Summary

  • Emil Riis and Rob Atkinson help Bristol City to a 2-0 win over second-placed Middlesbrough who fail to close the gap on Coventry

  • The Sky Blues were held 1-1 at Southampton earlier in the day having lost Jay Dasilva to a red card

  • Ipswich go third as Jack Clarke scores the final goal in their 3-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday

  • Oli McBurnie converts a penalty as Hull beat West Brom to move fourth with Alfie Gilchrist sent off for the Baggies

  • Will Keane claims injury-time equaliser for Preston against Norwich as hosts stay in the top six

  • Koki Saito, Richard Kone, Karamoko Dembele and Amadou Mbengue score in the first half as QPR thrash Leicester 4-1 on Marti Cifuentes' return to Loftus Road

  • Tyler Bindon, Gus Hamer and Patrick Bamford give Sheffield United a commanding 3-0 win over Birmingham City who lost Tommy Doyle to a red card

  • Hayden Matthews' own goal earns point for Derby against Portsmouth following Callum Lang's early opener

  • Luca Kjerrumgaard secures three points for Watford at home to Stoke

  • Charlie Kelman decides tight game for Charlton against Oxford

  • Andri Gudjohnsen's seventh goal of the season and Yuki Ohashi give Blackburn a 2-0 win against Millwall

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  1. Get Involved

    FT: Preston 1-1 Norwich

    Unbelievable error from the Norwich keeper, again he is guilty of trying to save for the cameras and misses a simple palm out to the defender. Such a waste

    Adam, Norwich

  2. Coventry six points clear

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    The top six in the Championship table with Coventry players celebratingBBC Sport/Shuttershock

    Coventry's draw means a win for Middlesbrough at Bristol City will cut the Sky Blues' lead to three points going into Christmas.

    Preston's draw and Millwall's defeat means there's a chance both could be out of the top six by five o'clock.

  3. 'Coventry top of the Christmas tree'

    FT: Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    Rob Gurney
    BBC Radio CWR Sport

    Coventry are going into Christmas sitting on top of the Christmas tree.

    The Sky Blues got the job done and what a magnificent point this is at St Mary's on the road.

    There is a bit of afters involving players from both sides, they are confronting each other.

    It has ended a bit bad tempered here but that is a Southampton issue as the Sky Blues have got nothing to be bad tempered about.

    There are big smiles in the away end.

  4. FULL-TIME

    Preston 1-1 Norwich

    Will Keane celebrates his equaliser against NorwichGetty Images

    Full-time and the spoils are shared at Deepdale!

    Norwich City will be kicking themselves.

    They took the lead with five minutes of normal time remaining when Jovon Makama fired home a fantastic goal, in what looked like the winner.

    The Canaries were denied all three points when Preston substitute Will Keane headed home after Norwich were, unforgivably, caught on the over load by their hosts in the last minute of additional time.

    Preston remain third while Norwich miss out on the chance of climbing out of the relegation zone, as they stay second-bottom.

  5. FT: Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    The Coventry boss Frank Lampard punched the air as the final whistle went.

    He has now got himself involved in some pushing and shoving and we have a bit of a melee involving players from both sides.

    It is eventually brought under control.

    Happy Christmas everyone!

  6. goal

    GOAL: Preston 1-1 Norwich

    Will Keane (90+6 mins)

    Will Keane heads in Preston's equaliser against NorwichGetty Images

    Preston have stolen a point in the final minute of additional time!

    The ball is floated in from the left hand side and the two substitutes combine.

    Bradley Potts heads the ball into the path of Will Keane who heads the ball across goal into the far corner to grab a late leveller for North End!

  7. FULL-TIME

    Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    Flynn Downes and Victor Torp compete for a headerShutterstock

    The 10 men of Coventry hold on with some dogged defending and some more excellent goalkeeping from Carl Rushworth.

    Ephron Mason-Clark had headed the Sky Blues into a half-time lead but Jay DaSilva's sending-off just two minutes into the second period completely changed the complexion of the game.

    Nathan Wood duly headed a leveller before Rushworth denied Finn Azaz, Adam Armstrong and Ryan Manning.

    Coventry move six points clear at the top and it's over to Middlesbrough.

    Southampton may rue not making the most of their one-man advantage.

  8. Get Involved

    Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    Lampard's Coventry certainly knows gamesmanship when they need it.

    Paul, Hampshire

  9. YELLOW CARD

    Preston 0-1 Norwich

    Norwich defender Kellen Fisher lunges in from behind before the ball is played through to Preston defender Odeluga Offiah who has a great chance on goal.

    However, despite Preston having an opportunity to equalise, the referee blows his whistle to book Fisher before Offiah can get his shot on and the resulting free-kick comes to nothing.

    Frustration for the home supporters.

  10. 'Sky Blues are hanging on in there'

    Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    Rob Gurney
    BBC Radio CWR Sport

    The Sky Blues are hanging on in there and it really is a case of trying to see this game out now.

    Given the circumstances in this game this will be one of the games of the season for Coventry.

  11. Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    The Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has come up for two corners!

    The Saints are going for it but Coventry survive.

  12. FULL-TIME

    Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

    Blackburn players celebrateShutterstock

    A first win in six games for Blackburn and a much deserved win, that was never in doubt really from the moment Andri Gudjohnsen scored inside three minutes.

    Yuki Ohashi was gifted a second on the stroke of half-time and they saw it out with a degree of comfort after the break.

    It is consecutive defeats for Millwall for the first time under Alex Neil and it is a game they will want to forget very, very quickly.

    They stay fourth for now but could be out of the top six by close of play today.

  13. SUBSTITUTION

    Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

    A blatant piece of game management as Valerien Ismael takes off Yuki Ohashi and throws on Nathan Dlamini for the briefest of debuts.

  14. Preston 0-1 Norwich

    We are into six minutes of additional time at the end of the match at Deepdale.

  15. INJURY TIME

    Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

    Three extra minutes at Ewood Park.

  16. Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

    Oh Lewis Miller, you have to score this!

    A gorgeous curling free-kick from Todd Cantwell is right on Miller's head, but he puts is wide of the far post when it was begging to be headed in.

  17. 'Norwich have got something to defend'

    Preston 0-1 Norwich

    Chris Goreham
    BBC Radio Norfolk commentator

    Norwich have got something to defend now.

    We said earlier it might take a set-piece or a moment of magic, and that was a moment of brilliance from Jovon Makama.

    It might have been worth the early start for the Norwich fans if they can leave Deepdale with three points.

  18. Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    Carl Rushworth - again!

    Ryan Manning's left foot can be deadly and the Coventry goalkeeper makes a sprawling save.

    He is having a very good game in the visitors' goal.

  19. YELLOW CARD

    Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

    Millwall sub Joe Bryan goes into the book as he slides in late on Lewis Miller.

    The Australian has been on the end of a good few challenges today.

  20. Southampton 1-1 Coventry

    Matt Grimes is back on for Coventry.

    We will have nine minutes of stoppage time.