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SHEARER: Possible option for Sheffield United

Shearer in frame for Blades role

Striking legend is favourite if Kevin Blackwell gets the boot.

ECKERSLEY: Former Red Devil

North East duo track former Red Devil

Newcastle and Middlesbrough are impressed with Eckersley.

Hornets want to land Puncheon

Watford tracking winger's progress on loan at MK Dons.

Cancer-stricken McPhail aims for return

Sick Cardiff midfielder hopes to return to action in the New Year.

Newcastle United's Chris of life

Magpies boss Hughton tells us about his goals at St James' Park.

COX: Deserved third goal

West Brom 4
Bristol City 1

Roberto Di Matteo's men go top after emphatic win over rivals

EARNSHAW: Stunning free kick put Strachan in a spin

Middlesbrough 1
Nottingham Forest 1

Robert Earnshaw's free-kick leaves Gordon Strachan waiting

PEARSON: Highly-rated Championship coach

Leicester 1
Plymouth 0

Andy King leaves it late to strike a real blow to Plymouth's hearts

SHARP: Opened the scoring for Doncaster

Doncaster 2
QPR 0

Jim Magilton's pass masters are outplayed by Rovers

MORRISON: Tempers flare at The Ricoh

Coventry 1
Crystal Palace 1

Fuming boss Neil Warnock has bust-up with Clint Morrison

GRANT: Wednesday's hero after string of fine saves

Ipswich 0
Sheffield Wednesday 0

Roy Keane's Tractor Boys still stuck thanks to Lee Grant's heroics

RASIAK: Crucial winner from the bench

Reading 2
Blackpool 1

Grzegorz Rasiak comes off the bench to end Royals' long wait

HELGUSON: Goal machine

Watford 3
Scunthorpe 0

Heidar Helguson takes goal tally to five goals in two games

DICKINSON: Last-ditch free kick wins it for Barnsley

Barnsley 1
Cardiff 0

Carl Dickinson turns tables on his own manager with winner

CAMARA: Big gamble by Blackwell

Sheffield United 1
Peterborough 0

Henri Camara clicks for under-fire Blades boss Kevin Blackwell

BESSONE: Finally a breakthrough

Swansea 1,
Derby 0

Derby put up a brick wall, but Swansea knocked it down

KEANE: Struggling with Ipswich

It's the same old Keano at Ipswich

Sources blast Irishman's management style at Ipswich Town.

SNO: Ashton Gate hit

Sno hailed by City boss Johnson

Bristol City boss thinks Sno is strongest player he has worked with.

West Brom targeting Old Firm pair

Roberto Di Matteo is planning moves for Boyd and Caldwell.

ASHLEY: Still ready to sell Newcastle

Ashley will sell up if Toon go up

Owner will put Magpies back up for sale if they gain promotion.

WILLIAMS: With Wales boss John Toshack

Wigan ready to raid Swansea again

Roberto Martinez fancies another one of his old players in January.

JOHNSON: Leading light in the Championship

Boro insist Johnson must stay

Strachan puts block on New Year switch for wonder winger.

Derby want James Vaughan on loan

But Bolton may see off County with £3m bid for Everton striker

Posh on lookout after Fergie exit

Posh looking for a new boss after confirming Ferguson departure.

BLACKWELL: Injury headache

Barnsley 2
Sheff United 2

Monday night thriller leads to more concerns for Kevin Blackwell.

STRACHAN: Keen on former players

Strachan set for Parkhead raid

Bhoys pair primed for New Year reunion at The Riverside.

STURROCK: Facing fight at Plymouth

Sturrock realistic about Argyle job

Scot admits he is under pressure in candid News of the World interview.

Gonzalo Jara gets to grips with Leicester's Matty Fryatt

Leicester 1
West Brom 2

Albion get five players for the price of one with £1.4m Gonzalo Jara

Darren Pratley celebrates scoring the winner

Swansea 3
Cardiff 2

Darren Pratley lands first goals of the season for a famous victory

GUTIERREZ: In action for the Magpies

Magpies face fight to keep stars

Gutierrez and Enrique will be targeted when the transfer window reopens.

ASHLEY: Rejected Moat's offer

Newcastle miss bonus as sale fails

Magpies missed the boat when rejecting buy-out offer from Moat.

Roy Keane and Brendan Rodgers share a joke

Reading 1
Ipswich 1

It's no joke for Irishmen Brendan Rodges and Roy Keane

Andy Carroll jumps highest to head home

Newcastle 3
Peterborough 1

Owner Mike Ashley laughs as Toon Army protest

Julian Speroni reaches for the ball

Crystal Palace 1
Middlesbrough 0

Palace keeper Julian Speroni has a hand in victory

Danny Haynes gets up to head the ball past the Forest players

Nottingham Forest 1
Bristol City 1

Danny Haynes leaves it late to rescue the Robins

Jay Simpson of Queens Park Rangers and Lewis Buxton

Sheffield Wednesday 1
QPR 2

Loan Rangers Jay Simpson and Adel Taarabt inspire victory

Heidar Helguson hammers home the opener

Watford 2
Preston 0

Heidar Helguson shows Malkay Mackay's kids the way forward

Plymouth 2
Doncaster 1

Rory Fallon clinches a second successive win for the Pilgrims

Blackpool 4
Scunthorpe 1

Nigel Adkins defends Sam Slocombe's nightmare League debut

McPhail admits red card woe

Bluebirds ace will be up for Saturday's derby

Trundle dreams of derby winner

Swansea striker wants to earn a contract with precious goal.

