McCarthy: Game Lacked Intensity
Saturday, 4th May 2013 17:09
Manager Mick McCarthy admitted that Town’s final day of the season 2-0 defeat at Burnley lacked the intensity it would have had if the Blues had still needed points to stay up. Second half goals from Junior Stanislas and Martin Paterson saw the Clarets to victory.
“It didn’t did it?” McCarthy conceded. “I thought we had a decent first half, I thought we were the better team in the first half, we started really well.
“But neither team had the edge and they got a wonder strike which changed it. It took a deflection, I believe. That just changed the course of the game.
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RAMPANT Cherries recorded their seventh consecutive Championship victory in style with a 4-1 win at Millwall. Cherries were a joy to watch during the first half at The Den, going three goals up thanks to strikes from Philip Billing, Arnaut Danjuma and David Brooks. Jed Wallace pulled one back for the hosts soon after the restart, but Dominic Solanke quashed any hopes of an unlikely fightback. The win lifts Cherries up to third in the Championship table, eight points behind Watford with three games to play. Jonathan Woodgate made just one change following Saturday’s impressive victory at promoted Norwich City with full-back Jack Stacey replacing Adam Smith, who dropped to the bench. It was Stacey’s first start in more than a month.
His compatriot Solanke was also in spectacular form in the encounter, increasing his tally to help the Cherries extend their winning streak to five games.
Solanke ignited the surge for goals in the 16th minute of the match when he set up Philip Billing to open the scoring.
Danjuma then doubled Bournemouth’s lead with a fine effort in the 27th minute after receiving a timely assist from Asmir Begovic.
Moments before the half-time break, Solanke found David Brooks with a fine pass and the forward then hit his effort into the back of the net to further help the Cherries increase their lead.
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Barnsley strengthened their grip on a play-off place with a fantastic 3-2 win over AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.
The Reds took the lead through Michal Helik but the hosts led 2-1 at half-time.
Barnsley then produced a tremendous second half performance with Dominik Frieser levelling before substitute Carlton Morris won it.
The Reds are now unbeaten in 11 games and five points clear in the top six with ten games remaining.
They have won four successive away games for the first time at this level since 1996 and the first time in the second second tier season since 1925.
Valerien Ismael made two changes from the team that drew 0-0 with Derby County on Wednesday, with Jordan Williams making his first start under the head coach in place of Callum Styles and Dominic Frieser replacing Daryl Dike.