| Home team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
Preston
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3 - 1 |
Sheff Utd
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| Cards | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Lonergan | ||
| Callum Davidson * | ||
| Youl Mawene | ||
| Sean St Ledger | ||
| Paul McKenna | ||
| Chris Sedgwick | ||
| Darren Carter | ||
| Simon Whaley ** | ||
| Billy Jones | ||
| Neil Mellor |
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| Chris Brown | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Chris Neal | ||
| Matthew Hill (46) * | ||
| Lewis Neal | ||
| Richard Chaplow (82) ** | ||
| Tamas Priskin | ||
| Cards | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Kenny | ||
| Gary Andrew Naysmith * | ||
| Chris Morgan |
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| John Halls | ||
| Matthew Shaun Kilgallon |
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| Gary Speed | ||
| Michael Tonge | ||
| David Carney ** | ||
| Rob Hulse | ||
| Billy Sharp | ||
| David Cotterill *** | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Ugo Ehiogu | ||
| Keith Gillespie (84) *** | ||
| Stephen Quinn (58) ** | ||
| James Beattie (67) * | ||
| Jonathan Stead | ||
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 81 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 46 | 79 |
| 3 | Hull City | 46 | 75 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | 74 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 71 |
| 6 | Watford | 46 | 70 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 70 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 69 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 66 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 64 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 64 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 64 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 62 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 58 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 56 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 55 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 46 | 55 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | 55 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 54 |
| 20 | Southampton | 46 | 54 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 46 | 53 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 46 | 52 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 46 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 46 | 38 |
| Player | Rating | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Mellor | 9.0 | Preston NE |
| John Halls | 8.6 | Sheff Utd |
| Gary Speed | 7.3 | Sheff Utd |
| Sean St Ledger | 7.3 | Preston NE |
| Michael Tonge | 7.3 | Sheff Utd |