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Daily Mail, Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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DERBY 1

BRISTOL CITY 2

JANINE SELF

at Pride Park Stadium

M

any happy

returns to

andreas

Weimann,

who went

back to his old Pride

Park stamping ground

and reminded everyone

of his goal-poaching

qualities.
The austrian scored one and
was involved in the build-up to
the second to leave Derby still
looking for their first home win
of the season. Weimann left
Derby for the West Country
in the summer of 2018 after
three years at County and did
the decent thing with a muted
celebration after scoring.
‘He won’t take pride that it’s
Derby,’ said Bristol coach Lee
Johnson. ‘He has great respect
for the club but had to do his
job. andi always gets a good
reception whichever club he is
at. He runs his heart out. any
fan will appreciate that when
he puts on the shirt, he runs
himself into the ground.’
Weimann showed composure
after good work by Benik
afobe, who found Kasey
Palmer. The striker pounced,
turned and slotted the ball
past Kelle Roos.
In added time of the first half,
Bristol doubled their lead, Jack
Hunt beating Scott Malone to
deliver the cross which set up
Josh Brownhill. as the ball
crossed the goalmouth, there
was Weimann cleverly stepping
over the ball.
Derby did fight back but the
breakthrough came in the last
few minutes, when substitute
Jack Marriott curled a belter
past Daniel Bentley. Derby

started the night with the

incentive of possibly going top

of the table and coach

Phillip Cocu said: ‘It was a bad

start. I don’t like excuses and

it is a disappointing defeat.

‘after we conceded a goal, I

saw the reaction but I want to

see this at the start of the

game. The second mistake was

a big blow, of course.’ all credit

to Bristol City. Johnson has

given his squad a massive

shake-up and shown imagina-

tion with the recruitment of a

speedy teenager who caught

the eye for more reasons than

his thicket of hair.

Han-noah Massengo made

history last season at Monaco

when he became the first

player born this century to

figure in the Champions

League. He contributed fully

to the backs-to-the-wall

performance.

‘The boys worked like trojans,

both mentally and physically,’

Johnson added. ‘The back

three were warriors. We’ve had

six sessions to work on the

defensive side and the boys

showed great application.’

Happy return

for Weimann

WOODGATE BREAKS HIS DUCK

SHEFF WED 1

LUTON 0

JOE BERNSTEIN

at Hillsborough

Harris fires Wednesday top

FReeBIe signing Kadeem

Harris sent Sheffield Wednes-

day top of the table with his

first goal at Hillsborough.

Harris, 26, was released

by neil Warnock following

Cardiff ’s relegation from the

Premier League, but he

could now be the wildcard

to get Wednesday there

instead.

Luton had bossed the game

for 54 minutes before gifting

the winning goal. Croatian

goalkeeper Simon Sluga

rushed a throw to Ryan Tun-

nicliffe and Jacob Murphy

nipped in to race down the

wing and cross. Steven

Fletcher won a header at the

back post and Harris was in

the six-yard box to glance

home off his thigh.

It was enough for Lee

Bullen to celebrate his third

win in his third spell as

caretaker manager, stepping

in this time after Steve Bruce

went to newcastle.

‘That could be one of the

most important three points

we get all season but we had

to scratch and bite our way

to victory. We will have to

play a lot better or we will

lose games,’ he said.

Momentum is behind Bul-

len getting the job full-time

despite alex neil, Sol Camp-

bell and Chris Hughton

being in the frame.

‘I’m not interested in that.

The chairman will see me if

he needs to. I am just living

the dream,’ he said.

Luton are winless in four

games and manager Graeme

Jones was frustrated to lose

this one. ‘We gave it away in

one moment,’ he said.

‘Simon is a counter-attack-

ing goalie getting used to the

British game. We’d been

under the cosh and he has to

read the game’s tempo.’

HULL CITY and BLACKBURN ROVERS

both hit the woodwork at the

KCoM Stadium before Derrick

Williams headed the winner for

the visitors on 62 minutes.

Rovers keeper Christian Walton

took the first-half plaudits for a

penalty save, denying Hull’s

Jarrod Bowen.

Hull’s Kamil Grosicki and Rovers’

Stewart Downing both struck a

post as Blackburn won 1-0.

BIRMINGHAM won 2-0 at home to

BARNSLEY after a Lukas Jutkiewicz

header and a lob by alvaro Gimenez,

signed from almeria for £1.4million.

