Summary

  • Seven of the top eight teams win

  • Derby still two points clear of Middlesbrough

  • Toral hat-trick for Brentford sinks Blackpool

  • Malky Mackay's Wigan lose 1-0 to Cardiff

  1. Postpublished at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Blackpool fan

    Brentford: Button, Dean, Douglas, Odubajo, Dallas, Toral, Gray, Diagouraga, Pritchard, Jota, Tarkowski.

    Substitutes: Bonham, Craig, Saunders, McCormack, Smith, Yennaris, Long.

    Blackpool: Lewis, McMahon, Clarke, Hall, Aldred, Dunne, Perkins, O'Hara, Rothwell, Madine, Davies.

    Substitutes: Parish, Ferguson, O'Dea, Oliver, Cameron, Telford, Delfouneso.

  2. Postpublished at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Aitor KarankaImage source, Getty Images

    Hands up those of you who expected Middlesbrough to be second in the Championship table at this stage of the season?

    Boro have not lost consecutive league games since August and head coach Aitor Karanka believes his side can bounce back from Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Leeds.

    "We've had some very good reactions and I expect another one, especially as we are playing at home," Karanka told BBC Tees.

    "I'm sure the players feel the same as me and they want to play their best in front of our home crowd."

  3. Postpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka brings Dimi Konstantopoulos back into the side after the goalkeeper missed Saturday's defeat by Leeds through suspension.

    Striker Jelle Vossen misses out after suffering a clash of heads with United defender Lewis Cook on Saturday, while Patrick Bamford is preferred over Kike.

    Veterans Emile Heskey and Eidur Gudjohnsen start for Bolton Wanderers, with Adam Le Fondre moving to the bench despite netting in the 4-1 defeat by Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

    Middlesbrough: Konstantopoulos, Fredericks, Kalas, Gibson, Friend, Adomah, Leadbitter, Clayton, Reach, Tomlin, Bamford.

    Substitutes: Meijas, Whitehead, Kike, Omeruo, Forshaw, Carayol, Wildschut.

    Bolton Wanderers: Amos, Moxey, Feeney, Dervite, Danns, Heskey, Gudjohnsen, Vela, Bannan, Wheater, Janko.

    Substitutes: Fitzsimmons, Le Fondre, Twardzik, Clough, Threlkeld, Slavchev, Walker.

  4. League Two previewpublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkImage source, Getty Images

    In League Two, leaders Burton Albion will go six points clear at the top of the table if they win at Accrington Stanley tonight.

    There's a mid-table clash between Cambridge United and AFC Wimbledon, while Tranmere Rovers go to Portsmouth hoping to move away from the bottom two.

  5. Postpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Brighton: Stockdale, Bruno, Greer, Dunk, Bennett, Ince, Kayal, Teixeira, Calderon, Mackail-Smith, Baldock.

    Substitutes: Walton, Hughes, Stephens, LuaLua, Ledesma, Best, O'Grady.

    Leeds United: Silvestri, Wootton, Cooper, Bamba, C. Taylor, Cook, Murphy, Austin, Mowatt, Sloth, Morison.

    Substitutes: S. Taylor, Berardi, Del Fabro, Doukara, Cani, Antenucci, Sharp.

  6. Postpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Neil RedfearnImage source, Getty Images

    Few Championship clubs can match the form of Leeds United right now. Saturday's 1-0 win at Middlesbrough made it five victories out of the last six for the side currently 11th in the table.

    Manager Neil Redfearn is on a contract until the end of the season and he hopes that excellent run of form will boost his chances of remaining in charge at Elland Road beyond the summer.

    "There is an option that is in the club's favour but I don't think it has gone unnoticed what we have done," Redfearn told BBC Radio Leeds.

    "My thoughts are purely and simply with Leeds United but I hope it can be sorted out sooner rather than later."

  7. Postpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    John RuddyImage source, Getty Images/BBC

    Blackburn Rovers: Steele, Baptiste, Hanley, Kilgallon, Olsson, Cairney, Spearing, Evans, Conway, Rhodes, Gestede.

