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Hull City, 0–0, Rotherham United, MKM Stadium, David Webb, Liam Rosenior, Matt Taylor, Lewie Coyle, Jordan Hugill, Afternoon, The Match was played between Hull City and Rotherham Utd at MKM Stadium at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Jordan Hugill and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['35th Minute Yellow Card by Cameron Humphreys for Rotherham Utd', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Lee Peltier for Rotherham Utd', '79th Minute Red Card by Domingos Quina for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

But Rotherham boss Matt Taylor will be the happier of the two managers as the hosts - now with one win in nine - never looked cohesive inside the final third until Quina was dismissed. Before that, a near-sell-out crowd had endured a damp squib of a Yorkshire derby from which neither side deserved to win. A poor first half never got going until Regan Slater, who firstly did well to break up a Rotherham attack in his own penalty area, dragged one just wide of the left post after 15 minutes. Rotherham improved markedly following Slater's half-chance - with Shane Ferguson's dangerous set-pieces emblematic of the visitors' threat going forward. Taylor was, however, indebted to the agility of goalkeeper Viktor Johansson after 27 minutes. Longman did everything right with a cute lob, but Johansson stayed big and strong to snuff out the danger. Rotherham, however, continued to probe, and Ferguson will regret not having made cleaner contact off a skidding cross from Cohen Bramall shortly before the break. That was until the 63rd minute when Malcolm Ebiowei teed up Lewie Coyle on the right of Rotherham's box. Tufan's powerful hit was goalbound, but Ferguson did brilliantly to pre-empt the danger - with the ball ricocheting off the Northern Ireland international's back and onto the crossbar. Tufan was artfully played through on goal by Traore in a stirring counter-attack, with Quina having little option but to foul the Mali international inches from the inside of the penalty box. The resulting free-kick came to nothing as Rotherham - one late Slater chance aside - played out the remainder of the game with relative ease.

Bristol City, 1–1, Reading, Ashton Gate Stadium, Stephen Martin, Nigel Pearson, Paul Ince, Andreas Weimann, Andy Yiadom, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bristol City and Reading at Ashton Gate Stadium at Afternoon and Stephen Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['23rd Minute Yellow Card by Omar Taylor-Clarke for Bristol City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Anis Mehmeti for Bristol City', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Matty James for Bristol City', '4th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Holmes for Reading', '72nd Minute Goal by Lucas for Reading', '72nd Minute Assist by Andy for Reading', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Yiadom for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Substitute Lucas Joao headed a 72nd-minute equaliser as Reading forced a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Bristol City. The hosts went ahead in first-half stoppage time when Tommy Conway fired home left-footed from 10 yards out following George Tanner's cross after a slick passing move. But Reading fought back to equalise when Andy Carroll headed powerfully across goal for Joao to rise and nod over stranded goalkeeper Max O'Leary. City welcomed back striker Conway after a hamstring problem, but were short of centre-backs. With Rob Atkinson, Kal Naismith and Tomas Kalas on the injured list, Zak Vyner and Cameron Pring lined up in the middle of a back four. Winger Mark Sykes started a four-match suspension. Reading made four changes, with Amadou Mbengue, Nesta Gunness-Walker, Tyrese Fornah and Yakou Meite back in the starting line-up. Conway volleyed wide and Anis Mehmetii had a shot blocked in an impressive City start that saw Reading's Thomas Holmes booked for a foul after only four minutes. The visitors were forced to defend desperately as Andreas Weimann and Nahki Wells saw efforts beaten away. Wells had the ball in the net in the 16th minute, but it was ruled offside. Reading threatened briefly in the 18th minute when Meite failed to make telling contact with a volley, but it was all the home side as goalkeeper Joe Lumley saved bravely at the feet of Wells. Two Reading corners in quick succession eased the pressure on their defence, but Lumley was brought into action again on the half-hour mark, gathering a fierce Wells drive from 25 yards. Reading's best first-half chance came after 44 minutes when Meite got in behind Vyner to break clear. City goalkeeper O'Leary advanced from his line to force the striker wide and when he shot from a narrow angle, Vyner was back to head clear. Reading began the second half on the front foot, Carroll shooting narrowly wide from distance. But Lumley was still the busier keeper, dealing comfortably with a Matty James shot from 25 yards. Soon those jeers tuned to cheers as Joao netted within 11 minutes of being introduced.

Huddersfield Town, 4–2, Middlesbrough, The John Smith's Stadium, John Busby, Neil Warnock, Michael Carrick, Jonathan Hogg, Jonny Howson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Middlesbrough at The John Smith's Stadium at Afternoon and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Jonathan Hogg and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–2., ['52nd Minute Yellow Card by Jack Rudoni for Huddersfield', '54th Minute Goal by Josh for Huddersfield', '54th Minute Assist by Danny for Huddersfield', '57th Minute Goal by Matty for Huddersfield', '57th Minute Assist by Michał for Huddersfield', '66th Minute Goal by Matty for Huddersfield', '66th Minute Assist by Danny for Huddersfield', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Koroma for Huddersfield', '43rd Minute Goal by Marcus for Middlesbrough', '43rd Minute Assist by Cameron for Middlesbrough', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Hackney for Middlesbrough', '74th Minute Goal by Chuba for Middlesbrough', '74th Minute Assist by Riley for Middlesbrough', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Tommy Smith for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Matty Pearson scored twice as relegation-threatened Huddersfield came from behind to stun automatic promotion chasers Middlesbrough 4-2 in the Championship. Five of the goals came in a thrilling second period as Town recovered from a half-time deficit to shock Michael Carrick's third-placed team. Boro, beaten for only the second time in 11 outings, were good value for a first-half lead given to them by Finn Marcus Forss. But three home goals in 11 minutes at the start of the second period transformed the contest. Josh Ruffels fired Town level and Josh Koroma put them in front before Pearson's double after 56 and 66 minutes sealed a sensational win. Championship top-scorer Chuba Akpom reduced his team's arrears with his 26th goal of the campaign, but Huddersfield comfortably saw out the game and almost netted a fifth late on through Jack Rudoni. At start of play only Cardiff had scored fewer goals than Town in the second tier this season, but the home side were only a goal-line clearance away from a fourth-minute lead. Michal Helik did well to steer a back-post cross into the path of Koroma, whose low shot was hacked clear by Darragh Lenihan. In form Akpom headed wide after Paddy McNair's shot was blocked for a corner, while Aaron Ramsey's 23rd minute attempt was saved by Tomas Vaclik. Cameron Archer then volleyed over and Ramsey fired wide before Boro made the deserved breakthrough. Ramsey's exquisite pass sent Archer racing up to the area and, while the latter's pass eluded Akpom, it fell for Forss to sweep in his 10th goal of the campaign. Having been outplayed for most of the opening period, the Terriers were level 22 seconds after the restart. There seemed little threat when left-back Ruffels collected the ball midway inside the Boro half. However, he weaved his way past three players before curling a left-footed shot beyond Zack Steffen. Boro's defence was now at sixes and sevens, so when Helik headed across goal Pearson's knee turned the ball in from close range. And Pearson then bundled in Danny Ward's shot as Town scored four times in a game for the first time this season. Akpom headed in Riley McGree's cross after 74 minutes, but Boro finished well beaten.

West Bromwich Albion, 0–0, Millwall, The Hawthorns, Jeremy Simpson, Carlos Corberán, Gary Rowett, Okay Yokuşlu, Jake Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Brom and Millwall at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and Jeremy Simpson was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Okay Yokuşlu and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The Captain of Millwall was Jake Cooper and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['57th Minute Yellow Card by Brandon Thomas-Asante for West Brom', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Daryl Dike for West Brom', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Dan McNamara for Millwall', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Bradshaw for Millwall', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by George Saville for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

West Brom were frustrated by an organised Millwall as the two Championship play-off hopefuls played out a goalless draw at The Hawthorns. The Baggies had won nine of their previous 10 home matches prior to this fixture, keeping as many clean sheets in that period and having scored in every game, but they found sixth-placed Millwall a tough nut to crack. Millwall striker Tom Bradshaw could not keep his header down when he met a delivery from the right, while Lions captain Jake Cooper nodded over the bar and George Saville almost lost the attentions of Semi Ajayi right before half-time, but the more clear-cut openings came at the other end, and with the hosts. Adam Reach was unable to connect cleanly with a low cross from the left after a clever spin by Brandon Thomas-Asante, but he did catch a rebound sweetly, after Jed Wallace's initial shot had been blocked, and his effort whistled past the woodwork. Conor Townsend was denied too when he met Wallace's cross with a header which was deflected behind for a corner. Although Thomas-Asante flashed a shot just wide from distance having been fed by John Swift for Albion, Millwall certainly began the second period the stronger of the two sides. Young Baggies keeper Josh Griffiths, after a quiet opening 45 minutes, was forced into action when he beat away Bradshaw's near-post header. Griffiths, who made his England Under-21s debut during the international break, was then asked another question when he parried over Zian Flemming's stinging drive as Millwall continued to be the more prominent outfit. Gary Rowett introduced former West Brom winger Oliver Burke, while Carlos Corberan responded when he summoned USA centre forward Daryl Dike, who joined Thomas-Asante in attack. The latter slammed a low shot goalwards from inside the six-yard box as the home side sought to respond, but he found a red shirt in his way.

Wigan Athletic, 1–0, Queens Park Rangers, The DW Stadium, Gavin Ward, Shaun Maloney, Gareth Ainsworth, Tendayi Darikwa, Stefan Johansen, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and QPR at The DW Stadium at Afternoon and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The Captain of QPR was Stefan Johansen and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['81st Minute Yellow Card by Max Power for Wigan Athletic', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Omar Rekik for Wigan Athletic', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Ethan Laird for QPR', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Robert Dickie for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

The Latics had gone into the game knowing they simply had to win if they were to give themselves any chance of avoiding an instant return to League One. Callum Lang's run into the Rangers box was halted in illegal fashion by former Wigan defender Leon Balogun and Power converted the penalty in confident fashion to register his first goal at Championship level in his 82nd appearance. Rangers, on an abysmal run of results that has seen them dragged into the dogfight at the bottom, showed decent character in response. Wigan goalkeeper Ben Amos saved well from Chris Willock, before Lyndon Dykes headed just over the crossbar. Power's free-kick, however, was straight at Seny Dieng. Wigan were forced into an early change when on-loan Norwich forward Danel Sinani hobbled off the field, to be replaced by Thelo Aasgaard - just back from international duty with Norway Under-20s. And the home side finished the half well, with Balogun almost slicing a Lang cross past his own goalkeeper, who thankfully was alert enough to make a fine save. Wigan picked up where they left off after the restart with Lang firing in a fierce free-kick that bounced right in front of Dieng, who again did well with attackers hoping for a fumble. At the other end, a Willock free-kick evaded everyone in the box and Amos did well to flick it away as it threatened to creep in at the far post. Another former Wigan man, Jamal Lowe, appeared for Rangers in the final quarter, to try to add a spark to their attack. In the first of the six added minutes, Amos had to scramble across his goal to keep out an unwitting deflection off Tom Naylor, who had just come onto the field. Wigan then almost doubled their lead on the counter when Aasgaard played in James McClean. The Irishman's shot was arrowing towards the far corner only for Dieng to pull off another fine save.

Coventry City, 0–4, Stoke City, Coventry Building Society Arena, Samuel Barrott, Mark Robins, Alex Neil, Kyle McFadzean, Phil Jagielka, Afternoon, The Match was played between Coventry City and Stoke City at Coventry Building Society Arena at Afternoon and Samuel Barrott was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Stoke City was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–4., ['42nd Minute Yellow Card by Gustavo Hamer for Coventry City', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Rose for Coventry City', '6th Minute Goal by Jacob for Stoke City', '6th Minute Assist by Tyrese for Stoke City', '40th Minute Goal by Tyrese for Stoke City', '40th Minute Assist by Ki-Jana for Stoke City', '71st Minute Goal by William for Stoke City', '71st Minute Assist by Josh for Stoke City', '77th Minute Goal by Ki-Jana for Stoke City', '77th Minute Assist by Ben for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Coventry's play-off charge was abruptly halted as Stoke claimed a thumping 4-0 victory at the CBS Arena. Tyrese Campbell and Ki-Jana Hoever both scored one and created another for the Potters while Jacob Brown and Will Smallbone were also on the scoresheet. The Sky Blues were unbeaten in nine outings in the Sky Bet Championship but found themselves behind after just six minutes to Brown's strike before Campbell doubled the lead before half-time. On-loan Southampton midfielder Smallbone added a third and Hoever made it four with 13 minutes remaining. But Alex Neil's men were also on a run of four without defeat and got off to the perfect start through Brown. Stoke piled on the pressure throughout the first half as Callum Doyle spectacularly cleared Ben Wilmot's header off the line from Smallbone's corner, who himself was denied brilliantly by Ben Wilson after Campbell's cut-back. Campbell had an earlier chance to double the lead himself when he was left unmarked to take aim at goal following Nick Powell's knock-down, who returned after almost two months out injured. But just as pressure was turning into frustration, Campbell doubled Stoke's lead. The 23-year-old broke the offside trap before latching onto Hoever's forward pass and while Coventry were looking over to the assistant for a flag, Campbell steadied himself before slotting past Wilson. It was a sloppy, disjointed first half from Mark Robins' Coventry as they mustered just one shot on target to Stoke's six before making three changes at the break to try and reduce the arrears. The Sky Blues were much brighter in the second half as top scorer Viktor Gyokeres' half-volley was clawed away by the sprawling Jack Bonham. It was the Stoke stopper's first meaningful contribution but he had to be on hand to smother Matt Godden's effort as well as thwarting Gyokeres once again after Joshua Wilson-Esbrand's deflected shot fell kindly for the Sweden international. But as Coventry pressed, the game was put to bed by Smallbone after 71 minutes. Josh Laurent laid the ball back to the on-loan Southampton man, who slotted into the corner. Things went from bad to worse for Coventry six minutes later as marauding full-back Hoever swept home Ben Pearson's cross to cap a memorable away victory for Neil's side.

Millwall, 0–0, Luton Town, The Den, Darren England, Gary Rowett, Rob Edwards, Shaun Hutchinson, Tom Lockyer, Afternoon, The Match was played between Millwall and Luton Town at The Den at Afternoon and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The Captain of Luton Town was Tom Lockyer and the Manager of Luton Town was Rob Edwards. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by George Saville for Millwall', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Alfie Doughty for Luton Town', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Allan Campbell for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Ethan Horvath made a superb first-half save to deny Ryan Leonard's long-range effort, while George Long was called upon as the game reached its climax. It was an entertaining first half and Millwall went close inside two minutes. Millwall had three first-half penalty calls turned down. The first came after a tussle from a free-kick, with the second seeing Tom Lockyer and Tom Bradshaw battle inside the area. There appeared to be a bit of a pull back from the Luton captain, but not enough to warrant a spot kick. Lockyer was then needed again as Luton played themselves into trouble. Burke burst into the area, with Amari'i Bell unable to keep up, but the Hatters skipper was across to clear. Some poor control from Gabriel Osho almost allowed Andreas Voglsammer through too, but Horvath was there to collect again. The goalkeeper's finest first-half moment came just after the half-hour mark as Leonard hit a long-range effort his way, forcing Horvath into a low save. Millwall's third penalty call of the half followed as Voglsammer's shot hit Marvellous Nakamba at close range, but again, nothing was given. Murray Wallace nodded a free-kick onto the roof of the net, before Voglsammer found himself crowded out inside the six-yard box. There were a few late penalty calls for Millwall again, who may have felt aggrieved to have been awarded none of them over the 90 minutes. Both involved Lockyer and Jake Cooper, with the Luton defender appearing to pull the Millwall man down in the first incident, before using Cooper as leverage to rise above him. However, neither were awarded.

Rotherham United, 3–1, West Bromwich Albion, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Tim Robinson, Matt Taylor, Carlos Corberán, Jordan Hugill, Conor Townsend, Afternoon, The Match was played between Rotherham Utd and West Brom at AESSEAL New York Stadium at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Jordan Hugill and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['42nd Minute Goal by Jordan for Rotherham Utd', '42nd Minute Assist by Conor for Rotherham Utd', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Coventry for Rotherham Utd', '50th Minute Goal by Jordan for Rotherham Utd', '50th Minute Assist by Shane for Rotherham Utd', '76th Minute Goal by Tariqe for Rotherham Utd', '76th Minute Assist by Oliver for Rotherham Utd', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Rathbone for Rotherham Utd', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Townsend for West Brom', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Bartley for West Brom', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Karlan Grant for West Brom', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Nathaniel Chalobah for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Jordan Hugill turned his fortunes around as he led Rotherham to a 3-1 win over West Brom. The skipper haunted his former club all afternoon but initially gifted them the opener by giving away a first-half penalty, which was tucked away by John Swift. The striker then netted either side of the break to put Rotherham in the ascendancy and continued to give Albion's backline a torrid time. West Brom threatened early with Daryl Dike firing in a volley which Viktor Johansson had to palm away to safety. Rotherham wasted a huge chance to go in front when a blocked shot from Chiedozie Ogbene fell kindly to Hugill but he placed his shot wide from close range. The next big chance also fell the way of the home side with Leo Hjelde taking aim from distance. The powerful strike seemed to take Josh Griffiths by surprise and he could only push the ball towards Tariqe Fosu, who blazed over the top. Former Miller Semi Ajayi presented Rotherham with another opening when he missed a clearance and Jamie Lindsay scampered through to test Griffiths. The visitors were then awarded a 32nd-minute penalty when Conor Townsend was tripped by Hugill. Swift, a one-time loanee at Rotherham, slotted home. Hugill seemed desperate to make amends and just got too much on a header from Wes Harding's cross. The Millers continued to push and it took a quick reaction stop from Griffiths to deny Shane Ferguson. It was Hugill who got them level on 42 minutes as he rose highest from Conor Coventry's corner to nod in. They could have turned the score around before the break had Griffiths not been able to get a hand on Ogbene's strike. Hugill then saw another header from a corner bounce off the woodwork and out to safety. Rotherham kept their pressure up as the second half resumed and it was Hugill again on the end of a cross as he headed beyond Griffiths on 50 minutes from Ferguson's free-kick. He was denied a hat-trick by Griffiths after latching onto Hjelde's lobbed ball and poking goalwards. Rotherham continued to push and got a third to seal victory on 76 minutes. It came just moments after Ogbene had caused havoc with a mazy run which ended in him firing off the post. The ball then found its way to Fosu who weaved inside the box and smashed beyond Griffiths. It could have been four in added on time but Ogbene again saw his effort clatter the woodwork.

Blackburn Rovers, 0–2, Norwich City, Ewood Park, Andre Marriner, Jon Dahl Tomasson, David Wagner, Lewis Travis, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Blackburn and Norwich City at Ewood Park at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was David Wagner. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['59th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Gallagher for Blackburn', '11th Minute Goal by Liam for Norwich City', '11th Minute Assist by Jakob for Norwich City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Norwich City', '55th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Norwich City', '55th Minute Assist by Onel Hernández for Norwich City', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Omobamidele for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Norwich reignited their play-off hopes with a convincing 2-0 win at top-six rivals Blackburn. David Wagner's men came into the game winless in four but produced a performance against the team immediately above them. They were set on their way in the 11th minute through a superb team move that ended with Liam Gibbs' first goal for the club. Max Aarons also hit the woodwork but the half ended on a worrying note for Norwich, as Grant Hanley was carried off the field injured. Instead, Rovers' first defeat at home in 2023 leaves them looking nervously over their shoulders. Onel Hernandez dragged wide when well placed early on but the Canaries went ahead in stunning fashion in the 11th minute when Josh Sargent cushioned the ball to Jacob Sorensen, whose first-time volley carved Blackburn open and Gibbs outpaced their defence before rattling into the top corner. Sammie Szmodics had an effort blocked for Blackburn soon after, but a well-worked Norwich move saw Aarons' 25-yard drive kept out by a combination of Aynsley Pears' outstretched fingertips and the post. Norwich were dealt a blow when captain Hanley was carried off on a stretcher before the break after falling to the turf in agony with nobody near him. But Norwich tightened their grip on the contest in the 55th minute when Hernandez set Sara free down the left and he lashed an unstoppable strike into the far corner from a tight angle. The visitors' lead would have been reduced in the 78th minute but for a remarkable piece of goalkeeping by Gunn. A Sorba Thomas corner ricocheted into the path of Sam Gallagher a yard out, but the Scottish international goalkeeper produced remarkable reflexes to pluck the ball away as he was about to slot home. At the other end, Teemu Pukki looked set to add a third after charging into the box but Hayden Carter made a superb tackle to thwart him. Gunn produced a smart save in the 89th minute to deny Brereton Diaz, and when he was beaten in stoppage time, McCallum headed off the line as Norwich made a statement of intent with victory over their play-off rivals.

Watford, 2–3, Huddersfield Town, Vicarage Road Stadium, David Webb, Chris Wilder, Neil Warnock, João Pedro, Jonathan Hogg, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Huddersfield at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was João Pedro and the Manager of Watford was Chris Wilder. The Captain of Huddersfield was Jonathan Hogg and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–3., ['14th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Porteous for Watford', '32nd Minute Goal by Yaser for Watford', '32nd Minute Assist by João for Watford', '54th Minute Yellow Card by João Pedro for Watford', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Britt for Watford', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Ismaila for Watford', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Hamza Choudhury for Watford', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Bachmann for Watford', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Bachmann for Watford', '55th Minute Goal by Matty for Huddersfield', '55th Minute Assist by Jack for Huddersfield', '60th Minute Yellow Card by David Kasumu for Huddersfield', '82nd Minute Goal by Kian for Huddersfield', '82nd Minute Assist by Josh for Huddersfield', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Jonathan Hogg for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Huddersfield boosted their survival chances after beating Watford 3-2 at Vicarage Road, as the hosts had goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann sent off deep into stoppage time. Watford made two changes to the side that lost at local rivals Luton, with Joao Ferreira and Yaser Asprilla coming into the starting line-up. The hosts started the brighter of the two sides at a sunny Vicarage Road, and Ismael Kone had the first chance of the contest after 10 minutes when his shot from outside the area went just over the crossbar. Huddersfield had a dangerous moment through Jack Rudoni, when the midfielder was brought down on the edge of the area by Ryan Porteous after a powerful run. However, the resulting free-kick produced little. Visiting goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik was called upon to turn away a curling effort from Imran Louza on 22 minutes. However, he could do little about the Watford opener on 32 minutes, when Asprilla took the ball on the edge of the area, and delivered a shot hard and low to open the scoring. The Colombian midfielder should have made it a second for the afternoon seven minutes before the break, when he connected with a Kone cross, but his effort was miscued and went wide. Huddersfield took advantage of the wastefulness just before the interval with their equaliser. A cross by Josh Koroma was only half-cleared by Porteous, and Rudoni was able to slot home the loose ball for his first goal for Huddersfield to cap off an impressive first-half display. Needing a reaction, Britt Assombalonga and Ismaila Sarr were sent on immediately to try to change the game in favour of the home side. There was drama right at the end when a melee saw Bachmann dismissed for two yellow cards in quick succession.

Blackpool, 1–3, Cardiff City, Bloomfield Road, Joshua Smith, Mick McCarthy, Sabri Lamouchi, Callum Connolly, Joe Ralls, Afternoon, The Match was played between Blackpool and Cardiff City at Bloomfield Road at Afternoon and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Callum Connolly and the Manager of Blackpool was Mick McCarthy. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Sabri Lamouchi. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['25th Minute Yellow Card by Charlie Patino for Blackpool', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Connolly for Blackpool', '21st Minute Goal by Connor for Cardiff City', '21st Minute Assist by Mahlon for Cardiff City', '40th Minute Goal by Joe for Cardiff City', '40th Minute Assist by Connor for Cardiff City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Jaden Philogene for Cardiff City'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Connor Wickham made headlines for all the right reasons as Cardiff thrashed Sky Bet Championship relegation rivals Blackpool 3-1 at Bloomfield Road. Earlier in the week, Wickham had apologised after a social media video emerged of him apparently inhaling 'laughing gas' in the wake of the Bluebirds' derby defeat to Swansea last weekend. He gained further credit in the visitors' blistering first-half performance by playing major parts in goals for team-mates Sory Kaba and skipper Joe Ralls, with Josh Bowler's reply coming too late for Blackpool. Wickham ended his wait for a first Cardiff goal after 21 minutes. Marlon Romeo delivered a perfect right-wing cross and the centre-forward headed in at the far post. Seasiders goalkeeper Chris Maxwell was at full strength to keep out Cedric Kipre's low drive and the latter had another effort blocked by James Husband. Maxwell then denied Jaden Philogene as the Welsh side looked to press home their advantage, and it was no surprise when they doubled their advantage after 37 minutes. Wickham's ball in from the right was only headed into the air by Husband, and as Maxwell came out to intervene, Kaba nipped in for his eighth goal of the campaign and fourth in five games. City's third quickly followed. This time Wickham crossed from the right with the ball finding its way through to Ralls. The Cardiff captain had not scored since February 2022 and there were jubilant celebrations when his low shot beat Maxwell. However, when Bowler pulled a goal back with 15 minutes remaining, Cardiff nerves were finally tested. Ryan Allsop reacted well to beat away Callum Connolly's long-range attempt as the Seasiders stepped up their bid for an unlikely comeback, but Cardiff saw out the rest of the contest.

