EFL Championship LIVE: Coventry 3-0 Sunderland; Burnley go second; Derby win amid late drama

Summary

Burnley go second and set clean sheet record after beating Swansea 2-0 with Josh Brownhill and Jaidon Anthony scoring
Leeds come back from 2-0 down to earn draw at QPR but drop points in automatic promotion race
Haji Wright's hat-trick sees Coventry overcome play-off rivals Sunderland 3-0
Marcus Harness' double delivers Derby a 3-2 win at Plymouth in crucial relegation battle
Hull's Abu Kamara cancels out Isaac Price's opener as West Brom draw for the 18th time this season
Yakou Meite earns Cardiff a much-needed 2-1 victory at Blackburn
Preston beat Portsmouth 2-1 after Stefan Thordarson's winner
Mihailo Ivanovic converts penalty in injury time for Millwall to beat Stoke
Siriki Dembele ends Oxford's nine-game winless run as they edge past 10-man Watford
Luton v Middlesbrough finishes goalless

Live Reporting

Adam Lanigan, Thomas Dodd, Harry De Cosemo and Ben Hutchinson

'What was good was the reaction' - Farkepublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
QPR 2-2 Leeds
Leeds United
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Daniel Farkewas left rueing a poor start at Loftus Road as he told BBC Radio Leeds: "During this period of the season when you have to play the third game in six days and you are 2-0 down after 30 minutes, it's a good point.
"QPR deserved to be in the lead because we were poor in the first 25-30 minutes.
"What was good was the reaction of my team today. Last season we were 2-0 down after 20 minutes [QPR won the game 4-0] but today we fought back.
"Second half we were completely on it, pressed the game, had four or five good situations where we were so, so close in the six-yard box."
On Willy Gnonto's performance off the bench: "I was convinced he would make an impact.
"If I had opted for Ilia Gruev [to start the match] I would also have opted for Willy Gnonto. Perhaps we would have had a better start if we had made those changes.
"The feeling is he's playing more and more to create good situations in the centre and that's what he did in the second half."
Potters and Pilgrims plummetingpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
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Plymouth's late defeat to Derby will be tough to take tonight, but it has helped the Rams creep closer to getting out of the bottom three. It is now three wins in a row for them.
Stoke's defeat to Millwall teams they are just a point above the drop zone, with Cardiff also very much in trouble after their win over Blackburn.
Luton may well regret failing to turn their dominance over Middlesbrough into three points, but Hull gained a precious point, surviving an onslaught at West Brom.
QPR are now all but safe after an impressive draw with league leaders Leeds, despite the fact they let a two-goal lead slip.
Claret and Sky Bluepublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
#bbcefl
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A fantastic afternoon for Burnley as they move up to second and claim a record 27th clean sheet of the season with their 2-0 win at Swansea.
They are now only two points behind Leeds after the leaders had to fight back from two down to draw at QPR at lunchtime.
Sheffield United play away to neighbours Wednesday tomorrow, needing a win to move level with Leeds and leapfrog Burnley.
Sunderland's top-two hopes are over after they were demolished by a Haji Wright hat-trick for Coventry. The Sky Blues are only a place behind them and on a roll of six wins from seven.
West Brom complete the top six but they would have wanted more than a home draw with Hull.
Middlesbrough did not lose any ground on them as they drew at Luton, but Blackburn and Watford both lost and the play-offs seem to be fading from view for both.
'The Rams showed incredible courage'published at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
FT: Plymouth 2-3 Derby
Malcom Christie
BBC Radio Derby
Incredible scenes in the away end.
The Rams showed incredible courage in the end, John Eustace has drilled it into these players.
It was a fantastic finish from Harness, a lot of hard work has gone into this.
Rams raidpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
FT: Plymouth 2-3 Derby
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport at Home Park
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"Eustace, Eustace" is the cry from the Derby fans after that victory.
That's three wins in succession for the Rams, who still have to play three sides around them, as they fight to stay up.
As for Plymouth their fans seem resigned to a return to League One after two seasons in the second tier.
'It wasn't good enough'published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
FT: Coventry 3-0 Sunderland
Gary Bennett
Ex-Sunderland defender on BBC Radio Newcastle
Coventry were up for it, Sunderland wasn’t.
I think it’s good we’re going into the international break.
When you come up against players like Haji Wright you need to be able to deal with him, but we couldn’t.
It wasn't good enough.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Plymouth 2-3 Derby
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Derby come through a game full of twists and turns to secure a third win in a row.
Marcus Harness' double helps them over the line after Plymouth came back from two goals down. Both sides are still in a lot of trouble but this run could be huge for the Rams.
'It was the complete performance'published at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
FT: Coventry 3-0 Sunderland
Steve Ogrizovic
Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR
It was the complete performance.
The goals, clean sheets, and a Haji Wright hat-trick, it was wonderful stuff.
If these two meet each other in the play-offs, there could potentially be some psychological scars.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Oxford 1-0 Watford
Relief for Gary Rowett.
A nine-game winless run ends with a narrow win over Tom Cleverley's Hornets, thanks to Siriki Dembele's first goal of the season.
With wins for Derby and Cardiff, that's a big win going into the international break.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Blackburn 1-2 Cardiff
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Cardiff hang on through eight points of injury time to come away with a massive three points.
Yakou Meite's second half strike wins it as Cardiff stay out of the bottom three.
But it's now one point from four games for Valerien Ismael and Blackburn slip further away from the play-offs.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Preston 2-1 Portsmouth
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Make that 12 unbeaten at home for Preston North End.
This one came alive in the final fifteen. Ryan Porteous' opener was quickly cancelled out Colby Bishop, only for Stefan Thordarson to score a wonderful winner with five minutes to play.
Back-to-back defeats for Pompey after beating league-leaders Leeds last weekend.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Luton 0-0 Middlesbrough
No goals at Kenilworth Road and this will feel like two points that got away for Luton.
They were so dominant in the first half but failed to score and they remain in the bottom three.
Middlesbrough will feel they have got away with one here.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Coventry 3-0 Sunderland
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A fantastic afternoon for Coventry and Haji Wright.
The American's hat-trick has taken Sunderland to the cleaners.
Coventry are fifth and flying. The Black Cats are fourth and have fallen away in the race for automatic promotion.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
West Brom 1-1 Hull
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That is a real missed opportunity for West Brom.
They dominated and created more than enough chances to win this game, but Hull have been in great form under Ruben Selles.
They are now unbeaten in their last four.
RED CARD: Sam Greenwood (Preston)published at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Preston 2-1 Portsmouth
Deep into injury-time, and Preston are going to have to see this one out with a man disadvantage.
Sam Greenwood is off after a foul on Colby Bishop.
'Plymouth fans starting to leave'published at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Plymouth 2-3 Derby
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport at Home Park
"The Rams are staying up" is the cry around Home Park.
Plymouth fans are starting to leave as they struggle to deal with the disappointment of the scoreline
Having done so well for much of the second half Marcus harness has broken their hearts with Derby's first real effort of the second half.
It's a huge result at the bottom of the table.
THAT'S A RECORDpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Burnley's 27th clean sheet of this campaign sets a new record for the Championship.
They've done it with eight games to spare as well, sensational stuff from Scott Parker's Clarets.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Swansea 0-2 Burnley
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We didn't hear much from this one in the second half, but that's exactly what Burnley would have wanted.
After two early goals from Josh Brownhill and Jaidon Anthony, Scott Parker's side were untroubled, and move second in the table with this win.
'What an amazing feeling'published at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Plymouth 2-3 Derby
Malcom Christie
BBC Radio Derby
We worked it so well down the left side.
What a finish from Marcus Harness.
What an amazing feeling that is for Derby.
Postpublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March
Luton 0-0 Middlesbrough
Luton are again close as Lasse Nordas has a shot deflected just wide.
Is this going to be one of those days for the Hatters?

