Championship LIVE: Follow live text and latest scores from five games

Summary

Five matches to conclude midweek Championship action
Results: Cardiff 0-2 Preston, Hull City 1-1 Watford, Millwall 0-1 Sheff Utd, QPR 2-0 Oxford, West Brom 2-0 Coventry
Blades overtake Leeds at top of table

Live Reporting

Ben Ashton, Alex Hoad & Oliver Brindle

'Only a lucky break in it'published at 20:58 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
HT: West Brom 1-0 Coventry
Ged Scott
BBC Sport at The Hawthorns
Hard to separate these two sides at half-time.
Albion have had the lucky break - and they lead.
But there's really no more in it than that!
Image source, Getty Images
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 20:58 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Millwall 0-1 Sheff Utd
Jes Rak-Sakyi has had a quiet night and it is now over.
Fit-again Kieffer Moore is coming on to lead the line. A welcome sight for Chris Wilder and Blades fans.
Tom Davies is also coming on to replace Vini Souza.
OFF THE LINE!published at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Cardiff 0-1 Preston
Cardiff will be starting to wonder how they haven't scored in this game...
First Yakou Meite in the first half and now Perry Ng has seen his header at the back post cleared off the line.
It's excellent anticipation from Jack Whatmough to get back and deal with the danger.
CLOSE!published at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Hull City 0-0 Watford
The Tigers close to forcing a breakthrough at the other end as Regan Slater dribbles through the box but his ball into the six yard box is just behind Ryan Longman who can't contort his body enough to get an effort away, allowing Watford to scramble clear.
CLOSE!published at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Hull City 0-0 Watford
Giorgi Chakvetadze is a joy to watch when he's on form, he's wearing Watford's all purple away kit tonight and this was straight out of Quality Street.
He picks the ball up on the left of the area, glides past a couple of challenges and whips a glorious curling effort which is inches over the far top corner with Ivor Pandur at full stretch.
Would have been glorious. Wasn't. Still 0-0.
GOAL: QPR 1-0 Oxfordpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Sam Field (53 mins)
Breakthrough for QPR!
Paul Smyth beats his man on the right touchline and floats an excellent ball to the back post for Rayan Kolli.
The teenage forward nods it down perfectly for Sam Field who makes no mistake and fires home from the centre of the box.
Postpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Cardiff 0-1 Preston
A quick reminder that Preston are without a win in their previous nine Championship games.
They're ahead here, though. Can they hold on?
Cardiff have also not tasted victory for five matches.
Postpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Millwall 0-1 Sheff Utd
Stop-start first few minutes of the second period at The Den.
The Lions won a corner which saw Japhet Tanganga go up with Vini Souza, a real clash of the titans in the air, but the Millwall man is penalised for his leap and the Blades can clear their lines.
GOAL: Cardiff 0-1 Prestonpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Calum Chambers og (47 mins)
A perfect start to the second half for Preston!
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen cuts inside from the left and drives an effort across the box but it's a nightmare for Cardiff centre-back Calum Chambers who cannot sort his feet out and diverts it into his own net.
Image source, Getty Images
KICK-OFFpublished at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
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We are back under way in four of our five games this evening... what drama is in store? Hopefully some...
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
West Brom 1-0 Coventry
West Brom lead at the break and Alex Mowatt's powerful deflected effort is the difference.
It was a tightly contested first half but the Baggies have their noses in front in slightly fortuitous fashion.
But they will care not and a second win in 12 games may be in sight.
Work to do for Coventry in the second 45.
Postpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
West Brom 1-0 Coventry
Some neat build-up from Coventry and Norman Bassette flicks it cleverly round the corner for Josh Eccles but West Brom keeper Alex Palmer is out to smother well.
Postpublished at 20:45 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
West Brom 1-0 Coventry
Mikey Johnston does well to find space on the left for West Brom and fizzes in a cross.
It's cleared but the Baggies win it back and Karlan Grant is able to unleash an effort from just outside the box that flies wide.
Are Sheffield United Premier League bound?published at 20:43 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
HT: Millwall 0-1 Sheff Utd
Image source, PA Media
If The Blades hold on for their 13th win in 20 league games they'll be a point clear at the top of the Championship.
Are they going straight back up to the Premier League?
Thumbs up for yes, thumbs down for no.
'Bit of a lull from West Brom'published at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
West Brom 1-0 Coventry
Richard Wilford
BBC Radio WM commentator
There is a little bit of a lull from West Brom in the last five minutes.
Albion have managed to get bodies forward at times, but they haven't quite been on the same page.
CLOSE!published at 20:40 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
West Brom 1-0 Coventry
A good chance for Coventry but no one can get on the end of it...
Ephron Mason-Clark floats a delicious cross into the box and none of the West Brom defenders can deal with it...
It drops to Tatsuhiro Sakamoto but he can't react in time to connect from close-range.
'Once again unable to find breakthrough'published at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
HT: Hull City 0-0 Watford
Peter Swan
Former Hull City player on BBC Radio Humberside
Watford have looked bright on the break. They have caught Hull out in numbers at times, but City have been able to repel them.
It is an average division at the moment and Watford are an average side who are around the play-off places, but not looking that much of a danger.
Hull once again not able to find the breakthrough.
Postpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
West Brom 1-0 Coventry
It's a Coventry corner but Karlan Grant manages to steal the ball and break away for West Brom.
He drives the full length of the pitch but the Sky Blues are able to scamper back and deal with the danger.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:33 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
Hull City 0-0 Watford
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End to end stuff, plenty of industry, some half-decent chances, but it's goalless at the break.
Ruben Selles will have seen plenty of positives going forward, with Ryan Longman and Regan Slater going close, however the Hornets look a constant threat on the break.
On this showing it's a surprise they have only taken seven points from their nine away games, though as always, goals win games, and they have not yet really tested Ivor Pandur in the Tigers goal.
As it stands...published at 20:33 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December
HT: Millwall 0-1 Sheff Utd
And there is confirmation that Sheffield United have climbed back above Leeds in the live table...
Image source, Opta

