Mo Diame and Christian Atsu goals for Newcastle at Wigan send Magpies top
Derby win for seventh successive game with late Tom Ince goal at QPR
Nottingham Forest and Preston North End draw 1-1
Reaction as Birmingham sack Gary Rowett and appoint Gianfranco Zola as replacement
Image source, Rex FeaturesEx-West Ham and Watford boss Gianfranco Zola is believed to be high on Blues' list of potential replacements for Gary Rowett.
The former Italy and Chelsea forward's last managerial job was with Qatari side Al-Arabi, but the 50-year-old was sacked in June after just one season.
Image source, PAIn case you've not been paying attention this afternoon - here is the big news to come out of the second city's Blue footballing half.
Birmingham City have parted company with manager Gary Rowett after more than two years in charge of the Championship club.
Former City defender Rowett, 42, who left Burton Albion to replace Lee Clark in October 2014, won 42 of his 106 games as manager at St Andrew's.
Rowett's departure, along with assistant boss Kevin Summerfield and coaches Kevin Poole, Darren Robinson and Mark Sale, comes in the wake of Birmingham's Chinese owners Trillion Trophy Asia Limited making three new boardroom appointments on Monday.
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe big news in the Championship today has been Birmingham City's decision to sack manager Gary Rowett after two years in charge.
The 42-year-old leaves St Andrew's with Blues seventh in the table and only outside the play-off places on goal difference.
You can listen to the reaction to his departure on BBC WM's fans' phone in by clicking on the audio icon above.
We'll then be back with more reaction and text commentary of this evening's three matches at 18:30 GMT.