Leicester continued their revival with their third successive win to improve their survival hopes and caretaker Rob Kelly’s chances of keeping the job full-time. Partick McCarthy scored the first from a Joey Gudjonsson corner. Gudjonsson created the second for Iain Hume. Joe Gatting, 18, the son of former Brighton defender Steve, set up Alexandre Frutos, before Dean Hammond was sent off
Mark McGhee, Brighton manager: ‘We are slightly worse off than last year’
Rob Kelly, Leicester caretaker: ‘The board will do what is best for this club’
Brighton: Henderson, El-Abd, McShane, Butters, Reid, Carole, Hammond, Carpenter, Frutos, Hart, Gatting
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Leicester City: Douglas, Stearman, McCarthy, Kisnorbo, Johansson, Hughes, Wesolowski, Gudjonsson, Sylla, Fryatt, Hume
Referee: S Tanner
Attendance: 7,187
Ipswich 2 Burnley 1
Ipswich had to come from behind to go a seventh league match without defeat. Michael Ricketts scored his second goal in three games since joining Burnley on loan from Leeds and was booked for inciting the Ipswich supporters. Alan Lee scored against his former club and Matthew Richards converted a penalty when Michael Duff fouled Lee after Burnley’s Wayne Thomas was sent off
Joe Royle, Ipswich manager: ‘Five weeks ago our fans thought we were going to be relegated’
Steve Cotterill, Burnley manager: ‘Every time we find someone to score goals, we sell him’
Ipswich: Supple, Wilnis, De Vos, Naylor, Barron, Westlake, Juan, Garvan, Richards, Lee, Currie
Burnley: Jensen, Duff, Thomas, McGreal, Harley, Spicer, J O’Connor, Hyde, Branch, Ricketts, Noel-Williams
Referee: D Deadman
Attendance: 24,482
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Sheff Wed 0 Crystal Palace 0
Sheffield Wednesday, who were missing key players because of flu, injury and suspensions, picked up what could be a crucial point in their fight against relegation. Palace’s hopes of holding on to a playoff place might be harmed after they lost forward Andrew Johnson with a thigh injury, which could lead to a spell on the sidelines. Wednesday’s Leon Best had the best chance of a poor match
Paul Sturrock, Wednesday manager: ‘I would have taken a point at the start of the day’
Iain Dowie, Palace manager: ‘Andy’s got a very serious gash on his thigh’
Sheffield Wednesday: Adamson, Coughlan, Wood, Diallo, Gilbert, Bullen, Folly, O’Brien, Brunt, Burton, Corr
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Crystal Palace: Kiraly, Ward, Hudson, Leigertwood, Boyce, McAnuff, Riihilahti, Hughes, Reich, Johnson, Freedman
Referee: K Wright
Attendance: 24,784
Cardiff City 3 Stoke City 0
Cardiff maintained their playoff push, but it was an eighth Championship match without a win for Stoke. Kevin Cooper put Cardiff in front with a 20-yard drive. Neil Cox fired into the top corner for his first goal since joining the club. Cox was also in the right place for the third goal when he headed in Neal Ardley’s free kick as Cardiff completed a 3-0 league double over Stoke
Dave Jones, Cardiff manager: ‘What won us the game was a strong defensive display’
Johan Boskamp, Stoke manager: ‘We warned the players beforehand about Cooper’s left foot’
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Cardiff City: Alexander, Ardley, Purse, Cox, Barker, Scimeca, Boland, Ledley, Cooper, Jerome, Ndumbu-Nsungu
Stoke City: Simonsen, Broomes, Hoefkens, Duberry, Buxton, Henry, Brammer, Sweeney, Skoko, Sidibe, Sigurdsson
Referee: M Jones
Attendance: 10,780
Derby fans’ protest lifts excitement levels
The post-match protest against the Derby board, staged by hundreds of disaffected Rams supporters, generated considerably more excitement and enthusiasm than their 0-0 draw with Leeds United, writes Brian Doogan. Danny Graham missed a glorious chance to secure Derby a much-needed win but the aesthetic bankruptcy was overwhelming. ‘A real war of attrition between a club going for promotion and another fighting relegation,’ said Leeds manager Kevin Blackwell, who insisted that his side can still catch Sheffield United for the second automatic promotion place. With only one league win in 11 games since December 3, Derby have slipped perilously towards the relegation zone
As Glenn Hoddle was working out ways of transforming his side during half-time of their 1-1 draw with Crewe, Wolves goalscoring legend Steve Bull was on the Molineux pitch to launch a charity event, writes Richard Lewis. ‘Sign him up, sign him up,’ chanted the crowd. Yesterday, an equaliser by Mark Kennedy was the best Wolves could offer