Relive Saturday's EFL action as it happened

Summary

Cardiff fight back from 3-0 down to draw at Leeds
Barnsley, Blackburn, Brentford, Millwall, Preston, Sheff Wed & Swansea all win
Birmingham 2-3 West Brom in early kick off
Substitute Austin scores twice as West Brom go top

Live Reporting

Gary Smee, James Law and Deepak Mahay

As it stands...published at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Brentford, who lead west London rivals Fulham 1-0, are up to third.
Sheffield Wednesday move up to fourth following a terrific first-half showing at Forest.
Leeds have gone back to the top and are miles in front along with West Brom.
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League Two half-time headlinespublished at 15:58
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- Leaders Swindon a goal up against Oldham - on course for a seventh-straight league win
- Bottom side Morecambe trail 2-0 at Plymouth
- Macclesfield in 1-0 up at Walsall
- Second-placed Crewe 1-1 against Mansfield
- Cambridge, Stevenage, Northampton, Exeter and Scunthorpe also winning
League One half-time headlinespublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
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- Leaders Wycombe 1-0 up against Burton
- Second-placed Ipswich trail 2-1 at home to in-form Bristol Rovers
- Southend on course for another home defeat - Shrimpers trail 1-0 to Rotherham
- Coventry, Doncaster and Peterborough only other sides winning in division
- Five games are level
Championship half-time headlinespublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
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- Jordan Rhodes scores a first-half hat-trick as Sheffield Wednesday lead 4-0 at fifth-placed Nottingham Forest.
- Leeds heading back to the top as it stands - goals from Helder Costa and Patrick Bamford putting them 2-0 up against Cardiff.
- Two Conor Chaplin goals see bottom side Barnsley lead QPR 2-1 at the break.
- Dominant Brentford need Fulham 1-0 through Bryan Mbeumo's goal in the London derby.
- None of the sides who started the afternoon in the play-offs are winning.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Saturday's EFL action
Most of the games across the EFL have reached half-time.
Stoke against Reading is the only one of the 10 Championship matches without a goal, and there are also talking points across League One and League Two.
We'll bring you the headlines next...
GOAL: Nottingham Forest 0-4 Sheffield Wednesdaypublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Steven Fletcher (45+3 mins)
Steven Fletcher knocks it in to make it worse for Forest.
A big half-time team talk for Forest manager Sabri Lamouchi.
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Brentford 1-0 Fulham
Brentford hit the post again!
This time it's from a corner as Pontus Jansson sees his flick bounce off the woodwork before Fulham clear.
Postpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday
So, Jordan Rhodes has banged in a hat-trick at the City Ground but did you know it has been 609 days since he last scored for Sheffield Wednesday? Remember he was on loan at Norwich last season and he scored nine goals for them.
Just a bit of Jordan Rhodes trivia for you.
Postpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
The Championship play-off picture has changed about 50 times in this first half.
We'll bring you the table as it stands once all the half-time whistles have blown.
GOAL: Preston 1-1 Lutonpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
James Collins (43 min) pen
James Collins smashes in the penalty straight down the middle after Paul Huntington was penalised for a foul on Callum McManaman.
That's his seventh goal of the season.
GOAL: Wigan 1-0 Huddersfieldpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Josh Windass (43 mins)
Huddersfield have been on top but find themselves behind at Wigan.
Visiting keeper Kamil Grabara makes a poor clearance which allows the dangerous Josh Windass to nip in and he finishes with great composure.
Postpublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Leeds 2-0 Cardiff
Cardiff launch a rare attack but two team-mates get in the way of each other!
As Lee Tomlin prepares to shoot Danny Ward has a pop, his effort sailing over.
Nothing to worry about for a dominant Leeds, who look to be cruising back to the top of the Championship.
Postpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Brentford 1-0 Fulham
Fulham's dangerman has been Neeskens Kebano and he gets something on Cyrus Christie's cross, with Brentford keeper David Raya beating Aleksandar Mitrovic to the loose ball.
A bit more like it from the visitors.
GOAL: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesdaypublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Jordan Rhodes (37 mins)
He's only gone and got a first-half hat-trick.
Jordan Rhodes with an absolutely speculator overhead kick.
What a goal!
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CLOSE!published at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Better from Forest but Ben Watson should score.
A free-kick into the box is not cleared and the ball falls to Watson but he blazes his effort over the bar from six yards out.
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Brentford 1-0 Fulham
Fulham are on the ropes and are almost 2-0 down!
Bryan Mbeumo plays in Ollie Watkins, who strikes against the post, and Josh Dasilva puts the rebound wide from just outside the area.
Scott Parker has some thinking to do at the interval.
GREAT SAVE!published at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Wednesday keeper Cameron Dawson denies Joao Carvalho who hits a piledriver but it's tipped over well.
That's the first real effort on goal from Forest.
Postpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Do we finally have some respite after all those early goals in the Championship?
Elsewhere...published at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
League One & League Two update
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There's a shock on the cards in League One - Bristol Rovers are 2-0 up at second-placed Ipswich.
Leaders Wycombe have just gone in front against Burton through David Wheeler.
Elsewhere in the division, Doncaster, Peterborough, Coventry and Blackpool are also leading. The Tangerines are 1-0 up at out-of-form Sunderland.
In League Two, financially stricken Macclesfield are in front at Walsall.
Strugglers Southend have just gone a goal down at home to Rotherham.
Cambridge and Stevenage are also winning, but not too many goals about in the other games.
PENALTY APPEALpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2019
Leeds 2-0 Cardiff
Joe Bennett appears to take down Leeds scorer Helder Costa in the area.
Does he get the ball? I don't think so. But only a corner is given for the home side.