    Substitutes: Eastwood, Henley, King, Brown, Marshall, Williamson, Duffy.

    Norwich City: Ruddy, Whittaker, Martin, Bassong, Olsson, Redmond, Howson, Johnson, Dorrans, Hoolahan, Grabban.

    Substitutes: Rudd, Turner, Jerome, Andreu, Garrido, Murphy, Tettey.

  8. Postpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    And Dominic Iorfa will register his 12th league start of the season against Fulham tonight...

    Wolves: Kuszczak, Iorfa, Batth, Stearman, Golbourne, McDonald, Price, Edwards, Sako, Afobe, Dicko.

    Substitutes: Flatt, Doherty, Henry, van La Parra, Doyle, Ebanks-Landell, Hause.

    Fulham: Bettinelli, Richards, Hutchinson, Bodurov, Stafylidis, Tunnicliffe, Christensen, Fofana, Ruiz, Rodallega, McCormack.

    Substitutes: Kiraly, Burn, Hoogland, Kavanagh, Parker, Kacaniklic, Woodrow.

  9. 'He still brings his washing round'published at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Dominic IorfaImage source, Sam Bagnall/Wolverhampton Wanderers

    As days go, Saturday was a decent one for Wolves defender Dominic Iorfa.

    A few hours after being named as the Football League's Young Player of the Month for January, Iorfa helped Wolves to a 5-0 home win against Rotherham.

    BBC Sport's Phil Cartwright has been to meet the 19-year-old and discovered that Iorfa has found keeping clean sheets much easier than keeping clean clothes.

  10. Postpublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Alex NeilImage source, Getty Images

    Norwich City manager Alex Neil has every reason to smile. The Canaries have won their last four games to move into the top six in the Championship.

    It's been quite a transformation since the 33-year-old took charge at Carrow Road in January.

    Neil told BBC Look East: "I think they were inconsistent more than anything else [earlier in the season]. They were beating good teams and playing well on occasion, but couldn't really get a run of consistency.

    "At the moment, we're relatively consistent. We've kept four clean sheets in five, we're scoring goals and we've deserved to win the games we've won."

  11. Postpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Millwall: Forde, Abdou, Dunne, Hooiveld, Harding, Tonge, Williams, Woolford, Fabbrini, Taylor-Fletcher, Gregory.

    Substitutes: King, Beevers, Nelson, Upson, Gueye, O'Brien, Fuller.

    Sheffield Wednesday: Kirkland, Semedo, Palmer, Nuhiu, Lees, Zayatte, Maghoma, Lee, Dielna, McGugan, Keane.

    Substitutes: Wildsmith, Mattock, Hutchinson, May, Maguire, Helan, Vermijl.

  12. Postpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Daryl MurphyImage source, Getty Images/BBC

    Confirmation of those line-ups at Portman Road...

    Ipswich Town: Bialowski, Parr, Mings, Chambers, Smith, Berra, Skuse, Murphy, Anderson, Bru, Sears.

    Substitutes: Gerken, Clarke, Chaplow, Tabb, Connolly, Bishop, Varney.

    Birmingham City: Randolph, Caddis, Spector, Robinson, Grounds, Cotterill, Gleeson, Davis, Novak, Donaldson, Thomas.

    Substitutes: Doyle, Kiernan, Reilly, Zigic, Shinnie, Gray, Dyer.

  13. Postpublished at 19:09 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy makes two changes to the side that were beaten by Reading on Saturday, as Jonathan Parr and Paul Anderson come in for Jay Tabb and Teddy Bishop.

    Gary Rowett hands starts to Wes Thomas and Lee Novak, who both came off the bench to score as Birmingham City lost 4-3 to Brighton at the weekend.

    David Davis returns after a knock and there's also a recall for David Cotterill, meaning Demarai Gray, Lloyd Dyer, Andrew Shinnie and Rob Kiernan all drop to the bench.

