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. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Rotherham 0-0 Middlesbrough

    Viktor Johansson's goal continues to lead a charmed life. Isaiah Jones pulls the ball back from the byline to Sam Greenwood near the penalty spot but his first-time shot across goal thuds into the crossbar.

    How long can the Millers hold out?

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    GOAL: Cardiff 1-1 Plymouthpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Matt Butcher own goal (31 mins)

    Exactly what Argyle did not want.

    Remember Gary Neville through Paul Robinson all those years ago against Croatia wasn't it?

    A standard ball down the left and oh no it is an absolute shocker, passed past his own 'keeper, one to watch back from behind the sofa Argyle fans.

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    GOAL: Watford 0-1 Bristol Citypublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Cameron Pring (28 mins)

    Bristol City have taken the lead through a Gardner-Hickman free-kick that was not cleared properly. Cam Pring drills into the bottom corner.

  4. League One and League Two latestpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

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    Some big goals have flown in so far in both League One and League Two.

    Wrexham have taken the lead away at Swindon in their League Two clash, as they look to keep in the hunt for the automatic promotion spots.

    Troy Deeney's Forest Green Rovers have gone 1-0 up at Newport County. The visitors are seeking their first league win since 28 October.

    Barrow have extended their lead against leaders Stockport in a huge game at the top of League Two, thanks to Kian Spence, who adds to his earlier assist.

    At the top of League One, Stevenage continue to shock many in their push for promotion. Once again, they have taken the lead against Northampton Town, with none other than Jamie Reid netting for the hosts.

    Curtis Nelson has fired Derby County into the lead away at Wigan as they look to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games.

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    GOAL: Huddersfield 1-0 Blackburnpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Jaheim Headley (28 mins)

    Jaheim Headley scores for HuddersfieldImage source, Getty Images

    Big goal for the strugglers!

    Huddersfield full back Jaheim Hadley crashes home a low shot that Leo Wahlstedt in the home goal will feel he might have done better with.

    A Town win today would move them five points clear of the bottom three.

  6. CLOSE!published at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Rotherham 0-0 Middlesbrough

    Jonny Howson is the latest to come close to giving Boro the lead with a well-struck volley from the edge of the area which flies narrowly past the upright.

  7. Family time for the Bellinghamspublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Hull 0-0 Sunderland

    Jude BellinghamImage source, Rex Features

    Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham is here today to see brother Jobe in action for Sunderland.

    Not a great deal of goalmouth action in this one so far.

  8. GREAT SAVE!published at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Rotherham 0-0 Middlesbrough

    Boro's Sam Greenwood has been denied an opening goal by a fine save from Viktor Johansson and has nodded another effort from a corner off target too.

    Boro are seeking a 10th win in 12 on Boxing Day. Quite the record.

  9. CLOSE!published at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Cardiff 0-1 Plymouth

    Kaine Kesler-Hayden nearly catches out Jak Alnwick, showing serious confidence to try and chip the goalkeeper from there, just bounces wide, but good effort.

    Macaulay Gillesphey it was from the back with the sublime diagonal pass to set the chance up.

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    GOAL: Coventry 1-0 Sheff Wedpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (20 mins)

    The home side go in front!

    The Sky Blues are playing catch up after a slow start to the season but they're motoring along now.

    Haji Wright sends in a decent low cross from the left and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto gets enough on it to guide it into the far corner.

  11. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    West Brom 0-0 Norwich

    West Brom are firmly in charge at The Hawthorns and John Swift had already gone close before he meets a low Jed Wallace cross from the right with a first-time effort from just inside the box which looks destined for the top corner, only to come back off the face of the upright.

    That would have been a peach.

  12. Postpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Cardiff 0-1 Plymouth

    Dafydd Pritchard
    BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

    Plymouth haven't won away yet this season, but they've given themselves a good chance of earning victory on the road at Cardiff after a promising start.

    Morgan Whittaker's goal was particularly unpopular in the Welsh capital because he used to play for Swansea.

  13. Postpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Huddersfied 0-0 Blackburn

    Delano Burgzorg draws a decent stop from Leo Wahlstedt in the Blackburn goal before Aronor Sigurdsson fires just wide for the away side.

  14. Record breakerpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    League One and League Two latest

    MK Dons' skipper Dean Lewington has made EFL history today as he makes his 771st appearance for the club in the Football League, the most made by a single player for one club in the EFL.

    So far, in their game against Colchester United it is goalless.

    Can he mark the occasion with a goal?

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    GOAL: Southampton 1-0 Swanseapublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Joe Aribo (17 mins)

    Joe Aribo scores for SouthamptonImage source, PA Media

    Swansea have started the brighter but it's Saints who lead, seeking a seventh home win in eight.

    Sam Edozie glides down the left to the touchline and cuts back into the middle, it eventually breaks towards the penalty spot where Joe Aribo is on hand to swivel and fire the loose ball through a crowd and into the bottom corner courtesy of a deflection.

    His first goal of the season.

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    GOAL: Cardiff 0-1 Plymouthpublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Morgan Whittaker (18 mins)

    Morgan Whittaker scores for Plymouth at CardiffImage source, Rex Features

    An 11th of the season for former Swansea man Morgan Whittaker.

    Ben Waine's left-foot sets him up to tap home.

    Neil Dewsnip said pre-match he expected goals today, well he has one to have himself and Kevin Nancekivell jumping around the technical area already.

  17. CLOSE!published at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Southampton 0-0 Swansea

    Another big chance for the Swans. Jamal Lowe ghosts in at the far post to meet a curling cross from Bashir Humphreys on the right but he can only side-foot off target with the goal at his mercy.

    Alan Sheehan sitting more comfortably than Russell Martin at present, it's safe to say.

  18. Postpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Watford 0-0 Bristol City

    Watford have only lost two of their last 13 matches in the Championship and sit just outside of the play-off positions.

    They have started slightly the brighter of these two sides.

    Yáser Asprilla has had two early chances but cannot yet beat Max Edward O'Leary in the City net.

  19. Postpublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Huddersfield 0-0 Blackburn

    QPR's earlier defeat at Millwall means Huddersfield can climb five points clear of the bottom three with a win today.

    The Terriers are without a victory in their past five though.

  20. Postpublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Rotherham 0-0 Middlesbrough

    Viktor Johanssson has been busy in the early stages, the Millers keeper has already denied Isaiah Jones twice from close range already after good work from Sam Greenwood and Anfernee Dijksteel.