Summary

  • FT: Swansea 1-1 Brentford - 10-man Swans come from behind to draw

  • FT: Barnsley 2-2 Cardiff - Bluebirds overturn 2-0 deficit in McCarthy's first game as boss

  • FT: Middlesbrough 0-3 Rotherham - Boro miss chance to close gap on play-off spots

  • FT: Coventry 2-0 Sheff Wed - Owls stay six points adrift of safety

Live Reporting

Matt Newsum

  1. Good evening

    Swansea v Brentford, Barnsley v Cardiff, Coventry v Sheff Wed, Middlesbrough v Rotherham (all 19:00 GMT)

    Right then, let's get on with the show.

    Where better to start then, than Oakwell, where Mick McCarthy's return will provide plenty of Yorkshire relish...

  2. #bbcefl

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    We've a menu of delights from the second-tier tonight.

    Two of the league's most in-form teams - Swansea City and Brentford - meet at the Liberty Stadium this evening, with precious points in the push for promotion up for grabs.

    Cardiff City's new boss Mick McCarthy returns to his hometown club Barnsley - a revitalised Tykes too - in his first game in charge of a Bluebirds side tumbling away from the play-offs after a dramatic slump.

    Middlesbrough put their promotion credentials to the test against a Rotherham United side bidding to ease fears at the other end of the table. Who wants it most?

    And, last but not least, Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday both have eyes on pulling clear of trouble in their meeting at St Andrew's.

    It's all to come.

  3. Championship's crumb of comfort

    #bbcefl

    Brentford celebrate a goal from Bryan MbeumoGetty Images

    As January whizzes by in Groundhog Day-like fashion, an unsatisfactory mix of appalling weather and the mind-numbing tedium of the same four walls, there is a crumb of comfort to be had.

    That morsel of pleasure tonight comes from the Championship, with another round of matches coming thick and fast.

    Come, let me show you what we have in store...