Summary

  • FT: Burnley 4-0 Huddersfield - Championship leaders run riot

  • FT: Sheff Utd 1-0 Watford - Blades win through own goal

  • FT: West Brom 2-0 Middlesbrough - Dike double sees Boro lose

  • Birmingham 0-1 Luton, Bristol City 1-0 Hull, Norwich 2-0 Cardiff, Preston 2-1 Wigan, QPR 1-3 Blackburn, Reading 3-1 Blackpool, Stoke 0-1 Millwall

  • Coventry beat Sunderland 2-1 in early Championship game

  • League One - Plymouth thrashed 5-2 at Peterborough as rest of top four win

  • League Two - Carlisle up to second as Orient & Stevenage drop points

  1. Postpublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Preston 2-1 Wigan

    Wigan boss Shaun Maloney is facing his first defeat and he has made a double change to try and regain the momentum.

    Danel Sinani and Alex Pearce are on for Will Keane and Tendayi Darikwa.

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    GOAL: Bristol City 1-0 Hullpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Nahki Wells pen (70 mins)

    Bristol City celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    Nahki Wells was entrusted with that Robins spot-kick last week and made no mistake to salvage a draw against Sunderland.

    The striker steps up again to find the bottom right-hand corner and put the hosts in front against Hull in this mid-table encounter.

  3. PENALTY TO BRISTOL CITYpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Bristol City 0-0 Hull

    After 469 days without a spot-kick, Bristol City get a second within the space of eight days...

    It's for handball against Tigers right-back Cyrus Christie, who handled a cross.

  4. Postpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Reading 1-0 Blackpool

    Better from Blackpool. Good play tees up Sonny Carey who hits it first time but it's held by Reading goalkeeper Joe Lumley.

    The Seasiders will slip to a fifth straight defeat on the road if they can't find an equaliser.

  5. Postpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    West Brom 2-0 Middlesbrough

    This win would shuttle West Brom up the table and closer to the chasing pack again, in what is a race for promotion akin to getting on a tube at rush hour... Boro at present are third and do have a reasonable buffer.

    Baggies defender Dara O'Shea attacked a corner in search of a defining third goal, but his booming connection is wide of the mark.

    Riley McGree is a goal threat for Boro but he's not been able to get a clean strike away so far.

  6. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Sheffield United 0-0 Watford

    Blades wing-back Jayden Bogle heads into the Watford net, but the flag is up for offside.

  7. Postpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Stoke 0-1 Millwall

    Stoke defender Ben Wilmot blocks a goalbound effort from Tom Bradshaw.

    The Millwall man has four goals in his past two games, having bagged a hat-trick against Sheffield United last Saturday.

  8. Postpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Burnley 3-0 Huddersfield

    Ian Maatsen's injury sees him withdrawn on a stretcher for Burnley, as a sour note within an otherwise positive day for the Clarets.

    Nathan Tella comes close to his 13th of the season and Burnley's fourth, but can't hit the target.

    The home side, as it stands, are 14 points clear at the top. But the Maatsen news could take a bit of the shine off that.

    Huddersfield's scoreline leaves them - again we're not done yet of course - second bottom with a four-point gap to 21st.

  9. Postpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Birmingham 0-1 Luton

    Following the story at West Brom with Paddy McNair, further bad news at Luton for Reece Burke who is also an enforced change.

    Allan Campbell has replaced him. Pelly Ruddock-Mpanzu has shifted into the defence following that change. Hopefully nothing too concerning for either player.

  10. League Two updatespublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

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    Grimsby have scored twice at the start of the second half against top of the table Leyton Orient and now lead 2-1!

    John McAtee scored the first a minute into the second half - then George Lloyd made it 2-1.

    Elsewhere Salford are 4-1 up Mansfield and Carlisle are now 5-1 up at Crawley. Goals galore in the fourth tier.

  11. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Norwich 2-0 Cardiff

    Almost a third for Norwich, but Onel Hernandez hits the post.

    David Wagner's team looking good value for a fifth win in his eight games in charge.

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    GOAL: QPR 1-3 Blackburnpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Sam Gallagher (60 mins)

    Play-off-chasing Blackburn Rovers, Gareth Ainsworth's boyhood club, are spoiling his debut as permanent boss in the QPR dugout.

    Rovers establish a two-goal lead through Sam Gallagher, who has the easiest of tap-ins after a handy piece of skill from Joe Rankin-Costello gets him to the byline before he slides the ball across to the back post.

    Do Rangers have any response?

  13. Postpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    West Brom 2-0 Middlesbrough

    Paddy McNair stretchered offImage source, Rex Features

    Really bad news for Middlesbrough, as experienced Paddy McNair is withdrawn on a stretcher after a lengthy stoppage.

    He's replaced by Dael Fry, who is a more than able deputy, but the nature of the substitution is what makes it a shame.

  14. Postpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Reading 1-0 Blackpool

    A low key start to the second half in this one.

    Reading are good at home, Blackpool struggle on the road. It's going to form as things stand.

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    GOAL Preston 2-1 Wiganpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Tom Cannon (57 mins)

    Preston celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    A first senior goal for Tom Cannon and it's a turnaround at Deepdale!

    Alan Browne plays him in and the on-loan Everton youngster bursts into the box and finds the bottom corner.

    What have you got now, Wigan?

  16. Postpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Sheffield United 0-0 Watford

    Finally some work for a goalkeeper to do at Bramall Lane.

    Hornets keeper Daniel Bachmann makes a low save from a free-kick from United midfielder Oliver Norwood.

  17. Postpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    West Brom 2-0 Middlesbrough

    Boro goalkeeper Zack Steffen makes a massive save to deny Daryl Dike and West Brom a third apiece.

    The USA international smuggled his way into a shooting position, but his compatriot made a stunning save.

    Way to go, guys.

  18. Postpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Burnley 3-0 Huddersfield

    Anyone who has seen the various TV clips of Neil Warnock at his half-time rawest in a dressing room might have envisaged the paint blistering in the away sheds at Turf Moor this afternoon.

    I can expect him to have torn a strip.

    Huddersfield were blown away in the opening 45, and need a response here to salvage some pride.

    They have had a chance, Scott High's shot lived up to his name.

    Ian Maatsen down for Burnley by the way. Break.

  19. CLOSE!published at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Norwich 2-0 Cardiff

    Adam Idah has the chance to put this game completely to bed, but he puts the ball over the bar when he has an empty net.

    Cardiff had made three changes at half-time to try to get back into things, but not much sign of that yet.