed v Wolves |
Sunday 15th March | |
Bristol City 1 Cardiff 1 | Sheffield Wed v Wolves |
The Weekend Stats | |
Biggest win | Burnley 5-0 v Nottingham Forest (home) |
Total goals scored | 32 (18 home - 14 away) |
Player scoring most goals | 2 - Darius Henderson (Sheffield Utd) |
Highest Attendance | 27,565 - Sheffield Utd v Derby |
Lowest Attendance | 11,482 - Doncaster v Birmingham |
Total Yellow Cards | 33 |
Total Red Cards | 1 |
Most cards in a game | Norwich v Plymouth (4Y 1R) - Fred Graham |
The leading scorers (league only) | |
24 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolves) |
18 | Kevin Doyle (Reading) Jason Scotland (Swansea) |
15 | Ross McCormack (Cardiff) |
14 | Chris Iwelumo (Wolves) Tommy Smith (Watford) |
13 | Rob Hulse (Derby) Kevin Phillips (Birmingham) Marcus Tudgay (Sheffield Wed) |
12 | James Beattie (Sheffield Utd) Dexter Blackstock (QPR) Paul Gallagher (Plymouth) |
11 | Jordi Gomez (Swansea) Martin Paterson (Burnley) |
10 | Nick Bailey (Charlton) Noel Hunt (Reading) Tamas Priskin (Watford) Jonathan Stead (Ipswich) |
9 | Dele Adebola (Bristol City) Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff) Robert Earnshaw (Nottingham Forest) Nicky Maynard (Bristol City) Clinton Morrison (Coventry) Jon Parkin (Preston) |
Hat Tricks (league only) | |
16th Aug | 3 - Billy Sharp - SHEFFIELD UTD v Queens Park Rangers |
30th Aug | 3 - Kevin Doyle - READING v Crystal Palace |
16th Sep | 3 - Kevin Doyle - READING v Sheffield Wed |
20th Sep | 3 - Chris Iwelumo - Preston v WOLVES |
21st Oct | 3 -Leroy Lita - NORWICH v Wolves |
3rd Feb | 3 - Sylvan Ebanks-Blake - WOLVES v Norwich |
Disciplinary Record (all games) | |||||
| Club | Y | R | Club | Y | R |
| Barnsley | 64 | 5 | Norwich | 49 | 6 |
| Birmingham | 59 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 76 | 3 |
| Blackpool | 67 | 5 | Plymouth | 56 | 3 |
| Bristol City | 56 | 0 | Preston | 51 | 1 |
| Burnley | 70 | 7 | QPR | 65 | 4 |
| Cardiff | 33 | 4 | Reading | 50 | 4 |
| Charlton | 61 | 3 | Sheffield Utd | 50 | 4 |
| Coventry | 79 | 2 | Sheffield Wed | 47 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 64 | 4 | Southampton | 74 | 5 |
| Derby | 61 | 2 | Swansea | 66 | 2 |
| Doncaster | 53 | 2 | Watford | 56 | 2 |
| Ipswich | 71 | 4 | Wolves | 61 | 4 |
Average Attendances (league only) | |||
Avge | Club | High | Low |
28,659 | Derby | 33,010 | 25,534 |
25,777 | Sheffield Utd | 30,786 | 23,045 |
24,428 | Norwich City | 25,475 | 23,225 |
23,756 | Wolves | 27,106 | 21,326 |
21,512 | Nottingham Forest | 29,140 | 17,568 |
21,127 | Charlton | 24,553 | 20,020 |
20,721 | Sheffield Wed | 30,441 | 14,792 |
20,361 | Ipswich | 23,536 | 17,749 |
19,723 | Reading | 23,121 | 16,514 |
18,454 | Birmingham | 24,019 | 15,330 |
17,770 | Cardiff | 19,749 | 15,902 |
17,572 | Coventry | 22,637 | 14,621 |
16,812 | Bristol City | 18,456 | 15,304 |
16,808 | Southampton | 26,580 | 13,257 |
15,143 | Swansea | 18,053 | 11,442 |
15,058 | Crystal Palace | 17,310 | 12,847 |
14,595 | Watford | 16,386 | 13,193 |
14,110 | QPR | 17,120 | 12,286 |
12,778 | Preston | 17,567 | 10,558 |
12,774 | Barnsley | 19,002 | 10,678 |
12,646 | Burnley | 16,580 | 10,032 |
12,051 | Doncaster | 14,823 | 9,534 |
11,230 | Plymouth | 14,789 | 9,203 |
7,754 | Blackpool | 9,643 | 6,648 |
The Weekend Fixtures | |
Tuesday 17th March | |
Barnsley v Crystal Palace | Ipswich v Burnley |
Doncaster v Reading | QPR v Swansea |
Wednesday 18th March | |
Cardiff v Watford | Sheffield Wed v Wolves |
Saturday 21st March | |
Birmingham v Norwich | Ipswich v Watford |
Blackpool v Southampton | Nottingham Forest v Wolves |
Charlton v Preston | Plymouth v Burnley |
Coventry v Doncaster | QPR v Bristol City |
Crystal Palace v Reading | Sheffield Wed v Swansea |
Derby v Barnsley | Sheffield Wed v Wolves |
Sunday 22nd March | |
Cardiff v Sheffield Utd | Sheffield Wed v Wolves |