Swansea City, 0–0, Coventry City, Swansea.com Stadium, John Busby, Russell Martin, Mark Robins, Matt Grimes, Kyle McFadzean, Afternoon, The Match was played between Swansea City and Coventry City at Swansea.com Stadium at Afternoon and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['36th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Darling for Swansea City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Wood-Gordon for Swansea City', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle McFadzean for Coventry City', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Viktor Gyökeres for Coventry City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Fankaty Dabo for Coventry City'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Coventry's hopes of bridging the gap to the play-off places took another dent as they were held to a goalless draw at the Swansea. Com Stadium. Mark Robins also wanted his team to recover from their 4-0 home defeat to Stoke, which ended a run of nine games without a loss. As expected, Swansea dominated the ball in the opening quarter and a Ryan Manning cross in the seventh minute was headed into the side-netting by Harry Darling. Coventry were content to press and try to hit their hosts on the counter-attack and had the two best chances of the opening half. After 18 minutes, former Swansea man Viktor Gyokeres received a short corner, turned his man at the byline and then pulled the ball back to the edge of the six-yard box to give defender Callum Doyle the chance to shoot. His left-footed shot was on target, but saved by the feet of Andy Fisher in the home goal. As the Republic of Ireland wing-back put his head in his hands, Hamer drove forward unopposed to the edge of the box for a one-on-one with Fisher, but the Swansea goalkeeper won the battle with a great left-handed save. The home side had two great opportunities in the opening minutes of the second half to break the deadlock. Firstly, a Manning cross from the left was volleyed goalwards by the impressive Walsh and Darling blasted the rebound over the top when well placed six yards out. Moments later, Piroe found himself free on the penalty spot and nudged his shot past the on-rushing Ben Wilson, but just past the left-hand post. Coventry hit back with good runs into the home box and shots from Hamer, that required a save, and Ben Sheaf that did not. Then, Matt Godden squandered a golden chance 18 minutes from the end after a defensive error. Ntcham forced a great save out of Wilson with a 30-yard thunderbolt before Piroe failed to tap in from close range.

Queens Park Rangers, 0–2, Preston North End, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Geoff Eltringham, Gareth Ainsworth, Ryan Lowe, Stefan Johansen, Alan Browne, Afternoon, The Match was played between QPR and Preston at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Afternoon and Geoff Eltringham was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Stefan Johansen and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The Captain of Preston was Alan Browne and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['59th Minute Goal by Thomas for Preston', '59th Minute Assist by Robbie for Preston', '63rd Minute Goal by Thomas for Preston', '63rd Minute Assist by Josh for Preston', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Freddie Woodman for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Tom Cannon scored both goals as Preston won 2-0 at QPR to continue the west London side's horrific slump towards the relegation zone. The on-loan Everton youngster netted twice in the space of four second-half minutes to boost North End's play-off push and pile more misery on Rangers. QPR, who were top of the table in October, have now lost nine of their past 10 matches and all but one of their seven since Gareth Ainsworth took over as boss. Not even the return of key players such as Chris Willock and Ilias Chair has halted a slide which looks increasingly like sending QPR into the third tier - 30 years after they finished fifth in the inaugural Premier League. Both teams had chances to score during the first half at Loftus Road. After Alan Browne's strike hit the post for Preston, QPR broke forward on the counter-attack and Willock sent Chair through one-on-one with goalkeeper Freddie Woodman only for the Morocco international to shoot wide. The visitors missed a similar opportunity, with Troy Parrott shooting wide when through on goal after Leon Balogun had given the ball away. There was another scare for Rangers before the interval when they failed to deal with Robbie Brady's corner and keeper Seny Dieng managed to keep out Jordan Storey's far-post header. But Dieng was unable to stop Cannon scoring twice in quick succession either side of the hour mark to condemn QPR to another defeat. The opening goal, scored after 59 minutes, was a near-post header across Dieng and into the far corner from Brady's cross. The second - Cannon's sixth goal in five matches - came after he was teed up by Parrott's flick, with the defensive shortcomings which have plagued QPR's season evident once again. Centre-backs Balogun and Jimmy Dunne both went for the ball but failed to reach it and Cannon nipped in to finish coolly.

Stoke City, 1–2, Bristol City, Bet365 Stadium, Oliver Langford, Alex Neil, Nigel Pearson, Phil Jagielka, Andreas Weimann, Afternoon, The Match was played between Stoke City and Bristol City at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['36th Minute Goal by Nick for Stoke City', '36th Minute Assist by Tyrese for Stoke City', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Josh Laurent for Stoke City', '72nd Minute Goal by Zak for Bristol City', '72nd Minute Assist by Sam for Bristol City', '85th Minute Goal by Anis for Bristol City', '85th Minute Assist by Nahki for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

A late Bristol City double stunned Stoke as the travelling Robins came from behind to win 2-1 in the Championship. The Potters took the lead before the interval when Nick Powell marked his second start since returning from injury with an accomplished strike. Alex Neil's side controlled large portions of the tie as they looked to stretch their unbeaten run to six matches. In the process, Bristol City ended their three-match winless run and secured a first away victory since early February. In-form Stoke, who thrashed promotion-chasing Coventry 4-0 in their last outing, looked to build on their bright start to 2023 from the first whistle. An intricate early attack saw Powell tee up the onrushing Will Smallbone, but the Southampton loanee could not generate enough power on his flicked effort. Despite their early threat, the hosts should have fallen behind from Bristol City's first foray forward. A hopeful George Tanner long ball sent Nahki Wells through on goal, but the Bermuda international flashed his strike agonisingly wide of the far post. And the buoyed visitors nearly made their growing momentum count when Andreas Weimann's looping header nearly eluded goalkeeper Jack Bonham. However, any threat of a Robins opener was soon extinguished when Powell landed a sucker-punch. A brisk Stoke attack saw Tyrese Campbell find the run of his unmarked strike partner, who swept a smart first-time finish into the corner. Attempting to rouse a Robins reprieve, boss Nigel Pearson introduced January recruit Harry Cornick after the break. The hosts looked to put the game out of reach and Campbell nearly obliged with a venomous strike if not for O'Leary's intervention again. Bristol City rallied in pursuit of a leveller and they were rewarded when Sam Bell's precise cross was flicked in by Vyner for the defender's first goal since February 2021. A frenetic climax to the fixture ensued as both sides searched for a late winner, and it was the visitors who were victorious. Stoke, who were unbeaten in 13 league outings when scoring first, saw their impressive run ended in dramatic circumstances.

Sheffield United, 1–0, Wigan Athletic, Bramall Lane, Andrew Davies, Paul Heckingbottom, Shaun Maloney, Billy Sharp, Tendayi Darikwa, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Wigan Athletic at Bramall Lane at Afternoon and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was Billy Sharp and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['8th Minute Goal by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '8th Minute Assist by James for Sheffield Utd', '86th Minute Yellow Card by John Fleck for Sheffield Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Anel Ahmedhodzic for Sheffield Utd', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Christ Tiéhi for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

A first-half goal from Iliman Ndiaye gave Sheffield United a crucial 1-0 win against Wigan in the Championship. Ndiaye's eighth-minute strike settled a game full of goalmouth action at Bramall Lane which ended with Wigan still rooted to the bottom of the Championship table with just six games remaining to rescue their season. Blades boss Paul Heckingbottom made two changes to the team that won 1-0 at Norwich, with Jayden Bogle and Billy Sharp joining the starting XI. Wigan manager Shaun Maloney made just the one switch from the home victory against QPR, with Thelo Aasgaard coming in for the injured Danel Sinani. The home side were in control early on and quickly took the lead. James McAtee ran at the Wigan defence and squared across the box for Ndiaye to tap in at the back post. McAtee then found himself through on goal but Wigan skipper Tendayi Darikwa came steaming in at the last moment and did brilliantly to stop him from pulling the trigger. Ndiaye deserved a second after his mazy run but midfielder James McClean was there to block his effort off the line. In the second half, the Latics nearly levelled the scores but Aasgaard's header was met by a top reaction save from Wes Foderingham. United struggled to create any clear cut chances in the second period despite the introduction of top scorer Oliver McBurnie. Wigan brought on Will Keane and Josh Magennis in an attempt to find an equaliser but ultimately they could not find one as the Blades took another step towards promotion back to the Premier League.

Reading, 1–1, Birmingham City, Select Car Leasing Stadium, Scott Oldham, Paul Ince, John Eustace, Andy Yiadom, John Ruddy, Afternoon, The Match was played between Reading and Birmingham City at Select Car Leasing Stadium at Afternoon and Scott Oldham was the Match Referee. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The Captain of Birmingham City was John Ruddy and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['7th Minute Goal by Andy for Reading', '7th Minute Assist by Lucas for Reading', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrese Fornah for Reading', '29th Minute Goal by Lukas for Birmingham City', '29th Minute Assist by Reda for Birmingham City', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Krystian Bielik for Birmingham City'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Andy Carroll gave Reading an early lead from close range but Blues levelled just before the half-hour mark through a towering Lukas Jutkiewicz header. A scrappy second half, with neither side displaying any real control, petered out into a draw that the hosts may live to regret later in the campaign. Reading, without a win in six games, also had to contend with nine senior players absent due to injury, including nine-goal top scorer Tom Ince, and also were without suspended midfielder Mamadou Loum. Birmingham had been on a run of three wins in their past four matches and it was they who started the stronger in the Berkshire sunshine, with Reda Khadra particularly prominent on the left flank. But their efforts proved fruitless and Reading responded positively and went ahead in the seventh minute after a superbly worked move. Birmingham's attempts to fashion an equaliser were mostly disjointed but Krystian Bielik did test home goalkeeper Joe Lumley with a low drive from the edge of the area. City's gathering momentum paid off just before the half-hour when Jutkiewicz rose in front of Naby Sarr to power home a header from Khadra's precise cross. Reading made the more promising start to the second half but their pressure failed to reap its reward, with Jeff Hendrick wasting a chance from an Amadou Mbengue long throw. Yakou Meite then made a searching run along the right wing but no team-mate was on hand in the six-yard box to turn in his excellent low cross. However, from one of them they almost went in front, Lumley having to save smartly from Tahith Chong at his near post. That was followed by an unexpected three-minute break as referee Scott Oldham, who had apparently sustained an injury, was replaced by fourth official Jeremy Simpson.

Sunderland, 4–4, Hull City, Stadium of Light, Keith Stroud, Tony Mowbray, Liam Rosenior, Danny Batth, Lewie Coyle, Evening, The Match was played between Sunderland and Hull City at Stadium of Light at Evening and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Danny Batth and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–4., ['21st Minute Goal by Joe for Sunderland', '21st Minute Assist by Jack for Sunderland', '22nd Minute Goal by Amad for Sunderland', '22nd Minute Assist by Jack for Sunderland', '81st Minute Goal by Jack for Sunderland', '81st Minute Assist by Patrick for Sunderland', '11th Minute Goal by Ozan for Hull City', '11th Minute Assist by Regan for Hull City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh for Hull City', '66th Minute Goal by Regan for Hull City', '66th Minute Assist by Callum for Hull City', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Callum Elder for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

The hosts trailed 1-0, led 2-1, trailed 3-2 and then led 4-3 in a topsy-turvy contest as they looked set to give their Championship play-off hopes a major boost. Tufan's opener was cancelled out by quickfire strikes from Joe Gelhardt and Amad Diallo before Allahyar Sayyadmanesh sent Hull in level at 2-2 at half-time. Regan Slater put Hull in front, only for a Diallo penalty and a Jack Clarke finish to again change the complexion of the game before Tufan had the last word. Hull took the lead after 11 minutes when Tufan latched on to a Slater through-ball and rifled into the top corner. The Tigers had a glorious chance to double their lead through Slater, but the midfielder was denied by a brilliant reaction save from Anthony Patterson. And, from the resulting counter-attack, the hosts were level. Clarke led the charge and, although he made a mess of his shot from inside the area, his effort turned into the perfect disguised pass for Gelhardt and the Leeds loanee slotted home his second goal in Sunderland colours after 21 minutes. Within 60 seconds Sunderland were ahead. Hull gave the ball away from the restart and the hosts took full advantage, Diallo firing home from inside the box. The Stadium of Light was bouncing, but Hull soon hit back in the 25th minute. After five minutes of madness the game calmed down. But Sunderland looked set to take control again in an energetic start to the second half, pinning Hull back. But, against the run of play, it was Hull who retook the lead midway through of the second half. Trai Hume tried to shield the ball out of play by the byline, but the persistent Slater muscled past him and just kept it in before lashing a shot into the top corner. Then came yet another twist after 73 minutes as Sunderland were awarded a penalty when Clarke went down under the challenge of Alfie Jones, with Diallo getting his second of the game from the spot. The Black Cats got themselves back in front when Clarke finished off a fine team move in the 81st minute. But the hosts were unable to see the game out and shot themselves in the foot at the death. Substitute Pierre Ekwah fouled Slater inside the box and Tufan made no mistake from the spot.

Middlesbrough, 1–2, Burnley, Riverside Stadium, Darren Bond, Michael Carrick, Vincent Kompany, Jonny Howson, Josh Brownhill, Evening, The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Burnley at Riverside Stadium at Evening and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Brownhill and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['38th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Hackney for Middlesbrough', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Chuba Akpom for Middlesbrough', '12th Minute Goal by Ashley for Burnley', '12th Minute Assist by Josh for Burnley', '66th Minute Goal by Connor for Burnley', '66th Minute Assist by Nathan for Burnley', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Obafemi for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Vincent Kompany's Burnley secured their immediate return to the Premier League as a second-half winner from Connor Roberts earned a 2-1 win at Middlesbrough. All the Championship leaders needed to achieve promotion was victory at the Riverside Stadium, and the Clarets took just 12 minutes to break the deadlock when Ashley Barnes tapped home Josh Brownhill's shot from close range. Middlesbrough, who went into the game unbeaten in 11 home matches, aimed to maintain that record after half-time and equalised through Chuba Akpom's penalty following Josh Cullen's foul on Cameron Archer. Promotion from the Championship has been secured by Burnley with seven games to spare - a Championship record. A return to the top flight has also been achieved at the first time of asking following the club's relegation from the Premier League 11 months ago, while next season will see Kompany reunite with the competition he won four times as a Manchester City player. Both Kompany and Burnley chairman Alan Pace admitted the club never envisaged a Premier League return so quickly - as they felt the Clarets needed to wait two or three years to become a promotion-level side. And it took just a dozen minutes for Burnley to break the deadlock. Anass Zaroury beat Tommy Smith down the left wing and the Clarets worked the ball well across the pitch. Eventually, captain Brownhill hit a low shot towards goal and striker Barnes was there to divert the shot past Zack Steffen and into the back of the net. It could have been a second for the Clarets shortly afterwards when Tella broke clear of the defence, but the in-form Burnley forward somehow put his one-on-one effort wide of the near post with Steffen beaten. They could only force Burnley goalkeeper Ante Muric into a spilled cross, with Akpom and Darragh Lenihan spooning good efforts over. But Carrick's side showed much more endeavour once the second-half whistle rang - with the hosts needing just four minutes to restore parity. An end-to-end encounter ensued as Burnley tried to wrestle back control. Barnes put two efforts over the bar, while Aaron Ramsey hit a near-post shot straight at Muric at the near post. The home side had a decent shout for a second spot kick when Archer collided legs with Brownhill in similar fashion, but it was waved away as a foul in the opposite direction. Kompany's Burnley stepped up a few gears in a five-minute spell that culminated in their match-winning second. Tella, played onside by Paddy McNair, was released on the right and crossed for Roberts who had the simple task of tapping into an empty net. But another comeback seemed too much for Middlesbrough - who will hope their promotion success comes later this year. Akpom headed wide at the back post in the final seconds of added time, but it was their only real chance of note after Burnley's second. The night belonged to Burnley and their young manager and team who have dominated the Championship this season. Kompany said the manner in which Burnley achieved victory was typical of their season - not playing well but ending up on the right side of the result.

Huddersfield Town, 2–2, Blackburn Rovers, The John Smith's Stadium, Stephen Martin, Neil Warnock, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Jonathan Hogg, Lewis Travis, Afternoon, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Blackburn at The John Smith's Stadium at Afternoon and Stephen Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Jonathan Hogg and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['22nd Minute Goal by Jack for Huddersfield', '22nd Minute Assist by Joseph for Huddersfield', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Carter for Blackburn', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Rankin-Costello for Blackburn', '47th Minute Goal by Joe for Blackburn', '47th Minute Assist by Tyrhys for Blackburn', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Sammie Szmodics for Blackburn'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Ryan Hedges came off the bench to keep Blackburn firmly in the play-off hunt with a dramatic late equaliser in an enthralling 2-2 draw away at Huddersfield. Neil Warnock's Terriers - who had won each of their last three games - took the lead through Matty Pearson's header and doubled it by way of a smart finish from Jack Rudoni five minutes later. But Huddersfield soon made a mockery of that statistic, as they took the lead when Pearson leapt highest to head home at the far post after the visitors had struggled to deal with a Rudoni corner. Blackburn did not let their heads drop and they illustrated their quality in the final third when Sammie Szmodics curled wide after a neat touch from Ben Brereton Diaz. However, they were soon left shell-shocked. Vaclik's long goal kick was flicked on to Joseph Hungbo on the right, who came inside and laid the ball on a plate for Rudoni, whose clinical finish beat Aynsley Pears at his near post. That decision proved to be important as, after a fast start, Rovers pulled one back when Rankin-Costello exchanged passes with Tyrhys Dolan and expertly chipped the ball over Vaclik from a tight angle. There was no let-up in relentless pressure from Blackburn thereafter, with Huddersfield pinned back into their own half. Vaclik denied Rankin-Costello twice and debutant Harry Leonard once, while Tyler Morton's low drive evaded everyone in the box and cannoned off the base of the left-hand post. But they continued to knock on the door until the end, when, with four minutes of injury-time to play, after Vaclik had once again denied Rankin-Costello, Hedges was on hand to find the net. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Preston North End, 2–1, Reading, Deepdale Stadium, John Busby, Ryan Lowe, Paul Ince, Daniel Johnson, Andy Yiadom, Afternoon, The Match was played between Preston and Reading at Deepdale Stadium at Afternoon and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Preston was Daniel Johnson and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['56th Minute Goal by Thomas for Preston', '56th Minute Assist by Álvaro for Preston', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Brad for Preston', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Andrew for Preston', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Brad Potts for Preston', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr for Reading', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Amadou Mbengue for Reading', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Dann for Reading', '83rd Minute Goal by Kelvin for Reading', '83rd Minute Assist by Nesta for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Preston moved to within a whisker of the Championship play-off places as Brad Potts' stoppage-time header secured a 2-1 win against relegation-threatened Reading. The hosts made a lively start, an early expansive move culminating with Hughes crossing into the box for Potts, whose diving header was only a foot off target. Centre-back Liam Lindsay also saw a shot blocked by a Royals defence which looked set for a busy afternoon. Another slick move from North End almost brought an opener in the 20th minute as Daniel Johnson's pass was flicked perfectly into Tom Cannon's path by Potts, but the Everton loanee's crisp strike whistled inches wide of the post. It remained one-way traffic and Cannon went close again, dragging a shot wide after some smart approach play from Alvaro Fernandez. Veteran Andy Carroll headed off target as Reading finally responded, but Preston continued to dominate. Hughes was denied by Nesta Guinness-Walker's desperate goal-line block, while skipper Johnson saw a pile-driver flick off a defender before fizzing narrowly wide. Despite 45 minutes almost totally on the back foot, the resolute Royals' back-line managed to make it through to the break with their goal intact. There was an early scare for goalkeeper Joe Lumley soon after the restart when he dropped a routine cross right at the feet of Preston striker Troy Parrott. Fernandez then threatened when Lumley allowed Ben Whiteman's far-post cross to drift over his head. North End finally struck their deserved opener in the 56th minute as another smart move down the left ended with Fernandez crossing in for Cannon, who took a touch before expertly slotting home his fourth goal in three games. The hosts remained hungry for more, with Lumley forced to produce further strong saves from Potts and Cannon as Lowe's men sought to turn the screw. But Paul Ince's Royals stunned the hosts with an 83rd-minute leveller. Substitute Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan was perfectly placed to loop a header over Freddie Woodman direct from Guinness-Walker's long throw-in, but that proved worthless as Potts struck again late on to send Deepdale wild. The dramatic late goal sealed Preston a fifth win in six games to keep them firmly in the top-six hunt, while Reading remain in the drop zone after an eighth game without a win.

Cardiff City, 0–1, Sunderland, Cardiff City Stadium, Thomas Bramall, Sabri Lamouchi, Tony Mowbray, Ryan Wintle, Danny Batth, Afternoon, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Sunderland at Cardiff City Stadium at Afternoon and Thomas Bramall was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Ryan Wintle and the Manager of Cardiff City was Sabri Lamouchi. The Captain of Sunderland was Danny Batth and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['59th Minute Yellow Card by Perry Ng for Cardiff City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Cédric Kipré for Cardiff City', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Kion Etete for Cardiff City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Andy Rinomhota for Cardiff City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Neil for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Cirkin had the simple task of tapping in from two yards out after a free-kick from Alex Pritchard had come back off the post. Tony Mowbray made four changes from the side that drew 4-4 with Hull on Good Friday. Such was his displeasure at the way things were going he hauled off Jaden Philogene and Sheyi Ojo after only 36 minutes to change the shape of his side. Sunderland were the more fluent team throughout and thought they had taken the lead in the 37th minute when Jack Clarke headed home a cross from the right edge of the box by Pritchard. The linesman's flag saved Cardiff on that occasion as it was ruled out for offside. The only effort on target from the home side came four minutes later when Sory Kaba rose in the six-yard box to head down and force Anthony Patterson into a low save in the middle of his goal. Lamouchi made his third change at the start of the second half when he hooked ex-Sunderland striker Connor Wickham and introduced Kion Etete. That added more frontline threat and Etete forced Patterson into a save with a shot from an acute angle in the Sunderland box. Having weathered an early storm at the start of the second half, Sunderland used the silky skills of Manchester United loan star Amad Diallo to make headway up the right flank. Then they struck in the 61st minute with a goal from a free-kick to finally break the deadlock. Home right-back Perry Ng picked up a yellow card for a tackle on Clarke and that gave Pritchard the chance to take aim from the left edge of the box. He rifled his shot through the flimsy wall, it hit the left-hand upright and rebounded to give Cirkin the easiest of tap-ins as he followed up. There was nothing home goalkeeper Ryan Allsop could do after diving full-length to try to stop the shot and he was furious with his defenders for letting the shot get through his defensive wall. The Bluebirds could find no response as they slipped to defeat.

Luton Town, 3–1, Blackpool, Kenilworth Road Stadium, Andrew Davies, Rob Edwards, Stephen Dobbie, Tom Lockyer, Curtis Nelson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Luton Town and Blackpool at Kenilworth Road Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Luton Town was Tom Lockyer and the Manager of Luton Town was Rob Edwards. The Captain of Blackpool was Curtis Nelson and the Manager of Blackpool was Stephen Dobbie. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['45+2nd Minute Goal by Pelly for Luton Town', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Mpanzu for Luton Town', '76th Minute Goal by Pelly for Luton Town', '76th Minute Assist by Mpanzu for Luton Town', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Carlton Morris for Luton Town', '29th Minute Goal by Andy for Blackpool', '29th Minute Assist by Lewis for Blackpool', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Thorniley for Blackpool', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Fiorini for Blackpool'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Long-serving Luton midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu scored twice as his side pushed Blackpool closer to relegation with a 3-1 victory. Following a quiet start to the game, the Hatters went close in the 15th minute when a Morris shot from distance deflected behind for a corner. Blackpool had the first attempt on target with 26 minutes on the clock when Lewis Fiorini's hopeful long-range attempt was easy for goalkeeper Ethan Horvath. After winning a free-kick, Fiorini's ball into the box was met by Andy Lyons and his downward header bounced up off the turf and into the top corner. The goal clearly woke Luton up as Elijah Adebayo's cross was met by Morris and his close-range effort was blocked, as was Allan Campbell's follow up. Josh Bowler's pot-shot was punched clear by Horvath but Luton kept coming, Drameh having one effort charged away while his dipping volley failed to come down in time. The Hatters were back on level terms just before the break when a free-kick landed at the feet of Mpanzu and he stroked a measured finish into the bottom corner. Blackpool made a positive start to the second half. James Husband's hopeful volley was well over the top and Bowler's shot deflected into Horvath's gloves. However, Luton started to up the tempo. Morris looked to beat Maxwell at his near post but could only fire into the side-netting. Fellow replacement Cauley Woodrow's header was straight at Maxwell, who then had to scurry across and turn aside Marvelous Nakamba's dink into the area. Blackpool almost had one back when Lyons forced a flying save from Horvath, with Reece Burke back to head his follow-up off the line. Kenny Dougall and Luke Freeman exchanged shots that went wide in stoppage time as Luton continue to dream of the Premier League, while for Blackpool, League One draws ever closer.

