Championship Results 20th March Part 1

Blackpool 2-2 Crystal Palace
The pub team (that’s Blackburn) were 2-0 down at the break but luckily manager Ian Holloway managed to persuade Real Madrid to play for the second half. They only got a point but it’s better than nothing.
Rob Edwards was dropped to the bench for Blackburn and with Neal Eardley and David Vaughan both out injured, there were no Welsh players on show at all.

Bristol City 2-2 Newcastle United
Bristol City must have been thrilled to be 2-0 up at the break But Newcastle had to mess that up for them by scoring two goals in the second half. But it’s still a great for Bristol City, who aren’t exactly challenging for the play-offs this year.
Bristol City’s caretaker manager Keith Millen sensibly brought Lewin Nyatanga back into the starting line-up and his decision was rewarded when Lewin scored in the 9th minute. He also gave a first ever Bristol City start to Christian Ribeiro.

Doncaster 1-1 Sheffield United
Doncaster thought they’d got another three points to take them closer to the play-offs but Sheffield United sneaked in with a last-minute equaliser, which didn’t come from Ched Evans, who is out with a shoulder injury.
Gareth Roberts and John Oster both played the full match and Brian Stock is said to be not far off.

Middlesbrough 1-1 Reading
Middlesbrough might be the team challenging for the play-offs but Reading have been on brilliant form. So it’s probably not a bad result, it’s just not very helpful for either team.
Boro’s Rhys Williams was suspended and Danny Coyne, surprisingly, was dropped to the bench. Simon Church was on the bench for Reading and there he stayed.