Boro set pace with third win; ROUND-UP.GOALS from Leroy Lita Leroy Halirou Lita (born 28 December 1984 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo[1]) is an English U21 international footballer, currently playing for Reading in the English Premier League. and substitute Tuncay earned Gareth Southgate's side a 2-0 win over Doncaster and put Middlesbrough on top of the Coca-Cola Championship. Tuncay fired them in front in the 17th minute and Lita made sure of the points in the second half. It was Boro's third successive win and they have yet to concede a goal. Newcastle finished the day in second place behind Middlesbrough after a convincing 2-0 away win over Crystal Palace - their first in the league since February. Kevin Nolan's first goal for the club put Newcastle in front after just two minutes to make light of their off the field problems. United went further ahead in the 21st minute thanks to a stunning drive into the top corner by Ryan Taylor Ryan Taylor may refer to:
Preston moved into third place and left visitors Peterborough one off the bottom with a 2-0 win at Deepdale. Preston went ahead through former Liverpool striker Neil Mellor Neil Andrew Mellor (born November 4, 1982 in Sheffield, England) is a professional football player with Preston North End FC. He made his name in 2004 by scoring a last-minute goal to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield. and Billy Jones added a second on the half-hour to give North End a comfortable victory. Sheffield United climbed to fourth in the table with a fine 3-1 away win at troubled Reading. The home side ROUND-UP scored their first league goal of the season through Matthew Mills Matthew Claude Mills (born July 14, 1986 in Swindon, England) is an English footballer, currently on loan from Manchester City to Doncaster Rovers. The promising England Under-21 defender signed from Southampton on a three-and-a-half-year deal in January 2006. in the 13th minute to give them a first-half advantage. But they could not sustain the lead and Stephen Quinn Stephen Quinn (born April 4, 1986 in Clondalkin) is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland. He currently plays as a midfielder for Sheffield United in the English Football League Championship. levelled before the break. Second-half strikes from Jamie Ward and a lastminute effort from David Cotterill sealed the win. Sheffield Wednesday moved into 11th place thanks to a 4-0 demolition of Scunthorpe. Wednesday made light work of United with two goals inside the first 12 minutes. Richard Wood headed the Owls in front in the sixth minute before Michael Johnson added a second six minutes later. The home side then went three in front through Marcus Tudgay in the 34th minute. The scoring was completed by Darren Potter in the 58th minute. Watford twice squandered the lead against Blackpool in a contest that eventually ended 2-2. Tommy Smith gave the home side the lead in the 23rd minute after collecting a pass from Danny Graham to finish in style. But Alex Baptiste levelled in the 55th minute only for Watford to re-establish their advantage through Tom Cleverly seven minutes later. But the home side were denied victory when Gary Taylor-Fletcher struck a second equaliser in the 71st minute. |
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