Norwich City, 0–0, Rotherham United, Carrow Road, Jeremy Simpson, David Wagner, Matt Taylor, Andrew Omobamidele, Oliver Rathbone, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Rotherham Utd at Carrow Road at Afternoon and Jeremy Simpson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Andrew Omobamidele and the Manager of Norwich City was David Wagner. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Oliver Rathbone and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['42nd Minute Yellow Card by Conor Coventry for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Norwich missed an excellent opportunity to move into the Championship play-off places when they were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Rotherham. With Blackburn drawing at Huddersfield earlier in the day, the Canaries would have climbed into the top six with a win at Carrow Road. Buoyed by their excellent 2-0 win at Blackburn on Good Friday, Norwich completely dominated the opening stages, with Josh Vickers making two excellent stops in the first five minutes to deny first Gabriel Sara and then Josh Sargent. The pressure on the Rotherham goal was incessant and Teemu Pukki wasted a good chance to open the scoring when he dwelt on the ball too long after being put clear by a ball from deep, allowing Cohen Bramall to intercept. Pukki, who recently announced he would be leaving the Canaries at the end of season, then fired inches over and Sam McCallum's piledriver was deflected just wide as the one-sided nature of proceedings continued throughout the first half. The Millers rarely threatened, although they fluffed a decent opportunity midway through the half when Tariq Fosu mis-kicked after being picked out in space by Jamie Lindsay. It was a similar story after the interval, with Norwich on the front foot and their opponents largely content to sit back and soak up the pressure. The visitors had another close shave on 54 minutes when Onel Hernandez twisted and turned in the box before getting in a shot that took a deflection and was going in until Tyler Blackett hooked the ball off the line. Vickers then did well to tip away a curling effort from Marquinhos before Pukki steered the ball agonisingly wide as a Sara corner was allowed to run across the face of goal.

Wigan Athletic, 0–2, Swansea City, The DW Stadium, Samuel Allison, Shaun Maloney, Russell Martin, Tendayi Darikwa, Matt Grimes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and Swansea City at The DW Stadium at Afternoon and Samuel Allison was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Lang for Wigan Athletic', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Charlie Hughes for Wigan Athletic', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Jack Whatmough for Wigan Athletic', '34th Minute Goal by Joël for Swansea City', '34th Minute Assist by Jay for Swansea City', '45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Manning for Swansea City'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Wigan took another step towards an immediate return to Sky Bet League One after going down 2-0 at home to midtable Swansea with barely a whimper. The home side actually started the brighter and were almost in front with their first attack. Wonderful vision from Callum Lang saw him release James McClean down the left channel. The Republic of Ireland international controlled and fired goalwards, only for his shot to be blocked almost on the goal line by Nathan Wood. Unfortunately for Wigan, that was about the sum total of their first-half threat as Swansea quickly gained total control over proceedings. A nice move from the visitors, involving Jay Fulton and Joe Allen, saw the ball find Piroe, who fired wide of the mark. However, Wigan were not so lucky after 14 minutes when Piroe gave Swansea the lead. Fulton found the Dutchman via a slight deflection which deceived Ryan Nyambe and Piroe slotted the ball home coolly past Ben Amos. At the other end, Swansea goalkeeper Andy Fisher - making a return to his hometown - could not hold a Max Power corner, only for Tom Naylor to fire over the crossbar. Fisher then comfortably dealt with an Ashley Fletcher header off another Power delivery, before Swansea gained a stranglehold on the game. Somehow, the Latics got away with one when Jamie Paterson cut into their box and wrong-footed Charlie Hughes, before being tripped by the youngster. To the amazement of all - especially Paterson - referee Sam Allison waved away penalty appeals. But Wigan's luck ran out after 34 minutes when Fulton again found Piroe unmarked and the left-footed finish was an almost carbon copy of the first goal. A Piroe free-kick was then headed over the crossbar by Allen, before Wigan dodged another bullet just before the break. Again Piroe found himself unmarked at the far post and this time he thundered a shot against the post from close range. The scoreline hugely flattered Wigan, for whom things did not really improve after the break. Despite the introduction of Thelo Aasgaard, Josh Magennis, top scorer Will Keane, Tom Pearce and Scott Smith - making his league debut - they were kept at arm's length. Keane lashed a decent chance over from eight yards, before Aasgaard was given too much time and space on the edge of the Swansea box. The Norway Under-20 international's curling effort was destined for the top corner, only for Fisher to pull off a magnificent save at full stretch.

Hull City, 1–0, Millwall, MKM Stadium, Joshua Smith, Liam Rosenior, Gary Rowett, Lewie Coyle, Shaun Hutchinson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Hull City and Millwall at MKM Stadium at Afternoon and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['70th Minute Goal by Adama for Hull City', '70th Minute Assist by Allahyar for Hull City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Karl Darlow for Hull City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Shaun Hutchinson for Millwall', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Burke for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Faltering Millwall remain in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places but are now without a win in four matches following a 1-0 defeat at Hull. Millwall could have been out of sight by half-time as they spurned a clutch of decent chances, not least when Oliver Burke hit the crossbar after a sustained spell of pressure. The visitors were second best from there on in and, despite having fought valiantly in pursuit of an equaliser, lacked that touch of quality that was so evidenced from Traore. The hosts have now ended a run of one win in 10 previous games and were also sharper during an opening period in which Ozan Tufan ought to have scored after seven minutes. A well-worked corner from the right gave Malcolm Ebiowei time and space to send over a deep cross towards the back post. Tufan was unmarked, but the Turkey international headed over the crossbar when it seemed easier to at least hit the target. Gary Rowett's men came even closer after 27 minutes when Burke was played into a dangerous area from Tom Bradshaw's drag-back from the right. Burke struck well from a challenging angle but goalkeeper Karl Darlow kept big to parry the ball away to safety. Burke volleyed towards goal but hit the underside of the crossbar, with the ball millimetres away from crossing the line. Moments later, Shaun Hutchinson headed over another good chance from Honeyman's precise free-kick from the right flank. But Rosenior's bold move to bring on Traore, Callum Elder and Ryan Longman turned the game on its head. Indeed, Longman nearly struck after 55 minutes when he skewed narrowly over the top-left stanchion with a smart, swinging hit. Millwall rallied, but they were a shadow of the team that dictated much of the first half and were undone by a moment of instinctive creativity from Traore. Darlow pulled off three fine saves late on, but Millwall's attacking threat that so worried Hull's backline in the first half was rarely evident as the visitors succumbed to a potentially damaging loss.

Coventry City, 2–2, Watford, Coventry Building Society Arena, Keith Stroud, Mark Robins, Chris Wilder, Kyle McFadzean, João Pedro, Afternoon, The Match was played between Coventry City and Watford at Coventry Building Society Arena at Afternoon and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Watford was João Pedro and the Manager of Watford was Chris Wilder. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['14th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle McFadzean for Coventry City', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Luke McNally for Coventry City', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Eccles for Coventry City', '58th Minute Goal by Matthew for Coventry City', '58th Minute Assist by Viktor for Coventry City', '72nd Minute Goal by Ben for Coventry City', '72nd Minute Assist by Matthew for Coventry City', '6th Minute Goal by João for Watford', '6th Minute Assist by Ryan for Watford', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Hamza Choudhury for Watford', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Andrews for Watford', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Leandro Bacuna for Watford', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Imran Louza for Watford', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Wesley Hoedt for Watford'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Coventry and Watford played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the CBS Arena that did little for their respective play-off dreams in the Championship. Just like their previous home game against Stoke, Coventry conceded early as Pedro found the back of the net after six minutes. Following an interception in the centre of midfield, Pedro was released on goal and cut inside Kyle McFadzean before slotting his effort elegantly past goalkeeper Ben Wilson. Gustavo Hamer provided Coventry's first spark of the afternoon as he dribbled into the box, but saw his powerful effort parried away by Ben Hamer. The home side enjoyed a good spell in the game but were nearly caught napping in the 18th minute as Ismaila Sarr raced through on goal but slammed his shot high into the stands. The Watford pace on the break was fierce and the Sky Blues needed Wilson multiple times to scramble out of goal and clear the danger. Josh Wilson-Esbrand and Viktor Gyokeres both had opportunities to level the scoring but neither could make them count before the break. Against the run of play, Watford doubled their lead in first-half stoppage time through midfielder Louza. His initial shot was blocked, but the ball rebounded back to the Moroccan's feet and he duly volleyed into the bottom right corner. Watford burst out of the traps in the second period, hoping to finish off the match with a third goal and almost got exactly that, but Wilson was equal to Louza's shot. Coventry rallied and the home side began an onslaught on the visitor's goal. They pulled one back in the 58th minute thanks to a marvellous curling effort from Godden. Sheaf failed to hit the target twice from close range but with 18 minutes left it was his back-post header that levelled the scores. But the home side were frustrated in their attempts to find a winner and felt they should have had a penalty when Brooke Norton-Cuffy appeared to be tripped in the penalty area with nine minutes left.

Birmingham City, 0–0, Stoke City, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Darren Bond, John Eustace, Alex Neil, John Ruddy, Josh Laurent, Afternoon, The Match was played between Birmingham City and Stoke City at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Afternoon and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was John Ruddy and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of Stoke City was Josh Laurent and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['26th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Roberts for Birmingham City', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Krystian Bielik for Birmingham City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Wilmot for Stoke City', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Pearson for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Overall a draw was certainly a fair result for both sides after Stoke dominated the majority of the proceedings in this mid-table Championship clash. The first chance of the game fell to the hosts in the second minute after Juninho Bacuna latched onto a loose ball on the edge of the area before playing it through to Lukas Jutkiewicz who snatched at his chance as he smashed it wide of the target. The Potters' first chance of the match fell to Ben Pearson in the 22nd minute after Will Smallbone carefully teed up the Southampton loanee on the edge of the area, only for Pearson to curl the ball just wide of the goal. Stoke were unfortunate not to find themselves ahead in the 31st minute after Tyreece Campbell was denied by the fingertips of former Wolves stopper Ruddy after Blues failed to clear their lines following a Smallbone corner. Ki-Jana Hoover cleverly found a pocket of space on the edge of the area where he threaded a ball through to Campbell who curled his effort towards the top left corner, but Ruddy did superbly well to tip it wide. Blues did well to weather a 15-minute period of Stoke dominance midway through the first half and really should have gone into the break with the lead. Chances really seemed to dry up in the second half with Alex Neil's men appearing the more dominant side in the second 45. Therefore it was no surprise when the first chance of the second half fell to the visitors when Josh Laurent's cross was only cleared as far as Campbell who sliced his effort well over the bar from range. The Potters continued to dominate but were unable to carve out any clear-cut opportunities. Despite the Potters dominating it was Blues who nearly snatched it at the death as Bielik had a shot blocked off the line in the 87th minute after Jack Bonham spilled the ball into the path of the Derby loanee who saw his shot heroically blocked on the line by Nick Powell.

West Bromwich Albion, 2–2, Queens Park Rangers, The Hawthorns, Matt Donohue, Carlos Corberán, Gareth Ainsworth, Conor Townsend, Chris Martin, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Brom and QPR at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The Captain of QPR was Chris Martin and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['10th Minute Goal by Brandon for West Brom', '10th Minute Assist by John for West Brom', '22nd Minute Goal by Lyndon for QPR', '22nd Minute Assist by Ilias for QPR', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Jamal Lowe for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Josh Griffiths' gaffe handed QPR a survival lifeline as West Brom's fading play-off hopes took another hit. Chris Martin charged down the goalkeeper's clearance to score as Rangers came from 2-0 down to salvage a 2-2 draw. Brandon Thomas-Asante and Semi Ajayi had put the Baggies in control inside 15 minutes before Lyndon Dykes pulled a goal back. They had raced into a seemingly commanding lead and opened the scoring after 10 minutes. John Swift's wicked delivery was missed by Seny Dieng and the ball hit Thomas-Asante's arm on the line - which was missed by the officials - and went in. Just three minutes later it was 2-0 when a neat free-kick routine set Marc Albrighton scampering down the right. His cross found Swift, who was denied by Dieng, but Ajayi followed in to prod the ball over the line. Yet, if the Baggies thought they were cruising to a comfortable victory they were mistaken as Rangers started their recovery after 22 minutes. A delicious cross from Ilias Chair was met by Dykes who glanced a brilliant header in from 10 yards. Conor Townsend dragged wide and Jimmy Dunne came close to a leveller when he headed wide in first-half injury time. But the Baggies imploded four minutes after the break to give the visitors the equaliser. There seemed little pressure as Albion kept the ball at the back until Erik Pieters' loose back pass forced Griffiths to stretch. His first touch was poor, which allowed Martin to close him down and block the clearance - with the ball flying into the empty net. The deflated Baggies struggled to rediscover their momentum and QPR were good value for their comeback and nearly snatched victory. Martin fired off target with 13 minutes to go before Taylor Richards wasted a golden chance with six minutes remaining, heading Jamal Lowe's cross wide, with Andre Dozzell also going close late on.

Bristol City, 2–2, Middlesbrough, Ashton Gate Stadium, Tim Robinson, Nigel Pearson, Michael Carrick, Cameron Pring, Jonny Howson, Evening, The Match was played between Bristol City and Middlesbrough at Ashton Gate Stadium at Evening and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Cameron Pring and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['22nd Minute Yellow Card by Zak Vyner for Bristol City', '45+1st Minute Goal by Sam for Bristol City', '45+1st Minute Assist by Harry for Bristol City', '49th Minute Goal by Harry for Bristol City', '49th Minute Assist by Nahki for Bristol City', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Andreas Weimann for Bristol City', '58th Minute Goal by Aaron for Middlesbrough', '58th Minute Assist by Tommy for Middlesbrough', '64th Minute Goal by Matt for Middlesbrough', '64th Minute Assist by Aaron for Middlesbrough', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Tommy Smith for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Middlesbrough's quickfire second half comeback saw them draw 2-2 with Bristol City, losing further ground on the automatic promotion places in the Championship. Boro failed to have any shots on target up until the moment they scored their first goal through Aaron Ramsey in the 58th minute, after some poor defending had seen Bristol City score either side of the break. Both sides had massive chances in the opening 15 minutes. Darragh Lenihan twice denied Cornick in quick succession, blocking the first effort with his body before booting away the second. At the other end, Chuba Akpom sent a free header wide of the target. Some good pressing from Wells down the right wing then allowed Cornick to wriggle through before squaring the ball to Andi Weimann. However, the forward saw his attempt smothered by the oncoming Zack Steffen. Although there was good play across the pitch, the chances were less frequent. Ryan Giles and Jay Dasilva fired over from range. Crooks also sent a fine header from Jonny Howson's corner looping over the crossbar. But on the stroke of half-time, Bristol City took the lead. He slotted the ball through for Bell, who swept home past Steffen. The second half was laden with goals. Bristol City made it 2-0 shortly after the break as Middlesbrough defence was once again found wanting. Bell saw his shot from the left palmed away by Steffen, but Wells was lurking to collect the rebound. His squared pass cross the goal-line was then turned home by Cornick. But the Middlesbrough comeback was to swiftly follow. Tommy Smith was played in behind on the right wing, sending an inviting ball into the area. Ramsey was lurking at the back post to send a diving header past Max O'Leary. Four minutes later, and Boro were back on level terms. He then easily slotted past the goalkeeper to blow the tie wide open. It continued it be a fast-paced, end-to-end game as both sides hunted for the winner. In the 87th minute, a Matty James free kick found Zak Vyner towards the back post, but the ball hit him on the chest before flying over the crossbar.

Burnley, 2–0, Sheffield United, Turf Moor, Michael Salisbury, Vincent Kompany, Paul Heckingbottom, Jack Cork, John Egan, Evening, The Match was played between Burnley and Sheffield Utd at Turf Moor at Evening and Michael Salisbury was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Jack Cork and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['10th Minute Yellow Card by Taylor Harwood-Bellis for Burnley', '60th Minute Goal by Jóhann for Burnley', '60th Minute Assist by Guðmundsson for Burnley', '17th Minute Red Card by Wes Foderingham for Sheffield Utd', '28th Minute Yellow Card by John Egan for Sheffield Utd', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Jayden Bogle for Sheffield Utd', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Iliman Ndiaye for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Burnley celebrated their promotion back to the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Sheffield United. Sheffield United would have been hopeful of facing a Burnley side who had taken their foot off the gas, but any realistic chances they had of taking a result from Turf Moor ended after just 17 minutes when goalkeeper Foderingham raced off his line, got into a muddle with team-mate John Egan, and brought down Nathan Tella on the edge of the box. The referee had no choice but to show him a red card for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Burnley laboured a little throughout the rest of the half, and Vincent Kompany responded with a double change at the break. One of his introductions, Gudmundsson, made the difference on the hour as he latched onto a smart header from Tella before firing past Adam Davies - the man who replaced Foderingham in the Sheffield United goal. And it was Gudmundsson again 10 minutes later, who took advantage of another Sheffield United mix-up at the back to find the bottom corner to put the result beyond doubt. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Middlesbrough, 5–1, Norwich City, Riverside Stadium, Joshua Smith, Michael Carrick, David Wagner, Jonny Howson, Andrew Omobamidele, Evening, The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Norwich City at Riverside Stadium at Evening and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The Captain of Norwich City was Andrew Omobamidele and the Manager of Norwich City was David Wagner. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–1., ['7th Minute Goal by Aaron for Middlesbrough', '7th Minute Assist by Cameron for Middlesbrough', '41st Minute Goal by Hayden for Middlesbrough', '41st Minute Assist by Marcus for Middlesbrough', '43rd Minute Goal by Cameron for Middlesbrough', '43rd Minute Assist by Alex for Middlesbrough', '49th Minute Goal by Chuba for Middlesbrough', '49th Minute Assist by Cameron for Middlesbrough', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Jakob Sørensen for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Middlesbrough bounced back from an ill-timed run of three games without a win in ruthless style as they thrashed Norwich 5-1 at the Riverside Stadium. Michael Carrick's men had failed to win any of their last three Championship matches and as a result, dropped away from the cusp of the automatic promotion places they had worked so hard to challenge for. Ex-Canaries loanee Aaron Ramsey set Boro on their way after seven minutes, Hayden Hackney and Cameron Archer then scored one each, before Josh Sargent scored his first since February to slightly reduce the deficit. The hosts thought they had a second when Darragh Lenihan glanced in a wicked ball from Jonny Howson, only for the defender to be correctly flagged offside, but it was two when Hackney slammed in Marcus Forss' hung-up ball, despite Norwich's fury that the game had been allowed to continue as Sam McCallum lay on the pitch apparently injured. Norwich then gave the ball away cheaply, which allowed Archer to curl in following a cute ball from Alex Mowatt, and though Sargent pulled one back within a minute, it was soon cancelled out as Archer helped in his second after some shambolic defending from a needless free-kick. No sooner had the second half kicked off, Middlesbrough had extended their lead further. A typically brilliant tackle from Alex Mowatt took the ball away from Gabriel Sara and allowed Archer to square for Akpom to continue his stunning form in front of goal by matching the Championship record after scoring for the eighth home game in succession. Much of the second half passed without incident, which was perhaps to be expected. However, with just under 20 minutes to play, Sara struck the post and moments later Max Aarons went down in the box after being caught on the shin by Ryan Giles. The way he went to ground was theatrical, though, and referee Josh Smith was not convinced. Both teams are back in action on Wednesday April 19. At 7. 45pm, Norwich travel to Loftus Road to take on QPR, while at 8pm, Middlesbrough host Hull at the Riverside Stadium.

Sheffield United, 4–1, Cardiff City, Bramall Lane, David Webb, Paul Heckingbottom, Sabri Lamouchi, John Egan, Joe Ralls, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Cardiff City at Bramall Lane at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Sabri Lamouchi. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['17th Minute Yellow Card by Max Lowe for Sheffield Utd', '24th Minute Goal by James for Sheffield Utd', '24th Minute Assist by Sander for Sheffield Utd', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Sander Berge for Sheffield Utd', '54th Minute Goal by Jack for Sheffield Utd', '54th Minute Assist by Thomas for Sheffield Utd', '57th Minute Yellow Card by George Baldock for Sheffield Utd', '85th Minute Goal by Ciaran for Sheffield Utd', '85th Minute Assist by Sander for Sheffield Utd', '4th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Simpson for Cardiff City', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Sory Kaba for Cardiff City', "52nd Minute Yellow Card by Callum O'Dowda for Cardiff City"], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Sheffield United moved closer to securing automatic promotion to the Premier League by coming from behind to beat Cardiff 4-1 at Bramall Lane. Sory Kaba took his tally to five goals in seven games when he gave the Bluebirds a surprise lead from the penalty spot, but Manchester City loanee James McAtee levelled with an impressive solo goal, before a spectacular diving header from Jack Robinson made it 2-1. It did not take long for Cardiff to show they were going to make it hard for their hosts. Jaden Philogene stepped in off the right and sent a shot wide from 25 yards, and it took significant effort for the Blades to clear their lines a few minutes later after a misplaced pass from Tommy Doyle caused panic in the box. Sheffield United kept the ball well, but had little to show for it - and they fell behind after 19 minutes, when Kaba continued his hot streak in front of goal by converting a penalty after Max Lowe had caught Jack Simpson with a high boot. The hosts were level within five minutes, though. It was not long after the restart that the comeback was completed. Cardiff failed to deal with a corner with any sort of urgency, which allowed Doyle to lift in a beauty of a cross to the far post, where Robinson dived to head in a stylish second. Wickham's shot that hit the crossbar came after a sustained spell of pressure, but there was to be no way back into the game for the visitors thereafter. Ndiaye ran onto Mark McGuiness' ill-advised pass back to Allsop, rounded the goalkeeper and rattled in to make it 3-1 and Clark was on hand to prod in after a corner to complete a confident, if a touch flattering victory for the hosts. Play for free, entries by 3pm. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Queens Park Rangers, 0–3, Coventry City, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Michael Salisbury, Gareth Ainsworth, Mark Robins, Chris Martin, Kyle McFadzean, Afternoon, The Match was played between QPR and Coventry City at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Salisbury was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Chris Martin and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['54th Minute Yellow Card by Leon Balogun for QPR', '10th Minute Goal by Viktor for Coventry City', '10th Minute Assist by Gustavo for Coventry City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle McFadzean for Coventry City', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Eccles for Coventry City', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Callum Doyle for Coventry City', '88th Minute Goal by Viktor for Coventry City', '88th Minute Assist by Gustavo for Coventry City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

QPR have now lost seven and won just one of their nine matches since Gareth Ainsworth took over as head coach and that is their only win in 20 matches in all competitions. Shambolic defending and the consistent unavailability of several players have been major factors in their spectacular decline. More recently, letting in early goals has been a problem as well and for the fifth time in six matches they conceded in the opening 10 minutes. Their poor defending was evident again as left-back Kenneth Paal was nudged off the ball in the middle of the pitch and Hamer carved open Rangers with a simple pass to his right to Gyokeres, who slotted past goalkeeper Seny Dieng. They did go close with a couple of free-kicks from Ilias Chair before the interval, the first whizzing over and the second - the final kick of the half - bringing a brilliant save from Ben Wilson. Keeper Wilson was called into action again early in the second half, stopping a powerful strike from Sam Field as QPR searched in vain for an equaliser. Although Wilson's two fine saves were crucial in helping Coventry pick up a first win in four matches, they were otherwise comfortable. The Sky Blues always looked a threat on the counter-attack and got the all-important second goal with four minutes remaining. Gyokeres sped down the left and found Tyler Walker, who was unable to apply the finish but managed to tee up the Hamer, who netted at the second attempt after his first effort had been saved by Dieng.

Stoke City, 1–2, West Bromwich Albion, Bet365 Stadium, Andy Woolmer, Alex Neil, Carlos Corberán, Josh Laurent, Conor Townsend, Afternoon, The Match was played between Stoke City and West Brom at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Andy Woolmer was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Josh Laurent and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['21st Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Brown for Stoke City', '30th Minute Goal by Jacob for Stoke City', '30th Minute Assist by Morgan for Stoke City', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Fox for Stoke City', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Pearson for Stoke City', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Nick Powell for Stoke City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Pearson for Stoke City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Thompson for Stoke City', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Erik Pieters for West Brom', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Nathaniel Chalobah for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

West Brom kept their play-off hopes alive as they came from behind to edge a fiery Midlands derby and defeat Stoke 2-1. Jacob Brown handed the hosts the lead when he headed home an accurate Morgan Fox cross on the half-hour mark. However, the Potters' first-half momentum was stunted with Ben Wilmot and Baggies' forward Daryl Dike both stretchered off the field from separate incidents. Carlos Corberan's visitors emerged for the second period with the wind in their sails, with Jayson Molumby levelling shortly before the hour mark. And the Republic of Ireland international completed the turnaround with his second strike, securing West Brom a first away victory in eight matches on their travels. A miserable afternoon for the hosts was compounded when Ben Pearson was sent off for a second booking in stoppage time. Stoke started brightly with Dwight Gayle - who scored 23 league goals for West Brom whilst on loan in 2018/19 - nearly inflicting damage on his former employers. A brisk Potters attack ended with the ball popping up fortuitously for the forward, but Gayle dragged his drilled shot narrowly wide of the far post. The hosts' early momentum continued to grow with captain Josh Laurent's powerful header drawing a smart save from Alex Palmer. An entertaining opening period was then disrupted by two long stoppages, which resulted in more than 13 minutes of stoppage time. Potters' defender Wilmot and West Brom forward Dike were both stretchered off after suffering awkward landings, with the first half drawing to a disrupted close. The Baggies returned to the dressing room in desperate need of inspiration and Corberan's instructions paid dividends after the restart. However, the Potters' stopper had his celebrations cut short as he was left picking the ball out of his own net from the resulting corner. Brandon Thomas-Asante's strike deflected off team-mate Nathaniel Chalobah onto the crossbar before Molumby eventually converted the rebound. West Brom should have taken the lead when Thomas-Asante advanced through on goal, but the forward's strong effort was saved excellently by Bonham. But the lively Thomas-Asante had his blushes saved moments later when Molumby completed his brace and his side's comeback, again in strange circumstances. John Swift's shot was blocked on the line by Dujon Sterling with Grant striking the crossbar on the follow-up before Molumby eventually bundled home the winner. A fiery contest boiled over in added time with Pearson given his marching orders by referee Andy Woolmer.

