Middlesbrough also won but Preston suffered a shock thumping at Scunthorpe. Back to back wins for The Iron.
Swansea and Bristol City drew 0 - 0.
Tuesday results
| Coventry | 3 | Sheff Utd | 2 | FT | ||
| Best 12 Morrison 50 Cranie 60 | Ward 31 Harper 76 | |||||
Attend: 14,326 | Half-time: 1-1 | |||||
| Derby | 2 | Barnsley | 3 | FT | ||
| Hulse 27 Barker 90 | Hammill 36 Gray 57 De Silva 90 | |||||
Attend: 27,609 | Half-time: 1-1 | |||||
| Ipswich | 1 | Nottm Forest | 1 | FT | ||
| Leadbitter 1 | Earnshaw 59 | |||||
Attend: 21,130 | Half-time: 1-0 | |||||
| Leicester | 1 | Peterborough | 1 | FT | ||
| Fryatt pen 47 | Boyd pen 32 | |||||
Attend: 21,485 | Half-time: 0-1 | |||||
| Plymouth | 0 | Watford | 1 | FT | ||
| Cleverley 4 | ||||||
Attend: 8,703 | Half-time: 0-1 | |||||
| Scunthorpe | 3 | Preston | 1 | FT | ||
| McCann 12 Hooper 42 , 53 | Parkin 58 | |||||
Attend: 5,383 | Half-time: 2-0 | |||||
| Sheff Wed | 1 | Middlesbrough | 3 | FT | ||
| Varney 2 | Purse og 19 Aliadiere 49 Johnson 85 | |||||
Attend: 21,722 | Half-time: 1-1 | |||||
| Swansea | 0 | Bristol City | 0 | FT | ||
Attend: 12,859 | Half-time: 0-0 | |||||
| West Brom | 3 | Doncaster | 1 | FT | ||
| Olsson 19 , 65 Wood 85 | Fairhurst 7 | |||||
Attend: 22,184 | Half-time: 1-1 | |||||
| Latest match Tuesday, 15th September 2009 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | EP | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 17 | +8 | ||||
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 16 | +10 | ||||
| 3 | Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | +8 | ||||
| 4 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | +5 | ||||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | +4 | ||||
| 6 | Watford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | +2 | ||||
| 7 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +2 | ||||
| 8 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | +6 | ||||
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | +3 | ||||
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | -4 | ||||
| 13 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | +2 | ||||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | -2 | ||||
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | -2 | ||||
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | -2 | ||||
| 18 | Reading | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -3 | ||||
| 19 | Swansea City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -5 | ||||
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | -5 | ||||
| 21 | Peterborough United | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | -4 | ||||
| 22 | Barnsley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | -8 | ||||
| 23 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | -7 | ||||
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -8 | ||||