ROUND-UP

WILLIAMS POINTS

WAY FOR ROVERS

SPORT IN BRIEF

IT WAS not quite the attractive

brand of football he is

desperate to instil after the

drudgery of recent years,

but a win is a win for Jonathan

Woodgate, especially when it is

his first in management.

Woodgate uses every

opportunity to reiterate his

desire to move away from the

more attritional practices of

former Boro managers Tony

Pulis and Aitor Karanka, both of

whom he worked for.

But after four matches without

victory this season — including

an embarrassing Carabao Cup

exit to League Two Crewe —

the former England defender

knew that results had already

taken precedence over

performance.

‘The Championship is a grind,’

said Woodgate. ‘It wasn’t the

greatest spectacle but it’s three

points and we needed them.

‘This is a work in progress. We

need the fans to stay with us

and they did that here.’

Boro led through Britt

Assombalonga in the first half —

a thumping header from Jonny

Howson’s wicked cross — but

failed to build on their

advantage and had to rely on

late resilience to repel Wigan.

Woodgate’s match-winner has

been Boro’s top scorer in each

of the past two seasons but

finished last term with his

confidence shot — Pulis having

made no secret of his mistrust

of the striker.

Woodgate, though, has put his

arm around the 26-year-old.

‘Give Britt chances and he will

score,’ he said.

MIDDLESBROUGH

WIGAN

1

0

CRAIG HOPE

at the Riverside Stadium

Pointer: Boro boss

Woodgate REX/BPI

Grounded:

keeper

Roos is

stranded as

Weimann

scores REX

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

BIRMINGHAM.. .(0) 2 BARNSLEY ....(0) 0

Jutkiewicz 69 20,061

Alvaro Gimenez 77

DERBY ..........(0) 1 BRISTOL CITY. .(2) 2

Marriott 85 Weimann 16

Brownhill 45 25,546

HULL ...........(0) 0 BLACKBURN... (0) 1

Williams 62 10,240

MIDDLESBRO ....(1) 1 WIGAN .......(0) 0

Assombalonga 23 18,649

SHEFF WED ......(0) 1 LUTON ........(0) 0

Harris 54 23,353

P W D L F A GD Pts

Sheff Wed ....... 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 9

Leeds .............. 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7

Charlton ......... 3 2 1 0 7 4 3 7

Swansea ......... 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7

West Brom ...... 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7

Millwall ........... 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 7

Bristol City ...... 4 2 1 1 6 5 1 7

Birmingham ...4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7

Fulham ............ 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 6

Blackburn ....... 4 2 0 2 3 4 -1 6

Derby .............. 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5

Nottm Forest .. 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 4

Brentford ....... 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4

Hull .................. 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 4

Middlesbro ..... 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 4

QPR .................. 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4

Barnsley.......... 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3 4

Preston .......... 3 1 0 2 5 4 1 3

Reading .......... 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3

Cardiff ............. 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3

Wigan .............. 4 1 0 3 3 8 -5 3

Huddersfield .. 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1

Luton .............. 4 0 1 3 5 8 -3 1

Stoke ............... 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 1

SKY BET LEAGUE ONE

ACCRINGTON ....(0) 2 SHREWSBURY .(0) 3

Bishop 67 (pen) Hughes 77 (og)

Charles 72 Okenabirhie 85

Udoh 89 2,284

BOLTON ........... P DONCASTER ..... P

Postponed - new date to be confirmed.

BRISTOL RVS .....(1) 2 TRANMERE ....(0) 0

Clarke-Harris 38

Smith 88 (pen) 6,802

FLEETWOOD .....(0) 1 WYCOMBE ....(0) 1

Madden 90 Akinfenwa 57 2,319

GILLINGHAM ....(2) 2 BLACKPOOL.. .(2) 2

Jakubiak 9, 37 KaiKai 41

4,390 Gnanduillet 45

IPSWICH ........(0) 2 AFC WIM’DN.. (1) 1

Norwood 81 Guinness-Walker 41

Jackson 90 18,778

MK DONS .......(2) 2 LINCOLN CITY. (1) 1

Brittain 2 Walker 11

Williams 23 8,166

OXFORD UTD .....(0) 2 BURTON ALB.. (1) 4

Brannagan 47 Buxton 30 6,111

Forde 56 Fraser 61, 70, 84

PORTSMOUTH ....(2) 3 COVENTRY ....(1) 3

Curtis 10 Hiwula 3

Marquis 43 Godden 75 (pen)

Evans 56 Rose 86 18,748

ROCHDALE ......(1) 1 SUNDERLAND.. (1) 2

Camps 33 McGeady 28

Wyke 56 5,258

ROTHERHAM....... P BURY ........... P

Postponed - new date to be confirmed.

