Summary

  • Norwich go top of Championship after coming back to beat Sheff Wed

  • Brentford let in late equaliser against 10-man Blackburn, Watford lose at home

  • Swansea (4th) & Stoke (5th) both win, Birmingham beat Bristol City

  • Rooney's Derby beat Millwall, also wins for Coventry & Huddersfield

  • Fans present at 17 EFL games, inc for first time at Brentford's new ground

  • Full programme of fixtures across League One & League Two

  1. League Two half-time headlinespublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    • Leaders Newport are being held to a 1-1 draw at home against Morecambe.
    • Cheltenham in second, have the better currently of Exeter, in third, leading 3-1 at Whaddon Road.
    • Port Vale have a 3-1 lead at Bolton.
  2. League One half-time headlinespublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    • Leaders Hull City are 1-0 behind at Oxford United, while second-placed Lincoln City have a 1-0 lead at Rochdale.
    • New Sunderland boss Lee Johnson already has work to do with his new team 1-0 behind at home against Wigan.
    • Under pressure Ipswich are trailing 1-0 at Plymouth.
    • Promotion contenders Portsmouth and Peterborough currently can't be separated in a goalless draw at Fratton Park.
  3. Championship half-time headlinespublished at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Ivan ToneyImage source, Getty Images
    • Swansea City, 1-0 up at home to Luton Town, are set to move up to third in the Championship.
    • Fellow promotion hopefuls Watford are behind against Cardiff, while Brentford have come back to level against Blackburn, who are also down to 10 men.
    • Elsewhere, Coventry and Huddersfield are both 2-0 up, while Preston and Stoke also in front in their games.
  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    And that's half-time in all of our games in the EFL.

    If you've just joined us then we'll run you through the headlines from all of the leagues in just a moment.

  5. Shape, shape, shapepublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Swansea 1-0 Luton

    Gareth Vincent
    BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium

    "Shape, shape, shape," is the regular call from Nathan Jones at the Liberty Stadium.

    The Luton boss is the noisiest man at the Liberty Stadium - where we are still without fans, of course - with a continual flow of messages to his team.

    Keeping shape and pressing when possible is a common theme - and Luton's approach is causing Swansea problems.

    In truth, the Hatters should be level, but Luke Berry skied a golden chance after Luton's press had seen Swansea lose possession deep in their own half.

  6. Postpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Coventry 2-0 Rotherham

    Rotherham keeper Jamal Blackman is keeping the score down in this one.

    This time he denies Tyler Walker his second of the game with a fine stop.

  7. goal

    GOAL: Watford 0-1 Cardiffpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Kieffer Moore (43 mins)

    Five in five for Kieffer Moore!

    The big Wales striker smashes home from close range after a corner drops very kindly for him.

  8. Postpublished at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Stoke 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Stoke v MiddlesbroughImage source, Getty Images

    Nearly a leveller for the visitors.

    George Saville is quickest to react to a rebound but, from a tight angle, he can only shoot against the side of the post.

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    GOAL: Huddersfield 2-0 QPRpublished at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Harry Toffolo (39 mins)

    Huddersfield are playing some delightful stuff this afternoon.

    The second goal follows another nice move as Josh Koroma plays in Harry Toffolo with a very good pass and Toffolo finishes it well.

    That's his first goal at the John Smith's Stadium.

  10. Postpublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Preston 1-0 Wycombe

    Close for Wycombe, great defending from Preston.

    In comes a Wycombe corner which is flicked towards the back post but Ben Davies is there to clear off of the line.

  11. Postpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Huddersfield 1-0 QPR

    The Terriers still have the lead and could have had a second but Seny Dieng saves Fraizer Campbell's effort after a good move from the home side.

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    GOAL: Brentford 1-1 Blackburnpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Ivan Toney (penalty) (37 mins)

    ALL CHANGE!

    Right, so, Brentford striker Ivan Toney is fouled by Darragh Lenihan in the area and the referee deems it a red card offence.

    Toney steps up and scores his 14th of the season from the spot.

    Tough task for 10-man Rovers now.

  13. League One latestpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Goals still a but few and far between in this division as well.

    But, at Plough Lane it's already 2-2 between AFC Wimbledon and Bristol Rovers with the lead having changed hands a couple of times.

    Under pressure Sunderland and Ipswich are still trailing meanwhile to Wigan and Plymouth respectively.

    Leaders Hull are also still 1-0 behind at Oxford United.

    Oxford v HullImage source, Rex Features
  14. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Coventry 2-0 Rotherham

    What a goal this would have been to make it three for Coventry.

    Sky Blues striker Maxime Biamou attempts an overhead kick from a cross but it comes off the post.

    He's so unlucky that's not gone in, great effort.

  15. League Two latestpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Goals have dried up a touch since the early exchanges, but leaders Newport have just been pegged back against Morecambe to 1-1 having earlier taken the lead through Padraig Amond.

    Carlos Mendes Gomes with the equaliser for Morecambe.

    Second-placed Cheltenham have a 2-1 lead against third-placed Exeter.

    Elsewhere, Tranmere and Walsall are level at 1-1 after Liam Feeney netted a leveller for the hosts.

    Mansfield still lead Crawley 1-0 and Port Vale's lead at Bolton has now been reduced to 2-1.

  16. Postpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Norwich 0-0 Sheff Wed

    Barry Bannan draws a decent save from home goalkeeper Michael McGovern, as the strugglers continue to impress.

    The hosts will go top with a win.

  17. Postpublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Huddersfield 1-0 QPR

    QPR winger Chris Willock cuts in to create space for himself and unleashes a drilled effort towards goal but it's straight at Huddersfield keeper Ben Hamer.

  18. Postpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Bristol City 0-0 Birmingham

    Chris BruntImage source, Rex Features

    Birmingham don't concede many and they score even fewer. On the evidence of the first 25 minutes at Ashton Gate, you can see why.

    All that said, after a pretty dire first 25 minutes Callum O'Dowda has just been denied at point-blank range when he maybe should've put Bristol City in front.

  19. Postpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Swansea 1-0 Luton

    Luton should be level!

    The hosts fail to clear a ball into the middle and Luke Berry misses a great chance from close range.

  20. Postpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2020

    Millwall 0-0 Derby

    Decent chance for Millwall.

    Ben Thompson meets Mahlon Romeo's cross but Thompson puts his effort over the bar.