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Oooft, what an evening it's been.

Did I expect the night's main story to come from Bloomfield Road? No.

Blackpool's 6-1 demolition of QPR has breathed new life into their bid to stay in the league but they remain three points adrift of safety and have played a game more.

Third-placed Middlesbrough were held to a 1-1 draw by Stoke and second-placed Sheffield United can now extend their lead over third-placed Boro to six points with a win at Sunderland tomorrow.

Elsewhere, League One promotion hopefuls Wycombe claimed a 2-0 win at Bristol Rovers and Peterborough won a mad game 5-2 at Burton.

In League Two, Stevenage moved up to second with a narrow home win over Crewe.

We'll be back tomorrow.

Cheers!

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• Struggling Blackpool thump QPR 6-1 to secure just a second win since October and move within three points of safety.
• Middlesbrough are held to a 1-1 draw by Stoke City and are three points behind second-placed Sheffield United having played a game more.
• Millwall bolster their play-off push with a 2-1 home win over Swansea and Preston keep their top six hopes alive with a 2-1 success at Rotherham.
• Chris Wilder claims his first win as Watford boss with a comfortable 3-0 win over Birmingham and lowly Wigan fightback for a point at home to Coventry but are five points adrift of safety.

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• A goal in each half from Brandon Hanlon and Chem Campbell sees Wycombe win 2-0 at Bristol Rovers. They are now only three points behind Bolton in the final play-off spot.
• Peterborough score five to win 5-2 at Burton. Jonson Clarke-Harris scores his 20th and 21st of the season as they move to within six points of Bolton.
• Accrington and Portsmouth each have a player sent off, but Pompey run out 3-1 victors in East Lancashire.
• And to complete a great night for the away sides, Corey Blackett-Taylor scores two and Charlton four as they win 4-1 at struggling Morecambe.

• A late winner from Jamie Reid pushes Stevenage back into second with a 1-0 home win over Crewe.
• Sam Hoskins' penalty helps Northampton move to one point behind Carlisle in third as they grind out a 1-0 victory over Mansfield, who had Stephen Quinn sent off.
• Grimsby warm up for their FA Cup quarter-final at Brighton with a 1-0 success at Sutton thanks to a Michee Etete goal.
• Newport and Wimbledon share the points as Harry Charsley cancels out Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi's strike.
• Mid-table pair Walsall and Swindon play out a goalless draw at Bescot Stadium.

Now that all the action is wrapped up it's time to look back over the headlines on a hectic night of EFL action.

Give this post a thumbs up if you're pleased with your team's showing this evening and down if you're not.

I assume most QPR fans left this page a long time ago to be fair...

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How big could this be in the promotion shake-up?

A Boro win would have moved them to within one point of Sheffield United, who play at Sunderland tomorrow.

However, Ki-Jana Hoever levelled before the break after Chuba Akpom scored his 23rd of the season for Boro.

The Potters, who have put their struggles firmly behind them, had the better of it in the second half but it ends level.

Can the Blades capitalise on Wearside on Wednesday?

Nearly a calamity at the back for the home side!

Paddy McNair slices a clearance that almost gets the better of goalkeeper Zack Steffen.

We're into five minutes of time added on.

Time for a winner?

The home side have weathered a storm and now they have a great chance to take the lead!

Daniel Barlaser's free-kick goes all the way to Paddy McNair at the back stick but he can't keep his effort on target.

Another big save from Zack Steffen in the home goal.

This time he stands tall to keep out Will Smallbone's firmly hit shot.

Third-placed Boro hanging on!

Seven unbeaten for Preston now.

Their play-off hopes might be faint but they're still alive.

Rotherham are six points clear of the bottom three.

Wigan salvage a point late-on in their bid to avoid the drop thanks to an own goal from Kyle McFadzean, after Viktor Gyokores gave Coventry the lead early in the second-half.

Stoke look the more likely to get the winner here!

Zack Steffen does brilliantly to keep out Jacob Brown's header.

Millwall hang on to take all three points as they continue in their push to secure a play-off place.

After a quiet first half, two goals in seven minutes from Charlie Cresswell and Andreas Voglsammer put Millwall 2-0 up.

Ryan Manning pulled one quickly back for the Swans but it wasn't enough and confines the Welsh side to a third defeat in a row.

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That's not a typo. Blackpool have won 6-1.

The Tangerines, who had scored six goals in the league in 2023 before tonight, took the lead through Jerry Yates' second minute penalty and things continued to get better from there on.

It was 4-1 at the break and Andy Lyons added his second shortly after the restart before Kenny Dougall rounded off the win in the final few minutes.

That's just a second league win since October for Blackpool but they're three points adrift of safety and this certainly gives them something to build on.

The positive for QPR is that they're still seven points above the bottom three but the negatives? Basically everything else.

Watford enjoy the first win of Chris Wilder's tenure as manager on his first match at Vicarage Road.

Imran Louza and Keinan Davis gave Watford an early 2-0 lead, before Britt Assombalonga added the third deep in the second half.

Colby Bishop has wrapped things up for Portsmouth at Accrington. They are heading for all three points as they lead 3-0.

Could this be the start of a late charge for the top six from Pompey?

Stoke firmly in this.

Will Smallbone fires a low shot just past the post as the Potters look to take the lead.

A big goal in the promotion race as substitute Jamie Reid has come off the bench to put Stevenage in front at home to Crewe. They will leapfrog Carlisle and go second with this result.