Summary

  • QPR miss chance to go third in the Championship as they are held to a 0-0 draw by Swansea

  • Forest close to within a point of play-offs with 3-0 win over bottom side Barnsley

  • Third-from-bottom Peterborough blow 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Birmingham; Wins for Coventry and Luton

  • League One: Play-off hopefuls MK Dons win, Plymouth draw 3-3 at Fleetwood

  • League Two: Away wins in all four games

  • Wigan, Rotherham, Hartlepool and Sutton reach semi-finals of Papa John's Trophy

  • Get involved at #bbcefl

Live Reporting

Ian Woodcock, Sophie Hurcom and Steve Mather

  1. QPR 0-0 Swansea City

    Ben Cabango gets a yellow card for a foul on Chris Willock. QPR's free-kick comes in from the left edge of the box, but it's headed behind for a goal kick.

  2. Second half

    We're back under way in our 19:45 GMT matches.

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    Paul Jones: Dont understand EFL rules. Forest call game off 3rd Jan but get a team out to beat Arsenal 4 days later. Rearranged game we ask to call off, 6 outfield subs started 1 game between them but we have to play. Joke.

  4. Tigers on the hunt for new boss

    Hull City sack boss McCann

    Grant McCannRex Features

    If you've been busy today then firstly, fair play, and secondly, you might not have seen the news of the latest Championship sacking.

    Hull City have parted company with manager Grant McCann, less than a week after they were taken over by the Turkey-based Acun Medya Group.

    McCann, 41, was in his third season in charge of the Tigers, having steered the club back to the Championship last term following relegation.

    He departs despite back-to-back wins which moved the club 10 points clear of the relegation zone.

    "These matters are never easy," chairman and owner Acun Ilicali said.

    "During the process, Grant has always remained professional and fully focused on the team, and will forever be a friend of the Tigers. I'm sure Grant will be successful in whatever his next challenge is."

  5. Papa John’s Trophy quarter finals latest

    Hartlepool have levelled things up at home to Charlton!

    Substitute Luke Molyneux has done the job his manager sent him for, curling his shot beyond the keeper and into the net to make it 2-2.

    The other three quarter finals are all still level too.

    Plenty of fingernails being bitten in the closing stages as we are still none-the-wiser as to who will make it into the semis.

  6. League Two half-times

    • Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers lead struggling Scunthorpe through Josh Grant's first-half strike.
    • Matty Daly's first Bradford goal has seen his side go into the break a goal up on their trip to the Midlands at Walsall.
    • We're still waiting for goals at Barrow v Salford and Leyton Orient v Newport.

  7. League One half-times

    Fleetwood's Paddy May celebratesRex Features
    • Only two goals in the third tier at the break and they've both come in the same game, with Luke Jephcott's strike for Plymouth cancelled out shortly afterwards by Fleetwood's Paddy May.
    • Promotion hopefuls MK Dons have been knocking on the door but haven't been able to find a way past Burton.
    • AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich and Gillingham v Shrewsbury remain goalless.

  8. HALF-TIME

    Luton Town 1-0 Bristol City

    Bristol City will be wondering how on earth they've gone in at the break a goal down. For all their possession, the Robins didn't produce a shot on target and Luton - with their first attempt of the match - capitalised on that.

  9. HALF-TIME

    Nottingham Forest 2-0 Barnsley

    Another tough night for the bottom side.

    Keinan Davis gave the home side an early lead with a cool finish after pinching the ball 30 yards out and Ryan Yates slid in a close range second.

    Mountain for the Tykes to climb now.

    Forest have been excellent again in this first half. It's been all Forest, they are very good value for being 2-0 up and you fancy them to go on and score more in the second half.

    Colin Fray, BBC Radio Nottingham's Forest commentator

  10. HALF-TIME

    QPR 0-0 Swansea City

    It's goalless in west London at the break, in what's been a fairly even match so far although neither team has had a stand-out attempt at goal.

  11. HALF-TIME

    Coventry 0-0 Stoke

    The home side have had the better of it but no goals so far.

  12. HALF-TIME

    Birmingham 0-1 Peterborough

    Peterborough celebrateRex Features

    Peterborough are halfway to a big win.

    Jack Marriott gave them an early lead and they've been pretty good value for it.

    Birmingham need to do much better. Offensively they have not been a threat. They need to up their game in the last third of the pitch.

    Martin O'Connor, Ex-Birmingham captain on BBC Radio WM

  13. Birmingham 0-1 Peterborough

    Posh are looking for just their second away win of the season this evening.

    Home goalkeeper Neil Etheridge has to be on his game to keep out a shot from midfielder Jack Taylor.

  14. goal

    GOAL: Luton Town 1-0 Bristol City

    Tom Lockyer (42 mins)

    Luton celebratePA Media

    Completely against the run of play, Luton Town have the lead with the first shot on target of the match.

    Bristol City were temporarily down to 10 men with Zak Vyner down and receiving treatment as Luton whip in a corner. Tom Lockyer gets up highest to head it in and give the home side the lead.

    For all the possession Bristol City have had, they are behind.

  15. League Two latest

    They must have heard us!

    We have a goal at last and it's Josh Grant slotting in for Bristol Rovers at Scunthorpe after 36 minutes!

    And just like that Bradford want a piece of the action too with Matty Daly striking to put them a goal to the good against struggling Walsall, who have lost their last three.

  16. goal

    GOAL: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Barnsley

    Ryan Yates (38 mins)

    Ryan Yates scores for ForestPA Media

    And now it is 2-0. And Ryan Yates HAS scored.

    Some nice play from the home side down ends with Brennan Johnson sending a low centre into the middle of the six-yard box for Yates to convert.

    Good from Forest but the Barnsley defending was slack at best.

    It's been coming you've got to say. The passing, the movement and the running off the ball was too much for Barnsley

    Steve Hodge, Former Forest midfielder on BBC Radio Nottingham

  17. Nottingham Forest 1-0 Barnsley

    Forest looking for a second.

    Ryan Yates meets a corner from the right hand side and his header is tipped over the crossbar by goalkeeper Bradley Collins.

  18. QPR 0-0 Swansea City

    Chris Willock whips a cross into the box from the left and Charlie Austin gets a good head onto it, forcing a save from Ben Hamer. His header should have been on target you think, but then Austin is flagged narrowly offside anyway.

  19. Birmingham 0-1 Peterborough

    Birmingham should be level!

    Scott Hogan tees up strike partner Lukas Jutkiewicz but he sends his effort wide when well placed.

  20. Luton Town 0-0 Bristol City

    Han-Noah Massengo sends a volley firing over the goal and then Antoine Semenyo pounces on a sloppy back pass by Luton, but James Shea gets the ball just before him as he comes thundering towards his goal.

    The Luton crowd sound very, very quiet.