Millwall, 2–0, Preston North End, The Den, Tim Robinson, Gary Rowett, Ryan Lowe, Shaun Hutchinson, Daniel Johnson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Millwall and Preston at The Den at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The Captain of Preston was Daniel Johnson and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['14th Minute Goal by Tom for Millwall', '14th Minute Assist by Zian for Millwall', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Jake Cooper for Millwall', '72nd Minute Goal by Zian for Millwall', '72nd Minute Assist by Jake for Millwall', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Ben Whiteman for Preston', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Josh Onomah for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Millwall ended their four-match winless run in the Championship with a 2-0 victory over fellow play-off contenders Preston at the Den. Tom Bradshaw and Zian Flemming struck to leave the Lions fifth in the table. The first chance of the contest fell to Preston when former Millwall loanee Troy Parrott found some space in the box but failed to trouble goalkeeper George Long. Just three minutes later, Preston almost found an equaliser. Long made a superb double stop to firstly deny Josh Onomah and then Parrott's follow-up. Gary Rowett's side had the fourth best defence in the Championship coming into this match and they were made to work throughout as Preston were always a threat. Everton loanee Tom Cannon's goals have been behind North End's recent surge up the Championship table, including four in his last three games. He got his first sight of goal in the 19th minute but his effort was blocked. Seven minutes later, he fired a shot wide of the far post. North End's dominance was evident and Long was forced into another save, denying Andrew Hughes in the 32nd minute. The hosts had the first chance of the second period, Malone's free-kick was headed down into the ground by Shaun Hutchinson but did not prove a problem for Preston keeper Freddie Woodman. Defender Hughes, who tested Long in the first half, crossed for Daniel Johnson but the Preston skipper's scuffed shot was easy work for the Lions goalkeeper. The visitors called for a penalty on the hour mark after Parrott went down off the challenge of George Saville, but referee Tim Robinson was unmoved. Hutchinson made a last ditch tackle to prevent Onomah a clear one on one with Long as the visitors' quest for an equaliser intensified. However, in the 72nd minute against the run of play, Millwall doubled their advantage. Malone's free-kick was headed on by Jake Cooper into the path of Flemming who fired past Woodman, netting his 14th goal of the campaign. Substitute Alvaro Fernandez set up Manchester City loanee Liam Delap in the 79th minute but he was denied by a wonderful goal-line clearance from Malone.

Rotherham United, 0–2, Luton Town, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Leigh Doughty, Matt Taylor, Rob Edwards, Jordan Hugill, Sonny Bradley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Rotherham Utd and Luton Town at AESSEAL New York Stadium at Afternoon and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Jordan Hugill and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The Captain of Luton Town was Sonny Bradley and the Manager of Luton Town was Rob Edwards. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['36th Minute Yellow Card by Leo Fuhr for Rotherham Utd', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Domingos Quina for Rotherham Utd', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Reece Burke for Luton Town', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Allan Campbell for Luton Town', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Cody Drameh for Luton Town', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Marvelous Nakamba for Luton Town', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Pelly Ruddock for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Luton kept up the pressure at the top of the Championship with a 2-0 victory at Rotherham. Goals either side of the break from Carlton Morris and Cauley Woodrow did the damage as they made it 10 games unbeaten and kept alive their hopes of gate-crashing the automatic places. Rotherham's recent run had given them a bit of breathing space above their relegation rivals but they remain firmly in the scrap to stay up following this defeat. Luton threatened first in the game and it took a brave block from Tyler Blackett to prevent Marvelous Nakamba's powerful strike from testing Josh Vickers. Both teams then seemed to cancel one another out with neither goalkeeper being forced into a save for a large period. Luton were really starting to press before the break and it was only an incredible last-ditch save from Vickers that denied Amari'i Bell what looked like a certain goal. Morris then carved out the opener himself after 45 minutes. The big striker cut back inside onto his left foot and fired into the roof of the net from an awkward angle. Luton picked up where they left off in the second half and doubled their lead after 47 minutes. Wes Harding handled a cross from Cody Drameh and Woodrow stroked home after his initial penalty had been saved by Vickers. A mazy run for Quina then resulted in a chance for Jamie Lindsay but his shot from the edge of the area was blocked. Luton could have put the game beyond doubt thanks to a swift move involving Drameh and Mpanzu which ended with Allan Campbell having hit shot deflected off target by Richard Wood. Luton skipper Sonny Bradley rose highest from Drameh's corner but Vickers managed to grasp his powerful header. Rotherham were the ones pushing in the seven minutes of added-on time but Luton resiliently saw off a number of crosses into the box. The final chance of the game fell the Millers' way but Quina's free-kick from right on the edge of the box took a deflection and drifted harmlessly wide.

Blackpool, 1–0, Wigan Athletic, Bloomfield Road, Thomas Bramall, Stephen Dobbie, Shaun Maloney, Curtis Nelson, Max Power, Afternoon, The Match was played between Blackpool and Wigan Athletic at Bloomfield Road at Afternoon and Thomas Bramall was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Curtis Nelson and the Manager of Blackpool was Stephen Dobbie. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Max Power and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['2nd Minute Goal by Jerry for Blackpool', '2nd Minute Assist by Keshi for Blackpool', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Keshi Anderson for Blackpool', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Lang for Wigan Athletic', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Pearce for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Blackpool boosted their Sky Bet Championship survival chances with a 1-0 Lancashire derby victory over fellow strugglers Wigan thanks to Jerry Yates' early goal. Despite the current predicament of the two clubs, there was a terrific atmosphere around Bloomfield Road as the game kicked off. Yates, back in the Blackpool side after shaking off a hamstring injury, latched onto a perfect through-ball from Keshi Anderson before burying a low, angled strike past Ben Amos. That lifted the atmosphere still further, though there was an unsavoury edge at the other end minutes later when the game was held up as Wigan's James McClean received some abuse from a home section while preparing to take a corner-kick. The Latics were next to threaten after 20 minutes when Thelo Aasgaard found some space just outside the Seasiders' box, but his low drive was off target. Blackpool nearly grabbed a second in bizarre fashion on the half-hour mark. Yates charged down Jack Whatmough's poor attempt at a clearance and the ball trickled inches wide of the post. Wigan replied with Keane going close following a Callum Lang cross and Charlie Hughes being thwarted by Dan Grimshaw's smart save, but Blackpool held on to their lead until the break. The Seasiders created the first chance of the second period as Anderson floated a cross into the path of Josh Bowler, but he volleyed straight at a grateful Amos from 15 yards. The Latics replied with Keane failing to truly test Grimshaw from inside the box and the visitors seemed to step up their urgency, going close again just past the hour mark. Fletcher himself then saw a crisp strike blocked by Blackpool skipper Curtis Nelson. It was Fletcher again who threatened in the 81st minute, heading narrowly wide after he rose to meet McClean's cross. The visitors kept plugging away but it was Blackpool who went on to prevail thanks to their early goal, with Wigan remaining winless on their travels since early October.

Reading, 0–0, Burnley, Select Car Leasing Stadium, Oliver Langford, Noel Hunt, Vincent Kompany, Andy Yiadom, Josh Cullen, Afternoon, The Match was played between Reading and Burnley at Select Car Leasing Stadium at Afternoon and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Noel Hunt. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Cullen and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['77th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Carroll for Reading', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Amadou Mbengue for Reading', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Lumley for Reading', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Already promoted Burnley still have to wait to be crowned champions of the Sky Bet Championship after being held to a 0-0 draw by relegation-threatened Reading. In a first half of little note, with neither side particularly threatening, Manuel Benson produced the best effort by forcing a fine save from home goalkeeper Joe Lumley. It was Vincent Kompany's side who controlled the early proceedings at the SCL Stadium, with Charlie Taylor often to the fore as the overlapping left back. From a Taylor cross deep to the far post, Scott Twine half-volleyed wide from the tightest of angles. Burnley kept up the pressure with Benson galloping clear on the right - but his low drive was smartly stopped by the diving Lumley. However, they were dealt a blow in the 18th minute when 19-goal top scorer Nathan Tella had to be replaced after appearing to pull up with a hamstring problem. Twine saw a shot deflected behind before Reading finally made inroads into the otherwise untested Burnley defence. Jeff Hendrick tried his luck from distance - but it was well off target - and then 19-year-old Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan nodded over from a Femi Azeez cross. Reading opened the second period in promising fashion, with Azeez's low cross fizzing across the face of the Clarets goal. But, much to his frustration, there was no team-mate on hand to touch it in. Burnley responded quickly when Johann Berg Gudmundsson found space on the edge of the home area. But with Lumley struggling to reach his powerful attempt, the ball sailed narrowly wide. Taylor also chanced his arm from distance - about 30 yards out - but Lumley, this time, could watch it drift harmlessly wide. Reading broke away with 20 minutes left, through the always lively Azeez, but the youngster cut in on to his weaker right foot and the chance went begging.

Watford, 2–0, Bristol City, Vicarage Road Stadium, Dean Whitestone, Chris Wilder, Nigel Pearson, João Pedro, Andreas Weimann, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Bristol City at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was João Pedro and the Manager of Watford was Chris Wilder. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['6th Minute Own Goal by Harry Cornick for Watford', '54th Minute Goal by João for Watford', '54th Minute Assist by Ismaël for Watford', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Porteous for Watford', '27th Minute Yellow Card by George Tanner for Bristol City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Matty James for Bristol City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Anis Mehmeti for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Watford made light of their recent struggles to climb back into the promotion picture with a fortuitous 2-0 victory over Bristol City at Vicarage Road. Two Joao Pedro shots resulted in the goals that gave Chris Wilder's side their first win in five matches. However, the responsibility for the ball ending up in the Bristol City net on both occasions lay with the visitors. While the home side rarely looked convincing and saw their woodwork struck twice in the second half, Watford nevertheless still retain a chance of making the play-offs. Pearson managed the Vicarage Road club as recently as July 2020, although present incumbent Wilder is the eighth man to have overseen a Watford match since then. The opening goal came after a quickly taken free-kick found Pedro in the area. After pivoting, he drove a low cross-shot towards the far post where Cornick stuck out a leg to divert the ball into his own net. The former Luton player tried to make amends, only to see Watford keeper Daniel Bachmann claw away his goal-bound header before he lifted another shot wastefully over from eight yards. The visitors came tantalisingly close to an equaliser four minutes into the second half. Following good work from Andi Weimann, Nahki Wells stabbed a shot goalwards which brought a magnificent one-handed reaction save from Bachmann. From the rebound, Wells reacted quickest but saw his header come back off the post. Sadly for Pearson's side, O'Leary was anything but secure after 54 minutes when he allowed a routine Pedro shot through his legs as it dipped in front of him. Even then, City might have found a way back into the contest when they were awarded a free-kick 20 yards from goal. Wells curled his effort beautifully over the bar but saw it dip a fraction too late and bounce off the top of the Watford crossbar.

Swansea City, 1–0, Huddersfield Town, Swansea.com Stadium, Matt Donohue, Russell Martin, Neil Warnock, Matt Grimes, Jonathan Hogg, Afternoon, The Match was played between Swansea City and Huddersfield at Swansea.com Stadium at Afternoon and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of Huddersfield was Jonathan Hogg and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['5th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Fulton for Swansea City', '11th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Cabango for Swansea City', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Piroe for Swansea City', '69th Minute Goal by Ryan for Swansea City', '69th Minute Assist by Luke for Swansea City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Fisher for Swansea City', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Jonathan Hogg for Huddersfield', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Rudoni for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

And, like Swansea, Neil Warnock's men came into match in good form with three wins and two draws from their last five matches. They succeeded in doing that throughout a first half in which all the big opportunities went Huddersfield's way. With 20 minutes gone, a back-post corner was headed across goal by Tom Lees to give Michal Helik a chance to head home, but he put his effort wide. Jaheim Headley then found himself in acres of space in the home box after Danny Ward had flicked on a long throw, but his left-footed volley failed to hit the target. At the other end, Ben Cabango, Swansea's match-winner in the 3-2 triumph over Cardiff in the south Wales derby, headed a whipped cross from the left by Manning against the right post. The rebound just eluded the on-rushing Swansea players and Huddersfield could breath a sigh of relief. Swansea boss Russell Martin replaced Ntcham with Wales international Oli Cooper at the start of the second half and he injected more pace and purpose into proceedings. The first shot on target in the game came from home skipper Matt Grimes in the 55th minute. That was the cue for Swansea to pour forward as Huddersfield had to change their shape and finally try to get forward themselves. The hosts had a few further shots in a bid to extend their lead, but then had to withstand one final effort from Huddersfield when the Terriers earned a free-kick on the edge of the home box.

Sunderland, 2–1, Birmingham City, Stadium of Light, Stephen Martin, Tony Mowbray, John Eustace, Danny Batth, John Ruddy, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sunderland and Birmingham City at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Stephen Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Danny Batth and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Birmingham City was John Ruddy and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['16th Minute Yellow Card by Dennis Cirkin for Sunderland', '45+3rd Minute Goal by Trai for Sunderland', '45+3rd Minute Assist by Patrick for Sunderland', '75th Minute Goal by Amad for Sunderland', '75th Minute Assist by Jack for Sunderland', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Dennis Cirkin for Sunderland', '29th Minute Goal by George for Birmingham City', '29th Minute Assist by Tahith for Birmingham City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Krystian Bielik for Birmingham City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Maxime Colin for Birmingham City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Amad Diallo's second-half strike handed Sunderland a big boost in their push for the Championship play-off hopes as they beat Birmingham 2-1. George Hall put the Blues ahead but Trai Hume levelled going into half-time and Diallo's low finish in the 76th minute was enough for the Black Cats, who were reduced to 10 shortly afterwards when Dennis Cirkin was dismissed with a second yellow card. Patrick Roberts had the first chance in the opening minutes with goalkeeper John Ruddy making a comfortable save, and Alex Pritchard had a great opportunity from close range to put the hosts in front in the fourth minute, but Birmingham did well to clear. Despite Sunderland's early dominance, the Blues tested Anthony Patterson for the first time in the 19th minute as the goalkeeper made a low save to deny Tahith Chong. Birmingham began to press more and a good move on the right saw Juninho Bacuna cut in from the edge of the box, but his low cross was cleared from a crowded six-yard area. They then took the lead in the 29th minute after another good spell led to Bacuna breaking down the middle to find Chong on the right and the winger squared the ball for Hall to tuck home from the centre of the box. As Sunderland searched for the equaliser, Birmingham were forced to react well to a series of home corners, with Dan Neil having the best chance after his long-range effort from the edge of the box was deflected behind. The Black Cats got their reward three minutes into stoppage time when a well-worked corner from Pritchard found Hume free at the back post. He headed home and Sunderland level going into the break. Birmingham were straight out of the blocks in the second half after Chongshowed his speed sprinting down the left to feed the ball into Jobe Bellingham, but Patterson made a good save and Ruddy was able to deny Pritchard. Patterson was then soon called into action at the other end and got a hand to deny a low shot from Lukas Jutkiewicz before Ruddy made a solid stretch to hold Jack Clarke's header.

Blackburn Rovers, 0–0, Hull City, Ewood Park, John Busby, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Liam Rosenior, Lewis Travis, Lewie Coyle, Evening, The Match was played between Blackburn and Hull City at Ewood Park at Evening and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['54th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Carter for Blackburn', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Dimitris Pelkas for Hull City', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Karl Darlow for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Blackburn were looking to strike a decisive blow in the race for the top six after wins for five rivals earlier in the day but could not find a way past the Tigers. Hull will be hugely encouraged by this performance following recent efforts against other play-off chasing teams as they made it five without defeat. Sam Gallagher was recalled to make his 150th start for Rovers while teenager Harry Leonard made his Hull debut. Blackburn started confidently and after Ozan Tufan dragged a shot wide, they carved Hull open but Joe Rankin-Costello blasted over from the edge of the area after beating the visitors' press. Hull almost profited from a loose Dominic Hyam pass midway through the half but Aynsley Pears shovelled Regan Slater's 20-yard effort behind. Dolan should have put Rovers ahead in the 33rd minute when Ben Brereton Diaz's pass found him 12 yards out but he somehow shot wide with just Karl Darlow to beat. They should have gone ahead seven minutes later when Jean Seri's incisive ball found Sayyadmanesh, who outmuscled Harry Pickering six yards out but sent his shot agonisingly wide of the far post. Sammie Szmodics hammered wide as Blackburn looked to up the tempo but at the other end, Hull went close again as Adama Traore sent a curling effort just wide of the left post. Despite a ragged second half, Blackburn stretched Hull and only a wonderful tackle from Callum Elder prevented Brereton Diaz from getting a shot away. The Tigers almost profited from a late counter-attack as Rovers pushed for a winner but Slater lashed harmlessly over when well placed. A late Adam Wharton cross evaded everybody and in stoppage time, Thomas lashed into the side netting from a tight angle.

Rotherham United, 2–2, Burnley, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Robert Madley, Matt Taylor, Vincent Kompany, Richard Wood, Josh Cullen, Evening, The Match was played between Rotherham Utd and Burnley at AESSEAL New York Stadium at Evening and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Richard Wood and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Cullen and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['45+2nd Minute Goal by Vitinho Own for Rotherham Utd', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Domingos Quina for Rotherham Utd', '85th Minute Goal by Georgie for Rotherham Utd', '85th Minute Assist by Chiedozie for Rotherham Utd', '26th Minute Goal by Scott for Burnley', '26th Minute Assist by Connor for Burnley', '45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Ian Maatsen for Burnley', '81st Minute Goal by Benson for Burnley', '81st Minute Assist by Josh for Burnley', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Benson Manuel for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Burnley's champagne remains on ice as they were made to wait for the Sky Bet Championship title after being held to a 2-2 draw at Rotherham. They fired an early warning shot in the fifth minute when Connor Roberts found space at the far post but his shot was straight at Millers goalkeeper Josh Vickers. Vitinho put a free header wide as the chances kept coming and the breakthrough came in the 26th minute with a moment of real quality. Roberts was given space on the right to send in a cross that was met with a brilliant first-time controlled volley by Twine, who picked out the corner in style. Burnley were in total control, with the majority of the action played in the their final third as they pushed for a second which would have surely killed the game. But they were hit with a sucker-punch in first-half stoppage time as they failed to defend a set-piece, allowing the Millers to steal an equaliser. Shane Ferguson's deep corner caused chaos and Vitinho got his clearance all wrong, skewing the ball onto Ameen Al-Dakhil and over the line, with referee Bobby Madley awarding the goal with the use of goal-line technology. Vitinho was officially awarded the own goal, despite Al-Dakhil getting the last touch. Rotherham's chances appeared to suffer a blow at half-time when Vickers was forced off with an injury, meaning 21-year-old rookie Robbie Hemfrey was introduced for his first ever senior appearance. It was quite the baptism of fire and his nerves were tested in less than two minutes as he had to get down low to save Johann Berg Gudmundsson's shot. Things were not going to quieten down for him as Gudmundsson again tested his handling with a shot from distance before having to palm away another Roberts effort. Rotherham were able to stem the tide, but there was an inevitability about the stunning goal that put Burnley back in front in the 81st minute. Josh Cullen robbed the ball and fed Benson and he advanced towards goal before unleashing a brilliant curling effort that would have been too good for goalkeepers far more experienced that Hemfrey. But Rotherham were not done and hit back four minutes later.

Stoke City, 0–1, Wigan Athletic, Bet365 Stadium, Tom Nield, Alex Neil, Shaun Maloney, Lewis Baker, Tendayi Darikwa, Evening, The Match was played between Stoke City and Wigan Athletic at Bet365 Stadium at Evening and Tom Nield was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['27th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Thompson for Stoke City', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Nick Powell for Stoke City', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Max Power for Wigan Athletic', '54th Minute Goal by Will for Wigan Athletic', '54th Minute Assist by Max for Wigan Athletic', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Nyambe for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Manager Shaun Maloney's side still have three fixtures to secure safety, but three of the four teams directly above them in the table have games in hand in what promises to be a gripping finale. And they could have been ahead after only a minute when Nick Powell collected a Josh Tymon cross and refused to pull the trigger with the goal at his mercy. Instead his pass to Lewis Baker was intercepted and the visitors gratefully thwarted the danger. Tymon had a chance of his own soon after, but he fired wide from 25 yards out. Jordan Thompson shot wide as the Potters pressed without reward for an opener, before Scotland striker Jacob Brown was forced off injured shortly after the half-hour mark and the Potters were forced to shuffle their pack. Substitute forward Tyrese Campbell nearly had an immediate impact as he went within a whisker of equalising just two minutes later, but he curled agonisingly wide with a sweet left-footed strike. Powell headed wide on the stroke of half-time but neither side could find a breakthrough. But it was Keane who broke the deadlock against the run of play for the Latics. He smashed home with a sweet strike and then shot off target with a decent chance for the visitors shortly after the hour mark. And in the last minute of the game Fox had a shot cleared off the goalline as Wigan held on for a famous win.

Sheffield United, 1–0, Bristol City, Bramall Lane, Geoff Eltringham, Paul Heckingbottom, Nigel Pearson, John Egan, Andreas Weimann, Evening, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Bristol City at Bramall Lane at Evening and Geoff Eltringham was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['77th Minute Goal by James for Sheffield Utd', '77th Minute Assist by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by George Baldock for Sheffield Utd', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Cameron Pring for Bristol City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Cornick for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Sheffield United took another step closer to automatic promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Bristol City. It was the Blades who had the first chance of the game. A quick free-kick from Illiman Ndiaye allowed George Baldock to find space in the Bristol City box, but the defender fired the ball over the bar. Despite a quiet start from the Robins, they almost took the lead after just over 10 minutes. Sam Bell unleashed a shot from inside the United box, but Anel Ahmedhodzic was there to block. Bristol City kept the pressure on the Blades in a good spell. Bell went close again when he sent a deflected header just past the United post. United finally had an opportunity with 15 minutes to go until the interval. Ndiaye controlled the ball well before finding Oli McBurnie who fired wide from the edge of the area. Two minutes later, McBurnie had another chance to open the scoring. A great cross from Jack Robinson reached the striker, but he mistimed his jump and could not convert. Paul Heckingbottom looked to the bench to turn the game in the Blades' favour. McAtee was introduced for John Fleck as the second half started. United came agonisingly close almost straight away. A scramble in the box saw John Egan and McBurnie both have chances, but neither could steer the ball over the line. Sheffield United midfielder Sander Berge almost found the magic moment from the edge of the box. Max Lowe laid the ball off to the Norwegian, who fizzed a shot just over. Nigel Pearson opted to make changes to his City side with Nahki Wells brought off for Tommy Conway with 25 minutes to play. Heckingbottom responded by bringing Billy Sharp and Oliver Norwood on for McBurnie and Tommy Doyle. It looked to be double delight for the Blades as Ndiaye slotted the ball into an empty net three minutes later, but the goal was ruled out for a foul on Max O'Leary by Sharp.

Blackpool, 0–2, West Bromwich Albion, Bloomfield Road, Stephen Martin, Stephen Dobbie, Carlos Corberán, Curtis Nelson, Conor Townsend, Evening, The Match was played between Blackpool and West Brom at Bloomfield Road at Evening and Stephen Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Curtis Nelson and the Manager of Blackpool was Stephen Dobbie. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['63rd Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Fiorini for Blackpool', '18th Minute Goal by Brandon for West Brom', '18th Minute Assist by Conor for West Brom', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Nathaniel Chalobah for West Brom', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Darnell Furlong for West Brom', '60th Minute Goal by Taylor for West Brom', '60th Minute Assist by John for West Brom', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Albrighton for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Blackpool's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Championship were dealt a blow with a 2-0 defeat at home to play-off hopefuls West Brom. But with Brandon Thomas-Asante and Taylor Gardner-Hickman finding the net for West Brom, the defeat left their chances of escaping the drop looking ever-more precarious. Albion, meanwhile, climbed five places to sixth with the victory as they look to book a play-off place. Blackpool were out of the blocks quicker but could not capitalise on a terrific chance for Morgan Rogers, who struck a post after CJ Hamilton's cross from the left looped up after a deflection and landed nicely for the Manchester City loanee. That miss would prove costly as the visitors took the lead after 18 minutes. Blackpool twice went close to an equaliser within the space of a few minutes, Jerry Yates firing wide after spotting Albion keeper Alex Palmer off his line and Curtis Nelson seeing a header blocked. Blackpool's best chance of the half fell to Keshi Anderson with half an hour played. Yates played him in but, after leaving the defence in his wake, he dragged his finish wide. In stoppage time, Palmer pulled off a fine low save to deny Rogers and ensure West Brom went in at the break ahead. Although they had been somewhat fortunate to lead at half-time, the Baggies went close to doubling that advantage five minutes after the restart when Karlan Grant's cross was glanced narrowly wide by Thomas-Asante. Grant then saw his shot saved by Dan Grimshaw after Charlie Patino's miscued clearance, and Darnell Furlong blazed over after Grimshaw's punch at a corner. Blackpool weathered that storm and went close to levelling through Sonny Carey, whose free-kick was narrowly over, and Nelson, who was denied by Palmer. Chances continued to come and go for Blackpool, Nelson heading Hamilton's cross over and Hamilton himself failing to keep his effort down after he neatly created space for himself in the box. But Blackpool were unable to make a breakthrough and fell to a defeat that leaves them in a dire predicament, while West Brom celebrated a victory which boosted their promotion hopes.

