A goal by Kenwyne Jones on his debut gave Stoke a valuable away win, writes Kevin Dunn. Dennis Wise complained after the match about his lack of funds to add to the Millwall squad which has taken only five of a possible 21 points this year. Jones, a 20-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international who joined Stoke on a month’s loan from Southampton last week, settled the match with an early header
Dennis Wise, Millwall manager: ‘I tried to get new players in six weeks ago and I was told “No”’
Tony Pulis, Stoke manager: ‘Kenwyne could have had a hat-trick’
Millwall: Marshall, Phillips, Lawrence, Ward, Craig, Dobie, Dunne, Serioux, Robinson, Dichio, Hayles
Stoke: Simonsen, Henry, Buxton, Hill, Hall, Greenacre, Russell, Brammer, Harper, Noel-Williams, Jones
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Referee: A Kaye
Attendance: 11,036
Reading 1 Coventry 2
At the fifth attempt, and after a run of four defeats, Micky Adams finally won his first match in charge of Coventry City, writes Rob Maul. An excellent performance in the second half produced goals from Gary McSheffrey and Stern John. Coventry lost defender Dean Leacock in the warm-up to a hamstring injury. Nicky Shorey set up Les Ferdinand to dive in for his first goal since moving from Bolton
Steve Coppell, Reading manager: ‘If you want to blame somebody, blame me, not the players’
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Micky Adams, Coventry manager: ‘It is good to get that first win’
Reading: Hahnemann, Shorey, Ingimarsson, Sonko, Murty, A Hughes, Sidwell, Harper, Little, Ferdinand, Kitson
Coventry City: Bennett, Giddings, Shaw, Williams, Duffy, McSheffrey, Osbourne, Doyle, Jorgensen, Benjamin, John
Referee: G Salisbury
Attendance: 15,904
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Rotherham 1 Derby County 3
A sixth successive away win confirmed Derby’s playoff credentials, writes Richard Rae. Rotherham went ahead when Martin Butler converted from the penalty spot after Tom Huddlestone’s handball. Grzegorz Rasiak fired Derby level before Marcus Tudgay headed the second from Tommy Smith’s cross. Inigo Idiakez made the game safe with a penalty after Chris Swailes ’s trip on Adam Bolder
Alan Knill, Rotherham manager: ‘They’re the best team in the league at the moment’
George Burley, Derby manager: ‘There are 13 games to go. We’ve not peaked, we’re improving’
Rotherham: Pollitt, Barker, Swailes, Gilchrist, Hurst, Campbell-Ryce. McLaren, Mullin, Garner, Monkhouse, Butler
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Derby County: Camp, Kenna, Mills, Huddlestone, Makin, Tudgay, Bisgaard, Idiakez, Bolder, Smith, Rasiak
Referee: N Miller
Attendance: 7,937
Hull City 2 Wrexham 1
Hull City continue to have the characteristics of a nervous batsman on the verge of a maiden century, writes Ron Clarke. Without a win in five League One games before yesterday, this was a game they could have ultimately won by a cricket score. But Wrexham, a club truly in crisis courtesy of administration, continue to spiral towards relegation despite putting up spirited resistance. Danny Allsopp scrambled Hull’s first and crashed in the second. Substitute Hector Sam fired in a shot for Wrexham from outside the penalty area to set up a torturous climax
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Hull City: Myhill, Stockdale, Dawson, Cort, Delaney, Ashbee, Price, Elliott, Barmby, Allsopp, S Green
Wrexham: Foster, Smith, Lawrence, Armstrong, Ferguson, Bennett, Crowell, Jones, Pejic, Holt, Ugarte
Referee: M Warren
Attendance: 15,995
MacLean double fires Wednesday win
Steven MacLean hit his 17th and 18th goals of the season to keep Sheffield Wednesday’s League One promotion bid on track with a 3-1 win at Chesterfield, writes Peter Wilson. Lee Peacock headed a third for Paul Sturrock’s side before Mark de Bolla fired in a last-minute strike for the home team. Warren Feeney’s header proved the winner as bottom-club Stockport won for the first time in eight matches, 2-1 at Oldham. They are still 13 points off safety