Roundup of the final round of Sky Bet Championship action in 2025 as the top four clubs collided.
Coventry’s unbeaten home start to the season finally came to an end as the league leaders lost 2-0 against third-placed Ipswich, through late goals from Jack Clarke and Wes Burns as the Tractor Boys moved to within two points of the second automatic promotion position.
Second-placed Middlesbrough saw their winless run extended to three matches after they fell to a 1-0 home defeat to Hull, as Darko Gyabi netted a 12th-minute winner for the fourth-placed Tigers who moved to within two points of the second automatic promotion spot held by the Teessiders.
Macaulay Langstaff struck a 89th-minute winner to fire Millwall up to fifth with a 2-1 victory over Bristol City at The Den, in which Camiel Neghli’s opener was cancelled out by Adam Randell.
Watford rounded out the top six after Vivaldo Semedo snatched a 90th-minute winner for the Hornets away at second-bottom Norwich.
Down in the relegation zone, rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday held Blackburn to a goalless draw at Hillsborough.
Oxford United suffered a narrow home defeat against Swansea, as Zan Vipotnik’s 13th-minute winner secured the Swans’ first away win under Vitor Matos.
Portsmouth consequently dropped Oxford Utd to third bottom and climbed out of the bottom three with a 2-1 victory at home to Charlton, having snatched a 98th-minute winner through Yang Min-Hyeok after Conor Shaughnessy’s opener was cancelled out by the Addicks’ Harvey Knibbs.
Elsewhere, Jordan James struck a 41st-minute winner as Leicester scraped a 2-1 victory at home to Derby, after Bobby Decordova-Reid’s sixth-minute finish was cancelled out by Rhian Brewster just a further three minutes later.
Early second-half goals from Jairo Riedewald and Tom Cannon saw Sheffield United clinch a 2-1 win at ten-men Stoke, as Ben Wilmot netted a consolatory strike for the Potters before Ben Pearson was sent off following a 88th-minute foul on Patrick Bamford.
Nat Phillips’ 55th-minute header handed West Brom a 2-1 victory at home to QPR after George Campbell’s header was cancelled out by Ousmane Diakite’s own-goal.
Goals from Nathan Broadhead and Ollie Rathbone saw Wrexham clinch a 2-1 home win over Preston, despite Alfie Devine’s consolatory strike for the Lilywhites.
Cameron Archer’s 71st-minute finish rescued Southampton a 1-1 draw at Birmingham, after Phil Neumann headed the Blues ahead in the 49th minute.
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