Nigel Clough tough on his Rams

Derby boss gets tough with his under-achieving players.

SPOT ON: Ambrose scores Palace's equaliser from the penalty spot.

QPR 1
Crystal Palace 1

Free-scoring Ambrose is main man for plucky Palace.

POINT-BLANK: Harper saves superbly in injury time

Sheffield United 0,
Newcastle 1

Keeper pulls off wonder stop to send Magpies back to the top.

SAVER: McGugan hails his equaliser

Cardiff 1
Nott'm Forest 1

Nottingham Forest snatch a late leveller to preserve unbeaten record.

Strachan tries to inspire his side but Boro slip to defeat in his first game in charge

Middlesbrough 0
Plymouth 1

Gordon Strachan tastes defeat in first game as Boro boss

Wright celebrates the goal which gave Roy Keane his first league win as Ipswich manager

Ipswich 1
Derby 0

David Wright gives Tractor Roy his first win of the season

Rasiak scores a goal which helps Reading and their manager pick up a much-needed win

Coventry 1
Reading 3

Rasiak scores twice as Royals earn three points at Coventry

Cox kisses goodbye to Watford as West Brom run riot at The Hawthorns

West Brom 5
Watford 0

West Brom hit five but Roberto Di Matteo still not happy

Darren Ferguson furious after Posh blow lead to lose 2-1 at home to Mark Robins's Barnsley

Peterborough 1
Barnsley 2

Macken winner for Barnsley leaves Posh in trouble

Van der Gun celebrates second goal as Swansea coast to win at Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe 0
Swansea 2

Craig Beattie steers Swansea to comfortable victory

In-form Ambrose helps Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace to a point at Preston

Preston 1
Crystal Palace 1

Ambrose equaliser ensures share of the spoils for Palace

Strong Owls fightback secures draw for Ashton Gate visitors

Bristol City 1
Sheff Wed 1

Luke Varney's late leveller earns Owls draw

Davids weighs up Leicester offer

Leicester are still keen to land veteran in shock swoop.

Emmanuel-Thomas celebrates scoring as Blackpool battle back in thriller

Doncaster 3
Blackpool 3

Blackpool up to sixth after goals galore at Donny

Leicester's players celebrate the win over fellow promotion chasers QPR at Loftus Road

QPR 1
Leicester 2

Fryatt double sees Leicester edge top-of-the-table clash

Reading 0
Leicester 1

Waghorn winner heaps pressure on Royals boss Rodgers.

Preston 2,
Middlesbrough 2

Gordon Strachan should have it easy with buzzing Boro.

Plymouth 1
Ipswich 1

Town boss backs Stead to fire Ipswich away from the drop zone.

Sheff Utd 3
Cardiff 4

City up to second as quiet man Whittingham grabs hat-trick.

Chris Coleman greets Roberto Di Matteo before the game

Coventry 0
West Brom 0

Chris Coleman's Sky Blues plug the gaps to hold the Baggies

Newcastle 2
Doncaster 1

Tyneside waits for some sense to emerge from a blurred picture.

Nigel Clough and QPR chief Jim Magilton make their points

Derby 2
QPR 4

County boss Nigel Clough pays the price for crocked Rams

Billy Davies salutes the Forest fans

Crystal Palace 1
Nottingham Forest 1

Billy Davies’ boys keep their unbeaten record intact

Matthew Gilks earns his corn for the Seasiders

Swansea 0
Blackpool 0

Visiting keeper Matthew Gilks denies the Welshmen

Barnsley 2,
Bristol City 3

Gary Johnson feels City's fifth-placed spot is well deserved.

Peterborough 3
Scunthorpe 0

Boss Darren Ferguson praises Posh hot-shot George Boyd

Gibson explains Southgate sacking

Steve Gibson feels he had to axe manager Gareth Southgate.

SLAM: Woolford fires home for Scunthorpe

Championship Tuesday round-up

Top two in the table lose as Ipswich denied first win again.

Guy Moussi and Newcastle's Kevin Nolan battle for the ball

Nott'm Forest 1
Newcastle 0

Chris Hughton's Premier pretensions exposed by Forest

DRIBBLE: Adam Johnson works his magic for Boro

Middlesbrough 0,
Watford 1

Under-pressure Gareth Southgate faces torrent of boos.

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