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**Dunny** · April 16, 2013, 06:55 PM

Lloyd Doyley played the full game for Watford as part of a 3 man defence

Millwall 1 Watford 0: Hornets promotion hopes stung after Batt strikes for Lions

By Andy Sims, Press Association
PUBLISHED:22:17, 16 April 2013| UPDATED:22:17, 16 April 2013

Shaun Batt flew off the substitutes' bench to deal Watford's promotion bid another blow.

The Millwall frontman struck with six minutes remaining to condemn Gianfranco Zola's side to back-to-back defeats.

Batt's first Lions goal of the season also secured a first home league win since New Year's Day to boost their bid to avoid relegation, as Millwall emerged from the wreckage of Saturday's infamous FA Cup semi-final by making headlines for the right reasons.

Agony and ecstasy: Shaun Batt celebrates Millwall's winner as Watford contemplate another defeat

MATCH FACTS

Millwall: Forde, Shittu, Lowry, Beevers, Smith, Smith, Henry, C Taylor (Woolford, 36), Abdou, Keogh, Easter (Batt, 63)

Subs not used: Taylor, Dunne, Osborne, Wright, Hulse
Goal: Batt 83
Booked: Lowry

Watford: Almunia, Doyley, Briggs, Pudil (Abdi, 79), Chalobah, Ekstrand, Yeates (Forestieri 79), Anya, Battocchio, Deeney (Geijo, 70), Vydra
Subs not used: Bond, Thompson, Hogg, Murray
Ref: James Linington

Att: 9,366

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Zola had recalled Championship player of the year Matej Vydra, although the best opportunities fell to his strike partner Troy Deeney.

But the Hornets could not find a way past Lions goalkeeper David Forde before falling to the late sucker punch.

After just two minutes Deeney's shot from the edge of the area flew inches over the crossbar, and five minutes later his effort was saved by the legs of Forde.

Nathaniel Chalobah's lofted pass then sent Mark Yeates clear but again Forde was able to block.
Deeney felt he should have had a penalty after he was bundled over in the box but his appeal fell on deaf ears, and Anya fizzed a low drive wide.

Vydra's first sight of goal came when he robbed Martyn Woolford in Watford's half and galloped the length of the field only for Jimmy Abdou to bravely block his shot.

Dejection: Watford boss Gianfranco ZOla and Alexandre Geijo know they may have blown their chance of automatic promotion

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Watford did not have it all their own way in the first half, though, with James Henry nodding wide from Chris Taylor's cross, while Andy Keogh shopuld have done better with a header from three yards which was too close to Manuel Almunia.
Watford started the second half as they had the first, with Vydra exchanging passes with Cristian Battocchio on the edge of the area before forcing Forde into a save low to his left.
Forde then made an ill-advised charge from goal to collect a long ball, only to miss it completely, but fortunately for him Deeney could only curl wide of an empty goal from the touchline.

Deeney was even closer on the hour mark when Yeates found him with a near-post cross, the striker forcing a point-blank save from Forde with Jimmy Abdou on hand to clear the loose ball off the line.

But for all their dimination, the Hornets could not find a way through.

And six minutes from time Almunia saved Henry's shot, Woolford nodded the rebound back across goal and Batt stroked the ball into the net.
The result leaves Watford six points off of the automatic promotion places with only nine left to play for, with the unwanted route through the play-offs looking like the only remaining possible way of gaining promotion to the Premier League.

