Summary

  • EFL returns with tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

  • Leaders Sheff Utd beat Swansea with 94th-minute goal

  • Preston draw with Burnley in Lancashire derby

  • Cardiff hold on to beat Boro; Stoke thump Hull

  • Blackburn beat Watford to go third; Wigan win at struggling Huddersfield

  • Full fixture programme in League One and League Two

Live Reporting

Matt Newsum, Andrew Aloia and Steve Mather

  1. Swansea 0-0 Sheffield United

    There is an early chance for Sheffield United, with Sander Berge sending a cross. He finds Rhys Norrington-Davies, whose header is easily saved.

  2. goal

    GOAL: Middlesbrough 0-1 Cardiff

    Callum O'Dowda (4 mins)

    Cardiff goalRex Features

    Cardiff take the lead on Teesside, as Callum Robinson finds Callum O'Dowda with a ball in behind, and the Bluebirds midfielder beats Liam Roberts for the opener.

  3. Tributes made across EFL

    Middlesbrough tributeRex Features
    Blackburn Watford tributesGetty Images

    Players, coaches, staff, referees and fans across the EFL held minute's silences beforehand.

    The national anthem was also played out too at some stadia.

    And from what we've heard so far, impeccably observed.

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  4. KICK-OFF

    And we are under way in most games across the English Football League tonight.

  5. The Queen and football

    Stanley Matthews receives his medal from Queen Elizabeth II in 1953Getty Images

    Queen Elizabeth II had a link with the national game throughout her 72-year reign, attending the World Cup final in 1966 and a string of FA Cup finals between 1953 and 1976.

    Her first cup final was in 1953 when Blackpool beat Bolton 4-3 at Wembley, and her last appearance at the annual showpiece was in 1976 when Second Division Southampton beat Manchester United 1-0.

  6. To come in League Two

    There is also a full fixture list in League Two, which includes bottom side Rochdale hosting competition leaders Leyton Orient.

    • AFC Wimbledon v Northampton
    • Barrow v Doncaster
    • Crawley v Stockport County
    • Grimsby v Gillingham
    • Harrogate v Salford City
    • Hartlepool v Crewe
    • Mansfield v Carlisle
    • Rochdale v Leyton Orient
    • Stevenage v Newport
    • Swindon v Sutton United
    • Tranmere v Bradford City
    • Walsall v Colchester

  7. Coming up in League One

    Everyone is in action in League One tonight, with leaders Ipswich hosting Bristol Rovers while bottom side Burton Albion - with Dino Maamria in charge for the fist time - host second-placed Portsmouth.

    • Barnsley v Port Vale
    • Burton v Portsmouth
    • Charlton v Forest Green
    • Cheltenham v Cambridge
    • Ipswich v Bristol Rovers
    • Lincoln v Derby
    • MK Dons v Bolton
    • Morecambe v Sheffield Wednesday
    • Peterborough v Fleetwood
    • Plymouth v Oxford
    • Shrewsbury v Exeter
    • Wycombe v Accrington

  8. In the Championship tonight...

    There are six Championship fixtures to come tonight, including a Lancashire derby.

    Kicking off at 19:45 BST

    • Blackburn Rovers v Watford
    • Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic
    • Hull City v Stoke City
    • Middlesbrough v Cardiff City
    • Swansea City v Sheffield United

    Then at 20:00 BST, Preston North End welcome Vincent Kompany's Burnley to Deepdale.

  9. The English Football League returns this evening, after the postponement of last weekend's fixture programme following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

    Before the matches begin, clubs across the leagues will be paying tribute with a minute's silence, a rendition of the national anthem, and flags lowered to half-mast, while players could sport black armbands in a further show of respect.

    Preston tribute to QueenRex Features