Relive Wednesday's Championship action as it happened

Summary

Four Championship games on Wednesday
Results: Swansea 0-1 QPR, Watford 2-1 West Brom, Wrexham 1-0 Oxford Utd, Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbrough
Owls fans stay away from Hillsborough leaving thousands of empty seats
Second-placed Boro cut gap to leaders Coventry to one point

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A long way back for Swanseapublished at 20:30 BST
Swansea 0-1 QPR
Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com Stadium

Swansea's night is going from bad to worse.
Malick Yalcouye went down in the box claiming he had been fouled and referee John Busby waved play on.
Steve Cook then remonstrated with Yalcouye, presumably because he felt he had gone down too easily.
The duo squared up before Cook went down with Yalcouye dismissed for violent conduct.
It is a long way back from here for Swansea's 10 men.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 20:28 BST
Watford 1-1 West Brom

Callum Styles has his name taken for a foul.
From the free-kick, Imran Louza's delivery is begging for a touch but it bounces through for Josh Griffiths to take cleanly.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 20:27 BST
Wrexham 1-0 Oxford United

Dominic Hyam gets the wrong side of his man and pulls him down.
That'll be the first booking of the night.
'A clear penalty, yet nothing is given'published at 20:26 BST
Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbrough
Rob Law
BBC Radio Tees commentator

That is a clear penalty!
That is penalty all day long, Joe Lumley didn't get the slightest touch on the ball.
The referee is in the perfect position to see it, and yet nothing is given.
PENALTY APPEALpublished at 20:26 BST
Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbrough

Joe Lumley in the home goal brings down Tommy Conway.
Well everyone seems to think he has and play seems to pause until we all realise referee Thomas Kirk is playing on.
I think we'll call that 'getting away with one...'
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GOAL Watford 1-1 West Brompublished at 20:23 BST
Imran Louza (38 mins)

Holy moly! What a strike!
Whatever Isaac Price can do, Imran Louza can do even better.
Just like the Baggies man, Louza finds the top corner.
The Hornets skipper runs onto a loose clearance, controls and then flings the ball into the back of the net.
Out of nowhere we have two goals and a game on our hands.
Image source, PA
RED CARDpublished at 20:23 BST
Swansea 0-1 QPR

The gloom deepens for the home side.
Malick Yalcouye is shown a straight red card by John Busby and Swansea are down to 10 men.
It's violent conduct from the Swans midfielder.
QPR's Steve Cook collects a yellow card in all of that as well.
Postpublished at 20:22 BST
Watford 0-1 West Brom

A warning for Watford.
West Brom haven't dropped points in the three away games they have opened the scoring so far this season.
Postpublished at 20:20 BST
Swansea 0-1 QPR

Since the start of April, no-one has taken more than QPR's 16 points on their travels in the Championship.
They've also won eight of their past 11 games against Welsh clubs with seven clean sheets.
It's going to plan so far in the rain in Swansea.
GOAL Watford 0-1 West Brompublished at 20:18 BST
Isaac Price (34 mins)

We might be shot poor, but we are goal rich!
What a lovely finish from the edge of the box from Isaac Price after some nice movement. Right into the postage stamp.
Goals in back-to-back matches for Price, and his fifth of the season.
'Quick start from Middlesbrough'published at 20:18 BST
Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbrough
Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees

It is a quick start from Middlesbrough, they are really on top of their game.
Every time Wednesday get hold of the ball there are Boro players swarming straight away to pinch it back.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 20:17 BST
Swansea 0-1 QPR

A yellow card for the QPR skipper Jimmy Dunne as he incurs the displeasure of referee John Busby.
He'll need to mind his work for the rest of the evening, Jimmy that is not Mr Busby...
Postpublished at 20:16 BST
Watford 0-0 West Brom

We waited 20 minutes for the first shot of the match, now in the 30th we have our second.
And it is Watford's first.
Imran Louza chips from 25 yards. It is never testing the goal or the goalkeeper.
Postpublished at 20:15 BST
Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbrough

