Summary

  • Newcastle go top with win at Barnsley

  • Norwich let 2-0 lead slip to draw at Fulham

  • Villa get first away win since August 2015

Live Reporting

Steve Marshall

  1. Until tomorrow

    Dwight GaylePA

    That's just about it from me for this evening.

    It's been a night when Newcastle United have gone top of the Championship for the first time this season as Dwight Gayle's 10th and 11th league goals of the season gave them victory at Barnsley.

    Norwich drop to second after throwing away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Fulham as their 30-year wait for a win at Craven Cottage goes on.

    And, going under the radar, it was a night when Ipswich found the net - twice - to end their goal drought of more than a month.

    Oh, and Aston Villa won an away game. Yes, really.

    We'll be back tomorrow with text coverage of Cardiff v Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield's trip across the Pennines to Preston. Until then, goodnight.

  2. Get Involved at #bbcefl

    Max: I'm ecstatic about the 3 points for Villa but a late penalty doesn't mask the problems that need to be addressed by Bruce.

    Jeffery Mann: Is this a April fools .... Villa winning away ....

  3. Villa end 14-month wait for away win

    Adam Williams has the story of Aston Villa's first win under new manager Steve Bruce, which ended a long, long wait for their travelling fans...

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    Reading 1-2 Aston Villa

    Steve Bruce secures his first win as Aston Villa boss, with a late Jordan Ayew penalty giving them victory at Reading.

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  4. Brighton win again

    Very quietly, Brighton are having another very good season. They're up to third in the Championship...

    Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Wolves

    Sam Baldock's first-half header is enough to give in-form Brighton victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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  5. Norwich held by Fulham

    Norwich looked in control at Craven Cottage, but a former Canaries striker denied them three points at Craven Cottage...

    Fulham 2-2 Norwich City

    Norwich slip from the Championship summit after Fulham's Chris Martin scores a second-half leveller against his old club.

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  6. Get Involved at #bbcefl

    Pete Laws: Clinical or not. Gayle is on fire.

    Benji Berger: Dwight Gayle's on fire, your defence is terrified, Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na...

  7. Top of the table

    It was the Dwight Gayle show at Oakwell, as Newcastle rose to the Championship summit...

    Barnsley 0-2 Newcastle United

    Newcastle go top of the Championship as Dwight Gayle's two goals earn them victory over Barnsley at Oakwell.

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  8. So that's full-time in all our games. Let's take a look back at what's happened this evening.

  9. FULL-TIME Reading 1-2 Aston Villa

    Saturday, 8 August 2015: Bournemouth 0-1 Aston Vila

    Tuesday, 18 October 2016: Reading 1-2 Aston Villa

    Those are Aston Villa's last two away wins. Tim Sherwood was their manager at the Vitality Stadium and, five bosses later, Steve Bruce has an away victory in only his second game in charge. Four points from two games is not a bad start.

    Villa fans tell us how you feel tonight at #bbcefl.

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  10. Reading 1-2 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa fansRex Features

    The noise at the Madejski Stadium is deafening - and it's all coming from the away fans.

    Football, eh? Kicks you where it hurts time and again, but, boy does it feel good when it goes your way.

    Although it nearly didn't as Garath McCleary goes agonisingly close to an equaliser.

    "I can't watch," says BBC WM's Mark Regan.

  11. goal

    GOAL: Reading 1-2 Aston Villa

    Jordan Ayew

    Jordan AyewRex Features

    438 days since winning at Bournemouth on the opening day of last season, is Aston Villa's wait for an away win finally over?

    The clock ticks into the final minute and, after being brought down for the penalty, Jordan Ayew picks himself up to coolly score from the spot and send the visiting Villa fans behind that goal into delirium.

  12. Penalty to Aston Villa

    Reading 1-1 Aston Villa

    So we are going to have some late drama at the Mad Stad? Jordan Ayew is brought down in the box by Liam Moore and the referee points to the spot. Penalty to Villa...

  13. Reading 1-1 Aston Villa

    So after all that, it leaves us with one game to see to a finish.

    We're still locked at 1-1 at the Madejski Stadium. Can either side find a late winner or are Villa destined for yet another draw?

  14. FULL-TIME: Brighton 1-0 Wolves

    Wolves have had a succession of stoppage-time corners as they look for an equaliser at Brighton. Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has gone up...

    But it's all over. Brighton hold on for victory, earned with a first-half header from Sam Baldock, and they're third in the table.

  15. RED CARD: Hildeberto Pereira

    Blackburn 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Well, Nottingham Forest's hope was shortlived as Hildeberto Pereira hauls down Craig Conway and is shown his second yellow card followed by a red.

    Moments later, the final whistle goes and Blackburn have all three points.

  16. FULL-TIME: Newcastle win, Norwich draw

    Barnsley 0-2 Newcastle, Fulham 2-2 Norwich

    Newcastle celebrateRex Features

    Two goals for Dwight Gayle give Newcastle all three points at Barnsley, and they're the new Championship leaders.

    Norwich have drawn 2-2 at Fulham, having led 2-0 at Craven Cottage.

  17. League One update

    Oh my word, Matt Taylor has just scored two late goals for Bristol Rovers to make it 3-3 at MK Dons. It also completes the prolific striker's hat-trick.

    Swindon and Peterborough are now both 3-0 up against Rochdale and Northampton respectively.

    Alex Jones has scored a late equaliser for Port Vale from the penalty spot against Charlton and David Wheater has put Bolton 2-0 in front at Millwall. 

    AFC Wimbledon may have also grabbed a late winner at Bury through Jonathan Meades. They're 2-1 ahead in stoppage time.

  18. goal

    GOAL: Leeds 1-1 Wigan

    Shaun MacDonald

    It might not be a late winner, but it's a dramatic late equaliser for Wigan at Leeds.

    Max Power heads a corner back across goal and Shaun MacDonald is on hand to steer it home from eight yards via the post and Leeds defender Stephen Warnock.

    Nottingham Forest have also given themselves late hope at Ewood Park where Damien Perquis has sidefooted in from close range.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Ipswich 2-0 Burton

    Freddie Sears

    What did I say about goals being like buses for Ipswich?

    Well, one does indeed bring two as Freddie Sears sweeps home Tom Lawrence's cross from 12 yards for his first goal since December 2015.

    It also looks game over at St Andrew's now as David Cotterill scores from the spot to put Birmingham 4-2 up after Che Adams was tripped by goalkeeper Lee Camp.

  20. GREAT SAVE!

    Barnsley 0-2 Newcastle United

    So close to a hat-trick for Dwight Gayle.

    Jonjo Shelvey swings over a free-kick and Gayle's glancing header is brilliantly kept out by Barnsley keeper Adam Davies.