Summary

  • Leaders Fulham edge past Stoke to go eight clear

  • Second-placed Bournemouth beaten by Hull

  • Huddersfield into top six after 4-3 win at Reading

  • Wins for QPR, Birmingham, Blackpool, Sheff Utd, Swansea & West Brom

  • Martin double & Weimann goal gives Bristol City win over Cardiff

  • Forest beat Derby through Grabban & Johnson goals

  1. Goodbyepublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    FulhamImage source, Rex Features

    Another cracking day of EFL action comes to an end, it has been a pleasure describing it to you.

    Make sure you join us again on Monday night as high-flying Blackburn host Middlesbrough.

    Until then stay safe out there and enjoy BBC Radio's Tony Blackburn on the Weakest Link at 18:10 GMT on BBC One tonight. It'll be golden.

  2. Things looking bright for Whitespublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Championship table summitImage source, BBC Sport

    It was an excellent day for Championship leaders Fulham.

    They saw their lead at the top of the table extend to eight points thanks to their battling win at Stoke and Bournemouth's 1-0 home defeat by Hull City.

    Huddersfield are back up to sixth thanks to their 4-3 win at Reading.

  3. As you were at the bottompublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    bottomImage source, BBC Sport

    The bottom five all lost today meaning Hull's win at Bournemouth gives them a very healthy 10-point gap from the relegation zone.

  4. League Two full-time headlinespublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Forest Green Rovers celebrateImage source, Rex Features
    • Forest Green are running away with League Two and have today thumped Carlisle 3-0.
    • Tranmere remain seven points behind in second after winning 1-0 at Crawley.
    • Mansfield get the gong for the most gutsy display - a 3-1 victory despite being a man down after 39 minutes.
    • Dominant wins by three goals have also come the way of Harrogate and Colchester.
    • Exeter and Newport did their play-off chases no harm with away wins at Walsall and Scunthorpe respectively.
  5. League One full-time headlinespublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    League One full-time headlinesImage source, Rex Features
    • League One leaders Wycombe drop to fourth after a shock 3-2 loss to strugglers Morecambe.
    • Wigan take over at the top after a 3-2 win over Gillingham, while Sunderland go second with a 1-0 win against Portsmouth.
    • Promotion-chasing Rotherham also got a narrow win over Cheltenham, with the shock of the day being bottom club Doncaster beating high-flyers MK Dons 1-0.
    • Elsewhere, there were wins for Cambridge, Charlton, Ipswich, Oxford, Lincoln and Bolton.
  6. Championship full-time headlinespublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Fulham winImage source, Rex Features
    • Fulham win once again to extend their lead at the top but are made to work for all three points against Stoke in a 3-2 victory.
    • Bournemouth lose more ground on them as they are beaten 1-0 at home by Hull City.
    • QPR win for a fourth successive match holding on at Coventry City 2-1.
    • West Brom bounce back from defeat by QPR last weekend and beat struggling Peterborough 3-0.
    • Huddersfield take the spoils in a thrilling seven-goal meeting against Reading, winning 4-3 to move up to fifth.
    • In the two early kick-offs, Nottingham Forest beat Derby County 2-1 and Bristol City edged Cardiff City 3-2.
    • Elsewhere there are wins for Birmingham, Swansea, Blackpool and Sheffield United.
  7. Postpublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Right, let's not hang about.

    Time to remind you of today's headlines...

  8. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Coventry City 1-2 QPR

    Finally full-time at the CBS Arena.

    QPR's purple patch continues with a fourth successive win.

    Coventry's play-off hopes continue to dwindle.

  9. Postpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Coventry City 1-2 QPR

    Around three minutes still to play and Martyn Waghorn is denied an equaliser for Coventry.

    Albert Adomah makes a huge block on the goal-line to deny him from close range.

  10. Fulham edge Potteries classicpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    FT: Stoke City 2-3 Fulham

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at the Bet 355 Stadium

    In a stunning game of stunning goals, in fairness, Championship leaders Fulham were just about worthy winners.

    They had the greater share of good chances as well as taking their season's tally to 73 from 27 games.

    But spirited Stoke gave them a good scare before Bobby Decordova-Reid's beauty settled ir

    Just the sort of stuff to warm the cockles of your heart on a cold day in Stoke.

  11. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Stoke 2-3 Fulham

    The leaders take the three points.

    D'Margio Wright-Phillips gave the home side the lead in the first minute only for Rodrigo Muniz to level in the second minute.

    Fabio Carvalho put the away side in front before Lewis Baker scored a fine long range goal to equalise for Stoke.

    Bobby Decordova-Reid got the winner for Marco Silva's men.

  12. Postpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Coventry City 1-2 QPR

    Still about seven minutes left of the 16 added on in this one.

    Rangers can hold on to fourth place if they can take the three points.

  13. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Bournemouth 0-1 Hull City

    All over at the Vitality Stadium.

    Bournemouth lose more ground on leaders Fulham and Hull win for the second time in four days courtesy of Ryan Longman's stunning second-half goal.

  14. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Birmingham 2-1 Barnsley

    Blues claim an important three points against the bottom side.

    Onel Hernandez and Scott Hogan put them in control before Victor Adeboyejo set up a tense finish but the Tykes remain bottom of the table.

    Home fans protested against the ownership before and during the match.

  15. Postpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Wigan 3-2 Gillingham

    Joe Thompson
    Former Rochdale and Tranmere midfielder on Squad Goals

    "Wigan are in sensational form. They have won their last six games!"

  16. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Reading 3-4 Huddersfield Town

    All over after a seven-goal see-saw battle, with six of those goals coming in the first half.

    Huddersfield stay on the fringes of the play-offs, Reading's miserable January continues.

  17. League Two latestpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Defender Cheick Diabate looks to have secured three points for Exeter at Walsall with the Grecians' second goal.

    The full-times are starting to come through now.

  18. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    West Brom 3-0 Peterborough

    West Brom are on their way back.

    A much-needed win.

  19. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Swansea 1-0 Preston

    Ryan Manning's stunner gives Swansea all three points.

  20. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

    Blackpool 1-0 Millwall

    Shayne Lavery's second half goal is the difference.