Championship Results 25th September 2010 Part 1

Burnley 0-0 Bristol City
Bristol City got a very welcome point away at Burnley, who dropped points at home for the very first time in the league this season. It might have been a very different story of Graham Alexander had scored his penalty for Burnley but the impossible sometimes happens in football and a Graham Alexander penalty-miss is not something that comes along very often.
Burnley probably would have taken the league without a well-timed block from Christian Ribeiro, who also gave Burnley a scare with his attacking skills. Brett Pitman was again reduced to a late substitute appearance.

Cardiff City 2-1 Millwall
I wanted both these teams to win this match but a win for one team was the best I could hope for. Cardiff bounced back from two away defeats to take the points with a last-minute header. Millwall took the lead, which they’ve done many times this season and they did well to stay level for so long – they went down to 10 men after 40 minutes. But they’ll be disappointed with the result.
Darcy Blake was the only Welshman to start for Cardiff and did a good job. Jason Koumas was a late substitute and nearly scored but Aaron Wildig and Adam Matthews stayed on the bench. And Adam might be very relieved about that after his manager’s rant about sending him to the reserves.
Steve Morison played up front for Millwall and won the admiration of the opposition, if not the fans.

Coventry City 1-2 Preston North End
Preston are up to 22nd after getting their first away win of the season at Coventry, who were defeated at home for the first time this season.
Coventry missed Freddy Eastwood, who is out following a knee operation.
Craig Morgan was left on the bench again but he came on after just 36 minutes to help Preston to their win. Paul Parry was also a substitute but he had to wait until the 64th minute before making his appearances.