BRADFORD (0) 0 BOURNEMOUTH (0) 0
Some Bradford City fans called for Colin Todd, the manager, to be dismissed after this game in which their side played for 77 minutes with ten men after striker Dean Windass had been sent off.
BRADFORD CITY (4-4-2): D Ricketts — N Doyle, D Wetherall, S Ainge, M Bower — J Johnson (sub: J Colbeck, 84min), S Schumacher, M Bridge-Wilkinson (sub: B Parker, 72), C Healy — D Windass, D Graham (sub: J Brown, 72). Substitutes not used: R Howarth, T Black. Booked: Doyle. Sent off: Windass
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BOURNEMOUTH (3-5-2): N Moss — K Broadhurst, N Young, M Connolly — S Purches, J Cork (sub: S Cooper, 84), D Hollands, S Gillett, R Bertrand — S Fletcher, J Hayter (sub: B Pitman, 89). Substitutes not used: G Stewart, S Foley, J Gowling. Booked: Connolly. Referee D Foster Attendance 10,347
CARLISLE (0) 3 PORT VALE (2) 2
Three goals in 15 second-half minutes saw Carlisle enhance a fine home record. Port Vale were 2-0 ahead through Paul Harsley and Jeff Smith before the Carlisle comeback and goals from Derek Holmes, Karl Hawley and Peter Murphy.
CARLISLE UNITED (4-4-2): K Westwood — Z Aranalde, K Gray, P Murphy 81, D Livesey — S Hackney, P Thirlwell, C Lumsdon (sub: D Holmes 66, 60min), K Harper (sub: N McDermott, 74) — K Gall, K Hawley 77. Substitutes not used: A Williams, C Billy, S Grand
PORT VALE (4-4-2): M Goodlad — C Miles, G Pilkington, R Walker, G Abbey — J Smith 40, R Gardner (sub: S Moore, 82), P Harsley 26, D Whitaker — A Sodje, L Constantine. Substitutes not used: J Anyon, J Cardle, C Smith, C Fortune. Booked: Walker, Abbey, J Smith Referee J Moss Attendance 7,543
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CREWE (0) 2 CHESTERFIELD (0) 2
Dario Gradi, the Crewe manager, criticised Jon Otsemobor after this draw. Gradi revealed that the former Liverpool defender has been placed on the transfer list after turning down a contract extension. “I feel like he has done the dirty on us,” Gradi said.
CREWE ALEXANDRA (4-4-2): S Tomlinson — J Otsemobor, B Jones, D O’Donnell, A Taylor — R Lowe, G Roberts, B Rix, D Vaughan — R Jack (sub: M Higdon, 86min), L Varney 64 (sub: L Rodgers 89, 86). Substitutes not used: B Williams, P Bignot, D Kempson
CHESTERFIELD (4-4-2): B Roche — A Bailey, R Hazell, A Downes, A O’Hare — P Hall, D Niven 85, M Allott, K Hurst 90 — P Shaw (sub: J Jackson, 80), C Larkin (sub: W Allison, 80). Substitutes not used: M Jordan, P Picken, J Kovacs Referee G Laws Attendance 5,078
DONCASTER (1) 1 BRIGHTON (0) 0
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Mark McCammon’s first league goal for Doncaster secured victory against his former club in an entertaining game. The giant striker headed Jonathan Forte’s left-wing cross past Wayne Henderson from three yards.
DONCASTER ROVERS (4-4-2): N Sullivan — J O’Connor, A Lockwood, G Lee, G Roberts — J Price, P Green (sub: S McDaid, 73min), B Stock, J Forte — L Guy (sub: T Streete, 88), M McCammon 25 (sub: J Coppinger, 84). Substitutes not used: S Thornton, P Heffernan. Booked: Lee
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (4-4-2): W Henderson — A Whing, A Hinshelwood, G Butters, J Lynch — T Fraser (sub: A John, 70), D Hammond, A El-Abd, D Cox — A Revell, J Robinson (sub: J Gatting, 86). Substitutes not used: M Kuipers, K Mayo, T Elphick. Booked: Whing, El-Abd Referee R Shoebridge Attendance 5,804
GILLINGHAM (1) 1 ROTHERHAM (0) 0
Alan Knill, the Rotherham manager, urged Premiership clubs to take a chance on Matt Jarvis and Will Hoskins after his team’s defeat. Jarvis set up the only goal for Gary Mulligan, while Hoskins impressed for Rotherham.
