Are The Baggies A Threat To Toon?

Last updated : 14 December 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

The Baggies face QPR tonight (Monday), but do we seriously see them as a threat, as the bookies have both clubs red hot favourites for automatic promotion?

Nottingham Forest continued their recent push to pick up a 1-0 win at Swansea, taking them to third in the standings.

David McGoldrick was the scorer, volleying 10 minutes before the half-time break.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws was sacked yesterday as the pressure surrounding his position as Owls boss reach fever pitch after his side capitulated 3-0 at fourth-placed Leicester.

Steve Howard got the ball rolling early on for the Foxes before Andy King scored in either half to make it comfortable.

Welsh striker Freddy Eastwood scored a hat-trick to ensure Coventry finished on the right side of a five-goal thriller against Peterborough at the Ricoh Arena.

Eastwood netted twice in as many minutes in the first half before Craig Mackail-Smith added a brace of his own in five second-half minutes.

But Eastwood struck the winner just seconds after Posh levelled.

Roy Keane presided over a third win as Ipswich boss as goals from Jon Stead, Jack Colback and Gareth McAuley secured a 3-1 victory over Blackpool.

Ian Evatt scored for the Tangerines, who had David Vaughan sent off late on.

Doncaster beat Bristol City 1-0, with Billy Sharp the scorer after 12 minutes, while Derby's Chris Porter scored the only goal against Watford.

Richard Chaplow and Ross Wallace both hit the target as Preston beat Plymouth 2-0 at Deepdale, with Lee Williamson and Stephen Quinn helping Sheffield United claim the same scoreline against Crystal Palace.

Reading and Scunthorpe drew 1-1, with Grzegorz Rasiak and Gary Hooper the scorers.

Cardiff won at the Riverside yesterday, 1-0, to move into third spot.