Derby County

Derby County boss John Eustace told BBC Radio Derby:

“I thought first half we were excellent and in the second half we just ran out of legs. The second goal we conceded was so soft and it was really disappointing the manner we conceded from the free-kick.

“Southampton are obviously a top team with top players but with the way the boys performed today, I was very proud of their efforts. We just couldn’t see it over the line.

“We need to keep doing what we have been doing in the final four games."

When asked he if feels it is possible for Derby to reach the play-offs, he added: “Of course it is. Anything can happen in football. We will just keep going and do what we do.

“We lost the game to a soft goal, came to a top team and we have to really believe that we can see it through now.”

Southampton

After beating Arsenal and Wrexham in the past seven days, Southampton boss Tonda Eckert told BBC Radio Solent:

“It was our best game of the week, the boys were outstanding today. It was a top, top, top performance.

“Every game has its own story. We were clearly on top in the first half and then conceded off a corner, which can happen. Then to keep pushing and to have the energy and belief to come back was outstanding today.

“There is a reason we are so close to Derby in the table, they have picked up so many points lately.

“There are no easy games, and just because you have won some games in the past you have to keep going to earn it again and again, and the boys did that very well.”

Middlesbrough

Boro head coach Kim Hellberg admitted to BBC Radio Tees there was a flat feeling after Middlesbrough's last-gasp defeat to Portsmouth.

"We were not good enough, we lacked energy, quality and structure. It makes you flat and disappointed.

"We don't defend the second phase of the corner good enough."

Asked if there was a mental block about playing at the Riverside he said: "It has to be something like that. Six in a row without a win, from a team playing good football...

"That is not the feeling you want. We are trying to make it right but we are not succeeding at the moment - that is my responsibility."

And now for the day's 15:00 BST games.

Bristol City

Bristol City interim manager Roy Hodgson told BBC Radio Bristol:

"It was a cancelling out process. They're organised and made it difficult for us to get in behind just as we did for them.

"It opened up more in the second half, we were more adventurous. We could have scored a goal or two, but 0-0 was a fair result because neither team really did enough.

"[Staying solid] Is a key priority in any team. Any time you come into a new club, you must hope to get ideas across about not conceding many goals.

"If you do that, you've got an incredible bunch of front players who can score to get you out of trouble."

QPR

QPR boss Julien Stephan told BBC Radio London: "It was a tight game between well-organised teams. It was difficult for both sides to find the space.

"When we had opportunities, there were technical issues in the last third with finding the last pass or a good finish.

"It is a clean sheet. The last one was Charlton over two months ago.

"It is a good run for us, five games unbeaten. We knew Bristol City were a good opponent in good form. We didn't find a way today but we continue the process."

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen told BBC Radio Sheffield after his side's resolute performance in the 0-0 draw at Championship leaders Coventry City at lunchtime:

"Of course I'm very, very proud.

"We knew it would be a very difficult game to play against the absolute best team in the league, Frank [Lampard] and his team have done a fantastic job here.

"The boys went on the pitch with a big belief and big discipline and how we defended was amazing.

"We want to win points, we want to win football games, and this confidence and togetherness the players went on to the pitch with was strong.

"When we won the ball, we had the courage not to only to kick the ball away but to try and play."

Norwich City

Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement voiced his disappointment at the award of Ipswich's early penalty:

"We started the game well, were dominant on the ball and pushed Ipswich back so that was good stuff but then you get a penalty against you which for me is not a penalty.

"Anis (Ben Slimane) wants to clear the ball, the other player dives into him. That is a game-deciding moment - it's about small margins and it goes against you and it's a hard one (to take).

"I am a fan of VAR to avoid these moments - with VAR that is not a penalty. It is a player trying to cheat and act like he has been cut down by a tackle and he has won on this occasion.

"A referee cannot be in the right position all the time, I realise that so that is why you need objective decisions on these occasions.

"I'm proud of how the players reacted and dominated but we did not create enough chances - we were in their box more than Ipswich were in ours today but they were more ruthless."

Ipswich Town

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna told his post-match press conference:

"It's a brilliant win for the club.