Championship Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Sheffield United	20	13	5	2	28	11	17	42	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
2	Leeds United	20	12	5	3	36	14	22	41	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
3	Burnley	20	10	8	2	24	7	17	38	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
4	Sunderland	20	10	7	3	29	15	14	37	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
5	Blackburn Rovers	19	10	4	5	23	17	6	34	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
6	West Bromwich Albion	20	7	11	2	23	14	9	32	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
7	Middlesbrough	20	9	4	7	34	25	9	31	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
8	Watford	19	9	4	6	27	25	2	31	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
9	Swansea City	20	7	6	7	21	19	2	27	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
10	Norwich City	20	6	8	6	35	30	5	26	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
11	Bristol City	20	6	8	6	25	25	0	26	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
12	Sheffield Wednesday	20	7	5	8	23	29	-6	26	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
13	Millwall	19	6	7	6	20	17	3	25	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
14	Preston North End	20	4	10	6	20	26	-6	22	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
15	Luton Town	20	6	4	10	23	35	-12	22	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
16	Coventry City	20	5	6	9	25	29	-4	21	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
17	Derby County	20	5	6	9	22	26	-4	21	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
18	Stoke City	20	5	6	9	21	26	-5	21	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
19	Queens Park Rangers	20	4	9	7	20	26	-6	21	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
20	Oxford United	19	4	6	9	20	30	-10	18	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
21	Portsmouth	18	3	8	7	21	30	-9	17	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
22	Cardiff City	19	4	5	10	17	30	-13	17	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
23	Plymouth Argyle	19	4	5	10	19	40	-21	17	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
24	Hull City	20	3	7	10	18	28	-10	16	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw