Scott Parker’s side have conceded nine goals in 26 league games in a complete turnaround after last season’s leaky campaign ‘Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles,” was the old Alex Ferguson adage but Burnley would happily accept automatic promotion. They sit second in the Championship thanks to the excellence of their back four and goalkeeper, who are on their way to break records, but a Premier League return is all Turf Moor wants. Under Scott Parker, Burnley have conceded nine goals in 26 league matches, collecting 17 clean sheets. Sunderland, one of two teams to have beaten Burnle ..read more

Nottingham Forest beat Luton 2-0 in repeat of 1959 final Leicester thrash QPR 6-2 as Brighton ease past Norwich With their club legend, Mick Harford, helping to lead the team, Luton, who sacked manager Rob Edwards this week, travelled to Nottingham Forest for a repeat of 1959’s final. And just like that Wembley day, the Hatters departed in disappointment, losing 2-0 at the City Ground. Ryan Yates, the Forest captain, was the driving force for Nuno Espírito Santo’s team, and scored the first goal for the Premier League high-flyers, a stooping header after a fine cross from Ramón Sosa. The Par ..read more

Winning derbies is not about the quality of performance, it is about the result and Burnley fans will not be complaining after Zian Flemming earned them the points against their bitter rivals in a tight but underwhelming encounter. The significance of the victory was indicated at full-time as the players led raucous celebrations after boosting their promotion ambitions. The dire nature of the first hour was forgotten, in the away end at least, when Flemming dived to head home Bashir Humphreys’s cross in front of 4,000 Burnley supporters. It was the first opening of note and the Dutchman s ..read more

Cannon fires Stoke past Sunderland for rare win Burnley extend unbeaten run with Middlesbrough draw Leeds will head into 2025 top of the Championship after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Derby. Sheffield United had briefly returned to the summit following their lunchtime kick-off against West Brom, which ended 1-1 at Bramall Lane. However, Leeds closed out the year in pole position in the race for automatic promotion after Brenden Aaronson’s solitary second-half strike secured them an eighth win in their last 10 matches ..read more

Coventry win 4-0 in duel between ex-England teammates Leaders Sheffield United slip up in 2-0 defeat by Burnley Josh Eccles scored twice in Coventry’s 4-0 thumping of Plymouth Argyle, increasing the pressure on Wayne Rooney. It was Rooney’s first managerial meeting against his former England teammate Frank Lampard, whose side punished a woeful first-half performance from the visitors. All of Coventry’s goals came before the break to seal a result which leaves .moved up to 14th in the Championship and left Plymouth bottom of the pile, three points adrift of the last safe spot. It took Coventr ..read more

Kieffer Moore double gives Blades 2-0 win over Cardiff Plymouth draw six-goal thriller with Middlesbrough Sheffield United extended their unbeaten Championship run to 11 games to with a comfortable 2-0 win at Cardiff, to stay three points clear on a day when all of the division’s top four sides recorded victories. The former Bluebird Kieffer Moore struck twice in the second half. He has made a habit of scoring at the Cardiff City Stadium, having previously netted for the hosts, Wales and Ipswich last season ..read more

Josh Brownhill fires second-half winner for Clarets Vakoun Bayo doubles up as Watford beat West Brom Burnley recovered from the shock of conceding a goal after just 64 seconds to reclaim third place in the Championship by beating Norwich with a 2-1 comeback victory at Carrow Road, while Watford won by the same score at home to West Brom. The Norwich defender José Córdoba headed home his first goal in English football to give his side a dream start, but the visitors hit back in impressive fashion after the break to take home maximum points. The substitute Zian Flemming’s superb long-range str ..read more

Gnonto also on target in 3-1 win against Middlesbrough Sunderland grab late equaliser to peg back Bristol City Dan James marked his 100th Leeds appearance with a crucial goal as his side beat Middlesbrough 3-1 at Elland Road to regain top spot in the Championship. James fired home in the second half after Max Wöber’s own goal had cancelled out Wilfried Gnonto’s opener. Brenden Aaronson added Leeds’s third in added time ..read more

A fine strike from Connor Roberts was not enough to take Burnley to the top of the Championship as they were held to a draw by Middlesbrough. The Welshman bent in a shot from 25 yards in the 37th minute, but Burnley needed that to cancel out Anfernee Dijksteel’s 13th-minute opener on a night when Turf Moor was battered by wind and rain ..read more

Todd Cantwell’s penalty denies Leeds top spot Plymouth fans show anger as side thrashed 4-0 Todd Cantwell’s first-half penalty secured Blackburn a 1-0 victory over Leeds at Ewood Park as Daniel Farke’s side missed out on the chance to return to the top of the Championship. Sheffield United’s defeat of Sunderland a day earlier meant Leeds came into the game in second, but they fell short in their efforts to leapfrog the Blades after Cantwell’s 22nd-minute spot-kick secured Rovers’ third successive win and boosted their play-off challenge. Burnley moved into second by beating Stoke 2-0 to make ..read more