SOUTHEND ......(0) 0 PETERBORO.. .(0) 2

Eisa 55

Toney 57 5,890

P W D L F A GD Pts

Blackpool ....... 4 3 1 0 9 4 5 10

Lincoln City .... 4 3 0 1 9 2 7 9

Coventry ......... 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 8

Wycombe ....... 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 8

Ipswich ........... 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 8

Sunderland .... 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 8

Fleetwood Tn .4 2 1 1 8 6 2 7

Shrewsbury .... 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 7

Burton Alb ...... 4 2 0 2 6 5 1 6

MK Dons .......... 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6

Rotherham ..... 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6

Doncaster ....... 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 5

Rochdale ........ 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5

Portsmouth .... 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4

Peterboro ...... 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 4

Oxford Utd ...... 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2 4

Bristol Rvs ....... 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 4

Tranmere........ 4 1 0 3 7 7 0 3

Gillingham ...... 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2

AFC Wim’dn..... 4 0 1 3 4 7 -3 1

Accrington ..... 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1

Southend ........ 4 0 0 4 1 10 -9 0

*Bolton ........... 3 0 1 2 0 7 -7 -11

*Bury .............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12

*Deducted 12 points for entering

administration

SKY BET LEAGUE TWO

CAMBRIDGE U.. .(0) 3 SCUNTHORPE.. (1) 2

Knibbs 52 McArdle 41, 60

Lewis 54, 73 3,917

CHELTENHAM ....(2) 2 CARLISLE .....(0) 0

Reilly 15 2,634

Varney 45

CRAWLEY TN..... (1) 1 CREWE .......(1) 2

Lubala 16 Wintle 30

Green 55 2,006

GRIMSBY .......(0) 2 COLCHESTER. .(2) 2

Hanson 48 (pen) Nouble 25 4,103

Green 87 Norris 45

MACCLESFIELD. .(0) 0 MORECAMBE.. (0) 1

Sutton 65 1,862

MANSFIELD .....(2) 2 LEYTN ORIENT .(0) 3

Rose 12 (pen), 29 (pen) Wilkinson 64 4,128

Angol 78

Maguire-Drew 90+6

OLDHAM ........(0) 0 EXETER .......(0) 0

2,805

PLYMOUTH ......(1) 2 SALFORD CITY. (1) 2

Mayor 43 Beesley 37 11,405

Telford 89 (pen) Touray 79

PORT VALE ......(2) 2 FOREST GREEN. (1) 1

Bennett 4 J Mills 6 4,010

Amoo 34

STEVENAGE ......(0) 0 BRADFORD ....(1) 1

Soares 42 (og)

SWINDON .......(0) 0 NORTHAMPTN. (0) 1

A Williams 67 7,023

WALSALL .......(0) 0 NEWPORT .....(0) 0

4,337

P W D L F A GD Pts

Crewe.............. 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 9

Bradford ......... 4 2 2 0 5 1 4 8

Cambridge U .. 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 8

Exeter ............. 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 8

Cheltenham ...4 2 1 1 6 2 4 7

Plymouth ........ 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 7

Swindon .......... 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 7

Forest Green ..4 2 1 1 4 3 1 7

Ley Orient ....... 4 2 1 1 4 5 -1 7

Macclesfield ... 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 6

Port Vale ......... 4 1 3 0 5 4 1 6

Newport C ...... 4 1 3 0 3 2 1 6

Mansfield ........ 4 1 2 1 8 7 1 5

Grimsby .......... 4 1 2 1 5 4 1 5

Salford City..... 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5

Walsall ............ 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5

Morecambe ... 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 5

Crawley Tn ...... 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4

Northamptn ... 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 4

Carlisle ............ 4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 3

Colchester ...... 4 0 2 2 4 6 -2 2

Stevenage ...... 4 0 1 3 0 4 -4 1

Oldham ........... 4 0 1 3 1 6 -5 1

Scunthorpe .... 4 0 1 3 5 11 -6 1

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, PLAY-OFF

FIRST LEG: CFR Cluj 0 Slavia Prague 1,

Apoel Nicosia 0 Ajax 0, LASK Linz 0 Club

Brugge 1.

