Championship Results 28th September 2010 Part 1

Cardiff City 0-0 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace earned their first away point of the season when Cardiff, lacking firepower, failed to score against them.
Cardiff’s Darcy Blake recovered from the knock that forced him off against Millwall while Jason Koumas played ninety minutes for only the second time this season. Adam Matthews and Aaron Wildig were unused substitutes. Craig Bellamy was out with a knee injury.
Andy Dorman was on the bench again for Palace but an early injury meant he joined the action in the 19th minute and an headed attempt on goal forced the goalkeeper into a save. Lewis Price was an unused substitute.

Coventry City 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
Coventry bounced back from a defeat to Preston North End with victory over Doncaster.
Coventry were without striker Freddy Eastwood, who is recovering from a knee operation.
John Oster started for Doncaster and it was his great pass that led to Doncaster’s 43rd-minute equaliser. Brian Stock was on the bench again but he got a ten-minute run-out at the end of the match and his powerful volley should ensure he starts next week – if his back problems allow him to.

Derby County 3-1 Middlesbrough
Former title favourites Middlesbrough slipped to defeat again, this time at the hands of Derby, who had already beaten Crystal Palace this week. It was after a match against Derby that Gareth Southgate was sacked last season – but Boro actually won that match.
Robbie Savage started again for Derby and came close to scoring but Boro goalkeeper Jason Steele saved his free kick. Robbie had a good game though and was the driving force behind Derby’s win. The Northern Echo even described him as ‘evergreen’ – an adjective usually reserved for Ryan Giggs.
Danny Coyne was on the bench for Middlesbrough.