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GILLINGHAM (4-4-2): K Jack — D Jupp, B Chorley, I Cox, C Easton — A Crofts, M Flynn, M Bentley, M Jarvis — G Mulligan 23, D McDonald (sub: B Savage, 78min). Substitutes not used: A Pouton, L Johnson, D Spiller, D Jackman. Booked: Flynn, Mulligan
ROTHERHAM UNITED (4-4-2): N Cutler — D Worrell, P Mills, I Sharps, P Hurst (sub: G Robertson, 46) — R Partridge (sub: D Hibbert, 75), J Cochrane (sub: M Newsham, 86), M Woods, E Bopp — D Facey, W Hoskins. Substitutes not used: G Montgomery, S Wiseman. Booked: Worrell Referee J Singh Attendance 5,103
NOTTM FOREST (0) 3 MILLWALL (1) 1
Nottingham Forest produced a stunning second-half comeback. Millwall took a shock lead through Ben May after four minutes, but Junior Agogo, James Perch and Ian Breckin consolidated Forest’s position at the top of the table.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-4-2): P Smith — J Curtis, I Breckin 82, W Morgan, D Cullip (sub: N Tyson, 53min) — N Southall, K Commons (sub: Grant Holt, 75), S Clingan, J Perch 67 — J Agogo 65, N Harris (sub: Gary Holt, 59). Substitutes not used: R Pedersen, J Lester
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MILLWALL (4-4-2): L Pidgeley — P Robinson (sub: P Hubertz, 78), Z Whitbread, M Phillips, D Senda — C Hackett, C Lee (sub: Z Bakayogo, 68), A Dunne, M Elliott — D Byfield, B May 4. Substitutes not used: C Day, G Grant, L Trotter. Booked: Robinson, Hackett Referee C Webster Attendance 19,410
YEOVIL (0) 0 SCUNTHORPE (1) 2
Nigel Adkins, the Scunthorpe caretaker manager, said after Billy Sharp scored both goals that his club did not plan to sell the striker who has scored 16 goals this season. Adkins said: “We are interested in buying players, not selling them.”
YEOVIL TOWN (4-5-1): S Mildenhall — M Lynch, T Forbes, M Cranie, N Jones (sub: W Gray, 83min) — M Brittain, P Terry, A Barry (sub: L Best, 46), C Cohen, A Davies (sub: L Morris, 67) — M Stewart. Substitutes not used: J Kalala, B Thomas. Booked: Terry
SCUNTHORPE UNITED (4-4-2): J Murphy — C Byrne, A Crosby, S Foster, R Hinds — C Taylor, J Goodwin (sub: D Mulligan, 90), I Baraclough, M Sparrow — B Sharp 7, 62 (sub: S Torpey, 90), A Keogh. Substitutes not used: J Lillis, A Butler, R Foy. Booked: Murphy, Byrne, Sharp Referee A Penn Attendance 5,921
HUDDERSFIELD (0) 0 OLDHAM (1) 3
Goals from Gary McDonald, Chris Porter and Paul Warne gave Oldham an easy win. “I was embarrassed to be the manager and have told the players that,” Peter Jackson, the Huddersfield manager, said.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (4-4-2): M Glennon — A Holdsworth, N Clarke (sub: M McIntosh, 42min), D Mirfin, J Skarz — C Brandon, J Worthington, M Hudson (sub: M Collins, 73), G Taylor-Fletcher (sub: D Schofield, 73) — L Beckett, A Booth. Substitutes not used: P Rachubka, J McAliskey
OLDHAM ATHLETIC (4-4-2): L Pogliacomi — N Eardley, W Haining, S Gregan, S Charlton — A Liddell, R Wellens (sub: T Cywka, 82), G McDonald 16 (sub: C Rocastle, 83), C Taylor (sub: M Tierney, 76) — P Warne 67, C Porter 59. Substitutes not used: A Legzdins, C Hall Referee S Tanner Attendance 13,280