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| Championship, League One and League Two clockwatch – live! | Championship, League One and League Two clockwatch – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.48pm BST15:48 | |
| Mark Cullen makes it Luton 2-0 Exeter. | |
| 3.48pm BST15:48 | |
| A strong comeback from Tranmere, who now lead 2-1 against Stevenage thanks to Kayode Odejayi. | |
| 3.46pm BST15:46 | |
| Newport are back in it. Darren Jones has pulled one back for them against Hartlepool, who now lead 2-1. | |
| 3.46pm BST15:46 | |
| GOAL! Birmingham 2-0 Rotherham (Donaldson, 43 min) | |
| David Cotterill’s free-kick is parried about by Damien Martinez and Clayton Donaldson heads in the rebound. A blow for Rotherham. | |
| 3.42pm BST15:42 | |
| Play up Pompey! It’s Carlisle 1-1 Portsmouth, Jed Wallace with the equaliser. A sensational strike, by all accounts. Meanwhile it’s Newport 0-2 Hartlepool, Jordan Hugill with the second, while in Leagne it’s Scunthorpe 1-0 Peterborough, Paddy Madden with the opener. | |
| 3.40pm BST15:40 | |
| A big goal at the top of League One, Jermaine Beckford making it Preston 1-0 Rochdale. | |
| 3.39pm BST15:39 | |
| It’s ... Stevenage 1-1 Tranmere. Jennison Myrie-Williams equalises for the visitors. | |
| 3.36pm BST15:36 | |
| The battle for a play-off spot in League Two is fierce and it’s Plymouth 0-1 Burton, Kevin Stewart with the goal. | |
| Updated at 3.49pm BST | |
| 3.33pm BST15:33 | |
| BUT MILLWALL DON'T LEAD! | |
| Lee Gregory’s penalty is awful, delivered at around 2mph, and Stephen Henderson saves easily! Charlton are down to 10 men, but it’s still goalless. | |
| Updated at 3.34pm BST | |
| 3.32pm BST15:32 | |
| Millwall have a penalty... | |
| And Chris Solly has been sent off for Charlton, handling Martyn Woolford’s shot. | |
| Updated at 3.48pm BST | |
| 3.31pm BST15:31 | |
| Accrington equalise! Hooray! Lloyd Jones makes it Morecambe 1-1 Accrington. | |
| 3.31pm BST15:31 | |
| GOAL! Birmingham 1-0 Rotherham (Tesche, 27 min) | |
| Robert Tesche strokes home from the edge of the area after good work from Clayton Donaldson and Wigan will be feeling a bit better. | |
| 3.29pm BST15:29 | |
| Will Atkinson scores! And that means it’s Southend 2-0 Mansfield. | |
| 3.26pm BST15:26 | |
| In League 2, Luke Guttridge makes it Luton 1-0 Exeter and the M40 derby is going Oxford’s way - Danny Rose (not that one) doubles their lead against Wycombe. | |
| 3.25pm BST15:25 | |
| GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Brentford (Dallas, 24 min) | |
| Stuart Dallas pings a low drive into the bottom-left corner from 20 yards and Brentford are on course for a place in the top six! | |
| Updated at 3.47pm BST | |
| 3.24pm BST15:24 | |
| Nathan Cameron does his Nathan Cameron thing and it’s Cambridge 0-1 Bury. | |
| 3.23pm BST15:23 | |
| Connor Goldson has another for Shrewsbury, who lead Dagenham & Redbridge 2-0, and Barry Corr has made it Southend 1-0 Mansfield. | |
| 3.22pm BST15:22 | |
| GOAL! Middlesbrough 1-0 Wigan (Bamford, 20 min) | |
| A slow start from Middlesbrough, but they have the lead now! Patrick Bamford lets fly from 18 yards and a deflection off a Wigan defender sends the ball spinning into the right corner. | |
| Updated at 3.46pm BST | |
| 3.21pm BST15:21 | |
| At the bottom of League One, James Hayter makes it Yeovil 1-0 Chesterfield. | |
| 3.18pm BST15:18 | |
| Would you like to know what’s happening between Newport and Hartlepool in League Two? Of course. Hartlepool lead thanks to a Lee Minshull own goal and suddenly they’re dreaming of an improbable escape act. Meanwhile Connor Goldson makes it Shrewsbury 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge and it’s Gillingham 0-1 Fleetwood thanks to a Gareth Evans goal. | |
| Updated at 3.20pm BST | |
| 3.15pm BST15:15 | |
| Kemar Roofe, er, raises Oxford’s spirits, giving them the lead in the famous M40 derby against promotion-chasing Wycombe Wanderers. | |
| 3.14pm BST15:14 | 3.14pm BST15:14 |
