Championship: Wrexham beat Ipswich in eight-goal thriller; key wins for Pompey and Birmingham

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Wrexham win thriller against Ipswich 5-3 in key game in Championship play-off race
Portsmouth climb six points clear of drop zone with 3-1 win at third-placed Millwall
Birmingham win 2-1 at Norwich, Watford beat Derby 2-0
Middlesbrough held to goalless draw by Oxford; Charlton hold Southampton
League leaders Coventry beat struggling West Brom 2-0 through Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Rudoni
Stoke score in 89th minute to draw 2-2 with Leicester
QPR beat promotion-chasing Hull 3-1; Swansea beat stuttering Bristol City

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Chasers looking to pouncepublished at 12:10 GMT 21 February
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Blackburn's win over Preston yesterday evening means Portsmouth have been knocked down a peg and the competition of sixth place gets tighter.
Six teams will duke it out to take the final spot in the play-off places, while West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City have an early opportunity to try and avoid the bottom three. A win for West Brom will also see Sheffield Wednesday relegated despite them not playing today.
The early game featuring the Baggies could have big consequences for the top of the table, too. If Coventry fail to win their West Midlands foes then Middlesbrough could just steal away the top spot... again!
Rescues, reunions and other really good stuffpublished at 12:08 GMT 21 February
Five things to look out for

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It's a weekend of reunions as new Leicester City boss Gary Rowett visits Stoke and Nathan Jones returns to Southampton with his struggling Charlton side.
Want to know all about it and more?
Read Glenn Speller's five things to look for in the EFL right here.

Ohashi the late derby-day hero for Roverspublished at 12:06 GMT 21 February
FT: Blackburn 1-0 Preston

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Blackburn sub Yuki Ohashi scored in the fifth minute of time added on to give them a vital win over Lancashire rivals Preston on Friday.
The Japan international rose to head home his first goal since 20 December and give Michael O'Neill a second win from two games in interim charge.
That result moved Blackburn six points clear of the bottom three, albeit having played a game more.
Additionally, it means that a West Brom win over Coventry in one of the day's four early matches would see Sheffield Wednesday relegated today.
Today's Championship fixturespublished at 12:04 GMT 21 February
All games kick off at 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated

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- Hull City v Queens Park Rangers (12:30 GMT)
- Stoke City v Leicester City (12:30 GMT)
- Swansea City v Bristol City (12:30 GMT)
- West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City (12:30 GMT)
- Middlesbrough v Oxford United
- Millwall v Portsmouth
- Norwich City v Birmingham City
- Southampton v Charlton Athletic
- Watford v Derby County
- Wrexham v Ipswich Town

Good afternoonpublished at 12:00 GMT 21 February

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New Leicester City boss Gary Rowett takes charge of the team for the first time today
We've got four early kick-offs in the Championship today.
From the league leaders to a team desperately trying to avoid a second successive relegation, there's a lot going on.
It all starts in 30 minutes so let's get straight into it.

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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	33	19	8	6	68	36	32	65	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
2 Middlesbrough	33	18	8	7	50	33	17	62	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
3 Millwall	33	16	8	9	42	40	2	56	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
4 Ipswich Town	31	15	9	7	54	34	20	54	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
5 Hull City	32	16	6	10	51	46	5	54	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
6 Wrexham	33	13	12	8	51	44	7	51	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
7 Birmingham City	33	13	10	10	45	40	5	49	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
8 Derby County	33	13	9	11	47	41	6	48	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
9 Watford	33	12	12	9	43	38	5	48	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
10 Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40	37	3	48	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
11 Southampton	33	12	11	10	49	45	4	47	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
12 Bristol City	33	13	8	12	45	41	4	47	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
13 Queens Park Rangers	33	13	8	12	46	47	-1	47	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
14 Swansea City	33	13	6	14	39	39	0	45	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
15 Stoke City	33	12	8	13	36	31	5	44	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
16 Sheffield United	32	13	3	16	45	45	0	42	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
17 Charlton Athletic	33	10	10	13	32	42	-10	40	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
18 Norwich City	33	11	6	16	43	44	-1	39	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
19 Portsmouth	32	10	9	13	33	41	-8	39	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
20 Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31	41	-10	38	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win
21 West Bromwich Albion	33	9	7	17	32	49	-17	34	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
22 Leicester City	33	10	9	14	46	53	-7	33	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
23 Oxford United	33	6	11	16	28	44	-16	29	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
24 Sheffield Wednesday	32	1	8	23	19	64	-45	-7	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Position 1, 2 : Promotion
Position 3, 4, 5, 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22, 23, 24 : Relegation

Sheffield Wednesday 12-point deduction was applied when the club entered administration 6-point deduction for breaches of payment obligations

Breach of EFL Regulation – Leicester City deducted 6 points

Last Updated 21st February 2026 at 22:22

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Championship: Wrexham beat Ipswich in eight-goal thriller; key wins for Pompey and Birmingham

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Chasers looking to pouncepublished at 12:10 GMT 21 February

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Ohashi the late derby-day hero for Roverspublished at 12:06 GMT 21 February

Today's Championship fixturespublished at 12:04 GMT 21 February

Good afternoonpublished at 12:00 GMT 21 February

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