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Summary

Relegation-battling West Brom win at Preston but Charlton held at Sheff Wed
In-form Southampton come from behind to win at Swansea
Saints' play-off rivals Wrexham beat Stoke but Hull held by Birmingham
Toure hits Norwich hat-trick at Bristol City, Sheff Utd win at Watford
Earlier, Bowat bundles Portsmouth winner against Leicester in relegation six-pointer
Promotion-chasing Millwall beat QPR to go second; top-six hopefuls Derby beat struggling Oxford
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SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 16:22 BST 18 April
Sheff Wed 0-1 Charlton

The away side go to their bench for the first time and take off Reece Burke for Collins Sichenje.
And the hoe side do likewise, on comes Charlie McNeill and off goes Olaf Kobacki.
SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 16:22 BST 18 April
Hull City 1-0 Birmingham

Double change for the away side.
On comes Premier League winner Demarai Gray and Marvin Ducksch, who has not won the Premier League.

SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 16:22 BST 18 April
Swansea 1-1 Southampton

Malick Yalcouye, Gustavo Nunes and Joel Ward are sent on by Swansea.
Melker Widell, Liam Cullen and Sam Parker take a breather.
The home side are on the back foot now.
GREAT SAVE!published at 16:19 BST 18 April
Preston 0-1 West Brom

Preston have come out with some sparkle in their eyes.
Brad Potts' nod is a lovely sight but Albion stopper Max O'Leary gets his fingertips to it to tip it out before it falls over the line.

GOAL: Watford 0-2 Sheff Utdpublished at 16:18 BST 18 April
Patrick Bamford (59 mins)

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Bamford at the double.
Patrick Bamford gets on the end of a Femi Seriki cross to beat Egil Selvik.
That will probably put the tin lid on this one.
'Right place, right time'published at 16:18 BST 18 April
Swansea 1-1 Southampton
Jo Tessem
Ex-Southampton midfielder on BBC Radio Solent

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The ball is flicked on which upsets the rhythm of play and Shea Charles is there.
Right place, right time and that's why it's so important to get players into the box.
Crucial goal that gives Southampton time to settle now.
Can they go on and win this? Saints are in the driving seat.

Postpublished at 16:17 BST 18 April
Wrexham 2-0 Stoke
Ian Mitchelmore
BBC Sport Wales at Stok Cae Ras, Wrexham

Stoke looked like starting the second half on the front foot, although Wrexham have had a prolonged spell on the ball.
The hosts have done well to take the sting out of things and make sure Stoke weren't able to build any kind of momentum.
GOAL Swansea 1-1 Southamptonpublished at 16:16 BST 18 April
Shea Charles (57 mins)

A huge goal in the promotion race.
Shea Charles comes up with the goal as Leo Scienza heads on from a corner and the Substitute levels things up.

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Will this be Ed Still's final game as Watford manager?
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Watford are not good enough, can’t score goals, need players who want to play for Watford.
Trevor, Lincs
Still is Watford's third manager of the season... So far.
YELLOW CARDSpublished at 16:14 BST 18 April
Hull City 1-0 Birmingham

Hull City defender Semi Ajayi takes exception to Jay Stansfield shooting after the whistle has gone for an offside and the pair are both booked for a contretemps.

PENALTY APPEALpublished at 16:13 BST 18 April
Swansea 1-0 Southampton

Caspar Jander, Finn Azaz and Shea Charles all have shots blocked for Southampton but should Swansea have had a penalty?
Nathan Wood has hands on Ji-Sung Eom but referee Oliver Langford waves away the appeals.
Stoke chantpublished at 16:12 BST 18 April
Wrexham 2-0 Stoke
Ian Mitchelmore
BBC Sport Wales at Stok Cae Ras, Wrexham

Stoke are yet to have a shot on target.
Their fans just chanted "we've got the ball" when their side got in possession.
Full credit to them. They're making the most of a grim situation.

SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:11 BST 18 April
Wrexham 2-0 Stoke

Robert Bozenik is on for Stoke.
Sam Gallagher is the man to make way.
GOAL: Bristol City 1-1 Norwichpublished at 16:11 BST 18 April
Mohamed Toure (51 mins)

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Here's the equaliser.
Mohamed Toure's towering header doesn't escape Bristol City keeper Radek Vitek but the Norwich striker's sliding follow up on the rebound drills into the net.

GOAL: Sheff Wed 0-1 Charltonpublished at 16:10 BST 18 April
Matt Godden (49 mins)

The Addicks taking a step towards safety.
Veteran goal-getter Matt Godden has all the time in the world to get the ball under control and finish.
Sheffield Wednesday now on course for a 37th successive league game without a win. An all-time Football League record.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:09 BST 18 April
Hull City 1-0 Birmingham

First change of the day from the away side.
Ethan Laird is on in place of Bright Osayi-Samuel, who has picked up a knock.

GOAL Watford 0-1 Sheff Utdpublished at 16:08 BST 18 April
Patrick Bamford (50 mins)

End-of-season feel or not, the Blades are in front.
Gus Hamer's shot is deflected beyond Egil Selvik by Patrick Bamford for his 12th goal of the season.
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Postpublished at 16:08 BST 18 April
Watford 0-0 Sheff Utd

Mamadou Doumbia forces the first save of the game out of Sheffield United goalkeeper Adam Davies.
This all feels very end-of-season.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:06 BST 18 April
Swansea 1-0 Southampton

Southampton have sent on Shea Charles at the break in place of Flynn Downes.
The latter was cautioned in the first period, his 14th yellow card of the season when 15 gets you a suspension.

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Coventry City	43	25	11	7	85	43	42	86	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
2 Millwall	43	22	10	11	58	47	11	76	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
3 Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71	42	29	75	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
4 Southampton	43	21	12	10	75	51	24	75	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
5 Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62	42	20	72	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
6 Hull City	43	20	9	14	65	61	4	69	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
7 Wrexham	43	18	13	12	65	60	5	67	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
8 Derby County	43	19	9	15	62	53	9	66	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
9 Norwich City	43	18	7	18	59	52	7	61	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
10 Bristol City	43	16	10	17	54	55	-1	58	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
11 Queens Park Rangers	43	16	10	17	58	65	-7	58	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
12 Sheffield United	43	17	6	20	61	59	2	57	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
13 Watford	43	14	15	14	52	53	-1	57	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
14 Birmingham City	43	15	12	16	52	53	-1	57	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
15 Swansea City	43	16	9	18	51	56	-5	57	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
16 Preston North End	43	14	15	14	50	55	-5	57	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
17 Stoke City	43	15	10	18	49	48	1	55	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
18 Portsmouth	43	13	12	18	44	57	-13	51	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
19 Charlton Athletic	43	12	14	17	40	52	-12	50	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
20 West Bromwich Albion	43	12	13	18	44	56	-12	49	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
21 Blackburn Rovers	44	12	13	19	39	54	-15	49	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
22 Oxford United	43	10	14	19	41	55	-14	44	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
23 Leicester City	43	11	14	18	54	65	-11	41	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
24 Sheffield Wednesday	43	1	12	30	26	83	-57	-3	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw