major events
Millwall 0-0 Oxford United: It’s still half time in the Den, where the stalemate continues.
Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Bristol City: The Robins are back in front at Home Park, with Jason Knight giving them the lead again.
QPR 3-1 Watford: Kwadwo Bah pulled a goal back for Watford with a deflected shot, but QPR immediately restored their two-goal lead when captain Sam Field rose to head a cross from Paul Smith.
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Bristol City: Bottom of the Championship and without a manager following Wayne Rooney’s departure yesterday, Plymouth Argyle have equalized early in the second half in their game against Bristol City. Morgan Whittaker’s cross was headed in at the back post by an unmarked Rami El Haj from close range to make the score 1–1 at Home Park.
Women’s Super League: “Manchester City have moved swiftly to fill the void left by the injured Alex Greenwood by signing German defender Rebecca Knick from Rosengard on the opening day of the winter transfer window,” writes Suzanne Wrack.
Action so far today: QPR took advantage of some poor defending from the visitors and a pair of goals coming off the back of set-pieces to put Watford 2–0 up at half-time.
Swiss striker Michael Frey scored his fifth of the season from Kieran Morgan’s pull-back, while Jimmy Dunn scored the second from an Elias Chaire cross.
At Home Park, Plymouth’s Ryan Hardie fired over the bar to make the difference, before his side were leveled behind by a strike from Bristol City’s Anis Mehmeti.
It’s a tie between Millwall and Oxford United at the Den at the moment, but the home side are in the lead, should they stay ahead and have even had a good penalty appeal turned down.
Meanwhile in League One: Wigan Athletic’s home match against Huddersfield Town has been postponed due to “severe local flooding”. While the pitch at the Brick Community Stadium was deemed playable, overnight rain has left the roads around the ground in a dangerous condition. With local emergency services “unable to provide resources to support match day operations”, Wigan have been left with no option but to call off today’s game.
Market of Rumors: Paracetamol? check. Water? check. Rumor factory? check! Welcome to 2025, which is the same as the end of 2024, except with a new calendar on the kitchen wall and the opening of the January transfer window, writes Michael Butler as he completes This Morning’s transfer tittle-tattle…
Rooney left Plymouth after 23 games
Wayne Rooney’s time at Plymouth quite predictably ended yesterday after just seven months, with the bottom-placed Championship club announcing that he and the former Manchester United and England striker have “mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect.” Have formally agreed”.
First-team coach Kevin Nansquill and club captain Joe Edwards have taken temporary charge of the Pilgrims, who are currently playing against Bristol City and have so far lost by the only goal of the game.
today’s championship fixtures
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Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Bristol City (L)
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QPR 2-0 Watford (L)
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Millwall 0-0 Oxford United (L)
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Burnley vs Stoke City (3pm)
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Cardiff City v Coventry City (3pm)
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Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers (3pm)
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Luton Town vs Norwich City (3pm)
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Portsmouth v Swansea City (3pm)
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Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County (3pm)
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West Brom vs Preston (3pm)
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Hull City vs Middlesbrough (5.30pm)
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Sunderland vs Sheffield United (8pm)
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Stoke appoint Mark Robins as manager
Here it says, “Mark Robins has been appointed as manager of Stoke on a three-and-a-half-year contract.” “The 55-year-old will watch Stoke’s game at Burnley on Wednesday from the stands before heading into the dugout for the first time at home to Plymouth on Saturday.”
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happy New Year everybody! We have a full card of Championship fixtures for the start of 2025, including some interesting fixtures. Ten of today’s 12 games will kick off at or before 3pm and we’re here to take you through all the key talking points.
We’ll be bringing you news of the goals as they go in and anything else that may arise on a day when strong winds are likely to cause all sorts of problems for footballers around the UK as Sunderland take on Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light tonight. Ahead of a potential blockbuster between United. , However, there’s a lot of action to be taken first so don’t touch that dial…