Summary

  • Aston Villa beat Championship leaders Wolves 4-1 and stay third

  • Wins for Cardiff, Fulham and Middlesbrough strengthen promotion bids

  • Accrington go top of League Two

  1. Postpublished at 1 min

    Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves

    Leo Bonatini has a half chance inside the opening minute, but Villa just get the ball away as he shapes to shoot from the edge of the box.

  2. KICK-OFFpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves

    We are under way at Villa Park with the home side attacking the Holte End in the opening 45 minutes.

  3. Postpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    FT: Chesterfield 1-3 Lincoln City

    Before the game starts at Villa Park, just time to tell you that Lincoln City have come away with all three points in the delayed League Two game at Chesterfield.

    The match was paused for about half an hour after a fan was taken seriously ill after 26 minutes.

    An air ambulance needed to land on the pitch in order to rush the patient to hospital.

    The home side took a 30th-minute lead through Alex Whitmore, but Michael Bostwick equalised in first-half stoppage time.

    Scott Wharton and Oliver Palmer's second half goals made the game safe for the Imps, who move into the final play-off place while Chesterfield stay second from bottom and in the relegation places.

  4. Postpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa v Wolves (17:30 GMT)

    The teams are out on the pitch and there is an incredible atmosphere for this huge derby in the second city.

    Who do you think will win? Get in touch using #bbcefl on social media.

  5. The form guidepublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa v Wolves (17:30 GMT)

    John TerryImage source, PA

    One area in which Aston Villa do have the edge over Wolves is on recent form.

    Villa have taken 25 points from their 10 league matches in comparison, while Wolves have 18 points from their 10 Championship games.

    Despite that run, Villa start 10 points behind the division's leaders and seven behind second-placed Cardiff, who beat Birmingham 3-2 earlier today.

    Is today's match a season-defining moment for their automatic promotion chances?

  6. A Wolves double?published at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa v Wolves (17:30 GMT)

    Wolves were 2-0 winners when the teams met at Molineux in October.

    Second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Leo Bonatini took Wolves top of the table for the first time this season, and they haven't budged very far since.

  7. The Mendes factorpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa v Wolves (17:30 GMT)

    Jorge MendesImage source, Getty Images

    It's been an interesting week off the field at Wolves, whose links with Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes were again brought into the spotlight.

    Aston Villa were reported to be one of the Championship clubs to pass on their concerns to the English Football League about a possible conflict of interest.

    Wolves' Chinese owners Fosun own a share in Mendes' agency and several of his clients are based at Molineux.

    The EFL board discussed the matter at length at a meeting on Thursday and have said they will meet with Wolves to "reiterate the requirements of our regulations and those of the Football Association".

    Wolves have often said Mendes is assisting the club on an advisory basis and, in a statement yesterday, said they "are very clear on FA and EFL regulations and always comply with them explicitly."

    The whole episode has added a bit more spice to today's game, that's for sure.

  8. Rivals collidepublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa v Wolves (17:30 GMT)

    Steve Bruce and Nuno Espirito SantoImage source, Getty Images

    So onto today's late kick-off in the Championship and, my word. What a game in prospect.

    Two local rivals. Two clubs both bidding for automatic promotion.

    Throw in an off-field tete-a-tete this week, and this should be one worth sticking around for.

  9. Team newspublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa v Wolves (17:30 GMT)

    Jack GrealishImage source, Rex Features

    Aston Villa have forward Jack Grealish back in the starting line-up against the league leaders - he was out for almost a month with injury before returning at Sunderland on Tuesday.

    Wolves welcome back their own creative talisman, Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves, from suspension.

    Villa: Johnstone, Elmohamady, Chester, Terry, Taylor, Snodgrass, Jedinak, Hourihane, Adomah, Grealish, Grabban.

    Wolves: Ruddy, Batth, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Neves, N'Diaye, Douglas, Cavaleiro, Bonatini, Jota.

  10. Postpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Aston Villa v Wolves (17:30 GMT)

    We're heading towards 17:30 GMT so let's start our build-up to the Championship's late game between table-topping Wolves and Aston Villa, who dropped to fourth after Fulham's win.

