Summary

  • Norwich win 4-1 at Swansea to stay top of Championship

  • Middlesbrough beat Brentford to go second

  • Leeds win 2-0 at home to 10-man Bristol City

  • Derby come back to beat Sheff Wed, Preston thrash Blackburn

  • Rotherham deny Sheff Utd top spot in early game

Live Reporting

Matt Newsum and Joe Rindl

  1. Championship half-time headlines

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    • Championship leaders Norwich City have had a brilliant first half at Swansea City, leading 3-1 and looking set to extend their advantage at the top of the table.
    • Frank Lampard's Derby County have come from 1-0 down to lead at Sheffield Wednesday, with Harry Wilson and Jack Marriott scoring for the Rams.
    • Elsewhere, Saido Berahino has scored for Stoke, who are drawing 1-1 with QPR, while Bolton and Preston are also in front at the break.

  2. HALF-TIME

    #bbcefl

    Half-time around most of the grounds, just a few stragglers playing catch-up, and we've had plenty of goals and incident.

    Take a deep breath, a sip of tea/coffee/bovril/something stronger and let's recap.

  3. Hull City 0-0 Nott'm Forest

    No change to the score at the KCOM, where Forest have had a couple of chances to test out Hull through Lewis Grabban in particular but haven't taken them, and Matty Cash just flashed a shot wide.

    Reece Burke has had a pop for Hull, but that too was nowhere near.

    Jackson Irvine got a booking for lunging on Grabban to earn himself a booking but nowt goalwise.

  4. goal

    GOAL: Swansea 1-3 Norwich

    Daniel James (41 mins)

    Swansea City have a response, and it's timely as half-time beckons at the Liberty Stadium.

    Kyle Naughton tested the palms of Norwich keeper Tim Krul, who couldn't hold his searing effort and there was Daniel James to steer it home.

    How key could that one be?

  5. Leeds 0-0 Bristol City

    Jamie PatersonRex Features

    Visitors Bristol City have given a pretty good account of themselves at Elland Road, more than matching their high-flying opposition.

    But Kemar Roofe has very nearly put Leeds ahead, shooting inches wide of the post from a tight angle.

  6. Pompey playing like champions

    In League One, Bradford are two goals up against Oxford, while Bristol Rovers are back on level terms against Charlton.

    Leaders Portsmouth are looking good having scored two quick goals at Scunthorpe.

  7. goal

    GOAL: Swansea 0-3 Norwich

    Marco Stiepermann (37 mins)

    Game over at the Liberty?

    Norwich playing with pomp and flamboyance and skill just toy with Swansea.

    Emi Buendia steered a nonchalant ball to Teemu Pukki, who found Max Aarons, and his cross was gleefully tucked away by Marco Stiepermann.

    Looks like Daniel Farke's side are roaring back to the top.

  8. MK Dons going back to the top?

    Paul TisdaleRex Features

    As it stands, MK Dons are leapfrogging Lincoln back to the top of League Two. They've just equalised to make it 1-1 away at Stevenage.

    Cheltenham are a goal up at home at Newport, while Bury are two-up away to Cambridge.

  9. goal

    GOAL: Sheff Wed 1-2 Derby

    Jack Marriott (35 mins)

    Derby turn the game on its head with a quickfire double, just six minutes between the pair, and this time it's Jack Marriott who fires into the bottom corner.

    Ram-pant you might say, after a quiet start. Owls have been on the end of a smash and grab.

    Scott CarsonRex Features

  10. Referee to fourth official to linesman

    Millwall 0-1 Bolton

    Earlier, at the Millwall Bolton game, we told you that fourth official Tony Harrington will be the new referee. That isn't the case - it's far, far more confusing than that.

    BBC Radio Manchester are telling us Lee Swabey (the old ref) will now swap places with one of the linesman. The linesman is now the referee and the original replacement referee is now a linesman.

    Still with us?

  11. goal

    GOAL: Sheff Wed 1-1 Derby

    Harry Wilson (29 mins)

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    Derby have parity at Hillsborough and the goal goes the way of Harry Wilson who takes his tally in all competitions to five for the Rams.

    On-loan at Derby from Liverpool, he swept in after Jack Marriott's initial effort was blocked.

    Not had too much time at the Wednesday end but they've made their opportunity count.

  12. Power gets third red card of the season

    Promotion-chasers Sunderland are down to 10 men against Walsall, with Max Power receiving a straight red after a poor challenge on Liam Kinsella.

    Elsewhere in League One, Andrew Shinnie has just put Luton in front away at Gillingham.

  13. A change of ref - again

    Millwall 0-1 Bolton

    There is a stoppage in play in the game between Millwall and Bolton. Referee Tony Harrington was replaced before the game by fourth official Lee Swabey, but now it appears the pair are swapping back over.

    A bit of a strange one.

  14. goal

    GOAL: Swansea 0-2 Norwich

    Emi Buendia (24 mins)

    They're running hot now are the Canaries, and it's Argentine midfielder Emi Buendia who has delivered the magic moment.

    Bersant Celina dallied (and he's an ex-Ipswich player so you can imagine how well that went down...) and was dispossessed, Buendia wasted no time.

    Norwich, very much on the ball right now, as the song goes.

  15. goal

    GOAL: Stoke 1-1 QPR

    Saido Berahino (21 mins)

    Stoke v QPRRex Features

    Equaliser for the Potters, suddenly the Boothen End is a happier place to be and Saido Berahino has his first goal since September in the league.

    Joel Lynch, who got an early booking, gave the ball away on the edge of his own box and Tom Ince pounced before slipping the perfect pass to Berahino to bury it.

    Level pegging.

  16. #bbcefl

    Nearly got Norwich City's Marco Stiepermann mixed up with Michael Stipe there. Not sure what good the REM fella would be in the hustle and bustle of the Championship.

    Busy start to proceedings in the EFL.

  17. Lots of goals in the fourth tier

    Forest GreenRex Features

    Lots of goals in League Two to tell you about.

    Ben Morris has put Forest Green ahead away to Carlisle.

    A Josh Payne penalty has given Crawly a 1-0 lead against Crewe and Elijah Adebayo has put Swindon up against Port Vale.

  18. goal

    GOAL: Swansea 0-1 Norwich

    Mike van der Hoorn own goal (16 mins)

    Norwich have been a bright yellow juggernaut rumbling their way through the Championship of late, and they show no signs of slowing down at the Liberty Stadium.

    Teemu Pukki was put away by Marco Stiepermann, and in turn his cross was diverted into his own net by Mike van der Hoorn.

    Swansea have it all to do already, having gone close through Bersant Celina shortly before.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Millwall 0-1 Bolton

    Mark Beevers (12 mins)

    Joe Williams delivers a delicious cross into the box and Mark Beevers heads in via the post against his former club.

  20. Raining goals in League One

    An own goal from Wimbledon's Jonnie Hendrie has put Southend ahead in League One.

    Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest loanee Jamie Ward has put Charlton in front against Bristol Rovers.

    And Wycombe are back on level terms against Shrewsbury.