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10 Championship games including seven at 15: 00 GMT Latest: Burnley 1-0 Watford, Cardiff 0-0 Sheff Utd, Leeds 1-0 Oxford, Millwall 0-0 Blackburn, Plymouth 1-0 Middlesbrough, QPR 0-1 Preston, Sunderland 0-1 Norwich Results: Hull 2-1 Swansea, Portsmouth 4-1 Coventry, Sheff Wed 2-0 Stoke Lang scores four as Pompey move out of drop zone Get involved #bbcefl Ian Woodcock, Ben Ashton & Alex Seftel Plymouth kicked off bottom, but Lewis Gibson's goal against Middlesbrough has taken them out of the drop zone in the live table. Oxford, trailing at Leeds, fall to the foot. Burnley and Leeds are both in front by a single goal at the break. Leaders Sheffield United are being held at Cardiff. It means just two points separate the top three as it stands. .. still plenty of time for things to change of course. Leeds 1-0 Oxford So far, so good for second-placed Leeds. Dan James' early goal has them in the lead at the break. Oxford United, with new boss Gary Rowett watching on from the stands, are bottom of the league as it stands. QPR 0-1 Preston Queens Park Rangers started this game the better side, with left-back Kenneth Paal hitting the crossbar, but Preston North End's opening goal knocked them off course. There was some controversy about Milutin Osmajic's strike as it came just after QPR defender Steve Cook had gone down injured, right in front of the Preston striker. Other than that, there have been few clear chances, with each side having one shot on target. Plymouth 1-0 Middlesbrough Plymouth defender Lewis Gibson's first goal for the club is the difference between these two sides at the break. Wayne Rooney's side - who are currently bottom of the Championship - have not played like a side who have lost their last four league games. They are worthy of their lead, with Ryan Hardie and Darko Gyabi also going close for the hosts, while Michael Carrick's Boro team have shown little attacking intent. Plymouth 1-0 Middlesbrough Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle are almost two goals in front. Mustapha Bundu finds half a yard of space inside the area, but Middlesbrough keeper Sol Brynn is alert to the danger and smothers his effort. Burnley 1-0 Watford Burnley hold a narrow lead at the break. Jaidon Anthony's excellent volley at the back post after good work by Josh Brownhill separates the two sides. The Clarets are deservedly ahead and Watford have struggled to create at Turf Moor. Scott Parker's side boast the meanest defence and if they can keep that record going, another three points beckons. Sunderland 0-1 Norwich If Sunderland are to keep their unbeaten home record going they'll have to come back from behind today. Millwall 0-0 Blackburn Another tight affair involving Millwall and it's goalless at the end of the first half. The Lions have created the better of the chances with Femi Azeez going close, Japhet Tanganga seeing an effort cleared off the line and Macaulay Langstaff firing into the side-netting. Blackburn have now gone five-and-a-half games without conceding a goal but they'll need to step it up to make it seven wins on the bounce. Stand-in Millwall boss David Livermore will be pleased with what he's seen. Cardiff 0-0 Sheff Utd The league leaders being held at struggling Cardiff. So far. Leeds 1-0 Oxford As it stands, Oxford are bottom of the Championship. New boss Gary Rowett, watching on from the stands today, will know what size of job faces him. Burnley 1-0 Watford Watford manage to launch a counter-attack and Rocco Vata is able to let off a curling effort but it's blocked by the Burnley backline. Cardiff 0-0 Sheff Utd The table-topping Blades have had the better of it but still nothing to show for their dominance as we head towards the interval. Millwall 0-0 Blackburn Millwall are pushing and they almost get their noses in front! Femi Azeez sees his shot well saved by Blackburn keeper Aynsley Pears before the follow up from Japhet Tanganga is cleared off the line by Joe Rankin-Costello. John Eustace's side clinging on to that clean sheet and six-game winning run at the moment. Lewis Gibson (38 mins) Just as it looked like a spell of Plymouth pressure had passed without Wayne Rooney's side taking advantage, Lewis Gibson puts them in front Left-back Brendan Galloway sends in the cross and the Pilgrims captain sends a towering header past Middlesbrough keeper Sol Brynn. That is Gibson's first goal for the club. Millwall 0-0 Blackburn Millwall's Macaulay Langstaff comes close to ending Blackburn's impressive run without conceding a goal, but he blasts into the side-netting after Rovers keeper Aynsley Pears got a hand on a dangerous cross into the box. #bbcefl Just a reminder, if you want to keep across all the goings on in Leagues One and Two you can do that on our bespoke third and fourth tier live page here. Notts County have just scored three goals in four minutes to go 3-0 up at home to Bradford City in League Two. Burnley 1-0 Watford Almost a second for Burnley as Hannibal Mejbri fires just inches wide of the post from the edge of the area. Plymouth 0-0 Middlesbrough No goals so far in a fixture which finished 3-3 last season. But, we are starting to see plenty of chances. Middlesbrough midfielder Riley Mc Gree sees a low strike deflected into the path of Plymouth keeper Daniel Grimshaw, just moments after Bali Mumba's dangerous cross narrowly evaded a team-mate at the other end. Millwall 0-0 Blackburn Make that 500 minutes since Blackburn last conceded a goal. Still goalless at The Den with chances at a premium so far. But Rovers are going in search of a sixth straight clean sheet today - and a seventh straight win. Last Updated 21st December 2024 at 15: 49 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.