Championship news: Match abandoned due to medical emergency, manager appointment confirmed

Match abandoned

Portsmouth’s clash against Charlton Athletic has been abandoned after a medical emergency in the stands. The game was halted in the 12th minute at The Valley, as paramedics treated a supporter in the Covered End - housing Addicks fans. The supporter was eventually removed after being treated by first responders. The stadium announcer confirmed the game had been abandoned at 1:30pm.

Southampton appoint boss

Tonda Eckert is the new head coach of Southampton. The former Under-21s boss has signed a one-and-a-half year deal at St Mary’s, having won four of his five games in charge as interim manager. The 32-year-old has now been confirmed as the permanent successor to Will Still - who was sacked after Southampton’s 0-2 defeat to PNE. He becomes the club’s seventh manager since the summer of 2022.

Early kick-off results

Derby County fell to a 1-3 defeat at home to Leicester City, with all three of the Foxes’ goals having come in the first half. Bobby De Cordova-Reid broke the deadlock before strikes from Oliver Skipp and Jordan James. The home side pulled one back just after the hour mark, through Sondre Klingen Langas, but it wasn’t enough to stage a comeback.

Elsewhere, Watford edged a five goal thriller, 3-2, versus Norwich City. The Canaries twice led in the game thanks to Josh Sargent and Oscar Schwartau goals. But, after Luca Kjerrumgaard had equalised twice, winger Tom Ince popped up with the winner on 78 minutes.

Championship 15:00 kick-offs: Blackburn vs Sheffield Wednesday; Bristol City vs Millwall; Ipswich vs Coventry; PNE vs Wrexham; QPR vs West Brom; Sheffield United vs Stoke; Southampton vs Birmingham; Swansea vs Oxford.