Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted his side have been struggling on the ball in recent weeks after their goalless League One draw at home to Oxford.Josh Murphy could have won it for the visitors in stoppage time but goalkeeper Cameron Dawson saved his penalty.Moore said: “We were dogged off the ball but we could’ve been much smoother on the ball today. We just couldn&r...Full Story »

Sky Bet Championship leaders Burnley beat managerless QPR 3-0 at Loftus Road to re-establish a three-point lead at the top.Johann Berg Gudmundsson opened the scoring in the 19th minute before on-loan Chelsea left-back Ian Maatsen doubled the Clarets’ lead in first-half stoppage time.And Nathan Tella’s 71st-minute goal, after a mistake by Jimmy Dunne, sealed a resounding victory for B...Full Story »

Liam Manning has told his MK Dons team that they have to stop feeling sorry for themselves and start to fight after falling to a 2-1 League One defeat at home to Fleetwood.The Dons sit 23rd in the table, level on points with bottom side Morecambe after birthday boy Daniel Batty helped the Cod Army complete a come-from-behind victory.Warren O’Hora had given the home side the lead shortly af...Full Story »

Sheffield United will be without John Fleck when they return to Sky Bet Championship action against bottom club Huddersfield.The midfielder sustained a calf problem during the defeat to Rotherham ahead of the World Cup break and aggravated it again in training so needs more recovery time.The Blades, who sit second in the table, have been boosted by the return to training of Jayden Bogle, Max Low...Full Story »

Crawley boss Lewis Young said he would not tolerate infighting between his players after a late flashpoint marred a brave defensive effort with 10 men in their last-gasp 2-1 defeat at Walsall.The Red Devils had to play almost an hour a man light after Ludwig Francillette’s dismissal.They almost hung on for a point after a string of superb saves from Ellery Balcombe, but Danny Johnson&rsquo...Full Story »

Sheffield United moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table with a 1-0 win at Cardiff.A 64th-minute goal from George Baldock was enough to secure all three points for the visitors.Cardiff dominated much of the first half after a ponderous first 20 minutes, with the Bluebirds’ front three causing plenty of issues on the counter-attack.The home side had plenty of chances, but failed ...Full Story »

Preston climbed into the Sky Bet Championship top six with a hard-earned 2-1 victory over fellow play-off chasers Reading at the SCL Stadium.In a drab first half, Preston midfielder Brad Potts squandered the best opportunity when miskicking wide from close range but the game livened up after the interval, with Ched Evans putting North End ahead in the 51st minute.Reading levelled 20 minutes late...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith hit out at the standard of Championship refereeing after being forced to settle for a goalless draw in their clash with QPR at Carrow Road.Smith felt the Canaries should have been awarded a penalty midway through the second half when Ben Gibson went down in the area under a challenge from Sam Field as a corner came over.“I thought it was a stonewall penalty,&r...Full Story »

Preston look set to be as they were last time out when they host Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.Ryan Lowe’s men appeared to come through Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough without picking up any fresh injury problems.Defender Patrick Bauer (appendix) and on-loan forward Troy Parrott (hamstring) remain unavailable.North End are currently 10th in the Championship...Full Story »

Arsenal and Newcastle have entered the race to sign Championship forward Ben Brereton Diaz. Diaz is set to be out of contract at the end of the season. The Chilean attacker is attracting interest from a host of clubs, and Blackburn are reportedly willing to risk him leaving on a free transfer and won’t sell him in January, according to The Sun. It’s an interesting strategy from Bla...Full Story »

Morton beat Inverness 4-0 to leapfrog them into second place in the cinch Championship.Robbie Muirhead gave Morton a flying  start with the opening goal after just six minutes when Mark Ridgers failed to deal with his shot and the ball squirmed over the line.Inverness fell further behind six minutes later when Max Ram bundled over Efe Ambrose at a corner.Ridgers saved Grant Gillespie’...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan feels his players have come out fighting after the Exiles drew 0-0 with 10-man Mansfield at Field Mill to remain unbeaten since he took charge of the club last week.The visitors created the better chances throughout the game but were unable to make their numerical advantage count after Mansfield’s James Perch was sent off in the second half.Perch dragged dow...Full Story »

Interim head coach Andy Dawson praised the bravery of his Hull players as they claimed a 4-2 Championship victory at Rotherham.It ensured back-to-back wins for the caretaker boss and former Hull player as they took control of the game with three second-half strikes to claim maximum points from this Yorkshire derby.Dawson said: “We have been focusing on the performances from minute one. Mor...Full Story »

Ayr lost ground on the cinch Championship leaders after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Cove Rangers at Somerset Park.The Honest Men took the lead in the 29th minute when Logan Chalmers cut inside the full-back onto his left foot but his shot was spilled by Cove goalkeeper Kyle Gourlay and Dipo Akinyemi tapped the ball into the empty net.Their lead latest just two minutes before the visitors wer...Full Story »

Martyn Waghorn scored his first Coventry goal for over a year as the Sky Blues moved off the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United.The striker came off the bench to score a penalty in the 87th minute to make it back-to-back wins for Mark Robins’ men for the first time since April after their 1-0 victory against Cardiff at the weekend.The defeat leaves Paul...Full Story »

Blackburn went top of the Sky Bet Championship as Ben Brereton Diaz’s stunning goal on his 100th Rovers start helped them to a 2-0 win over Sunderland.In an even game, Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men did what they are becoming accustomed to doing and put their opponents to the sword with a display of clinical finishing, exemplified by Brereton Diaz’s magnificent opener from Blackburn&r...Full Story »

Watford denied Norwich the chance to go top of the Championship table by beating them 2-1 at Vicarage Road.Imran Louza, who had earlier seen a penalty saved by recalled Canaries goalkeeper Angus Gunn, volleyed Slaven Bilic’s hosts ahead before Keinan Davis doubled the lead just after the half-hour mark.Josh Sargent pulled one back in the final minute of the first half but Dean Smith’...Full Story »

Elliot Embleton and Dennis Cirkin led a second-half Sunderland comeback to secure a first win in five games for Tony Mowbray’s side with a 2-1 victory over Wigan.Charlie Wyke had continued his fine return to football with a second goal in as many weeks at his former ground, but a formation change from Mowbray at the interval turned the tide of the contest definitively.The Black Cats were a...Full Story »

Arbroath moved off the foot of the cinch Championship table after Bobby Linn’s equaliser earned them a point from a 1-1 draw with Queen’s Park at Ochilview Park.The hosts, who would have moved to the top of the league with a win, took the lead in the 30th minute when Patrick Jarrett struck past Derek Gaston.Linn then levelled on the hour mark, slotting in after being teed up by Dale ...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson says the unpredictability and inconsistency in the Championship is one of its charms after Blackburn continued their win or lose sequence of results with a 3-0 victory over Rotherham at Ewood Park.A double from Ben Brereton Diaz and a first goal for the club from Sammie Szmodics put Rovers just outside the play-off places, three points off the top with leading teams Norwich and...Full Story »