Friday Aug 18
Birmingham (1) 1 Fulham (3) 3
Championship favourites Fulham cruised
to a classy 3-1 win away at fellow promotion hopefuls Birmingham City.
Jean Tigana's squad put on a virtuoso performance initiated with a first
minute goal from close season signing John Collins.
Birmingham: Bennett, Eaden, Grainger,
Purse, Holdsworth, Hughes (Williams 69), M. Johnson, Horsfield (Marcelo
36), Ndlovu, Sonner, Lazaridis (A. Johnson 46).
Subs Not Used: Poole, Gill.
Booked: Grainger. Goals:
Sonner 36.
Fulham: Taylor, Finnan, Brevett,
Melville, Coleman, Clark, J. Collins, Hayles, Goldbaek, Saha (Boa Morte
66), Davis.
Subs Not Used: Hahnemann, Symons, W. Collins,
Fernandes.
Booked: Coleman, Boa Morte. Goals:
J. Collins 1, Saha 31, Davis 45.
Att: 21,659 Ref:
N Barry (Scunthorpe).
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Saturday Aug 19
Burnley (1) 1 Wimbledon (0) 0
Paul Weller put newly-promoted Burnley
on the right tracks with a 27th-minute goal to bring a 1-0 victory over
relegated Wimbledon.
Burnley: Crichton, Weller, Briscoe,
Cox, Davis, Thomas, Little (Mellon 72), Ball, Cook, Cooke (Payton 82),
Gray (Branch 57).
Subs Not Used: Mullin, Jepson.
Goals: Weller 27.
Wimbledon: Davis, Jupp, Ardley,
Kimble (Hawkins 51), Selley, Andersen, Agyemang (Robinson 66), Gayle,
Leaburn (Thomas 10), Francis, Williams.
Subs Not Used: Willmott, Heald.
Booked: Robinson.
Att: 15,124
Ref: S Baines (Chesterfield)
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Saturday Aug 19
Crewe (0) 0 Blackburn (0) 0
Highly-fancied Blackburn had to
make do with a 0-0 draw at Crewe.
Crewe: Kearton, Wright, S. Smith,
Lunt, Macauley, Sorvel, Vaughan (Jack 45), Sodje (Foster 71), Rivers,
Tait (Street 45), Little.
Subs Not Used: Bankole, Grant.
Booked: S. Smith, Lunt.
Blackburn: Kelly, Curtis, Bjornebye,
Short, Dailly, McAteer (Gillespie 76), Flitcroft, Dunn, Duff, Jansen,
Blake.
Subs Not Used: Filan, M. Taylor, Ostenstad,
Johnson.
Booked: Blake.
Ref: M Brandwood (Lichfield)
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Saturday Aug 19
Norwich (0) 0 Nottm Forest (0) 0
Norwich were held 0-0 at home by
Nottingham Forest.
Norwich: A. Marshall, Sutch, Derveld
(De Waard 63), L. Marshall, Fleming, Kenton, Mulryne, Russell, Roberts,
Giallanza, Llewellyn.
Subs Not Used: Forbes, Green, McVeigh,
McGovern.
Booked: Roberts.
Nottm Forest: Beasant, Brennan, Rogers,
Scimeca (John 32), Hjelde (Vaughan 25), Prutton, Bart-Williams, Lester
(Gray 64), Jones, Louis-Jean, Doig.
Subs Not Used: Roche, Harewood.
Booked: Prutton, Jones, Beasant.
Att: 18,059
Ref: S Tomlin (Lewes)
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Saturday Aug 19
Portsmouth (0) 1 Grimsby (0) 1
At Fratton Park, Portsmouth led
through Lee Bradbury in the 73rd minute only for Grimsby's David
Smith to make it 1-1 six minutes from the end.
Portsmouth: Hoult, Primus, Edinburgh,
Derry, Moore, Bradbury, Hughes (O'Neil 45), Quashie, Thogersen, Waterman,
Mills (Claridge 79).
Subs Not Used: Rudonja, Flahavan, Curtis.
Booked: Bradbury.