Sunderland, 1–1, Huddersfield Town, Stadium of Light, Leigh Doughty, Tony Mowbray, Neil Warnock, Danny Batth, Tom Lees, Evening, The Match was played between Sunderland and Huddersfield at Stadium of Light at Evening and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Danny Batth and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['14th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Neil for Sunderland', '35th Minute Goal by Joe for Sunderland', '35th Minute Assist by Amad for Sunderland', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Batth for Sunderland', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Jack Clarke for Sunderland', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Jaheim Headley for Huddersfield', '59th Minute Goal by Josh for Huddersfield', '59th Minute Assist by David for Huddersfield', '67th Minute Yellow Card by David Kasumu for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Sunderland's hopes of scrambling into the Sky Bet Championship play-offs suffered a major blow as they were held to a 1-1 draw by relegation-battling Huddersfield. Alex Pritchard drilled an early effort over the bar after Jack Clarke's initial shot had been blocked, and Clarke set up Lynden Gooch midway through the first half for a strike that was saved by Tomas Vaclik. Huddersfield's well-organised rearguard was making a decent fist of keeping Sunderland out, however, until a moment of individual brilliance from Gelhardt resulted in the deadlock being broken in the 35th minute. The Leeds loanee still had plenty to do when Amad Diallo slipped a ball into his path midway through the Huddersfield half, but with Tom Lees backing off him, Gelhardt drilled a precise 22-yard finish through the defender's legs and into the bottom corner. Amad should really have added a second moments before the break, but while Pritchard's attempted pass deflected invitingly into his path, he blazed over from inside the 18-yard box. The closest Huddersfield came to a first-half breakthrough was a long-range effort from Jaheim Headley that whistled narrowly over the crossbar, and the same player went even closer three minutes after the interval when he met Koroma's right-wing cross with a low shot that fizzed just wide of the far post. The Terriers had the ball in the net shortly before the hour mark, but referee Leigh Doughty had blown his whistle for a push from a corner long before Lee hooked his shot past Anthony Patterson. Three minutes later, however, and the visitors were celebrating an equaliser that their improved second-half showing deserved. Koroma held off Gelhardt as he broke towards the edge of the box, and his shot took a deflection that gave Patterson no chance of keeping it out. Amad almost responded immediately with a smart 25-yard effort that Vaclik clawed around the post, but Clarke failed to find the target with a late effort that was skewed wide of the post.

Millwall, 0–1, Birmingham City, The Den, Dean Whitestone, Gary Rowett, John Eustace, Shaun Hutchinson, John Ruddy, Evening, The Match was played between Millwall and Birmingham City at The Den at Evening and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The Captain of Birmingham City was John Ruddy and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['28th Minute Goal by Lukas for Birmingham City', '28th Minute Assist by Reda for Birmingham City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Krystian Bielik for Birmingham City', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Kevin Long for Birmingham City'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Lukas Jutkiewicz's first-half strike put a dent in Millwall's Championship play-off push as Birmingham claimed a 1-0 win at the Den. The victory has all-but secured the Blues' safety and ended their three-game winless streak while Millwall's destiny is now out of their hands. Gary Rowett's men have failed to score in five of their last six games and had a number of fine goalscoring opportunities. Both sides threatened in a high-tempo opening 10 minutes, with Blues winger Tahith Chong strongly appealing for a penalty and George Saville heading narrowly wide at the other end. Millwall keeper George Long was called into action next, tipping over an ambitious 35-yard lob from Reda Khadra. The German midfielder then set up Birmingham's 28th-minute opener beautifully, surging away from Danny McNamara before slipping in Jutkiewicz. No club has scored more goals from set pieces than Millwall's 14 this season and once more it appeared the hosts' most likely source for an equaliser. Zian Flemming's dipping free-kick brought a fingertip save from Ruddy and seven minutes later Jake Cooper headed a corner inches wide of the back post. Millwall finished the half the brighter but barely 10 seconds after the break Long was forced to parry a fierce deflected effort from Khadra. The veteran keeper then got down superbly to turn away Oliver Burke's low strike midway through the half. But the 33-year-old was frozen to the spot when Burke's long-range curling effort whistled past his post minutes later. Millwall redoubled their efforts to find an equaliser and Andreas Voglsammer almost brought down a long through ball metres away from a defenceless Etheridge. The Blues keeper produced an outstanding double stop in the 82nd minute, first to parry Callum Style's fizzing strike and then to smother the follow up from Bradshaw.

Blackburn Rovers, 1–1, Coventry City, Ewood Park, Jeremy Simpson, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Mark Robins, Lewis Travis, Kyle McFadzean, Evening, The Match was played between Blackburn and Coventry City at Ewood Park at Evening and Jeremy Simpson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['39th Minute Goal by Sam for Blackburn', '39th Minute Assist by Joe for Blackburn', '45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Travis for Blackburn', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Rankin-Costello for Blackburn', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Hedges for Blackburn', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Doyle for Coventry City', '90+5th Minute Goal by Ben for Coventry City', '90+5th Minute Assist by Gustavo for Coventry City'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Coventry goalkeeper Ben Wilson scored a controversial equaliser five minutes into added time to snatch a dramatic 1-1 draw at fellow Championship play-off chasers Blackburn. The Sky Blues, who had been lacklustre for much of the game, looked to be heading for a damaging defeat in their hopes of reaching the top six after deservedly falling behind to a guided header by Sam Gallagher six minutes before the break. Rovers moved back into the play-off spots but this will feel like a defeat after controlling much of the game. The hosts were without the injured Harry Pickering from the draw with Hull. He was replaced by Callum Brittain as one of three changes. Blackburn made the brighter start and should have taken a 10th-minute lead but Gallagher planted a free header straight at Wilson. Unchanged Coventry looked nervous, misplacing a string of passes, and an assured Blackburn carved out another opening 10 minutes before the break when neat play set Joe Rankin-Costello on his way into the area but his low shot was blocked. There was no escape in the 39th minute though as Blackburn once again sliced the visitors open with a slick counter that ended with Rankin-Costello whipping a wonderful ball into the box that Gallagher stooped to head emphatically into the right corner. Despite their poor first half, the Sky Blues should have equalised three minutes after the restart when Hamer was able to run 30 yards forward with the ball under no pressure before hammering just over the crossbar. He combined well with Viktor Gyokeres a minute later to set up another shooting opportunity but Aynsley Pears got down to his left to save. At the other end, a well-worked free-kick saw Dominic Hyam play the ball into Gallagher's path but his powerful shot was blocked, saving a certain second.

Swansea City, 4–2, Preston North End, Swansea.com Stadium, Oliver Langford, Russell Martin, Ryan Lowe, Matt Grimes, Daniel Johnson, Evening, The Match was played between Swansea City and Preston at Swansea.com Stadium at Evening and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of Preston was Daniel Johnson and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–2., ['2nd Minute Goal by Joël for Swansea City', '2nd Minute Assist by Joe for Swansea City', '35th Minute Goal by Joe for Swansea City', '35th Minute Assist by Joël for Swansea City', '44th Minute Goal by Harry for Swansea City', '44th Minute Assist by Ryan for Swansea City', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ben Cabango for Swansea City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Latibeaudière for Swansea City', '90th Minute Red Card by Joe Allen for Swansea City', '90+4th Minute Goal by Joël for Swansea City', '90+4th Minute Assist by Liam for Swansea City', '90+9th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Darling for Swansea City', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Lindsay for Preston', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Hughes for Preston', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Cannon for Preston', '71st Minute Goal by Troy for Preston', '71st Minute Assist by Daniel for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Joel Piroe scored twice as Swansea beat play-off chasing Preston 4-2 in a bad-tempered Championship clash that involved a mass brawl in the closing stages. Preston manager Ryan Lowe and Swansea midfielder Joe Allen were both shown straight red cards after a heated confrontation erupted on the touchline with the hosts leading 3-2 five minutes from time. Players and officials from both clubs joined in and soon referee Oliver Langford had lost complete control. Instead, they conceded after little more than a minute as Piroe struck. Preston gave the ball away in midfield and were slack in their marking when Joe Allen delivered from the right. Piroe had time to control and hit a measured low drive into the far corner from 12 yards. It was the Dutchman's fourth goal in as many games and a harsh welcome back to his former club for Preston goalkeeper Freddie Woodman. The visitors continued to press and Alvaro Fernandez linked with Daniel Johnson before Fernandez cut inside to unleash a shot that was deflected for a corner. But as Preston committed players to attack, the more vulnerable they appeared to Swansea's slick and pacey counters. From one, Allen set up Piroe on the edge of the box, whose shot was tipped away by Woodman. Moments later Piroe's half-volley again tested Woodman's reactions. The gaps kept appearing down Preston's right and they fell 2-0 behind in the 25th minute. Ryan Manning surged into the visitors' box and squared the ball to Piroe, whose pass to Allen enabled the former Wales midfielder to turn inside Andrew Hughes and curl the ball inside the far post. It was Allen's first goal for the club since he returned from Stoke for a second spell last summer. Preston's heads appeared to drop and they conceded a soft third goal just before half-time. Manning whipped in a free-kick from the right and there was no-one within five yards of Harry Darling as the centre-back nodded home from the edge of the six-yard box. But they responded at the start of the second half when Swansea went to sleep defending a free-kick and Cannon drove the ball into the roof of the net. Cannon was then shown a yellow card for diving when he went down in the box as Langford waved away claims for a penalty.

Queens Park Rangers, 1–1, Norwich City, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Keith Stroud, Gareth Ainsworth, David Wagner, Chris Martin, Andrew Omobamidele, Evening, The Match was played between QPR and Norwich City at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Evening and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Chris Martin and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The Captain of Norwich City was Andrew Omobamidele and the Manager of Norwich City was David Wagner. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['9th Minute Goal by Lyndon for QPR', '9th Minute Assist by Ilias for QPR', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Lyndon Dykes for QPR', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Jimmy Dunne for QPR', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Ilias Chair for QPR', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Chris Martin for QPR', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Luke Amos for QPR', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Omobamidele for Norwich City', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Onel Hernández for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

QPR's survival hopes and Norwich's play-off challenge both took another blow as they drew 1-1 in the Sky Bet Championship at Loftus Road. Rangers' awful slide down the table continues and the west London side are in serious danger of relegation to League One. They are now without a victory in seven and have won just once in 21 matches since December. And it was a familiar story as one of those players, defender Jake Clarke-Salter, back in the side after a two-month absence, limped off in the second half with yet another apparent muscle injury. Norwich, meanwhile, have now won just one of their past eight games and their hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League are fading fast. QPR had conceded a goal in the opening 10 minutes in five of their previous six matches - but this time they got an early goal themselves. Ilias Chair cut in from the left and lifted the ball towards Dykes, who controlled on his chest and fired past keeper Angus Gunn from near the edge of the six-yard box. Rangers kept up the pressure and almost doubled their lead when Kenneth Paal's free-kick deflected off Norwich defender Jacob Sorensen and against the post. The Canaries were struggling badly - and were fortunate not to be reduced to 10 men when Andrew Omobamidele escaped with only a yellow card for a wild challenge on Aaron Drewe. But having managed not to ship an early goal at the start, QPR conceded one at the beginning of the second half as Idah made an immediate impact. After Gabriel Sara's shot was palmed out by keeper Seny Dieng, Idah reacted quickly to the loose ball and followed up to score.

Watford, 1–3, Cardiff City, Vicarage Road Stadium, Jarred Gillett, Chris Wilder, Sabri Lamouchi, João Pedro, Joe Ralls, Evening, The Match was played between Watford and Cardiff City at Vicarage Road Stadium at Evening and Jarred Gillett was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was João Pedro and the Manager of Watford was Chris Wilder. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Sabri Lamouchi. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['11th Minute Goal by Ismaila for Watford', '11th Minute Assist by Keinan for Watford', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Wesley Hoedt for Watford', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Keinan Davis for Watford', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Jeremy Ngakia for Watford', '31st Minute Goal by Kion for Cardiff City', '31st Minute Assist by Andy for Cardiff City', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Kion Etete for Cardiff City', '41st Minute Goal by Sory for Cardiff City', '41st Minute Assist by Perry for Cardiff City', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Ralls for Cardiff City', "58th Minute Yellow Card by Callum O'Dowda for Cardiff City"], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Cardiff gave their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Sky Bet Championship a big boost by coming from behind to win 3-1 at Watford. Ismaila Sarr gave the Hornets an early lead but their slim hopes of gate-crashing the play-offs were dented by three Cardiff replies in the space of 10 first-half minutes. Kion Etete and Cedric Kipre quickly turned the scoreline on its head before Sory Kaba posted a goal-of-the-season contender. Watford started brightly and took advantage of some non-existent Cardiff defending to take an 11th-minute lead. Suddenly, after a brief break for players fasting for Ramadan to get some fluids on board, Cardiff were almost level. Etete headed the ball on and Hornets defender Wesley Hoedt's attempt to nod back to goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann was seized upon by Kaba, whose lofted effort dropped on to the roof of the net. Cardiff stunned Watford by taking the lead four minutes later. Ryan Wintle's drive was blocked by a defender but Kipre was first to the rebound and instantly smashed an unstoppable shot beyond Bachmann from the right of the box. The forward, borrowed from Midtjylland in January, chested Perry Ng's ball into the box up in the air before dispatching a bicycle kick for Cardiff's third goal in a stunning 10-minute spell. It was Kaba's seventh goal in his 13th Bluebirds appearance. The second period began with Watford appealing in vain for penalties, with Cardiff goalkeeper Ryan Allsop also having to punch away from Davis.

Reading, 1–1, Luton Town, Select Car Leasing Stadium, Tim Robinson, Noel Hunt, Rob Edwards, Andy Yiadom, Sonny Bradley, Evening, The Match was played between Reading and Luton Town at Select Car Leasing Stadium at Evening and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Noel Hunt. The Captain of Luton Town was Sonny Bradley and the Manager of Luton Town was Rob Edwards. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['15th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Carroll for Reading', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Jeff Hendrick for Reading', '51st Minute Goal by Andy for Reading', '51st Minute Assist by Femi for Reading', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Carroll for Reading', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Lumley for Reading', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Holmes for Reading', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Alfie Doughty for Luton Town', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Cody Drameh for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Ten-man Reading's relegation worries increased when they could manage only a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with promotion-chasing Luton, who secured their play-off place. Neither side impressed in a drab first half, though Alfie Doughty struck a post for Luton with a long-range effort. Reading went in front six minutes into the second period when Andy Carroll nodded in from close range. But the former England striker was sent off five minutes later, when heading home again but having the effort ruled out for deliberate handball - and picking up his second yellow card in the process. Luton rarely troubled their depleted opponents until equalising in the 81st minute, when top scorer Carlton Morris headed in after an error by home goalkeeper Joe Lumley. Luton, unbeaten in 10 matches going into the fixture, are likely to miss out on an automatic promotion slot but went into the game looking to book their play-off berth. Reading began brightly as Femi Azeez escaped along the right flank. Azeez's low cross was deflected into the path of Carroll but he blazed well over from only a few yards out. Luton responded positively, with Cauley Woodrow driving wide and Allan Campbell forcing Lumley to gather his well-struck shot. Carroll then received a booking for hauling down Woodrow as he broke away - and Luton almost went in front from the resultant free-kick. Doughty's skidding 20-yard effort comfortably beat Lumley but it thumped against the left-hand post. Reading threatened going forward only through the lively runs of Azeez, though his end product was poor. Luton continued to dominate until the interval, with Woodrow denied by Lumley and then a superb last-ditch block from defender Naby Sarr. But the match turned twice in a chaotic five-minute spell early in the second half. Reading appeared to have increased their advantage soon after from a carbon-copy effort - Carroll nodding in an Azeez corner. But as Reading celebrated, referee Tim Robinson took advice from an assistant, disallowed the goal for handball by Carroll - clearly proved by replays - booked him for the second time in the game and sent him off. Luton huffed and puffed in reply but levelled nine minutes from the end when Lumley mis-punched a cross from Luke Berry.

Middlesbrough, 3–1, Hull City, Riverside Stadium, Andrew Davies, Michael Carrick, Liam Rosenior, Jonny Howson, Lewie Coyle, Evening, The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Hull City at Riverside Stadium at Evening and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['55th Minute Goal by Hayden for Middlesbrough', '55th Minute Assist by Isaiah for Middlesbrough', '58th Minute Goal by Cameron for Middlesbrough', '58th Minute Assist by Zack for Middlesbrough', '61st Minute Goal by Chuba for Middlesbrough', '61st Minute Assist by Isaiah for Middlesbrough', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Chuba Akpom for Middlesbrough', '41st Minute Goal by Allahyar for Hull City', '41st Minute Assist by Adama for Hull City', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Vaughan for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

The 27-year-old powered in a brilliant third for Michael Carrick's side to keep their faint hopes of an automatic promotion place alive. Boro turned around a half-time deficit delivered by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh's header by scoring three times inside six second-half minutes through Hayden Hackney, Cameron Archer and Akpom. But they look in fine shape as they sit on the brink of securing a play-off spot after ending Hull's five match unbeaten run. Carrick's men, who brushed Norwich aside 5-1 on their last outing here on Friday, created the best of the opening chances. Locally produced midfielder Hackney saw an effort bounce clear after hitting the foot of a post inside five minutes. And Finnish forward Marcus Forss, who shrugged off a knock to start, forced Hull goalkeeper Karl Darlow into a strong one-handed save low to his right eight minutes later. Despite failing to test goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the opening exchanges, Hull were full of attacking intent and played some neat and quick football in the final third. And after Archer had controlled and powered an effort wide at the other end for Middlesbrough, Liam Rosenior's side took the lead. Steffen had just made a strong save down to his right at his near post to deny Regan Slater the opening goal when minutes later Sayyadmanesh broke the deadlock. The forward timed his run clear of his marker perfectly to meet Traore's corner with a header that flew straight inside the far post. The introduction of Isaiah Jones and Anfernee Dijksteel sparked new life into Middlesbrough after the interval, even though Hull captain Lewie Coyle was first to go close with a wayward drive. When Jones was played in down the right by a precise Akpom through pass, the speedy winger delivered a low cross for Hackney to meet first time and power a deflected effort beyond Darlow to level in the 55th minute. The noise levels at the Riverside increased and less than three minutes later it was 2-1. Archer, on loan from Aston Villa, controlled Steffen's route-one kick, outmuscled Sean McLoughlin and slotted in a perfect low finish for his ninth in 14 league starts. Then it was Akpom's turn, controlling Jones' low cross before powering the sweetest of finishes inside Darlow's right-hand corner for his 29th of a very productive campaign just after the hour. Akpom would have had another too had Darlow not made another strong save with his feet after another move involving Jones.

Birmingham City, 0–1, Blackpool, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Keith Stroud, John Eustace, Stephen Dobbie, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Curtis Nelson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Birmingham City and Blackpool at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Afternoon and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was Lukas Jutkiewicz and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of Blackpool was Curtis Nelson and the Manager of Blackpool was Stephen Dobbie. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['44th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Lyons for Blackpool', '74th Minute Goal by Ian for Blackpool', '74th Minute Assist by Poveda for Blackpool'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Blackpool gave their Sky Bet Championship survival hopes a shot in the arm with their first away win since October with a 1-0 success at Birmingham. Birmingham dominated much of the first half, then had four shots cleared off the line in the space of a few seconds before the hour, but they were unable to break the deadlock. A routine shot from Tahith Chong took a deflection but it was spilled by goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw, who gathered at the second attempt. Birmingham could have been punished for their wastefulness in Blackpool's first serious attack. Josh Bowler cut inside Auston Trusty driving in from the right before lashing a rising left-footed shot over the bar. Blues returned to the attack but Long nodded wide after seeming surprised that Hannibal Mejbri's corner, which deflected off a Blackpool head, reached him. But the hosts left their first-half best until last. Jobe Bellingham rose at the far post but glanced wide from Maxime Colin's cross. A lovely backheel by Sonny Carey gave space to Morgan Rogers to cross, but there was no one on the end of it as the ball rolled agonisingly across the face of goal. Out of the blue, Birmingham went desperately close in the 57th minute, with four shots on target, all blocked. Hannibal saw a low effort denied by Grimshaw diving to his right, Lukas Jutkiewicz's follow-up was blocked, Chong's effort was saved by Grimshaw then Hannibal's shot was spectacularly hacked off the line by Jordan Thorniley. Bellingham curled a shot comfortably over the bar before Chong's free-kick flew straight into the arms of Grimshaw. But all that changed in the 74th minute when Blackpool took the lead. The loose ball fell to Rogers, who squared to the unmarked Poveda to tap into the empty net. Troy Deeney - back from injury - Jordan Graham and Emmanuel Longelo replaced Long, Chong and Jordan James. But it made little impact as the home side faded. Blackpool forward CJ Hamilton forced Etheridge to make a diving save and gather at the second attempt after outpacing Marc Roberts to a long ball.

Wigan Athletic, 2–1, Millwall, The DW Stadium, Robert Madley, Shaun Maloney, Gary Rowett, Tendayi Darikwa, Shaun Hutchinson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and Millwall at The DW Stadium at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['84th Minute Goal by Thelo for Wigan Athletic', '84th Minute Assist by Callum for Wigan Athletic', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by James McClean for Wigan Athletic', '30th Minute Goal by George for Millwall', '30th Minute Assist by Tom for Millwall', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Styles for Millwall', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Jake Cooper for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Wigan kept alive their faint hopes of avoiding relegation from the Sky Bet Championship with a thrilling 2-1 victory over play-off chasing Millwall at the DW Stadium. The Latics lead after just 14 minutes through a Will Keane strike but that was cancelled out on the half hour by George Saville. Knowing they simply had to win, Wigan - boosted by a raucous atmosphere in the home ends - flew out of the traps and were ahead inside 14 minutes. Callum Lang did all the damage down the right, whipping over a cross that visiting goalkeeper George Long could only parry out. It did not fall perfectly into the path of Keane, but Wigan's top scorer managed to wrap his left foot around the ball and muster enough power on the shot to beat the diving Long. Lovely footwork from Lang almost led to a second goal, with the Wigan Academy graduate skipping past two defenders on the edge of the box. He stabbed the ball towards goal but, unfortunately for the home side, it rolled beyond the far post. Millwall had struggled to put three passes together but pulled themselves level on the half-hour mark with their first attack. The Wigan defence was unable to prevent the cross coming in and Saville steered the ball home from close range. With Wigan wondering how on earth they were not winning, Millwall came close to a second goal within moments. Again a cross from out wide provided the danger, but this time Callum Styles could not quite get his studs onto the ball at the far post for what would have been a tap-in. Wigan had a massive shout for handball at the start of the second half waved away by referee Bobby Madley after skipper Tendayi Darikwa's shot appeared to hit the hand of a defender. At the other end, a snapshot from Zian Flemming forced a good parry from Jamie Jones. Scott Malone attempted an immediate shot but, as he made his way back towards his goal, Jones somehow managed to make the save with his right leg. With Wigan enjoying another good spell, Max Power saw a goalbound shot headed behind for a corner. Wigan's goalscorer was unable to turn the ball home and was perhaps relieved to turn and see the offside flag up. Referee Madley angered Wigan again with 15 minutes left when Lang looked to be kicked as he shot from goal, the official whistling but then signalling for only a corner. But Wigan were not to be denied and forced what proved to be the winning goal with five minutes remaining. Lang again was the creator, cutting in from the right on to his left foot.

