Jonjo Shelvey has spoken of his admiration for fellow central midfielder Jay Spearing and
commented: 'I look up to Jay'.
Liverpool's No.33 netted his first goal in a red shirt during the FA Cup 3rd round victory over
Oldham Athletic as he partnered Spearing at the heart of the Reds' midfield.
"Jay is a top, top player.
Jonjo Shelvey has spoken of his admiration for fellow central midfielder Jay Spearing and
commented: 'I look up to Jay'.
Liverpool's No.33 netted his first goal in a red shirt during the FA Cup 3rd round victory over
Oldham Athletic as he partnered Spearing at the heart of the Reds' midfield.
"Jay is a top, top player.
Blackpool goalkeeper Matt Gilks tasted Premier League football last season with the Tangerines and
now the shotstopper is looking for his side to make a swift return to the top flight.
The Seasiders sit just one point off the play-off places in the Championship table in seventh spot,
in what has once again been a very competitive league this term with any side capable of getting a
result in any game.
While the race for the Premier League title hots up, let's not forget there is plenty of
football being played outside the top 20 teams in England.
Here are seven stand-out players from the Championship, all of whom could be playing in the top
flight next season:
Albert Adomah
Despite making almost 200 league appearances for non league Harrow Borough and League Two side
Barnet, Adomah was a largely unknown quantity when he arrived at Bristol City in the summer of
2010.
By Chris Wright
West Ham hauled themselves back to the top of the Championship last night with a resounding win
over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, despite having to play for more than half-an-hour with
midfielder Henri Lansbury betwixt the sticks.
With West Ham already 2-1 up through James Tomkins and Nicky Maynard, Rob Green was dismissed in
the 53rd minute for chopping down Roman Bednar outside his area and, with no reserve 'keeper named,
Lansbury was left to take up the gloves for the rest of the match.
By Chris Wright
West Ham hauled themselves back to the top of the Championship last night with a resounding win
over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, despite having to play for more than half-an-hour with
midfielder Henri Lansbury betwixt the sticks.
With West Ham already 2-1 up through James Tomkins and Nicky Maynard, Rob Green was dismissed in
the 53rd minute for chopping down Roman Bednar outside his area and, with no reserve 'keeper named,
Lansbury was left to take up the gloves for the rest of the match.
Blackpool's accession to the Premier League was, on the surface, one of the feel-good stories of
2010. A club with a tight wage budget had broken up from the bottom division of the Football League
and reclaimed a place in the top division that it had last held almost forty years previously. The
team itself battled hard in the Premier League once there, winning a league double against
Liverpool and beating Tottenham Hotspur at Bloomfield Road before succumbing to relegation by a
single point on the final day of the season.
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Blackpool vs Birmingham 2012 Highlights 1-0 Tom Ince Curtis Davies own Goal Video Championship
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