Relive reaction as Burnley head top of the Championship as Blackburn, Bristol City and Portsmouth also win

Summary

Burnley beat Sheffield Wednesday to go top of the table
Portsmouth seal first win of season at out of form QPR
Lunchtime results: Cardiff 5-0 Plymouth, Luton 3-0 Watford, Oxford Utd 1-1 West Brom, Preston 1-0 Coventry
15:00 kick-off results: Blackburn 1-0 Swansea, Middlesbrough 0-2 Bristol City, Millwall 1-1 Derby, Stoke 1-1 Norwich
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Alex Hoad, Glenn Speller, Thomas Dodd & Ben Hutchinson

Two changes each for Oxford and West Brompublished at 12:26 British Summer Time
Oxford v West Brom (12:30 BST)
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Oxford boss Des Buckingham makes two changes to his side from the one which drew 1-1 at Portsmouth last time out.
Elliott Moore and Siriki Dembele come in for Sam Long and Kyle Edwards.
Long is on the bench but Edwards has a slight injury which means he sits this one out.
West Brom also make two changes.
Karlan Grant and Uros Racic get starting berths at the expense of Jayson Molumby and Mikey Johnston who both drop to the bench.
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Two changes for Bluebirds while Argyle unchangedpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time
Cardiff v Plymouth (12:30 BST)
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Cardiff make two changes from their last game, with David Turnbull and Callum O'Dowda in for Joe Ralls and Joel Bagan.
Jak Alnwick captains the side in goal, with Calum Chambers and Dimitrios Goutas partnering at the back.
Callum Robinson and Oliver Tanner lead the line.
Plymouth name an unchanged starting xi, after their 2-1 victory against Blackburn last time out.
Joe Edwards captains the side, With Morgan Whittaker and Michael Obafemi up front.
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Two in at Preston and all change at Coventrypublished at 12:22 British Summer Time
Preston v Coventry (12:30)
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Preston make some minor tweaks from the derby draw with Burnley last time out.Ryan Ledson returns as captain, while forward Stefan Thordarson also comes in to the starting XI.Mark Robins has used the international break to have a tinker with his Coventry side, and has made six changes from the defeat against Sheffield Wednesday two weeks ago.Keeper Oliver Dovin replaces the injured Ben Wilson, while Luis Binks and Joel Latibeaudiere come back into the side too.Under-21 striker Norman Bassette gets a start, and Jay Dasilva and striker Ellis Simms will be on the pitch at kick off.
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Get Involvedpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time
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Leeds looked mightily impressive in their Yorkshire derby win over Sheffield United last night, but the top of the tree in the Championship is incredibly tight as we edge closer to the clocks changing.
Are Daniel Farke's men the team to beat or do you think they will be falling apart again come the back end of the campaign?
Let us know who you think are the favourites, as things stand, by joining the conversation using the hashtag #bbcefl on the social media site X, formerly twitter, and we'll publish the best takes here.
Rest of the Championship weekendpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time
All games kick-off at 15:00 GMT
We have plenty to keep us occupied for the next two hours, but of course the fun doesn't end there... we'll bring you all the build-up to the remaining games on the slate, and live text commentary too, right here, across the weekend.
Saturday
Blackburn v Swansea
Middlesbrough v Bristol City
Millwall v Derby
QPR v Portsmouth
Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley
Stoke v Norwich
Sunday
Hull City v Sunderland
Postpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time
Luton v Watford (12:30 BST)
There's been some biblical rainfall this morning in Luton, but thankfully that's all cleared through.
Had the deluge arrived a couple of hours later, this match might have been in serious doubt.
But we're all good...
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All eyes on Edwards as Hornets head up the M1published at 12:14 British Summer Time
Luton v Watford (12:30 BST)
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What a way to start the day. Two fierce rivals separated by 19 miles but bonded by 139 years of competition.
This will be the 123rd competitive meeting, and not many of those have been much bigger.
Following relegation from the Premier League last season, the Hatters have won just two of their opening nine matches and are one point above the relegation zone.
"I think it's probably the game that we need at the moment," under-fire Luton boss Rob Edwards told BBC Three Counties Radio - oh, did we mention he joined the club after being sacked by the Hornets after just 11 games in 2022?
Watford lie sixth, and could even go level at the top with a win, though they have lost their past three on the road in the Championship, and two in a row at Luton without scoring.
Despite that boss Tom Cleverley is aiming to inflict more pain on their rivals this afternoon.
Get the popcorn ready, this should be box office...
Uncertainty reigns at Cardiffpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time
Cardiff v Plymouth (12:30 BST)
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City were meant to have a new manager by now, or at least that was the plan when the Championship’s bottom side sacked Erol Bulut last month.
But three games and four weeks later, the Bluebirds are still looking for a permanent successor to Bulut.
