Championship LIVE: Blackburn Rovers v QPR plus nine other games - live text

Summary

Gnonto, Bogle and Piroe give Leeds comfortable win over Coventry
Watford beat second-placed Sunderland with late penalty
Hull thrash managerless bottom side Cardiff
Burnley & Sheff U held away by Oxford and Portsmouth respectively
Sheff Wed cut short West Brom fightback to beat table-toppers 3-2
Sainz hits hat-trick as Norwich win 3-2 at Derby after controversial opener
Blackburn go third after beating 10-man QPR 2-0

Live Reporting

Ian Woodcock, Alex Hoad & Dan George

CLOSE!published at 13:58 British Summer Time 28 September
Derby 1-1 Norwich
More pressure from the Rams but Ben Osborn can only head straight at Angus Gunn from Kayden Jackson's right-wing cross.
Either side of the keeper and that might well have been 2-1.
Norwich are trying to take the sting out of the game, somewhat, in the five minutes since the goal.
GOAL: Sheff Wed 2-1 West Brompublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 28 September
Josh Maja (65 mins)
Hold on to your hats!
The league's top scorer Josh Maja makes it seven for the season and the table-toppers are back in this.
The former Sunderland man heads in a deep cross at the back stick.
GOAL: Blackburn 2-0 QPRpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 28 September
Danny Batth (62 mins)
Image source, PA Media
Lead doubled by the home side!
Half time substitute Todd Cantwell involved again, he picks up the ball from a short corner and floats a gorgeous cross to the back post where Batth turns it home.
It's Batth's first goal for Blackburn and Rovers' second of the afternoon.
GOAL Derby 1-1 Norwichpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 28 September
Craig Forsyth (60 mins)
Cometh the hour...
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's deep corner is nodded back into the mixer by Curtis Nelson and on his 300th appearance Craig Forsyth fires a first-time effort low past Angus Gunn from eight yards out
Pride Park erupts. Can they go on and complete the turnaround?
SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 28 September
Sheff Wed 2-0 West Brom
Two more changes for West Brom.
Grady Diangana and Max Johnston are on for the league leaders.
Into the final 30 minutes. Can they get themselves back in this?
YELLOW CARDpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 28 September
Blackburn 1-0 QPR
QPR's Steve Cook is booked for dragging down Rovers player Yuki Ohashi.
Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 28 September
Derby 0-1 Norwich
A bit scrappy in the opening 15 minutes of the second half and Johannes Hoff Thorup has seen enough. Anis Ben Slimane is coming on for Norwich with Oscar Schwartau making way.
Eiran Cashin nodded a far-post corner from Ben Osborn well wide of the post from a Derby corner moments before.
Postpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 28 September
Sheffield Wed 2-0 West Brom
Tony 'Bomber' Brown
West Brom's all-time leading goalscorer on BBC Radio WM
Kyle Bartley loses it again, he's having one of those games.
Sometimes you have those games as a player where you give ball away more than you should.
It happens to every player, but they need a goal now to change things around.
Postpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 28 September
Derby 0-1 Norwich
Derby left-back Craig Forsyth strides down the left before playing Nathaniel Mendez-Laing through on the left corner of the area, he opens up his body and shapes to curl into the far top corner but his effort cannons off a defender and behind for a corner... which sees Kayden Jackson punished for blocking keeper Angus Gunn.
Better from Derby, though.
Postpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 28 September
Sheff Wed 2-0 West Brom
Prior to today West Brom had conceded just two goals from six league games this season.
They're looking to overturn a 2-0 deficit in a league match for the first time since coming from 2-0 down to beat Luton 3-2 in January 2023.
Big ask.
GOAL: Blackburn 1-0 QPRpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 28 September
Lewis Travis (51 mins)
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Blackburn take the lead!
It's a deflected effort from Lewis Travis who receives the ball from Tyrhys Dolan, takes a touch and fires goal bound.
His strike takes a touch off a QPR player and flies past keeper Paul Nardi and into the net.
The 10 men's task just got a whole lot tougher.
CLOSE!published at 13:42 British Summer Time 28 September
Blackburn 0-0 QPR
How has that not gone in!
Blackburn sub Todd Cantwell already making an impact, forcing QPR keeper Paul Nardi into an impressive save down to his right from a low shot.
Tyrhys Dolan and Yuki Ohashi also have efforts saved, we even have goal line technology check another effort from Cantwell in the barrage of shots. His shot did not cross the line, only half of the ball across.
Good start to the second half for the home side.
Postpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 28 September
Derby 0-1 Norwich
The assistant referee at the centre of the goal storm makes a nice quiet start to the second half by awarding Norwich a free-kick after a tussle between Kayden Jackson and Norwich defender Jose Cordoba down by the corner flag.
Jackson is perplexed. The fans ramp it up a notch.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 September
Blackburn 0-0 QPR
Ten-man QPR make a double change themselves at the break.
Harrison Ashby and Nicolas Madsen replace Karamoko Dembele and Hevertton Santos.
KICK-OFFpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 September
Derby 0-1 Norwich
It was a year ago today that Derby last failed to score at home. A goalless draw against Cambridge United in League One.
Their path back into this one can only begin with a goal.
Second halfpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 September
Sheff Wed 2-0 West Brom
We're back under way.
At Hillsborough the visitors have also made a change at the break.
Alex Mowatt is on in place of Ousmane Diakite, whose first league start ends after 45 minutes.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 28 September
Blackburn 0-0 QPR
Blackburn had Todd Cantwell doing some extensive warm ups in his full kit at the break.
The former Norwich and Rangers man replaces Harry Pickering and comes on against the 10 men of QPR.
'This is why we need VAR in the Championship'published at 13:28 British Summer Time 28 September
HT: Derby 0-1 Norwich
Ed Dawes
BBC Radio Derby commentator
It's out of play by a foot, they have frozen the replay, it's out by a mile.
This is why we need VAR in the Championship, Derby are unlucky.
Sadly they have been let down by the officials.
Image source, PA Media
HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 28 September
Derby 0-1 Norwich
If Derby are going to make it 10 straight home wins they'll have to do a lot of work in the second half.
Their quest for an eighth-straight clean sheet is over amid huge controversy.
Borja Sainz's close-range flick was glorious, but the ball had clearly gone out in the build-up.
Boos fill the Pride Park air as the whistle sounds, directed solely at the officials.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 28 September
Blackburn 0-0 QPR
What an ending to the first half.
QPR's Jonathan Varane being sent off pretty much the last action of the first 45.
Neither side have been able to really produce a big chance yet, the closest coming from QPR's Paul Smyth in the opening stages.
It will be interesting to see how the Hoops set up for the second half, down a man and away from home, will they try and play for a point or will they go for it?

