Summary

  • Boro fail to join Coventry at the top after being frustrated by Leicester to a 1-1 draw at the Riverside

  • George Hirst seals Ipswich's 2-0 victory at Watford as they close the gap on Boro to six points

  • Lewis Koumas claims Hull's fourth goal of the night as they beat Derby 4-2

  • Sam Smith and Max Cleworth secure a hard-fought 2-1 win for Wrexham against Portsmouth

  • Kuryu Matsuki's double, James Bree, Leo Scienza and Finn Azaz ensure Southampton thrash QPR 5-0 at St Mary's

  • Scott Twine and Emil Riis earn Bristol City a 2-1 victory at Blackburn

  • Liam Cullen scores injury-time equaliser for Swansea against Preston

  • Lyndon Dykes earns Charlton a point at West Brom in crucial fixture towards the foot of the league

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  1. SUBSTITUTION

    Blackburn 1-2 Bristol City

    Kristi Montgomery is replaced by Oladapo Afolayan

  2. Hull 3-2 Derby

    Carlton Morris will have fancied this for Derby... He latches onto a ball to the near post but can't steer it on target under pressure from Hull defender Paddy McNair.

  3. 'Brittain could generate magic'

    Middlesbrough 1-1 Leicester

    Neil Maddison
    Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees

    You're looking for a piece of magic from someone.

    Brittain has been our outlet on this right hand side, delivering quite a few balls into the box.

  4. PENALTY TO WATFORD

    Watford 0-2 Ipswich

    Hang on...

    Down goes Tom Ince in the Ipswich area.

    Ben Toner points to the spot.

  5. SUBSTITUTION

    Hull 3-2 Derby

    Liverpool loanee Lewis Koumas is on for Hull, as is Paddy McNair. Liam Millar and Joe Gelhardt are withdrawn.

  6. YELLOW CARD

    Swansea 0-1 Preston

    Josh Key hauls down Preston's Milutin Osmajic.

    The yellow card is inevitable.

  7. GREAT SAVE!

    Blackburn 1-2 Bristol City

    It just won't go in for Blackburn as they push for a leveller.

    Radek Vítek makes a great save in the City goal to deny Dion De Neve at the back post.

  8. Southampton 4-0 QPR

    If they win tonight, and I think it's fair to say now that they will, Tonda Eckert’s side will be undefeated in their past seven league games (W5, D2) and will have not tasted defeat since a 2-1 loss at home to Hull on 17 January.

    They're certainly a form horse heading for those play-off places.

  9. Swansea 0-1 Preston

    Swansea are close again.

    Liam Cullen's effort looks to be going in but it's a brave block from Lewis Gibson that keeps it out.

    If they don't score Swansea will wonder how they haven't.

  10. Middlesbrough 1-1 Leicester

    It drops for Boro forward Tommy Conway on the edge of the area but he swipes it a long, long way into the night sky. That might be going in the River Tees.

    Heading towards the final 10 minutes.

  11. SUBSTITUTION

    Hull 3-2 Derby

    Ben Brereton Diaz is replaced by Carlton Morris for Derby. This is a welcome sight for the Rams to see their top goalscorer on the pitch.

    Rhian Brewster is also on for David Ozoh for the visitors.

  12. goal

    GOAL Watford 0-2 Ipswich

    George Hirst (77 mins)

    George Hirst celebrates scoring Ipswich's second at WatfordPA Media

    The drought is over.

    A first goal in 10 games for George Hirst should have secured the points for Ipswich.

    Jacob Greaves picks out the visiting striker and he can't miss from close range.

  13. Hull 3-2 Derby

    Derby have had plenty of chances of their own to go ahead before that fine strike from John Egan.

    Rams boss John Eustace must be pretty gutted at what he's watching here.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONS

    Swansea 0-1 Preston

    Three for Preston.

    Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison, Michael Smith is on for Lewis Dobbin and Jordan Storey replaces Andrija Vukcevic.

    Swansea send on Liam Cullen and Melker Widell for Eom Ji-Sung and Goncalo Franco.

  15. 'Goalscorer Scienza can still improve'

    Southampton 4-0 QPR

    Jo Tessem
    Ex-Southampton midfielder on BBC Radio Solent

    Leo Scienza cuts inside and the defender slips and it opens up for him. It rolls over the keeper's arm and into the corner.

    I think he's got more pace to give there though.

    I'm criticising him scoring a goal but I want him to be better because he has higher standards.

    I want him to get back into being a Porsche everytime he gets the ball.

  16. goal

    GOAL: Southampton 4-0 QPR

    Leo Scienza (59 mins)

    Saints are running away with this now.

    Finn Azaz has scored one and he's the maker of Southampton's fourth as he slides though Leo Scienza who gleefully slots home.

    These two came into tonight’s fixture on the same number of points separated only by goal difference in the table but on the pitch Saints have been streets ahead.

  17. Wrexham 2-1 Portsmouth

    Have Wrexham weathered the storm?

    They might have you know.

    They've barely had possession of the ball this second half but the Pompey pressure has subsided a little, for now at least.

    This one remains in the balance approaching the last 15.

  18. SUBSTITUTION

    West Brom 1-1 Charlton

    West Brom club skipper Jed Wallace is on.

    Ousmane Diakite is the man to make way.

    Have the Baggies got a second win in them?

  19. goal

    GOAL: Hull 3-2 Derby

    John Egan (75 mins)

    How big will this goal be in the Championship play-off race?

    Oli McBurnie plays it to an unlikely arrival in the box in John Egan and he swivels on it brilliantly before firing low and hard into the bottom corner.

    A McBurnie-esque finish from the centre-back to give Hull the lead for a third time in the game.

    Can the Tigers hold on this time?

  20. CLOSE!

    Middlesbrough 1-1 Leicester

    Middlesbrough almost snatch the lead, slightly against the run of play. It's a first move of real promise in this second half.

    Callum Brittain goes down the right on the overlap and fizzes it into the near post for David Strelec but he can only steer it just wide.