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1548: Goalflash Norwich 1-0 Derby (Jackson)
1547: Goalflash Reading 2-2 Sheff Utd (Williamson)
BBC Sport’s David Dulin at Deepdale: “What a game we have here. Preston have weathered the Cardiff storm and are finishing the half strongly. Ian Ashbee has drilled just wide, Darren Carter saw a glancing header saved and Chris Brown has also hit the post. If Preston are going down, they’re going to go down fighting.”
1546: Goalflash Leicester 1-2 Watford (Sordell)
1545: Goalflash Bristol City 0-2 Nott’m Forest (Boyd penalty)
1544: Goalflash Leicester 1-1 Watford (Bruma)
BBC Sport’s Charlie Henderson at Ashton Gate: “Billy Davies is pushing Arsene Wenger for the Tortured Soul of the Month. The Forest manager’s a man of perpetual motion arms all over the place as if he’s applying for a summer job in air traffic control. The next minute he’s in the ear of the fourth official… again. And now he’s slumped on his bench as McGugan picks up a silly booking. Relax man. Look at the scoreboard. You’re still winning.”
League Two Vesty: “Chesterfield have the carrot of winning the League Two title dangling in front of them this afternoon but second-placed Bury lead against the Spireites – boosting their own promotion hopes, with Wycombe and Shrewsbury drawing their respective games. Stockport are clinging on to their Football League status with a 1-1 scoreline against Northampton but it still seems like just a matter of time before the Hatters fall through that trap door with second-bottom Barnet drawing 1-1 against Oxford.”
1538: Goalflash Scunthorpe 0-1 Millwall (Marquis)
1536: QPR should be 3-0 or 4-0 ahead, but somehow it’s still only 1-0. Hull get away with a goalmouth scramble, before Adel Taarabt smashes a 40-yard free-kick a couple of yards wide of Matt Duke’s right-hand post.
1534: Goalflash Swansea 3-1 Ipswich (Borini)
1533: Goalflash Leicester 0-1 Watford (Sordell)
1532: Goalflash Reading 2-1 Sheff Utd (Henderson)
From Angry but Not Surprised in Keston, Kent, on text: “What have Millwall got to do to get a mention on here or Radio 5 live ? We have a chance of a play-off place and Scunthorpe are in the bottom three, surely that warrants some attention?”
Score a goal?
1529: Goalflash Middlesbrough 1-1 Coventry (Arca)
League One Dawkesy: “It’s not looking good for Swindon in League One. As it stands, they will be playing League Two football next season as they are trailing 2-0 at Sheffield Wednesday, while fellow strugglers Bristol Rovers lead 1-0 at Bournemouth. Huddersfield have a one-goal lead over Dagenham & Redbridge, which currently takes them above Southampton into second place in the division. MK Dons’ hopes of a win that would seal them a play-off spot has suffered a blow as they trail 1-0 at home to Plymouth, who are themselves desperate for a win to claw themselves out of relegation trouble.”
BBC Sport’s David Dulin at Deepdale: “It’s very flat here among the Preston faithful. The home side are giving it a go despite trailing, but Cardiff are turning the screw. Jay Bothroyd had a penalty appeal turned down and Seyi Olofinjana saw his volley tipped over by keeper Iain Turner. Already, the next goal is vital.”
1524: Sheffield United look like a team about to get relegated. They just can’t string any passes together and Reading can carve them open at will. Seems strange to be talking about them as a League One side.
1522: Goalflash Reading 2-0 Sheff Utd (Robson-Kanu)
1522: Goalflash Swansea 2-1 Ipswich (Healy)
1520: QPR are bombarding the Hull goal – Heidar Helguson again glances a header towards the top corner, but Matt Duke is up to the challenge and flicks it behind for another set-piece. Looking very confident, Neil Warnock’s Premier League-bound side.
1518: Goalflash Swansea 2-0 Ipswich (Moore)
From Martin, Reading, on text: “Can we get a mention for Chris Armstrong at the Madejski? Former Reading and Sheffield United player who sadly had to retire at just 28 because of MS. He continued playing even after being diagnosed with the illness. True inspiration. ‘Stand up for Chris Armstrong’.”
BBC Sport’s David Dulin at Deepdale: “Lively start here, end to end stuff but it’s Cardiff who have the lead after Craig Bellamy broke free and found Peter Whittingham in the box to fire into the roof of the net. That puts pressure on second-place Norwich, but down the bottom Preston have it all to do.”
1515: Goalflash Middlesbrough 0-1 Coventry (Jutkiewicz)
1514: That’s a lot to take in all at once. Effectively it means QPR are promoted, Preston and Sheffield United relegated. Only as it stands, mind.
