Summary

  • Second-placed Sheff Utd now nine points clear of third and five behind leaders Burnley

  • QPR up to 12th, three points outside play-offs

  • Earlier wins for Burnley, Watford, Middlesbrough, West Brom, Hull & Preston

  • League One: Portsmouth sack boss Cowley after poor run of form

  • League Two: Third-placed Northampton beat leaders Leyton Orient

Live Reporting

Rob Stevens

  1. Swansea v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    Burnley players celebrateGetty Images

    Things are looking pretty rosy for Vincent Kompany and Burnley right now.

    Friday's victory at Stoke made it five successive league wins for the Clarets, who are three points clear of second-placed Sheffield United. Perhaps more importantly, they're 11 ahead of Blackburn in third, with a game in hand to be played at Swansea today.

    Swansea thrashed Watford 4-0 on Friday, having failed to win any of their previous eight games in the Championship.

  2. West Bromwich Albion v Reading (15:00 GMT)

    Paul InceGetty Images

    Remember when West Bromwich Albion were languishing in the Championship's relegation zone? It wasn't that long ago, only three weeks ago in fact.

    But the Baggies' resurgence under Carlos Corberan shows no sign of slowing and they begin today's fixtures just three points off the top six.

    They go in search of an eighth win in nine matches against a Reading team that has won two of their four league games since the World Cup break.

    Royals manager Paul Ince used to be captain of Wolves, so I'm sure he'll get a warm reception at The Hawthorns...

  3. Millwall and Luton leap into play-off places

    Sunday Championship recap

    Reece Burke celebrates his goal for Luton at HuddersfieldRex Features

    Millwall and Luton Town were the big winners in the Championship on the first day of 2023.

    Tom Bradshaw scored twice in a 3-0 victory for Millwall over lowly Rotherham which sent Gary Rowett's side fourth in the table, while Reece Burke marked his comeback from injury with the winning goal for Luton at Huddersfield, taking the Hatters up to fifth.

    Bradley Dack scored the only goal as third-placed Blackburn defeated Cardiff, while the other two games - Coventry v Bristol City and Blackpool v Sunderland - ended 1-1.

  4. #bbcefl

    Hope you're enjoying your bank holiday, wherever you might be spending it.

    You're clearly managing to keep across today's football with us, which is good.

    Let's crack on. There's much to see.

  5. Hello!

    Burnley boss Vincent KompanyGetty Images

    Hello and welcome to more live English Football League text coverage on the BBC Sport website.

    We'll be keeping across seven games in the Championship, including the division's top two - Burnley and Sheffield United - over the next few hours.

    There are also four games being played in League One and another four in League Two.