Summary

  • Sunderland climb off bottom of Championship with victory at Derby

  • John O'Shea's first club goal for more than four years seals 4-1 win

  • Leaders Wolves hang on for win at Middlesbrough with nine men

  • Cardiff and Fulham also win to maintain promotion pushes

  1. Postpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Wolves

    Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves has a shot from distance - shock.

    Boro goalkeeper Darren Randolph is called upon to make a save and push the ball behind for a corner, which is easily cleared.

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    GOAL: Reading 1-0 QPRpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Sone Aluko (13 mins)

    Reading celebrate a goal against QPRImage source, Rex Features

    And Reading are off to the perfect start under new boss Paul Clement.

    Sone Aluko rides a tackle on the right, cuts inside and thunders a shot into the top corner from 18 yards out.

    That's just his third goal for the Royals since joining from Fulham last summer.

    Can the Berkshire club hang on and end their nine-game winless streak?

  3. Postpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Reading 0-0 QPR

    Quote Message

    It's been an interesting start from Reading. Plenty of knocking the ball forward first time so I think Paul Clement has definitely told the players that if you're in doubt and under pressure, get it forward and worry about the next time.

    Mick Gooding, Former Reading player/manager on BBC Radio Berkshire

  4. YELLOW CARDpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Wolves

    Well, that's a yellow card.

    Wolves goalkeeper John Ruddy throws the ball out quickly to Ivan Cavaleiro, who is completely flattened by Middlesbrough captain Grant Leadbitter on halfway.

  5. Postpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Wolves

    Adama Traore fouls Barry Douglas to give Wolves a free-kick on the left touchline, and Douglas whips in a wonderful cross which evades everyone in the six-yard area.

    That left foot such a dangerous weapon for the Championship leaders.

  6. Postpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Reading 0-0 QPR

    Reading have the first shot on goal, as Tyler Blackett's effort from range fizzes past the post after Sone Aluko's free-kick hit the wall.

  7. Postpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Wolves

    Adama Traore's first involvement is to leave Wolves full-back Barry Douglas on his backside near the corner flag.

    The lightning-quick Boro winger is challenged by Willy Boly inside the box and Wolves clear.

    No prizes for guessing the home side's tactic - get it out wide to Traore or Stewart Downing and get crosses into the box.

  8. Postpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Reading 0-0 QPR

    The rain is teeming down at the Madejski Stadium.

    Reading keeper Vito Mannone, restored to the side by new boss Paul Clement, slips while taking a goal kick but gets away with it.

    The conditions may well play a part today.

  9. Postpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Wolves

    An injury scare for in-form Middlesbrough striker Patrick Bamford, who comes off worst in an early aerial battle with Conor Coady.

    He's back on his feet and fine to continue.

  10. KICK-OFFpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Reading 0-0 QPR

    And they are under way in Berkshire as well, with Paul Clement hoping to end Reading's poor run of form in his first game in charge.

  11. KICK-OFFpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Wolves

    Middlesbrough in red and white, Wolves in gold and black.

    There's a cracking atmosphere inside the Riverside Stadium as the home side get the game under way.

    Boro v WolvesImage source, .
  12. Postpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    The teams are out at the Riverside Stadium and the Madejski Stadium.

    Part three of today's four-pronged EFL marathon is almost upon us.

  13. Team newspublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Reading v QPR (17:30 BST)

    New Reading boss Paul Clement makes four changes from the Royals side which lost 3-2 to Norwich in Jaap Stam's final game in charge.

    Keeper Vito Mannone returns, while Joey Van den Berg, John Swift, and Chris Martin are back in the starting line-up.

    Reading XI: Mannone, Gunter (c), Ilori, Moore, Blackett, Van den Berg, Edwards, Swift, Aluko, Barrow, Martin.

    QPR boss Ian Holloway makes four changes from the 2-2 draw at Fulham 13 days ago, as Jordan Cousins, Josh Scowen, Paul Smyth and Conor Washington return to the side.

    QPR XI: Smithies, Furlong, Onuoha (c), Lynch, Bidwell, Cousins, Freeman, Scowen, Wszolek, Smyth, Washington.

  14. Clement makes Reading bowpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Reading v QPR (17:30 BST)

    Paul ClementImage source, Rex Features

    It is a wet occasion at the Madejski Stadium for Paul Clement's first game as Reading manager.

    The former Derby and Swansea boss takes charge of a Royals side who are nine games without a win, and have tasted victory just once in their past 18 outings in the league.

    The Berkshire side start the match three points above the drop zone.

    Visitors QPR are unbeaten in their past four and are just three points short of the 50-point mark usually targeted for surviving relegation.

  15. Postpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough v Wolves (17:30 BST)

    There were some great scenes at Molineux when the two sides met on the opening day of the season, as the two clubs came together in support of two players taken ill during the summer months.

    Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme and Middlesbrough academy player Anthony Renton were both diagnosed with leukaemia before the start of the season.

    It's nice to see Wolves' players warming up in shirts bearing Ikeme's name at the Riverside.

  16. Postpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough v Wolves (17:30 BST)

    Wolves playersImage source, PA

    Championship leaders Wolves are closing in on promotion to the Premier League.

    Ten points clear of third-placed Fulham with a game in hand, four wins from their final eight games will see the Molineux outfit return to the top flight for the first time since 2011-12.

    They travel to a Middlesbrough side who are six games unbeaten in the Championship.

    Tony Pulis's side are sixth in the table after this afternoon's action, and will create a three-point gap to the teams below them if they beat Wolves. off the play-offs.

  17. Team newspublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough v Wolves (17:30 BST)

    Boro boss Tony Pulis makes one change from the 1-1 draw at Brentford before the international break.

    Captain Grant Leadbitter replaces Jonny Howson in midfield.

    Boro XI: Randolph, Shotton, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Leadbitter (c), Clayton, Besic, Traore, Downing, Bamford.

    Wolves are unchanged from the 3-1 win over Burton Albion on 17 March.

    Wolves XI: Ruddy, Doherty, Bennett, Coady (c), Boly, Douglas, Neves, Saiss, Cavaleiro, Costa, Afobe.

  18. Postpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Middlesbrough v Wolves (17:30 BST); Reading v QPR (17:30 BST)

    If you thought that was it for the Good Friday action, you are very much mistaken.

    There are two more games coming up in just over 15 minutes' time.

    There's play-off chasing Middlesbrough facing leaders Wolves, while Paul Clement takes charge of Reading for the first time as QPR visit..

    Team news is on the way shortly.

  19. Shrewsbury remain thirdpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    FT: Rochdale 3-1 Shrewsbury

    A dramatic finish at Spotland in League One!

    Shrewsbury, trailing 2-1 to struggling Rochdale, thought they had a penalty after Jon Nolan went down in the box - but then referee Richard Clark changed his mind and gave a corner instead.

    Shrews keeper Dean Henderson came forward in a bid to grab an equaliser.

    But Rochdale cleared their lines and Ian Henderson latched on to a through ball to slot into an empty net and make it 3-1 in the 96th minute.

    Shrewsbury remain third in the table, one point off the automatic promotion places, while Rochdale are now four points from safety.

  20. Plenty more to comepublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 30 March 2018

    Who wants more football?

    Matt DohertyImage source, Rex Features

    That's good news.