WEST BROM leapfrogged Newcastle to go top of the Coca-Cola Championship after they claimed a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe last night while Newcastle suffered a 3-0 defeat at Derby.

West Brom leapfrogged Newcastle to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after they claimed a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe while Newcastle suffered a 3-0 defeat at Derby.

Derby 1 Nottingham Forest 0

Blackpool 2 Reading 2

LEEDS UNITED are to report Doncaster Rovers to the Football League over their handling of the two sides’ postponed League One game at the Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday.

Southend claimed promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship and Swindon were relegated to League Two after the penultimate weekend in League One.

READING gained ground on the Coca-Cola Championship pacesetters yesterday as they took advantage of defeats for the top three teams.

Rotherham 1 Leeds 0

IPSWICH frustrated Reading in their bid to break clear of the Coca-Cola Championship pack as Steve Coppell’s men had to settle for a 1-1 draw.

Referee Ray Oliver angered both Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy and Wigan counterpart Paul Jewell last night by reducing both sides to 10 men in the 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.

Arsenal 1 Rotherham 1 (after extra time Arsenal win 9-8 on penalties)

Paul Warhurst scored his first goal for Stoke to put the struggling First Division club on course to move out of the relegation zone after a scrappy opening 45 minutes at the Britannia Stadium.