Championship talking points: Race for second and play-offs hots up as Coventry take a step closer to the Premier League

With Middlesbrough, Ipswich and Millwall all in action at Saturday lunchtime, all eyes were on the Championship and the battle to finish as runners-up to champions-elect Coventry. It could have been a decisive day.

Instead, the two games the trio were involved in ended in draws, so it's as-you-were. For the neutral at least, it was probably the best way to leave things before the international break.

Boro will probably be the most disappointed by that. They could have cemented their position as frontrunners, but failed to score against Blackburn despite creating 1.5 xG. Kim Hellberg's men have won just two of their last eight now. The dip could barely have come at a worse time.

Millwall - who switched to two up front for the second half - had a glorious chance to win the game late on against Ipswich at Portman Road, when Christian Walton made a save to deny Femi Azeez, before Mihailo Ivanovic slammed the rebound off the underside of the crossbar.

The Lions are still the underdogs in this race, despite Alex Neil saying earlier this week he did not like the 'little old Millwall' narrative. And the main reason for that is that Ipswich still have a game in hand. They still have to win that, but if they do, they will be in the driving seat for second.