League Two Betting REview - 19 February 2006
Carlisle returned to the top of League Two after thumping
basement club Rushden & Diamonds 5-0 at Brunton Park. Derek
Holmes put the Cumbrians ahead after 42 seconds and it was
one-way traffic thereafter with two goals each from Karl Hawley
and Simon Hackney. Paul Simpson's side were 8/15 favourites on
the day and 4/1 to win the division outright.
Second placed Wycombe were held to a 1-1 draw at Boston. Julian
Joachim gave the home side a 56th minute lead but Kevin Betsy
levelled matters 15 minutes later. This was John Gorman's side's
seventeenth draw of the season, something noted by shrewd
punters backing at 9/4.
Veteran Ian Taylor's goal nine minutes from time propelled 8/15
Northampton into the third automatic promotion spot with a
victory against Torquay United on Friday night.
Fifth placed Leyton Orient kept up their promotion dreams and
plunged Chester into further relegation trouble with a 2-0 win.
A Matthew Lockwood penalty 10 minutes before the break and Paul
Connor after 72 minutes secured a 13/10 win.
Play-off chasing Peterborough chalked up their fourth win in
five matches with a 2-1 victory at Notts County. Danny Crow and
James Quinn put the 9/5 Posh in the driving seat before Eugene
Dadi netted a late penalty for the Magpies.
Wrexham looked set to earn victory at 9/5 after on-loan
Blackburn striker gave them a 2-0 lead at Mansfield, only for
Richie Barker to hit back with two goals in three minutes to
secure a point at Field Mill.
Stockport kept their heads above water after coming from two
goals behind to draw 2-2 at Bristol Rovers. Two goals from
Richard Walker looked enough for an 8/11 home win, but the
Hatters fought back through Adam Le Fondre and a Mark Hughes
equaliser two minutes from time.