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The EFL Championship had its last set of fixtures before Christmas as plenty of teams wanted positivity heading into their festivities.

The action started on Friday Night in a Welsh derby between Swansea City and Wrexham at the Swansea.com Stadium.

The Swans came from behind to win 2-1 in the 91st minute after Adam Idah took advantage of Arthur Okwonko’s mistake.

On to Saturday, Blackburn Rovers ended their five-game winless run with a 2-0 home victory against Millwall.

Norwich City thought they won at Deepdale after Jovon Makama’s 85th minute goal, but Will Keane’s 96th minute strike saved a point for Preston North End.

Southampton could only draw level with 10-man Coventry City as the game finished 1-1 with some tempers flaring between Frank Lampard and the Saints players.

Hull City rose to fourth in the table after salvaging a 1-0 win over West Brom thanks to Oli McBurnie’s late penalty in the first half.

Bristol City put themselves back in the play-off fight after defeating Middlesbrough 2-0 as The Boro are now six points away from first place.

Sheffield United displayed dominance in their 3-0 win against Birmingham City who went down to 10 men after Tommy Doyle was sent off in the 18th minute.

Luca Kjerrumgaard scored the only goal in Watford’s 1-0 victory over Stoke City as The Potters have suffered six defeats in their last eight matches.

Portsmouth managed to earn a point away against Derby County in a 1-1 draw as they increase their gap to two points from relegation.

Queens Park Rangers’ dominant first half was enough for them to seal the victory as they defeated Leicester City 4-1 at Loftus Road.

Ipswich Town are now five points away from second place after beating bottom of the league Sheffield Wednesday 3-1.

Finally, Charlie Kelman was Charlton Athletic’s hero in their 1-0 triumph against Oxford United as Nathan Jones’ side broke their six-game winless run.