Championship Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leeds United	38	23	11	4	76	25	51	80	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
2	Burnley	38	21	15	2	52	11	41	78	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
3	Sheffield United	37	24	7	6	52	28	24	77	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw
4	Sunderland	38	19	12	7	55	37	18	69	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
5	Coventry City	38	17	8	13	55	48	7	59	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
6	West Bromwich Albion	38	13	18	7	48	34	14	57	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
7	Bristol City	38	14	15	9	49	41	8	57	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
8	Middlesbrough	38	15	9	14	57	48	9	54	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
9	Blackburn Rovers	38	15	7	16	42	40	2	52	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
10	Watford	38	15	7	16	47	51	-4	52	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
11	Millwall	38	13	12	13	37	39	-2	51	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
12	Sheffield Wednesday	37	14	9	14	53	58	-5	51	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
13	Norwich City	38	12	13	13	60	54	6	49	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
14	Preston North End	38	10	17	11	39	44	-5	47	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
15	Queens Park Rangers	38	11	12	15	44	50	-6	45	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
16	Swansea City	38	12	8	18	38	49	-11	44	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
17	Portsmouth	38	11	9	18	46	61	-15	42	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
18	Oxford United	38	10	12	16	39	55	-16	42	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
19	Hull City	38	10	11	17	39	47	-8	41	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
20	Stoke City	38	9	12	17	37	51	-14	39	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
21	Cardiff City	38	9	12	17	42	62	-20	39	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
22	Derby County	38	10	8	20	40	51	-11	38	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
23	Luton Town	38	9	8	21	34	60	-26	35	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
24	Plymouth Argyle	38	7	12	19	40	77	-37	33	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss

Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Sheffield United have been deducted two points for defaulted transfer payments.

Last Updated 15th March 2025 at 21:22

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Championship: Coventry 3-0 Sunderland; Burnley go second; Derby win amid late drama

Summary

Live Reporting

'What was good was the reaction' - Farkepublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

Potters and Pilgrims plummetingpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

Claret and Sky Bluepublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

'The Rams showed incredible courage'published at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

Rams raidpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

'It wasn't good enough'published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

'It was the complete performance'published at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

RED CARD: Sam Greenwood (Preston)published at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

'Plymouth fans starting to leave'published at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

THAT'S A RECORDpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

'What an amazing feeling'published at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

Postpublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March

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