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Stoke up up as Leicester are relegated

The final day of the Championship had a twist as Leicester were relegated as Southampton beat Sheffield United 3-2. Leicester could only manage a draw at Stoke, a result which saw Stoke promoted in second place.

West Bromich Albion secured the title beating QPR 2-0. The goals came from Do-Heon Kim and Chris Brunt, Albion who were the best side all season lifted the trophy in front of their traveling supporters.

Hull could have nipped ahead of Stoke to secure automatic promotion, they went 1-0 down to Ispwich. They now face Watford in the play-off who drew with Blackpool. That draw secured Blackpool’s status in the division. Sheffield Wednesday beat Norwich 4-1 to secure their status, but with Leicester drawing at Stoke means the Foxes are relegated to the third tier of football for the first time in their history.

West Brom clinch promotion the the Premier League

A draw against Southampton tonight effectively promoted West Brom to the Premier League after a two year absence. Albion will be promoted due to their superior goal difference with Hull three points behind with one game to play.

Substitute Adam Lallana put Saints ahead late on with a goal against the run of play, Southampton are fighting for relegation and point gives them hope going into the last game of the season against Sheffield United.

Winger Chris Brunt grabbed the all important goal, with six minutes to go the winger slammed the ball home for the goal which sent the baggies boinging.

WBA now have to equal or better Stoke’s result on the last day of the season to clinch the title. WBA play at QPR and Stoke take on Leicester who could do a win to help then stay in the division.

Stoke pegged back again by Palace

It’s the league that no one wants to win as Stoke went down to Crystal Palace 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium, the result sees Palace nip above Wolves in the play-offs. Neil Warnock’s tactics were spot on and the win moved them from 10th in the league to 6th, the top of the table is so tight West Brom can go from 5th to top tomorrow night with a win over Blackpool.

The away side went ahead against the run of play when Tom Soares headed in Scott Sinclair’s cross. The away side doubled their lead just before the break another loanee Jose Fonte volleying from the edge of the area with his first goal in England.

Stoke put the away side under real pressure in the first half, even hitting the bar with a throw in. They did grab a goal really late on a great strike from Glenn Whelan. Once again Stoke have stuttered but can WBA get back on the trail for the Premiership?

Pompy beat WBA to secure FA Cup Final place

Portsmouth secured their place in the FA cup final yesterday beating Championship side West Bromwich Albion to ensure a top flight team in the cup final. WBA did have much of the possession in the game but were unable to great any real clear cut chances.

It was only in the second half when Portsmouth turned up and scored thanks to a former Wesy Brom player Kanu. The build up to the goal was controversial when Milan Baros appeared to handle the ball in the area, his shot was saved by Dean Kiley but Kanu was on hand to tap in from a couple of yards.

West Brom went for a equalizer but the closest they came was a Robert Koran shot from outside the area which clipped the top of David James’s bar.

Overall it was closer than expected but West Brom were unable to show that cutting edge which has helped them in the championship. Portsmouth now reach the final for the first time since 1939 and await the winners of the other semi-final Cardiff V Barnsley.

Stoke go top as Bristol City lose to Plymouth

Stoke City went back to the top of the Championship after a three match spell at second after hanging on for a 0-0 draw at Watford, Bristol City were knocker off the top after losing at home for only the third time this season by Plymouth.

It was another interesting day in the Championship which is set to have an exciting end due to a lot of teams being very close in the table, top and at the bottom. Eyes were on the top of the table as two of the top three met at Vicarage Road, Watford had former Stoke midfielder John Eustace sent off in the first half for a high tackle, on second inspection it was a poor decision by Rob Styles who went on to have a poor game.

Despite being one man down Watford were awarded a penalty in the second half, a somewhat dubious decision from Mr Rob Styles. Darius Henderson effort from the spot was saved by Carlo Nash in the Stoke goal much to the delight of manager Tony Pulis.

