BOURNEMOUTH (1) 1 CREWE (0) 0
Sean O’Driscoll, the manager, saw Bournemouth scrape a win against Crewe in his last game before he takes over at Doncaster Rovers. Leon Best, the on-loan Southampton striker, secured the win with a sharply-taken header after a cross by Stephen Purches in the first half.
BOURNEMOUTH (3-5-2): G Stewart — E Howe (sub: J Gowling, 90min), N Young, K Broadhurst — W Cummings, S Foley (sub: D Hollands, 84), M Browning, S Cooper, S Purches — L Best 22 (sub: S Fletcher, 84), J Hayter. Substitutes not used: N Moss, S Cooke. Booked: Howe, Best
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CREWE ALEXANDRA (4-3-3): B Williams — J Otsemobor, G Roberts, J Baudet, B Jones — M O’Connor, N Cox, D O’Donnell (sub: R Lowe, 85) — D Vaughan, L Varney, R Jack (sub: L Matthews, 72). Substitutes not used: S Tomlinson, D Moss, D Kempson
Referee R Lee Attendance 5,627
MILLWALL (0) 0 BRIGHTON (0) 1
Nigel Spackman, the Millwall manager, said after defeat by ten men: “We’ve got to ask if we’re doing things right. I think I am, but I understand why some think I should still be working at Sky.”
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MILLWALL (4-5-1): C Day — D Senda, R Shaw, P Robinson, Z Whitbread — M Williams, F Morais, D McInnes, M Elliott 88 (og) , N Ardley (sub: D Byfield, 54min) — K Braniff (sub: P Hubertz, 64). Substitutes not used: L Pidgeley, M Ross, A Dunne. Booked: Williams, Morais, Elliott
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (4-4-2): M Kuipers — P Reid (sub: T Fraser, 63), A El-Abd, J Lynch, G Santos — D Hammond, R Carpenter, D Cox, S Rents (sub: K Mayo, 46) — A Revell, G Hart. Substitutes not used: W Henderson, A Frutos, J Robinson. Booked: El-Abd, Mayo , Fraser. Sent off: Carpenter
Referee A D’Urso Attendance 9,372
CARLISLE (0) 1 NORTHAMPTON (0) 1
Scott McGleish opened the scoring for Northampton, but Karl Hawley grabbed an equaliser for the Cumbrians. Neil McDonald, the Carlisle manager, said: “It shows how far we have come this season when the lads are disappointed with a point.”
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CARLISLE UNITED (4-3-3): K Westwood — D Raven, K Gray, P Murphy, Z Aranalde — P Murray, C Lumsdon, S Hackney (sub: S Hindmarch, 86min) — K Gall, D Holmes (sub: P Thirlwell, 54), K Hawley 56 . Substitutes not used: A Williams, D Livesey, P Arnison. Booked: Murphy.
NORTHAMPTON TOWN (4-4-2): M Bunn — L Chambers, C Doig, S Dyche, J Crowe — J Watt (sub: P Bojic, 62), I Taylor, J Burnell, S Aiston (sub: R Gilligan, 46) — A Kirk (sub: J Quinn, 75), S McGleish 47 . Substitutes not used: L Harper, B Johnson.
Referee A Hall Attendance 7,602
CHELTENHAM (1) 2 HUDDERSFIELD (0) 1
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Peter Jackson, the manager, insists that a victory is not far away after Huddersfield’s winless run in the league extended to five matches. “We probably created enough chances to win three away games, never mind one, so it’s disappointing to come away with nothing,” he said.
CHELTENHAM TOWN (4-4-2): S Higgs — J Gill, G Caines, K Lowe, C Armstrong — J Melligan 71, J Finnigan, G McCann 10, B Wilson (sub: J Victory, 55min) — S Guinan (sub: R Elvins, 80), K Odejayi. Substitutes not used: S Brown, M Wylde, S Yao
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (4-3-3): M Glennon — T Clarke, D Mirfin, N Clarke, D Adams — M Collins, M Hudson, M Young (sub: D Schofield, 46) — L Beckett (sub: P Abbott 86, 73), A Booth, G Taylor-Fletcher. Substitutes not used: P Rachubka, J McCombe, A Hardy
Referee P Crossley Attendance 3,720
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CHESTERFIELD (2) 2 ROTHERHAM (1) 1
Chesterfield ended a run of three straight defeats to keep Rotherham firmly pinned to the foot of League One. Caleb Folan opened the scoring with a glancing header, only for Will Hoskins to pull the visiting team level, but Paul Shaw got the winner.
CHESTERFIELD (4-4-2): B Roche — P Picken, R Hazell, A Downes, A O’Hare — P Hall, D Niven, M Allott, K Hurst (sub: A Smith, 88min) — C Folan 8 (sub: C Larkin, 81), P Shaw 28 (sub: W Allison, 88). Substitutes not used: M Jordan, S Nicholson
ROTHERHAM UNITED (4-4-2): N Cutler — D Worrell, I Sharps, P Mills, G Robertson — R Partridge, E Bopp, L Williamson, M Woods (sub: J Cochrane, 68) — D Facey (sub: D Hibbert, 74), W Hoskins 11 . Substitutes not used: G Montgomery, S Wiseman, P Hurst. Booked: Cutler
Referee G Laws Attendance 4,803
OLDHAM (1) 1 SCUNTHORPE (0) 0
John Sheridan, the Oldham manager, was pleased with his team’s performance after Gary McDonald scored the only goal. “We are heading in the right direction and I am sure we will do okay in our division,” Sheridan said.