  14. League One previewpublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Steve CotterillImage source, Getty Images

    League One leaders Bristol City are away at Doncaster Rovers, while FA Cup quarter-finalists Bradford City will look to maintain their recent good form at third-placed Swindon Town.

    Preston North End, who lie fourth, host Walsall and fifth-placed Sheffield United go to Rochdale.

    Tonight's other League One game is between Scunthorpe United and Barnsley, with both clubs hoping to move further clear of the bottom four.

  15. Postpublished at 19:06 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Jermaine PennantImage source, Empics/BBC

    The much-travelled Jermaine Pennant looks all set for a Latics debut tonight...

    Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi, Maguire, McClean, Pennant, Kim, Boyce, Ojo, Bong, Perch, Pearce, Fortune.

    Substitutes: Carson, Taylor, McCann, McKay, Cowie, Waghorn, Robles.

    Cardiff City: Marshall, Ralls, Connolly, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Noone, Kennedy, Jones, Doyle.

    Substitutes: Moore, John, Revell, McAleny, O'Keefe, Adeyemi, Harris.

  16. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 19:04 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Gregory P:, external Derby's defence been shaky recently but backing the boys to beat Charlton and open a gap at the top.

    Arthur Pickthorn:, external Great chance for Ipswich to keep the pressure up on the top three ahead of Sunday's massive East Anglian derby. COYB!

    Stuie Neale:, external Swindon need a win tonight to close the gap at the top.

    Fear not, Stuie. We'll also be keeping a close eye on League One and League Two tonight - more on that shortly...

  17. Postpublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Stuart GrayImage source, Getty Images

    Sheffield Wednesday are currently 16 points away from a play-off place and it's unlikely that they'll make the top six by the end of the season but Stuart Gray hasn't given up hope just yet.

    "The next four games will tell us where we will end up in the league and whether we will be pushing for a go at that last play-off spot," Owls boss Gray told BBC Radio Sheffield.

    "It's no wins in seven but I am positive. It's still mathematically possible for us to get in the top six. Progress would be finishing higher than last season and being better than we were last season."

  18. Postpublished at 18:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Watford: Gomes, Cathcart, Ekstrand, Angella, Hoban, Layun, Watson, Tozser, Abdi, Deeney, Ighalo.

    Substitutes: Bond, Munari, Forestieri, Paredes, Pudil, Vydra, Anya.

    Rotherham: Collin, Hunt, Morgan, Arnason, Fryers, Green, Smallwood, Milsom, Pringle, Sammon, Derbyshire.

    Substitutes: Loach, Broadfoot, Bowery, Richardson, Ward, Hammill, Clarke-Harris.

  19. Postpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Benik AfobeImage source, Getty Images

    Goals were the problem for Wolves earlier in the season - have they found the solution by signing striker Benik Afobe?

    The 21-year-old had already scored 19 goals on loan at MK Dons before moving to Molineux from Arsenal in January and five goals in seven outings for Wolves, including two in Saturday's 5-0 win over Rotherham, have kept Kenny Jackett's side in touch with the play-off places.

    "There's no point winning one game, losing the next two, then winning again," Afobe told BBC Midlands Today. "Teams that are consistent are the ones that go up and we want to be one of the three that go up."

  20. Postpublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2015

    Malky MackayImage source, Getty Images

    Wigan Athletic host Cardiff City this evening, meaning Latics manager Malky Mackay will come up against his former club for the first time since his dismissal in December 2013.

    The Scot led Cardiff to the Championship title in 2012-13 but was sacked midway through their first - and only - season in the Premier League.

    "I've got very, very good memories of my time at Cardiff," Mackay told BBC Sport. "The fans are sensational.

    "We managed to do something that hadn't been done for 50 years [win promotion to the top flight] and it's absolutely a large part of my life."

    But the fall-out of Mackay's departure from the Welsh side continues to rumble on, with members of the Cardiff board choosing to boycott tonight's match.