Goals: Bradbury 73.
Grimsby: Coyne, McDermott, Gallimore
(Butterfield 37), Donovan, D. Smith, Jeffrey (Allen 75), Groves, Livingstone,
Raven, Coldicott (Clare 75), Pouton.
Subs Not Used: Croudson, Black.
Goals: D. Smith 84.
Att: 12,511
Ref: R Beeby (Northampton)
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Saturday Aug 19
Preston (2) 3 Sheff Utd (0) 0
Michael Appleton netted the fastest goal
of the day in Division One and Jon Macken scored twice as new boys Preston
made it two wins out of two with the ruthless demolition of Neil Warnock's
Sheffield United. Appleton's second-minute strike opened the door
for Macken's brace which ensured an impressive 3-0 win. To make matters
worse for United, they had Paul Devlin sent off in the 80th minute for
violent conduct.
Preston: Moilanen, Alexander, Edwards,
Murdock, McKenna, Gregan, Appleton, Basham, Macken, Anderson, Rankine.
Subs Not Used: Lucas, Cartwright, Ludden,
Robinson, Murphy.
Goals: Appleton 2, Macken 6, 71.
Sheff Utd: Tracey, Webber, Murphy,
Santos, Uhlenbeek, M. Brown, Ford (Woodhouse 55), Quinn, Devlin, Bent,
Kelly (Newby 66).
Subs Not Used: Kozluk, Woodward, Jagielka.
Sent Off: Devlin (80). Booked:
Woodhouse.
Att: 13,948 Ref:
P Dowd (Stoke-on-Trent)
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Saturday Aug 19
Sheff Wed (1) 2 Huddersfield (3) 3
Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield
produced a thrill-a-minute Yorkshire derby at Hillsborough which ended
in a 3-2 defeat for the home side. Martin Smith, with goals in the sixth
and 39th minutes, sandwiched Kevin Gallen's first successful strike for
Town. But Wednesday fought back from three down with Andy Booth scoring
and then earning a penalty, converted by Andy Hinchcliffe.
Sheff Wed: Pressman, Hinchcliffe,
Jonk (Di Piedi 45), Grayson, Walker, Quinn, Booth, De Bilde (Rudi 45),
O'Donnell, Cresswell (Sibon 74), Westwood.
Subs Not Used: Stringer, Hamshaw.
Booked: Cresswell, Quinn. Goals:
Booth 45, Hinchcliffe 64 pen.
Huddersfield: Vaesen, Vincent, Armstrong,
Lucketti, Irons, Smith (Dyson 58), Gorre (Sellars 42), Wijnhard, Heary,
Holland, Gallen (Facey 45).
Subs Not Used: Margetson, Hay.
Booked: Vaesen, Armstrong. Goals:
Smith 6, Gallen 35, Smith 39.
Att: 22,704 Ref:
J P Robinson (Hull)
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Saturday Aug 19
Stockport (0) 1 Wolverhampton (0) 1
Wolves overwhelmed Stockport
but failed to make it count in front of goal. They fell behind to Ian
Moore's 55th-minute effort and had Darren Bazeley to thank for a point
in the 1-1 draw when he levelled after 71 minutes.
Stockport: Jones, Connolly, Bryngelsson,
Flynn, Clark, Cooper (Woodthorpe 83), Gibb, Fradin, Dinning, Moore, Maxwell
(Wiss 65).
Subs Not Used: Bailey, Dibble, Daley.
Booked: Clark, Wiss. Goals:
Moore 55.
Wolverhampton: Oakes, Muscat, Naylor,
Emblen, Lescott, Bazeley, Osborn, Sinton (Ndah 62), S. Taylor, Ketsbaia,
R. Taylor.
Subs Not Used: Robinson, Sedgley, Camara,
Calia.
Goals: Bazeley 71.
Att: 7,758
Ref: M Cowburn (Blackpool).
