Summary

  • Blackburn beat Championship promotion rivals Sheff Utd in lunchtime game

  • Third-placed Middlesbrough thrash Reading 5-0 to close gap on Blades to four points

  • Stoke hit five at Sunderland on Potters boss Alex Neil's return to Stadium of Light

  • Championship leaders Burnley held 0-0 by Lancashire rivals Blackpool

  • Rotherham and Cardiff win to drag QPR and Birmingham into relegation danger

  • League One top three Sheff Wed, Plymouth and Ipswich all win

  • League Two's bottom side Rochdale stun second-placed Stevenage for first win in 10

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Live Reporting

Jay Freeman, Rob Dugdale, Andrew Aloia, Adam Lanigan and Steve Mather

  1. Watford 0-0 Preston

    Late goal at Vicarage Road?

    Imran Louza sends a Watford corner into the Preston box and Joao Pedro gets on the end of it but he heads wide.

  2. HITS THE WOODWORK

    Luton 1-0 Swansea

    It's end-to-end late on at Kenilworth Road.

    This time Jordan Clark cracks as effort off the post for Luton.

    That would have put the three points to bed. Instead, it remains tense!

  3. Luton 1-0 Swansea

    Morgan Whittaker has a late chance to rescue a point for Swansea, but he sees his effort palmed away by Luton goalkeeper Ethan Horvath. What a great reflex save.

  4. FULL-TIME

    Middlesbrough 5-0 Reading

    Chuba Akpom celebrates for MiddlesbroughPA Media

    Middlesbrough take advantage of Sheffield United's earlier slip in the grand manner.

    Two for Chuba Akpom, two for Aaron Ramsey and a Marcus Forss penalty as they thrash Reading.

    This felt like it could be a home banker and it has turned out to be absolutely the case.

  5. Blackpool 0-0 Burnley

    Nathan Tella does his best to turn in for Burnley late on against Blackpool.

    But Seasiders keeper Chris Maxwell makes the save from his long-range strike.

  6. Huddersfield 0-3 Coventry

    Viktor Gyokeres so nearly has his hat-trick for Coventry.

    It takes a goaline intervention to deny the Sky Blues leading scorer.

    At the other end soon after, Jack Rudoni sees a shot tipped over by goalkeeper Ben Wilson.

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    GOAL: Rotherham 2-1 QPR

    Jamal Lowe (83 mins)

    A lifeline for the visitors. Jamal Lowe puts it away emphatically.

    Seven minutes plus injury time to try to find an equaliser.

  8. PENALTY TO QPR

    Rotherham 2-0 QPR

    Substitute Sinclair Armstrong is brought down by Wes Harding.

  9. goal

    GOAL: Millwall 2-3 Norwich

    Zian Flemming (83 mins)

    What a game and what a finish we have in store!

    Zian Flemming heads home substitute Andreas Voglsammer's corner to reduce the deficit as we head into the closing stages.

    That's Flemming's 13th goal of an impressive season.

  10. League Two latest

    Mansfield definitely pushing for the play-off positions - they are 3-1 up at AFC Wimbledon with Davis Keillor-Dunn getting their third.

    Losing a man to a red card hasn't stopped Northampton - they have the lead 1-0 against struggling Crawley Town through Jack Sowerby.

  11. Sunderland 1-5 Stoke

    Sunderland boss Tony MowbrayGetty Images

    Start the car!!

    The Sunderland supporters are heading for the exits in droves. Their worst afternoon of the season by a country mile.

  12. Watford 0-0 Preston

    This one looks destined to finish goalless.

    Joao Pedro skies an effort for Watford over the Preston bar.

    Seven minutes of normal time remaining.

    Watford v PrestonPA Media

  13. Luton 1-0 Swansea

    Less than 15 minutes remain at Kenilworth Road, and Luton almost have a decisive second.

    Again, it's their prolific Carlton Morris who is the threat.

    After some good build up work from Cauley Woodrow and Jordan Clark, Morris fires just wide.

  14. Sunderland 1-5 Stoke

    Calvin Andrew
    Ex-Rochdale, Mansfield and Port Vale forward on Squad Goals

    It's good to see Dwight Gayle scoring goals at will. He's a player who has been out for such a long time but he knows where the goal is.

  15. Millwall 1-3 Norwich

    Almost a fourth for Norwich but George Long just manages to get a hand on Teemu Pukki's header to turn it around the post.

    He would love a goal to cap his 200th Norwich appearance.

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    GOAL: Sunderland 1-5 Stoke

    Dwight Gayle (76 mins)

    Dwight Gayle is on a hat-trick and Stoke have five!!

    Will Smallbone delivers the free-kick and Gayle, all 5ft 9in of him, heads home.

    An unpopular ex-manager and a former Newcastle striker rubbing their nose in it, it's a day to forget for Sunderland fans

  17. League Two latest

    Northampton have been reduced to 10 men for the last 20 minutes at home to Crawley Town - Aaron McGowan has seen red for violent conduct.

    It remains goalless at Sixfields.

  18. Rotherham 2-0 QPR

    This is not the impact QPR fans would have been hoping for following Gareth Ainsworth's arrival.

    They are on course for a second loss under the former Wycombe manager and it is going to be 12 Championship games without a win unless something drastic happens..

  19. Blackpool 0-0 Burnley

    Burnley could further extend their lead at the top of the Championship if they beat Blackpool today courtesy of Sheffield United's earlier defeat by Blackburn.

    Seasiders keeper Chris Maxwell palms Scott Twine's free kick away for a corner.

  20. Luton 1-0 Swansea

    Swansea have the ball in the back of the net, but any joy is short lived as Liam Cullen's effort is waved away for offside.