| Wes Hoolahan shoots, David Stockdale saves. Norwich haven’t made the breakthrough against Brighton yet. | Wes Hoolahan shoots, David Stockdale saves. Norwich haven’t made the breakthrough against Brighton yet. |
| 3.11pm BST15:11 | 3.11pm BST15:11 |
| It has just been suggested that Chris Hughton, now at Brighton, was wronged by Norwich when they sacked him. No. | It has just been suggested that Chris Hughton, now at Brighton, was wronged by Norwich when they sacked him. No. |
| 3.07pm BST15:07 | 3.07pm BST15:07 |
| Poor old Portsmouth. Haven’t they suffered enough? | Poor old Portsmouth. Haven’t they suffered enough? |
| 3.05pm BST15:05 | 3.05pm BST15:05 |
| Stevenage lead against Tranmere, Bira Dembele with the goal, and Kyle Dempsey has put Carlisle ahead against Portsmouth. | Stevenage lead against Tranmere, Bira Dembele with the goal, and Kyle Dempsey has put Carlisle ahead against Portsmouth. |
| 3.04pm BST15:04 | 3.04pm BST15:04 |
| Kacaniklic has gone close for Fulham, hammering a drive goalwards and forcing Brentford’s Button into a fine save. | Kacaniklic has gone close for Fulham, hammering a drive goalwards and forcing Brentford’s Button into a fine save. |
| 3.03pm BST15:03 | 3.03pm BST15:03 |
| There have been no goals yet. They told me the Championship’s exciting. But what do they know? | There have been no goals yet. They told me the Championship’s exciting. But what do they know? |
| 3.01pm BST15:01 | 3.01pm BST15:01 |
| Peep! We have football. | Peep! We have football. |
| 2.58pm BST14:58 | 2.58pm BST14:58 |
| Teams are in tunnels up and down the country. Soon there will be football. | Teams are in tunnels up and down the country. Soon there will be football. |
| 2.18pm BST14:18 | 2.18pm BST14:18 |
| And what’s happening at the New Den, where seemingly doomed Millwall host Charlton? | And what’s happening at the New Den, where seemingly doomed Millwall host Charlton? |
| #Millwall starting Xl | Forde; Cummings, Nelson, Hooiveld, Harding; Upson, Abdou, Williams, Woolford; Gregory, O’Brien. #MFCvCAFC | #Millwall starting Xl | Forde; Cummings, Nelson, Hooiveld, Harding; Upson, Abdou, Williams, Woolford; Gregory, O’Brien. #MFCvCAFC |
| Charlton starting XI: Henderson; Solly, Fox, Gomez, Johnson; Gudmundsson, Diarra, Cousins, Eagles; Vetokele, Watt. #cafc #CAFCLive | Charlton starting XI: Henderson; Solly, Fox, Gomez, Johnson; Gudmundsson, Diarra, Cousins, Eagles; Vetokele, Watt. #cafc #CAFCLive |
| 2.17pm BST14:17 | 2.17pm BST14:17 |
| It’s a west London derby at Craven Cottage, where Fulham are without Private Scott E. Parker because of illness. | It’s a west London derby at Craven Cottage, where Fulham are without Private Scott E. Parker because of illness. |
| Fulham team: Bettinelli, Grimmer, Bodurov, Turner, Husband, Fofana, Guthrie, Tunnicliffe, Kačaniklić, Woodrow, McCormack #coyw | Fulham team: Bettinelli, Grimmer, Bodurov, Turner, Husband, Fofana, Guthrie, Tunnicliffe, Kačaniklić, Woodrow, McCormack #coyw |
| Brentford team: Button, Odubajo, Tarkowski, Bidwell, Dean, Douglas, Dallas, Diagouraga, Pritchard, Jota, Gray | Brentford team: Button, Odubajo, Tarkowski, Bidwell, Dean, Douglas, Dallas, Diagouraga, Pritchard, Jota, Gray |
| Updated at 2.21pm BST | Updated at 2.21pm BST |
| 2.15pm BST14:15 | 2.15pm BST14:15 |
| Here’s the news from St Andrew’s. | Here’s the news from St Andrew’s. |
| THE TEAM: Here's how #BCFC line up to take on @OfficialRUFC: pic.twitter.com/OwdpIOUBGL | THE TEAM: Here's how #BCFC line up to take on @OfficialRUFC: pic.twitter.com/OwdpIOUBGL |
| Millers: Martinez, Hunt, Morgan, Broadfoot, Lafferty; Wilson, Frecklington, Smallwood, Pringle; Sammon, Derbyshire. #rufc | Millers: Martinez, Hunt, Morgan, Broadfoot, Lafferty; Wilson, Frecklington, Smallwood, Pringle; Sammon, Derbyshire. #rufc |
| 2.13pm BST14:13 | 2.13pm BST14:13 |
| At the Amex Stadium, the teamsheets have been handed in. | At the Amex Stadium, the teamsheets have been handed in. |
