League One - Lawrence heads Swans to win

Eurosport - Tue, 18 Mar 23:27:00 2008

Second-half goals from Dennis Lawrence and Jason Scotland steadied Swansea's promotion nerves as they ground out a 2-0 win at Bristol Rovers.

FOOTBALL Swansea's Dennis Lawrence scores against Bristol Rovers - 0

The League One leaders arrived at the Memorial Stadium on Tuesday on a poor run, but took control when centre-back Lawrence leapt to head in a 70th-minute free-kick.

Scotland doubled the advantage from the penalty spot eight minutes later after substitute Febian Brandy had been brought down. Brandy was then sent off in the 84th minute for squaring up to Rovers defender Danny Coles.

The result all but snuffed out Rovers' flickering play-off hopes and again they lacked a killer punch up front.

Scotland's goal was his 25th of the season and Swansea always looked the more potent attacking force. The result puts them nine points clear at the top of the table and few would back against them being in the Championship next season.

HUDDERSFILED TOWN 2-1 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

Luke Beckett's penalty 12 minutes from time gave Huddersfield only their second win in seven league games as they won 2-1 at home to Brighton.

Beckett stroked home his 12th goal of the season on Tuesday after Chris Brandon had been fouled by Andy Whing.

Huddersfield broke the deadlock with just four minutes gone when full-back Andy Holdsworth exchanged passes with Beckett near the penalty box before slotting past Michel Kuipers.

Although Brighton were under the cosh for long periods of the first half, Dean Wilkins' side should have equalised 10 minutes later, but top scorer Nicky Forster drove wide after being sent clear by Glenn Murray.

Huddersfield had chances to go further ahead, but Michael Collins' strike was palmed away by Kuipers, while Andy Booth's header was cleared off the line by Kerry Mayo.

The hosts were made to pay for their poor finishing a minute after the break, as Holdsworth was judged to have brought down Forster in the penalty area and the veteran frontman picked himself up to convert the spot-kick - and Brighton almost snatched a point in stoppage time, but Murray's header hit the post.

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