Summary

  • Championship: Second-placed Sheff Utd win at Norwich, third-placed Middlesbrough lose 4-2 at Huddersfield

  • Luton boost promotion hopes with 2-0 win over rivals Watford

  • Blackburn beaten at Birmingham, Millwall draw with West Brom, Stoke thrash Coventry in play-off race

  • Swansea score 99th-minute winner to beat Cardiff

  • Bottom side Wigan beat QPR, fellow strugglers Blackpool beaten at Preston

  • L1: Sheff Wed go top but are held by Lincoln, third-placed Ipswich win at Derby

  • L2: Leaders Leyton Orient beat Carlisle, second-placed Northampton draw with Stevenage, in third

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  1. Terriers show their teethpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Neil WarnockImage source, Rex Features

    When Neil Warnock came out of retirement to take the Huddersfield job in February you'd imagine it was days like today that he would have had in mind.

    His charges were a goal down at half time against third-placed Middlesbrough but scored four goals in a truly staggering 20-minute spell to eventually win 4-2 and move level on points with 21st-placed Cardiff.

    Another one of Warnock's many clubs were the beneficiaries of the turn around in West Yorkshire, as Sheffield United moved six points clear of Boro with a 1-0 win at Norwich.

    In League One, Sheffield Wednesday went top but are winless in five after a 1-1 draw with Lincoln and third-placed Ipswich are hot on the heels of the top two after beating Derby 2-0 for a seventh-straight win.

    League Two leaders Leyton Orient beat Carlisle 1-0 and edged closer to securing promotion.

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  2. Meanwhile at the bottompublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

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    A big day at the bottom of the Championship table and the battle for survival continues.

    Just five points separate the bottom four after today with Cardiff's late south Wales derby defeat by Swansea keeping things interesting in the battle against the drop.

    Huddersfield's stunning win against Middlesbrough and Wigan's win at QPR makes the end-of-season run-in look intriguing as ever.

    How things look at the bottom of the Championship tableImage source, BBC Sport
  3. How it stands at the toppublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

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    Here's how things look at the top of the tree this evening.

    As you can see, Sheffield United prospered after Middlesbrough's shock defeat by Huddersfield in combination with their own win against Norwich City.

    The end of Coventry's unbeaten run sees their play-off ambitions take a blow while Millwall move above Blackburn courtesy of their drab draw with West Brom allied with Rovers' loss to Birmingham.

    Here's how the top of the Championship looks after Saturday's round of fixturesImage source, BBC Sport
  4. League Two full-time headlinespublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Leyton OrientImage source, Rex Features
    • Leaders Leyton Orient survived going down to 10 men to defeat Carlisle 1-0 thanks to Jon Mellish's own goal.
    • Northampton and Stevenage stay in second and third respectively after sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
    • Davis Keillor-Dunn scored twice as a strong second-half performance gave Mansfield a 4-1 win over Crawley.
    • A 94th-minute goal from Oli Finney gave struggling Hartlepool a vital late win over Swindon who led early on.
    • Bottom side Rochdale also won away at AFC Wimbledon.
    • Barrow scored an injury time goal to beat Gillingham.
    • Walsall equalised in the 95th-minute to share the points with Sutton in their 17th league draw this season.
    • Two first-half goals were enough to see Crewe win away at Doncaster.
    • Colchester and Newport ended in a 0-0 stalemate.
  5. League One full-time headlinespublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Lincoln CityImage source, Rex Features
    • Sheffield Wednesday move above Plymouth to the top of the league on goal difference but are now without a win in five after a 1-1 draw with Lincoln.
    • Conor Chaplin and George Hirst gave Ipswich an important 2-0 victory over Derby to move them within two points of the top two.
    • Devante Cole scored twice as Barnsley hammered Accrington 5-0.
    • Charlton were also big winners with a 6-0 hammering of 10-man Shrewsbury, with Miles Leaburn grabbing a double.
    • Wycombe shared the spoils in an exciting 2-2 draw with MK Dons.
    • Portsmouth beat bottom side Forest Green 1-0.
    • Jack Marriott's double looked to have given Fleetwood a 2-1 win over Exeter before Pierce Sweeney's injury time leveller.
    • Cambridge scored twice early in the second half to defeat Port Vale.
    • Cheltenham v Burton and Peterborough v Oxford finished goalless.
  6. Championship full-time headlinespublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    StokeImage source, Rex Features
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    What do you think of that then? Tyrese Campbell strikes a pose after scoring Stoke's second in their dominant win at Coventry

    • Struggling Huddersfield fight back from 1-0 down to eventually beat third-placed Middlesbrough 4-2 in a stunning game at the John Smith's Stadium.
    • Sheffield United extend their lead over Boro to six points with a 1-0 win at Norwich City.
    • Lowly Cardiff fought back from 2-0 down to level it to 2-2 with rivals Swansea only for Ben Cabango to pop up in injury-time and give the away side a fourth successive derby win for the first time in history.
    • Coventry City's nine-match unbeaten run is brought to a crashing end as they are thumped 4-0 at home by Stoke City.
    • Birmingham beat play-off chasing Blackburn 1-0 thanks to a goal from former Rovers loanee Reda Khadra.
    • Reading claim a 1-1 draw at Bristol City and bottom-side Wigan put their three-point deduction behind them to beat sinking QPR 1-0.
  7. Time's up...published at 17:04 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    That's full-time across the leagues, headlines coming right up.

