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Championship
2024–25
Football League Championship
Day Saturday/Sunday/Monday
Date 4/5/6 January 2025
Total matches 12
Total goals 27
Average (2.25 per match)
League leaders start Leeds United
League leaders end Leeds United
Highest scoring Hull City 3–3 Leeds United
Bottom start Plymouth Argyle
Bottom end Plymouth Argyle
Current league 2024–25
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Match day 25 Match day 27

Blackburn Rovers' 15-year wait for a win over Lancashire rivals Burnley will go on as Zian Flemming's diving header gave the Clarets all three points in an ultimately disappointing derby at Ewood Park.

New Stoke City manager Mark Robins had to settle for a point from his first game in charge as the Potters were held to a goalless draw by Championship bottom side Plymouth Argyle.

Joe Allen came off the bench to score a stoppage-time equaliser for Swansea City against Championship promotion-chasers West Bromwich Albion.

Bristol City's good run of winter home form continued as they beat Derby in the Championship to secure their fourth win in five games at Ashton Gate.

Abu Kamara turned from villain to hero with two goals to help struggling Hull City come from behind and take a point at home to the Championship leaders Leeds United.

Middlesbrough's promotion push suffered a blow as they were held to a third successive home league draw as Callum Chambers' fine goal earned relegation threatened Cardiff City a point at the Riverside Stadium.

Substitute Amankwah Forson scored his first two Norwich goals in stoppage time against Coventry to earn the Canaries a remarkable Championship victory at Carrow Road.

Oxford United made it four Championship games unbeaten under new manager Gary Rowett, who saw his 100% record come to an end with a draw at Preston.

Teenager Gabriel Otegbayo's 85th-minute strike salvaged a draw for wasteful Sheffield Wednesday as they surrendered an early lead and missed a penalty before denying Millwall just their second away Championship victory this season.

Sheffield United ended a run of three Championship games without a win by triumphing at out-of-form Watford.

Sunderland kept up the pressure at the top of the Championship with a narrow victory over 10-man Portsmouth.

Morgan Fox's fortunate winner for QPR extended Luton Town's losing run to four matches and cranked up the pressure on manager Rob Edwards.

Match Details[]

Saturday 4 January 2025[]

4 January 2025
12:30 GMT
2 °C (35 °F)
Live on Sky Sports
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Burnley FC2 Burnley Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 25,909
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
HT:0–0
Report
Flemming Goal 60'

4 January 2025
12:30 GMT
2 °C (35 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Stoke City Stoke City FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC Plymouth Argyle Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 26,168
Referee: Dean Whitestone
HT:0–0
Report

4 January 2025
12:30 GMT
2 °C (35 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Swansea City Swansea City AFC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC West Brom Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 14,729
Referee: Sam Allison
Allen Goal 90+2' HT:0–0
Report
Fellows Goal 66'

4 January 2025
15:00 GMT
2 °C (35 °F)
Bristol City Bristol City 1–0 Derby County Derby County Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 22,040
Referee: Will Finnie
McNally Goal 19' HT:1–0
Report

4 January 2025
15:00 GMT
2 °C (35 °F)
Hull City Hull City AFC 3–3 Leeds United Leeds United MKM Stadium, Hull
Attendance: 24,463
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Kamara Goal 5'89'
João Pedro Goal 81'
HT:1–0
Report
Tanaka Goal 46'
James Goal 62'
Piroe Goal 72'

4 January 2025
15:00 GMT
1 °C (33 °F)
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC Cardiff City Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 24,634
Referee: Tom Nield
Latte Lath Goal 12' HT:1–1
Report
Chambers Goal 21'

4 January 2025
15:00 GMT
2 °C (35 °F)
Norwich City Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC Coventry City Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 26,682
Referee: James Bell
Amankwah Goal 90+1'90+5' HT:0–1
Report
van Ewijk Goal 24'

4 January 2025
15:00 GMT
1 °C (33 °F)
Preston North End Preston North End FC2 1–1 Oxford United Oxford United Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 14,749
Referee: Ben Toner
Keane Goal 69' HT:0–1
Report
Rodrigues Goal 21'

4 January 2025
15:00 GMT
2 °C (35 °F)
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Millwall FC Millwall Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 25,208
Referee: Robert Jones
Valery Goal 6'
Otegbayo Goal 85'
HT:1–0
Report
Honeyman Goal 65'
Wintle Goal 83'

4 January 2025
15:00 GMT
3 °C (38 °F)
Watford Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC Sheffield United Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 19,937
Referee: David Webb
Ngakia Goal 20' HT:1–1
Report
Hamer Goal 13'
Brooks Goal 53'

Sunday 5 January 2025[]

5 January 2025
15:00 GMT
°C ( °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Sunderland Sunderland AFC 1–0 Portsmouth FC Portsmouth Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 39,846
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Isidor Goal 7' HT:1–0
Report
Pack Red card 67'

Monday 6 January 2025[]

6 January 2025
20:00 GMT
4 °C (39 °F)
Live on Sky Sports
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers FC2 2–1 Luton Town FC Luton Town Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 14,025
Referee: Andy Davies
Frey Goal 24'
Fox Goal 62'
HT:1–1
Report
McGuinness Goal 45+2'

League table after match day 26[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United 26 15 8 3 48 19 +29 53 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Burnley 26 14 10 2 31 9 +22 52
3 Sheffield United 26 16 6 4 36 17 +19 52 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Sunderland 26 14 8 4 39 22 +17 50
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 8 7 43 32 +11 41
6 West Bromwich Albion 26 9 13 4 32 21 +11 40
7 Blackburn Rovers 25 11 6 8 28 23 +5 39
8 Bristol City 26 9 10 7 33 30 +3 37
9 Watford 25 11 4 10 35 36 −1 37
10 Sheffield Wednesday 26 10 7 9 38 40 −2 37
11 Norwich City 26 9 9 8 43 37 +6 36
12 Swansea City 26 9 7 10 30 30 0 34
13 Queens Park Rangers 26 7 11 8 29 34 −5 32
14 Millwall 25 7 9 9 24 23 +1 30
15 Preston North End 26 6 12 8 28 34 −6 30
16 Coventry City 26 7 8 11 34 37 −3 29
17 Oxford United 25 7 7 11 28 40 −12 28
18 Derby County 26 7 6 13 31 35 −4 27
19 Stoke City 26 6 9 11 24 32 −8 27
20 Luton Town 26 7 4 15 27 44 −17 25
21 Portsmouth 24 5 8 11 30 41 −11 23
22 Hull City 26 5 8 13 25 36 −11 23 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Cardiff City 25 5 8 12 25 40 −15 23
24 Plymouth Argyle 25 4 8 13 24 53 −29 20
Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)

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