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MATCH REPORT: Crystal Palace 1 Doncaster Rovers 1

31.12.69

Fresh substitute Chris Brown rescued what could demonstrate to be a precious point for Rovers simply three minutes after entering the fray.

Brown pounced from lock range to level Jermaine Easter’s fissure goal just before the hour smudge, but the equaliser was little more than gutsy Rovers had suitable.

They dominated large periods of the encounter and missed numerous chances on a continuously when a single point wasn’t enough to frustrate Dean Saunders’ men from slipping back to the foot of the Championship catalogue.

There was drama in the half-hour important up to kick-off as boss Saunders – who had shuffled his kitbag slightly by announcing three changes to his starting in harmony-up – was forced into a fourth at the very last split second.

Centre-back Shelton Martis, who was set to carry back after a calf strain, limped out of the pre-trial warm-up so Saunders called up Habib Beye – a punter who himself had been struggling with an ankle problem – to friend Adam Lockwood at the back.

Source: South Yorkshire Times

Peter Murphy sets new record in Carlisle Utd's exhausting duel by the sea

31.12.69

As it was, Miles Addison’s 83rd blink equaliser meant the Blues practically made the play-off places, but not quite. And that is closely the full story.

United are advancing upon the top six in painstaking instalments, and would be there now but for the feisty closing stages on Saturday, which saw Abbott controversially ordered from the touchline and then Bournemouth craze the Cumbrian defiance with one aerial strike at too many.

It’s not known whether this was another occasion in Dorset when the the missis of the club’s rich investor stormed into the dressing-compartment to issue a few half-time truths. If Irena Demin repeated her fresh trick two days ago, it’s probable the advice was the Russian for “get it in the mixer”, for the bombardment that followed the space was sustained and powerful, and every missile was successfully defended by Danny Livesey and his defensive troops other than the corner which Addison climbed to change.

Only the most partial Blues watcher could object to Bournemouth’s right to their location at this moment, however much late goals always nettle, and however contentious were some of Phil Gibbs’ damaged-half decisions, not least the call to banish Abbott in the moments before the Cherries scored.

Source: News & Star

Town 3-2 Peterborough

31.12.69

City boss Paul Jewell named the expected side with Lee Martin returning in town of Jason Scotland as the Blues moved back to their more uniform formation with the former Manchester United man behind lone striker Michael Chopra.

The first time of the game fell to Chopra stomach the second minute, the striker heading to Fashionable keeper Paul Jones from Andy Drury’s lob from the uptight of the box.

Within seconds Peterborough had had an even better time to go in front, George Boyd crossed from the red and an unmarked Tyrone Barnett stabbed encyclopaedic from eight yards when he really should have scored.

Emmanuel-Thomas hit a low zip through to Jones on five with the game beginning in the expected unsheltered manner.

Paul Taylor got away behind the Municipality defence in the eighth minute but was phony wide by Carlos Edwards, who when all is said blocked the former Chester man’s ball across the box.

Source: TWTD.co.uk