    We'll also bring you reaction and quotes from the games that have just finished.

  11. Maddison hat-trick a rare treatpublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    FT: Hull City 4-3 Norwich City

    James Maddison is the first Norwich City player to score a hat-trick away from home since September 1993 - that's almost 25 years!

    The last man to do it? Efan Ekoku when he got four in the Canaries' 5-1 Premier League win at Everton in September 1993.

    Sadly for the Norfolk side, Maddison's efforts weren't enough.

    Efan EkokuImage source, Getty Images
  12. League Two full-time headlinespublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    • Billy Kee scores a stoppage-time winner for Accrington at Luton and that takes Stanley top of League Two.
    • Chesterfield v Lincoln is still about 25 minutes from a conclusion following a first-half stoppage while an air ambulance landed on the field to treat an ill fan.
    • Bottom club Barnet are beaten at Coventry and slip closer to the National League.
    • Crewe score in the seventh minute of added time to draw with Stevenage.
  13. League One full-time headlinespublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    • Adam Armstrong scores twice as Blackburn ease past Blackpool 3-0 to stay five points clear at the top.
    • Second-placed Shrewsbury now have a three-point gap over third-placed Wigan after they won 2-0 against Walsall and the Latics drew 3-3 against fifth-placed Scunthorpe.
    • Bury threw away a two-goal lead at home to Oldham to draw 2-2 and stay rooted to the foot of the table.
    • AFC Wimbledon move out of the relegation zone after a 2-1 win over Oxford United.
  14. Championship full-time headlinespublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    • Hull move six points clear of the drop zone with an extraordinary 4-3 win over Norwich. James Maddison scored a first-half hat-trick for the Canaries while four penalties were awarded in all.
    • Birmingham's Craig Gardner and Maxime Colin score in the second half but second-placed Cardiff do enough to win 3-2 and move three points behind leaders Wolves.
    • Aleksandar Mitrovic's stoppage-time goal moves Fulham into third in dramatic style, as they won 2-1 at play-off chasing Preston.
    • Middlesbrough consolidate their position in the final play-off spot by winning 3-1 against Barnsley, who remain two points above the bottom three.
  15. Postpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    A frenetic finish to proceedings across the EFL, but we wouldn't have it any other way.

    Your full-time headlines across the Championship, League One and League Two are coming up...

  16. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Hull City 4-3 Norwich City

    Abel HernandezImage source, Getty Images

    What a thriller - four penalties in a game for the first time in almost four years only tells half of this story.

    James Maddison hit a hat-trick to put Norwich 3-1 up, after Hull had taken an early lead.

    But two Abel Hernandez penalties either side of the break brought things level before Harry Wilson's 71st-minute winner for the home side.

  17. Postpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Blackburn 3-0 Blackpool

    Two second-half Adam Armstrong goals keep Blackburn five points clear at the top of League One.

    Rovers are now unbeaten in seven, having won five in that time.

  18. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Preston 1-2 Fulham

    Mitrovic scoresImage source, Rex Features

    A cruel blow for Preston but the Fulham juggernaut keeps on going.

    Aleksandar Mitrovic's brace, his second in stoppage time, are enough for all three points.

    Sean Maguire netted for Preston but they lose ground in the play-off race while their visitors remain hopeful of gatecrashing the top two.

  19. Postpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    FTl Cardiff 3-2 Birmingham

    Hamish Marshall
    BBC Radio 5 live at Cardiff City Stadium

    Cardiff take a big step towards promotion.

    26 points from the last 30 in a 10-match unbeaten run. They have not lost since New Year’s Day.

    They will now hope Wolves beat Aston Villa to extend their lead over third place.

    Birmingham boss Garry Monk will be encouraged by the fight shown in the second half but the damage was done.

    Blues have now lost seven successive league games and they play fellow strugglers Hull, Bolton and Burton in three of their next four games - they really need results in those.

  20. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2018

    Millwall 1-0 Brentford

    George Saville's first-minute goal settles the game between the two London clubs. Millwall are in great form right now!