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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Adam Lanigan, Glenn Speller, Matt Cresswell and Oliver Brindle

  1. 'Defence is winning'

    Bristol City 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Neil Maddison
    Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees

    It is looking like pure attack vs defence now, but at the moment the Bristol City defence are winning.

    There is very little space to work in for Boro, they just need to get one goal to get the game going.

  2. Derby 1-1 Portsmouth

    Nicolas Schmid makes another save for Portsmouth.

    Ben Brereton is kept out again.

    Derby sense there are three points to be taken here.

    Pompey need to offer something as an attacking force.

  3. SUBSTITUTION

    Bristol City 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Probably not too much of a surprise the way the half has started as Gerhard Struber makes a change.

    Defender Rob Atkinson is on for Anis Mehmeti.

  4. SUBSTITUTION

    Derby 1-1 Portsmouth

    Portsmouth could do without any more injuries especially to Josh Murphy.

    The winger hobbles off and Harvey Blair makes just his fourth appearance of the season.

  5. Hull 1-0 West Brom

    And so at nearly quarter past four, the second half begins.

    Let's hope fans at the game have not got to get anywhere around five!

  6. goal

    GOAL: Sheffield United 3-0 Birmingham

    Patrick Bamford (51 mins)

    Patrick Bamford scores from close range for Sheffield United's thirdShutterstock

    The hosts are home and hosed now!

    Tahith Chong keeps the ball in play and sets the ball back to Oli Arblaster, whose effort looks goalbound, before Patrick Bamford prods out his left foot to make sure the ball finds its way home into the back of the Birmingham net.

    Three goals and a man up, Sheffield United look set for a comfortable three points.

  7. Bristol City 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Positive stuff from Boro as they look for a way back into this one.

    Alex Gilbert with the shot from a long way out and it's a fine save from Max O'Leary, making his first Championship appearance of the season in the Robins goal.

  8. CLOSE!

    Charlton 0-0 Oxford United

    Oh, Oxford so close to breaking the deadlock!

    Will Vaulks sends in a terrific cross and it is met by a towering header from Michal Helik but Thomas Kaminski makes an excellent save, clawing the ball away from his goal.

    This one remains goalless.

  9. Get Involved

    QPR 4-0 Leicester

    There is no point in sacking Cifuentes. Nobody can fix this bunch of overpaid players, who aren't fit to wear the shirt. We are stuck with them until the summer when the financial rules allow us buy replacements. Nobody better would take the job, anyway!

    Steve, Cambridge

  10. 'All Middlesbrough at the moment'

    Bristol City 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Gary Owers
    Former Sunderland & Bristol City midfielder on BBC Radio Bristol

    It is all Middlesbrough at the moment, it is wave after wave of attack.

    You have to say though, once again Bristol City are defending well.

  11. Watford 0-0 Stoke

    Sorba Thomas, on his 300th career appearance, has a crack at goal but it's blocked.

    You get the feeling one goal in this game might be enough to sort it out.

  12. Sheffield United 2-0 Birmingham

    Back underway at Bramall Lane and in the opening minute of the second stanza Gustavo Hamer tries to double his tally from range but his effort is well off target.

  13. Bristol City 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Middlesbrough will remain six points behind Coventry if they fail to find an equaliser in the next 45 minutes.

    Is Kim Hellberg's 100% record going to end at Ashton Gate?

  14. SUBSTITUTION

    QPR 4-0 Leicester

    A change for QPR as Steve Cook replaces Jake Clarke-Salter.

    No changes for Leicester - a case of 'you got us into this, now get us out of it?'

  15. Charlton 0-0 Oxford United

    We are back underway at The Valley and neither manager has decided to turn to their bench just yet.

    In the opening act of the second period, U's defender Greg Leigh earns a free-kick in his own half.

  16. SUBSTITUTION

    Watford 0-0 Stoke

    Stoke make a change at the break.

    Sam Gallagher replaces Robert Bozeník who came closest to a goal for the visitors in the first half.

  17. SECOND HALF

    #bbcefl

    The last 45 minutes of Championship football before Christmas awaits us...

  18. Get Involved

    HT: QPR 4-0 Leicester

    Leicester doing their absolute best to confirm that having more possession, albeit fractionally, means absolutely nothing in football. Borderline brilliant against Ipswich, utterly useless against QPR - where's the consistency?

    James, Leicester

  19. Get Involved

    HT: Sheff Utd 2-0 Birmingham

    Blades playing better today... glad Hamer is OK after the bad tackle by Tommy Doyle.

    Tracey, Mansfield

  20. Get Involved

    HT: Watford 0-0 Stoke

    Tremendous stuff from the Hornets. Not conceding in the first 45!

    Paul, Scottish Borders