Battle: Jermaine Easter (left) and Watford's Ikechi Anya vie for possession

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**Dunny** · April 16, 2013, 06:58 PM

Jermaine Johnson played 68 minutes for Sheffield Wednesday

Blackpool 0 Sheff Wed 0: Tangerines and Owls edge closer to safety after drab draw

PUBLISHED:23:07, 16 April 2013| UPDATED:23:07, 16 April 2013

Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday were pulled one point closer to the npower Championship relegation zone as they played out a drab goalless draw.
Results elsewhere meant the the Owls are now just three points clear of the drop-zone, while the Tangerines are one point better off.
The visitors subjected their opponents to a barrage of early pressure, but Matt Gilks pulled off a string of crucial saves to keep the scores level.
Eye on the ball: Blackpool's Matty Phillips and Sheffield Wednesday's Danny Pugh fight for the ball

Pitch battle: Blackpool's Ludovic Sylvestre and Sheffield Wednesday's Kieran Lee fight for the ball

MATCH FACTS

Blackpool: Gilks, Baptiste, MacKenzie, Broadfoot, Crainey, Ferguson, Basham (Grandin 78), Sylvestre, Phillips (Taylor-Fletcher 74), Delfouneso (Derbyshire 90), Ince.
Subs Not Used: Halstead, Eardley, Cathcart, Martinez.
Booked: MacKenzie, Basham, Taylor-Fletcher.
Sheff Wed: Kirkland, Buxton, Llera, Gardner, Pugh, Holden (Lee 60), Coke, Prutton, Jermaine Johnson (Maguire 68), Howard, Helan.
Subs Not Used: Bywater, Taylor, Mattock, McCabe, Lita.
Booked: Jermaine Johnson,Gardner, Maguire.
Attendance: 13,845
Referee: Kevin Wright

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Paul Ince's men settled as the half progressed, with Thomas Ince having his side's best opportunity tipped around a post by Chris Kirkland.
The second half saw the match become a fitting contest for the appalling quality of playing surface at Bloomfield Road, as chances became increasingly difficult to come by.
The Seasiders were unchanged from the side that picked up a 1-0 victory over Burnley at the weekend, while Danny Pugh and Steve Howard replaced Reda Johnson and Leroy Lita for Wednesday after their 2-1 defeat at Elland Road on Saturday.
Jermaine Johnson forced Gilks into an early save when he latched onto the end of a Steve Howard cross with a volley inside the opening minute, but the Blackpool goalkeeper was equal to it.
Gilks needed to be alert once again just a few minutes later, as Johnson capitalised on some lax defending to surge into the penalty area, only to see his shot tipped around a post.
The hosts continued to invite pressure with their questionable defending - Giles Coke the next to drill a fizzing effort from 25 yards, but Gilks once again came to the rescue.
As their goalkeeper performed heroics at one end of the pitch, Blackpool struggled to settle at the other, with chances few and far between for the Seasiders in the opening stages.
Ince tried to force the issue after 19 minutes when he sent a left-footed effort wide of the right post from 20 yards.
Wednesday goalkeeper Kirkland was called into action for the first time shortly after, as he dived to stop a Ludovic Sylvestre effort from distance.
Despite being under-utilised in the opening 20 minutes, Kirkland showed no ill-effects as he came to the fore again to tip a close-range effort from Ince around a post.
A furious Johnson felt he was stamped on by Stephen Crainey 10 minutes before the break, but it was the Wednesday man who went into the book for his overzealous protests.
The hosts went agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock shortly after half-time as Kirk Broadfoot headed against the crossbar from an Ince corner.
Kirkland had to wait until the 86th minute to be called upon to make a save in a second half largely void of goalscoring opportunities, with Gilks' first action coming in stoppage time as he parried a late Chris Maguire shot.

Held back: Tom Ince and Sheffield Wednesday's Kieran Lee contest for possession

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**Dunny** · April 16, 2013, 07:03 PM

Ricardo Fuller played 81 minutes for Charlton

Cardiff 0 Charlton 0: Bluebirds hit the big league... Promotion jackpot means City's cash problems are over

By Riath Al-samarrai
PUBLISHED:21:39, 16 April 2013| UPDATED:23:50, 16 April 2013

The gamble paid off. After years of spending, striving, crying and a trip to the High Court, Cardiff City finally secured their return to the top flight after a 51-year absence.
Ultimately, it wasn’t pretty, a goalless draw securing the promotion that looked in recent years like it might never materialise.
But when you’ve had a season like Cardiff have had, that can probably be forgiven.

