Source: TheGuardian
Football League: Leeds sink to shock defeat as Portsmouth win thriller
The top three hit the rocks in the ChampionshipLincoln sail clear at the top of League TwoNone of the top three were able to record a win on a rollercaoster afternoon in the second tier. Leeds could not repeat their Boxing Day heroics during the visit of Hull City, who came away with a shock win thanks to a goal in each half from Jarrod Bowen. Ten-man West Brom needed a 95th-minute own goal from David Jones to salvage a point at home to a rejuvenated Sheffield Wednesday, after Jay Rodriguez saw red for the first time in his career, while Norwich failed, like their floodlights, to take advantage of events at Elland Road, losing 4-3 at home to Derby despite another two goals for Teemu Pukki. Enjoying similarly free-scoring seasons are Tammy Abraham, who netted in Aston Villa’s 1-1 draw at Preston North End, and Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp, whose double helped put Blackburn to the sword for the promotion hopefuls. Related: The alternative sport review of 2018, from Kanté’s curry to Salah’s statue Birmingham 0-0 Brentford, Bolton 0-0 Stoke, Bristol City 1-0 Rotherham, Leeds 0-2 Hull, Middlesbrough 2-0 Ipswich, Millwall 1-0 Nottm Forest, Norwich 3-4 Derby, Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa, QPR 0-0 Reading, Sheff Utd 3-0 Blackburn, Swansea 2-2 Wigan, West Brom 1-1 Sheff Wed Oxford Utd 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Accrington 0-4 Peterborough, Barnsley 2-1 Charlton, Burton Albion 1-1 Plymouth, Coventry 1-0 Southend, Fleetwood 2-5 Portsmouth, Gillingham 1-3 Doncaster, Rochdale 0-4 Bradford City, Scunthorpe 1-0 Wycombe, Sunderland 1-1 Shrewsbury, Walsall 2-2 Luton, AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Blackpool Related: The Guardian footballer of the year 2018: Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw Cambridge 1-2 Lincoln, Carlisle 2-1 Macclesfield, Cheltenham 2-2 Forest Green, Colchester 0-0 Morecambe, Crewe 1-0 Stevenage, Exeter 1-2 Grimsby, Mansfield 0-0 Swindon, Newport 0-0 Crawley, Northampton 2-2 MK Dons, Notts County 0-0 Bury, Port Vale 1-3 Oldham, Tranmere 0-0 Yeovil Continue reading......read full article