OLDHAM ATHLETIC (4-4-2): L Pogliacomi — N Eardley (sub: C Rocastle, 78min), W Haining, S Stam, S Charlton — A Liddell, G McDonald 34, R Wellens, P Edwards — P Warne (sub: L Grabban, 74), C Porter. Substitutes not used: T Smith, N Trotman, C Taylor. Booked: Eardley, Edwards
SCUNTHORPE UNITED (4-4-2): J Murphy — D Mulligan, R Hinds, S Foster, M Williams — C Taylor (sub: D McBreen, 57), M Sparrow, I Baraclough, I Morris — A Keogh (sub: S Torpey, 77), B Sharp. Substitutes not used: A Crosby, N MacKenzie, J Lillis
Referee M Pike Attendance 4,812
DONCASTER (0) 1 GILLINGHAM (2) 2
Ronnie Jepson, the Gillingham manager, saw his team clinch their first win in seven games. “The players worked their socks off and were a credit to the club,” he said.
DONCASTER ROVERS (4-4-2): A Blayney — J O’Connor, A Lockwood, S Roberts, G Roberts (sub: S McDaid, 79min) — J Price, S Thornton (sub: M McCammon, 46), P Green, J Coppinger — P Heffernan, J Forte (sub: M Di Piedi, 67). Substitutes not used: G Lee, B Smith. Booked: Lockwood, S Roberts
GILLINGHAM (5-3-2): S Flinders — I Cox, B Sancho (sub: S Clohessy 78 (og), 46), L Johnson, D Jupp, D Jackman — M Flynn 39 (pen), A Crofts 9, M Bentley (sub: A Pouton, 81) — G Ndumbu-Nsungu (sub: C Easton, 34), M Jarvis. Substitutes not used: G Mulligan, D McDonald. Booked: Flinders, Jackman, Flynn. Sent off: Jackman
Referee A Penn Attendance 5,772
LEYTON ORIENT (1) 1 BRENTFORD (0) 1
Martin Ling, the Orient manager, felt his team should have won against Brentford. “We were the better side on and off the ball and we should have won the game,” he said. “With performances like that, we will be fine.
LEYTON ORIENT (4-4-2): G Garner — J Miller, M Lockwood, A Tann, B Saah — W Corden, M Simpson 15, A Chambers, J Keith (sub: D Barnard, 79min) — G Alexander, P Connor (sub: J Ibehre, 84). Substitutes not used: G Morris, D McMahon, J Demetriou
BRENTFORD (4-4-2): S Nelson — K Osborne (sub: K Carder-Andrews, 66), S Tillen 88, M Heywood, A Griffiths — P Brooker, K O’Connor, T Pinault, A Rhodes (sub: D Charles, 73) — J Kuffour, C Willock (sub: C Moore, 46). Substitutes not used: C Masters, J Mousinho.
Referee U Rennie Attendance 5,420
PORT VALE (1) 2 BLACKPOOL (0) 1
Leon Constantine scored his seventh goal of the season and Akpo Sodje his fourth as Port Vale bounced back from successive defeats to end Blackpool’s three-game unbeaten run and remain in third place.
PORT VALE (4-4-2): M Goodlad — G Abbey, G Pilkington, M McGregor, C Miles — S Moore (sub: R Humphreys, 62min), D Whitaker, D Sonner, J Smith (sub: P Harsley, 72) — L Constantine 45, A Sodje 68 (sub: M Husbands, 78). Substitutes not used: J Anyon, R Walker. Booked: McGregor
BLACKPOOL (4-4-2): R Evans — M Joseph, S Barker, I Evatt, P Tierney (sub: D Coid, 46) — S Gillett, K Southern 90, C Jorgensen (sub: B Burgess, 65), W Hoolahan — S Vernon (sub: K Parker, 65), A Morrell. Substitutes not used: L Edge, M Bean. Booked: Joseph
Referee P Joslin Attendance 5,171
SWANSEA (0) 1 BRADFORD (0) 0
Kenny Jackett, the Swansea manager, hailed his team’s performance as their best of the season. A left-foot strike after a goalmouth scramble by Andy Robinson, a substitute, gave Swansea a victory they deserved.
SWANSEA CITY (4-4-2): W Guéret — K Amankwaah, K Austin, I Iriekpen, D Lawrence — A Tate, L Britton (sub: A Robinson 73, 67min), D Pratley, T Butler (sub: D Way, 83) — A Akinfenwa, L Trundle (sub: L Knight, 77). Substitutes not used: A Oakes, R Fallon. Booked: Butler
BRADFORD CITY (4-4-2): D Ricketts — N Doyle, D Wetherall, M Bower, A Rogers — S Schumacher, M Bridge-Wilkinson, J Johnson, L Holmes (sub: J Colbeck, 34) — E Johnson (sub: B Parker, 85), D Windass (sub: D Graham, 46). Substitutes not used: R Howarth, R Edghill. Booked: Wetherall, J Johnson, Colbeck
Referee I Williamson Attendance 11,481