Summary

  • West Brom top at Christmas despite being held by Brentford

  • Fulham beat Leeds to move up to third

  • Barnsley score late winner to move off bottom, Derby thrashed 3-0 at Reading

  • Also wins for Huddersfield, Hull & Swansea

  • Bolton beat fellow strugglers Southend in League One

  • Stevenage beaten 5-1 to go bottom of EFL on Westley's return

Live Reporting

Jay Freeman and Ian Woodcock

  1. goal

    GOAL: Hull City 2-0 Birmingham

    Kamil Grosicki

    The hosts in total control now!

    Top scorer Jarrod Bowen plays Kamil Grosicki in behind and the Poland international keeps his cool to make it 2-0.

  2. League Two latest

    Bradford fans have been frustrated watching on as Eoin Doyle, on loan to Swindon, has continued to bang in the goals this season.

    But the Bantams haven't been doing too shabbily themselves and now, thanks to Harry Pritchard's 53rd-minute strike, they lead at home to Salford City.

    Victory today would take them fourth as it stands.

  3. goal

    GOAL: Reading 2-0 Derby

    Lucas Joao (58 mins)

    Lucas JoaoRex Features

    Reading might just be out of sight now against 10-man Derby, who've struggled ever since having Scott Malone sent off early in the first half.

    Lucas Joao works on to John Swift's ball to fire home inside the box and double the Royals' lead.

  4. goal

    GOAL: Fulham 1-1 Leeds

    Patrick Bamford (54 mins)

    Leeds have the leveller as Patrick Bamford scores from the rebound after Marek Rodak had kept out Eddie Nketiah's first shot.

  5. goal

    GOAL: QPR 1-1 Charlton

    Lyle Taylor (57 mins)

    Charlton have levelled it up against QPR!

    Lyle Taylor is the man on the scoresheet for the Addicks as he deflects Albie Morgan's shot into the back of the net.

  6. goal

    GOAL: Huddersfield 2-0 Nott'm Forest

    Steve Mounie (49 mins)

    Huddersfield double their advantage thanks to Steve Mounie's first goal for the club since February.

    The big striker heads home powerfully from a corner.

  7. League One latest

    We said earlier that the top two in League One both faced difficult away games today - and now they're both behind!

    Ronan Curtis has just put Portsmouth 1-0 up against Ipswich Town, while 10-man Wycombe are still behind at Oxford.

  8. Fulham 1-0 Leeds

    Fulham think they have a second but Aleksanadr Mitrovic is flagged offside.

    The hosts are going third as it stands.

  9. West Brom 1-1 Brentford

    A dangerous Nathan Ferguson cross into the Brentford box almost gives West Brom a pathway into storming into an early lead in the second half at the Hawthorns.

    The Baggies mean business, here.

  10. Fulham 1-0 Leeds

    Leeds have made their second change of the game, with Arsenal loanee Eddie Nketiah coming on for Helder Costa.

  11. QPR 1-0 Charlton

    QPR took the lead against Charlton early in the first half but can they replicate their efforts early on after the break?

    Well Nahki Wells breaks upfield to force something for the hosts but the Addicks do well to clear it away.

  12. KICK-OFF

    Right, time for more football.

    The whistle is being sounded across the country and we are back under way around the EFL.

  13. League Two half-time headlines

    Eoin DoyleRex Features
    • Eoin Doyle has scored twice - his 20th and 21st goals of the season - to put Swindon Town 2-0 up at half-time against fellow promotion hopefuls Forest Green.
    • Second-placed Exeter City 3-2 down at home to Walsall, having at one point trailed 3-0 to the struggling Saddlers.
    • Leyton Orient are 3-0 up at Cambridge, while Crewe, Crawley, Newport and Colchester are also all ahead.

  14. League One half-time headlines

    • League One leaders Wycombe Wanderers are 1-0 down at Oxford United, having also had star striker Adebayo Akinfenwa sent off for two yellow cards.
    • In the battle of the bottom two, Bolton Wanderers have come from 1-0 down to lead Sol Campbell's Southend United thanks to Daryl Murphy's goal on the stroke of half-time.
    • Burton Albion have come from behind to lead Rochdale, while Coventry, Fleetwood and Tranmere are all in front at half-time.

  15. Championship half-time headlines

    FulhamRex Features
    • Leaders West Brom score a quick equaliser after falling behind to Brentford while second-placed Leeds trail Fulham after Aleksandar Mitrovic's 17th of the season.
    • Reading lead 10-man Derby after Charlie Adam slots home from the spot following Scott Malone's early red card.
    • Struggling Barnsley lead 1-0 at Millwall thanks to Conor Chaplin's seventh in seven games.
    • Huddersfield lead out-of-sorts Nottingham Forest 1-0 and Hull lead Birmingham by the same score.

  16. HALF-TIME

    A late flurry of goals brings the first half to an end across the English Football League.

    And breathe.

  17. goal

    GOAL: Hull City 1-0 Birmingham

    Tom Eaves (45 mins)

    Tom Eaves heads the hosts into the lead right on the stroke of half-time.

  18. goal

    GOAL: West Brom 1-1 Brentford

    Darnell Furlong (45 mins)

    Darnell FurlongRex Features

    That didn't last long!

    Two minutes after Brentford take the lead against West Brom, the hosts go up the other end and pull a goal back.

    Darnell Furlong heads home from a Baggies' corner to level it up just before half-time.

  19. goal

    GOAL: West Brom 0-1 Brentford

    Henrik Dalsgaard (43 mins)

    So now both of the top two in the Championship are losing!

    Brentford silence the Hawthorns as they take the lead on the stroke of half time thanks to Henrik Dalsgaard.

    The Dane works onto Mathias Jensen's corner and heads home.

  20. League Two latest

    Did Walsall peak too early?! The Saddlers, having been 3-0 up, now lead 3-2 after Ryan Bowman's goal for the Grecians.