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Goals from Leroy Lita and substitute Tuncay earned Gareth
Southgate's side a 2-0 win over Doncaster and put Middlesbrough on
top of the Championship.
Tuncay fired them in front in the 17th minute and Lita made sure
of the points in the second half. It was Boro's third successive
win and they have yet to concede a goal.
Newcastle finished the day in second place behind Middlesbrough
after a convincing 2-0 away win over Crystal Palace - their first
in the league since February.
Kevin Nolan's first goal for the club put Newcastle in front
after just two minutes to make light of their off the field
problems.
United went further ahead in the 21st minute thanks to a
stunning drive into the top corner by Ryan Taylor and Palace could
not find a way back into the game.
Preston moved into fourth place and left visitors Peterborough
two off the bottom with a 2-0 win at Deepdale. Preston went ahead
through former Liverpool striker Neil Mellor and Billy Jones added
a second on the half-hour to give North End a comfortable
victory.
Coventry slumped to ninth in the table after losing to
struggling Swansea 1-0 at the Ricoh Stadium. Sammy Clingan missed a
12th minute spot-kick for the Sky Blues and they paid the penalty
when Wales international defender Ashley Williams scored the
decider for the Swans in the 69th minute to record their first win
of the season.
Sheffield United climbed to fifth in the table with a fine 3-1
away win at troubled Reading. The home side scored their first
league goal of the season through Matthew Mills in the 13th minute
to give them a first-half advantage. But they could not sustain the
lead and Stephen Quinn levelled before the break. Second-half
strikes from Jamie Ward and a last-minute effort from David
Cotterill sealed the win.
A 53rd minute goal from prolific scorer Matty Fryatt earned
Leicester a 1-0 win over bottom club Barnsley and pushed City into
sixth place.
QPR shared a 1-1 draw with struggling Nottingham Forest at
Loftus Road. Mikele Leigertwood put the home side ahead in the 25th
minute but David McGoldrick equalised in the 56th minute.
A last-minute goal from Miles Addison completed a fine Derby
fightback as they earned all three points with a 2-1 win over
Plymouth at Pride Park.
Plymouth stunned Derby by taking the lead in the 17th minute
after Jake Buxton was adjudged to have fouled Alan Judge. Judge
then composed himself to put the visitors in front from the penalty
spot. But Derby fought back to level before the break when Buxton
redeemed himself by scoring the equaliser and Addison pounced in
the final minute.
Sheffield Wednesday moved into 11th place thanks to a 4-0
demolition of Scunthorpe. Wednesday made light work of United with
two goals inside the first 12 minutes. Richard Wood headed the Owls
in front in the sixth minute before Michael Johnson added a second
six minutes later. The home side then went three in front through
Marcus Tudgay in the 34th minute. The scoring was completed by
Darren Potter in the 58th minute.
Watford twice squandered the lead against Blackpool in a contest
that eventually ended 2-2. Tommy Smith gave the home side the lead
in the 23rd minute after collecting a pass from Danny Graham to
finish in style. But Alex Baptiste levelled in the 55th minute only
for Watford to re-establish their advantage through Tom Cleverly
seven minutes later. But the home side were denied victory when
Gary Taylor-Fletcher struck a second equaliser in the 71st
minute.
In the late kick-off, Richard Wright produced an inspired
display in goal for Ipswich but could not prevent them continuing
their poor start to the season with a 2-0 defeat at West Brom.
Roy Keane's side are still without a league win this season and
had Wright to thank for keeping the score down as the former
Arsenal man made a string of fine saves before saving Luke Moore's
second-half penalty.
The Baggies were at their entertaining best and Youssouf
Mulumbu's first goal for the club put them in front after only 10
minutes before Robert Koren doubled their lead seven minutes before
half-time.