BETVICTOR NORTHERN PREMIER

— Prem: Atherton Collieries 2 War-

rington Town 4, Bamber Bridge P

Radcliffe P (Postponed - due to

waterlogged pitch), Buxton 1 Nant-

wich Town 2, FC United of Manches-

ter 1 Hyde United 2, Gainsborough 2

Whitby 0, Morpeth Town 3 Lancaster

City 2, South Shields 3 Ashton Utd 0,

Stafford Rangers 1 Grantham 1, Sta-

lybridge 5 Scarborough Athletic 1,

Witton Albion 1 Mickleover Sports 0.

÷TODAY’S ACTION

(7.45 unless stated)

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

Cardiff v Huddersfield.........................

Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Charlton v Nottm Forest ....................

Live on Sky Sports Action

Fulham v Millwall ................................

Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Leeds v Brentford ...............................

Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Preston North End v Stoke .................

Live on Sky Sports Football

QPR v Swansea .....................................

Live on Sky Sports Red Button

West Brom v Reading ............... (8.00)

Live on Sky Sports Red Button

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAY-OFF

ROUND FIRST LEG: Dinamo Zagreb v

Rosenborg (8pm) (Live on BT Sport

ESPN), Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade

(8pm) (Live on BT Sport 2), Olympiacos

v Krasnodar (8pm) (Live on BT

Sport 3).

THE BETVICTOR PREMIER: Cray

Wanderers v Margate.

÷BASEBALL

MLB — Arizona 5 Colorado

3, Baltimore 4 Kansas City 5,

Cincinnati 2 San Diego 3, Houston

5 Detroit 4, Minnesota 4 Chicago

6, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 13, St

Louis 3 Milwaukee 0, Tampa Bay 3

Seattle 9, Texas 8 LA Angels 7.

÷BADMINTON

WORLD CH’SHIPS (Basel) — Men,

Singles: A Sinisuka Ginting (Ina) bt

T Penty (Eng) 21-11 21-19. Doubles: B

Angriawan & H Hardiato (Ina) bt B

Lane & S Vendy (Eng) 20-22 21-13 21-

15. Women’s, Doubles: E Bolotova
    & A Davletova (Rus) bt C Birch & L
    Smith 21-17; 21-15. Mixed Doubles: C
    & G Adcock (Eng) bt T Duc Do & N
    Thao Pham (Vie) 21-19 21-10.
    ÷HOCKEY
    EURO CHAMPIONSHIP (Antwerp) —
    Pool A: Spain 2 England 2, Belgium
    6 Wales 0. Standings A: 1 Belgium
    9; 2 Spain 4; 3 England 2; 4 Wales


16. Pool B: Ireland 0 Germany 5,
    Holland 6 Scotland 0. Standings B:
    1 Holland 9; 2 Germany 6; 3 Ireland
    1; 4 Scotland 1.

÷TENNIS

WINSTON-SALEM OPEN (North

Carolina) — 1st rnd: T Sandgren

(US) bt A Murray (GB) 7-6 (10-8) 7-

5; D Dzumhur (Bih) bt A Hoang (F)

6-7 (5-7) 6-0 6-2; S Johnson (US) bt

C Moutet (F) 6-3 6-3; A Rublev (Rus)

bt T Fabbiano (It) 6-4 6-2. 2nd rnd:

(1) B Paire (F) bt P Gunneswaran

(Ind) 6-3 7-5; (11) P Carreno-Busta

(Sp) bt M Copil (Rom) 6-3 6-7 (3-7)

6-4; (4) J Sousa (Por) is tied with

R Haase (Ned) 6-4 3-6 3-5; (14)

J Millman (A) bt M Cecchinato (It)

6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3; (12) C Ruud (Nor)

bt L George Harris (SA) 6-1 ret;

S Johnson (US) is tied with (5) D

Evans (GB) 1-1; (16).

WOMEN’S NYJTL BRONX OPEN

(New York) — 2nd rnd: C Giorgi (It)

bt A Petkovic (G) 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-3);

A Cornet (F) leads L Zhu (Chn) 6-5;

B Pera (US) is tied with (2) B Zahla-

vova Strycova (Cz) 3-6 6-2 3-1.

÷TODAY’S ACTION

CYCLING — Tour of Denmark.

SPEEDWAY — Ch’ship (7.30):

Berwick v Scunthorpe), Birmingham

v Leicester, Somerset v Sheffield.

LAST NIGHT’S RESULTS