Summary

  • Six matches in Championship at 19:45 GMT

  • Fulham put five past 10-man Swansea - Mitrovic scores 35th league goal of season

  • Sheff Utd thump fellow play-off chasers Middlesbrough

  • Bournemouth go second after 1-1 draw with Peterborough

  • Barnsley 1-1 Stoke; Coventry 0-1 Luton; Blackburn 0-0 Millwall

  • Sunderland beat Fleetwood to move into League One play-offs

  • Sutton beat Wigan on penalties to reach EFL Trophy final

  1. Fulham take another step towards Premier League returnpublished at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    FulhamImage source, Rex Features

    Righteo.

    That's as far as we go here tonight.

    It was ANOTHER very good night for leaders Fulham who moved to 14 points clear of second-placed Bournemouth with a thumping 5-1 win over Swansea.

    Neco Williams bagged two and his reward for those goals appears to have been a headlock from boss Marco Silva. That's... nice.

    Anyway, MK Dons kept the pressure up on the top two in League One with a 3-1 win over Cheltenham and Exeter City went third in League Two with a 3-1 qin over Swindon.

    Sutton United booked their place in the EFL Trophy final with a win over Wigan on penalties.

    We'll be back with more EFL action on Friday when West Brom host promotion-chasing Huddersfield.

    Thanks for your company tonight and hope you can join us then.

    Cheers!

  2. League Two full-time headlinespublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

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    • Exeter move up to third with an emphatic 3-1 win over fellow promotion hopefuls Swindon.
    • Bristol Rovers maintain their own promotion push with a 2-1 win at Crawley.
  3. League One full-time headlinespublished at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

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    • MK Dons move level on points with second-placed Wigan after recording a comfortable 3-1 win at home to Cheltenham.
    • Sunderland come from behind to beat Fleetwood 3-1 at the Stadium of Light to move into the play-off places.
    • Plymouth move into the final play-off spot with a 2-0 victory over Wimbledon.
    • Ipswich maintain their promotion push with a 2-0 win against Lincoln.
    • George Hirst scores another double for Portsmouth in a comfortable 3-1 victory over bottom-side Crewe.
    • Bolton score a last minute equaliser to deny Morecambe victory, the game ending 1-1.
  4. Sutton are in the EFL Trophy finalpublished at 21:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022
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    Wigan 1-1 Sutton (6-7 pens)

    Sutton United are going to Wembley in the EFL Trophy Final in their first season in the Football League!

    The League Two side prevail 7-6 on penalties after Dean Bouzanis saves Tendayi Darikwa's spot-kick.

    Remarkable.

  5. Barnsley miss chance to close gappublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    FT: Barnsley 1-1 Stoke

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    Barnsley were minutes away from climbing to three points of safety but Lewis Baker's late, late leveller for Stoke means they're still five points adrift.

    Peterborough claimed a creditable draw at Bournemouth but it looks like a LONG way back for them.

  6. Fulham stretch leadpublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    FT: Swansea 1-5 Fulham

    Fulham's season is just getting better and better.

    They're 14 points clear of Bournemouth who moved up to second following their draw against Peterborough.

    Sheffield United's 4-1 victory over Middlesbrough takes them fifth.

    Luton are also into the top six following their 1-0 win at Coventry.

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  7. EFL Trophy semi goes to penaltiespublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    FT: Wigan 1-1 Sutton United

    Nothing to separate these two sides and so they go straight to penalties. A place in the EFL Trophy final at Wembley awaits the winner.

  8. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:44 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Sheff Utd 4-1 Middlesbrough

    A night to forget for returning Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder.

    His side are replaced in the top six by the Blades, who were absolutely clinical.

  9. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Barnsley 1-1 Stoke

    Barnsley looked to be moving to within three points of safety but Lewis Baker's super leveller five minutes into nine of time leaves their Championship future looking precarious.

    Domingos Quina had given the home side the lead with an equally fine strike.

  10. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Coventry 0-1 Luton

    Elijah Adebayo's strike lifts Luton back into the play-off places.

    The win means that the Hatters have completed a league double over Coventry for the first time since 1987.

  11. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Blackburn 0-0 Millwall

    Blackburn huffed and puffed but just could not blow the Millwall house down.

    The Lions' run of five successive wins comes to an end on a night where they failed to have a shot of any nature.

  12. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Swansea 1-5 Fulham

    Neco Williams scores his first two goals for the club, including an absolute screamer for Fulham's fifth in a match that Swansea initially started well.

    The game turned after Ryan Manning's red card for the hosts.

    Aleksandar Mitrovic now has 35 league goals for the season and his side's lead at the top of the Championship stretches to 14 points.

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    GOAL: Barnsley 1-1 Stokepublished at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Lewis Baker (90+5 mins)

    Heartbreak for Barnsley!

    Stoke City skipper Lewis Baker lashes home a late, late leveller with a superb curled effort after the home side failed to clear their lines.

  14. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:39 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Bournemouth 1-1 Peterborough

    An unexpected result for the Championship's bottom side which could be the lift they need going into such a key part of the season.

    Peterborough remain seven points adrift of safety, while Bournemouth move into the automatic promotion places at Huddersfield's expense, even if they would have been seeking all three points to cement that top two spot.

  15. Postpublished at 21:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Bournemouth 1-1 Peterborough

    We are into the four minutes that have been added on at Bournemouth.

    Dominic Solanke has just sent a shot wide as Peterborough try and hold onto a point.

  16. League One updatepublished at 21:37 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

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    Zak Jules has been shown a second yellow card, so Fleetwood will see out the remaining five or so minutes at Sunderland with ten men.

  17. League One updatepublished at 21:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

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    Troy Parrott has his second of the night as MK Dons cement victory over Cheltenham, the score currently 3-0.

  18. Postpublished at 21:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Barnsley 1-0 Stoke

    Nine minutes of time added on at Oakwell.

    Can Stoke find a leveller or will the Tykes hold out for what would be a vital win?

  19. Postpublished at 21:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

    Swansea 1-5 Fulham

    That second Neco Williams goal for Fulham is outrageous.

    I saw him hit the crossbar from about 50 yards in the win over Blackburn on Saturday.

    The Liverpool loanee really making a big impact for the Championship champions-elect.

    Neco Williams goalImage source, Rex Features
    Neco Williams goalImage source, Rex Features
  20. League One updatespublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2022

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    Turnaround at the Stadium of Light as Luke O'Nien of Sunderland 'Til I Die fame has put The Black Cats 2-1 ahead against Fleetwood with around ten minutes left to play.