Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom makes three alterations to the side which won 2-1 at Blackpool four days ago.

Centre-back John Egan and wing-back George Baldock return while Tommy Doyle gets his first start since October.

Jack Robinson, Jaden Bogle and James McAtee drop to the bench and Max Lowe misses out on the squad with a side strain.

Blades XI: Foderingham, Ahmedhodzic, Egan, Clark, Baldock, Berge, Norwood, Doyle, Stevens, Ndiaye, Sharp.

Subs: Davies (GK), Basham, Robinson, Bogle, McAtee, Brooks, Jebbison.

QPR boss Neil Critchley makes two changes from the 3-0 home defeat by Luton on Thursday.

Osman Kakay replaces Ethan Laird, who has a minor injury, at right-back while Chris Willock comes in for Olamide Shodipo in the supporting three behind lone striker Lyndon Dykes.

QPR XI: Dieng, Kakay, Dickie, Dunne, Paal, Iregbunam, Field, Willock, Roberts, Chair, Dykes.

Subs: Mahoney (GK), Adomah, Masterson, Amos, Richards, Shodipo, Armstrong.

Neil Critchley inherited a side who were ninth in the table when he took charge last month - after Michael Beale’s departure to the Rangers north of the border.

Results since then – with just one win in four games – have seen the Rs slip down to 15th ahead of kick-off, but the competitive nature of the Championship mean the Hoops are just four points from the play-offs.

But the side have suddenly become goal shy, netting just twice in a nine-game spell which has produced just one victory.

Moreover, Rangers have lost their past four at home – their worst run since 2014-15, when they were relegated from the Premier League.

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After a fifth-placed finish last season and defeat in the play-off semi-finals, Sheffield United look to have set a course back to the Premier League.

The Blades begin the year second in the Championship and eight points clear of the play-off places with less than half of the campaign remaining.

And they have really found a rich vein of form, with Paul Heckingbottom’s men having rattled off eight wins in nine games, ending 2022 with five victories on the bounce.

QPR look to burst their bubble and bring them back down to earth – but the west Londoners are out of form.

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If you thought the EFL action was over for the day, then you were very much mistaken.

Two clubs looking for promotion to the Premier League meet in west London, but the sides have experienced differing fortunes of late.

Queens Park Rangers were top of the table in mid-October but a loss of form has seen the Hoops slide into the bottom half of the Championship.

Visitors Sheffield United, meanwhile, have powered into the top two with an impressive run of victories.

Will this one go to form? Stick with us to find out.

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Another high-octane afternoon of football in the EFL ends with a flurry of excitement, incident and goals most importantly.

We've had all-out thrashings and late winners, piledrivers and scuffs the strikers are almost too embarrassed to celebrate.

Burnley, Hull, Preston, Watford and West Brom feel like the big winners, whether it's for their dominance or the significance, the timing or the styling.

What's even better is, it doesn't end here.

Pop back a little later on for the aforementioned skirmish between the Hoops and the Blades.

West London versus South Yorkshire. All here.

Until then, thanks for joining us. Bye, for now.

Sheffield United will hope to keep up the pressure on Championship leaders Burnley later today.

Paul Heckingbottom's side have won five games in a row and come up against a QPR team that began the season in fine style but has stuttered significantly since the end of October.

You'll be able to follow live text coverage of that game on the BBC Sport website later on.

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You can read match reports of all of today's Championship matches on the BBC Sport website, including the details of Burnley's victory at Swansea...

Newport County 2-2 Crawley Town: What a comeback from Newport County who scored twice in the game's final 10 minutes to secure a point. Crawley Town unravelled like a badly packed kebab.

Northampton Town 1-0 Leyton Orient: A frisky game down the stretch. Northampton get the win thanks to a skidding strike from Ben Fox from outside the box in the 51st minute but Orient remain top of the table. Omar Beckles was sent off following a scuffle in injury time.

Stevenage 1-0 Gillingham: Stevenage the better side over 90 minutes and able to hold on to the win despite the Gills creating some decent chances in the second half. Carl Piergianni's goal in the 23rd minute was the difference.

Barrow 0-0 Rochdale: That's a good result for Rochdale - who are second from bottom - against a team in the play-off hunt. Barrow couldn't find a way through.

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• Burnley bolstered their position at the top of the Championship with a 2-1 win over Swansea, thanks to two Ian Maatsen raspers.
• West Brom continue their remarkable revival under Carlos Corberan with an eighth win in nine games - beating Reading 1-0 thanks to Daryl Dike's header.
• Watford got the better of Norwich in a battle of two promotion hopefuls, thanks to Vakoun Bayo's late winner.
• Hull thrash sorry Wigan at the DW, with sub Tyler Smith netting twice for the Tigers.
• Middlesbrough beat Birmingham at St Andrew's thanks to goals from Matt Crooks and Chuba Akpom.
• Preston grabbed a winner deep in injury time from Ched Evans to stun former boss Alex Neil and consign Stoke to defeat.

Preston looked set for a seventh goalless draw in 26 Championship games this season, but they've won it in stoppage time to end a run of three straight defeats.

Stoke remain four points above the relegation zone.

Into injury time now. Preston are the team pushing for a winner.

Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 Cambridge United: Sheffield Wednesday move up to second in League One. The final score tells you all you need to know about this one. The Owls and Josh Windass, who scored a hat-trick, put the visitors to the sword and never let up.

Derby County 4-0 Accrington Stanley: Similarly this game was over at the half if we're being honest. A brace for Tom Barkhuizen, with some help from his friends and the Rams move up to fourth place.

Lincoln City 1-1 Ipswich Town: Lincoln City can't hang-on and concede a late equaliser despite a valiant effort in the closing minutes. Cameron Humphries equalises on the 81st minute to salvage a point for the Tractor Boys who slide down to third place.

Barnsley 0-3 Bolton Wanderers: A quiet game despite the scoreline. Wanderers the better side throughout and always on top.

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In a game which ebbed and flowed right to the last, it was a late goal by substitute Vakoun Bayo which earns Watford a welcome three points against managerless Norwich.

Both sides had chances, though the better of those belonged to the Hornets - even aside from their goal.

Slaven Bilic's side go fourth, with Norwich now 10th.

Gabriel Sara bends a wicked free-kick from the right which whips and clatters the woodwork on its way through and out for a goalkick to Watford.

Norwich keeping hopes alive. Just hope though at the minute...

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Ex-Birmingham captain on BBC Radio WM

The Birmingham performance today was much better than the one on Friday against Hull. But defensive errors have cost them and led to goals.

They need injured players back and Scott Hogan back to stretch opposition defences.

Hopefully the goal will have done Tahith Chong some good.

Middlesbrough continue their march under Michael Carrick, overcoming a stubborn Birmingham.

Goals from Matt Crooks and Chuba Akpom delivered the spoils, after Blues had made the game interesting with a goal by Tahith Chong.

Disappointment for John Eustace, but the Teessiders gather momentum.

Still five minutes and stoppage time left to play at Stoke, because of earlier traffic congestion causing a delayed kick-off.

Nine minutes of added time here, and five minutes into it.

Cramp time across the board...