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Saturday Aug 19
Tranmere (3) 3 Gillingham (1) 2
Gillingham came back from two down
to make a game of it at Tranmere who led through Wayne Gill and
Sean Flynn. Carl Asaba pulled one back only for Clint Hill to restore
Rovers' two-goal advantage on the stroke of half-time. Nicky Southall
ensured a tense last 25 minutes when he netted from the spot to make it
3-2 after Asaba was fouled. But the Gills were handicapped when Barry
Ashby was sent off in the last minute for serious foul play.
Tranmere: Achterberg, Yates, Roberts,
Allison, Challinor, Hill, Gill, Henry (Hinds 89), S. Taylor, Rideout,
Flynn.
Subs Not Used: Murphy, Koumas, Barlow,
Allen.
Booked: Henry, Rideout, Hill. Goals:
Gill 4, Flynn 9, Hill 45.
Gillingham: Bartram, Edge, Ashby,
Butters, Southall, Hessenthaler, Asaba, Gooden, Lewis, Thomson (King 76),
Hope.
Subs Not Used: Mitten, Browning, Bryant,
Patterson.
Sent Off: Ashby (90). Booked:
Southall, Gooden.
Goals: Asaba 10, Southall 66 pen.
Att: 8,355 Ref:
A Kaye (Wakefield).
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Saturday Aug 19
Watford (0) 1 Barnsley (0) 0
Barnsley thought they had earned
a point at Watford only for Dominic Foley to win it for the Hornets
with an injury-time strike.
Watford: Baardsen, Cox, Robinson,
Page, Palmer, Mooney, Wooter (Ngonge 46), Smith, Easton, Ward, Nielsen,
Ngonge (Foley 84).
Subs Not Used: Chamberlain, Gibbs, Perpetuini.
Booked: Robinson.
Goals: Foley 90.
Barnsley: Miller, Regan, Appleby
(Thomas 19), Ward, Moses, L. Jones (Dyer 63), Shipperley, Barnard, Sheron,
Morgan, Chettle.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Van Der Laan, O'Callaghan.
Att: 13,186
Ref: D Crick (Worcester Park).
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Saturday Aug 19
West Brom (0) 0 Bolton
(1) 2
Bolton had it all their own way
at West Brom, on-loan Isiah Rankin and Gareth Farrelly scoring
in each half to bring a comfortable 2-0 win.
West Brom: Jensen, Lyttle, Clement,
McInnes, Butler, Carbon, Sneekes, Hughes, Roberts, Quinn (Oliver 60),
Van Blerk (Taylor 59).
Subs Not Used: Adamson, J. Chambers, Richards.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Bergsson,
Fish, Frandsen, Hansen, Farrelly, Barness, Charlton (Richardson 11), Passi,
Rankin (Holdsworth 54), O'Kane (Marshall 67).
Subs Not Used: Banks, Norris.
Booked: Hansen, Passi.
Goals: Rankin 23, Farrelly 75. Att: 17,316
Ref: P Joslin (Newark, Notts)
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Sunday Aug 20
Crystal Palace (1) 1 v QPR
(0) 1
QPR dominated the first 45 minutes only to find themselves a goal down. Man-of-the-match Richard Langley was inspirational in the midfield with a superb passing performance which was the heart of Rangers early promise.
Mikael Forssell,of Palace, deflected a shot into Rangers net in the last minute of the half. However the West London outfit got a deserved equaliser when Clarke Carlisle out-jumped the Palace defence on 65.
This was the story for the rest of the match with both sides squandering half chances as the game stagnated in the final quarter.
Crystal Palace: Taylor, Zhiyi, Ruddock, Mullins, Rodger,
Morrison (McKenzie 83), Black, Forssell (Gray 78), Carlisle,
Pollock (Fullarton 56), Harrison.
Subs Not Used: Smith, Austin.
Booked: Carlisle, Mullins. Goals: Forssell 45.
QPR: Harper, Baraclough, Morrow, Ready, Peacock,
Kiwomya (Connolly 82), Carlisle, Langley, Perry, Wardley,
Furlong (P. Crouch 89).
Subs Not Used: Miklosko, Heinola, Jeanne.
Booked: Kiwomya. Goals: Carlisle 67.
Att: 19,020 Ref: F Stretton (Nottingham)
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