Summary

  • Leaders Leicester win at Cardiff to go eight points clear

  • Second-placed Ipswich held to goalless draw by QPR

  • Leeds nine points adrift of second place after defeat at West Brom

  • Victories for Middlesbrough, Hull, Millwall & Sheff Wed

  • Birmingham-Bristol C, Coventry-Swansea, Rotherham-Sunderland & Watford-Stoke draw

  • FT: Southampton 2-1 Plymouth - goals from Alcaraz and Adams see Saints extend unbeaten run to 17 games

  1. RED CARD: Vakoun Bayo (Watford)published at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Watford 1-1 Stoke

    Red cardImage source, Getty Images

    Watford will have to pay the remaining 40 or so minutes with just 10 men after Vakoun Bayo was shown a straight red card for violent conduct after a coming together with Luke McNally.

  2. Postpublished at 20:58 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    West Brom 1-0 Leeds

    Leeds have just looked a little ragged these past few minutes after a bright start.

    Will that goal for the home side jolt them into action?

    They have a corner.

  3. Postpublished at 20:58 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Hull 2-2 Blackburn

    So having been in total control at 2-0 ahead, Hull have it all to do again in this second half after conceding an equaliser right on the buzzer.

    Liam Delap, who opened the scoring, has their first chance with a shot from a tight angle but he fires high over the bar.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

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    Steve: Business as usual from Leeds. Unable to break down a well-organised defence and, on the odd occasion they do, the forwards fluff their lines.

  5. 'Lovely ball into the corridor of uncertainty'published at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    West Brom 1-0 Leeds

    Steve Hermon
    BBC Radio WM commentator

    Fortune favours the bold and the Baggies have taken the lead against Leeds.

    Lovely ball into the corridor of uncertainty.

    Fifth goal of the season for Grady Diangana.

    Whilst he is still here (before the African Cup of Nations) he is really making his mark.

    You have to praise the determination.

  6. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Watford 1-1 Stoke

    Giorgi Chakvetadze almost gives Watford the ideal start to the second half.

    He bends a powerful effort towards goal, and it needs a fingertip save from Jack Bonham to tip it onto the crossbar.

  7. goal

    GOAL: West Brom 1-0 Leedspublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Grady Diangana (37 mins)

    West Brom scoreImage source, Rex Features

    If at first you don't succeed!

    West Brom open the away side up down their right and Jed Wallace crosses low into the area for the on-rushing Grady Diangana.

    His initial shot is blocked but he makes no mistake second time around as he buries the rebound.

    What have Leeds got now?

  8. 'Palmed away by Palmer'published at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    West Brom 0-0 Leeds

    Steve Hermon
    BBC Radio WM commentator

    Palmed away by Palmer.

    More clean sheets than any other side in the Championship have Albion.

    He really has cemented his place in the Albion goal now.

    That was a rasper from Crysencio Summerville.

  9. goal

    GOAL: Rotherham 1-0 Sunderlandpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Sam Clucas (48 mins)

    Rotherham celebrateImage source, Getty Images

    The strugglers lead!

    Don't think there'll be a better strike than this tonight.

    Sam Clucas fair smashes a volley into the back of he net from 20 yards.

    Could Rotherham be on for back-to-back wins for the first time since October 2022?

  10. Postpublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    West Brom 0-0 Leeds

    No goals but the temperature is rising.

    Crysencio Summerville cuts in off the left and hits a shot that Alex Palmer slaps away in the home goal.

  11. Kick-off second halfpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    We are back up and running a majority of that 19:45 kick-offs.

    However, there will be a delay at Portman Road as there appears to be a medical emergency in one of the stands.

  12. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    West Brom 0-0 Leeds

    Willy Gnonto is in behind the West Brom defence from a ball over the top from Ethan Ampadu.

    The Italian's touch isn't what he'd want and he then goes down under an arm around the hip from Cedric Kipre.

    The referee isn't interested.

    No VAR in the Championship of course although I have to say I'm not totally sure there was enough contact anyway.

  13. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Preston 0-1 Sheff Wed

    Marvin Johnson's goal is the difference for the strugglers at the break.

    They're off the foot of the table as it stands.

    Big 45 minutes to come.

  14. Postpublished at 20:40 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    West Brom 0-0 Leeds

    Djed Spence clears it off the line for Leeds!

    The home side have been growing into this in the past few minutes.

    They win a corner down their left and Karl Darlow in the Leeds goal decides he's going to come and claim it.

    He doesn't though and Cedric Kipre volleys towards goal only to see Spence react brilliantly to keep it out.

    Okay Yokuslu hacks the rebound over.

  15. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Hull 2-2 Blackburn

    Blackburn scoreImage source, Getty Images

    It was all Hull in the opening 20 minutes as Liam Delap and Aaron Connolly opened up a 2-0 lead.

    But Sammie Szmodics brought Rovers back into the game.

    Hull almost made it 3-1 late in the half as Connolly forced a good save before Ozan Tufan shot wide from close range.

    And then in stoppage time Harry Pickering levelled for Rovers.

    What a game!

  16. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Birmingham 0-0 Bristol City

    Wayne RooneyImage source, Getty Images

    Two excellent chances for Anis Mehmeti for the visitors but level at the break at St Andrew's.

  17. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Watford 1-1 Stoke

    Ryan Mmaee has Stoke level at the break after cancelling out Jake Livermore's early opener for the hosts.

  18. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Cardiff 0-1 Leicester

    Leicester celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has Championship leaders Leicester ahead at half time in Cardiff.

    There is still a big 45 minutes to come, but a win for the Foxes in Wales could mean they pull that little bit further ahead at the summit.

    As it stands, second-placed Ipswich are level with QPR in their game.

  19. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Ipswich 0-0 QPR

    Steve Cook has come closest to breaking the deadlock, with his header from QPR coming back off the post.

    Ipswich haven't looked their fearsome best tonight. Could they lose more yardage in second spot tonight?

  20. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2023

    Rotherham 0-0 Sunderland

    ChanceImage source, PA Media

    Goalless and, as it stands, the Millers are dropping back to the foot of the table.