Source: FOOTYMAD
Away wins keep three on maximum points
Southampton won at Ipswich on Tuesday whilst Brighton and Derby followed that up with victories last night at Cardiff and Blackpool respectively, and the three of them sit at the top of the league with nine points from three games. All were considered tough games. Ipswich are one of the fancied teams this season under Paul Jewell and the other two, Cardiff and Blackpool had themselves started the season with two wins. Derby's win at Blackpool came courtesy of one goal from Craig Bryson but the other two enjoyed must more emphatic results, none more so than Southampton, for whom Danny Fox made a debut as substitute. They hit five and the newly promoted club are already looking as though they will be one to keep an eye on during the season. West Ham and Leicester were the pre-season favourites. West Ham had an easy 4-0 win at Watford but poor Sven Goran Eriksson at Leicester saw his side lose at home for the second time in just a few days. This time it was against Bristol City who had gone to Leicester without a point from their first two games. Leeds, like Bristol City, finally got off the mark with a 4-1 win against Hull but the big news from Elland Road came before the game with Ken Bates' programme notes. The chairman was clearly unhappy at the demonstrations against him at the previous game and said: "I'm saying I'm unimpressed by the demonstrations of a few morons. I ain't going anywhere soon. Some fans may not like me, or agree with me, but you're stuck with me. "I saved your club in 2005 and 2007 when nobody else would. The rebuilding of Leeds United is a bit like sex. In an age of instant gratification, Leeds United is having a long, drawn-out affair with plenty of foreplay and slow arousal." "We're in this for the long term. We may have had two disappointing results, but we will get there - we are building for the future." This is the same Bates who called Chelsea, under the Abramovic administration, as being a bunch of shysters from Siberia. When Chelsea reported him he said: " "I haven’t laughed so much since Ma caught her tits in the mangle." Be very thankful Burnley fans that Bob Lord kept him out of Turf Moor in the 1960s. The midweek results are below along with the stats, the leading goalscorers, each club's disciplinary record, the highest and lowest Championship attendances and the next fixtures with Burnley getting back into action after missing out because of Birmingham's European game. The Midweek Results Tuesday 16th August Barnsley 1 Middlesbrough 3 Leeds United 4 Hull City 1 Crystal Palace 2 Coventry City 1 Portsmouth 1 Reading 0 Doncaster Rovers 0 Nottingham Forest 1 Watford 0 West Ham United 4 Ipswich Town 2 Southampton 5 Wednesday 17th August Blackpool 0 Derby County 1 Leicester City 1 Bristol City 2 Cardiff City 1 Brighton and Hove Albion 3 Millwall 2 Peterborough United 2 The Midweek Stats Biggest Win West Ham United 4-0 v Watford (away) Total Goals Scored 37 (14 home - 23 away) Player Scoring Most Goals2 Ashley Barnes (Brighton & Hove Albion)Adam Lallana (Southampton)Rickie Lambert (Southampton)Nicky Maynard (Bristol City) Highest Attendance 23,013 - Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion Lowest Attendance 9,464 - Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest Total Yellow Cards 36 Total Red Cards 0 Most Cards in a Game Leicester City v Bristol City (6Y) Ref: Nigel Miller Leading Goalscorers (League Only) 3 David Connolly (Southampton)Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough)Adam Lallana (Southampton)Nicky Maynard (Bristol City) 2 Ashley Barnes (Brighton & Hove Albion)Michael Chopra (Ipswich Town)Steve Davies (Derby County)Darius Henderson (Millwall)Will Buckley (Brighton & Hove Albion)Rickie Lambert (Southampton)Mathieu Manset (Reading)Kevin Phillips (Blackpool)Sean Scannell (Crystal Palace)Liam Trotter (Millwall) Disciplinary Record (League and Cup) Club Y R Y R Club Y R Y R League Total League Total Barnsley 4 0 5 0 Ipswich Town 2 0 2 0 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 Leeds United 10 2 11 2 Blackpool 4 0 5 1 Leicester City 7 1 8 1 Brighton and Hove Albion 9 0 12 0 Middlesbrough 5 1 6 1 Bristol City 6 0 6 0 Millwall 7 0 8 0 Burnley 2 1 4 1 Nottingham Forest 2 0 4 0 Cardiff City 2 0 5 0 Peterborough United 2 0 4 0 Coventry City 5 1 6 1 Portsmouth 10 0 13 0 Crystal Palace 7 0 7 0 Reading 4 0 4 0 Derby County 9 0 9 0 Southampton 2 0 2 0 Doncaster Rovers 5 0 5 0 Watford 6 0 6 0 Hull City 4 0 4 0 West Ham United 2 0 2 0 Highest and Lowest Attendances Highest Lowest Att Fixture Att Fixture 27,210 Derby County v Birmingham City (06/08) 9,464 Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest (16/08) 25,860 Southampton v Leeds United (06/08) 10,240 Millwall v Peterborough United (14/08) 25,680 West Ham United v Cardiff City (07/08) 10,501 Barnsley v Southampton (13/08) 25,650 Leeds United v Middlesbrough (13/08) 10,603 Barnsley v Middlesbrough (16/08) 23,329 Leicester City v Reading (13/08) 11,344 Doncaster Rovers v West Ham United (13/08) 23,013 Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion (17/08) 11,604 Peterborough United v Crystal Palace (06/08) 22,951 Nottingham Forest v Barnsley (06/08) 12,010 Millwall v Nottingham Forest (13/08) 22,639 Cardiff City v Bristol City (14/08) 12,263 Watford v Derby County (13/08) 22,363 Leeds United v Hull City (16/08) 12,330 Crystal Palace v Coventry City (16/08) 21,102 Coventry City v Leicester City (06/08) 12,881 Blackpool v Peterborough United (14/08) The Next Fixtures Tuesday 16th August Barnsley v Middlesbrough Leeds United v Hull City Crystal Palace v Coventry City (20:00) Portsmouth v Reading Doncaster Rovers v Nottingham Forest Watford v West Ham United Ipswich Town v Southampton Wednesday 17th August Blackpool v Derby County (20:00) Leicester City v Bristol City Cardiff City v Brighton and Hove Albion Millwall v Peterborough United
