Milton Keynes Dons moved up to third in League Two thanks to a 1-0 home win over Northampton Town; they could have scored more goals but Kieran Agard’s 44th-minute strike sufficed. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Milton Keynes Dons Lee Nicholls – the former Wigan stopper has now kept eight clean sheets… Read more →
Milton Keynes Dons moved up to third in League Two thanks to a 1-0 home win over Northampton Town; they could have scored more goals but Kieran Agard’s 44th-minute strike sufficed. Here’s our Six Things from the game. A game of transition Although both Paul Tisdale and Keith Curle favoured wing-back systems, all four wing-backs… Read more →
Middlesbrough have gone top of the Championship at least temporarily thanks to a 2-1 victory at Sheffield Wednesday. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Sheffield Wednesday Cameron Dawson – there have been suggestions that Dawson’s cause in the battle for the goalkeeper’s jersey has been helped by uncertainty over Kieren Westwood’s contract situation. The… Read more →
Middlesbrough have gone top of the Championship at least temporarily thanks to a 2-1 victory at Sheffield Wednesday. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Even contest Neither side established clear superiority in the first half. The fact that holding midfielder Adam Clayton started for Middlesbrough, as well as three centre-backs, highlights that denying space… Read more →
Nicky Maynard scored at Gresty Road, where he began his senior career but Bury had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra, despite a largely dominant display. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Crewe Alexandra Ben Garratt – the long-serving stopper, now in his eighth season at Gresty Road, made some good… Read more →
Nicky Maynard scored at Gresty Road, where he began his senior career but Bury had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra, despite a largely dominant display. Bury’s flexibility Apart from strikers Maynard and Chris Dagnall, who pressed superbly, there were not too many players in that Bury side with pre-ordained positions. In… Read more →
Lukasz Jutkiewicz scored a hat-trick as Birmingham City secured their first home win of the season in a 3-1 victory over Championship strugglers Rotherham United at St Andrews. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Birmingham City Lee Camp – it would be a stretch to say that the goalkeeper rediscovered the 2015-16 form that… Read more →
Lukasz Jutkiewicz scored a hat-trick as Birmingham City secured their first home win of the season in a 3-1 victory over Championship strugglers Rotherham United at St Andrews. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Rotherham’s pressing When visiting target man Michael Smith was given reasonable service, he won the occasional aerial duel with centre-backs… Read more →
Birmingham City clawed back a two-goal half-time deficit to draw 2-2 with Ipswich Town, although the hosts might feel they deserved all three points. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Birmingham City Lee Camp – neither of the goals he conceded were overt errors, yet the second goal was perhaps preventable. Given that Blues… Read more →
Birmingham City clawed back a two-goal half-time deficit to draw 2-2 with Ipswich Town, although the hosts might feel they deserved all three points. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Even start While Birmingham were below-par in the first half, with Ipswich denying them space to create in central areas, we still saw Gary… Read more →