BBC Sport’s Charlie Henderson at Ashton Gate: “The sun’s out & it’s a sizzle & a fizzle in the Brizzle… but not for City. James spills McGugan free-kick leaving Boyd a tap in with a simplicity rating of 4/10. Large travelling contingent buzzing.”
1512: Goalflash Reading 1-0 Sheff Utd (Hunt)
1511: Goalflash Swansea 1-0 Ipswich (Borini)
1510: Goalflash QPR 1-0 Hull (Routledge)
1510: Everyone having fun? Now you ask, I’ve had worse starts to an afternoon… QPR go perilously close to an opener against Hull as Heidar Helguson flashes a header on to the roof of the net.
1508: Goalflash Bristol City 0-1 Nott’m Forest (Boyd)
1507: Goalflash Preston 0-1 Cardiff (Whittingham)
1506: Apparently that Palace goal is down to a decent-sized deflection off Andy O’Brien, but it’s a big strike at both ends of the table.
1505: Goalflash Crystal Palace 1-0 Leeds (Danns)
1504: Early chance for Hull at QPR, the Tigers attempting to spoil the party as Matty Fryatt forces an early save from Rangers keeper Paddy Kenny.
So if I ask you for a Forest victory…
BBC Sport’s David Dulin at Deepdale: “The Great Escape was played out as the teams came to the field – that’s what Preston are hoping for, but Cardiff have done all they can to prepare for their promotion hopes. Malaysian backer Vincent Tan flew the team up to Preston on his private jet.”
* I didn’t really.
Chris Whyatt reports: “Just one change for giddy Queens Park Rangers from the side which drew 2-2 at Cardiff on Saturday. Centre-back Fitz Hall – known to his team-mates as ‘One Size’ – replaces Matthew Connolly in defence. Injury-hit Hull have to make a number of key changes. James Harper coming in for midfield maestro Robert Koren is the pick, perhaps, while Matt Duke replaces Vito Mannone in goal. The Uxbridge Road is absolutely jumping.”
BBC Sport’s David Dulin at Deepdale: “It could be a case of win or bust for Preston today as they bid to stay in the Championship. Only a win will guarantee they live to fight another day and anything else will depend on how other results go. It won’t be easy as they face a Cardiff side who still have their sights on a top-two finish, trailing second-place Norwich by a point.”
From Anon, on text: “Blade here, lose today and both Sheffield clubs will be playing L1 footy next season, dark times ahead (though we are in FA Youth final!).”
Good point. I’ll go Godfather: Part III next time.
League Two Vesty: “There’s plenty to keep an eye on in League Two this afternoon where the title could be won if League One-bound Chesterfield beat Bury. But a win for Bury will promote them if either Shrewsbury or Wycombe fail to win. Bury are also up if they draw and Wycombe lose, while a win for Shrewsbury would guarantee them a play-off place. At the bottom end of the table it’s not looking good for Stockport. The Hatters will slip into the Blue Square Premier if they lose to fellow strugglers Northampton. If that game is drawn, Stockport are still down if Barnet win.”
League One Dawkesy: “With Brighton already up as champions, the main battle at the top of League One is for second place. Southampton are the team in possession, which they will be hoping to maintain with a home win over Hartlepool this afternoon. Hot on their tail are Huddersfield, who host struggling Dagenham & Redbridge. MK Dons can make sure of a play-off spot with victory at Plymouth, who themselves need a win to boost their hopes of beating the drop. A Dons win leaves Bournemouth, Rochdale, Leyton Orient and Exeter scrapping for the final play-off spot. At the bottom, the aforementioned Daggers, in 20th, are one of three clubs, along with Walsall and Bristol Rovers, on 44 points and desperate for a positive result. Should any of these win, bottom-placed Swindon will make the plunge to League Two.”
1444: What a bumper afternoon this is. Twelve games in the Championship all kicking off at 1500 BST – and I don’t need to tell you that’s the maximum amount of simultaneous starts possible in the English leagues. Here’s what we’ve got:
Barnsley v Doncaster
Bristol City v Nott’m Forest
Burnley v Portsmouth
Crystal Palace v Leeds
Leicester v Watford
Middlesbrough v Coventry
Norwich v Derby
Preston v Cardiff
QPR v Hull
Reading v Sheff Utd
Scunthorpe v Millwall
Swansea v Ipswich
Championship: Goalflashes from every single game, plus context from the matches that really really matter.
League One: Updates from Phil Dawkes.
League Two: Updates from Marc Vesty.
1430: Whichever chair I sit in, no matter how I adjust, no matter the lucky pants I decide to don, I simply cannot get myself comfortable. In my experience of football this means one thing and one thing only: It’s officially Squeaky Bum Time.
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