Relive EFL Championship as it happened: 11 games - team news, score updates, text commentary & match stats

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Saints win 3-2 at West Ham through Matsuki after 100 seconds and Bree stunner before Walker-Peters brilliantly pulls one back but Dobbin adds third before Soucek gives Hammers late hope
Swansea beaten 5-0 at QPR after Kone hat-trick inside 15 minutes and two for Dunne
Burnley went ahead at Lincoln but lose 4-1 thanks to House, Ladefoged, Jefferies and a Ladefoged second before Edwards has penalty saved for Clarets
Wolves edge past Hornets through Armstrong goal
Cardiff penalty saved before scoring only goal against Birmingham
Blackburn win 2-0 against Wrexham thanks to Gudjohnsen double
Hughes puts rock-bottom Preston ahead but West Brom snatch equaliser
Stoke v Bristol City ends goalless
Earlier struggling Norwich win 3-1 at Charlton; Portsmouth 2-1 Millwall; Sheffield United earn 1-1 draw against 10-man Derby
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'Sleepless nights' for under pressure bossespublished at 12:02 BST 24 October
Five things to look out for

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As the daylight hours get shorter, perhaps so too does the amount of time left in the dugout for some EFL managers.
While never a pleasant topic of discussion, especially with the season only two months young, the ruthless nature of football means pressure is already mounting.
Just this week, Crawley Town's Colin Kazim-Richards and Bromley boss Andy Woodman - the third longest-serving manager in the 92 - have exited their clubs.
There are, of course, plenty of teams flying high as we enter the final round of fixtures before the clocks go back.
Who might be hoping they can turn back time by the end of the weekend? Here are some key talking points to look out for in the EFL.
Welcome!published at 12:00 BST 24 October
Championship

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British Summertime draws to a close in the early hours of tomorrow but some Championship clubs watched the sun depart a while ago.
Norwich City and Derby County are already shrouded in darkness in the Championship's basement but will have the opportunity to try and claw a way to the light.
They visit Charlton and Sheffield United respectively in two of our three lunchtime kick-offs, while Preston North End and Burnley face West Bromwich Albion and Lincoln City later on.
Also at 3pm will be West Ham looking to keep the sunshine pouring over London Stadium as they host another big hitter in Southampton.
Stay tuned. Build up coming your way.

Championship

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Middlesbrough	12	7	4	1	27	17	10	25	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
2 Swansea City	12	7	2	3	16	13	3	23	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
3 West Ham United	12	6	4	2	32	15	17	22	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	6	3	3	20	16	4	21	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
5 West Bromwich Albion	12	6	3	3	16	13	3	21	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw
6 Southampton	12	7	3	2	24	12	12	20	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
7 Birmingham City	12	5	5	2	20	12	8	20	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
8 Queens Park Rangers	12	5	5	2	20	12	8	20	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
9 Stoke City	12	6	2	4	18	16	2	20	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
10 Blackburn Rovers	12	5	3	4	19	16	3	18	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
11 Portsmouth	12	5	3	4	16	15	1	18	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
12 Sheffield United	12	4	4	4	16	15	1	16	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
13 Millwall	12	4	3	5	19	20	-1	15	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
14 Bristol City	12	4	3	5	12	15	-3	15	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
15 Lincoln City	12	4	3	5	13	20	-7	15	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
16 Cardiff City	12	3	5	4	19	17	2	14	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
17 Wrexham	12	3	5	4	15	18	-3	14	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
18 Bolton Wanderers	12	4	2	6	16	23	-7	14	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
19 Charlton Athletic	12	3	5	4	11	18	-7	14	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
20 Norwich City	12	4	0	8	20	22	-2	12	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
21 Watford	12	3	2	7	10	20	-10	11	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
22 Burnley	12	1	5	6	17	25	-8	8	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
23 Derby County	12	1	4	7	10	21	-11	7	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
24 Preston North End	12	1	2	9	10	25	-15	5	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw

Key

Position 1, 2 : Promotion
Position 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22, 23, 24 : Relegation

Southampton were deducted four points due to breaches of EFL regulations

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