Championship Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	West Bromwich Albion	7	5	1	1	12	5	7	16	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
2	Sunderland	7	5	0	2	14	6	8	15	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
3	Blackburn Rovers	7	4	3	0	14	6	8	15	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
4	Burnley	7	4	2	1	13	4	9	14	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw
5	Leeds United	7	4	2	1	12	4	8	14	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
6	Sheffield United	7	4	3	0	9	3	6	13	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
7	Watford	7	4	1	2	12	10	2	13	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
8	Middlesbrough	7	3	2	2	8	5	3	11	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
9	Norwich City	7	3	2	2	11	9	2	11	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
10	Swansea City	6	3	1	2	7	4	3	10	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
11	Oxford United	7	3	1	3	10	8	2	10	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
12	Hull City	7	2	3	2	9	8	1	9	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
13	Derby County	7	3	0	4	10	10	0	9	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
14	Millwall	7	2	2	3	12	10	2	8	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
15	Plymouth Argyle	7	2	2	3	8	11	-3	8	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
16	Bristol City	6	2	2	2	8	12	-4	8	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
17	Queens Park Rangers	7	1	4	2	8	11	-3	7	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
18	Sheffield Wednesday	7	2	1	4	9	14	-5	7	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
19	Luton Town	7	2	1	4	6	11	-5	7	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
20	Stoke City	7	2	0	5	4	11	-7	6	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
21	Coventry City	7	1	2	4	6	11	-5	5	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
22	Preston North End	7	1	2	4	4	12	-8	5	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
23	Portsmouth	7	0	4	3	7	13	-6	4	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
24	Cardiff City	7	0	1	6	2	17	-15	1	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss 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 28th September 2024 at 17:01

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

Summary

Live Reporting

CLOSE!published at 13:58 British Summer Time 28 September

GOAL: Sheff Wed 2-1 West Brompublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 28 September

GOAL: Blackburn 2-0 QPRpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 28 September

GOAL Derby 1-1 Norwichpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 28 September

SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 28 September

YELLOW CARDpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 28 September

Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 28 September

Postpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 28 September

Postpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 28 September

Postpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 28 September

GOAL: Blackburn 1-0 QPRpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 28 September

CLOSE!published at 13:42 British Summer Time 28 September

Postpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 28 September

SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 September

KICK-OFFpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 September

Second halfpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 28 September

SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 28 September

'This is why we need VAR in the Championship'published at 13:28 British Summer Time 28 September

HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 28 September

HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 28 September

Championship Scores and fixtures

Saturday 28th September

Championship Table

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