Stoke were able to go top as leaders Bristol City lost at home to Plymouth 2-1. A Rory Fallon brace either side of half time gave the away side the lead. Lee Trundle grabbed a goal with 15 minutes to go from the spot after Jermaine Easter handled.

The shock of the day came at the Hawthorns as third placed West Bromich Albion went down 4-1 to Leicester. Koren had given the home side the lead but loanee Luke Moore was sent off which opened the flood gates for McAuley to equalize and then Brian Howard to grab his third hattrick of his career.

FA Cup Semi Final Draw

After one of the most exciting Quarter Finals in history the draw for the Semi Finals took place this dinner time, Barnsley face Cardiff and West Brom face Portsmouth. We knew that we were going to see a non-Premiership team in the final but the draw means that one of the smaller teams will be in the final considering WBA are miles better than Barnsley or Cardiff.

The games will take place at Wembley on 5 and 6 April.

Barnsley v Cardiff
West Brom v Portsmouth

Football League top 50 players

Every year FourFourTwo magazine releases it’s list of the top 50 players in the Football League. The Football League comprising of three divisions is where the real entertainment is, anyone see the Man City V Wigan game? more entertainment can found on the end of a peir in a seside resort. Unfortunately it the list does have to include some players from League One and Two when its quite clear that the list should be mostly populated with Championship and some League One players.

WBA forward Kevin Phillips won the award, Andy Grey of Charlton (yet to score for the Addicks) was second and Micheal Kightly of Wolves in third.

Some of the decision for seem strange in my opinion, for example, Wes Hoolahan of Blackpool, admittedly he can be class on his day but over the past 12 months Kaspars Korkss has been the standout player for Blackpool. Dean Windass from Hull who is a thug and James Beattie from Sheffield United who has been rubbish. They seem to be rewarding the ‘names’ rather than the player for their efforts over the past 12 months

The list in full.

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football League Players

1. Kevin Phillips, West Brom: Football League Player of the Year
2. Andy Gray, Charlton
3. Michael Kightly, Wolves: Football League Young Player of the Year
4. Jon Greening, West Brom
5. Zheng Zhi, Charlton
6. James Beattie, Sheffield United
7. Clinton Morrison, Crystal Paace
8. Dean Windass, Hull City
9. Michael Mifsud, Coventry
10. Zoltan Gera, West Brom
11. Robert Koren, West Brom
12. David Norris, Plymouth
13. Adriano Basso, Bristol City
14. Wes Hoolahan, Blackpool
15. Ricardo Fuller, Stoke
16. Brian Howard, Barnsley
17. Akos Buzsaky, QPR
18. Andy Keogh, Wolves
19. Jay DeMerit, Watford
20. Paul Robinson, West Brom
21. Dan Shittu, Watford
22. Wayne Hennessey, Wolves
23. Ryan Shawcross, Stoke
24. Jermaine Beckford, Leeds: League One Player of the Year
25. Chris Iwelumo, Charlton
26. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Wolves
27. Jonathan Walters, Ipswich
28. Darius Henderson, Watford
29. Liam Lawrence, Stoke
30. Chris Dickson, Charlton
31. Lee Trundle, Bristol City
32. Jason Scotland, Swansea
33. Lee Camp, QPR
34. Marvin Elliott, Bristol City
35. Peter Halmosi, Plymouth
36. Joe Garner, Carlisle
37. Andrew Surman, Southampton
38. Keith Andrews, MK Dons: League Two Player of the Year
39. Mark Hudson, Crystal Palace
40. Jack Lester, Chesterfield
41. Filipe Teixeira, West Brom
42. Aaron McLean, Peterborough
43. Joe Ledley, Cardiff City
44. Kris Commons, Nottingham Forest
45. Jason Puncheon, Barnet
46. Casper Ankergren, Leeds
47. Andy Robinson, Swansea
48. Richie Wellens, Doncaster
49. Anthony Gerrard, Walsall
50. Derek Holmes, Rotherham

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