Piroe scores twice as Leeds win at Stoke to go top of Championship
Burnley win at leaders Sheff Utd but remain third after Leeds' win
Coventry thump bottom side Plymouth
Rowett guides Oxford to victory in first match in charge
Sheff Wed fight back from 3-0 down at Middlesbrough to draw
Watford score stoppage-time winner against Portsmouth
Yates and Holgate own goal give Derby 2-1 win over West Brom
Preston 1-0 Hull City
Preston keeper Freddie Woodman missed an inswinging curler earlier, not this time...
Cody Drameh whips one in from the right, with his left foot again, the ball is swirling inside the far post but Woodman showcases his reactions, seeing the ball skid over his defender's head before flying to his right to claw the ball away...
Swansea 3-0 QPR
QPR register their first shot of the afternoon and it's Harrison Ashby who sees his effort deflected behind for a corner.
A disappointing day for the Hoops, who have won three of their past four games away at Swansea.
Don't think they'll be getting a victory today.
Sheff Utd 0-2 Burnley
84 minutes gone, Sheffield United have made five changes, Burnley, who were unchanged from their last game on Saturday, have made none.
Tired? Too many games? Scott Parker doesn't care for your modern day football moans... He'd probably have them playing Christmas Day and Boxing Day too, so old school is he...
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Cian Ashford (82 mins)
Too little, too late for Cardiff?
The lowest scorers in the Championship have a 20th league goal of the season.
After strong build-up play by Ronan Kpakio, Cian Ashford works the ball on to his right foot and drills a low finish into the far corner.
Nice finish, but consolation you'd think.
Blackburn 1-2 Sunderland
We have just clicked into the final 10 minutes at Ewood Park, and Sunderland are still looking to really nail this result.
A chance falls to Jobe Bellingham, but he fires over from the edge of the box.
Can Sunderland see out the win, or do Blackburn have a late fightback in them?
Middlesbrough 3-3 Sheff Wed
A tame 15 minutes at the Riverside - no goals or red cards since the hour mark!
Djeidi Gassama has an effort blocked for Wednesday who are scenting a sixth win in seven away trips against the 10 men of Boro.
Sheff Utd 0-2 Burnley
Burnley keeper James Trafford flies off his line to beat Kieffer Moore to a high cross, but his punch drops to Anel Ahmedhodzic on the edge of the box, though the Bosnian can only flash a first-time strike a yard or two past the near post.
The hosts are by no means piling on the pressure in the closing stages, however...
Watford 1-1 Portsmouth
Watford almost take the lead but it's another excellent save by Portsmouth keeper Nicolas Schmid.
Ryan Andrews fires across goal towards the far corner and it's tipped away by Schmid.
It falls to Daniel Jebbison on the follow-up but somehow goes through the Hornets' striker's legs and evades him.
It's all Watford at the moment.
Preston 1-0 Hull City
Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom is not in the mood to sit on a 1-0 here...
He's brought Emil Riis, Will Keane and Duane Holmes on for the last 15 minutes or so.
A fresh front three. Will that prove to be a gamble which pays off?
Image source, Rex FeaturesNorwich 2-1 Millwall
Duncan Watmore is allowed to run and run and run, all the way from the halfway line to the 18-yard box.
But his shot is straight at Norwich keeper Angus Gunn.
Watmore is the Lions top scorer with five, but he hasn't found the net since September.
Millwall are giving this a go.
Coventry 4-0 Plymouth
Coventry haven't added to their four first-half goals, but they really are in cruise control right now.
Plymouth goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw has limited the damage, dealing with a shot from Ellis Simms.
The Pilgrims have looked rattled all day, and their high-profile boss Wayne Rooney will most certainly be feeling the pressure in the dugout right now.
Image source, PA MediaSheff Utd 0-2 Burnley
Josh Brownhill has another sight of goal, drifting in from the right and getting past Blades sub Anel Ahmedhodzic, only to hook his low strike straight at Michael Cooper at his near post.
He'll be disappointed with the finish, given the form he is in...
Swansea 3-0 QPR
Not much to shout about in the second half so far in South Wales. Swansea are cruising towards victory as it stands.
QPR still haven't had a shot all game as we enter the 71st minute.
Watford 1-1 Portsmouth
Watford are pushing for another and seeing a lot of the ball inside the Portsmouth half of the pitch.
Kwadwo Baah cuts inside and curls one to the far corner but Nicolas Schmid makes a great save to preserve parity for Pompey.
Preston 1-0 Hull City
Still Hull press for a leveller... Mason Burstow picks the ball up on the left of the box and bends a low angled shot towards the far corner, only for Freddie Woodman to get down well to his left to turn the ball away with his fingertips.
Coventry 4-0 Plymouth
Jak Ball
Co-commentator on BBC Radio Devon
It is still feeling a bit like a pub game, or a higher league team against a lower league team at the moment.
Sheff Utd 0-2 Burnley
Oof, Josh Laurent very nearly gets on the end of a 60-yard clearance kick from his own keeper James Trafford, just unable to bring the ball down as it bounced 25 yards from the Blades goal, allowing it to bounce through to Michael Cooper.
If his touch was sure he'd have been one-on-one with nobody within 15 yards of him.
Image source, Getty Images28 goals so far in our 10 Championship games.
Boxing Day always delivers!
Romain Esse (65 mins)
Goal out of the blue and game on!
MIllwall needed the next goal and they have it.
Romain Esse tries a low drive from the edge of the area and it finds the bottom right corner. Super finish.
Watford 1-1 Portsmouth
Pompey forward Callum Lang comes flying into a very late challenge on Watford defender Mattie Pollock. He's shown yellow but he might have got away with one there.
It's getting even more fiery at Vicarage Road. The noise levels are up off the pitch and tensions are rising on it...
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 48 |
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| 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 48 |
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| 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 47 |
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| 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 44 |
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| 5 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| |
| 6 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 37 |
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| 7 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 36 |
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| 8 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 35 |
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| 9 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 33 |
| |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 30 |
| |
| 11 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 30 |
| |
| 12 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 29 |
| |
| 13 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| |
| 14 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 |
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| 15 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 27 |
| |
| 16 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 26 |
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| 17 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 25 |
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| 18 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 25 |
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| 19 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 22 |
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| 20 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 21 |
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| 21 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 20 |
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| 22 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 18 |
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| 24 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 18 |
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Manager: Narcis Pelach
Formation: 5 - 4 - 1
Manager: Daniel Farke
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Narcis Pelach
Formation: 5 - 4 - 1
Manager: Daniel Farke
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Stoke have won three of their last four home league games against Leeds, losing the other 3-0 in August 2019.
Leeds have won three of their last four league games against Stoke, winning each game without conceding a goal (3-0 and 5-0 in 2019-20, 1-0 in March 2024).
Stoke City have lost one of their last eight league games on Boxing Day (W4 D3), losing 2-0 away at Birmingham City in 2018.
Leeds United have won three of their last 10 Boxing Day matches (D3 L4), winning those in three consecutive years between 2016 and 2018.
Leeds manager Daniel Farke has lost his last three Boxing Day league matches, losing twice with Norwich (in 2019 vs. Aston Villa and 2020 vs. Watford) and last year with Leeds away at Preston.