As a result, interim boss Omer Riza remains in charge for Plymouth Argyle’s visit today, having overseen a win, a draw and a defeat from his three matches to date.
That represents a big improvement on what came before – just one point and one goal from six fixtures – but Riza has not yet been told whether or not he will get the job on a permanent basis.
"I really don't know what to say about it," Riza said on Thursday.
"The fans are frustrated, want clarity and I’m sure they’ll get it at some time. I can’t really over-elaborate on it because I don't really know myself.
“I’m just trying to do the best job I can and it is important to me the fans are happy. I'm hoping over this period they will be as happy as they can be with what we give them.”
Greens head to Bluebirds without Rooney by their sidepublished at 12:08 British Summer Time
Cardiff v Plymouth (12:30 BST)
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Not necessarily one which jumps off the fixture list, but this already feels like a very big game in this Championship season.
There will be no Wayne Rooney on the touchline for the Pilgrims after he was handed a ban following his red card in the closing stages of Argyle's dramatic home win over Blackburn last time out.
While Plymouth have found their feet at Home Park to climb up to mid-table, they have picked up only one point from their past six games on the road.
The Rock-bottom Bluebirds have won only one of their nine games this season, though that did come in their last home game against Millwall, and the draw at Bristol City last time out means four of their five points have come in their most recent two games under interim boss Omer Riza, who remains in the dark about his prospects of landing the role permanently.
City can't get out of the relegation zone with a win, unless it's by a monstrous margin, but they could be level on points with Luton come 15:00 BST which would have been unthinkable not so long ago.
Party like it's 1999?published at 12:06 British Summer Time
Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion (12:30 BST)
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It's 25 years since these two last met in the EFL.
On that day West Brom ran out 2-0 winners with some bloke called Enzo Maresca on the scoresheet although I'm not sure what happened to him after that.
That defeat in March 1999 was one of 22 that season for Oxford as they were relegated to the third tier and were on the slippery slope to non-league football.
The U's are back though and settling very nicely into life back in the Championship with an unbeaten home record and in Mark Harris, Tyler Goodrham and Ruben Rodrigues they carry a real goal threat.
West Brom were the early front runners but a three match spell without a win including two defeats has put the handbrake on their progress.
In Josh Maja they have the Championship's joint top scorer and six of his seven goals so far have come away from home.
Now, where did I put my tracksuit and palm pilot?
Sky Blues hoping to turn the tide at Deepdalepublished at 12:04 British Summer Time
Preston v Coventry City (12:30 BST)
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Just one point and one position separates the two sides meeting at Deepdale this lunchtime, but both Preston and Coventry would have wanted more points on the board than nine and eight respectively going into matchday 10.
We all know the past means nothing in football, but history really does not sit on the visitors' side this afternoon.
In 22 trips to Deepdale, Coventry City have never come away victorious, and when you add that to the fact Mark Robins' team are yet to win away from home this campaign, this one points towards a home win.
That doesn't mean this one will be a one-sided affair, though. Only rock-bottom Cardiff (4) have scored fewer goals than Preston (7), and the Lilywhites have managed fewer attempts on goal than any other side in the division (80).
They might not score many, but they have not conceded many of late, either. Paul Heckingbottom's side have kept four clean sheets since he took over at the end of August, and only high-flying Sheffield United have kept more teams at bay in that time.
So, on paper a home win. But we all know football isn't played on paper....
About last night...published at 12:02 British Summer Time
FT: Leeds 2-0 Sheff Utd
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Pascal Struijk's fine finish gave Leeds their first goal from a corner since February - a run of more than 20 games.
The Championship weekend began in some style at Elland Road last night as Leeds took the spoils, and Yorkshire bragging rights, to go level on points with leaders Sunderland.
Sheffield United came into the game on the back of six straight clean sheets but had no answer for the dynamic Whites who fired a warning shot to the rest of the division with an accomplished performance.
The Blades were the EFL's only remaining unbeaten team but Pascal Struijk's neat finish from a corner on 69 minutes and Mateo Joseph's powerful run and finish in the closing stages secured the three points.
You can read the match report here.
Welcome to soggy Saturday...published at 12:00 British Summer Time
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Good afternoon, and welcome to a Saturday afternoon full of footballing intrigue..
After last night's weekend opener between Leeds United and Sheffield United we've got 10 more Championship fixtures to bring you today, starting with four lunchtime kick-offs at 12:30 BST which are likely to impact both ends of the table...
Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle
Luton Town v Watford
Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion
Preston North End v Coventry City
A pretty tasty derby in amongst our early kick-offs too...
Let's get straight to it, shall we?

