Summary

  • Goals from Pukki and Buendia give leaders Norwich 2-0 win at Coventry to go four points clear at top

  • Austin on target as QPR come from behind to beat second-placed Brentford

  • Swansea strike late to beat Nottingham Forest and go third

  • Thierry Henry on shortlist for job at Bournemouth, who beat Rotherham

  • Birmingham's relegation fears grow with 2-0 loss at Millwall; Barnsley beat Blackburn

  • Sunderland beat Lincoln on penalties to reach Papa John's Trophy final

  • Get involved at #bbcefl

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:15 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Bournemouth 0-0 Rotherham

    Sixth-placed Bournemouth are in action against lowly Rotherham United.

    The Cherries are unbeaten in two league outings under caretaker Jonathan Woodgate, while the Millers have won two of their past three as they aim to move away from danger.

  2. Postpublished at 20:15 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    QPR 0-1 Brentford

    QPR have started the second half well and are putting the visitors under a bit of pressure.

    Bees keeper David Raya has had a couple of nervy moments, including making a hash of an attempted header clear outside his own box.

    Luckily for the Spaniard, Henrik Dalsgaard was on hand to mop up the danger.

  3. Postpublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Barnsley 0-0 Blackburn

    Blackburn are slowly working their way into this game after Barnsley's impressive start.

    The hosts are forced into a hasty clearance before they break upfield and Callum Brittain strikes wide of the mark.

    Game on.

  4. Postpublished at 20:09 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Swansea 0-0 Nottm Forest

    How valuable would it be for Nottingham Forest to take the lead moments after the restart against Swansea?

    Well Yuri Ribeiro nearly inspires the game's first goal as he finds Anthony Knockaert, who heads wide back across the face of goal.

  5. Second halfpublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    #bbcefl

    The second halves of the four 19:00 GMT games are kicking off.

    Top two Norwich and Brentford are both winning, at Coventry and QPR respectively.

    Promotion-chasing Swansea look set to lose ground on the automatic promotion places, as they are drawing with Nottingham Forest.

    Struggling Birmingham are behind at Millwall.

  6. Sunderland into Papa John's Trophy finalpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Sunderland 1-1 Lincoln (5-3 pens)

    Sunderland celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    It is Sunderland who will face Tranmere in this season's Papa John's Trophy final on Sunday, 14 March after beating Lincoln in a penalty shoot-out.

    Grant Leadbitter scored the decisive penalty to send the Black Cats to Wembley 5-3 on spot-kicks after Lincoln's Remy Howarth hit the crossbar with his side's third effort.

  7. Postpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Barnsley 0-0 Blackburn

    Barnsley have started brightly against a Blackburn side who are yet to get going.

    Cauley Woodrow gets the hosts' second chance on goal as he works onto Callum Styles' corner but his header goes over the bar.

  8. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    #bbcefl

    Simon Atkins: It's time. Karanka has to go if we have any chance of turning this season around and staying up. Not good enough.

  9. Sunderland and Lincoln face shoot-outpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Sunderland 1-1 Lincoln

    We're going to penalties in the Papa John's Trophy semi-final after Sunderland and Lincoln could not be separated after 90 minutes.

    Anthony Scully gave the Imps a second-half lead which was cancelled out by Charlie Wyke.

  10. Postpublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Barnsley 0-0 Blackburn

    First chance in the solitary 19:45 GMT kick-off goes to the hosts.

    Barnsley's Conor Chaplin works a shot from long range that tests Blackburn keeper Thomas Kaminski.

    However he's on hand to get a palm to it and deal with the danger.

  11. Woodgate continues in Cherries role - for nowpublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Bournemouth v Rotherham (20:15 GMT)

    Jonathan WoodgateImage source, Getty Images

    Jonathan Woodgate is unbeaten in his two league matches in caretaker charge of Bournemouth since the sacking of Jason Tindall earlier this month.

    But the former Middlesbrough boss might not be at the Vitality Stadium much longer, as BBC Radio Solent reports that Thierry Henry and David Wagner are on the Cherries' final shortlist for their next boss.

    Bournemouth come into this one in sixth and with a three-point buffer to the chasing pack, with Cardiff chief among the clubs breathing down their neck.

    Visitors Rotherham have moved out of the relegation zone after two wins in three, but are just a point above the bottom three.

    The Millers are targeting a fourth straight away win, which would be their best run at this level since 1981-82.

  12. HALF-TIMEpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

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    The four 19:00 GMT Championship games have reached the midway point.

    Leaders Norwich lead 2-0 at Coventry and second-placed Brentford are 1-0 up at QPR.

    Millwall lead struggling Birmingham 1-0 while it's goalless between Swansea and Nottingham Forest.

  13. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Barnsley 0-0 Blackburn

    The 19:45 kick-off is under way at Oakwell.

  14. goal

    GOAL: Coventry 0-2 Norwichpublished at 19:46 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Emi Buendia (45+1 mins)

    What a way to go in at the break!

    Norwich double their lead on the verge of half-time and it's thanks to Emi Buendia who got the assist for Teemu Pukki's goal earlier.

    The pair link up again as Pukki tees him up to tap in after the Finn dispossessed Kyle McFadzean.

    Emi Buendia celebratesImage source, PA Media
  15. Postpublished at 19:46 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    QPR 0-1 Brentford

    Brentford keeper David Raya is called into action right at the end of the first half to keep out a low strike from former Bees defender Yoann Barbet.

  16. Postpublished at 19:45 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Swansea 0-0 Nottm Forest

    Swansea still pressing for an opener against Nottingham Forest and Andre Ayew's involved again.

    Jake Bidwell finds Ayew who's found space in front of goal but Forest's Tobias Figueiredo gets a block in.

  17. Big win for Hullpublished at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    League One update

    All over in our early game in League One, with Hull City moving back into the automatic promotion places with a thumping 5-0 win at Wigan, Mallik Wilks netting a hat-trick.

    Meanwhile, in South Yorkshire, Accrington have the lead at Doncaster through Paul Smyth's driving run and shot, which took a kind deflection on its way in.

  18. Postpublished at 19:40 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    QPR 0-1 Brentford

    QPR are looking for a way back into the west London derby.

    Joint-top scorer Ilias Chair flashes a shot wide of the Bees goal.

  19. Postpublished at 19:39 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Coventry 0-1 Norwich

    Norwich aren't sitting back on their lead against Coventry and are pushing for a quickfire second.

    Dimitrios Giannoulis plays a ball into the Sky Blues' box from the left towards goalscorer Teemu Pukki.

    He leaves it for Mario Vranic who forces the hosts into conceding a corner.

  20. Cross. Wyke. Header. Goalpublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2021

    Sunderland 1-1 Lincoln

    Sunderland are back in their Papa John's Trophy semi-final against Lincoln with a goal from a familiar source.

    A cross comes into the box, Charlie Wyke meets it with his head and diverts it into the bottom left corner.

    All four of Sunderland's goals at the weekend were Wyke headers from crosses.