Summary

  • Top four in the Championship all win

  • 15:00 results: Burnley 2-1 Watford, Cardiff 0-2 Sheff Utd, Leeds 4-0 Oxford, Millwall 1-0 Blackburn, Plymouth 3-3 Middlesbrough, QPR 2-1 Preston, Sunderland 2-1 Norwich

  • 12:30 results: Hull 2-1 Swansea, Portsmouth 4-1 Coventry, Sheff Wed 2-0 Stoke

  • Lang scores four as Pompey move out of drop zone

  • Get involved #bbcefl

  1. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Cardiff 0-0 Sheff Utd

    The league leaders being held at struggling Cardiff. So far.

  2. Postpublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Leeds 1-0 Oxford

    As it stands, Oxford are bottom of the Championship.

    New boss Gary Rowett, watching on from the stands today, will know what size of job faces him.

  3. Postpublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Burnley 1-0 Watford

    Watford manage to launch a counter-attack and Rocco Vata is able to let off a curling effort but it's blocked by the Burnley backline.

  4. Postpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Cardiff 0-0 Sheff Utd

    Cardiff v Sheffield United match actionImage source, PA Media

    The table-topping Blades have had the better of it but still nothing to show for their dominance as we head towards the interval.

  5. OFF THE LINE!published at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Millwall 0-0 Blackburn

    Millwall are pushing and they almost get their noses in front!

    Femi Azeez sees his shot well saved by Blackburn keeper Aynsley Pears before the follow up from Japhet Tanganga is cleared off the line by Joe Rankin-Costello.

    John Eustace's side clinging on to that clean sheet and six-game winning run at the moment.

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    GOAL: Plymouth 1-0 Middlesbroughpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Lewis Gibson (38 mins)

    Just as it looked like a spell of Plymouth pressure had passed without Wayne Rooney's side taking advantage, Lewis Gibson puts them in front

    Left-back Brendan Galloway sends in the cross and the Pilgrims captain sends a towering header past Middlesbrough keeper Sol Brynn.

    That is Gibson's first goal for the club.

    Lewis Gibson scores for PlymouthImage source, Rex Features
  7. Postpublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Millwall 0-0 Blackburn

    Millwall's Macaulay Langstaff comes close to ending Blackburn's impressive run without conceding a goal, but he blasts into the side-netting after Rovers keeper Aynsley Pears got a hand on a dangerous cross into the box.

  8. Keep an eye on the rest of the EFL...published at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

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    Just a reminder, if you want to keep across all the goings on in Leagues One and Two you can do that on our bespoke third and fourth tier live page here.

    Notts County have just scored three goals in four minutes to go 3-0 up at home to Bradford City in League Two.

  9. CLOSE!published at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Burnley 1-0 Watford

    Almost a second for Burnley as Hannibal Mejbri fires just inches wide of the post from the edge of the area.

  10. Postpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Plymouth 0-0 Middlesbrough

    No goals so far in a fixture which finished 3-3 last season.

    But, we are starting to see plenty of chances.

    Middlesbrough midfielder Riley McGree sees a low strike deflected into the path of Plymouth keeper Daniel Grimshaw, just moments after Bali Mumba's dangerous cross narrowly evaded a team-mate at the other end.

  11. Postpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Millwall 0-0 Blackburn

    Make that 500 minutes since Blackburn last conceded a goal. Still goalless at The Den with chances at a premium so far.

    But Rovers are going in search of a sixth straight clean sheet today - and a seventh straight win.

    Millwall v Blackburn match actionImage source, Rex Features
  12. Postpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Leeds 1-0 Oxford

    Their form has been poor but it was something of a surprise (to me certainly) when Oxford sacked Des Buckingham on Sunday.

    New boss Gary Rowett is just taking a watching brief for today's game at promotion-chasing Leeds.

    His new charges have stayed in the game since conceding an early goal.

    Leeds v Oxford match actionImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Plymouth 0-0 Middlesbrough

    Plymouth remain on top, but cannot capitalise on a decent spell of pressure.

    Striker Ryan Hardie fires the ball into the side netting after clever link-up play from Bali Mumba and Mustapha Bundu in midfield.

    Promising moments for the Championship's bottom side.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    QPR 0-1 Preston

    Queens Park Rangers defender Steve Cook cannot continue and is replaced by Morgan Fox.

    On the pitch, the hosts almost draw level immediately after conceding, with Preston keeper Freddie Woodman having to be alert to push away Rayan Kolli's header.

  15. Postpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    QPR 0-1 Preston

    There were a few scuffles between QPR and Preston players after Milutin Osmajic's controversial opening goal.

    The striker didn't have much chance to think there after Steve Cook went down hurt, but the referee didn't appear to blow his whistle and the goal stands.

  16. Postpublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Burnley 1-0 Watford

    Josh Laurent shoots for BurnleyImage source, PA Media

    Burnley are searching for a second and Josh Laurent has just had an effort blocked as he looked to curl it into the bottom corner.

    Watford keeper Dan Bachmann then comes out well to deal with the set-piece and punches clear.

  17. Postpublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Sunderland 0-1 Norwich

    Sunderland are one of four Championship teams yet to lose on home soil this season.

    Plenty of time for them to turn this one around still of course.

  18. Postpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Millwall 0-0 Blackburn

    Blackburn defender Dominic Hyam gets on the end of Todd Cantwell's corner but it deflects off his team-mate Yuki Ohashi and goes behind.

  19. Postpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Cardiff 0-0 Sheff Utd

    Sheffield United nearly get the opening goal after a quickly taken corner but Gus Hamer's shot goes wide of the post.

  20. Postpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2024

    Burnley 1-0 Watford

    Burnley have been on top in the opening quarter of this game. The Clarets have had six shots to Watford's one so far.