Summary

  • Leaders Leicester beaten 2-1 at home by Middlesbrough

  • Gnonto and Rutter goals see Leeds beat Plymouth to go second

  • Ipswich keep pace in race for second with win at Swansea

  • Coventry, Norwich and Hull all win in play-off hunt

  • Birmingham come from behind to win at home to Sunderland

  • Sheff Wed beat Millwall in key game in relegation battle; QPR also win

  1. SECOND HALFpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    #bbcefl

    17 goals in the first half of today's 15:00 GMT kick-offs in the Championship.

    How many more in the second half?

    We're just getting going again up and down the second tier.

  2. 'Cheering' not 'jeering' at Carrow Roadpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    HT: Norwich 2-1 Coventry

    Marc Webber
    Final Score at Carrow Road

    Norwich fans were jeering their team midweek.

    This half, they cheered them.

    Before Jamilu Collins’ opener, the Norwich fans were singing ‘David Wagner’s yellow army’.

    And the positivity picked up when the comeback began.

    They got the brief from the boss about backing the team and they are being rewarded.

  3. 'Millwall hurtling towards bottom three'published at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    HT: Millwall 0-2 Sheff Wed

    Aaron Paul
    Final Score at The Den

    Sheff Wed players celebrate at MillwallImage source, Rex Features

    Millwall are Bang In Trouble.

    Another disjointed 45 minutes from the Lions, Sheffield Wednesday have seen their inch... and taken a mile.

    Anthony Musaba has been a livewire off the left, creating one and scoring the other, the Millwall backline static, and The Den understandably is fuming.

    The supporters expected a performance, Joe Edwards would have expected one too, but Wednesday are better drilled, more efficient, and crucially... ahead.

    Millwall are hurtling towards the bottom three, and with QPR ahead, this situation is fast becoming critical.

  4. Match of the Day so far...published at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    HT: Preston 2-2 Blackburn

    Andy Bayes
    Reporter, BBC Radio Lancashire

    What a 45 minutes we have to come here between two of the founding members of the football league.

    I hope you can stay with us for the rest of this, it is tough to call, but there are marginally more expectations on the home side here.

    The home bench looks the stronger too.

  5. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Stoke 0-0 Coventry

    Not much happening in this one at the bet365 Stadium.

    Coventry came close to breaking the deadlock but neither Haji Wright, Ellis Simms or Callum O'Hare could get the ball across the goal line in a scrappy sequence in-front of the Stoke goal.

    As it stands at halftime Coventry will drop outside the top six if they can't get the win.

  6. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Huddersfield 0-1 Hull City

    Jacob Greaves' early goal has play-off chasing Hull City 1-0 up at Huddersfield.

    The Terriers could end the day uncomfortably close to the bottom three if this stays as it is and some of the other games stay as they are.

  7. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Preston 2-2 Blackburn

    What a half of football.

    Blackburn had led in this Lancashire derby via Sammie Szmodics and Sam Gallagher.

    But Robbie Brady and Emil Riis put paid to that lead to draw Preston level at the break.

  8. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Millwall 0-2 Sheff Wed

    Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 up at the break against listless Millwall in this six-pointer.

    Ike Ugbo and Anthony Musaba with the goals for the Owls who are moving to within four points of of the Lions in 21st as it stands.

    Joe Edwards' men lost 4-0 at home to Ipswich in midweek and another defeat today would be very damaging both for his side and his own prospects...

  9. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Swansea 1-2 Ipswich

    Nathan Broadhead and Conor Chaplin's goals send Ipswich in at the break on top against Swansea.

    Jerry Yates had levelled things up for Swansea who might not be out of this one just yet.

  10. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Bristol City 0-1 QPR

    QPR on top thanks to an Ilias Chair goal on the counter attack.

    Bristol City had dominated the first half up until that point and will be disappointed to be behind at the break.

    The Robins with work to do.

  11. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Norwich 2-1 Cardiff

    Norwich have turned around the first half against Cardiff.

    Josh Sargent and Gabriel Sara's strike have cancelled out Jamilu Collins' earlier goal for the Bluebirds.

  12. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Leicester 0-2 Middlesbrough

    Middlesbrough's Sammy Silvera celebrates putting his side 2-0 up at LeicesterImage source, PA Media

    Yeah, you read that right.

    Middlesbrough, who came here winless in four and dropping off the play-off pace, are two to the good at the break at the runaway Championship leaders.

    One for Finn Azaz and one for Sammy Silvera.

    All to do for the Foxes in the second 45.

  13. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Birmingham 0-1 Sunderland

    The first half comes to an end at St Andrew's.

    Penny for the thoughts of Birmingham boss Tony Mowbray who heads in at the break with his side a goal down against his former side Sunderland after Jack Clarke's goal.

  14. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Rotherham 0-0 Watford

    Pretty scrappy from both sides in the opening 45 minutes.

    Rotherham had a spell where they looked close to scoring but Watford did just enough to keep them at bay.

    All to play for after the break.

  15. Postpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Huddersfield 0-1 Hull City

    Into seven minutes of time added on at Huddersfield after a couple of injury delays.

  16. More goals on the horizonpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Swansea 1-2 Ipswich

    Gareth Vincent
    BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com Stadium

    Only two sides had conceded more Championship goals than Swansea before kick-off today - and once again the Welsh club are being opened up far too easily for Luke Williams' liking this afternoon.

    Ipswich look menacing almost every time they come forward, with Nathan Broadhead and Conor Chaplin already helping themselves to goals.

    Swansea hauled themselves back into the contest through Jerry Yates' close-range effort, but there are surely more goals to come here.

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    GOAL: Norwich 2-1 Cardiffpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Gabriel Sara (44 mins)

    This is quite a turnaround from Norwich!

    Two goals in five minutes right before the break sees them lead Cardiff.

    Gabriel Sara curls home and the Carrow Road crowd are in raptures.

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    GOAL: Preston 2-2 Blackburnpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Emil Riis (43 mins)

    What a game this is!

    Emil Riis levels for Preston right before the break against Blackburn, whose two-goal lead has swiftly been eroded.

    Riis' goal - his third in three games - comes after a scramble in the box which Rovers failed to clear.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Norwich 1-1 Cardiffpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Josh Sargent (39 mins)

    Norwich hit back against Cardiff shortly before half-time at Carrow Road.

    Josh Sargent finds the top corner and scores his sixth goal in six games to level things up for the hosts.

  20. Postpublished at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February

    Huddersfield 0-1 Hull City

    Ben Wiles forces a quality save from Ryan Allsop in the Tigers goal.