Jones accuses 'sleeping' Wolves of slack defending

The Wolves manager Dave Jones accused his side of going to sleep after they missed out on the chance to return to the top of the First Division with a 2-2 home draw against Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday.

The Molineux side went into the top versus bottom game with Sheffield Wednesday on the back of three successive wins. But, knowing another victory would restore them to the summit, they twice trailed to struggling Wednesday and were finally thankful to emerge with their unbeaten record still intact.

The Finnish striker Shefki Kuqi scored both Wednesday goals, while Nathan Blake and Dean Sturridge were on target for Wolves.

"We fell asleep at the back," said Jones. "The second goal was particularly bad. We can't afford to allow people free headers in our area. It's a good point, though, given that we didn't play well. When it went to 1-1, I thought there was only going to be one winner."

Wednesday's manager Terry Yorath said: "I'm just annoyed at the two goals we conceded. They weren't clever. We couldn't put a head on two important crosses into our area.

"But I would have taken a draw before kick-off. Wolves are the best team we've played and will cause all teams problems."

Reading's in-form Jamie Cureton grabbed two goals and Martin Butler also found the net to heap more misery on pointless Burnley with a 3-0 win at the Madejski Stadium.

The strikers' second-half efforts, with Cureton taking his season's tally to six, saw off the Clarets, who remain rooted to the bottom of the table with just one goal.

Millwall are also still looking for their first win of the season after they went down 3-1 at Sheffield United.

The Lions reached the play-offs last season, but have looked anything but top-six contenders this time around. Carl Asaba set the Blades on their way, and Michael Tonge netted with a fine finish eight minutes from time.

Paul Ifill's strike with a minute to go gave the Lions' a glimmer of hope, but Peter Ndlovu restored United's two-goal lead in the dying stages.

Hard-up Leicester City wasted a chance to climb up into second spot when they were held to a goalless draw at Crystal Palace and had Gerry Taggart sent-off five minutes from time.

In the Second Division, Chesterfield wrapped up their third win in a row as they beat Northampton Town 4-0 at Saltergate, with Glynn Hurst scoring twice and Mark Hudson and Chris Brandon also on target.

Rodney Jack's goal a minute before the break was enough to give Crewe Alexandra a 1-0 home win over Cheltenham Town.

With the former Newcastle United and Colombia forward Faustino Asprilla, whom the Third Division club hope to sign, watching from the stand, Darlington put an end to Carlisle's 100 per-cent away record at Feethams. Darlington's Ian Clark saw his first-half penalty brilliantly saved by Peter Keen, but the home side were not to be denied as the substitute Glenn Naylor wrapped up the points with two goals after the break to secure a 2-0 win.

Sean O'Driscoll has been given six matches to turn round Bournemouth's fortunes by chairman Peter Phillips after the Cherries – relegated from the Second Division last season – failed to win in their opening four games in the Third Division.

The message seemed to get through to the players as Derek Holmes put the hosts ahead just before the break against Oxford United at Dean Court.

However, all the Cherries' hard work was undone just two minutes after the restart when the striker Steve Basham levelled to earn Oxford a point from a 1-1 draw.

Bristol Rovers picked up their first win of the season by beating Swansea City 3-1 at the Memorial Stadium. Giuliano Grazioli, Paul Tait and Vitaly Astafyev were the men on target for Rovers, much to the delight of their manager Ray Graydon. David Moss netted for the visitors.