Wolves continued their blistering start to the Coca-Cola Championship season with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Molineux that kept them top of the table.

GOALS from Nick Barmby, Caleb Folan, Richard Garcia and Nathan Doyle helped Hull reach Wembley for the first time in the club’s 104-year history and set up a Coca-Cola Championship play-off final clash against Bristol City on May 24.

Hull 4 Watford 1 (Hull win 6-1 on aggregate)

AFTER a remarkable 104 years of frustration and false dawns, Hull City stand on the verge of finally ending their wait for Premier League football after virtually securing a path to the Championship play-off final.

TONY MOWBRAY paid tribute to his West Bromwich Albion players after they beat 10-man QPR 2-0 to clinch the Championship title.

Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One.

BARNSLEY forward Kayode Odejayi made amends for his FA Cup semi-final misery with a double strike in his side’s crucial 3-0 win against promotion-chasing Watford on Wednesday.

ADRIAN BOOTHROYD was fiercely critical of his Watford side, despite seeing them move to within a point of second-placed Stoke with a 2-1 win over Coventry on Saturday.

PHIL BROWN has reason to believe Hull will not wilt in the heat of the Championship promotion race. The Tigers have ghosted their way into the tightest tussle to gain Premier League status for years.

GARY JOHNSON admits Bristol City are daring to dream of the Premier League after his surprise package moved back to the top of the Championship.

GREG HALFORD will not be the last player to be discarded by Roy Keane, but it might be the young defender, rather than the Sunderland manager, who has the last laugh this season.

DARIUS HENDERSON scored the only goal of the game to help Watford remain at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with a 1-0 victory over Leicester at Vicarage Road.

Darius Henderson scored the only goal of the game to help Watford remain at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with a 1-0 victory over Leicester at Vicarage Road.

ADRIAN BOOTHROYD hailed the resilience of his side after they returned to the top of the Championship with a 2-1 win at Ipswich on Saturday, ending the East Anglian side’s 19-match unbeaten run at Portman Road in the process.

ASKED for his assessment of an increasingly peculiar promotion race, Wolves manager Mick McCarthy was typically blunt.

ADRIAN Boothroyd may not have set much store by the FA Cup this season but that did not allow his Watford players to escape a tongue-lashing after this limp 4-1 defeat.

Watford have rejected a bid of £4m from Fulham for star striker Marlon King.

WEST BROM went top of the Coca-Cola Championship courtesy of a 4-1 victory over Bristol City.

ADRIAN Boothroyd urged Watford to keep their nerve after they soared back to the top of the Championship when Jobi McAnuff’s first goal of the season saw off Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at Hillsborough.

ADRIAN BOOTHROYD refused to blame the row surrounding Al Bangura for Watford’s dismal defeat to Plymouth.

STOKE billed this game as a ‘Kids for a Quid’ fixture, but they could now stand accused of cruelty to children after an absolutely abysmal advert for the Championship.

Coca-Cola Championship leaders Watford came from two goals down to beat Colchester 3-2 at Layer Road and extend their advantage at the summit to four points.

FOR most footballers, a guaranteed place in the starting XI — not to mention a healthy pay-packet — is the essence of happiness.

Middlesbrough have recalled winger Adam Johnson from his successful loan spell at Watford.

JIMMY Floyd Hasselbaink scored his first goal for Cardiff but was eclipsed by the free-scoring Darius Henderson as Watford stormed to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship with a 2-1 win over Cardiff.

Watford 3 Southampton 2

Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd today told Barclays Premier League clubs to forget about signing Marlon King – unless they are prepared to pay £60m for the forward.

Hameur Bouazza has completed a £4m move to Premier League Fulham from Watford.

Sunderland appear to have competition to sign Egypt striker Mido from Tottenham.

Watford have received a bid from “a Premiership club” for forward Hameur Bouazza.

Defender Matt Jackson has joined Watford on a two-year deal after turning down the chance to stay at Wigan.

Watford 1 Newcastle 1

Watford welcome back defender Clarke Carlisle for their final match of the season, against Newcastle at Vicarage Road on Sunday.

Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd has signed a new three-year deal with the club.

Reading 0 Watford 2

It was unfortunate that Ben Foster – Watford’s best player this season – should make the mistake that ensured Adrian Boothroyd’s team would be relegated to the Coca-Cola Championship.

Blackburn 3 Watford 1

Alex Ferguson has added his weight to the argument that the Barclays Premiership is now the best league in the world.

WATFORD boss Adrian Boothroyd believes yesterday’s 4-2 win over Portsmouth was a crucial result ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

Middlesbrough 4 Watford 1

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate was forced into a defensive reshuffle after losing both first-choice centre-halves for the Barclays Premiership clash with Watford.

Watford welcome back three players for their Barclays Premiership trip to Tottenham.

Chelsea and Manchester United had to scrap to clinch replays they never wanted as the FA Cup quarter-finals threatened to throw up a major surprise.

WATFORD manager Adrian Boothroyd watched Ben Foster help knock Plymouth out of the FA Cup, then tipped him to become the finest goalkeeper in the world.