Summary

  • Leaders Norwich City beat Rotherham to go seven points clear at top of Championship

  • Huddersfield score three times in seven second-half minutes to beat Swansea 4-1

  • Walker scores twice as Coventry beat second-placed Brentford

  • Cardiff rout Preston 4-0 for fifth-straight win, as North End miss two penalties in a minute

  • Birmingham beat Sheff Wed in meeting of relegation-threatened sides

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  1. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Good intent shown again from Coventry from the restart.

    Callum O'Hare and Sam McCallum continue to look lively through the middle and down the left.

  2. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    And we're off and running again....

    The now purple-shirted Stephen Martin blows his whistle as we resume at St Andrew's.

  3. Nearly ready to returnpublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    HT: Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Second half on the way shortly and in breaking officials kit colour news - THEY HAVE CHANGED FROM BLACK TO PURPLE.

    Thomas Frank has got his wish for a change after his protests towards the end of the first half.

  4. Canaries look to strengthen leadpublished at 13:25 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    10 more Championship fixtures from 15:00 GMT

    Norwich City and indeed Swansea City will like the look of this scoreline as it stands.

    Leaders Norwich have a chance to at least maintain their four-point lead later when they host Rotherham United.

    Swansea in fourth, meanwhile, are on their travels at Huddersfield Town.

    There's also eight other Championship matches plus action in Leagues One and Two to come after the second half in Birmingham.

  5. Revitalised Rams stung by happy Hornetspublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    FT: Watford 2-1 Derby

    WatfordImage source, Rex Features

    The weekend's action in the EFL got under way on Friday night with Watford's home game against Derby.

    Two goals inside three minutes from Joao Pedro and Will Hughes were enough to give the hosts a third win in six days and move them to level on points with second-placed Brentford.

    The Rams did pull one back through William Troost-Ekong's own goal but it wasn't enough as they fell to just a second defeat in their past seven games

  6. Postpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    HT: Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    We'll be back under way in the next 15 minutes at St Andrew's.

    But in the meantime, we'll remind you what's already happened this weekend and what's still to come later.....

  7. HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Coventry celebrateImage source, PA Media

    And that's the break.

    Coventry with the lead courtesy of Tyler Walker's penalty.

    Brentford struggling to get into their stride.

  8. INJURY TIMEpublished at 45 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    One minute being added on at the end of this first half.

    Looks like Thomas Frank is getting quite annoyed by a potential clash of colours between Coventry's one-off home shirt and the black shirt of the referee.

    One to keep an eye on as we go on.

  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 44 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Dominic Hyam the first player in the referee's notebook this afternoon.

    He is booked as he uncremoniously stops Sergi Canos in his tracks on halfway with some blatant obstruction.

    Foils an attempted Brentford counter-attack.

  10. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Game has quietened down a touch in the lead up to half-time.

    That's clearly agitating Brentford boss Thomas Frank who is getting very vocal and waving more vigorously in his instructions to his players.

    Thomas FrankImage source, Rex Features
  11. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Sam McCallum and Callum O'Hare continue to be Coventry's two biggest threats.

    Both exploiting space down Brentford's left side.

  12. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Dominic Hyam this time the man who has to make a timely interception for Coventry.

    Rico Henry sends in a dangerous-looking low cross from the left to the back post, but it's just out of the reach of Sergi Canos coming in.

    Coventry continue to weather the storm as another corner from Henry is whipped in, but fails to find the head of a Brentford player.

  13. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Two superb blocks from Liam Kelly deny Brentford a chance to get a shot on target.

    Saman Ghoddos and then Vitaly Janelt denied by him putting his body well and truly on the line.

    Coventry v BrentfordImage source, PA Media
  14. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Brentford win a third corner, but Mathias Jensen's outswinger is cleared again by Coventry.

    Saman Ghoddos then concedes a free-kick on halfway for a robust challenge on Sky Blues skipper Liam Kelly.

    Tyler Walker gets the ball at his feet with half a sight of a shooting chance for the hosts, but it goes high and wide into the empty stand behind the goal.

  15. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Coventry again looking a threat on the break.

    Callum O'Hare denied somehow by a reaction stop from David Raya from just six yards out!

    A smartly-worked corner routine led to it as O'Hare struck a fearsome volley at the back post.

    Earlier, Sam McCallum had found plenty of time and space out wide to put in a dangerous cross from the left that led to the corner.

  16. About to start...published at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2021

    League One and League Two

    We should have had two games about to start in League One and Two - but we're down to just the one.

    Exeter City's home game with Grimsby Town in League Two is off because of a waterlogged pitch at St James Park after heavy rain in Devon.

    However, we are about to get under way in Kent where Gillingham host managerless Bristol Rovers.

  17. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Brentford surge forward again with another decent attack.

    Mathias Jensen involved once more with a cross into the danger area from the left as he links well with Rico Henry.

    But Coventry head clear courtesy of Kyle McFadzean's interception.

  18. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Coventry City 1-0 Brentford

    Glorious chance to immediately draw level spurned by Brentford.

    A nicely-dinked free-kick into the penalty area finds Mathias Jensen unmarked, but his tame header is easily gathered by Ben Wilson.

    The Brentford midfielder had much more time than he realised.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Coventry City 1-0 Brentfordpublished at 19 mins

    Tyler Walker

    Tyler Walker scores from the spotImage source, PA Media

    Coventry ahead (just!) from the spot.

    Tyler Walker's side-footed effort on his right just manages to squeeze under the body of David Raya and into the net.

    Brentford behind once again but Coventry deserve the lead for their efforts so far.

  20. PENALTY TO COVENTRY!published at 18 mins

    Coventry City 0-0 Brentford

    Maxime Biamou involved in the thick of things for Coventry.

    He turns and shoots fiercely from the edge of the area to begin with, David Raya gets down smartly to save it.

    But from the rebound, Biamou tries to get his foot on the ball again, but Rico Henry is there too.

    However, referee Stephen Martin spots the foul from Henry as Biamou goes to ground and points immediately to the spot.