Oh my, Middlesbrough are in again.
Again it's Delano Burgzorg down the left but his cross is slightly behind Tommy Conway and he drags his shot wide.
If it wasn't for the loud Boro fans this would feel more like one of those old reserve team games played on a midweek afternoon.
Image source, Shutterstock
Postpublished at 20:14 BST
Wrexham 1-0 Oxford United

Stanley Mills lets rip from the right angle of the box.
That is awkward for Arthur Okonkwo but he pushes away smartly.
No one is there to follow up but Oxford are slowly getting a handle on things.
Postpublished at 20:11 BST
Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbrough

It's almost 2-0 and it's Morgan Whittaker again.
He gets on the end of another pass and his goalbound shot is blocked by Dominic Iorfa.
Wednesday are all over the shop.
'Sloppy defending from Wednesday'published at 20:11 BST
Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbrough
Ross Wallace
Ex-Sheffield Wednesday winger on BBC Radio Sheffield

It is poor defending. You just need to mark men in the box, there is no need for zonal defending.
It is just sloppy defending early on from Wednesday, and they have been unable to apply any pressure on the ball.
Swansea in need of a responsepublished at 20:10 BST
Swansea 0-1 QPR
Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com Stadium

After the slow opening to this contest, it was Queens Park Rangers who began to offer something going forward.
After knocking at the door a couple of times, the Hoops lead thanks to Rumarn Burrell's close-range finish.
Alan Sheehan must hope the goal will give his team a jolt, because it has been a lacklustre performance so far from Swansea.
Having escaped with a point after creating nothing at Southampton last weekend, they must find some inspiration here.
Postpublished at 20:08 BST
Watford 0-0 West Brom

Image source, PA
With the rain pouring down in Hertfordshire, Nestory Irankunda changes his boots.
His studs are hidden, but I can tell you that he has discarded a white pair for a baby blue set.
GOAL: Sheff Wed 0-1 Middlesbroughpublished at 20:07 BST
Morgan Whittaker (6 mins)

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Two in two for the big man.
Morgan Whittaker was an early target for some Middlesbrough fans but he's got his second goal in two games.
Delano Burgzorg cuts the ball back and there's the former Plymouth man to convert.
Joe Lumley's life as Sheffield Wednesday's emergency goalkeeper is off to a less than auspicious start.

Championship Table

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Coventry City	11	7	4	0	31	8	23	25	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Middlesbrough	11	7	3	1	15	7	8	24	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
3 Millwall	11	6	2	3	13	13	0	20	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
4 Bristol City	11	5	4	2	19	11	8	19	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
5 Charlton Athletic	11	5	3	3	13	9	4	18	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
6 Stoke City	11	5	3	3	12	8	4	18	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
7 Hull City	11	5	3	3	19	19	0	18	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
8 Queens Park Rangers	11	5	3	3	15	16	-1	18	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
9 Leicester City	11	4	5	2	15	11	4	17	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
10 West Bromwich Albion	11	5	2	4	12	13	-1	17	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
11 Preston North End	11	4	4	3	12	10	2	16	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
12 Watford	11	4	3	4	13	13	0	15	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
13 Birmingham City	11	4	3	4	11	14	-3	15	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
14 Ipswich Town	10	3	4	3	16	13	3	13	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
15 Wrexham	11	3	4	4	15	16	-1	13	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
16 Swansea City	11	3	4	4	10	11	-1	13	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
17 Portsmouth	11	3	4	4	10	12	-2	13	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
18 Southampton	11	2	6	3	12	15	-3	12	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
19 Derby County	11	2	5	4	12	16	-4	11	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
20 Oxford United	11	2	3	6	11	14	-3	9	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
21 Sheffield United	11	3	0	8	7	17	-10	9	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
22 Norwich City	11	2	2	7	11	16	-5	8	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
23 Blackburn Rovers	10	2	1	7	8	16	-8	7	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
24 Sheffield Wednesday	11	1	3	7	9	23	-14	6	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss