Phew. We said it would be a Super Saturday...

A day which began with Ipswich sealing their first league double over old foes Norwich in 33 years with a 2-0 win at Carrow Road to bolster their automatic promotion chances, and which saw Coventry fail to find the one goal they ultimately needed to secure a top-flight return after 25 years as they were held to a stalemate by basement-boys Sheffield Wednesday.

The battle at the bottom was just as lively as Oxford saw-off Watford and looked to be climbing out of the drop zone, only for Portsmouth to snatch a last-gasp win at Middlesbrough to leave them below the dotted line, with Leicester now four points from safety after a toxic 1-0 defeat at home to Swansea.

The final 21 days of the Championship season are going to be electric.

We're back tomorrow with coverage of Birmingham v Wrexham at noon and also El Hatico - the EFL Trophy Final between Luton and Stockport at 15:00 GMT.

Rest up and we'll see you then!

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We're not done yet, we've got one more for you tomorrow.

Wrexham can close the gap on the top six when they take on Birmingham City at St Andrew's as last season's top two sides from League One go head to head.

The Red Dragons can go within a point of sixth-placed Hull City, who were beaten by Sheffield United today, with a win.

While Blues are looking to halt a slump that has seen them slip to 17th in the table.

Leicester City

Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Leicester:

"I’m really frustrated. If you look at the first half, we were not at our best but were probably the better team. Sometimes it feels like we’ve got to score the perfect goal, that’s not how the game works.

"We seem to have a habit of giving away elementary goals. To go a whole season, and only making three clean sheets, it’s a sad indictment of how we have defended as a team.

"From that goal going in, you want to see a better reaction. I want to see a more desperate team fighting for our lives.

"The 10 games I’ve had here has felt like 40. The way we have given goals away and have given teams a lift.

"It’s a ridiculous decision to play a quick free-kick (from which Swansea scored the winner).

"We’re not getting cut open. It’s just these moments in-game. You have to stop making elementary errors.

"We’ve got ourselves into this mess, we need to get ourselves out of this mess. We need to perform with a bit of pride.

"The atmosphere was brilliant at the start of the game. We’ve got to give the fans something back."

Swansea City

Swansea City head coach Vitor Matos told BBC Radio Wales:

"I'm really happy, we know we needed to start picking up points away from home.

"I think the maturity of the team is now really showing, we all know that keeping clean sheets is massive, it comes with understanding the game.

"This league rewards teams that stay in games, not the teams that have unbelievable moments. That's the stage we're at now.

"There are still four games to go, now it is important to rest because it has been very busy these last few days."

Preston North End

Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire:

"I'm really pleased. It was hard earned and we had to show everything. The game started really fast and it was to and fro until they scored, when I thought we got a lot more control of the game.

"We scored a good goal, made some really good opportunities and we came out in the second half and were the same again

"But whenever you don't get that two-goal margin you know you will have to defend.

"Charlton are at their most dangerous when they are direct so it made for a nervy finish and we had to defend the box.

"There were some really good challenges, headers and blocks. We expected it and knew we had to do it. We stood up and were really good value [for the victory]."

Hull City

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic told BBC Radio Humberside:

"I think we played a good game, we were the better team and we had the better chances.

"I can not speak much [about the refereeing] because they will punish me.

"The referee was in the way of Lunny and he couldn't move and was late on the ball and for me, the penalty was for nothing.

"There is also maybe an offside [on their winning goal] and this is why we need VAR in this league. It is a crucial moment for our team.

"If you are a neutral it was an entertaining game.

"We deserved to take the points but unfortunately football is like this. This isn't a fair result."

Sheffield United

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"I'm delighted for the supporters that we got a win because it's an expectant club and crowd and we've not delivered on what we should have done.

"Not winning in six games is not good enough for me or the football club.

"It was a game of basketball, it could have been 4-4 at half time.

"We gave them their goal, they didn't need to work hard for it. Their opportunities, we've given them.

"I felt it was the right time to get Danny on. I challenged the subs before the game to make a difference and change the game because I don't think they have enough this season. Thankfully we did."

Oxford United

Oxford head coach Matt Bloomfield told BBC Radio Oxford after his side's important 2-0 victory against Watford this afternoon:

"At around 80 minutes, when we hadn’t got that second goal we wanted, there were a couple of half-chances for the opposition. The nerves weren’t great at that point.

"I’m really happy after the performance and I’m really proud of the players for the manner in which we did it.

"Against the wind, we got our noses in front in the first half. We had the wind in the second half and played higher up the pitch, really on the front foot.

"When you look at the results, it was even more imperative that we won. As I said inside the dressing room, we can’t worry about what happens elsewhere.

"We’re in this position, we’ve got four games to go, and we have to focus on ourselves. There are going to be results that you don’t expect or see coming.

"We have to be positive, keep moving forward, and keep going after those performances, because it was a joy to watch us - especially in the second half - and we want four more of them."

Watford

Watford head coach Ed Still told BBC Three Counties Radio that he is "angry" following his side's 2-0 defeat by relegation-threatened Oxford United this afternoon:

On Watford fans being left disgruntled after the match: "I can understand it completely. It’s the worst – our fans have travelled so well and have given us such support this season, and to send them home that way is horrible.

"They’ve seen a team that hasn’t matched the opposition in terms of aggression and physical impact.

"That makes us all angry. It’s not for being caught by surprise; we know what Oxford are, how windy it is, how the pitch is and how difficult it is, but you’ve got to deal with it. End of story.

"It is far too much of a familiar story from what’s gone on in previous seasons, as well. To be repeating that trend now is terrible."

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).