"Today felt separate to the league campaign - we had a massive goal to come and win at a stadium where we haven't for so long and it's a brilliant memory in our season.

"We would have liked to have controlled the ball more but it wasn't about that, it was about picking a team and a gameplan to win."

On substituting second-half substitute Marcelino Nunez:

"He didn't start because he's just coming back from injury and we need to protect him over the seven games we have.

"We knew him coming back here would also add to the environment and the occasion - it got heated out there and we had to make the change to protect him and the result."

Right, let's have some reaction to those early games, beginning with the East Anglia Derby...

• Courtesy of Conor Chaplin’s 97th minute winner for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough are without a win in six league games (D3 L3), their longest run since September 2023 (run of 10).
• Southampton have won five successive league games for the first time since August 2011 (10), while since Tonda Eckert’s first game in charge in November, the Saints have more points (57) and wins (17) than any other side in the Championship.
• Only Watford (27), Wrexham (22) and Coventry City (19) have earned more points from losing positions in the Championship this season than Preston North End (18).
• Jaden Philogene and George Hirst both netted their 10th league goals of the season in Ipswich Town’s 2-0 win over Norwich City; along with Jack Clarke (14) they’re one of two sides in the Championship this term, along with Coventry City, to have three players netting 10+ goals.
• Oli McBurnie netted his 14th Championship goal of the season against former side Sheffield United, only netting more in a league campaign with Swansea City in 2018-19 (22).

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A crazy end to the afternoon that no-one would have predicted at half-time when things were looking very stagnant.

Wins for Portsmouth and Oxford United plunge Leicester further into danger - the Foxes are now five points from safety.

While Middlesbrough's defeat to Pompey means Ipswich will end the weekend in second and with two games in hand over Millwall in third and Boro in fourth.

The Tractor Boys now have it all in their hands as they chase an immediate return to the Premier League.

That's 11 matches down, just one more to go tomorrow when Birmingham City host Wrexham at 12:00 BST.

Here's a full list of this weekend's results so far:

Friday:

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Millwall

Saturday:

Coventry City 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Norwich City 0-2 Ipswich Town

Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Bristol City

Charlton Athletic 1-2 Preston North End

Leicester City 0-1 Swansea City

Middlesbrough 0-1 Portsmouth

Oxford United 2-0 Watford

Sheffield United 2-1 Hull City

Southampton 2-1 Derby County

Stoke City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

The Championship never fails to deliver on last-minute drama does it?

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Well, that was all very dramatic wasn't it?!

Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio Tees

Boro had the chances in the second half, Riley McGree's shot, Tommy Conway's pass to David Strelec.

First half was nowhere near, it was slow, no tempo, no shots on goal really.

It's hard to take but I say week in and week out, you get what you deserve, first half was really poor.

Second half, I knew there'd be changes, a couple chances and then it went flat again, huff and puff but nothing to show for it, without a doubt we miss Hayden Hackney.

For me now it's about staying in that top six, do not fall out that top six because that would be soul destroying.

All over at The Valley and Preston North End will be taking all three points back to Lancashire.

Joe Rankin-Costello gave the Addicks the lead before goals from Lewis Dobbin and Brad Potts completed the comeback for the Lilywhites.

Wins for Oxford United and Portsmouth mean the Addicks now sit five points above the drop zone as they go five games without a win.

Preston move up to 13th on 57 points.

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Portsmouth have stolen the three points at the death - how big will they prove to be at the end of the season!

Conor Chaplin's goal SEVEN minutes into stoppage time has got Pompey out of the bottom three.

Boro, who had so many chances, have failed to pick up three points for a sixth time in a row but not only do they now lose ground on second-placed Ipswich, they now stay below Millwall in fourth.

Incredible.

Rovers remain in trouble at the bottom end of the table after being pegged back by Michael O'Neill's former club.

Adam Forshaw's opener was cancelled out by Jes Rak-Sakyi before Ashley Phillips saw red for the hosts late-on to finish with 10-men.

Rovers are four points clear of the drop-zone with four games to play.