Going up: Cardiff players celebrate in the changing room after getting promoted to the Premier League

Some people are on the pitch: Cardiff fans celebrate on the pitch saying goodbye to the Football League Show and welcoming being on Match of the Day

Promotion flag: Rudy Gestede and Craig Noone celebrate going up

MATCH FACTS

Cardiff: Marshall, McNaughton, Turner, Barnett, Taylor, Noone (Smith 71), Kim, Gunnarsson, Mutch, Bellamy, Gestede.
Subs not used: Lewis, Whittingham, Cowie, Conway, Mason, Nugent.
Charlton: Hamer, Solly, Morrison, Dervite, Wiggins, Harriott, Hughes (Gower 81), Jackson, Pritchard (Green 88), Kermorgant, Fuller (Obika 81).
Subs not used: Button, Taylor, Kerkar, Wilson.
Booked: Fuller.
Attendance: 26,338
Referee: Scott Mathieson
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Such was their sustained dominance of this division, they could have swallowed a loss last night and still gone up considering Watford’s loss at Millwall.
That is academic now in much the same way as their enormous debts should be when the Premier League cheques are cashed. To think, just three years ago they were in court fighting a winding-up order.
Perhaps that’s what those fans were thinking when they stormed the pitch and danced manaically at the end, one waving a banner that read: ‘Goodbye Manish, hello Gary’ — a reference to the presenters of the BBC’s football highlights shows.
Another read: ‘Look out Swansea, we are coming to get you.’
Cardiff manager Malky Mackay said: ‘The people of Cardiff deserved this. They have backed me and backed this team. I am delighted for them. This division is about getting good people and good characters and we have that. This division is getting better and better so for us to get promoted, I am so happy.’
His captain, Mark Hudson, added: ‘We have had moments when we have all looked into each other’s eyes and all knew how much we wanted to go up.
‘The fans have had a long wait for this. I am so happy for everyone involved. So much has happened.’
Indeed, at the end of each of the past three seasons their campaign has ended with defeat in the play-offs. Four years ago they collapsed spectacularly on the stretch and finished seventh.

We've done it: Rudy Gestede and Craig Noone celebrate after the final whistle

Hands up if you're going up: Craig Bellamy and Bo-Kyung Kim celebrate promotion

Riding a wave: Leon Barnett is carried by fans after the game

Quite how they have kept it together financially over that period, which has also included defeats in the finals of the FA Cup and League Cup, is anyone’s guess. Their most recent set of accounts revealed debts of £83million, the consequence of an almost reckless desire from successive owners to reach the Premier League goldmine.
As recently as yesterday afternoon that appeal was underlined with news that teams relegated from next season’s top flight will pocket £60million in parachute payments over four years — a £12m rise on what was already a tasty consolation.

Celebration time: Cardiff chairman Vincent Tan celebrates after watching his side win promotion

But for all Cardiff’s spending — Craig Bellamy is understood to earn in the region of £35,000 a week, Fraizer Campbell £25,000 — it has never looked like a gamble in this particular campaign.
They went top of the table in November and have not slipped since. They have, by some margin, been the best of the second string, even if there were moments last night when that might have seemed dubious.
In the second minute, Riccardo Fuller tested David Marshall from 25 yards and 20 minutes later Jonnie Jackson went even closer with a free-kick that Marshall pushed on to the post.
Scramble: Jordan Mutch and Rudy Gestede of Cardiff City try and beat the Charlton defence

