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. goal

    GOAL: Preston 1-1 Leedspublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Pascal Struijk (penalty) (83 mins)

    Pascal Struijk celebrates scoring for Leeds at PrestonImage source, Getty Images

    Back in it!

    Cool, calm and collected from the Leeds captain Pascal Struijk in front of the massed ranks of away fans.

    That's just their second shot on target today.

  2. PENALTY TO LEEDSpublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Penalty to Leeds!

    Dan James goes down in the area under a challenge from Ali McCann.

    It looks a bit soft but no VAR. It will stand.

  3. Postpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Steve Eyre
    Former Manchester City coach on BBC Radio Lancashire

    This result should settle everything at Preston down. They are on course for an excellent victory but they have got to keep their heads.

  4. Postpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Dan James tries to be cute with the Leeds free-kick but Preston are alert to it.

    Nothing has come off for Leeds today.

  5. YELLOW CARDpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Preston midfielder Duane Holmes is booked for a silly tug on Georginio Rutter right by the byline.

    Decent chance for Leeds to put something in the box.

  6. SECOND HALFpublished at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Millwall 1-0 QPR

    Back under way in London.

    Let's hope the goal just before half-time will spark this game into life in the second half.

  7. Postpublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Dan James smashes a shot high into the Leeds fans.

    The winger had options and doing that just totally lifts the pressure that was growing on Preston.

  8. Postpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Leeds make maybe their best opening as the day as Ethan Ampadu finds Georgionio Rutter on the edge of the area.

    The young Frenchman comes inside and shoots low.

    It takes a deflection and Leeds have a corner that comes to nought.

  9. Postpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Sanny Rudravajhala
    Reporting for 5 Live Sport

    Preston's Alan Browne celebrates his goal against LeedsImage source, PA Media

    “And it’s all gone quiet over there…” the North End fans are having their moment, as Leeds labour in the final third.

    What a position Preston are in for what would be only a fourth win in 17.

  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Into the final 20 minutes.

    Preston go to their bench for the first time and Milutin Osmajic is replaced by Ched Evans up front.

  11. Postpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Sanny Rudravajhala
    Reporting for 5 Live Sport

    Well, I don’t know if Karl Darlow managed a touch before he was picking the ball out of the net.

    A moment of madness for Illan Meslier has led to the home fans going mad.

    A great header from Alan Browne - his fifth of the season and from a superb cross from Liam Millar, who was again allowed to cut onto his right foot.

    They’ve been in the doldrums at Deepdale but they’re delighted right now.

    Leeds players look dejected after falling behind at PrestonImage source, Rex Features
  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Leeds make a triple change as they look to salvage something.

    Willy Gnonto, Mateo Joseph and Ilia Gruev are on.

    Glen Kamara, Crysencio Summerville and Djed Spence are all off.

  13. Postpublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Leeds wake up as Georginio Rutter shows lovely soft feet to break through a couple of challengers on the halfway line and set Crysencio Summerville away down their left.

    The Dutchman's cross is cleared behind for a corner and Preston stand up to it.

  14. HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Millwall 1-0 QPR

    Well, I was preparing to write about how devoid of quality the game has been, but Tom Bradshaw's goal moments before the half-time whistle brought it to life.

    The Lions lead QPR at the break, can they hold on in the second half to secure a huge win?

  15. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    No 0-0 today then.

    Leeds need to regather themselves now.

    Preston were getting on top even before Illan Meslier was sent off for the away side.

    This looked, on paper, like a game you thought Leeds would win but now they need to try and find something to avoid what could be a costly mistake.

    The third-placed Whites are seven points behind second-placed Ipswich, who face leaders Leicester tonight.

  16. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 1-0 Leeds

    Jon Newsome
    Ex-Leeds defender on BBC Radio Leeds

    Leeds have struggled, they have not got that spark. It was a really great performance against Ipswich on Saturday, but it has not worked today.

  17. goal

    GOAL: Millwall 1-0 QPRpublished at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Tom Bradshaw (45+3 mins)

    A game that has been screaming for something to happen has it's first goal and it's Tom Bradshaw who has fired the hosts in front.

    Just as half-time was approaching, the Welshman grabs his third goal of the season, sliding home from inside the six-yard box after meeting George Saville's low cross from the left-hand side.

  18. goal

    GOAL: Preston 1-0 Leedspublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Alan Browne (57 mins)

    Alan Browne scores for Preston against LeedsImage source, Getty Images

    The home side make the breakthrough against the 10 men!

    Liam Millar is involved, as you would expect after his lively showing today.

    He comes in off his left flank and sends in an inviting cross that Alan Browne brilliantly heads into the bottom corner.

    Sub goalkeeper Karl Darlow's first act is to fish the ball out of the back of his net.

    A goal that will have been roared almost as heartily down in Suffolk as in Lancashire.

  19. Postpublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 0-0 Leeds

    Jon Newsome
    Ex-Leeds defender on BBC Radio Leeds

    It was silly, it was foolish [by Meslier] and he will be sitting there in the dressing room thinking 'what have I done?'. But it's too late.

    Sometimes a bit of adversity galvanises the lads, and let's hope that it does.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2023

    Preston 0-0 Leeds

    Leeds withdraw Joel Piroe to bring Karl Darlow on in goal.

    What was Illan Meslier thinking?!

    There were a couple of Preston players provoking him after he'd caught a high cross and got in a angle with Ben Whiteman but he's not known for being a hothead at all.