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Sports Mole's Championship Team of the Week

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Sports Mole chooses the best XI, biggest numpty and best goal for matchday 19 in the Championship.

Derby County still lead the way in the Championship despite falling to a 2-0 defeat at Leeds United over the weekend.

Steve McClaren's Rams are just a point above Ipswich Town and Brentford after they both won to move above Bournemouth and Middlesbrough.

They were both held to draws at home, with the latter denied deep in added time by Blackburn Rovers, who occupy the final playoff spot.

Blackpool drew their third game in four matches, but still remain rooted to the bottom and 10 points adrift of safety.

Here, Sports Mole chooses its best XI from matchday 19, in a traditional 4-4-2 formation, as well as highlighting the biggest numpty and best goal.

Simon Eastwood (Blackburn Rovers)
Rovers were extremely lucky to grab a point and they wouldn't have been within touching distance if it wasn't for Eastwood. Standing in for Jason Steele, who wasn't eligible against his parent club, he made one save in particular, from a Jelle Vossen header, which was outstanding.

Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town)
Ipswich, like Blackburn, struck deep in stoppage time to end Charlton Athletic's unbeaten home record in 2014-15. They might not have deserved it, but Charlton didn't create much themselves, with Chambers making several blocks and clearances.
Matt Mills (Bolton Wanderers)
Bolton continued their impressive home form under Neil Lennon with a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town. Mills was a rock at the back and made some key interceptions.
Jake Cooper (Reading)
On just his third start for the Royals, teenage defender Cooper scored both of Reading's goals as they fought back from 1-0 down to beat Norwich City 2-1 at Carrow Road.
Stephen Warnock (Leeds United)
It was a really impressive display from Leeds as they downed the league leaders. Warnock set up the second, but also made a whopping 10 tackles.

David Cotterill (Birmingham City)
Birmingham's resurgence under Gary Rowett goes on. The Blues edged out Nottingham Forest at St Andrew's and they were set on their way by Cotterill's rocket in the early stages.
Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham)
Fulham returned to winning ways with a comeback victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on the South Coast. Christensen's trickery led to the first goal before he won the match with an instinctive prod at goal.
Ed Upson (Millwall)
The Lions produced one of the surprise results of the weekend by fighting back from 2-0 down to earn a point at high-flying Bournemouth and it was Upson's brave header that started the fightback.
Alan Judge (Brentford)
A second week in a row here for Judge, who starred for Brentford as they won their fifth game in a row to move within a point of top spot. The versatile midfielder scored the first and set up two in the 4-0 win over floundering Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Mirko Antenucci (Leeds United)
Both Leeds goals were scored by Antenucci and what pinpoint finishes they were. He now has seven league goals this season.
Stevie May (Sheffield Wednesday)
Another man with a brace was May, whose neat finishes saw the Owls come from 1-0 down to beat Wigan Athletic. They were much needed, too, as they were Wednesday's first goals in almost a month.

Numpty of the Week

Adam Collin: Rotherham United are seven games without a win after being held by bottom club Blackpool. They were on course to end their recent struggles until goalkeeper Collin left his area and completely missed the ball when trying to clear under pressure from Steven Davies who went on to score.

Goal of the Week

David Cotterill (Birmingham City) vs. Nottingham Forest: After last week's glut of stunners, there were fewer gems to pick from this weekend. However, Cotterill's was an outstanding strike with his weaker left foot that cannoned down off the crossbar and just crossed the line.

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