Summary

  • Watford beat Championship leaders Norwich in late game

  • Canaries remain four points clear at top of table

  • New Watford boss Xisco Munoz in charge for first time

  • Swansea won 2-0 at QPR to go second earlier on Boxing Day

  • Derby conceded in 96th minute as Preston ended Rooney's unbeaten run as boss

Live Reporting

James Law

  1. As you were at bottom

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    The five clubs in the bottom six who were in action today all failed to win.

    Nottingham Forest are now two points clear of danger after their draw with Birmingham

    Sheffield Wednesday could not hang onto their lead at Blackburn and Tony Pulis was denied back-to-back wins for the first time since taking charge.

    Bottom of Championship.

  2. Swans sail into top two

    How it stands

    Swansea are into the automatic promotion places courtesy of their win at QPR, while Brentford move level on points with Bournemouth.

    The Cherries were not in action today, and Norwich can extend their lead at the top to seven points if they win at Watford in the late kick-off.

    Reading climb into the top six after beating Luton.

    Top of Championship.

  3. League Two full-time headlines

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    • Bolton Wanderers came from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with Carlisle and deny their opponents a chance to go top of League Two.
    • Newport remain the league leaders after their point with ten-man Crawley, while Cheltenham also shared the points with Stevenage.
    • Harrogate Town came from behind to beat Oldham 2-1, as did Morecambe who defeated Grimsby 3-1.
    • There were also wins for Barrow, Salford and Bradford.

  4. League One full-time headlines

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    • Lincoln soar to the top of League One with a crushing 5-1 win over Burton Albion, with Brennan Johnson scoring twice.
    • Plymouth are denied their first away win of the season by Marcus Maddison's equaliser for Charlton in a 2-2 draw
    • Oxford United's first-half efforts are enough to secure a 2-0 win over AFC Wimbledon at the Kassam.
    • Mikael Mandron's equaliser earns Crewe a point in a 1-1 draw against fellow promotion hopefuls Fleetwood
    • MK Dons beat Bristol Rovers 2-0, while Wigan drew 1-1 at home to Shrewsbury.

  5. Championship full-time headlines

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    • Swansea move up to second with a comfortable win at out-of-form QPR.
    • Sergi Canos nets a second-half hat-trick to lead Brentford to a 3-2 win at Cardiff, as the Bees extend their unbeaten run to 14 games.
    • Reading beat Luton to move into the play-off places ahead of the evening kick-off.
    • Wayne Rooney suffers his first defeat in sole charge of Derby, as the Rams concede a 96th-minute goal to lose at home against Preston.
    • Nottingham Forest edge a point further away from danger as bottom pair Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe both fail to win.

  6. FULL-TIME

    Barnsley 2-1 Huddersfield

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    Michal Helik's late goal gives Barnsley a fourth win in five games.

    Huddersfield suffer a first defeat in three.

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    Derby 0-1 Preston

    Derby players sank to the turf after Alan Browne's late winner for Preston, after a brave, brave effort.

    Their six-game unbeaten run is over, Wayne Rooney tastes defeat for the first time as Rams boss.

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    Cardiff 2-3 Brentford

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    Brentford come from behind at half-time to win thanks to Sergi Canos' second-half hat-trick.

    The promotion-chasing Bees are now unbeaten in 14 league games.

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    Nott'm Forest 0-0 Birmingham

    Nottingham Forest get a crumb of positivity with this draw that lifts them two points outside the bottom three.

    Blues get a point too.

  10. goal

    GOAL: Derby 0-1 Preston

    Alan Browne (90+6 mins)

    Preston snatch it in injury time!

    Alan Browne curls into the far post and 10-men Derby are finally breached!

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    Reading 2-1 Luton

    Reading get the win that hauls them back into the top six, thanks to first half goals from Tom McIntyre and Alfa Semedo.

    Luton showed real guts and spirit second half and were rewarded by a late consolation from Kazenga LuaLua but go home empty handed.

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    GOAL: Barnsley 2-1 Huddersfield

    Michal Helik (90+4 mins)

    Late winner alert!

    Barnsley centre-back Michal Helik has snatched all three points with his second goal of the game.

    A long throw from Herbie Kane on the left is flicked on and Michal Helik sticks out a boot to divert the ball past Terriers keeper Ryan Schofield from close range.

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    Bristol City 2-1 Wycombe

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    Famara Diedhiou's winner is the difference as the Robins hold on.

    Bristol City's unbeaten Boxing Day record stretches to 25 games. They haven't lost on December 26th since 1962.

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    Blackburn 1-1 Sheff Wed

    The two sides share the points at Ewood Park.

    Rovers have won just one of their past six - while it's one win in 11 for the struggling Owls.

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    QPR 0-2 Swansea

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    Swansea move up to second with a third in in four.

    That's five clean sheets in five games for Steve Cooper's men.

    QPR are now eight games without a win.

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    GOAL: Reading 2-1 Luton

    Kazenga Lua Lua (90 mins)

    Blockbuster from substitute Kazenga LuaLua and Luton give themselves a sniff of a chance of taking something away from the MadStad.

    The ball fell to him about 25 yards out, he dug it out of his feet and lashed a shot towards goal that pitched right in front of goalkeeper Rafael, and seared in.

    Faint hopes.

  17. Cardiff 2-3 Brentford

    Sergi Canos has a hat-trick but still isn't finished.

    He tries to grab a fourth goal with a low shot but Cardiff keeper Alex Smithies saves at his near post.

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    Coventry 0-0 Stoke

    Another clean sheet for Stoke - 11 in 13 away from home - but they miss the chance to climb into the top six with this draw against Coventry.

    Both sides had chances, but it's a stalemate at St Andrew's.

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    GOAL: Bristol City 2-1 Wycombe

    Famara Diedhiou (87 mins)

    Surely the winner? Heartbreak for Wycombe!

    And it's an absolute screamer. Opi Edwards tees up Famara Diedhiou who smashes the ball into the top corner.

    Stunner.

  20. Nott'm Forest 0-0 Birmingham

    Ivan Sanchez tests out Brice Samba with a couple of efforts. Samba beats them away.

    Forest being stretched a fair bit in the second-half, Blues getting closer to pinching it.