JACK GOES RETRO FOR IDOL BANKS
JACK BUTLAND paid a fitting tribute to Gordon Banks by wearing a plain green goalkeeper’s shirt in Stoke’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa. The England international made a series of crucial saves to secure the point in the one-off strip. He was a fan of the jersey: ‘I’ll frame it. There are three shirts, one which I fortunately get to keep and two that are going to Gordon’s charity. ‘I’ll get it signed by all the guys who played if I can. I’ve got the shorts as well so I’ll frame them too.’ NORWICH retained top spot with a 3-2 win against BRISTOL CITY, having trailed 2-1 at halftime. They have now won 21 points from losing positions this season — no team in the division have managed more. QPR lost a seventh league game in a row as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at MIDDLESBROUGH. They have not endured such a losing run since 1996. ‘We’ve had seven games in 21 days and another two coming up and that’s not allowing us the time on the training field to iron out the mistakes,’ said manager Steve McClaren.
ROTHERHAM have now gone 42 away games without a win in the Championship after their 1-1 draw at READING. Said Benrahma scored the first hat-trick in the league by a
BRENTFORD player in two years as they beat HULL 5-1.
PRESTON made it eight games without defeat with a 3-1 win at
MILLWALL, scoring three goals in the first half of a game for the first time since October 2012.