Mowbray’s Birmingham era begins with Swansea draw after James’s late leveller Jordan James struck late as Birmingham rescued a point against Swansea in Tony Mowbray’s first game in charge
Erol Bulut’s rebooted Cardiff stealing a march on Championship rivals Now on the right side of a transfer embargo, the Bluebirds are ahead of schedule when it comes to a Premier League return
Premier League and beyond: 10 things to look out for this weekend Luton and Burnley fans on the receiving end, the Asian Cup and Afcon kick off and big weekends for Birmingham and Portsmouth
Plymouth Argyle name ‘perfect candidate’ Ian Foster as new head coach Plymouth Argyle have named Ian Foster as their new head coach, succeeding Steven Schumacher
Birmingham’s US backers are falling for the typical new-owner tropes The Championship club, part-owned by Tom Brady, chased a Hollywood name when appointing Wayne Rooney. They fired the head coach after 15 games
The Wayne Rooney paradox: he should avoid any club that wants him After being sacked by Birmingham, the former England captain may need to bear Groucho Marx’s famous declaration in mind
Wayne Rooney hits back at Birmingham board after being sacked as manager Wayne Rooney said ‘I do not believe 13 weeks was sufficient to oversee the changes that were needed’ after being sacked by Birmingham
Leicester 4-1 Huddersfield, Stoke 0-0 Ipswich and more: clockwatch – as it happened Leicester, the Championship leaders, steamrollered Huddersfield, while Leeds, Swansea and Sunderland also won
Southampton 2-1 Plymouth, Cardiff 0-2 Leicester, West Brom 1-0 Leeds: EFL – as it happened Southampton won, Leeds lost and Leicester extended their lead atop the Championship on Friday night
From Bellingham to Wharton: 10 rising EFL stars to look out for in 2024 We select players aged 21 or under with a bright future, including a Birmingham midfielder tipped to go ‘to the top’
Ipswich rescue dramatic point against Leicester after Vestergaard’s own goal Stephy Mavididi’s curling strike put Leicester ahead but Sam Morsy’s stoppage-time shot took a double deflection before going in to hand Ipswich a 1-1 draw
Sheffield United 2-3 Luton, Bournemouth 3-0 Fulham, EFL – as it happened Football clockwatch: Newcastle’s poor run of form continued on a day when Nottingham Forest, Luton Town and Bournemouth all won.
Leeds United 4-0 Ipswich Town: Championship – as it happened The hosts enjoyed a dominant win over the second-placed side to boost their promotion hopes
QPR’s Martí Cifuentes: ‘I’m an optimist. I don’t have any magical recipe’ Catalan is used to proving doubters wrong and is applying lessons from Cruyff in his push to keep club in the Championship, he tells Jacob Steinberg