Summary

  • Second-placed Sheffield United beat Blackpool

  • Morris scores twice as Luton beat QPR

  • Sunderland thump Wigan to go fourth

  • Huddersfield beat Rotherham to move off bottom

  • West Brom continue good form with win over Preston

  • 20 games across League One & League Two

  1. League Two updatepublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Rhys Oates has equalised for Mansfield at Hartlepool.

  2. Postpublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackpool 0-1 Sheffield United

    Blackpool fire a long ball into the box which is headed by Gary Madine towards the edge of the six-yard-area.

    It lands for Jake Beesley but he gets tangled-up with a defender and can't get a clean shot off.

    The keeper pushes the ball away.

    That's Blackpool's best chance of the game.

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    GOAL: Blackburn 1-1 Middlesbroughpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Marcus Forss (46 mins)

    What a start to the second half for Middlesbrough!

    Matt Crooks puts in a ball to Marcus Forss who fires home past Thomas Kaminski to level things up straight after the break.

    That's a nightmare start for Blackburn.

  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    WBA 1-0 Preston

    Grady Diangana booked in stoppage time for the hosts.

    But it's Okay Yokuslu with a superb finish from outside the box that's given Albion the lead at The Hawthorns.

    The Carlos Corberan revival continues.

  5. SECOND HALFpublished at 20:50 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    We're now getting under way across the English Football League in our 19:45 GMT games.

    Who's going to end 2022 on a high?

  6. League Two half-time headlinespublished at 20:46 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    • Matt Smith has a first-half hat-trick as Salford lead 4-1 at Grimsby.
    • Doncaster are beating Rochdale 3-2 but have been pegged back after scoring twice in the first 10 minutes.
    • Third-placed Northampton are losing 1-0 at home to fifth-placed Swindon.
    • Bradford, Hartlepool and Sutton are winning 1-0 at home to Harrogate, Mansfield and Gillingham respectively.
    • Stockport are 1-0 up at Walsall.
    • Barrow are being held 1-1 at home by Tranmere.
    • It's goalless between Colchester and Wimbledon.
  7. League One half-time headlinespublished at 20:46 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    • Leaders Plymouth are in front 1-0 at home to Wycombe thanks to Dan Scarr.
    • Second-placed Ipswich are being held 1-1 at Portsmouth.
    • Sheffield Wednesday are beating Port Vale 1-0 and could find themselves in the top two if results go their way.
    • Bottom-side Morecambe lead 2-0 at home to Accrington in the Lancashire derby.
    • Burton are winning 1-0 at Forest Green and are out of the bottom four as it stands.
    • Exeter lead 2-0 at Bristol Rovers with Oxford beating Charlton by the same scoreline.
    • Peterborough are winning 1-0 at home to MK Dons with Cheltenham beating Shrewsbury by the same scoreline.
    • It remains goalless between Barnsley and Fleetwood.
  8. Postpublished at 20:43 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackpool 0-1 Sheffield United

    Sheffield United very much on top in this one after a positive start from Blackpool.

    The Blades are strong when the rubber hits the road.

    They have conceded fewer goals and kept more clean sheets away from home so far this Championship season.

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    GOAL: WBA 1-0 Prestonpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Okay Yokuslu (36 mins)

    It needed something smart to beat Preston goalkeeper Freddie Woodman and here it is.

    Okay Yokuslu with excellent power to shrug off his marker and drive to 20 yards out before rifling a right-foot strike into the bottom-right corner.

    No chance for Woodman this time and Albion lead.

    West Brom celebrateImage source, Rex Features
  10. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Huddersfield 1-0 Rotherham

    Duane Holmes' slick right-foot strike has given Huddersfield the lead.

    The began the night bottom of the table.

  11. GREAT SAVE!published at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    WBA 0-0 Preston

    Another great chance for West Brom.

    Grady Diangana flicks a pass into the area for Brandon Thomas-Asante.

    He lines up his effort from eight yards out but an instinctive right mitt from Freddie Woodman deflects it over the bar!

    Wonderful stop and still no way through for West Brom.

  12. League One updatepublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    John Brayford has opened the scoring for Burton at Forest Green.

    Exeter now lead 2-0 at Bristol Rovers thanks to Archie Collins.

  13. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Coventry 0-0 Cardiff

    Coventry with much the better of the first half but nothing to show for it so far.

    Cardiff began brightly but haven't offered much as the half dragged on.

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    GOAL: Blackpool 0-1 Sheffield Unitedpublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Sander Berge (18 mins)

    A well worked goal.

    Sander Berge receives the ball on the edge of the six-yard-box and confidently pushes it into the left corner of the net.

    Simple and efficient.

  15. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackburn 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Ryan Hedges' opener means Blackburn lead this one at the break.

    Work to do for Middlesbrough.

  16. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Wigan 1-1 Sunderland

    All square at the DW Stadium.

    Will Keane's leveller for Wigan cancelled out Ellis Simms' opener for Sunderland.

    Are there more goals in this one?

    Kolo ToureImage source, Rex Features
  17. League Two updatepublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Kristian Dennis has scored a third for Carlisle at Crewe.

  18. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Millwall 0-0 Bristol City

    Lots of effort and pressure from both sides but goalmouth action has been at an absolute premium so far.

    All to play for in the second half.

  19. League One updatepublished at 20:33 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Jenson Weir has doubled the lead for Morecambe at home to Accrington.

  20. GREAT SAVE!published at 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Millwall 0-0 Bristol City

    Oh my goodness!

    Bristol City's Max O'Leary saves an absolute thunderbolt from Millwall striker Andreas Voglsammer which hits the woodwork.

    It looked like it deflected off a Robins defender and fizzed awkwardly on goal.

    Still goalless approaching half-time.