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Carlisle 0 - 2 Leeds United

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Teenage sensation Johnny Howson scored his second of the game in injury time, effectively taking Leeds through to the play-off final on a 3-2 aggregate victory. Dougie Freedman, Leeds’ hero after the first leg, due to his apparent consolation goal in the sixth minute of injury-time, combined with Howson for a neat one-two, before the […]

English Championship Weekend Review

Monday, January 14th, 2008

West Brom were briefly knocked off their perch at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship before returning to the summit with a 3-1 victory away to Hull in the teatime game.
The Baggies led 2-0 at the break at the KC Stadium with goals from Kevin Phillips (two minutes) and James Morrison (32).
Richard Garcia pulled one […]

Sorry Blackburn lose again

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Unbelievable. I didn’t think it was possibly, but I cease to be amazed these days. 4-1 at home to Coventry. I think that tops the embarrassment to losing 4-0 to Villa, and also losing to Larissa.
Now we have nothing to play for except for the league. Not one of us Rovers fans would have imagined […]

English Championship Weekend Review

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Watford and Bristol City moved level with West Brom at the summit of the Coca-Cola Championship table after the Baggies slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Ipswich.
Tony Mowbray’s side remain top by virtue of a vastly superior goal difference but the manner of Tuesday’s defeat will give hope to the chasing pack.
Ipswich’s unbeaten home record […]

English Championship Weekend Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

It was a sweet return for former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock as Crystal Palace beat the Blades 1-0.
Palace striker Scowcroft pounced to hook home Ben Watson’s deflected free-kick in the 38th minute to heap more misery on Blades boss Bryan Robson and extend the Londoners’ unbeaten run to 12 matches.
Warnock, making his first trip […]

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