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 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Matt Smith has conjured a first-half hat-trick to put Salford 4-1 up at Grimsby.

    Sutton have gone in front at home to Gillingham with the unfortunate Elkan Baggott putting into his own net.

  2. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackburn 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Hayden Hackney rattles the crossbar as Middlesbrough push for an equaliser just before the break.

    His effort deflects of Dominic Hyam before bouncing off the woodwork.

  3. Postpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Coventry 0-0 Cardiff

    Glorious chance for Coventry.

    Gustavo Hamer picks off a pass from Perry Ng and drives towards the area.

    He tries to play in Viktor Gyokeres but gets too much on it, and sends Gyokeres wide of goal.

    Gyokeres is forced to cross to Ben Sheaf who can only shave the post with his effort.

  4. League One updatespublished at 20:28 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Joe Ward has given Peterborough the lead at home to MK Dons.

    Cheltenham have taken the lead at Shrewsbury through Daniel N'Lundulu.

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    GOAL: Wigan 1-1 Sunderlandpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Will Keane (42 mins)

    What a time to equalise!

    Wigan level against Sunderland right before the break as Will Keane fires in after Thelo Aasgaard's strike is parried away.

  6. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Wigan 0-1 Sunderland

    Wigan fighting back as we approach the break at the DW Stadium.

    James McClean, facing his former club, volleys after Max Power's corner and hits the Sunderland post.

    Then soon after at the other end, Amad Diallo hits the crossbar for the visitors.

  7. League Two updatespublished at 20:26 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Jordan Stevens has equalised for Barrow at home to Tranmere.

    Doncaster lead Rochdale 3-2, Harrison Biggins with the goal to put Rovers in front.

  8. Postpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    WBA 0-0 Preston

    Baggies pressing and perhaps should be ahead.

    Jed Wallace nutmegs a defender and skips into the right side of the area but sends his side-foot shot across the goalkeeper and wide.

    Wallace then cuts in from the left and curls a shot that forced a save from Freddie Woodman for Preston.

  9. Postpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackpool 0-0 Sheffield United

    Blackpool's Ian Poveda lines up a shot from five yards outside the box and central, and absolutely leathers the ball on goal.

    Sheffield United keeper Wes Foderingham gets his gloves-up just in time and pushes it over the bar.

    What a chance for Blackpool in the early stages of this 20:15 GMT kick-off.

  10. League One updatepublished at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Leaders Plymouth are in front at home to Wycombe, Dan Scarr with the goal for the Pilgrims.

  11. League Two updatespublished at 20:22 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Kyle Wootton has broken the deadlock for Stockport at Walsall.

    Matt Smith has his second of the day to extend Salford's lead at Grimsby to 3-1.

  12. League One updatespublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Michael Smith has scored from the spot to give Sheffield Wednesday the lead at home to Port Vale.

    Morecambe are leading Accrington 1-0 in the Lancashire derby thanks to Liam Shaw.

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    GOAL: Huddersfield 1-0 Rotherhampublished at 20:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Duane Holmes (31 mins)

    Duane Holmes with his first goal of the season gives the Terriers the lead.

    He picks up a loose pass 25 yards out and is allowed to wander into space towards the right edge of the penalty area, tries his luck with a right boot and finds the bottom corner across the goalkeeper.

    The first time in eight matches Huddersfield have scored the opening goal of the game.

  14. Postpublished at 20:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Coventry 0-0 Cardiff

    A couple of moments for Cardiff.

    Mark Harris pulls a ball back to Jaden Philogene but the Aston Villa loanee sends a left-footed effort over the bar.

    Joe Ralls then finds Harris with space to shoot but it's a poor effort easily fielded by Ben Wilson in the Sky Blues' goal.

  15. Postpublished at 20:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackburn 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Blackburn pushing for a second, here.

    John Buckley finds Sam Gallagher in some space as Middlesbrough fail to pick him up but he slices a shot wide of the mark.

  16. League Two updatepublished at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Tyrese Shade has broken the deadlock for Swindon at Northampton.

    Salford have re-taken the lead at Grimsby courtesy of Ethan Galbraith.

  17. Postpublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackpool 0-0 Sheffield United

    Before kick-off we have had a minute of applause at Bloomfield Road in tribute to the Brazil football legend Pele, who has died at the age of 82.

    Nice touch.

  18. Postpublished at 20:16 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    WBA 0-0 Preston

    Jayson Molumby with the night's first effort on goal.

    A drive from distance for Albion and an easy save for Freddie Woodman in the Preston goal.

    Chants ring around The Hawthorns calling for majority shareholder Lai Guochuan to sell up.

  19. Postpublished at 20:15 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

    Blackburn 1-0 Middlesbrough

    There's a couple of milestones in the Blackburn side tonight with talismanic striker Ben Brereton Diaz making his 100th Rovers start, with Daniel Ayala also making his 50th start for the club.

    They continue to lead against Middlesbrough with almost half an hour gone.

  20. League One updatepublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2022

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    Matty Taylor has doubled Oxford's lead over Charlton at the Kassam.