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The top two, QPR and Cardiff, were both held to 0-0 draws but behind them the next three clubs, Watford, Ipswich and Leeds were all beaten, two of them at home.
Leeds were involved in the most amazing of games. They went a goal down to Preston but soon recovered and looked set to take a healthy, and what looked a match winning, 4-1 lead into half time. But Preston pulled one back before the break and incredibly scored another four in the second half to win it 6-4 with three of the goals coming from the less than mobile Jon Parkin.
That result has seen them climb to 20th in the table with Crystal Palace, Bristol City and Leicester now occupying the relegation places.
There are no problems at bottom club Leicester despite recording only one win all season. Milan Mandaric has given manager Paulo Sousa a vote of confidence. I wonder how long that will give him at the Crisp Bowl?
Last night they fought back at Norwich to 4-3 but then had Matty Fryatt sent off. He'd come on as a substitute and scored twice and went to get the ball from the back of the net after his second. A Norwich player got there ahead of him so Fryatt opted to throw a punch at him and then kick him. The next thing he saw was Peter Walton's red card.
Wes Hoolihan scored a good goal in that game and one of two from Kris Commons was another good striker. For me though, the goal of the midweek fixtures was Chris Eagles' first for the Clarets, a top team goal.
Portsmouth won again, this time beating Bristol City at Fratton Park, and like Preston are out of the bottom three. I would say well done, but I don't wish them well and the sooner they are back in the bottom three the better it will be.
Swansea won away for the first time; I believe Scott Sinclair let everyone know the result via a tweet. It leaves just six clubs without an away win. They are Barnsley, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace and Leicester from the bottom half of the table. There's just one team in the top half without a win on the road, and the sooner that happens the better. This Saturday would be a good time.
The midweek results are below along with the usual stats, the leading goalscorers, the disciplinary records of each club and the last fixtures before the second international break.
The Midweek Results | |
Tuesday 28th September | |
Burnley 4 Hull 0 | Nottingham Forest 1 Sheffield United 1 |
Cardiff 0 Crystal Palace 0 | Portsmouth 3 Bristol City 1 |
Coventry 2 Doncaster 1 | QPR 0 Millwall 0 |
Derby 3 Middlesbrough 1 | Reading 1 Ipswich 0 |
Leeds 4 Preston 6 | Scunthorpe 0 Barnsley 0 |
Norwich 4 Leicester 3 | Watford 2 Swansea 3 |
The Midweek Stats | |
Biggest win | Burnley 4-0 v Hull (home) |
Total goals scored | 40 (24 home - 16 away) |
Player scoring most goals | 3 - Jon Parkin (Preston) |
Highest Attendance | 25,091 - Norwich v Leicester |
Lowest Attendance | 5,421 - Scunthorpe v Barnsley |
Total Yellow Cards | 32 |
Total Red Cards | 2 |
Most cards in a game | Reading v Ipswich (5Y 2R) - Phil Crossley |
The leading scorers (league only) | |
8 | Jamie Mackie (QPR) |
7 | Chris Iwelumo (Burnley) |
6 | Danny Graham (Watford) |
5 | Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff) Kris Commons (Derby) - includes 1 penalty Jon Parkin (Preston) Davide Somma (Leeds) |
4 | James Coppinger (Doncaster) Stephen Dobbie (Swansea) Adam Hammill (Barnsley) Heidar Helguson (QPR) - includes 3 penalties Jimmy Kebe (Reading) Andy King (Leicester) Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) - includes 1 penalty Steve Morison (Millwall) - includes 1 penalty Scott Sinclair (Swansea) Marvin Sordell (Watford) |
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 |
Disciplinary Record (all domestic games) | |||||
| Club | Y | R | Club | Y | R |
| Barnsley | 16 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 0 |
| Bristol City | 12 | 1 | Millwall | 16 | 2 |
| Burnley | 23 | 2 | Norwich | 12 | 0 |
| Cardiff | 7 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 0 |
| Coventry | 17 | 1 | Portsmouth | 15 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | 18 | 3 | Preston | 24 | 1 |
| Derby | 16 | 0 | QPR | 11 | 0 |
| Doncaster | 11 | 1 | Reading | 17 | 3 |
| Hull | 15 | 0 | Scunthorpe | 10 | 1 |
| Ipswich | 17 | 2 | Sheffield United | 13 | 2 |
| Leeds | 17 | 1 | Swansea | 21 | 1 |
| Leicester | 13 | 2 | Watford | 12 | 0 |
The Next Fixtures | |
Saturday 2nd October | |
Barnsley v Cardiff | Leicester v Scunthorpe |
Bristol City v Norwich | Middlesbrough v Portsmouth |
Crystal Palace v QPR | Millwall v Burnley |
Doncaster v Nottingham Forest | Preston v Reading |
Hull v Coventry | Sheffield United v Watford |
Ipswich v Leeds | Swansea v Derby |
