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Kevin Nancekivell, the first-team coach, and the club captain, Joe Edwards have taken temporary charge of the Pilgrims, who are currently in action against Bristol City and losing by the only goal of the game so far.
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“Mark Robins has been appointed as Stoke’s manager on a three-and-a-half-year contract,” it says here. “The 55-year-old will watch Stoke’s game at Burnley on Wednesday from the stands before being in 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 to get 2025 under way, with some intriguing fixtures among them. Ten of today’s 12 games kick-off at three o’clock or earlier and we’re here to keep you up to speed with all the major talking points.
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We’ll bring you news of goals as they go in and anything else that might crop up on a day when high winds could cause footballers around the UK all sorts of problems ahead of tonight’s potential blockbuster between Sunderland and Sheffield United at the Stadium of Light. However, there’s plenty of action to get throughh first so don’t touch that dial …
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main events
Today's championship match schedule
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Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Bristol City (R)
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QPR 3-1 Watford (R)
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Millwall 0-1 Oxford United (L)
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Burnley 0-0 Stoke City (3pm)
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Cardiff City 0-0 Coventry City (3pm)
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Leeds United 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (3pm)
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Luton Town 0-0 Norwich City (3pm)
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Portsmouth 0-0 Swansea City (3pm)
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Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Derby County (3pm)
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West Brom 0-0 Preston (3pm)
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Hull City v Middlesbrough (5.30pm)
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Sunderland v Sheffield United (8pm)
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See championship table
QPR 3-1 Watford: The full-time whistle blew at Loftus Road and the win lifted QPR to 15th in the Championship standings. Watford remain in the play-offs in seventh place, level on points with Middlesbrough at the top of the table.
Plymouth 2-2 Bristol City: Plymouth, who were without a coach, came from behind to win twice and earned a valuable point in the relegation battle, with the match completely settled at Home Park. Although they are level on points with Portsmouth, it is not enough to lift them out of last place, where they are far behind on goal difference. With one point, the Robins moved up to 9th place.
Plymouth 2-2 Bristol City: Plymouth grabbed a late equalizer at Home Park, with Julio Preguezuelo equalizing for the Pilgrims in the first minute of stoppage time.
Millwall 0-1 Oxford United: Oxford took the lead at the Den, Ruben Rodríguez taking the lead with a wonderful looping header after meeting Przemysław Płaceta's cross. It could be a happy return to his former home for Gary Rowett, who is looking to win his first three games as Oxford United manager.
Millwall 0-0 Oxford United: Halftime arrives at the Den with the deadlock still unresolved.
Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Bristol City: The Robins regained the lead at home park thanks to Jason Knight's scoring.
QPR 3-1 Watford: Kudwo Bah pulled a goal back for Watford with a deflected shot, but QPR quickly took a two-goal lead when captain Sam Field headed home Paul Smith's cross. I got it back.
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Bristol City: Plymouth Argyle, who are at the bottom of the Championship and without a manager after Wayne Rooney's departure yesterday, equalized early in the second half in their game against Bristol City. Morgan Whittaker's cross at the back post was volleyed home by the unmarked Rami Al Haji from close range to make it 1-1 at Home Park.
Women's Super League: “Manchester City moved quickly to fill the void left by injured Alex Greenwood by signing German defender Rebecca Knaak from Rosengaard on the first day of the winter transfer window,” Suzanne Luck said. is writing.
Actions so far today: QPR took advantage of the visitors' defensive laxity and scored several goals from set pieces to lead Watford 2-0 at half-time.
Swiss striker Michael Frey fired home his fifth goal of the season from Kieran Morgan's pull-back, and Jimmy Dunne scored his second goal from Elias Chair's cross.
At Home Park, Plymouth's Ryan Hardy fired a goal over the bar and Bristol City's Anis Mehmeti put his team behind.
The den between Millwall and Oxford United is now completely even, but the home side have the upper hand and should be in the lead, with a corresponding penalty appeal also being rejected.
Meanwhile, in Ligue 1: Wigan Athletic's home match against Huddersfield Town has been postponed due to “severe localized flooding”. The pitch at Brick Community Stadium has been deemed playable, but overnight rain has left roads around the ground dangerous. Wigan have been forced to cancel today's match as local emergency services are “unable to provide resources to support match day operations”.
Rumor factory: Paracetamol? check. water? check. The rumored mill? check! Welcome to 2025, which looks eerily similar to the end of 2024, except for a new calendar on the kitchen wall and the start of the January transfer window, says Michael Butler as he sums up this morning's transfer report. I am writing this while…
Rooney leaves Plymouth after 23 games
Wayne Rooney's tenure at Plymouth came to an almost predictable end yesterday after just seven months, with the club bottom of the Championship 'mutually agreeing to part ways with the former Manchester United and England striker with immediate effect. “I did,” he announced.
First-team coach Kevin Nancekibel and club captain Joe Edwards have been appointed to take charge of the Pilgrims on an interim basis. The Pilgrims are currently playing against Bristol City, with their only defeat to date being on goal difference.
Today's championship match schedule
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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 v 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 v Norwich City (3pm)
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Portsmouth v Swansea City (3pm)
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Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County (3pm)
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West Brom v Preston (3pm)
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Hull City v Middlesbrough (5.30pm)
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Sunderland v Sheffield United (8pm)
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See championship table
Stoke appoint Mark Robins as manager
It says: “Mark Robins has been appointed 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 and will be in the dugout for the first time on Saturday at home to Plymouth.”
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Happy New Year everyone! We have the full championship card for 2025, including some interesting matches. Ten of today's 12 games will kick off after 3pm. We're here to keep you up to date with all the major talking points.
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