Championship Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Burnley	10	6	3	1	16	4	12	21	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
2	Sunderland	9	6	1	2	18	8	10	19	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
3	Leeds United	10	5	4	1	17	7	10	19	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
4	Sheffield United	10	6	3	1	12	5	7	19	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
5	West Bromwich Albion	10	5	3	2	13	7	6	18	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
6	Blackburn Rovers	10	5	3	2	16	11	5	18	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
7	Norwich City	10	4	4	2	17	11	6	16	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
8	Watford	10	5	1	4	14	17	-3	16	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
9	Middlesbrough	10	4	2	4	10	9	1	14	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
10	Bristol City	10	3	5	2	12	14	-2	14	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
11	Oxford United	10	3	4	3	14	12	2	13	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
12	Derby County	10	4	1	5	13	13	0	13	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
13	Swansea City	10	3	3	4	8	7	1	12	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
14	Hull City	9	3	3	3	12	13	-1	12	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
15	Preston North End	10	3	3	4	8	12	-4	12	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
16	Stoke City	10	3	2	5	11	13	-2	11	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
17	Luton Town	10	3	2	5	11	15	-4	11	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
18	Sheffield Wednesday	10	3	2	5	11	17	-6	11	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
19	Plymouth Argyle	10	3	2	5	10	18	-8	11	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
20	Millwall	10	2	4	4	13	12	1	10	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
21	Coventry City	10	2	2	6	10	14	-4	8	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
22	Cardiff City	10	2	2	6	9	18	-9	8	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
23	Portsmouth	10	1	5	4	11	21	-10	8	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
24	Queens Park Rangers	10	1	4	5	10	18	-8	7	Result Draw 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 19th October 2024 at 16:59

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

Two changes each for Oxford and West Brompublished at 12:26 British Summer Time

Two changes for Bluebirds while Argyle unchangedpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time

Two in at Preston and all change at Coventrypublished at 12:22 British Summer Time

Get Involvedpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time

Rest of the Championship weekendpublished at 12:18 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time

All eyes on Edwards as Hornets head up the M1published at 12:14 British Summer Time

Uncertainty reigns at Cardiffpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time

Greens head to Bluebirds without Rooney by their sidepublished at 12:08 British Summer Time

Party like it's 1999?published at 12:06 British Summer Time

Sky Blues hoping to turn the tide at Deepdalepublished at 12:04 British Summer Time

About last night...published at 12:02 British Summer Time

Welcome to soggy Saturday...published at 12:00 British Summer Time

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