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Championship: Leeds fall to ten-man Wigan as Bolton’s relegation is confirmed with defeat to Aston Villa

Relive all the action from a host of Good Friday fixtures

Tom Kershaw
Friday 19 April 2019 11:21 EDT
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Leeds suffered an almighty blow in their bid for automatic promotion after being defeated 2-1 by 10-man Wigan at Elland Road.

Bolton's dismal season, on and off the pitch, was finally condemned to relegation with defeat against Aston Villa, while Rotherham's survival hopes took another dent with a dramatic 4-3 loss to Swansea.

Sheffield United ensured Norwich cannot secure promotion to the Premier League this evening with a 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest.

Meanwhile, there were wins for West Brom and Blackburn, while the shares were spoiled elsewhere on a free-scoring day in the Championship.

Relive all the action below.

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Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Good Friday's Championship fixtures as Norwich attempt to secure promotion to the Premier League. Here's today's fixtures in full:

Bristol City vs Reading (12pm)

Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest (12:30pm)

Millwall vs Brentford (1:30pm)

Birmingham City vs Derby County (3pm)

Bolton Wanderers vs Aston Villa

Leeds United vs Wigan Athletic

Middlesbrough vs Stoke City

Preston North End vs Ipswich Town

QPR vs Blackburn

Swansea vs Rotherham

West Brom vs Hull City

Norwich City vs Sheffield Wednesday (7:45pm)

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 11:51

Today's 12pm kick-off is about to get underway at Ashton Gate as Bristol City take on Reading.

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 12:01

Here are the line-ups:

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It's Bristol who have started brightly and Liam Moore makes a frantic block to close down the danger in the box.

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 12:11

6 min: Liam Moore meets the corner at the other end but can't keep his header down. 

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 12:15

11 min: Kalas storms in to make the last-gasp slide tackle on Ejaria, before O'Leary is forced into action to scramble away Meite's curling shot. Promising signs for Reading.

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 12:16

16 min: Diedhiou meets Dasilva's fizzed cross, but the goalbound header is well blocked by Miazga.

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 12:19

22 min: It's been an open start to the game with chances at either end, but neither side can find the decisive blow thus far.

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 12:25

24 min: Deidhiou darts into the area, cuts inside, but Miazga is on hand again to make a crucial block.

Tom Kershaw19 April 2019 12:27

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