| Reading stretched their lead at the top of the | | | | were 6/5 to win at Home Park but failed to break |
| Championship to 12 points with a professional victory | | | | down the resolute Pilgrims.Free scoring Watford hit |
| over struggling Southampton on Friday evening.The | | | | four goals for the third match running with a crushing |
| bookmakers were taking no chances and the Royals | | | | victory over Coventry City. Punters will have |
| were a best-priced 4/9 to win their third match in a | | | | ploughed into the 5/6 available and the Hornets did |
| row and first half goals from Leroy Lita and Kevin | | | | not disappoint with goals from Ashley Young, Marlon |
| Doyle justified that decision. The Saints are now | | | | Kings, Darius Henderson and Jay DeMerit.Derby's |
| winless in six matches and could find themselves | | | | caretaker manager Terry Westley oversaw his |
| dragged into a relegation battle.Sheffield United | | | | second successive goalless draw at the expense of |
| dropped more points with a goalless draw at | | | | Leeds United. With just two wins in their last five |
| Plymouth Argyle. Following their 4-1 drubbing at | | | | matches Leeds are seeing their chances of automatic |
| Brammall Lane by Watford in midweek, the Blades | | | | promotion fade. |