Summary

  • Second-placed West Brom beat Sheff Wed thanks to Austin (pen) & Pereira double

  • Baggies close to one point behind leaders Leeds and go five points clear of Brentford

  • Derby move to within a point of play-offs as Rooney free-kick earns win at Preston

  • Silva free-kick gives Nottm Forest, who go fourth, win over Bristol City

  • Huddersfield move out of drop zone with a 3-0 win at Birmingham

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  1. goal

    GOAL: Nottm Forest 1-0 Bristol Citypublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Tiago Silva (62 mins)

    Tiago Silva scores with a free-kickImage source, PA Media

    But there's the breakthrough for Forest!

    Anything Wayne Rooney can do at quarter past five this evening, Tiago Silva can do better! From inside the D, the Portuguese midfielder clips a perfect, direct free-kick over the wall and keeps it down low enough to find the corner. Terrific stuff. Expert technique.

  2. Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Nottm Forest 0-0 Bristol City

    Wales' Ashley Williams has a header saved by Brice Samba, as Bristol City continue to frustrate this in-form Forest side at the moment.

  3. Postpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Sheff Wed v West Brom (19:45 BST)

    HillsboroughImage source, Getty Images

    In tonight's late kick-off, second-placed West Brom have a chance to move within one point of leaders Leeds and - most crucially - five points clear of third-placed Brentford.

    However, to do that they'll need to win away at a Sheffield Wednesday side who impressed with a win at Ashton Gate on Sunday.

  4. Postpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Birmingham 0-2 Huddersfield

    Birmingham - who are 2-0 down at home for the second time in four days - go close to halving the deficit, but Kristian Pedersen heads wide from Jeremie Bela's corner.

  5. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Nottm Forest 0-0 Bristol City

    Bristol City have started brightly since the break, as they look to revive their play-off bid. They've winless in their past four league away games.

  6. Second halfpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Nottm Forest 0-0 Bristol City

    Meanwhile, the second half has got going at the City Ground. Can Nottingham Forest move closer to the automatic promotion spots?

  7. goal

    GOAL: Birmingham 0-2 Huddersfieldpublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Fraizer Campbell (50 mins)

    Huddersfield celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    But moments later, Huddersfield do get their second goal through Fraizer Campbell, who just cannot stop scoring against Birmingham.

    He hadn't scored against anyone else in 16 appearances in all competitions since netting against the Blues in November, but he's back in the goals for the Terriers now, turning in from close range after Harry Toffolo's left-wing cross.

    Lee Camp - who had just saved a penalty - looks less than impressed with his defenders.

  8. PENALTY SAVEDpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Birmingham 0-1 Huddersfield

    But Lee Camp saves this one from Karlan Grant. It's an excellent, one-handed stop to Camp's left.

  9. PENALTY TO HUDDERSFIELDpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Birmingham 0-1 Huddersfield

    Gary Gardner pulls down Christopher Schindler in the box and Huddersfield have a second penalty of this game.

  10. Second halfpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Birmingham 0-1 Huddersfield

    And they're back under way for the second half in the West Midlands. As it stands, Huddersfield are on course to move out of the bottom three.

  11. A 'weird' experiencepublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Birmingham 0-1 Huddersfield

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at St Andrew's

    St Andrew'sImage source, Getty Images

    Well what an interesting experience this is.

    Other than reporting on a nondescript, weather-threatened fourth day of a few County Championship cricket matches down the years, I’ve never reported from a near empty stadium before.

    I was half prepared for this, having covered a few Coventry City games here earlier this season, for which they closed the home Tilton End and the old Main Stand, where Blues’ quaint old press box is. But seeing a serious game of football played out in front of just two Cowley brothers and a few hacks is just plain weird!

    The thing that gets you most is the silence, punctuated by the occasional bursts of choice language. There are words I’ve heard tonight that I can’t report. Ones I’ve only ever heard shouted from the terraces before!

  12. Postpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Sheff Wed v West Brom (19:45 BST)

    Sheffield Wednesday make two changes from the side that won at Bristol City, with Moses Odubajo and Adam Reach coming back into the starting line-up.

    West Brom head coach Slaven Bilic promised changes after their defeat by Brenford - and there are five of them.

    Captain Jake Livermore, Darnell Furlong, Semi Ajayi, Jake Livermore, Matt Phillips and Hal Robson-Kanu are all out and replaced by Dara O’Shea, Kyle Bartley, Rekeem Harper, Filip Krovinović and Charlie Austin.

    Sheff Wed XI: Wildsmith, Palmer, Iorfa, Odubajo, Murphy, Harris, Luongo, Bannan, Reach, Rhodes, Wickham

    West Brom XI: Johnstone, O'Shea, Bartley, Hedazi, Gibbs, Sawyers, Harper, Pereira, Krovinovic, Diangana, Austin.

  13. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Let's now just get some team news ahead of tonight's 19:45 BST kick-off at Hillsborough...

  14. HALF-TIMEpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Nottm Forest 0-0 Bristol City

    And it's half-time the City Ground, where they're a little behind schedule after a number of pauses for injuries that needed some treatment on the field.

  15. FULL-TIMEpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Preston 0-1 Derby

    Wayne Rooney celebrates his goalImage source, Getty Images

    Time is up for Preston this evening. It's five wins in a row for Derby. What a run they're on at the moment.

    The Rams go above Preston in to seventh, three points above North End and one behind sixth-placed Cardiff.

    It's a huge result in the race for the play-offs.

  16. Postpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Preston 0-1 Derby

    In the final minute of stoppage time, Preston win a corner and send keeper Declan Rudd up for it...

    And he gets a head to it! But he heads over the bar. That would have been quite a story. Time is now surely up.

  17. CLOSE!published at 18:57 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Preston 0-1 Derby

    Goodness me, Max Bird almost scores for Derby from about 50 yards out. He's near the halfway line!

    He catches Declan Rudd off his line... but Bird's spectacular effort goes wide.

    There are seconds to go and the ball is at the wrong end of the pitch, from Preston fans' point of view.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Preston 0-1 Derby

    Derby wind down the clock a bit further in stoppage time as goalscorer Wayne Rooney comes off for a rest.

    His 18th-minute free-kick is this game's only goal.

    Scott Malone comes on for him.

  19. Postpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Preston 0-1 Derby

    Preston have had just one effort on target all night. It's not been their day. Three minutes of stoppage time remain.

  20. Postpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Preston 0-1 Derby

    There'll be six minutes of stoppage time at the end of the game at Preston, where Derby are closing in on a huge win that would take them up to seventh.