Bristol City, 2–1, Rotherham United, Ashton Gate Stadium, Joshua Smith, Nigel Pearson, Matt Taylor, Matty James, Jordan Hugill, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bristol City and Rotherham Utd at Ashton Gate Stadium at Afternoon and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Matty James and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Jordan Hugill and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['15th Minute Goal by Tommy for Bristol City', '15th Minute Assist by Cameron for Bristol City', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Alex Scott for Bristol City', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Andreas Weimann for Bristol City', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Cameron Humphreys for Rotherham Utd', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Hugill for Rotherham Utd', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Cohen Bramall for Rotherham Utd', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Hugill for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Rotherham were level in the 67th minute when Jordan Hugill sent Max O'Leary the wrong way with a penalty awarded for a foul on him by Zak Vyner. Rotherham were almost caught cold inside the first 30 seconds of the game as Sam Bell burst into the box and saw his right-footed shot bring a diving save from Viktor Johansson. Zak Vyner might have put City in front after 12 minutes, but fired over from Bell's low cross. Three minutes later Conway broke the deadlock from another build-up down the left where Pring and Bell were causing Rotherham plenty of problems. Harry Cornick should have made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, somehow contriving to shoot over with the goal at his mercy a few yards out. Bell's pace was a constant threat, but when he went down inside the box under a challenge from behind by Cameron Humphreys, referee Josh Smith waved aside the penalty appeals. Rotherham could not summon up a final pass to make the most of some promising situations and half-time arrived without City goalkeeper O'Leary having made a save. Visiting boss Matt Taylor made a change for the start of the second half, with Richard Wood replacing Tyler Blackett in the centre of defence. Still City were looking the more dangerous side and Conway had a 60th-minute shot parried by Johansson. Vyner's initial poor touch led to him conceding the spot-kick which brought Rotherham's equaliser. But it was a contentious decision and City boss Nigel Pearson was shown a yellow card for his protests. The penalty proved to be Hugill's last touch as he was immediately replaced by Georgie Kelly, who was just off target with a header shortly after going on. Pearson sent on Weimann and Mark Sykes for Alex Scott and Cornick as his team raised the tempo in search of a winner.

Burnley, 1–2, Queens Park Rangers, Turf Moor, Dean Whitestone, Vincent Kompany, Gareth Ainsworth, Josh Brownhill, Sam Field, Afternoon, The Match was played between Burnley and QPR at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Brownhill and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The Captain of QPR was Sam Field and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['63rd Minute Yellow Card by Taylor Harwood-Bellis for Burnley', '76th Minute Goal by Benson for Burnley', '76th Minute Assist by Connor for Burnley', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Scott Twine for Burnley', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Sinclair Armstrong for QPR', '87th Minute Goal by Chris for QPR', '87th Minute Assist by Jamal for QPR', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Ethan Laird for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

The veteran forward had only been on the field for three minutes when Ilias Chair forced a corner with a shot that was well saved by Arijanet Muric. Burnley failed to clear the resulting set-piece and Jamal Lowe was allowed space to attack from the left and cross for Martin to head in from six yards and seal the 2-1 victory. But Rangers stunned Turf Moor on 58 minutes when they took the lead through skipper Sam Field, just reward for their committed display under intense pressure. The goal owed much to poor defending from the home side, who failed to deal with a routine long throw from Ethan Laird. Having allowed the ball to bounce, Burnley were punished when Taylor Harwood-Bellis's half clearance was met by the unmarked Field who scored with an impressive volley from just inside the area. Kompany's team missed three glorious chances in a couple of seconds, in an extraordinary ninth-minute incident. Benson headed Anass Zaroury's cross against the bar, Ashley Barnes' shot from the rebound was blocked by the keeper and Benson, again, shot only for Rob Dickie to clear off the line. The same Rangers defender had headed off his line from an Ian Maatsen shot after just six minutes. And that set the tone for numerous Burnley chances with Barnes heading over from one good opening and Harwood-Bellis missing from six yards as he connected with a Josh Brownhill cross. For the visitors, with just one win from their last 20 league games, resistance was impressive in the first half, although the shock of going behind clearly unsettled the hosts.

Norwich City, 0–3, Swansea City, Carrow Road, David Webb, David Wagner, Russell Martin, Andrew Omobamidele, Matt Grimes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Swansea City at Carrow Road at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Andrew Omobamidele and the Manager of Norwich City was David Wagner. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['42nd Minute Red Card by Sam McCallum for Norwich City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Liam Gibbs for Norwich City', '23rd Minute Goal by Joël for Swansea City', '23rd Minute Assist by Ryan for Swansea City', '39th Minute Goal by Liam for Swansea City', '39th Minute Assist by Ryan for Swansea City', '64th Minute Goal by Olivier for Swansea City', '64th Minute Assist by Luke for Swansea City', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Matt Grimes for Swansea City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Norwich's faltering bid to make the Championship play-offs suffered a potentially fatal blow when they were beaten 3-0 by in-form Swansea at Carrow Road. The Canaries were forced to play for over 50 minutes with 10 men following the dismissal of Sam McCallum for a professional foul but were already two down by then after well-taken headers from Joel Latibeaudiere and Josh Cullen. After an even start to the game, with few clear-cut openings at either end, Swansea stunned their hosts by opening the scoring after 23 minutes. Goalkeeper Angus Gunn did well to deny Cullen with an outstretched leg after being slipped in by Ntcham but Norwich's relief was shortlived as Ryan Manning's corner was nodded home with ease by an unmarked Latibeaudiere. The Swans doubled their advantage six minutes before the break after another good delivery from Manning, this time from the left flank. After looking as though he was being blocked out by a home defender, Manning somehow managed to hang up a cross to the back post where Cullen outjumped McCallum to nod home from virtually on the goalline. Worse was to follow for the hosts a couple of minutes later when McCallum was shown a red card for hauling down Cullen as the Swansea man bore down on goal after more slack defending. Joel Piroe's free-kick came to nothing but the Swans nearly made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time when Manning fired inches wide after being picked out by Piroe's superb diagonal pass. The powerful midfielder picked up the ball just outside the box and outmuscled two home defenders before coolly slipping the ball past an exposed Gunn. There was a brief moment of alarm for Swansea when Matt Grimes brought down Josh Sargent after he broke clear on the left but with other defenders covering referee David Webb decided a yellow card was sufficient punishment. The Canaries had more of the ball in the closing stages as their opponents took their foot of the pedal but the visitors comfortably saw out the game to maintain their impressive end-of-season form.

Coventry City, 2–1, Reading, Coventry Building Society Arena, Matt Donohue, Mark Robins, Noel Hunt, Liam Kelly, Andy Yiadom, Afternoon, The Match was played between Coventry City and Reading at Coventry Building Society Arena at Afternoon and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Liam Kelly and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Noel Hunt. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['36th Minute Goal by Matthew for Coventry City', '36th Minute Assist by Gustavo for Coventry City', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Josh Wilson-Esbrand for Coventry City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Gustavo Hamer for Coventry City', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Eccles for Coventry City', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Coventry City', '12th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Holmes for Reading', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Nesta Guinness-Walker for Reading', '51st Minute Goal by Lucas for Reading', '51st Minute Assist by Tyrese for Reading', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Yiadom for Reading', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrese Fornah for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Gustavo Hamer struck the winner as Coventry moved into the Championship play-off places with a 2-1 home victory over relegation-threatened Reading. The Sky Blues began the day eighth in the table but ended it in the top six after extending their unbeaten run to five games. Coventry top scorer Viktor Gyokeres had a good opening after 13 minutes when put through by a clever free-kick from Hamer, but his tame effort was easily held by Reading goalkeeper Joe Lumley. The Sky Blues had started strongly and ought to have had the opener when Gyokeres was put clean through by Hamer, only for him to push the ball too far wide in trying to round Lumley, who blocked his eventual shot. Yet another chance then fell to Gyokeres after Reading struggled to clear a corner as Hamer's blocked effort rebounded for the 24-year-old, who shot wildly off target. The Royals' first half-chance took 33 minutes to arrive when Mamadi Camara's pass put Jeff Hendrick in behind, but home goalkeeper Ben Wilson comfortably saved from the Irishman. Coventry's deserved breakthrough came in the 36th minute when Hamer played the ball into the area for Matt Godden, who hooked a good finish into the bottom corner past a helpless Lumley. The lead was almost doubled right on half-time when Gyokeres worked space to shoot after being found by Liam Kelly, but his luck remained out as his effort came back off a post. The missed chances looked set to be costly for Coventry, as Reading drew level six minutes into the second half when Lucas Joao bent a superb shot into the far corner from outside the area. However, the Sky Blues were back in front within three minutes as Hamer drove through midfield before running on to the loose ball after his pass was cut out and steering beyond Lumley with his right foot. Despite going behind again, the Royals had improved in the second half and came close to another equaliser when Joao's header from Nesta Guinness-Walker's cross looped over. Hamer then almost settled home nerves when he charged through on goal, only to be denied by Lumley, who stood strong to save with his legs. Gyokeres' difficult day in front of goal continued when he blasted off target twice in quick succession in the closing stages, but the hosts closed out the win despite his profligacy.

Cardiff City, 1–1, Stoke City, Cardiff City Stadium, Andrew Davies, Sabri Lamouchi, Alex Neil, Joe Ralls, Phil Jagielka, Afternoon, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Stoke City at Cardiff City Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Sabri Lamouchi. The Captain of Stoke City was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['33rd Minute Yellow Card by Joe Ralls for Cardiff City', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Kion Etete for Cardiff City', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Romaine Sawyers for Cardiff City', '16th Minute Goal by Josh for Stoke City', '16th Minute Assist by William for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Cardiff remain very much part of the Sky Bet Championship relegation mix after only managing a 1-1 draw with Stoke in the Welsh capital. Striker Sory Kaba went from hero to villain for the Bluebirds, grabbing a 29th-minute equaliser after Stoke had gone ahead through Josh Laurent, only to fail with a second-half penalty brilliantly saved by Jack Bonham. Instead, while others are worse off in the table, the Welsh club are still far too close to the drop zone for comfort, with three games remaining. A 16th-minute corner swung in by Will Smallbone was met by midfielder Laurent, who glanced a header inside Cardiff goalkeeper Ryan Allsop's far post. It was a dreadful concession from the Bluebirds' perspective, non-existent defensive alertness offering Laurent all the space he needed to direct his effort into the net. Yet just before the half-hour mark, Cardiff were level, with Guinean striker Kaba once again on target. Stoke were equally inept defensively for the equaliser as Cardiff had been in going behind, with Kaba allowed to latch onto a hopeful through ball and slot home unchallenged beneath the body of goalkeeper Bonham for his eight goal in 14 outings since joining on loan from Danish club Midtjylland in January. It was a lifeline few would have seen coming, but still the Potters dictated the tempo, largely penning Cardiff in their own half and limiting them to counter-attacks. Lamouchi would have taken the half-time score, if not the first-half performance, but considering the amount at stake there was a desperate lack of spark among his players - and consequently the Cardiff City Stadium atmosphere. Attacking duo Jadon Philogene and Mark Harris were introduced off the Cardiff bench on the hour mark, with no breakthrough looking imminent at either end and a lack of energy and creativity among both sides. The change looked like reaping instant dividends for the Bluebirds when, in the 61st minute, Philogene won a penalty after being chopped down by Connor Taylor as he raced towards the by-line. There were no complaints from Taylor or his team mates, but when Kaba stepped up from 12 yards his low effort was brilliantly saved by Bonham to his left. But they lacked the quality to fashion clear-cut chances and their quest to preserve their Championship status may now go right to the final weekend.

Hull City, 1–0, Watford, MKM Stadium, Oliver Langford, Liam Rosenior, Chris Wilder, Lewie Coyle, João Pedro, Afternoon, The Match was played between Hull City and Watford at MKM Stadium at Afternoon and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The Captain of Watford was João Pedro and the Manager of Watford was Chris Wilder. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['60th Minute Yellow Card by Lewie Coyle for Hull City', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Malcolm Ebiowei for Hull City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Woods for Hull City', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Imran Louza for Watford', '79th Minute Yellow Card by João Pedro for Watford'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Watford's faint hopes of reaching the Sky Bet Championship play-offs suffered another jolt with a 1-0 defeat at Hull. Wilder can have no complaints as Watford lacked passion and energy, most notably in the first half, and rarely threatened Hull goalkeeper Karl Darlow. And though Wilder's men pressed relatively hard for an equaliser after the interval, it never looked like coming. Mid-table Hull have little to play for, but they were resolute and strong from the outset and deserved to win. They were, however, second best in the early stages of the game as Watford were the more controlled side. But the hosts soon warmed to the task as the first half developed, with Jean Michael Seri a growing influence through the middle of the park. Indeed, Seri was a major presence in the decisive goal when he found Tufan in a pocket of space just outside the Watford penalty area. Tufan passed to Harry Vaughan, whose cute back-heel from the edge of the box teed up Regan Slater on the left. Slater jinked inside the area and was upended by Ryan Andrews, with Tufan smashing home the resulting spot-kick into the bottom-left corner. Watford's response was uninspiring, but they were nearly gifted an equaliser four minutes later. A hopeful, and arguably hopeless, ball from the back was not dealt with by centre-back Sean McLoughlin, who made an awful mess of what should have been a routine header to safety. Joao Pedro was through on goal, but an onrushing Darlow and poor judgement from the Watford captain saw the ball sail over the crossbar. Wilder will have been partially impressed by Watford's response in the second half as they at least showed a modicum of spirit. A sustained spell of pressure also led to what might have been a valid claim for a penalty after 63 minutes when Seri was alleged to have handled the ball off a dangerous cross. Referee Oliver Langford instead waved play on, much to the frustration of Wilder and his players. That was until the 84th minute when another aimless ball into the Hull penalty area was this time misjudged by Jacob Greaves. Ismaila Sarr tried to flick the ball over Darlow, but the on-loan Newcastle goalkeeper brilliantly anticipated the danger by pawing the ball away for a corner. That was as good as it got for Watford, who will have much to consider on the long journey back home.

Preston North End, 1–1, Blackburn Rovers, Deepdale Stadium, Robert Jones, Ryan Lowe, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Daniel Johnson, Lewis Travis, Evening, The Match was played between Preston and Blackburn at Deepdale Stadium at Evening and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Preston was Daniel Johnson and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['59th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Johnson for Preston', '90+4th Minute Own Goal by Dominic Hyam for Preston', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Sammie Szmodics for Blackburn', '80th Minute Goal by Sammie for Blackburn', '80th Minute Assist by Lewis for Blackburn', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Rankin-Costello for Blackburn'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Dominic Hyam's 95th-minute own goal denied Blackburn the chance to move back into the Championship's top six and rescued local rivals Preston a last-gasp 1-1 draw at Deepdale. Hyam was left holding his head in his hands after turning Liam Delap's cross past his own goalkeeper Aynsley Pears, only moments after Ryan Hedges had missed a sitter to double the visitors' lead. Preston had failed to regularly test Pears before Hyam's blunder, with only Ben Whiteman and Ali McCann forcing any meaningful saves out of the visiting goalkeeper, while Szmodics saw what appeared to be an earlier opener ruled out for a Maradona-esque handball. There was more than just local pride at stake in Lancashire with a near-packed house all hoping a good result could keep either side's promotion push alive - and dent the other's in the process. With that in mind, a first half of few clear-cut chances was the last thing both Blackburn and Preston wanted, with the visitors regularly looking dangerous on the break but without the final ball to show for it. The second half comfortably belonged to the visitors, who appeared to have a breakthrough when Szmodics' diving header beat Freddie Woodman - only for assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis, returning to work for the first time since his incident with Liverpool's Andrew Robertson, to correctly rule the goal out for a handball at full stretch from the forward. He redeemed himself with 10 minutes remaining, latching onto a ball in behind and turning Andrew Hughes before slotting past Woodman with a fine finish. It looked as though that would be that given Preston's toothlessness in front of goal, and Hedges should have wrapped up victory in the fourth minute of stoppage time when clean through, but shot straight at Woodman with a tame effort. There was barely time for him to pay for that error - but Preston managed it nonetheless. Straight from that move, Delap broke down the right and put a low cross into the six-yard box. Hyam, unable to adjust his stance in time, could only divert the ball past Pears before sinking to the ground in anguish.

West Bromwich Albion, 1–2, Sunderland, The Hawthorns, John Busby, Carlos Corberán, Tony Mowbray, Conor Townsend, Lynden Gooch, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Brom and Sunderland at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The Captain of Sunderland was Lynden Gooch and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['24th Minute Yellow Card by Jayson Molumby for West Brom', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Okay Yokuşlu for West Brom', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by John Swift for West Brom', '50th Minute Yellow Card by John Swift for West Brom', '51st Minute Goal by Dennis for Sunderland', '51st Minute Assist by Lynden for Sunderland', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Gelhardt for Sunderland', "78th Minute Yellow Card by Luke O'Nien for Sunderland", '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Lynden Gooch for Sunderland', '84th Minute Goal by Dennis for Sunderland', '84th Minute Assist by Alex for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Sunday,

Sunderland produced a stunning second-half comeback as Dennis Cirkin's double secured a 2-1 victory at play-off rivals West Brom. The 21-year-old struck twice to end Albion's 12-match unbeaten home league run after John Swift had put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot immediately before half-time. It was a real end-to-end affair, especially in the second half, before Sunderland sealed the win in the 84th minute to extend their unbeaten streak to seven matches and move up to a play-off berth in sixth place in the Championship with two games remaining. West Brom, backed by a noisy crowd, started brightly. Jed Wallace crossed low into the box but Jayson Molumby mis-kicked at the near post and Sunderland cleared their lines. It was Sunderland, however, who created the first chance when Joe Gelhardt's volley was deflected over the bar off Molumby following a corner. Sunderland were denied again when Gelhardt cut in from the left and his curling shot was heading for goal until goalkeeper Alex Palmer, at full stretch, stuck out a hand to tip it behind. The game turned in the 45th minute. Albion took the lead after Luke O'Nien brought down Swift just inside the box for a clear penalty. Swift stepped up and calmly rolled the spot-kick low down the middle, comfortably beating Anthony Patterson, who dived left. In an electric start to the second half, Albion had shots from five different players blocked in the same attack before Sunderland equalised in the 51st minute. Molumby, Karlan Grant, Conor Townsend, Darnell Furlong and Swift were all foiled in quick succession. Cirkin headed Sunderland level after Lynden Gooch somehow squeezed in a cross despite the close attentions of Townsend and Grant. Albion appealed for another penalty when Semi Ajayi went down after O'Nien pulled his shirt, but the referee waved play on. The home side went close when Townsend's firm header was pushed over the bar by Patterson from Swift's corner. Albion had the ball in the net when Okay Yokuslu smashed home a volley but the assistant's flag had gone up after the ball went out of play. Cirkin grabbed his and Sunderland's second goal in the 84th minute. Championship final day, 3pmChampionship play-off final, 5. 30pm

Blackburn Rovers, 0–1, Burnley, Ewood Park, Tim Robinson, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Vincent Kompany, Lewis Travis, Josh Brownhill, Evening, The Match was played between Blackburn and Burnley at Ewood Park at Evening and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Brownhill and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['47th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Rankin-Costello for Blackburn', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Harry Pickering for Blackburn', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Sammie Szmodics for Blackburn', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Brownhill for Burnley', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Cullen for Burnley', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Ian Maatsen for Burnley', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Burnley', '66th Minute Goal by Benson for Burnley', '66th Minute Assist by Jack for Burnley', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Arijanet Muric for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Manuel Benson came off the bench to score a stunning goal that earned Burnley a 1-0 win over local rivals Blackburn and clinched the Sky Bet Championship title for Vincent Kompany's Clarets. Having been second-best for much of the Lancashire derby at Ewood Park, it looked as though Burnley's wait for the title would extend until the weekend at least, with 18 days having already passed since they were promoted back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. But eight minutes after his introduction, Benson cut in off the right flank and curled home a beauty to which Rovers had no response. Blackburn stay eighth in the table, outside the top six on goal difference alone, with just two games remaining. But while it was end-to-end in the first half, for much it, there were few chances of note. For the hosts, Ashley Barnes' blatant simulation resulted in a telling-off from referee Tim Robinson, while Ameen Al-Dakhil timed his header wrong and glanced wide. Rovers, meanwhile, mustered five shots and generated an Expected Goals figure of 0. 24, but their attacking intent - and clear desire to not let their bitter rivals win the title on their patch - was often let down by poor final balls. After the break, Blackburn continued to pile on the pressure. Tyrhys Dolan took advantage of some slack defending from Charlie Taylor, but then fired straight at Aro Muric, who then claimed a looping header from Dolan after Joe Rankin-Costello's cross. But shortly after the hour mark, that all changed. Benson collected the ball over on the right flank, held off his marker, chopped the ball onto his favoured left foot and curled in a beauty that sent the away end berserk. Preston 1-1 BlackburnBlackburn 0-1 Burnley

Sheffield United, 2–0, West Bromwich Albion, Bramall Lane, Dean Whitestone, Paul Heckingbottom, Carlos Corberán, John Egan, Conor Townsend, Evening, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and West Brom at Bramall Lane at Evening and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['58th Minute Goal by Sander for Sheffield Utd', '58th Minute Assist by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '76th Minute Goal by Anel for Sheffield Utd', '76th Minute Assist by George for Sheffield Utd', '84th Minute Yellow Card by John Egan for Sheffield Utd', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Erik Pieters for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Sheff Utd confirmed their Premier League place next season after a vintage second half earned them a 2-0 win over West Brom to secure second place in the Championship. But after a half-time regroup, the hosts never looked back and had begun to dominate long before Sander Berge fired them ahead 13 minutes into the second period following a poor backpass from Taylor Gardner-Hickman. It wasn't until the cushion of a second goal, a fine finish from Anel Ahmedhodzic with 15 minutes to go, that Sheffield United could finally begin to dream about their Premier League return after two years, sealed with jubilant celebrations at the full-time whistle with three games left to play. Even without a result against Carlos Corberan's play-off hopefuls, one win from any of Sheff Utd's final three games would have been enough to see them over the line for second place in the Championship, but even before the game, manager Paul Heckingbottom had spoken about wanting to get things sewn up at the first time of asking, and on home soil. Their start wasn't quite what he had in mind. Within minutes Karlan Grant had bundled an inviting Jed Wallace cross past the post when he should have scored, and soon Thomas-Asante was denied a clear penalty when Lowe went through the back of him, with the referee's view obscured and his assistant unable to help him. Grant was denied by Wes Foderingham from the resultant free-kick one of few first-half saves at either end, with Sheff Utd left frustrated by their poor performance and the Baggies by their wasteful finishing. In the end, only one team would end up frustrated by full-time. Heckingbottom's half-time team talk had the desired effect and his newly invigorated side flew out of the blocks straight from the restart. George Baldock's rasping drive was a first sign of danger, but their intensity was tough for the visitors to resist. Even so, West Brom proved masters of their own downfall. Gardner-Hickman's blind backpass played Ndiaye through, and though Erik Pieters did his best to hold him up, the arrival of Berge made for a tap-in with the right ball, which the Senegal striker delivered on a plate. Sheff Utd did not let their work-rate drop and continued to push for a second, with Ollie McBurnie denied half a shout of a penalty and John Egan off target with a diving header. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Blackpool, 2–3, Millwall, Bloomfield Road, Matt Donohue, Stephen Dobbie, Gary Rowett, Curtis Nelson, Shaun Hutchinson, Evening, The Match was played between Blackpool and Millwall at Bloomfield Road at Evening and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Curtis Nelson and the Manager of Blackpool was Stephen Dobbie. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–3., ['36th Minute Yellow Card by Jerry Yates for Blackpool', '67th Minute Goal by Lewis for Blackpool', '67th Minute Assist by Keshi for Blackpool', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Fiorini for Blackpool', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Rogers for Blackpool', '2nd Minute Goal by Tom for Millwall', '2nd Minute Assist by Ryan for Millwall', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Zian Flemming for Millwall', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Jake Cooper for Millwall', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by George Saville for Millwall', '59th Minute Goal by Tom for Millwall', '59th Minute Assist by Duncan for Millwall', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Tom Bradshaw for Millwall', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Zian Flemming for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Blackpool became the first team to be relegated from the Sky Bet Championship this season despite equalising twice in a thrilling 3-2 defeat to play-off-chasing Millwall. Tom Bradshaw scored either side of a Jerry Yates penalty to put Millwall in control with half an hour to play, but Lewis Fiorini pulled a stunner out of the bag to give the plucky hosts fresh hope. But Fiorini went from zero to hero in a matter of minutes, as he lunged in on Duncan Watmore in the box, conceding a penalty, which Zian Flemming converted to win the game for the Lions. While Blackpool's fate is sealed, Millwall climb back into the play-off places and up to fifth ahead of the remainder of this weekend's action. The Lions then had multiple chances to increase their lead. Bradshaw fired an instinctive shot on the turn just wide and then lifted a shot over under pressure from James Husband, before Duncan Watmore struck the post. Callum Styles' effort cleared the crossbar after a spell of pressure, too. It took 34 minutes for the hosts to muster their first shot, but moments after Morgan Rogers tested George Long, they equalised. CJ Hamilton was tripped by Shackleton in the box and Jerry Yates made no mistake from the penalty spot. A collective feeling of anxiety was immediately eased. Blackpool started the second half on the front foot, as they had ended the first, but they were dealt another blow when Bradshaw latched onto a smart ball through from Watmore and poked past the onrushing Daniel Grimshaw. They did not let their heads drop, though, and, eight minutes later, it was 2-2 when Fiorini's daisy-cutter from 25 yards or more nestled into the bottom left corner. Preston 1-1 BlackburnRotherham 1-2 CardiffBlackpool 2-3 Millwall

Bristol City, 1–2, Burnley, Ashton Gate Stadium, David Webb, Nigel Pearson, Vincent Kompany, Matty James, Josh Brownhill, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bristol City and Burnley at Ashton Gate Stadium at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Matty James and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Brownhill and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['60th Minute Goal by Tommy for Bristol City', '60th Minute Assist by Andreas for Bristol City', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Andreas Weimann for Bristol City', '33rd Minute Goal by Benson for Burnley', '33rd Minute Assist by Connor for Burnley', '62nd Minute Goal by Jay for Burnley', '62nd Minute Assist by Scott for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

A goal of Premier League quality from Manuel Benson set title-winners Burnley on course for a 2-1 Championship win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. The Belgian winger collected the ball on the right corner of the penalty area after 33 minutes and connected perfectly with a left-footed strike that bent the ball around Max O'Leary's dive before finding the top corner of the net inside the far post. But within two minutes Burnley were back in front. City's players and coaching staff formed a guard of honour to applaud Burnley onto the pitch. The visitors had the first effort on goal when Josh Cullen's low shot was deflected just wide of the post after seven minutes. The home side's high press created a few anxious moments for Vincent Kompany's men and goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell was almost robbed by Harry Cornick inside his own box after 11 minutes. Cornick's shot on the turn after 17 minutes went narrowly wide, but from then on, all the meaningful first-half action was in and around the home side's penalty area. Two minutes before Benson's brilliant strike, Lyle Foster got in behind City's back line only to drag his shot wide with only O'Leary to beat. Foster had suffered a nasty blow in a clash of heads with defender Kal Naismith and was still feeling the effects when he was replaced by Rodriguez four minutes before the interval. Former City midfielder Josh Brownhill shot wide from Benson's pass and Twine brought another save from O'Leary as the home side lost some of their early zest. But City were still in the game as the second half began and Sam Bell had a 50th-minute shot blocked as they began the second half in determined fashion. Two goals in quick succession, one for either side, led to the game becoming wide open. Weimann shot over when well placed to net City a second equaliser. Weimann then thought he had levelled with a power header after 81 minutes, but referee David Webb had spotted a foul by a team-mate.

