Impressive Leeds bounce back to frustrate Forest

LEEDS United fought back from a shaky opening spell to claim a deserved point against npower Championship rivals Nottingham Forest at the City Ground yesterday.

Forest stormed out of the blocks with Dexter Blackstock giving Billy Davies's side a ninth-minute lead.

However, Leeds levelled through Lloyd Sam shortly before half-time, and it was the visitors who appeared more likely to grab a winner as they produced a fine second-half display.

Elsewhere, Middlesbrough and their vast Scottish contingent were held to a 0-0 draw away to a Leicester City side containing former Hearts captain Robbie Neilson. Scots were to the fore for the two Welsh sides in the division with Stephen Dobbie scoring Swansea's opener in their 4-0 rout of Darren Ferguson's Preston, while Chris Burke's late strike proved decisive in Cardiff City's 2-1 win at Derby.

Lukas Jutkiewicz, who spent last season on loan at Motherwell, scored a stoppage-time penalty to earn Coventry City a 2-2 draw away to Malky Mackay's Watford. George Burley's Crystal Palace lost 1-0 at Barnsley, while Paul Lambert's Norwich got their first win of the season courtesy of a stoppage-time winner at Scunthrope. Manager Kevin Blackwell parted company with Sheffield United after their 3-0 loss at home to QPR.