Clough hits out at players after Derby lose again

02 March 2011 11:10
Doncaster and Portsmouth were the midweek winners against Derby and Scunthorpe respectively and Nottingham Forest grabbed a late equaliser to earn a point at Middlesbrough. Scott McDonald had given 'Boro the lead but a late goal from substitute Dele Adebola, his first of the season, earned Forest the point they didn't, according to manager Billy Davies, deserve.Davies admitted after the game: "I said to Tony Mowbray on the touchline 'we didn't deserve it'. The home side were better, but you take what you get. Tonight it's gone for us."It certainly didn't go for Derby and their manager Nigel Clough who had some very strong words for his players after they'd lost at home to Doncaster. Clough had been receiving criticism after another defeat but was quick to point the finger of blame elsewhere.He said: "Sometimes we can come here and explain what we think, but I think there is a time for them (meaning the players) to come and explain it, their own performances."Did they think they did their jobs tonight? Did they think they were on the money tonight?"They were booed off and Clough said of the fans: "I thought they should have booed more. I thought they should have booed a little bit louder."They certainly booed when he substituted Theo Robinson but Clough added: "He never held the ball in 55 minutes or however long he was on for. His job is to hold the ball and he didn't do that."Things are no better for Clough with the news that his move for Preston's Paul Hayes has been blocked. Lilywhites' manager Phil Brown doesn't want him playing for a rival club in the Championship, preferring him to play reserve team football.In the other game Portsmouth beat Scunthorpe 2-0. After a poor run of form Pompey have now returned five successive wins without conceding a goal and have moved into the top half of the table.These results and the midweek stats are below along with the leading goalscorers and each club's disciplinary record along with the weekend fixtures.Also included this week is each club's average attendance, with the highest and lowest attendance also showing. Burnley have attracted Sheffield United's highest attendance this season but have also attracted the lowest at both Scunthorpe and Portsmouth.The Weekend ResultsTuesday 1st MarchDerby 1 Doncaster 3Portsmouth 2 Scunthorpe 0Middlesbrough 1 Nottingham Forest 1.The Weekend StatsBiggest winDoncaster 3-1 v Derby (away)Portsmouth 2-0 v Scunthorpe (home)Total goals scored8 (4 home - 4 away)Player scoring most goals2 - Billy Sharp (Doncaster)Highest Attendance24,239 - Derby v DoncasterLowest Attendance14,252 - Portsmouth v ScunthorpeTotal Yellow Cards6Total Red Cards0Most cards in a gameMiddlesbrough v Nottm Forest (4Y) - Eddie IldertonThe leading scorers (league only)17Danny Graham (Watford) - includes 1 penalty15Luciano Becchio (Leeds)Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff)Shane Long (Reading) - includes 5 penaltiesScott Sinclair (Swansea) - includes 5 penaltiesAdel Taarabt (QPR) - includes 6 penalties14Billy Sharp (Doncaster) - includes 4 penalties13Kris Commons (Derby) - includes 2 penaltiesGrant Holt (Norwich)Andy King (Leicester)12Max Gradel (Leeds) - includes 2 penalties11Chris Iwelumo (Burnley)Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest) - includes 2 penaltiesSteve Morison (Millwall) - includes 1 penaltyDavide Somma (Leeds)10Heidar Helguson (QPR) - includes 4 penaltiesDavid Nugent (Portsmouth)Brett Pitman (Bristol City) - includes 3 penaltiesMarvin Sordell (Watford)Hat Tricks (league only)11th Sep3 - Chris Iwelumo - BURNLEY v Preston14th Sep3 - James Coppinger - DONCASTER v Norwich14th Sep3 - James Vaughan - CRYSTAL PALACE v Portsmouth28th Sep3 - Jon Parkin - Leeds v PRESTON30th Oct3 - Jonny Howson - Scunthorpe v LEEDS13th Nov3 - Luciano Becchio - LEEDS v Bristol City27th Nov3 - Grant Holt - NORWICH v Leeds28th Dec3 - Wes Hoolahan - NORWICH v Sheffield United1st Jan3 - Jason Puncheon - MILLWALL v Crystal Palace5th Feb3 - Matt Fryatt - Scunthorpe v HULL15th Feb3 - Connor Wickham - Doncaster v IPSWICHDisciplinary Record (all domestic games)ClubYRClubYRBarnsley512Middlesbrough491Bristol City442Millwall534Burnley614Norwich573Cardiff461Nottingham Forest501Coventry524Portsmouth616Crystal Palace625Preston735Derby602QPR565Doncaster393Reading564Hull622Scunthorpe362Ipswich514Sheffield United578Leeds703Swansea542Leicester382Watford371Average Attendances (league only)AvgeClubHighLow26,935Leeds33,62220,74726,070Derby33,01023,15925,225Norwich26,53223,85223,623Leicester30,91919,61123,031Cardiff26,04920,57322,981Nottingham Forest29,49019,50121,182Hull24,11019,71420,584Sheffield United22,93617,49619,306Ipswich23,34516,72817,124Reading23,67714,02916,351Middlesbrough23,55013,74916,093Coventry28,18412,29215,836Portsmouth20,04013,34515,234Burnley20,45313,65515,089QPR18,05912,04615,081Swansea19,30912,41114,711Crystal Palace17,48612,35314,693Bristol City18,30813,37612,926Watford15,10110,62012,174Barnsley20,30910,48111,976Millwall16,1708,93711,499Preston18,4178,99410,092Doncaster13,6148,4485,714Scunthorpe8,1224,334The Next FixturesSaturday 5th MarchBurnley v Crystal PalaceNottingham Forest v HullCardiff v Ipswich (17:20)Portsmouth v Sheffield UnitedCoventry v Bristol CityQPR v LeicesterDerby v BarnsleyReading v MiddlesbroughLeeds v DoncasterScunthorpe v SwanseaNorwich v PrestonWatford v Millwall

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