Loan Report: Three wins at the top of the Championship

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Coventry look as if they're running away with the league title, but the second automatic spot is hotly contested.

2026-03-09T11:00+00:00

Tommy Watson has made five Championship appearances so far for Millwall. 📸 by Millwall FC.

Coventry, Middlesbrough and Millwall all won as we reached the ten-games-to-go mark in the Championship.

Carl Rushworth kept his 12th clean sheet of the season as leaders Coventry beat Bristol City 2-0 - extending the Sky Blues' winning run in the league to five games.

Jay Dasilva and Carl Rushworth debrief following today’s win against Bristol City. 📻 pic.twitter.com/EXcFcmzb5M
— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) March 7, 2026

Jeremy Sarmiento came off the bench as Middlesbrough enjoyed two wins last week. Last Monday they beat Birmingham City 3-1 before defeating QPR 4-0 on Sunday. Meanwhile, Tommy Watson played the first half of Millwall’s vital 3-1 win over Hull City.

At the other end of the table, Blackburn drew 1-1 with Portsmouth. It was Eiran Cashin's tenth game for Rovers, who are now four points clear of the relegation zone.

Birmingham City's play-off challenge looks as if it's petering out after they were beaten 1-0 by Charlton - their third consecutive defeat. Ibrahim Osman came on early in the second half, while James Beadle missed the contest through injury.

Together 💙 pic.twitter.com/isYHaRsFS1
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) March 8, 2026

In League One, Kamari Doyle played 76 minutes as Reading staged a stunning comeback from 2-1 down to beat Luton Town 3-2 at Kenilworth Road. In the division below, Jacob Slater’s unbeaten run with Harrogate came to an end when they were beaten 4-1 by MK Dons.

In non-league Dagenham & Redbridge ended Dorking Wanderers ten-game unbeaten run. Matthew Hayden came on for the final 15 minutes of the 1-0 victory.

In France, Diego Coppola helped Paris FC draw 1-1 with Champions League chasing Lyon, while over the border in Germany, RB Leipzig sit in a Europa League spot in the Bundesliga after a 2-1 win against Augsburg. Brajan Gruda got 65 minutes under his belt in that one.