Sheffield United, 4–1, Preston North End, Bramall Lane, Stephen Martin, Paul Heckingbottom, Ryan Lowe, Billy Sharp, Daniel Johnson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Preston at Bramall Lane at Afternoon and Stephen Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was Billy Sharp and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Preston was Daniel Johnson and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['36th Minute Goal by Anel for Sheffield Utd', '36th Minute Assist by Thomas for Sheffield Utd', '72nd Minute Goal by John for Sheffield Utd', '72nd Minute Assist by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '75th Minute Goal by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '75th Minute Assist by Daniel for Sheffield Utd', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Iliman Ndiaye for Sheffield Utd', '90+5th Minute Goal by Oliver for Sheffield Utd', '90+5th Minute Assist by Chris for Sheffield Utd', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver McBurnie for Sheffield Utd', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Troy Parrott for Preston', '63rd Minute Goal by Liam for Preston', '63rd Minute Assist by Brad for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Newly promoted Sheffield United ended Preston's hopes of a Championship play-off spot with a 4-1 win at Bramall Lane. United boss Paul Heckingbottom made four changes to the team that beat West Brom 2-0 in midweek to confirm their return to the Premier League, with Jayden Bogle, Chris Basham, Oliver Norwood and Billy Sharp coming into the starting XI. Preston manager Ryan Lowe made just one switch from the 1-1 draw at home to Blackburn, with Ryan Ledson coming in for the injured Ben Whiteman. The Blades showed no sign of a promotion hangover and had the big first opportunity of the game. Ndiaye carried the ball from the half-way line and fed James McAtee but North End goalkeeper Freddie Woodman denied him from close range. United then took to lead in the 36th minute when Tommy Doyle's corner from the right was met by defender Ahmedhodzic who headed in off the post for his second goal in as many matches. Norwood saw his free-kick tipped over the bar with the last action of the half as United looked to extend their advantage. Ndiaye and McAtee both had chances to make it 2-0 in a matter of seconds after the break, but Preston somehow scrambled the ball away and then fashioned an equaliser in the 63rd minute. Substitute Liam Delap got the visitors on terms when he tapped in Brad Potts' teasing ball from the right. Potts then did his bit at the other end to prevent United quickly reclaiming the lead when he superbly blocked Bogle's shot in the box. United added a third in the 75th minute with Jebbison again the provider, the youngster storming down the right-hand side before putting the chance on a plate for strike partner Ndiaye. Troy Parrott had a big chance to get the away side back into the game after being played through on goal but Wes Foderingham came out on top in their one on one.

Sunderland, 2–2, Watford, Stadium of Light, Gavin Ward, Tony Mowbray, Chris Wilder, Lynden Gooch, Christian Kabasele, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sunderland and Watford at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Lynden Gooch and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Watford was Christian Kabasele and the Manager of Watford was Chris Wilder. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['65th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Clarke for Sunderland', '70th Minute Goal by Luke for Sunderland', '70th Minute Assist by Alex for Sunderland', "78th Minute Yellow Card by Luke O'Nien for Sunderland", '84th Minute Yellow Card by Amad Diallo for Sunderland', '90+5th Minute Goal by Patrick for Sunderland', '90+5th Minute Assist by Jack for Sunderland', '10th Minute Yellow Card by Hamza Choudhury for Watford', '17th Minute Goal by Christian for Watford', '17th Minute Assist by Imran for Watford', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Porteous for Watford', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Keinan Davis for Watford', '69th Minute Goal by Ryan for Watford', '69th Minute Assist by Imran for Watford'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Patrick Roberts scored a stunning stoppage-time equaliser as Sunderland mounted a brilliant late fightback to draw 2-2 with Watford and keep their play-off hopes alive. The Black Cats were heading for a home defeat to the out-of-form Hornets, who were without Joao Pedro as he closes in on a move to Premier League side Brighton. Christian Kabasele and Ryan Porteous headed Watford into a two-goal lead but Sunderland came fighting back, with Luke O'Nien halving the deficit before Roberts' moment of brilliance deep into stoppage time. Had Sunderland lost, then their play-off hopes would have disappeared if Blackburn beat Luton on Monday night, but now Tony Mowbray's men know they will head to Preston on the final day still in with a chance of making the top six. Watford remain 13th. On the back of their impressive win at West Brom last time out, Sunderland started well, with Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo flashing a free-kick just wide after 10 minutes. Against the run of play, Watford took the lead with their first effort through a thumping Kabasele header from an Imran Louza corner on 17 minutes. Sunderland probed as they looked for a leveller and Roberts went close when he cut in from the right and fired just wide 10 minutes before the interval. But the visitors were dangerous on the break and almost doubled their lead in the final stages of the first half when a cross from the right was only cleared as far as Ken Sema, whose shot from the edge of the box was well blocked by Pierre Ekwah. Anthony Patterson made a brilliant reaction save to keep out a deflected Ismaila Sarr cross in the early stages of the second half. Then, at the other end, it was Daniel Bachmann's turn, the Watford keeper denying Trai Hume a headed leveller. And the visitors looked to have put the game out of Sunderland's reach when Porteous headed in a corner on 69 minutes to double Watford's lead. And with their 23rd shot on goal in the fifth minute of added time, they salvaged a draw when Jack Clarke teed up ex-Manchester City forward Roberts and he found the top corner from the edge of the box.

Hull City, 1–1, Swansea City, MKM Stadium, Geoff Eltringham, Liam Rosenior, Russell Martin, Lewie Coyle, Matt Grimes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Hull City and Swansea City at MKM Stadium at Afternoon and Geoff Eltringham was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['3rd Minute Own Goal by Ben Cabango for Hull City', '39th Minute Goal by Luke for Swansea City', '39th Minute Assist by Jamie for Swansea City', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Manning for Swansea City', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Jamie Paterson for Swansea City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Swansea's Sky Bet Championship play-off aspirations ended with a 1-1 draw at Hull. Swansea, who went into the game on the back of four straight wins, fell behind after three minutes when defender Ben Cabango chested into his own net. But they responded well from that setback and deserved to equalise through Luke Cundle's curling finish six minutes before half-time. Swansea, however, never kicked on after the break and found Hull in a belligerent mood. It was not to be, though, as Russell Martin's men were damaged by Hull's early goal. Excellent midfielder Jean Michael Seri flighted a wonderful ball from the centre of the park towards an onrushing Harry Vaughan on the left. Vaughan had too much space to charge into the penalty area and attempted to pass to Ozan Tufan on the edge of the six-yard box. Cabango anticipated the danger, but the ball struck his chest and squirmed past unfortunate goalkeeper Andy Fisher. One particular period of sustained pressure resulted in the visitors' equaliser after 39 minutes. Given the manner in which the first half concluded, it was a surprise to see Hull dominate the early stages after the restart. Hull manager Liam Rosenior must have expected a Swansea rally, but it never happened until on the hour when Cundle's central header drew a routine save off Karl Darlow. And, if anything, the home side looked more likely to win the longer the game went on. That was nearly the case after 72 minutes when Adama Traore smuggled into space on the right before teeing up Tufan on the edge of the penalty area. The Turkey international let rip with his right foot, but the ball hit the crossbar and ricocheted to safety.

Reading, 1–1, Wigan Athletic, Select Car Leasing Stadium, Andrew Davies, Noel Hunt, Shaun Maloney, Andy Yiadom, Tendayi Darikwa, Afternoon, The Match was played between Reading and Wigan Athletic at Select Car Leasing Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Noel Hunt. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['80th Minute Yellow Card by Cesare Casadei for Reading', '90+3rd Minute Goal by Yakou for Reading', '90+3rd Minute Assist by Mouhamadou-Naby for Reading', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Yakou Méïte for Reading', '81st Minute Goal by Charlie for Wigan Athletic', '81st Minute Assist by James for Wigan Athletic', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Max Power for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Wigan were relegated from the Sky Bet Championship after they could only manage a 1-1 draw at relegation rivals Reading. The visitors had given themselves a glimmer of hope of avoiding the drop when defender Charlie Hughes headed home from close range nine minutes from the end. But Reading - still favourites to accompany Wigan into League One - levelled in the third minute of stoppage time through Yakou Meite. The Royals had not won in 11 games and were without joint nine-goal leading marksmen Tom Ince and Andy Carroll - Ince injured and Carroll suspended. That did not transpire, however, with Reading making most of the early running. Tom McIntyre tested Wigan goalkeeper Jamie Jones with a long-range effort, which Jones gathered comfortably, and Lucas Joao narrowly failed to latch on to a searching pass from Andy Yiadom. Latics stayed solid at the back and were almost rewarded from their first foray forward. Reading failed to clear their area properly and Hughes, up from the back, volleyed narrowly wide. It was an isolated attack, though, with Reading soon back in command. Jones had to save smartly with his legs to keep out Jeff Hendrick's attempt from a tight angle. Reading then almost snatched the lead shortly before the interval but Jones superbly clawed away a goalbound header from Joao at the last moment. Wigan upped the tempo at the start of the second period, with Max Power crossing from the right and James McClean volleying wildly over at the far post. Christ Tiehi then made a mazy run from deep inside his own half - only to waste all his good work with a wayward final shot. Reading responded positively and, following a scramble in the Wigan area, Yiadom cut inside but saw his firm effort blocked. And as the game became increasingly open, with both sides needing the victory, it was Reading who nearly made the breakthrough - Tom Holmes heading weakly at Jones from a Naby Sarr cross. But Wigan gave themselves a glimmer of a chance of avoiding the drop in the first minute of time added on following a clever free-kick routine on the left. McClean crossed to the far post and Hughes rose high to nod downwards and past home goalkeeper Joe Lumley.

Coventry City, 2–0, Birmingham City, Coventry Building Society Arena, James Linington, Mark Robins, John Eustace, Liam Kelly, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Afternoon, The Match was played between Coventry City and Birmingham City at Coventry Building Society Arena at Afternoon and James Linington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Liam Kelly and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Birmingham City was Lukas Jutkiewicz and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['3rd Minute Goal by Josh for Coventry City', '3rd Minute Assist by Viktor for Coventry City', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Kevin Long for Birmingham City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Hannibal Mejbri for Birmingham City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Josh Eccles scored his first career goal as Coventry strengthened their grip on a play-off place in the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 victory over Birmingham. Sweden international Gyokeres was the architect, driving into the box before cutting the ball back and picking out the 23-year-old to side-foot his effort beyond Neil Etheridge. John Eustace's men were forced to withstand an early onslaught from the home side, the returning Kyle McFadzean narrowly headed Gustavo Hamer's corner wide of the post before Auston Trusty's last-ditch tackle prevented Hamer getting a shot in on goal. Coventry, who won the League One title whilst ground sharing at Birmingham's St. Gyokeres stepped up to slot his effort to Etheridge's left and take his goal tally for the season to 21. Birmingham, who had manager Eustace send to the stands at half-time, failed to muster an effort on goal in the opening 45 minutes with lone striker Lukas Jutkiewicz cutting an isolated figure in attack, marshalled by the three Sky Blue centre backs of McFadzean, Luke McNally and Callum Doyle. Things went from bad to worse for the Blues when Tahith Chong was carried off on a stretcher with a serious-looking injury on 65 minutes. Coventry almost wrapped things up when Gyokeres powered his way past Trusty but blasted wildly over. Matt Godden then left Marc Roberts in his wake and slipped in Gyokeres to slot home, but he was denied by the offside flag. Birmingham continued to struggle in attack and their first second half effort came through Roberts, who glanced his header wide after an inswinging corner.

Stoke City, 0–1, Queens Park Rangers, Bet365 Stadium, Leigh Doughty, Alex Neil, Gareth Ainsworth, Phil Jagielka, Sam Field, Afternoon, The Match was played between Stoke City and QPR at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of QPR was Sam Field and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['75th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrese Campbell for Stoke City', '20th Minute Yellow Card by Ethan Laird for QPR', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Sam Field for QPR', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Amos for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Albert Adomah scored the winner QPR secured their Sky Bet Championship status for another season thanks to a 1-0 victory at Stoke. The Jamaica international wriggled beyond the challenge of Phil Jagielka and had a clear sight at the target, but his tame effort was saved by Jack Bonham. Alex Neil's inconsistent outfit - who possess the division's joint-second worst home record - offered little in an uneventful opening period. Defender Connor Taylor came closest to breaking the deadlock when he struck the crossbar with a looping header, but he was adjudged to have fouled Jimmy Dunne. Ainsworth, who had lost six of his first seven games at the Hoops helm, was left feeling aggrieved at the interval when he confronted referee Leigh Doughty. The official was left unmoved by an incident in stoppage time where Ilias Chair was felled in the area thanks to a push by Dujon Sterling. However, the Rs boss would not have been unhappy for too long as his side snatched the advantage shortly after the restart. Lyndon Dykes unleashed a powerful strike from the edge of the box, with Bonham only able to parry directly into the path of Adomah. An unadventurous home side were forced to wait until the 74th minute until they could register their first shot of the game. Josh Tymon thought he had landed the Potters a late equaliser as his strike looked destined to nestle in the far corner, but again Dieng was on hand with a crucial save. Yet another defeat on home soil means Alex Neil's side end the campaign with only six victories from 23 games in front of their own support.

West Bromwich Albion, 2–1, Norwich City, The Hawthorns, Robert Madley, Carlos Corberán, David Wagner, Conor Townsend, Andrew Omobamidele, Evening, The Match was played between West Brom and Norwich City at The Hawthorns at Evening and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The Captain of Norwich City was Andrew Omobamidele and the Manager of Norwich City was David Wagner. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['56th Minute Goal by Jed for West Brom', '56th Minute Assist by Conor for West Brom', '16th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Byram for Norwich City', '41st Minute Goal by Josh for Norwich City', '41st Minute Assist by Dimitris for Norwich City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Liam Gibbs for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

West Brom kept their Championship play-off hopes alive and ended those of Norwich as they came from behind to beat the Canaries 2-1 at The Hawthorns. Josh Sargent's clinical finish - his second goal in four games - gave Norwich the lead after 41 minutes, but celebrations were quelled when Conor Townsend curled in a sparkling free-kick in first-half stoppage time. After the break, Jed Wallace scored what proved to be the winner, when he diverted a cross from Townsend past Angus Gunn. There was plenty of promise from both sides throughout the first half, with fluent attacks aplenty. Gabriel Sara was then denied a penalty by referee Bobby Madley, despite replays suggesting Semi Ajayi trod on his foot in the box, with Ajayi going close himself with a powerful header that Gunn tipped over the bar. It was only in the five minutes that preceded the break that the game truly came to life, though. Norwich took the lead at the end of a spell of West Brom pressure, when Dimitris Giannoulis fed Sargent, whose clinical finish beat Alex Palmer at his near post, but the Baggies levelled right on the stroke of half-time, when Townsend curled a stunning free-kick into the top left corner from just outside the box. It took a little while for the second half to get going and when it did, West Brom turned the game in their favour for the first time. Thomas-Asante dropped the ball off to Townsend, who swept in a cross that Wallace finished off at the far post. Norwich boss David Wagner make a quadruple change with just over an hour gone, which facilitated the introduction of outgoing club legend Teemu Pukki, but, if anything, it only served to disrupt any momentum the visitors had generated, with their composure soon evaporating. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Cardiff City, 1–2, Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City Stadium, Michael Salisbury, Sabri Lamouchi, Neil Warnock, Joe Ralls, Jonathan Hogg, Afternoon, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Huddersfield at Cardiff City Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Salisbury was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Sabri Lamouchi. The Captain of Huddersfield was Jonathan Hogg and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['68th Minute Yellow Card by Mark McGuinness for Cardiff City', '83rd Minute Goal by Isaak for Cardiff City', '83rd Minute Assist by Jaden for Cardiff City', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Simpson for Huddersfield', '69th Minute Own Goal by Jack Simpson for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Sunday,

Warnock was back on familiar ground having won a record eighth promotion at Cardiff in 2018 during a three-year stay at the club. Kaba was rested to the bench after seven goals in 10 games, but the Guinean was introduced as early as the 13th minute as Kion Etete limped off. It was not a welcome sight for the visitors, who had started well in the Cardiff drizzle. Danny Ward, who played under Warnock during his three years at Cardiff, almost marked his return with a second-minute shot that Jak Alnwick pushed out at his near post. Huddersfield attacks were also thwarted by brave blocks from Cedric Kipre and Mahlon Romeo as Cardiff struggled to fashion chances. Philogene raced in on advancing Huddersfield goalkeeper Nicholls but lifted the ball into the side-netting. Huddersfield doubled their advantage eight minutes later as Jack Rudoni's free-kick flicked off the head of Ryan Wintle to reach the far post. Matty Pearson had timed his run perfectly but his header looked as if it was travelling wide before striking the foot of Simpson and giving Alnwick no chance. The woodwork twice denied Huddersfield another goal as Josh Koroma hit a post before Jaheim Headley planted the rebound against the crossbar from just a few feet out. Davies gave Cardiff hope with a clever back-heel from Romeo's cross, but Huddersfield were not to be denied.

Rotherham United, 1–0, Middlesbrough, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Keith Stroud, Matt Taylor, Michael Carrick, Richard Wood, Darragh Lenihan, Afternoon, The Match was played between Rotherham Utd and Middlesbrough at AESSEAL New York Stadium at Afternoon and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Richard Wood and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Darragh Lenihan and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['29th Minute Yellow Card by Jamie Lindsay for Rotherham Utd', '48th Minute Goal by Hakeem for Rotherham Utd', '48th Minute Assist by Oliver for Rotherham Utd', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Hakeem Odoffin for Rotherham Utd', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Cohen Bramall for Rotherham Utd', '17th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Hackney for Middlesbrough', '45+5th Minute Red Card by Anfernee Dijksteel for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Rotherham ensured they will be playing Championship football again next season with a battling 1-0 win over 10-man Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough, who have already secured a play-off berth but could have replaced Luton in third, lost defender Anfernee Dijksteel to a straight red card just before half-time and could find no way back once Odoffin struck three minutes into the second half. It might have been a different story had the visitors made the most of an early chance when Riley McGree outpaced Richard Wood. The Boro forward flicked his effort beyond home goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, but Wood managed to stop the ball from crossing the line. Rotherham then forged a chance of their own from Wes Harding's long throw, but Jamie Lindsay fired off target. The home side suffered a blow when dangerman Chiedozie Ogbene picked up an injury and had to be replaced, but the Millers still managed a period on top without the Republic of Ireland international, with Middlesbrough-born Jordan Hugill almost getting on the end of a curling cross from Ollie Rathbone. It was Middlesbrough's turn to suffer a setback just before the break when they were reduced to 10 men after Dijksteel bundled over Hugill and blocked his path to goal. It gave Rotherham a shooting chance from the edge of the box, but Cohen Bramall's free-kick was off target. United did not have to wait too much longer to take the lead, though, with Odoffin netting what would prove to be the winner in the 48th minute when he powered a low shot from the edge of the box past Zach Steffen. However, even with a man down, Middlesbrough continued to pose a threat. Former Rotherham midfielder Dan Barlaser, who swapped clubs in January, tried to get his new team back on level terms, but his effort from distance was comfortably over the bar. Championship top scorer Chuba Akpom had been having a quiet afternoon until he burst into life with a menacing run and strike which had to be deflected over the bar. Johansson also had to pull off a despairing late save when a cross was diverted goalwards by Lindsay as Rotherham held on for a vital victory.

Blackburn Rovers, 1–1, Luton Town, Ewood Park, Darren England, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Rob Edwards, Lewis Travis, Sonny Bradley, Evening, The Match was played between Blackburn and Luton Town at Ewood Park at Evening and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Luton Town was Sonny Bradley and the Manager of Luton Town was Rob Edwards. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['72nd Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Hyam for Blackburn', '86th Minute Goal by Hayden for Blackburn', '86th Minute Assist by Sorba for Blackburn', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Sammie Szmodics for Blackburn', '50th Minute Goal by Tom for Luton Town', '50th Minute Assist by Carlton for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Blackburn kept themselves in the hunt to reach the Championship play-offs as Hayden Carter's dramatic late header earned a 1-1 draw with Luton on Bank Holiday Monday. Without a league win since March 15 and only four goals scored in six games in April, time was running out for Tomasson's team to finish in the top six, so it was perhaps no surprise when they established control of the game. Within five minutes of the second half, Luton had the lead, leaving Blackburn with a mountain to climb. Carlton Morris held the ball up well, found a pocket of space and then clipped a cross towards the penalty spot, where Lockyer was on hand to apply the finishing touch to his second strike in seven days. There was even time for one more chance for the hosts as their momentum built, but Sammie Szmodics was denied a winner when his thumping effort came back off the crossbar with Ethan Horvath beaten all ends up. Both teams are back in action at 3pm on the final day of the regular season, Monday May 8.

Huddersfield Town, 1–0, Sheffield United, The John Smith's Stadium, John Busby, Neil Warnock, Paul Heckingbottom, Jonathan Hogg, John Egan, Evening, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Sheffield Utd at The John Smith's Stadium at Evening and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Jonathan Hogg and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['59th Minute Goal by Danny for Huddersfield', '59th Minute Assist by Tom for Huddersfield', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Rudoni for Huddersfield', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by John Egan for Sheffield Utd', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Doyle for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Thursday,

The Blades, who had already secured their return to the Premier League next season, dominated the early stages and penned the hosts in. Huddersfield shot-stopper Lee Nicholls stood tall to make a great early save and keep out Daniel Jebbison after he raced through on goal in the eighth minute. Blades striker Jebbison squandered another decent chance to fire the visitors ahead on the half-hour mark as he headed George Baldock's cross over at the far post. Warnock's charges continued to absorb the pressure as United hammered on the door, and at stages in the opening 45 minutes, only keeper Wes Foderingham was in the visitors' half. Sander Berge was the next Blades player to have a crack at goal, but his tame effort barely troubled Nicholls. The hosts were the first to show after the break with their first big chance of the match. Tom Lees rose highest at the back post to meet Jack Rudoni's teasing corner, but his close-range header was blocked. United manager Paul Heckingbottom quickly rang the changes as he threw on Oli McBurnie and Billy Sharp up front. Foderingham pulled off a good stop to parry Josh Koroma's effort wide after he nutmegged Chris Basham to force his way into the box. And the pressure told two minutes before the hour as Ward's crucial stunning strike, a curling left-footed effort from 25 yards which nestled in the bottom corner, fired Town in front. United pushed hard for an equaliser in the closing stages, but Warnock's charges held firm, sparking widespread celebrations in the stands.