On the run: Craig Bellamy is chased by Chris Solly and Yann Kermorgant

No way through: Aron Gunnarsson competes with Jonnie Jackson and Andy Hughes

That was about as close as they came. Bellamy had chances for Cardiff and so did Craig Noone and Andrew Taylor.
Noone actually had the ball in the net in the second half, only for the party to be spoilt by an offside flag. That said, it was only spoilt for a matter of minutes.
In the time between that goal and the final whistle, when news filtered through that Millwall had beaten Watford 1-0, Charlton manager Chris Powell walked over to Mackay, his former room-mate at Watford and West Ham, and had a quick conversation.
Flying towards the Premier League: Kevin McNaughton wins header beating Charlton's Ricardo Fuller

Powell said: ‘We used to speak about managing when our careers are over. It was written for him to be the one who took them up. I am proud of him and so happy for him. I went up to him and said, “Enjoy the moment. This is your time. Savour every moment”.’
It was a nice touch from a classy man.
Charlton have play-off ambitions of their own and came in on the back of a 6-0 mauling of Barnsley, their third win in four.
They have developed that peculiar trait of performing better away than home, but here they were very much guests at someone else’s party.
Bellamy was in tears as he said: ‘We deserve to go up, there’s no two ways about it. Let’s see where we go in the next couple of weeks, whether we can finish as champions. This city’s been craving it for a number of years now. I’m so happy.’

That summed it up.

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**Dunny** · April 17, 2013, 07:45 AM

Claude Davis shows his 6 pack after Rotherhams 2-0 win over Bradford City.

League Two round-up: Rotherham secure play-off spot after late goals at Bradford

By David Kent
PUBLISHED:23:23, 16 April 2013| UPDATED:23:23, 16 April 2013

Rotherham moved into the top three of npower League Two and guaranteed a place in the play-offs with a late win at Bradford.
The Millers claimed a 2-0 victory over their Yorkshire rivals to leapfrog third-placed Burton on goal difference with two games remaining.
They had to wait for their goals, Lee Frecklington opening the scoring with an 80th-minute penalty and Kieran Agard sealing the points in the closing seconds.

Uncovering success: Rotherham's Claude Davis celebrates after their 2-0 win at Bradford

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Aldershot 0-2 Southend
Bradford 0-2 Rotherham
Chesterfield 1-2 Plymouth
Torquay 3-2 Barnet
Wycombe 0-0 Northampton

Only two play-off places now remain open, with the defeated Bantams and Northampton currently occupying them.
Northampton could have confirmed their spot with victory over Wycombe but instead claimed a goalless draw and sit five points ahead of Exeter in eighth with six still to play for.
At the wrong end of the table, bottom club Aldershot took another step closer to non-league football as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Southend.

All but down: Aldershot are bottom of the table and perilously close to relegation

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The Shots, four points from safety, maintained a stalemate until the 70th minute but then conceded twice in eight minutes as Barry Corr and Britt Assombalonga notched shortly after one another.
Southend, meanwhile, still have a chance of making the top seven but need to make up a four-point gap.
Another key relegation contest between Torquay and Barnet ended in delight for the former and despair for the latter.
Hosts Torquay won 3-2 to exit the bottom two, creating a vacancy which their opponents duly filled.
Elliot Benyon put Torquay ahead in the 25th minute and despite a brace from substitute Jake Hyde, efforts from Billy Bodin and Brian Saah saw the home side over the line after the original scare.
Barnet lie one point worse off than York, AFC Wimbledon and Torquay.
In the final fixture Plymouth were 2-1 winners at Chesterfield.
Joe Bryan and Curtis Nelson scored twice in five first-half minutes before Guy Branston's own-goal reduced arrears, however, it proved not to be enough.

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**Mosiah** · April 17, 2013, 12:33 PM

I don't see Claude in that post. Where is he?

**Dunny** · April 17, 2013, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by Mosiah View Post

I don't see Claude in that post. Where is he?

What u say Mo, him body no look so good?

**Mosiah** · April 17, 2013, 12:58 PM

Not here to judge that, but you did say 6 pack. And I can count to 7!

**Karl** · April 17, 2013, 01:08 PM

Keep it coming, boss!
Thanks!

