Championship Review 26th December

Last updated : 27 December 2008 By The Seasider

Reading 1-1 Cardiff
Reading's hero was goalkeeper Adam Federici who hit the equaliser with the last kick of the game after Michael Chopra had put Cardiff in front with a minute to go.
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Plymouth 2-0 Southampton
Plymouth Argyle bounced back to break a six-match winless run thanks a goal seven minutes before half-time and another seven minutes afterwards.
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Burnley 1-2 Barnsley
A goal in each half ensured that Barnsley became the first side to win at Turf Moor since the end of August, a run stretching to 14 games in all competitions.
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Swansea 0-0 Coventry
Swansea City extended their winless run to eight games as Sky Blues boss Chris Coleman earned a hard-fought point on his first return to his hometown.
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Sheff Wed 1-1 Blackpool
Managerless Blackpool bounced back from Simon Grayson's defection to Leeds to grab a point at Hillsborough It looked as if the new-look management team of Steve Thompson and Tony Parkes had engineered a win as Alan Gow put Blackpool ahead before on-loan West Brom striker Bartosz Slusarski levelled matters.
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Wolverhampton 1-1 Sheff Utd
James Beattie kept Sheffield United firmly in the race for the play-offs as his 12th goal of the season denied leaders Wolves victory at Molineux.
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Preston 2-0 Derby
Preston North End made it five home wins in a row as they beat Derby County in front of a Boxing Day crowd of 13,896.
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Nottm Forest 2-4 Doncaster
Colin Calderwood was left fighting for his future again at Nottingham Forest, following a disastrous 4-2 home defeat at the hands of relegation rivals Doncaster Rovers.
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Ipswich 0-1 Birmingham
James McFadden's first-half penalty was enough to see Birmingham bounce back to winning ways by completing a quickfire double over Ipswich at Portman Road.
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Crystal Palace 3-1 Norwich
Crystal Palace kept their promotion hopes on track with a 3-1 win over Norwich City, but were made to sweat for their Boxing Day win.
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Charlton 2-2 QPR
Beleaguered Charlton Athletic twice came back from a goal behind to draw 2-2 at home with QPR.
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Watford 2-4 Bristol City
Bristol City arrested a worrying slide with a first win in nine games as they took advantage of some festive generosity by a Watford side that conceded four more goals to the Championship's worst defensive record.
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