EFL Championship LIVE: Reaction as Sheff Utd lose at Oxford and Burnley finish the day top

Summary

Jaidon Anthony's double puts Burnley on the summit as they come from behind to beat Coventry 2-1
Leeds are held 1-1 at Luton and drop to third as their poor run of form continues
Oxford's Siriki Dembele decides tight game against Sheffield United as Blades fail to take top spot
Ross McCrorie and Nahki Wells take Bristol City into the play-off spots as they claim 2-1 win against Watford
Trai Hume scores only goal of the game as Sunderland win at West Brom
Ryan Hardie scores double for struggling Plymouth as they beat Norwich 2-1
Mihailo Ivanovic hits two to earn Millwall victory over Portsmouth
Charlie Hughes scores in injury time for Hull to edge past Sheffield Wednesday
Lewis Baker's penalty earns Stoke a point at Preston
Ji-Sung Eom's solitary strike gives Swansea a 1-0 win over Derby
QPR and Cardiff finishes goalless

Live Reporting

Ian Woodcock, Alex Hoad, Harry De Cosemo and Jamie Riley

CLOSE!published at 15:45 British Summer Time 5 April
Bristol City 2-0 Watford
City could be out of sight.
Nakhi Wells latches onto a ball over the top from Cam Pring but despite being well placed to get off a shot, he opts to play it to Max Bird.
After a bit of a scramble in the box the ball breaks back to Bird but his curling effort sails past the angle of post and bar.
Get Involvedpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 5 April
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Norwich City... the gift that just keeps giving. Season cannot end soon enough. Which of course means they will probably win at Burnley next up.
OTBC
Norwich play fourth-placed Sunderland on Tuesday so the point still stands...
CLOSE!published at 15:43 British Summer Time 5 April
Swansea 0-0 Derby
Not much to excite the neutral in this one but Derby have had a glimpse of goal.
The Craig Forsyth long-throw to Matt Clarke flicked-header combination works this time but though the ball finds Kane Wilson beyond the back post, he can only lash into the side netting.
Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 5 April
Sheff Wed 0-0 Hull City
Super stop from young Owls goalkeeper Pierce Charles to deny Kyle Joseph after good work from Joao Pedro.
GREAT SAVE!published at 15:41 British Summer Time 5 April
Millwall 0-0 Portsmouth
Lukas Jensen to the rescue for the Lions as a cross is headed clear but only to Colby Bishop whose first-time volley in the box is smartly stopped by the keeper.
'What a time to score'published at 15:40 British Summer Time 5 April
Oxford 1-0 Sheffield United
Peter Rhoades-Brown
Former Oxford and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio Oxford
Wow, how good was that?
What a great time to score, with 38 minutes gone.
Dembele did well to pick up the scraps, and get on the end of it.
Postpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 5 April
Millwall 0-0 Portsmouth
Millwall are continuing to probe but Josh Coburn has seen a fierce drive from distance charged-down by Connor Ogilve while appeals for a penalty against Regan Poole for handball in the box as he blocked a cross were waved away.
GOAL: Oxford 1-0 Sheff Utdpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 5 April
Siriki Dembele (38 mins)
MASSIVE goal at both ends of the Championship!
A long throw is flicked on at the near post and comes to Siriki Dembele at the back stick.
The forward smashes it home for his second goal in three games, having not scored all season prior to that.
Those cheers you can hear are from Burnley and Leeds fans.
Sheffield United have it all to do now if they're to go back to the top of the league.
Lowly Oxford have a precious lead.
Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 5 April
QPR 0-0 Cardiff
Looking at QPR's form and Cardiff's position, perhaps this isn't a surprise.
But quality is lacking at Loftus Road.
Quality in short supplypublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 5 April
Swansea 0-0 Derby
Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com Stadium
Swansea caretaker boss Alan Sheehan predicted that this game would be a "dogfight" and, so far at least, he has been proved absolutely right.
The ball has spent more time in the air than it has on the surface, with plenty of endeavour on show but precious little quality.
At this stage, a set-piece looks the most likely path to an opening goal.
Postpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 5 April
Preston 1-0 Stoke
Another chance for the away side, another chance for Lewis Baker.
The former Chelsea man can't keep his effort down on this occasion.
'Confidence building for United'published at 15:33 British Summer Time 5 April
Oxford 0-0 Sheffield United
Brian Howard
Former Sheffield United midfielder on BBC Radio Sheffield
Sheffield United are just turning the screw now and you can see the confidence building in their play.
'Good chance for Sheffield Wednesday'published at 15:33 British Summer Time 5 April
Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Hull
Alex Burgess
Commentator on BBC Radio Humberside
Good chance for Wednesday, as Pol Valentin lost his man well and played a great ball in towards Josh Windass and you have to feel that if the striker got a better contact on that, it would have been a goal.
Postpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 5 April
Sheff Wed 0-0 Hull City
Josh Windass heads wide from Pol Valentin's cross into the middle.
The Owls are winless in six at home and their play-off bid is all-but over now.
Of course, after this week's off-field issues around the club's players and staff not being paid that seems rather trivial.
Postpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 5 April
Oxford 0-0 Sheff Utd
Great save in the home goal by Jamie Cumming to stop Tyrese Campbell giving the promotion-chasing away side the lead.
GOAL: Plymouth 2-0 Norwichpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 5 April
Ryan Hardie (29 mins)
Image source, Rex Features
Make that EIGHT in nine!
Ryan Hardie has added a second five minutes after his first.
He links up well with Mustapha Bundu, whose shot then falls back into Hardie's path!
Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 5 April
Oxford 0-0 Sheff Utd
We're firmly into the 'hoping for favours from other teams' period of the season now.
Leeds fans will be desperate for Oxford to get a result today to stop Sheffield United going back to the top and four points clear of the Whites in third.
Daniel Farke's men drew 1-1 at lowly Luton in of the day's three early second tier matches.
GOAL: Bristol City 2-0 Watfordpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 5 April
Nakhi Wells (28 mins)
Image source, Rex Features
Daylight for the Robins, who have scored two in four minutes.
Watford are adamant the ball went out of play in the build-up but Mark Sykes carries on down the right touchline and finds Nahki Wells to shift onto his left foot and drill under Egil Selvik's dive to make it goals in back-to-back games.
City are in the top six as things stand.
GOAL: Plymouth 1-0 Norwichpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 5 April
Ryan Hardie (24 mins)
Image source, Rex Features
Big. Goal.
Ryan Hardie has scored his seventh goal in his last nine games. Superb control and finish from the forward after a lovely dinked pass from Adam Randell.
Hardie's goals are keeping Argyle hoping!
Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 5 April
Preston 1-0 Stoke
The Potters have responded pretty well to going a goal behind.
Lewis Baker bends a shot just off target as they look to get level.
Mark Robins' men can ill-afford a defeat today as they currently sit above the bottom three by a single point.

