Summary

  • Reduced programme across the EFL, with 19 games postponed because of Covid-19 cases

  • Sporar gives Middlesbrough win over Bournemouth in early Championship game - Cherries miss chance to go top

  • Brereton Diaz scores twice as Blackburn thrash Birmingham 4-0 to go third

  • Blackpool, Forest and Huddersfield all come from behind to win

  • League One's top two Rotherham and Wigan both win away

  • Sutton beat Harrogate to go third in League Two

  1. goal

    GOAL: Blackburn 4-0 Birminghampublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Ben Brereton Diaz (79 mins)

    Ben Brereton Diaz scoresImage source, Getty Images

    This guy...

    Ben Brereton Diaz has his NINETEENTH of the season with a close-range finish.

    Rovers are in sensational form right now.

  2. Postpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Blackburn 3-0 Birmingham

    Young Blackburn forward Daniel Butterworth so close to his first goal for the club!

    The sub advances and unleashes a fine shot that thunders back off the crossbar.

  3. Postpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Blackpool 1-1 Peterborough

    Sonny Carey is on for Blackpool's Shayne Lavery, but his effort goes over the top soon after coming on.

    Feels like it's destined for a draw this which is good if you picked it on your pools coupon.

  4. Postpublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Bristol City 1-3 Huddersfield

    Pleased to say that the game is back under way after that brief hiatus when home fans threw things on to the pitch as Town looked to take a corner.

  5. 'Rotherham can't put a foot wrong at the moment'published at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Joe Thompson
    Former Rochdale and Tranmere midfielder on Squad Goals

    Rotherham scoreImage source, Getty Images

    Paul Warne's Rotherham can't put a foot wrong at the moment.

    They're a bit of a yo-yo club but I wouldn't be surprised to see them go up automatically as League One champions this season.

  6. Postpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Blackburn 3-0 Birmingham

    Birmingham look well beaten here but they're still giving it a go.

    Luke McGree's low free-kick is saved by Thomas Kaminski.

  7. Postpublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    League One update

    It's taken until the final quarter but Rotherham have the lead at Cambridge.

    Daniel Barlaser has found the breakthrough and Paul Warne's side extending their lead at the top of the table as it stands.

    Can Wigan, 2-0 up but now back at 2-2, find a winner at Oxford?

  8. Postpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Bristol City 3-1 Huddersfield

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    Not great.

  9. goal

    GOAL: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Hullpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Brennan Johnson (72 mins)

    Forest go in front and it's Brennan Johnson who tucks it home after good work from Lewis Grabban.

    Johnson took a touch to fox Nathan Baxter, and rolled it coolly into the back of the net.

    Forest turn it round in the second half.

  10. Sinani and Ward leave Robins rockingpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Bristol City 1-3 Huddersfield

    Sophie Hurcom
    BBC West Sport at Ashton Gate Stadium

    Huddersfield celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    Just as in the first half, the second half kicked off with a chaotic opening 10 minutes.

    This time it was Huddersfield who got the goal almost straight from the re-start. They caught City on the counterattack, with Danny Ward passing out wide to Danel Sinani who struck the ball beyond Dan Bentley into the far corner.

    Five minutes later, Antoine Semenyo almost brought the Robins back level but his strike inside the box clattered back out after hitting the left post.

    But again City were caught napping as Huddersfield broke clear down the pitch, with Ward the benefactor this time to put the visitors 3-1 ahead.

    Nigel Pearson will be ruing the two lapses in concentration that have seen his side quickly go two goals down.

  11. Postpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    League One update

    An equaliser for Sunderland at Ipswich.

    Nathan Broadhead's sixth goal of the season brings Lee Johnson's side level in Suffolk.

    And more good news for them as Oxford draw level at home to Wigan.

    Matt Taylor with the goal and from 2-0 down, it's all square at The Kassam.

    Still no way through for Rotherham at Cambridge.

  12. 'Fulham and Bournemouth must be looking nervously over their shoulders'published at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Natalie Pike
    Squad Goals

    Reda Khadra celebratesImage source, Getty Images

    Blackburn are on an incredible run and are in touching distance of the automatic promotion places.

    Fulham and Bournemouth must be looking nervously over their shoulders now.

  13. goal

    GOAL: Blackburn 3-0 Birminghampublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Ben Brereton Diaz (60 mins, pen)

    Another for the in-form Chile international!

    Ben Brereton Diaz is felled in the area by Blues goalkeeper Mateja Sarkic, gets up, dusts himself down (as is the fashion) and slots home his 18th of the season.

    Blackburn on course for a fifth straight win and they're going third in the table.

  14. Postpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    League Two update

    Jay Spearing with a goal for Tranmere who go ahead at home to Leyton Orient.

    Tranmere can stride into fifth tonight as results stand.

    That's because Newport still trail 1-0 at Rochdale entering the final half hour.

  15. Postpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Blackpool 1-1 Peterborough

    It's been a second half punctuated by injuries and stoppages at Bloomfield Road.

    Joseph Tomlinson and Siriki Dembele have both received treatment.

    Nothing too exciting to add to that, both have continued on by the way.

  16. Postpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    League One update

    Shrewsbury may be a man down but they're back in front at home to Cheltenham.

    Daniel Udoh with his second of the day and now Salop have plenty to defend with 10 men.

    Can leaders Rotherham find their way through Cambridge in this second half? 0-0 at The Abbey.

  17. goal

    GOAL: Bristol City 1-3 Huddersfieldpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Danny Ward (55 mins)

    Danny Ward scores for HuddersfieldImage source, Rex Features

    Wow, some turnaround this!

    Danny Ward, who saw an early penalty saved when it was 1-0 to Bristol City, makes it 3-1 to Town with a close-range header.

  18. goal

    GOAL: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Hullpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Lewis Grabban (54 mins, pen)

    Thunderous penalty from Lewis Grabban lifts the City Ground, as Nottingham Forest go level from the spot.

    Hull captain George Honeyman is gutted with the call, which there is some controversy about, but it was given.

    No qualms about the finish. Emphatic.

    Quote Message

    Grabban has got 10 for the season! The goalkeeper went the right way but couldn't get far enough across.

    Colin Fray, BBC Radio Nottingham's Forest commentator

  19. goal

    GOAL: Blackburn 2-0 Birminghampublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Reda Khadra (52 mins)

    Reda Khadra scoresImage source, Getty Images

    Rovers firmly on course for five straight wins now!

    They're two goals to the good now thanks to Reda Khadra.

    The German shows great composure to take the ball around Mateja Sarkic in the Blues goal and finishes coolly.

  20. PENALTYpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Nott'm Forest 0-1 Hull

    Alex Mighten is brought down in the box as Nottingham Forest go flying into the Hull box with George Honeyman making the challenge.

    The Forest winger earns a penalty, but stays down. It's not looking good. The sub could be subbed here.