Last updated: 14th May 2008
Ebanks-Blake: Premier aim
Sylvain Ebanks-Blake has set his sights on making the grade in the Premier League with Wolves.
The former Manchester United striker topped the Championship scoring charts this season, netting 23 goals in total for Plymouth and Wolves.
Ebanks-Blake left Home Park for Molineux in the January transfer window but was part of a squad left disappointed by their failure to reach the end of season play-offs.
Mick McCarthy's men only missed out on a top-six place on the slenderest of margins, with their goal difference one worse than Watford.
Despite the disappointment of this season, Ebanks-Blake has no plans to move away from Molineux as he is enjoying playing regular first-team football.
He told Sky Sports News: "I'm happy at Wolves and I'm playing games. If you ask any player what they want to be doing on a Saturday afternoon, they all want to be playing games and scoring goals.
"While I've got the opportunity to do that I wouldn't change it.
"I want to play in the Premier League, I think any player wants to. I want to test myself at the highest level to see what I'm about as a professional.
"Whether I'm ready for it now or not remains to be seen, but I feel that at some point I'll be a Premiership player.
"I'm pretty confident that I'll do well and consistently play in the Premiership for a long point in my career."
Despite the honour of finishing the campaign top of the Championship scoring charts, Ebanks-Blake would much rather have secured a top-six finish.
He added: "I would have swapped my goals for a play-off place. I wanted to be in the play-offs where some of the boys are now.
"We were unfortunate. To miss out on goal difference hurts even more but we are looking strong for next season and hopefully we can get an automatic promotion place.
"I'm happy at Wolves. I've had a great six months there since I've moved. The manager has been brilliant with me, the staff and all the players have been brilliant with me."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 9th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 12:45 | Birmingham vs Sheff Utd |
| 15:00 | Blackpool vs Bristol City |
| 15:00 | Cardiff vs Southampton |
| 15:00 | Charlton vs Swansea |
| 15:00 | Coventry vs Norwich |
| 15:00 | Crystal Palace vs Watford |
| 15:00 | Derby vs Doncaster |
| 15:00 | Ipswich vs Preston |
| 15:00 | Plymouth vs Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | QPR vs Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Sheff Wed vs Burnley |
| Sunday 10th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 13:15 | Nottm Forest vs Reading |
| Saturday 16th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Barnsley vs Coventry |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Doncaster vs Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Norwich vs Blackpool |
| 15:00 | Preston vs Crystal Palace |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Plymouth |
| 15:00 | Sheff Utd vs QPR |
| 15:00 | Southampton vs Birmingham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 24th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Bristol City 0 - 1 Hull | |
| Wednesday 14th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Hull 4 - 1 Watford | |
| Tuesday 13th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Bristol City 2 - 1 Crystal Palace | |
| Sunday 11th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Watford 0 - 2 Hull | |
| Saturday 10th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Bristol City | |
| Sunday 4th May | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Ipswich 1 - 0 Hull | |
| Stoke 0 - 0 Leicester | |
| Southampton 3 - 2 Sheff Utd | |
| Blackpool 1 - 1 Watford | |
| QPR 0 - 2 West Brom | |
| Crystal Palace 5 - 0 Burnley | |
| Charlton 4 - 1 Coventry | |
| Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Plymouth | |
| Scunthorpe 3 - 3 Colchester | |
| Bristol City 3 - 0 Preston | |
| Cardiff 3 - 0 Barnsley | |
| Sheff Wed 4 - 1 Norwich | |
| Monday 28th April | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| West Brom 1 - 1 Southampton | |
| Saturday 26th April | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Leicester 1 - 3 Sheff Wed | |
| Preston 2 - 2 Ipswich | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Burnley | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 |
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