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  8. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Cardiff 2-3 Swansea

    Ben Cabango celebrates scoring Swansea's winner at CardiffImage source, PA Media

    It's all over. Swansea have won at Cardiff for the third time in a row. History is made.

    That's a fourth straight derby win for Russell Martin's men. It's never been done before.

    Joel Piroe set the visitors on their way after three minutes and Liam Cullen made it 2-0 just after the half-hour but Jayden Philogene-Bidace and Sory Kaba looked to have ensured a gutsy point for the strugglers until Ben Cabango struck nine minutes into added time.

    That means Cardiff are only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.

    One for the ages.

    And breathe.

  9. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Hull 0-0 Rotherham

    Hull's biggest attendance in six years is treated to an exciting game but no goals.

    Ozan Tufan hit the bar for the Tigers before the Millers had to see out the final 10 minutes a man light after Domingos Quina was sent off for a last-man foul.

    How important could this point prove to be for struggling Rotherham?

  10. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn

    Reda Khadra once again comes back to haunt his former club.

    His second-half strike gives Birmingham three points against Blackburn, who slip to sixth after the defeat.

  11. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    West Brom 0-0 Millwall

    Not a showpiece in what had seemed set for a thriller in this battle for the Championship play-offs.

    It ends goalless but Millwall move into fifth after Blackburn's defeat by Birmingham just down the road from The Hawthorns.

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    GOAL: Cardiff 2-3 Swanseapublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Ben Cabango (90 + 9 mins)

    Wow. Ben Cabango has surely won it for Swansea deep into time added on after a couple of injuries in stoppage time.

    Heartbreak for the hosts who had come from 2-0 down.

  13. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Wigan 1-0 QPR

    All over at the DW Stadium.

    What a massive win that is for Wigan who keep their slim hopes of Championship survival alive courtesy of Max Power's first-half penalty.

    QPR's poor form continues.

  14. Postpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Hull 0-0 Rotherham

    The home side are on the hunt for a late winner against the 10 men.

    Alfie Jones sashes an effort over the bar after charging forward from defence.

    That shot is probably why he does play further back down the pitch.

  15. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Huddersfield 4-2 Middlesbrough

    Matty PearsonImage source, Rex Features

    WOW.

    I mean... WOW.

    That Neil Warnock half-time teamtalk must have been like Michael Jordan's in Space Jam.

    The struggling Terriers were a goal down at the break but roared back with four goals in 20 minutes at the start of the second half.

    Boro pulled one back through top scorer Chuba Akpom but it was academic by then.

    The Teessiders are now six points off second-placed Sheffield United and have played a game more. It looks like it'll be the play-offs for them.

    Huddersfield, who have now won successive games, are level on points with 21st-placed Cardiff.

  16. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Coventry 0-4 Stoke

    What an afternoon for Stoke City.

    Jacob Brown and Tyrese Campbell scored before the break and Will Smallbone and Ki-Jana Hoever did likewise after the break as the Potters dented Coventry's play-off hopes and enhanced their own in the process.

    A dominant display from Alex Neil's side.

  17. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Bristol City 1-1 Reading

    It's all over. Andy King so nearly stole the points in the dying seconds, only finding the woodwork from close range.

    Bristol City remain unbeaten at home this year, Reading remain winless on the road.

    Tommy Conway fired the hosts ahead but Lucas Joao's leveller ensured the spoils were shared.

  18. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Norwich 0-1 Sheff Utd

    Could this be the day that Blades fans look back on at the end of the season as the one that really mattered?

    James McAtee's second-half goal sees them take all three points back up to South Yorkshire and extend their lead over Middlesbrough to six points, with a game in hand.

    Paul Heckingbottom's men were good money for it against a Canaries side who are now without a win in four.

  19. Postpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn

    The ball pinballs across the Birmingham box as Blackburn pile on the pressure to avoid travelling back up the M6 empty handed.

    Bradley Dack and Ben Brereton Diaz both see contact with the ball but Blues just about deal with it.

    Huge.

  20. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 1 April 2023

    Bristol City 1-1 Reading

    Anis Mehmeti fires just past the upright as City seek to win it. Into added time at Ashton Gate.