Preston North End, 0–3, Sunderland, Deepdale Stadium, Robert Madley, Ryan Lowe, Tony Mowbray, Ryan Ledson, Lynden Gooch, Afternoon, The Match was played between Preston and Sunderland at Deepdale Stadium at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Preston was Ryan Ledson and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The Captain of Sunderland was Lynden Gooch and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['4th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Storey for Preston', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Ledson for Preston', '61st Minute Goal by Alex for Sunderland', '61st Minute Assist by Jack for Sunderland', '65th Minute Goal by Jack for Sunderland', '65th Minute Assist by Joe for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

After a dramatic final day, Sunderland will compete in the Championship play-offs thanks to a superb 3-0 win against Preston, finishing sixth on goal difference. However, Sunderland secured their spot in the post-season fixtures on goal difference - finishing on +13 to Rovers' -2 - continuing an incredible resurgence, having only been promoted to the Championship via the League One play-offs last season. If they manage to go up, they will become just the fourth side to achieve back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League. Preston did not make life easy for Sunderland either and, up until Amad Diallo's opening goal in the 54th minute, could easily have been ahead. But the Manchester United loanee curled home a superb effort to see the Black Cats ahead. This was followed by two more impressive strikes in the 61st and 65th minute from Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke to fire Mowbray's side into the play-offs. However, the electric atmosphere did not seem to transfer onto the pitch, with the Black Cats looking nervy from the off, and Preston took advantage with multiple crosses into the box but without being able to score. The visitors responded, with a curling shot from the edge of the box from Patrick Roberts heading for the top corner until it was denied by a superb save from Freddie Woodman. Just before the break, Preston had the best chance of the first period, with striker Liam Delap, on loan from Manchester City, latching onto a through ball and finding himself one-on-one but he was only able to drag his shot wide. Both sides will have felt they should have been ahead at half-time and could have come to rue their missed chances. Sunderland came out in the second half with a lot more intensity, knowing they needed to score to have any chance of securing the final play-off berth. They looked dangerous and eventually took the lead through Manchester United loanee Diallo, who perfectly placed the ball into the top left-hand corner. It was very much end-to-end from then on and if it had not been for a goal-line clearance, Preston would have equalised from a corner. The Black Cats eventually doubled their lead with the ball falling for midfielder Pritchard on the edge of the box and he made no mistake in finding the back of the net. Semi-final first legsSaturday May 13, 5. 30pm - Sunderland vs LutonSemi-final second legsTuesday May 16, 8pm - Luton vs SunderlandFinal

Watford, 2–0, Stoke City, Vicarage Road Stadium, Lewis Smith, Chris Wilder, Alex Neil, Christian Kabasele, Phil Jagielka, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Stoke City at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Lewis Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Christian Kabasele and the Manager of Watford was Chris Wilder. The Captain of Stoke City was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['70th Minute Goal by Imran for Watford', '70th Minute Assist by Keinan for Watford', '74th Minute Goal by Keinan for Watford', '74th Minute Assist by Ken for Watford', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Pearson for Stoke City', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Tymon for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Watford ended a season to forget with a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Stoke. Imran Louza and Keinan Davis scored second-half goals to ensure Chris Wilder's side at least finished the campaign with a top-half finish, but defeat capped a depressing end to Stoke's season as they failed to win any of their last seven games. The Potters started brightly and took just 22 seconds to worry Watford's defence when Ben Pearson's fierce drive from 20 yards was tipped over the crossbar by Daniel Bachmann. Pearson tried his luck again from slightly further out when the resulting corner broke to him. This time the Stoke midfielder's effort flew into the Rookery Stand. The Hornets goalkeeper was tested again in the third minute, beating away Josh Tymon's angled shot as Stoke continued to threaten. The hosts reacted by carving out two chances of their own. Louza's through ball split Stoke's defence wide open but goalkeeper Matija Sarkic rushed off his line to deflect Ismaila Sarr's effort past a post. Louza then teed up Davis, only for veteran defender Phil Jagielka to block the Watford striker's goal-bound shot. Bachmann was soon called into action again, scrambling across his goal to palm away Will Smallbone's scuffed shot. Then Sarkic denied Ken Sema in a breathless opening 15 minutes which produced 10 efforts on goal. Tymon and Sarr both saw shots saved as the frenetic pace finally abated. But the Aston Villa loanee almost provided Watford defender Ryan Andrews with his first-ever career goal with a clever pass, but the 18-year-old's drilled shot was blocked. The second half began as a tamer affair but at least produced the decisive two goals - the first a real moment of quality. Louza's deft pass sent Sarr through on goal but Sarkic managed to paw the ball away from his feet. Davis collected the loose ball and laid it on a plate for Louza to curl a delightful left-footed curler past Sarkic's outstretched hand and into the net off the far post. Davis doubled the lead four minutes later, picking up Sema's pass and driving into the Stoke area. There was an element of fortune as his low shot clipped Morgan Fox and spun into the net. The question remains as to whether Hornets boss Wilder will still be in charge at Vicarage Road next season but, if this was his last game, then at least he signed off with a win. “My verdict is that game pretty much sums up our season. I don’t think it was a poor performance. I thought in the first half we were really good at times, we created some really good chances. But, ultimately, if you don’t stick the ball in the net and then you can’t defend in moments, because that was all Watford had in the second half, moments.

Luton Town, 0–0, Hull City, Kenilworth Road Stadium, James Linington, Rob Edwards, Liam Rosenior, Sonny Bradley, Lewie Coyle, Afternoon, The Match was played between Luton Town and Hull City at Kenilworth Road Stadium at Afternoon and James Linington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Luton Town was Sonny Bradley and the Manager of Luton Town was Rob Edwards. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['58th Minute Yellow Card by Henri Lansbury for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Luton and Hull played out a goalless draw in their final game of the Sky Bet Championship season at Kenilworth Road. With the Hatters having already qualified for the play-offs in third place, and the Tigers safe in mid-table, Luton boss Rob Edwards made eight changes. Hull then had a glorious opportunity when Sonny Bradley's weak back header was picked up by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, whose effort was deflected onto the post by the recovering Luton captain after he got back in the nick of time. Town had their first opportunity of note on 20 minutes, Luke Freeman's attempt taking a deflection off a defender and bouncing up for ex-Hatters loanee Matt Ingram to gather comfortably. With half-time looming, Luton had their best chance of the half when Jordan Clark and Alfie Doughty combined for the latter to send in a terrific cross that was met by Joe Taylor, his header repelled by a terrific save from Ingram. Play quickly transferred up the other end, as Traore had a crack from a 25-yard free-kick which was excellently palmed away by the recalled James Shea. After the break, Tigers captain Lewis Coyle tried his luck for City, his ambitious half-volley flying well wide from the edge of the box. The midfielder burst away to latch on to a clearance, trying to beat Ingram from just inside the City half, his effort only narrowly failing to come down in time. Freeman tried to earn his side a winner with five minutes to go, shanking over the top from 25 yards. Semi-final first legsSemi-final second legsFinal

Queens Park Rangers, 0–2, Bristol City, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Andy Woolmer, Gareth Ainsworth, Nigel Pearson, Sam Field, Matty James, Afternoon, The Match was played between QPR and Bristol City at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Afternoon and Andy Woolmer was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Sam Field and the Manager of QPR was Gareth Ainsworth. The Captain of Bristol City was Matty James and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['15th Minute Yellow Card by Zak Vyner for Bristol City', '28th Minute Goal by Mark for Bristol City', '28th Minute Assist by Cameron for Bristol City', '55th Minute Goal by Sam for Bristol City', '55th Minute Assist by Joe for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

QPR suffered their 12th home defeat of a miserable season as Bristol City endedthe Sky Bet Championship campaign by winning 2-0 at Loftus Road. Mark Sykes and Sam Bell scored for the Robins, who ended the season 14th in the table. Rangers, who were top in October but only secured safety from relegation by winning at Stoke in their previous match, finished 20th and there is clearly lots of work for boss Gareth Ainsworth to do over the summer. Defensive lapses have been a regular feature of their dismal season and another led to them going behind on 28 minutes. Rob Dickie headed Alex Scott's left-wing delivery as far as former Bristol City winger Albert Adomah, who, deep inside his own penalty area, attempted to clear with an overhead kick. Adomah made a hash of it, enabling Cameron Pring to cross for Sykes to finish from close range. The home defence was sliced open again six minutes before half-time, this time when Sykes played in Tommy Conway, who took on Dickie before dragging a shot wide of the target. Another ex-City player, Chris Martin, who joined QPR in February having been released by the Robins, went close to equalising early in the second half when he headed over from Adomah's cross. Rangers threatened again when Jimmy Dunne's glancing header from Kenneth Paal's right-wing corner drifted wide of the far post. But there was no way back for the hosts after Bell doubled City's lead on 55 minutes. Joe Williams chipped the ball in behind the Rangers defence, who appealed in vain for offside as Bell slotted past goalkeeper Seny Dieng. Adomah shot wide, QPR striker Lyndon Dykes saw a shot deflected over and Ilias Chair went close with a curling effort from near the edge of the penalty area as Ainsworth's side tried to find a way back into the match. They also had appeals for a penalty waved away when Dickie went down under a challenge from Pring while attempting to get to Chair's cross. Ainsworth made changes, sending on forwards Chris Willock and Jamal Lowe in an attempt to find the elusive goal, but City remained fairly comfortable. “It just hits home and gives me more evidence of what I need to do in the summer. There are big changes that need to happen here. We’ve got to have real, big changes here in the summer. I’m realising that more and more. You’ve got to be passionate. You’ve got to be crawling off that pitch at the end of the game. I was really expecting a bit more today. “But I don’t want to let it get to me too much. I’ve got to sort my squad out and sort the changes out. I want a proper team that reflects the way I am, the way I manage, the way I want things done - and I aim to do that. I’m sure there will be a lot of comings and goings throughout the summer. I want to be in here sorting it out and I’ll do my best to do that. It’s going to be tough. But, given the chance and given the backing, I think I can bring the right characters in. ”

Huddersfield Town, 2–0, Reading, The John Smith's Stadium, Joshua Smith, Neil Warnock, Noel Hunt, Tom Lees, Andy Yiadom, Afternoon, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Reading at The John Smith's Stadium at Afternoon and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Neil Warnock. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Noel Hunt. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['49th Minute Goal by Josh for Huddersfield', '49th Minute Assist by Brahima for Huddersfield', '84th Minute Goal by Joseph for Huddersfield', '84th Minute Assist by Matty for Huddersfield', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Neil Warnock celebrated his final game as Huddersfield boss with a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over already-relegated Reading. Without that victory against the Premier League-bound Blades, this fixture threatened to be a tense affair, with Reading in with a chance of staying up. That joviality nearly turned into genuine celebration, but Cesare Casadei's header - following Sean Long's deflected shot - hit the post, while Junior Hoilett also tried his luck with a curling right-footed effort. Reading's 20-year-old debutant goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke registered his first useful save from Josh Ruffels' header. Boyce-Clarke then reacted well to block a Jordan Rhodes shot at the expense of a corner after slack play by former Huddersfield defender Naby Sarr. The Jamaica U20 international safely gathered Koroma's first attempt of the second half before conceding the opener to the same player in the 49th minute. Koroma's next effort struck Tom Holmes in the face, with the Royals defender able to continue after treatment. A goal-line Sarr clearance prevented Jack Rudoni doubling Town's advantage, but the visitors hardly carried a threat in retaliation and the hosts made the game safe six minutes from time.

Millwall, 3–4, Blackburn Rovers, The Den, Craig Pawson, Gary Rowett, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Shaun Hutchinson, Lewis Travis, Afternoon, The Match was played between Millwall and Blackburn at The Den at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–4., ['8th Minute Goal by Duncan for Millwall', '8th Minute Assist by Oliver for Millwall', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Jake Cooper for Millwall', '22nd Minute Goal by Adam for Blackburn', '22nd Minute Assist by Joe for Blackburn', '86th Minute Goal by Ben for Blackburn', '86th Minute Assist by Sammie for Blackburn'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Millwall missed out on the Championship play-offs after a second-half capitulation against Blackburn, losing 4-3 on the final day after leading 3-1 at the break. Both sides started the day with top-six ambitions and the hosts looked on their way to securing the win they needed when Duncan Watmore's double and Oliver Burke's addition sent them into the break with a two-goal cushion. But Gary Rowett's side crumbled after half-time and after Joe Rankin-Costello reduced the arrears, Ben Brereton Diaz's double completed a remarkable turnaround. The teams were greeted by a cacophony of noise and the hosts responded by flying out of the traps, opening the scoring after eight minutes when Watmore lashed home a loose ball after Zian Flemming's long throw was not dealt with. The Lions thought they had a second inside 10 minutes when Tom Bradshaw tucked home the rebound after Flemming's free-kick hit the post, only for Millwall's top scorer to be denied by an offside flag. Rovers were soon architects of their own downfall as the hosts regained the ascendancy, with Watmore first to benefit. Just two minutes later, Wharton's loose pass was seized upon by Burke, who struck low into the corner to give Pears no chance. Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson made two changes at the break and Blackburn were back in it five minutes after the restart, Rankin-Costello converting the rebound after George Long parried Brereton Diaz's free-kick. The Chile international was on hand to level matters after 63 minutes, superbly curling the ball past Long from outside the area. He then came within inches of giving the visitors the lead when he outmuscled Danny McNamara and struck the inside of the post, the rebound bouncing wide off Tyrhys Dolan. Events at Deepdale left the Lions suddenly needing to find a winner to muscle their way back into the top six but Rovers stayed on the front foot and Brereton Diaz saw a header kept out by a combination of Scott Malone and the crossbar. But there was no denying him with four minutes to play, Brereton Diaz tapping in Sammie Szmodics' inch-perfect cross to settle a breathless contest and deny the Lions a first play-off appearance at this level for 21 years.

Birmingham City, 1–2, Sheffield United, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, David Webb, John Eustace, Paul Heckingbottom, Harlee Dean, John Egan, Afternoon, The Match was played between Birmingham City and Sheffield Utd at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was Harlee Dean and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['71st Minute Yellow Card by Harlee Dean for Birmingham City', '79th Minute Goal by Dion for Birmingham City', '79th Minute Assist by Marc for Birmingham City', '53rd Minute Goal by Oliver for Sheffield Utd', '53rd Minute Assist by Chris for Sheffield Utd', '56th Minute Goal by James for Sheffield Utd', '56th Minute Assist by Iliman for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Premier League-bound Sheffield United rounded off their Championship campaign by beating Birmingham 2-1. Oli McBurnie opened the scoring early in the second half before James McAtee doubled the lead soon after. Dion Sanderson pulled a late goal back for Blues. For much of the opening half the home side proved extremely hard to break down and they went close to taking the lead in the 14th minute when Lukas Jutkiewicz headed the ball against the bar. Having lost three of their previous seven games in all competitions including a 1-0 defeat by Huddersfield last time out, it seemed United could be there for the taking. But as the first half wore on they played their way in and Paul Heckingbottom's men were twice denied by the post in the 33rd minute. The first chance arrived after some patient passing on the edge of area led to Iliman Ndiaye cutting the ball back for Tommy Doyle, who curled his effort against the frame of the goal. Birmingham failed to clear their lines following Doyle's effort and fellow Manchester City loanee McAtee fired his attempt off the woodwork. The Blades started the second half strongly and were ahead eight minutes in. Chris Basham found a pocket of space on the right wing and dinked a cross into an unmarked McBurnie to glanced his header into the bottom corner. McActee doubled the lead only four minutes later. Jack Robinson curled a magnificent long ball in behind Birmingham's defence to Ndiaye and he unselfishly squared it across to McActee who tapped it home. “I also said throughout the season there were going to be some really difficult moments which there were, but the way we stuck together and got through it was exceptional. To get the most minutes for Under-18 players in Europe is an exceptional achievement in the toughest league in Europe. To get the most minutes for Under-20s in the Championship is an exceptional achievement. To do that and stay in the league and be competitive in every game we play, I think we’ve done well. ”

Wigan Athletic, 0–0, Rotherham United, The DW Stadium, Tim Robinson, Shaun Maloney, Matt Taylor, James McClean, Richard Wood, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and Rotherham Utd at The DW Stadium at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was James McClean and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Shaun Maloney. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Richard Wood and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['59th Minute Yellow Card by Leo Fuhr for Rotherham Utd', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Wes Harding for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

Wigan and Rotherham shared the spoils after a goalless Sky Bet Championship draw at the DW Stadium that lived up to its billing as a dead rubber. With the Millers already safe and the Latics already relegated, there was little to play for in front of a bumper crowd, boosted by a sell-out contingent from South Yorkshire. All of the pre-match talk had focused on Wigan's failure to pay their players on time for a fifth time this season. And a number of their first-team 'regulars' were absent from the matchday squad named by boss Shaun Maloney. James McClean - one of the players who had not been paid - did play, however, and wore the captain's armband on what could turn out to be his last appearance for the club. Youngster Sam Tickle was making his league debut in goal, and he had a confidence-boosting first involvement very early on. Tariqe Fosu danced through the Wigan defence and got in his shot, but the goalkeeper was able to make a fine stop with his body. The home defence parted again as Jamie Lindsay made his way through some non-existent tackling. But this time on-loan midfielder Christ Tiehi - another making his final appearance - stuck out a foot in the nick of time to toe it back to Tickle. As half-time approached, Fosu crossed from the right and the ball flew only just in front of the lunging Jordan Hugill at the far post. After the restart, a Rotherham break saw them threaten two-on-two, but a great recovery from Tom Pearce and then McClean snuffed out the danger. Tickle was called into action again from a Fosu free-kick before a Charlie Hughes cross found Thelo Aasgaard unmarked at the far post at the other end. His header was straight at Viktor Johansson. The Millers goalkeeper pulled off a stunning save moments later to keep out Omar Rekik's header from a Callum Lang free-kick. As Wigan looked to end a disastrous campaign on a high, Tiehi sent a half-volley from 20 yards over the top. Lang had one last effort to break the deadlock right at the end but his shot, which was travelling, was superbly gathered by Johansson.

Swansea City, 3–2, West Bromwich Albion, Swansea.com Stadium, Keith Stroud, Russell Martin, Carlos Corberán, Matt Grimes, Conor Townsend, Afternoon, The Match was played between Swansea City and West Brom at Swansea.com Stadium at Afternoon and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of West Brom was Conor Townsend and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2., ['26th Minute Goal by Luke for Swansea City', '26th Minute Assist by Jamie for Swansea City', '66th Minute Goal by Olivier for Swansea City', '66th Minute Assist by Ryan for Swansea City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Cooper for Swansea City', '13th Minute Goal by Okay for West Brom', '13th Minute Assist by John for West Brom', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Brandon Thomas-Asante for West Brom', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Taylor Gardner-Hickman for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

West Brom missed out on the Sky Bet Championship play-offs after losing 3-2 at Swansea. Albion started the final day in eighth, needing to win to keep their promotion bid alive, and hopes of extending their season were raised after Okay Yokuslu and Semi Ajayi twice gave them the lead in South Wales. But Luke Cundle and Olivier Ntcham equalised and, with results elsewhere going against them, Joel Piroe sealed their misery in stoppage time with a brilliant free-kick. There is plenty for Russell Martin to build on and the Swansea boss will hope fresh investment at the club will allow him to strengthen this summer. Jed Wallace sent an inviting cross to the far post where Brandon Thomas-Asante skewed wide. Jamie Paterson was off-target at the other end before Albion took a 13th-minute lead after Ajayi put Ntcham under pressure. But delight was cut short as the advancing Piroe played the ball into Paterson and his cute lay-off allowed Cundle to finish in style. The fact that midfielder Cundle, on loan from their local rivals Wolves, was the player to equalise simply added to their misery. West Brom replied immediately with Karlan Grant testing Andy Fisher low down and the Swansea goalkeeper was also equal to Thomas-Asante's angled attempt. Swansea started the second half on the front foot and Paterson curled wide before Piroe fired wide with the goal at his mercy. Albion had renewed hope after 54 minutes when Conor Townsend caused confusion from a Swift corner and Ajayi ended some ping-pong in the Swansea penalty area with a superbly controlled half-volley. But Swansea came roaring back and were level again after 66 minutes. Ntcham found a yard by letting the ball run across his path and smashed an unerring low shot past the helpless Alex Palmer.

Norwich City, 0–1, Blackpool, Carrow Road, James Bell, David Wagner, Stephen Dobbie, Teemu Pukki, Callum Connolly, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Blackpool at Carrow Road at Afternoon and James Bell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Teemu Pukki and the Manager of Norwich City was David Wagner. The Captain of Blackpool was Callum Connolly and the Manager of Blackpool was Stephen Dobbie. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['73rd Minute Yellow Card by Onel Hernández for Norwich City', '15th Minute Goal by Morgan for Blackpool', '15th Minute Assist by Josh for Blackpool'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

It was a reward for a spirited showing from the visitors, who signed off on a positive note under caretaker head coach Stephen Dobbie, while for Norwich it was a sad exit for striker Teemu Pukki, who failed to mark his final game for the club with a goal. It also completed a miserable end to the campaign for the Canaries, who won just one of their final 11 matches and slumped to an 11th home loss of the campaign. Blackpool went ahead from their first clear chance after 15 minutes. Josh Bowler did well to spot Rogers' run behind the home back line and the on-loan Manchester City youngster produced a neat chipped finish to beat Angus Gunn and stun a disgruntled home crowd. The fact that it was Pukki's final game for the Canaries had helped lift the atmosphere somewhat and it took an excellent fingertip save from Daniel Grimshaw to deny him a goal three minutes later, after the Finn had latched onto a loose ball in the area. Blackpool were still a threat however and it needed a fine last-ditch tackle from Andrew Omobamidele to deny Rogers a second before Pukki again took centre stage with a shot on the turn that was deflected just over. In a lively start to the second period, Gunn made a good stop to deny Bowler after the Tangerines' midfielder had linked up well with Rogers on the right. At the other end, first Pukki and then Onel Hernandez sent good efforts agonisingly wide of the target. Blackpool - playing with commendable spirit for a relegated side - nearly doubled their advantage just past the hour mark when CJ Hamilton burst into the area and let fly with a powerful shot that Gunn did well to parry. But it was Norwich who were seeing most of the ball and Pukki wasted another chance to sign off with a goal after 77 minutes as he failed to get enough on his touch after meeting Sam McCallum's inviting low cross at the back post. Substitute Rob Apter should have settled the contest for Blackpool six minutes from time after catching the hosts on the break, but with other options available he choose to go it alone and was denied by another excellent Gunn stop. “I thought he got the reception he deserved before, during and after the game. It was a very emotional day for him but he dealt with it well and had many opportunities to score - it’s just a shame he didn’t take one. Of course he will be a big miss for Norwich City. “I know all the numbers, but the club will also lose a reliable, honest and down-to-earth individual and I wish Teemu and his family all the best for the future. He will go down in Norwich’s history as one of the club’s stand-out strikers. ”

Middlesbrough, 1–1, Coventry City, Riverside Stadium, John Busby, Michael Carrick, Mark Robins, Darragh Lenihan, Liam Kelly, Afternoon, The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Coventry City at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Darragh Lenihan and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The Captain of Coventry City was Liam Kelly and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['45+3rd Minute Goal by Cameron for Middlesbrough', '45+3rd Minute Assist by Alex for Middlesbrough', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Isaiah Jones for Middlesbrough', '22nd Minute Goal by Gustavo for Coventry City', '22nd Minute Assist by Matthew for Coventry City', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Kelly for Coventry City', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle McFadzean for Coventry City', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Callum Doyle for Coventry City'], Sky Bet Championship, Monday,

On a dramatic day in the promotion race, Boro and Coventry finished fourth and fifth respectively to keep their dreams of a Premier League return alive. They will now meet again on Sunday May 14 at the Coventry Building Society Arena before returning to the Riverside for the second leg on Wednesday May 17. Coventry, who knew they needed to avoid defeat to stay in the play-off zone, secured the lead in the 22nd minute through Gustavo Hamer's clinical strike. With Middlesbrough's play-off place already assured, this was more about whether Michael Carrick's team could do anything to affect the battle for the remaining two spots up for grabs. Coventry were quick to make their intentions clear. Within two minutes of the first whistle, Hamer had already forced goalkeeper Zack Steffen into a strong save. Steffen did well to turn behind the Brazilian's low drive with his leg after he had been played in down the right. Josh Eccles was next to go close for the visitors. He was afforded too much space deep in the final third so carried and then drilled a yard wide of the left-hand post from 22 yards. After a period of toing and froing, with much of the play outside both boxes during that spell, Coventry took the lead. Hamer was again in the thick of things. He was picked out in space and instead of going himself, he tried to play in Viktor Gyokeres. The ball bounced off the striker and fell invitingly for Hamer to control and then power an unstoppable drive inside the bottom right corner of Steffen's net. After that Coventry chased everything, closing down the men in red shirts, but just when it looked like they might get to half-time in front Archer struck. Alex Mowatt's first-time shot from Riley McGree's run and pass actually hit Archer, who then quickly instinctively turned and hammered high into the top left corner of Ben Wilson's goal from six yards. After the restart, Middlesbrough had more of the ball without really testing the goalkeeper, with Coventry more reserved than in the previous half. McGree, who had already had a couple of half chances, was the most creative Middlesbrough man and he curled an effort into the arms of Wilson from 18 yards. “It is not an achievement, it’s about what is next - all eyes are on what happens after that. We have really worked hard in terms of preparing the right way, keeping our edge because performances matter, but we knew our fate a couple of weeks ago and where we would be. It is different now in the play-offs, naturally there is a different feeling about it. There will be a different kind of atmosphere in the two stadiums, you have to relish it because you are fighting for something that is worth achieving. “Coventry are a really good team, well-organised and they play good football. They are a threat going forward. The longer this game went on we dealt with it but they are a threat, and you would expect that given the run they have been on - just as you’d expect from all the teams in the play-offs. Generally I was quite pleased with what we got from the day. We wanted to win the game, but all in all it was a good performance, and everyone came through it pretty well. ”Semi-final first legsSunday May 14, 12pm - Coventry vs MiddlesbroughSemi-final second legsWednesday May 17, 8pm - Middlesbrough vs CoventryFinal