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Championship
2024–25
Day Friday/Saturday/Sunday/
Monday/Tuesday
Date 21/22/23/24/25 February
2025
Total matches 14
Total goals 39
Average (2.79 per match)
League leaders start Leeds United
League leaders end Leeds United
Highest scoring Norwich 4–2 Stoke City
Bottom start Luton Town
Bottom end Luton Town
Current league 2024–25
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Match day 33 Match day 35

Substitute George Earthy scored his first goals for Bristol City as they came from behind to inflict a fifth-straight defeat on Middlesbrough and move into the Championship top six.

Burnley kept a 12th straight clean sheet in the Championship as they thumped Sheffield Wednesday at Turf Moor.

Millwall scrambled a late winner at Pride Park to maintain Derby County's misery in front of their own fans.

Plymouth Argyle came from behind to prevent 10-man Cardiff City landing a significant blow in the Championship relegation fight.

Anthony Patterson's error ended Sunderland's unbeaten home record to dent their Championship promotion hopes and handed Hull City a vital three points in their fight against relegation.

Coventry City ended their Preston hoodoo as they beat North End for the first time since 2007, with first-half headers from Jack Rudoni and Bobby Thomas.

Josh Sargent's second-half double helped Norwich back onto the Championship promotion play-off trail as the Canaries ended Stoke's recent resurgence.

Josh Murphy scored one goal and set up the other as Portsmouth beat QPR to continue their surge away from the relegation zone with a third straight win.

Swansea City made a spectacular start to life after Luke Williams as they comprehensively beat play-off contenders Blackburn Rovers to earn their first home win of 2025.

West Bromwich Albion moved back into the Championship play-off places with a well deserved victory over Oxford United at The Hawthorns.

Watford ended a dismal run of five successive home defeats with a comfortable win over relegation-haunted Luton Town in the M1 derby at Vicarage Road.

Leeds United produced a remarkable late comeback for the second week running to win at second-placed Sheffield United and move five points clear at the top of the Championship.

Cardiff City landed a significant blow in the battle for Championship survival as they dug in for a home win over Hull City to overtake their fellow strugglers.

Middlesbrough reignited their faltering Championship play-off hopes by ending a five-match losing run with a morale-boosting victory over Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium.

Match Details[]

Friday 21 February 2025[]

21 February 2025
19:45 GMT
12 °C (54 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Attendance: 21,894
Referee: Tom Nield
Earthy Goal 72'82' HT:0–1
Report
Conway Goal 37'

21 February 2025
20:00 GMT
9 °C (49 °F)
Live on Sky Sports
Burnley 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 20,675
Referee: Stephen Martin
Edwards Goal 43'
Brownhill Goal 62'
Roberts Goal 70'
Benson Goal 90+5'
HT:1–0
Report

Saturday 22 February 2025[]

22 February 2025
12:30 GMT
11 °C (52 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Derby County 0–1 Millwall Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Attendance: 28,321
Referee: Elliot Bell
HT:0–0
Report
Coburn Goal 90+5'

22 February 2025
12:30 GMT
12 °C (53 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cardiff City Home Park, Plymouth
Attendance: 16,981
Referee: James Bell
Tijani Goal 67' HT:0–1
Report
Salech Goal 12'
Goutas Red card 53'

22 February 2025
12:30 GMT
11 °C (52 °F)
Live on Sky Sports
Sunderland 0–1 Hull City Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 44,009
Referee: Farai Hallam
HT:0–1
Report
Patterson Goal 18' (og)

22 February 2025
15:00 GMT
13 °C (55 °F)
Coventry City 2–1 Preston North End Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Attendance: 26,493
Referee: Oliver Langford
Rudoni Goal 30'
Thomas Goal 37'
HT:2–0
Report
Keane Goal 82'

22 February 2025
15:00 GMT
11 °C (52 °F)
Norwich City 4–2 Stoke City Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 26,267
Referee: John Busby
Dobbin Goal 32'
Sargent Goal 48'71'
Tchamadeu Goal 78' (og)
HT:1–1
Report
Baker Goal 45+2'90+7' (pen)

22 February 2025
15:00 GMT
11 °C (52 °F)
Portsmouth 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Attendance: 20,426
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Murphy Goal 48'
Ritchie Goal 51'
HT:0–0
Report
Dunne Goal 74'

22 February 2025
15:00 GMT
12 °C (54 °F)
Swansea City 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 13,788
Referee: Gavin Ward
Vipotnik Goal 39'
Peart-Harris Goal 45+2'
Cullen Goal 62'
HT:2–0
Report

22 February 2025
15:00 GMT
12 °C (54 °F)
West Brom 2–0 Oxford United The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Attendance: 25,951
Referee: Sam Allison
Mowatt Goal 11'
Swift Goal 90+11'
HT:1–0
Report

Sunday 23 February 2025[]

23 February 2025
12:00 GMT
10 °C (50 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Watford 2–0 Luton Town Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 30,252
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Dele-Bashiru Goal 11' (pen.)
Kayembe Goal 23'
HT:2–0
Report

Monday 24 February 2025[]

24 February 2025
20:00 GMT
8 °C (46 °F)
Live on Sky Sports
Sheffield United 1–3 Leeds United Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 29,702
Referee: David Webb
Meslier Goal 14' (o.g.) HT:1–0
Report
Tanaka Goal 89'
Firpo Goal 72'
Piroe Goal 90'

Tuesday 25 February 2025[]

25 February 2025
19:45 GMT
4 °C (40 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Cardiff City 1–0 Hull City Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 16,622
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Robinson Goal 52' HT:0–0
Report

25 February 2025
19:45 GMT
4 °C (40 °F)
Live on Sky Sports+
Stoke City 1–3 Middlesbrough Bet365 Stadium, Stoke
Attendance: 20,141
Referee: Andy Davies
Bae Jun-ho Goal 45' HT:1–1
Report
Foss Goal 20'
Azaz Goal 52'
Conway Goal 73'

League table after match day 34[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United 34 22 9 3 71 21 +50 75 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Sheffield United 34 22 6 6 48 26 +22 70
3 Burnley 34 18 14 2 43 9 +34 68 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Sunderland 34 17 11 6 50 31 +19 62
5 West Bromwich Albion 34 12 15 7 44 31 +13 51
6 Blackburn Rovers 34 15 6 13 39 34 +5 51
7 Coventry City 34 14 8 12 46 42 +4 50
8 Bristol City 34 12 13 9 43 38 +5 49
9 Watford 34 14 6 14 45 48 −3 48
10 Norwich City 34 12 11 11 55 47 +8 47
11 Middlesbrough 34 13 8 13 54 46 +8 47
12 Millwall 34 11 12 11 34 34 0 45
13 Sheffield Wednesday 34 12 9 13 46 54 −8 45
14 Queens Park Rangers 34 11 11 12 40 43 −3 44
15 Preston North End 34 9 15 10 36 41 −5 42
16 Swansea City 34 11 7 16 37 46 −9 40
17 Portsmouth 34 10 9 15 43 56 −13 39
18 Oxford United 34 9 11 14 34 49 −15 38
19 Cardiff City 34 8 12 14 37 55 −18 36
20 Stoke City 34 8 11 15 34 47 −13 35
21 Hull City 34 8 9 17 33 44 −11 33
22 Plymouth Argyle 34 6 12 16 36 68 −32 30 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Derby County 34 7 8 19 33 47 −14 29
24 Luton Town 34 7 7 20 31 55 −24 28
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 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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