Summary

  • Eight games including Stoke v Coventry in top-two tussle

  • Middlesbrough stand down boss Rob Edwards for game with Birmingham and grant him permission to speak to Wolves

  • Boro still lead 2-1 through Fry & Hackney, Norwich ahead against Leicester

  • Southampton 3-1 up on bottom side Sheff Wed, Ipswich & WBA winning too

  • Earlier, Derby win at Blackburn on Rams boss Eustace's return to former club

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Alex Hoad, Ian Woodcock, Chris Peddy and Jamie Riley

  1. SUBSTITUTION

    Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham

    The home side are forced into an early alteration.

    Skipper and goalscorer Dael Fry can't carry on and Sammy Silvera is on in his place.

    That's a blow for Boro.

  2. GREAT SAVE!

    West Brom 0-0 Oxford United

    A trademark long-range blast from Cameron Brannagan is turned behind for a corner by Albion keeper Josh Griffiths as Oxford continue to grow into the game at The Hawthorns.

  3. Norwich 0-0 Leicester

    Patson Daka heads wide for the Foxes.

    The Zambian striker hasn't scored since 3 December last year.

  4. goal

    GOAL: Southampton 2-1 Sheff Wed

    Harry Amass (25 min)

    The Owls hit back and it's a great strike from Man Utd loanee Harry Amass.

    The 18-year-old finds space and smashes the ball with his left peg from distance.

    Gavin Bazunu can't keep it out.

    Game on!

  5. GREAT SAVE!

    Swansea 0-0 Ipswich

    Big save from Lawrence Vigouroux to deny George Hirst after Zan Vipotnik was robbed in midfield allowing Jack Clarke to find Hirst to get a shot away.

  6. ''Promising from Norwich'

    Norwich 0-0 Leicester

    Flo Allen
    Norwich Women general manager on BBC Radio Norfolk

    Leicester City's Patson Daka and Norwich City's Jakov Medic battle for the ballPA Media

    You can see this crowd is desperate for something, but it has been a good, promising start from Norwich.

  7. Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham

    Demarai Gray's shot for the away side is well blocked by Boro defender Luke Ayling.

  8. CLOSE!

    West Brom 0-0 Oxford United

    Oxford are here to play too.

    Przemyslaw Placheta has a pop from an angle but flashes a low effort past Josh Griffiths' upright.

    Better from the yellows in the past few minutes.

  9. Wrexham 0-0 Charlton

    Still goalless at the SToK Cae Ras and Max Cleworth has come closest for the hosts so far, forcing Addicks keeper Thomas Kaminski to tip the ball over his net.

  10. 'Coventry on top so far'

    Stoke 0-0 Coventry

    Danny Pugh
    Former Stoke City defender on BBC Radio Stoke

    Coventry have probably been on top, they look dangerous on the break.

    Stoke just need to get their foot on the ball a bit more.

    Million Manhoef of Stoke City and Jay Dasilva of Coventry CityShutterstock

  11. 'Saints fans couldn't have asked for a better start'

    Southampton 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

    Dan George
    BBC Sport at St Mary's

    Well, this is quite the start to the game by Southampton and that is a really well taken finish by Finn Azaz.

    The mood inside St Mary's is the complete opposite to how it was last week in here when Preston North End were here.

    Both ends of the ground are in full voice after that goal, if Southampton win today then it would be just their second victory here in the league all season.

    They couldn't have asked for a better start!

  12. Norwich 0-0 Leicester

    Jordan Ayew hits a volley down into the ground and over the crossbar as the away side push forward.

  13. GREAT SAVE!

    West Brom 0-0 Oxford United

    Frustration growing for Albion as they continue to pile forward.

    Josh Maja gets the ball caught under his feet in the goalmouth from a low cross, which sums up his current form, unfortunately, and though the ball is worked to Mikey Johnston his angled effort is straight at U's keeper Jamie Cumming.

  14. GREAT SAVE!

    Stoke 0-0 Coventry

    Viktor Johansson to the rescue for the hosts as Coventry are finding their feet.

    The keeper dives to tip a Victor Torp effort from the edge of the box over the bar after good work from Haji Wright, while Milan van Ewijk had seen a shot charged down after a lung-busting run from his own half moments earlier.

  15. goal

    GOAL: Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham

    Dael Fry (16 mins)

    The home side lead!

    Skipper Dael Fry converts from Callum Brittain's corner.

    Boro back up to second as it stands.

  16. Middlesbrough 0-0 Birmingham

    VERY tricky build-up to this game for the home team with boss Rob Edwards seemingly set for the job at Wolves.

    However, they're not showing that on the pitch and Alan Browne sees a well-hit shot saved by James Beadle in the Blues goal.

  17. goal

    GOAL: Southampton 2-0 Sheff Wed

    Finn Azaz (17 min)

    What a start for Saints!

    And it's another first-time goal scorer for the hosts.

    Great work again from Tom Fellows, who cuts inside and threads a ball between the centre-back and full-back to find Finn Azaz in behind.

    Composed as you like, the former Middlesbrough man side-foots it into the bottom corner to double the lead for the hosts.

  18. 'Somehow still 0-0'

    Norwich 0-0 Leicester

    Owynn Palmer-Atkin
    BBC Radio Leicester commentator

    Norwich were very unlucky there not to take the lead, good defending from Jannik Vestergaard and it is somehow still 0-0.

    Josh Sargent of Norwich City and Jannik Vestergaard of Leicester CityShutterstock

  19. Norwich 0-0 Leicester

    The home side come close to an opener but Asmir Begovic does well to stop the Canaries scrambling the ball home.

  20. West Brom 0-0 Oxford United

    Still one-way traffic for Albion as Karlan Grant has volleyed wide, Nat Phillips has headed off target and Mikey Johnston has seen a shot charged down.

    Just what Ryan Mason will have wanted to see, except for the missing end product of course...