| Leeds 4-6 Preston • Leeds led 4-1 after 39 minutes• Jon Parkin hits hat-trick for visitorsLeeds have had a few ups and downs in their history and their astonishing 6-4 home defeat to Preston marks a new extraordinary chapter.Jon Parkin struck a hat-trick as Preston produced an amazing comeback to beat Leeds at Elland Road. North End, who began the evening in the drop zone, recovered from 4-1 behind after 39 minutes to snatch a barely believable away success.Parkin had given them an early lead before the hosts responded brilliantly with Davide Somma's double added to goals from Luciano Becchio and Alex Bruce seemingly putting them in control. Anyone in attendance who thought the game was over was to be proved badly wrong, though, as Preston produced a remarkable riposte.Parkin, who was taunted during the game but applauded by the home support when he was substituted late on, was the star, scoring either side of goals from Keith Treacy and Callum Davidson, before Iain Hume added a sixth.The pressure is mounting on a former Leeds hero Gordon Strachan as his Middlesbrough side were beaten 3-1 by Derby County at Pride Park with Kris Commons producing two moments of magic.Boro took the lead when Kris Boyd, restored to the starting line-up after being dropped for the previous two games, glanced in his second goal for the club. But Derby responded and after Commons had a penalty saved by Jason Steele, they equalised just before half-time when Commons' corner was headed home by Shaun Barker.Commons was the star of the show in the second half as he produced two classy finishes to give the Rams a second consecutive home victory which prompted County fans to taunt Strachan with chants of "you're getting sacked in the morning".Aaron Mokoena's first league goal in English football helped Portsmouth to a 3-1 victory over Bristol City – their second win at Fratton Park in five days. The South Africa international, who joined Blackburn from the Belgian club Genk at the start of 2005 before moving to Portsmouth last summer, thumped home a header after 58 minutes to restore Pompey's lead.It was the third goal in an action-packed eight-minute spell. John Utaka put Portsmouth ahead in the 51st minute but the lead was short-lived as Jon Stead equalised two minutes later. After Mokoena's goal, Hayden Mullins sealed the win on the break in the fourth minute of injury-time.Simon Church struck the winner barely 20 seconds after stepping off the bench as Reading edged out Ipswich to climb into the play-off places. The game looked to be heading for stalemate after both sides had been reduced to 10 men early in the second half, Luke Hyam and Royals skipper Matt Mills seeing red.Scott Sinclair continued to showcase his talents as Swansea upset the form book with a 3-2 win over Watford at Vicarage Road. Sinclair scored his sixth goal in the last four games to put his side on the way to their first away win of the season, ending Watford's four-game unbeaten streak in the process.The former Chelsea man superbly fired home from Joe Allen's pass, with Stephen Dobbie doubling their advantage on the half-hour mark and Franck Nouble seemingly putting the game to bed in the second half.It was a disappointing night for Watford, who had won their last three games, but late goals from Troy Deeney and Martin Taylor gave them hope of salvaging an unlikely point. They thought they had done so in injury time but the offside flag denied John Eustace and spared the Swans, who move level on points with the Hornets as both teams remain in the early play-off picture.ChampionshipLeeds UnitedPreston North EndMiddlesbroughDerby CountyPortsmouthBristol Cityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Hapoel Tel Aviv v Lyon: match preview Follow match preview of the Champions League Group B match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lyon on Wednesday Sept 29 2010, kick-off 19.45 BST. telegraph.co.uk |
Fury keeper gone for season North Queensland Fury goalkeeper Matthew Ham will miss the remainder of the 2010-2011 A-League season. foxsports.com.au |
Squad sheets: Blackpool v Manchester City Malcolm Allison once said that Manchester City would be the first club to play on Mars; they have not quite managed it but they are at least looking upwards as they arrive in Blackpool. Roberto Mancini's team have moved to second in the league and even Gary Neville has described them in the last week as genuine title candidates. Blackpool's impressive start to the season suggests they cannot be underestimated, even if this is a contest between the richest and poorest clubs in the Premier League and Ian Holloway will be missing from the home dug-out, serving a one-match ban for abusing the referee Mike Dean during the home defeat to Blackburn Rovers last month. Daniel TaylorVenue Bloomfield Road, Sunday 4pmTickets Sold outLast season n/aReferee P DowdThis season's matches 7 Y27, R2, 4.14 cards per gameOdds Blackpool 5-1 Manchester City 8-13 Draw 3-1BlackpoolSubs from Halstead, Coid, Southern, Martin, Harewood, Ormerod, Basham, Euell, Sylvestre, Phillips, Edwards, Demontagnac, Carney, KeinanDoubtful NoneInjured Almond (shoulder, 23 Oct), Rachubka (knee, Nov), Clarke (knee, May), Baptiste (knee, unknown)Suspended NoneForm guide WLLWDLDisciplinary record Y10 R1Leading scorers Adam, Harewood, Varney 2Manchester CitySubs from Given, JĂ´, Vieira, Boyata, Ibrahim, Cunningham, Adebayor, Zabaleta, A Johnson, Santa Cruz, Wright-Phillips, Richards, LescottDoubtful Bridge (thigh), Milner (knee), Y TourĂ© (knee)Injured Nimely (ankle, 24 Oct), Balotelli (knee, 30 Oct), Kolarov (knee, 30 Oct), M Johnson (knee, unknown)Suspended NoneForm guide WWWDLWDisciplinary record Y16 R0Leading scorer Tevez 5Match pointers• City have two fewer points after seven games than they did at this stage in 2009-10 under Mark Hughes• Blackpool held City to a 0-0 draw the last time they met, during the 1998-99 season when both sides were in League One• Only Newcastle (80%) have won a larger proportion of their tackles than City (78%)• Five of Charlie Adam's last six goals in all competitions have been penalties• City and Blackpool are the only sides in the division not to have scored a headed goal yet this seasonPremier LeagueBlackpoolManchester Cityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Liverpool takeover: NESV boss John W Henry vows to keep fighting to defeat Tom Hicks NESV owner vows to fight Tom Hicks' "last desperate attempt" to hang on to club with lawyers due to return to Dallas Court at 1pm. telegraph.co.uk |