MX23RW : Sunday, December 29 00:06:08| >> :120:55944:55944:

Sports Mole's Championship Team of the Week

Sports Mole picks out its favourite XI from Tuesday night's Championship matches.

All 24 Championship teams have now played twice since the weekend after last night's full schedule, which gave us 35 goals and one red card.

Burnley moved to within three points of league leaders Leicester City by seeing off Doncaster Rovers as the Foxes were held at home by Yeovil Town.

Queens Park Rangers moved up to third in the table by ending Wigan's eight-game unbeaten run, while at the bottom Millwall have plummeted to the foot of the table after they lost to Birmingham City and Barnsley and Yeovil Town picked up points.

Here, Sports Mole selects its best XI, highlights the biggest numpty and chooses its favourite goal from last night's games

Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers)
QPR became the first team to stop Wigan scoring for over a month and Green was the main reason, making a brilliant one-handed save in the final moments to keep the Latics out.

Simon Francis (Bournemouth)
Francis has been one of Bournemouth's best players of late and last night set up three of the Cherries' four goals as they annihilated troubled Leeds United.
Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town)
Scottish defender Berra has been perhaps the best free signing of this season, becoming an ever-present in Ipswich's backline. Last night against Derby County he made a vital late block at one end before going up the other and scoring the winning goal in stoppage time.
David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers)
As well as netting the winner against Blackpool, Wheater also helped restrict the Seasiders to just one shot on target at the Reebok.
Ben Mee (Burnley)
Mee was here on Saturday and again gets the left-back spot for a solid performance for on-fire Burnley.

Junior Stanislas (Burnley)
Stanislas got a rare start for the Clarets as Sean Dyche rested Michael Kightly. The former West Ham man took his chance with an attacking display and opened the scoring for the high-flyers.
Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic)
Even though Nottingham Forest are going through a torrid time, Charlton were still expected to lose at the City Ground but they got their second win in three games thanks to Cousins's late winner.
Jonathan Williams (Ipswich)
Crystal Palace loanee Williams has been a star for Ipswich since moving to Suffolk and yesterday scored a 30-yard screamer to level the scores against Derby.
Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough)
Probably Middlesbrough's best player this season, Adomah scored a double for Boro as they got a point at Huddersfield Town. His second was a great goal as he collected possession before driving at the Terriers' defence and firing a shot high into the net.

Chris O'Grady (Barnsley)
Barnsley picked up three massive points in their fight against relegation by comprehensively beating playoff hopefuls Reading on the road. O'Grady was a nuisance all game and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet.
Yann Kermorgant (Bournemouth)
The Frenchman netted two of Bournemouth's four goals last night on his return to the starting lineup at home. Cherries fans must be impressed with the former Charlton man as he has scored a hat-trick and a brace in his last two starts at Dean Court.

Numpty of the Week

Oscar Gobern: The Huddersfield midfielder gifted Adomah his first with a careless backpass towards his own goal that was easy to intercept.

Goal of the Week

Jonathan Williams (Ipswich) vs. Derby: Williams's drive was an unstoppable shot that flew into the corner. Check it out from 55 seconds in the video below.

ID:146471: cacheID:146471:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:6341:
Written by
Pascal Lemesre
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Derby's Craig Bryson celebrates after scoring his third goal against Nottingham Forest during the Championship match on March 22, 2014
Read Next:
Championship Team of the Week
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
1.15am
Cardinals
@
Rams
6pm
Jets
@
Bills
6pm
Panthers
@
Buccaneers
6pm
Colts
@
Giants
6pm
Titans
@
Jags
6pm
Raiders
@
Saints
6pm
Packers
@
Vikings
9.05pm
Dolphins
@
Browns
9.25pm
Cowboys
@
Eagles
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds23146343152848
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd23155332131948
3Burnley2313823092147
4Sunderland23128336201644
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2211562720738
6Watford2211473229337
7Middlesbrough23106741311036
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2381142718935
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds239683133-233
10Swansea CitySwansea238692724330
11Bristol City237972728-130
12Norwich CityNorwich237883935429
13Millwall227782220228
14Derby CountyDerby2376102929027
15Coventry CityCoventry2376103234-227
16Preston North EndPreston2351172329-626
17Queens Park RangersQPR2351082331-825
18Luton TownLuton2374122539-1425
19Stoke CityStoke2357112332-922
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2256112439-1521
21Portsmouth214892637-1120
22Hull City2347122132-1119
23Cardiff CityCardiff2246122137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2246122249-2718


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!