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
Yann Valery (61 mins)
The comeback is complete! What a game...
An unbelievable 14 minutes for the Owls and a nightmare for the hosts.
Yann Valery makes a run to the near post and flicks in Shea Charles' corner from the left.
Three goals in 14 minutes, a sending off and now Boro are forced to change their keeper after an injury to Sol Brynn. Glover is on.
Blackburn 1-2 Sunderland
Sunderland have been a different beast since the break!
Not only have they battled back from a goal down to lead, but they have also squandered a few chances to build on their advantage.
Chris Mepham sent a header wide on the hour mark, while Chris Rigg nodded a chance of his own over just minutes later.
Watford 1-1 Portsmouth
Portsmouth's players are still seething. Marlon Pack was booked for dissent after the spot-kick was given.
Watford's Edo Kayembe and Pompey keeper Nicolas Schmid were also shown yellow for a coming together after the penalty was scored.
And now visiting winger Josh Murphy has been cautioned for a late challenge. Tempers are getting frayed.
Preston 1-0 Hull City
So close to an immediate reply from City.
Lewie Coyle bends a cross in from the right with his left foot, the ball curls across goal, beats the unsure Freddie Woodman and drifts past the upright, just out of the reach of Gustavo Puerta barging in at the back post.
Middlesbrough 3-2 Sheff Wed
My word, what is going on at the Riverside?
Having seen their three-goal lead cut to one, Boro are now down to 10 men!
Rav van den Berg is sent off after picking up his second yellow card for a nasty challenge.
The Owls are really pushing here. Svante Ingelsson forces a cracking save before Dominic Iorfa fires over.
Image source, Getty ImagesCoventry 4-0 Plymouth
Anthony Wareing
BBC Radio Devon commentator
It has become a bit of a training exercise for Coventry now.
Argyle are putting a lot of work into the game but once they get up the pitch they just end up going nowhere.
Josh Windass (54 mins)
The comeback well and truly on!
Josh Windass forces the ball home from close range and the Owls are right back in this having been 3-0 down at the break.
Did anyone leave early?
Brad Potts (60 mins)
Cometh the hour...
The deadlock is broken...
Kaine Kesler-Hayden once again, at the heart of much of Preston's best stuff, cuts the ball back from the left where Brad Potts allows the ball to roll across his body and side-foot low past Ivor Pandur.
Neat finish and a big goal. Hull have still not kept a clean sheet on the road this season.
Edo Kayembe pen (57 mins)
Edo Kayembe makes no mistake from the spot and fires brilliantly into the top corner, sending keeper Nicolas Schmid the wrong way.
Portsmouth are absolutely furious with the decision to give the penalty and they may have a case. It looked to be outside the area.
But the Hornets won't mind that late Christmas gift and we're all square again at Vicarage Road.
Przemyslaw Placheta (57 mins)
Stunner!
Przemyslaw Placheta drives towards the Cardiff box and then lets rip with an absolute rocket into the top right-hand corner.
You won't see better on Boxing Day. A first win for Gary Rowett, surely?
Sheff Utd 0-2 Burnley
Gus Hamer, like Zian Flemming, has a thunderbolt in his locker and he tries his luck from 25 yards, striding forward and unleashing a shot, only to drag it a yard or so past James Trafford's right hand post.
The Blades need something, anything, to get back into this one. As it stands the Clarets will be within a point of them.
Watford 0-1 Portsmouth
Huge cries for a penalty from the Watford faithful at Vicarage Road as Kwadwo Baah is brought down by Freddie Potts.
It looks to be just outside the box but the ref points to the spot after a discussion with his assistant.
Norwich 2-0 Millwall
Almost a third for the hosts!
Oscar Schwartau hits the left post with a right-footed shot.
Preston 0-0 Hull City
The Lilywhites are on top early in the second half, though Abu Kamara has been sent on for Hull City in place of Ryan Longman.
Ivor Pandur has not been tested, but the hosts are the ones pressing for a breakthrough.
Wilson Isidor (55 mins)
What a turnaround by Sunderland!
Two goals in four minutes from the visitors has the home fans at Ewood Park stunned.
The finish from Wilson Isidor is a heck of a late Christmas present for the Sunderland faithful.
It's a delightful flicked back-heel finish from close range after meeting a stunning low cross from Patrick Roberts.
Image source, Rex FeaturesCiaron Brown (53 mins)
A set-piece second puts Oxford in command.
Tyler Goodrham sends in a corner from the right and Ciaron Brown meets it with a downward header which beats Cardiff keeper Jak Alnwick.
Svante Ingelsson (47 mins)
Game back on?
The Owls launch a quick break and Shea Charles drives down the left and crosses for sub Svante Ingelsson who lashes a first-time left-footed effort into the top corner.
Zian Flemming (53 mins)
Wow.
Alfie Gilchrist picks up a booking for bringing down Hannibal Mejbri on the edge of the D allowing Zian Flemming a chance from a free-kick.
His tame effort cannons back off the wall but he unleashes a thunderous volley from the rebound, 20 yards out, which flicks off a defender and flies beyond Michael Cooper into the top corner.
A stunner, despite the deflection.
Burnley are making a statement here...
Chris Rigg (51 mins)
Well, this didn't take long. Sunderland are back level at Ewood Park just six minutes into the second half.
Patrick Roberts and Dan Neil combine well to create the initial chance for Wilson Isidor.
While that shot is saved, the ball breaks for Chris Rigg to tap home.
Norwich 2-0 Millwall
The last time Millwall scored more than once in a game came at the tail end of September so they have their work cut out here.
Interim boss David Livermore looks to be committing a few more men forward after the break, but will need to work on their final ball.
It's been lacking all afternoon.
| 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 |
| |
| 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 47 |
| |
| 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 44 |
| |
| 5 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| |
| 6 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 37 |
| |
| 7 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 36 |
| |
| 8 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 35 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 15 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 27 |
| |
| 16 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 26 |
| |
| 17 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 25 |
| |
| 18 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 25 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 23 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 18 |
| |
| 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.