**Dunny** · April 17, 2013, 01:11 PM

Originally posted by Dunny View Post

Leeds 1 Burnley 0: McDermott strikes again as Austin gives new boss second win

By Mark Walker, Press Association
PUBLISHED:22:10, 16 April 2013| UPDATED:22:25, 16 April 2013

Rudy Austin struck his first goal since September as Leeds registered a second npower Championship win in four days under new manager Brian McDermott.
Jamaica international Austin latched on to El-Hadji Diouf's excellent pass just after the hour-mark and swept the ball home first time.
A second straight win lifts Leeds further away from relegation trouble and marks an impressive start for former Reading boss McDermott, who replaced Neil Warnock on Friday in time to take charge of Saturday's derby win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Winner: Jamaican international Rodolph Austin celebrates after scoring the only goal of the game

MATCH FACTS

Leeds: Kenny, Byram, Lees, Pearce, Warnock, Green, Austin, Tonge, Varney, Diouf, McCormack (Somma 84).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Drury, White, Habibou, Poleon, Hall.
Booked: Byram, Varney.
Goals: Austin 62.
Burnley: Grant, Trippier, Shackell, Long, Mee (Lafferty 45), Kacaniklic, McCann, Marney, Wallace (Ings 65), Vokes, Paterson (Stanislas 53).
Subs Not Used: Jensen, Edgar, Bartley, Stock.
Booked: Mee, Paterson, Marney, Shackell.
Att: 16,788
Ref: Fred Graham.
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Some of Leeds' football, particularly in the second half when they showed more of a cutting edge, belied the gloom that had enveloped Elland Road when Warnock departed following four straight defeats 16 days ago.
Burnley were by no means over-run, but in the absence of leading goalscorer Charlie Austin created little in front of goal and are now looking nervously over their shoulders after slipping to within three points of the relegation zone.
England Under-21 international defender Tom Lees, plus midfield pair Diouf and Michael Tonge, returned for Leeds, while Burnley recalled striker Martin Paterson and Alex Kacaniklic, on loan from Fulham.
The visitors' 28-goal leading scorer Austin had emergency surgery to remove his appendix this morning after falling ill on Monday and will miss the rest of the season.
Burnley midfielder Chris McCann's curling effort and Leeds striker Ross McCormack's volley were all either side had to show for an enterprising first 25 minutes.
But Leeds twice went close to taking a deserved lead in the 30th minute when defender Jason Pearce's header from Stephen Warnock's cross was blocked on the line by Burnley skipper Jason Shackell and Luke Varney headed the rebound on to the crossbar.

Tight affair: Leeds United's E-Hadji Diouf battles with Burnley's Alex Kacaniklic

Getting stuck in: Leeds United's Austin gets tot he ball before Burnley's Kieran Trippier

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Burnley served warning of their capabilities with a strong finish to the first-half, first Ross Wallace shaving the foot of the post with a drilled effort from outside the penalty area and Paterson lashing an angled drive wide.
Varney, Leeds' two-goal match-winner on Saturday against Wednesday, spurned a golden chance within seconds of the restart as he steered Diouf's right-wing cross off target.
Varney was then denied by Burnley goalkeeper Lee Grant, who tipped his far post header from McCormack's free-kick over the crossbar.
Leeds fans were audibly appreciative of the fare on show as their side continued to pass the ball with patience and purpose and they were duly rewarded in the 62nd minute.
Diouf showed fine technique to control McCormack's cross-field pass and clipped a perfectly-weighted ball over the top for Austin to run on to and convert with a first-time side-footed finish.
Burnley responded through McCann's low long-range effort and substitute Danny Ings volleyed wide soon after.
McCormack almost made it 2-0 with a blistering free-kick that whistled inches wide and although Leeds looked anxious at times in the closing stages, Burnley could not capitalise.

Team orders: Burnley's manager Sean Dyche shouts instructions during the match at Elland Road.

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