Summary

  • Championship: Deflected Morsy strike earns Ipswich late draw with leaders Leicester

  • Championship: Southampton go third with 5-0 win over Swansea

  • Championship: Preston beat 10-man Leeds; Big wins for Bristol C and Huddersfield

  • League One: Leaders Portsmouth beaten at Bristol Rovers

  • League One: Second-placed Peterborough held at home by Reading

  • League Two: Leaders Stockport come from 2-0 down to draw at high-flying Barrow

  • League Two: Wrexham beat Swindon to go second; Mansfield go third with win over Grimsby

  1. League One and League Two latestpublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

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    Disaster for Troy Deeney and 10-man Forest Green Rovers.

    Newport County have mounted a remarkable comeback with three goals in 10 minutes, thanks to a Will Evans brace and a Lewis Payne strike.

    In League One, Portsmouth have equalised away at Bristol Rovers through Paddy Lane, while Reading have equalised out of nowhere away at second-placed Peterborough United.

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    GOAL: Southampton 3-0 Swanseapublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Ryan Fraser (74 mins)

    Swansea concede possession in their own half, Adam Armstong strides forward and lays the ball into the path of the marauding Ryan Fraser on the edge of the box and the former Newcastle man has curled a sublime first-time effort into the top corner with Carl Ruthworth at full-stretch.

    A gorgeous way to score your third Saints goal.

    Game over, surely?

  3. How did Argyle not score?!published at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Cardiff 2-2 Plymouth

    Unbelievably close.

    Morgan Whittaker does superbly again down the right, finds substitute Finn Azaz, whose shot is blocked into the path of Bali Mumba who had an open goal, yet hit the bar.

  4. GREAT SAVE!published at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Rotherham 0-0 Middlesbrough

    Viktor Johansson, again, to the rescue for Rotherham, pulling off a good save to deny Sam Greenwood, who could have had a hat-trick today after good work from Sammy SIlvera.

  5. Postpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Watford 1-3 Bristol City

    Max O'Leary is keeping Bristol City's lead at two as both teams continue to attack at Vicarage Road.

    This was serious scrambling from the Bath-born Irish goalkeeper, saving from Mileta Rajovic's header.

  6. CLOSE!published at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Southampton 2-0 Swansea

    Saints seem to have relaxed a little with a two-goal lead but Jamie Paterson has given them a scare, picking up a ball down the left and driving towards goal before seeing an angled strike kick-up off a defender's heel and loop across the face of goal and past the far post.

    The hosts are seeking a fourth straight clean sheet but won't have it all their own way, it seems.

  7. Postpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Coventry 1-0 Sheff Wed

    Sheffield Wednesday fell to a late defeat at home to Cardiff on Saturday.

    If they can't turn this one around they'll be eight points adrift of safety at full time.

  8. CLOSE!published at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Rotherham 0-0 Middlesbrough

    Sammy Silvera has spurned a fine chance to break the deadlock at Rotherham.

    The Boro man latches onto a sublime throughball from Jonny Howson but can only fire left-footed across goal and past the base of the post.

    Into the final half-hour...

  9. League One and League Two latestpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

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    What a game we are having at the top of League Two!

    Stockport have come from 2-0 down to level things up at Barrow with 30 minutes to go, Akil Wright with the equaliser for the league leaders.

    It is sure to be a nervy final 30 minutes for Forest Green Rovers as they have been reduced to 10 men - Callum Jones being given his marching orders for a second bookable offence - and Newport County have pulled a goal back to make it 2-1.

    Meanwhile, League One leaders Portsmouth have fallen behind away at Bristol Rovers, who haven't won a home league game since 28 October.

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    GOAL: Cardiff 2-2 Plymouthpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Morgan Whittaker (65 mins)

    Plymouth celebrate their equaliser at CardiffImage source, Rex Features

    Second of the match for the former Swans man, his 12th of the season and could this be another ridiculously exciting, high-scoring draw in quick succession for Argyle fans?

    How is their ticker this festive period? They drew 3-3 at home to Birmingham on Saturday if you did not know!

    Morgan Whittaker's first shot was parried by Jak Alnwick straight back to him. He made no mistake with the second effort.

  11. CLOSE!published at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    West Brom 1-0 Norwich

    Grady Diangana goes close to a second for the Baggies but his fierce strike from well outside the area fizzes just over Angus Gunn's crossbar.

    Diangana then comes even closer with a low strike past the post from just inside the box moments later.

  12. Argyle all out attack from the benchpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Cardiff 2-1 Plymouth

    Triple substitution from the joint partnership of Neil Dewsnip and Kevin Nancekivell.

    Cardiff respond with a second substitution of their own.

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    GOAL: Huddersfield 2-0 Blackburnpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Sorba Thomas (55 mins)

    Huddersfield double their money!

    Former Blackburn Rovers loanee Sorba Thomas scores his first goal since September.

    Delano Burgzorg fires a low cross across the face of goal and the Wales international converts from close range.

    The Terriers going five points clear of the bottom three as it stands.

  14. Robins on a goalscoring rollpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

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    Cheltenham Town failed to score in their first 11 League One games this season, but with Geroge Lloyd's first-half strike against Shrewsbury today, they have now scored in all 11 league matches since.

    Lloyd's finish is the only goal of the game so far, and as things stand they will move up to 21st, just one point off Exeter.

    What a job Darrell Clarke is doing for the Gloucestershire side.

  15. Postpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Hull City 0-0 Sunderland

    Not been much doing in this one so far at all.

    Aaron Connolly forces a fine save from Sunderland keeper Anthony Patterson.

  16. Postpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Coventry 1-0 Sheff Wed

    Cov goalscorer Tatsuhiro Sakamoto comes close to his and his side's second but his shot flies past the post.

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    GOAL: West Brom 1-0 Norwichpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Brandon Thomas-Asante (50 mins)

    Brandon Thomas-Asante scores for West BromImage source, Rex Features

    The Baggies lead the 10-men. Another tempting cross from Jed Wallace is met by Grady Diangana who nods down for Brandon Thomas-Asante to prod home his seventh Championship goal of the season.

    Only Manchester United (53) and Aston Villa (46) have won more English league matches on Boxing Day than West Bromwich Albion who look to be on their way to a 46th victory themselves.

  18. Postpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Huddersfield 1-0 Blackburn

    Huddersfield gaffer Darren Moore has a 100% record in games played on Boxing Day.

    Another win today would move his side five points clear of the bottom three.

  19. Postpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    West Brom 0-0 Norwich

    Centre-backs Danny Batth and Grant Hanley - for his first appearance since April - are on for Norwich at the break.

    The Canaries are down to 10 and trying to avoid a fifth straight Boxing Day defeat, remember.

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    GOAL: Watford 1-3 Bristol Citypublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Mark Sykes (50 mins)

    Goals galore in the opening five minutes of the second-half in the Championship.

    Mark Sykes taps in after Anis Mehmeti's shot was saved.

    Three in eight for the Republic of Ireland international who played for Northern Ireland in his youth.