Championship Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Burnley	40	23	15	2	55	12	43	84	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Sheffield United	40	26	7	7	56	30	26	83	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
3 Leeds United	40	23	13	4	79	28	51	82	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
4 Sunderland	40	21	12	7	57	37	20	75	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
5 Middlesbrough	40	17	9	14	61	49	12	60	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
6 Bristol City	40	15	15	10	51	43	8	60	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
7 Coventry City	40	17	8	15	57	53	4	59	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
8 West Bromwich Albion	40	13	18	9	48	36	12	57	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
9 Millwall	40	14	12	14	39	41	-2	54	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
10 Watford	40	15	8	17	48	53	-5	53	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
11 Norwich City	40	13	13	14	62	56	6	52	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
12 Blackburn Rovers	40	15	7	18	42	43	-1	52	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
13 Sheffield Wednesday	40	14	10	16	54	61	-7	52	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
14 Preston North End	40	10	18	12	40	47	-7	48	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
15 Swansea City	40	13	9	18	41	51	-10	48	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
16 Queens Park Rangers	40	11	13	16	45	53	-8	46	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
17 Portsmouth	40	12	9	19	48	63	-15	45	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
18 Oxford United	40	11	12	17	41	57	-16	45	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
19 Hull City	40	11	11	18	40	48	-8	44	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
20 Stoke City	40	10	13	17	41	53	-12	43	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
21 Derby County	40	11	8	21	42	52	-10	41	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
22 Cardiff City	40	9	14	17	43	63	-20	41	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
23 Luton Town	40	10	9	21	36	61	-25	39	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
24 Plymouth Argyle	40	8	13	19	42	78	-36	37	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win

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 5th April 2025 at 23:05

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

Championship: Sheff Utd lose at Oxford; Burnley finish the day top

Summary

Live Reporting

CLOSE!published at 15:45 British Summer Time 5 April

Get Involvedpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 5 April

CLOSE!published at 15:43 British Summer Time 5 April

Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 5 April

GREAT SAVE!published at 15:41 British Summer Time 5 April

'What a time to score'published at 15:40 British Summer Time 5 April

Postpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 5 April

GOAL: Oxford 1-0 Sheff Utdpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 5 April

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Quality in short supplypublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 5 April

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'Confidence building for United'published at 15:33 British Summer Time 5 April

'Good chance for Sheffield Wednesday'published at 15:33 British Summer Time 5 April

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GOAL: Plymouth 2-0 Norwichpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 5 April

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GOAL: Bristol City 2-0 Watfordpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 5 April

GOAL: Plymouth 1-0 Norwichpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 5 April

Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 5 April

Championship Scores and fixtures

Saturday 5th April

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