| #BHAFC v #NCFC: Stockdale; Bruno, Greer, Halford, Bennett; Kayal, Ince, Stephens; Calderon, O'Grady, Teixeira. #BHAvNCFC | #BHAFC v #NCFC: Stockdale; Bruno, Greer, Halford, Bennett; Kayal, Ince, Stephens; Calderon, O'Grady, Teixeira. #BHAvNCFC |
| #NCFC team vs @OfficialBHAFC: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Olsson; Howson, Tettey, Dorrans, Johnson; Hoolahan; Jerome. | #NCFC team vs @OfficialBHAFC: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Olsson; Howson, Tettey, Dorrans, Johnson; Hoolahan; Jerome. |
| 2.12pm BST14:12 | 2.12pm BST14:12 |
| Here’s the news from the City Ground. | Here’s the news from the City Ground. |
| Here’s how #NFFC will line up this afternoon... pic.twitter.com/Pc2atJ74KW | Here’s how #NFFC will line up this afternoon... pic.twitter.com/Pc2atJ74KW |
| #WWFC Subs: Kuszczak, Doherty, Edwards, Doyle, van La Parra, Ebanks-Landell, Hause. #NFFCvWWFC | #WWFC Subs: Kuszczak, Doherty, Edwards, Doyle, van La Parra, Ebanks-Landell, Hause. #NFFCvWWFC |
| 2.11pm BST14:11 | 2.11pm BST14:11 |
| And here’s the riposte from Aitor Karanka! Phwoar! | And here’s the riposte from Aitor Karanka! Phwoar! |
| TEAM NEWS: Dimi, Kalas, Woodgate, Gibson, Friend, Adomah, Clayton, Leadbitter, Reach, Vossen, Bamford. | TEAM NEWS: Dimi, Kalas, Woodgate, Gibson, Friend, Adomah, Clayton, Leadbitter, Reach, Vossen, Bamford. |
| 2.10pm BST14:10 | 2.10pm BST14:10 |
| Loveable rogue Malky Mackay has named his Wigan team for today’s daunting trip against Middlesbrough. | Loveable rogue Malky Mackay has named his Wigan team for today’s daunting trip against Middlesbrough. |
| #wafc team to face @Boro in the @SkyBetChamp pic.twitter.com/4rw0ZjwaBP | #wafc team to face @Boro in the @SkyBetChamp pic.twitter.com/4rw0ZjwaBP |
| 2.07pm BST14:07 | 2.07pm BST14:07 |
| But here’s what Watford manager Slavisa Jokanovic had to say about the Championship yesterday. | But here’s what Watford manager Slavisa Jokanovic had to say about the Championship yesterday. |
| It might end on May 2 – or not. It is very long. You have to be ready for whatever is thrown in front of you. There are a lot of games – two in three days or three in five. It is the same for everyone. The Championship is very famous. I have spent all of my life in football. I am not surprised by it. I knew what I would find in the competition, more or less. It is a new experience to feel what it is but I am prepared and I believe in my team. I arrive from outside England and for you it’s probably like no one is interested in the second division of English football outside England. It’s not England. My friends in Serbia watch Championship games on television. It has many followers around the world. It is not my first experience. Last year I watched Millwall against Bolton because I was in England, I found some time to watch a game in London and this was the only game I could find when I was there. Am I surprised? No. Many countries, this is a competition people follow and it is one of the more interesting leagues in Europe to follow.” | It might end on May 2 – or not. It is very long. You have to be ready for whatever is thrown in front of you. There are a lot of games – two in three days or three in five. It is the same for everyone. The Championship is very famous. I have spent all of my life in football. I am not surprised by it. I knew what I would find in the competition, more or less. It is a new experience to feel what it is but I am prepared and I believe in my team. I arrive from outside England and for you it’s probably like no one is interested in the second division of English football outside England. It’s not England. My friends in Serbia watch Championship games on television. It has many followers around the world. It is not my first experience. Last year I watched Millwall against Bolton because I was in England, I found some time to watch a game in London and this was the only game I could find when I was there. Am I surprised? No. Many countries, this is a competition people follow and it is one of the more interesting leagues in Europe to follow.” |
| 2.04pm BST14:04 | 2.04pm BST14:04 |
