Ipswich 1 Nottingham Forest 1

Portsmouth 0 Bristol City 0

Wolves remain six points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after overcoming Blackpool 2-0 at Molineux thanks to a double strike from Chris Iwelumo.

Wolves went to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 5-1 demolition of Nottingham Forest.

Bristol City 0 Hull 1

Crystal Palace 1 Bristol City 2

THE Sheffield half-marathon, a 13-mile test of physical and mental strength which yesterday snaked it way past Bramall Lane, provided the perfect metaphor to sum up the contrasting ways these two sides are ending the season.

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.

IT will take more than a laboured victory over League One strugglers to transform Coventry’s struggling fortunes, but the midlanders are currently grateful for small mercies.

NEIL WARNOCK has admitted his relief at Don Givens’ decision to snub Clinton Morrison by leaving him out of the Republic of Ireland squad for next month’s friendly with Brazil.

THE margin of Coventry’s victory was as convincing as it was alarming for Mark Hughes, the Blackburn Rovers manager.

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce is hoping Andy Cole can have the same galvanising impact as Christophe Dugarry did after his arrival at the club four years ago.

Daryl Murphy ensured Sunderland’s push for automatic promotion remained on track with an 89th-minute equaliser against promotion rivals Stoke at the Stadium of Light.

Norwich 1 Coventry 1

Roy Keane's Sunderland almost made a giant step towards promotion tonight, were it not for a last-minute strike from DJ Campbell.

Bottom club Leeds boosted their survival chances with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Elland Road but manager Dennis Wise claims one of the team ’will never play for the club again’ after news of his line-up was leaked to their opponents.

Preston are the Coca-Cola Championship’s new leaders after battling to a 1-1 draw with gutsy Coventry at Deepdale.

Sheffield United closed the gap to Coca-Cola Championship leaders Reading to seven points with a 3-1 win at home to Brighton.

Reading stretched their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship to four points with a 2-0 win at Plymouth while second-placed Sheffield United were losing 4-2 at Leicester.

Crystal Palace endured a torrid return to the Coca-Cola Championship as Luton claimed a notable opening-day victory at Selhurst Park.

Wigan claimed automatic promotion to the Premiership today thanks to a 3-1 win over Reading at the JJB Stadium.

Wigan were poised for promotion to the Premiership after they raced into a 2-0 half-time lead against Reading at the JJB Stadium.

Newcastle strikers Alan Shearer and Shola Ameobi made light of the absence of Craig Bellamy to help fire their side into the fifth round of the FA Cup.

IPSWICH opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship yesterday as both Wigan and Reading were defeated. Joe Royle’s side grabbed a vital home victory over Stoke, emerging 1-0 winners thanks to Shefki Kuqi’s winner.

RUNAWAY Coca-Cola League One leaders Luton chalked up their sixth straight home win - 3-0 over Hartlepool - to move 10 points clear at the top.

TREVOR FRANCIS hailed Crystal Palace’s incredible miracle FA Cup triumph at Anfield last night and said: “I don’t know how we did it”.

Liverpool survived a scrappy fourth round FA Cup tie to take Crystal Palace back to Anfield for a replay on Wednesday week in a match marred by a sickening collision between goalkeeper Chris Kirkland and Palace striker Dele Adebola.

Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was taken off on a stretcher with what appeared to be a serious leg injury after a sickening collision with Crystal Palace striker Dele Adebola in the first-half of this afternoon’s fourth round FA Cup tie at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace 2

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan praised striker Brett Ormerod after his three goals helped destroy Tranmere in the Worthington Cup second round match at St Mary’s Stadium.

Birmingham City manager Trevor Francis praised "shattered" substitute Andrew Johnson whose penalty shoot-out miss handed the Worthington Cup to Liverpool.