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Hughton's fire keeps Newcastle burning

The Newcastle manager has effected a quiet revolution at St James' in keeping with the passion and commitment of his pastAppearances can be hugely deceptive and never more so, it seems, than in the case of Chris Hughton. Journalists dealing with Newcastle United's manager find him very pleasant,...

League round-up: Church attendance ensures the Royals make their point

Three Championship clubs removed their managers during the course of last week taking the season's cull to seven. None of them reaped the immediate benefit of a win, two had encouraging results, but at Hillsborough it was bad business as usual when Sheffield Wednesday, under caretaker Sean McAuley,...

QPR 1 Sheffield United 1: match report

Paul Hart accentuates the positives as QPR make a point against Sheffield United

Peterborough 2 Watford 1: match report

Watford's off-field troubles cannot be disguised by their performance on the pitch as Peterborough add to their woes.

Championship Round-up: Nottingham Forest extend unbeaten run

In-form Nottingham Forest stretch unbeaten run to 14 league games to move level on points with second-placed West Brom.

Peterborough 2 Watford 1: Exodus justifies Cooper's faith

Mark Cooper, who turned 40 on Friday, collected the perfect late present when his side overcame Watford to jump off the bottom of the Championship.

Bristol City 1 Reading 1: Church the hero and villain for Royals

Substitute Simon Church was the hero of Reading's last-gasp draw-even though his cleverly snatched goal brought him a red card for his celebrations.

Plymouth 0 Coventry 1: Freddy on fire as City claim vital victory

Striker Freddy Eastwood nodded a 72nd-minute winner as Coventry City recorded back-to-back wins over the bottom two sides.