| The answer is no, but it will probably ensure this Clockwatch gets some emails. | The answer is no, but it will probably ensure this Clockwatch gets some emails. |
| 2.03pm BST14:03 | 2.03pm BST14:03 |
| The Championship is very exciting. I wonder. If your side is challenging at the top, would you necessarily want them to get promoted? You might miss this league. | The Championship is very exciting. I wonder. If your side is challenging at the top, would you necessarily want them to get promoted? You might miss this league. |
| 2.00pm BST14:00 | 2.00pm BST14:00 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| What a treat. Friday afternoon football. Must be why they call it Good Friday. It’s a huge day at the top of the Championship, where it’s even more crammed than the tube at rush hour, six teams separated by six points - or eight teams by eight points, you’ll hear fans of Brentford and Wolves cry. The top two, Bournemouth and Watford, are in action later, away at Ipswich Town and Derby County respectively, so Middlesbrough and Norwich will be looking to take advantage before they get going. Aitor Karanka’s Middlesbrough, spearheaded by Patrick Bamford, are at home to struggling Wigan, who are in 21st place, five points below Rotherham, while Alex Neil’s Norwich are at Brighton. A win for Middlesbrough would lift them into first place, for a couple of hours at least, and Norwich will also hope to end the day in the top two. It’s tight. Further down, Derby and Ipswich could find themselves out of the top six for a few hours if Brentford win at Fulham and Wolves win at Nottingham Forest. It’s tight. | What a treat. Friday afternoon football. Must be why they call it Good Friday. It’s a huge day at the top of the Championship, where it’s even more crammed than the tube at rush hour, six teams separated by six points - or eight teams by eight points, you’ll hear fans of Brentford and Wolves cry. The top two, Bournemouth and Watford, are in action later, away at Ipswich Town and Derby County respectively, so Middlesbrough and Norwich will be looking to take advantage before they get going. Aitor Karanka’s Middlesbrough, spearheaded by Patrick Bamford, are at home to struggling Wigan, who are in 21st place, five points below Rotherham, while Alex Neil’s Norwich are at Brighton. A win for Middlesbrough would lift them into first place, for a couple of hours at least, and Norwich will also hope to end the day in the top two. It’s tight. Further down, Derby and Ipswich could find themselves out of the top six for a few hours if Brentford win at Fulham and Wolves win at Nottingham Forest. It’s tight. |
| Everyone below kicks off at: 3pm. | Everyone below kicks off at: 3pm. |
| Championship | Championship |
| Birmingham v Rotherham | Birmingham v Rotherham |
| Brighton v Norwich | Brighton v Norwich |
| Fulham v Brentford | Fulham v Brentford |
| Middlesbrough v Wigan | Middlesbrough v Wigan |
| Millwall v Charlton | Millwall v Charlton |
| Nottingham Forest v Wolves | Nottingham Forest v Wolves |
| League One | League One |
| Crewe v Crawley | Crewe v Crawley |
| Gillingham v Fleetwood | Gillingham v Fleetwood |
| Oldham v Bristol City | Oldham v Bristol City |
| Port Vale v Colchester | Port Vale v Colchester |
| Preston v Rochdale | Preston v Rochdale |
| Scunthorpe v Peterborough | Scunthorpe v Peterborough |
| Walsall v Notts County | Walsall v Notts County |
| Yeovil v Chesterfield | Yeovil v Chesterfield |
| League Two | League Two |
| Cambridge v Bury | Cambridge v Bury |
| Carlisle v Portsmouth | Carlisle v Portsmouth |
| Luton v Exeter | Luton v Exeter |
| Morecambe v Accrington | Morecambe v Accrington |
| Newport v Hartlepool | Newport v Hartlepool |
| Plymouth v Burton Albion | Plymouth v Burton Albion |
| Shrewsbury v Dagenham & Redbridge | Shrewsbury v Dagenham & Redbridge |
| Southend v Mansfield | Southend v Mansfield |
| Stevenage v Tranmere | Stevenage v Tranmere |
| Wimbledon v Northampton | Wimbledon v Northampton |
| York v Cheltenham | York v Cheltenham |