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Norwich City, 2–3, Preston North End, Carrow Road, Oliver Langford, Dean Smith, Ryan Lowe, Grant Hanley, Alan Browne, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Preston at Carrow Road at Afternoon and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The Captain of Preston was Alan Browne and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–3., ['30th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Byram for Norwich City', '76th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Norwich City', '76th Minute Assist by Teemu Pukki for Norwich City', '25th Minute Goal by Emil for Preston', '25th Minute Assist by Jakobsen for Preston', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Robbie Brady for Preston', '51st Minute Goal by Emil for Preston', '51st Minute Assist by Jakobsen for Preston', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Álvaro Fernández for Preston', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Alan Browne for Preston', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Storey for Preston', '80th Minute Goal by Troy for Preston', '80th Minute Assist by Ben for Preston', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Johnson for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

High-flying Norwich were beaten for the first time in 10 games as Preston came away from Carrow Road with a hard-fought 3-2 win. The visitors, who had only scored four goals all season before this fixture, almost doubled their tally in the space of 90 minutes after going behind to a well-taken early goal from Josh Sargent. Emil Riis equalised midway through the first half with a powerful header and then put his side ahead early in the second period after a swift break. Having kept clean sheets in their opening five away games in the Championship, Preston conceded inside two minutes. A break down the left should have been snuffed out but the ball was deflected into the path of Sargent who cut inside before beating Freddie Woodman with a powerful low shot from just outside the box. It was a dream start for the high-flyers, who dominated the early stages and could easily have stretched their lead. However, Dean Smith's side were unable to maintain their early momentum and were pegged back on 25 minutes as the Lilywhites scored only their fifth goal in 13 league games this season. It was a well-worked effort too, with ex-Canary Robbie Brady sending over a perfect cross from the right and Riis rising highest to direct a powerful header past Krul. It was a rare attacking foray from the visitors, although they had plenty of the ball as the half wore on with Norwich's attacks becoming increasingly sporadic. Preston stunned their hosts by taking the lead six minutes into the second period, with Riis grabbing his second of the afternoon. Norwich kept plugging away and finally got themselves back on level terms on 76 minutes. Known more for his goals, Pukki provided a excellent assist this time around as he made ground to the byline before cutting the ball back for Sara to smash home his first goal since his summer move from Brazil. But Smith's men were back on level terms for barely a couple of minutes as luck deserted them. Kenny McLean thought he had levelled in stoppage time when he found the bottom corner with a low shot from distance but referee Dean Whitestone had spotted an offence in the area and ruled it out.

Stoke City, 3–1, Sheffield United, Bet365 Stadium, Peter Bankes, Alex Neil, Paul Heckingbottom, Lewis Baker, John Egan, Afternoon, The Match was played between Stoke City and Sheffield Utd at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['4th Minute Goal by Ben for Stoke City', '4th Minute Assist by Phil for Stoke City', '45+4th Minute Goal by Phil for Stoke City', '45+4th Minute Assist by Lewis for Stoke City', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Tariqe Fosu for Stoke City', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Wilmot for Stoke City', '90+1st Minute Goal by Liam for Stoke City', '90+1st Minute Assist by Tyrese for Stoke City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrese Campbell for Stoke City', '28th Minute Goal by Rhian for Sheffield Utd', '28th Minute Assist by James for Sheffield Utd', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Rhys Norrington-Davies for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Sheffield United were undone by a familiar face as Phil Jagielka proved instrumental in Stoke's 3-1 home win. Jagielka first assumed the role of creator, teeing up centre-back partner Ben Wilmot to fire the hosts into an early lead. And, after the Blades levelled through Rhian Brewster's first goal since January, it was the veteran defender who restored Stoke's lead. The evergreen Jagielka ended a rather longer wait for a goal, notching for the first time since April 2019. Sheffied United remained top of the Championship despite a third game without a win. Despite their recent stutter, Paul Heckingbottom's side nearly opened the scoring inside 30 seconds when James McAtee dragged an effort narrowly wide. And the Manchester City loanee's early miss proved costly as the hosts opened the scoring after just four minutes. A precise Jagielka delivery found the onrushing Wilmot at the far post and the latter powered an effort in from close range for his third goal in six outings. Stoke, whose winless run at home stretched back to early August, then saw Tariqe Fosu stung the palms of Wes Foderingham. However, the Blades responded positively to their early setback. A spectacular Tommy Doyle strike from range looked destined for the top corner, were if not for the impressive reflexes of his England Under-21 team-mate Joe Bursik. The Stoke goalkeeper was then indebted to Fosu, who cleared a Kyron Gordon header off the line to deny the youngster a first senior goal. A lively Fosu threatened to re-establish the host's lead when his thunderous strike from range crashed off the crossbar. United could have even snatched the advantage themselves, but Iliman Ndiaye's effort struck the foot of a post, with Bursik left motionless. But it was Jagielka who settled the afternoon as he netted for the first time in over three years, nodding in a Lewis Baker corner. Fosu was again frustrated when his clean volley was cleared off the line by Oliver Norwood as Stoke began to turn the screw.

Swansea City, 2–1, Sunderland, Swansea.com Stadium, Gavin Ward, Russell Martin, Tony Mowbray, Matt Grimes, Corry Evans, Afternoon, The Match was played between Swansea City and Sunderland at Swansea.com Stadium at Afternoon and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of Sunderland was Corry Evans and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['13th Minute Goal by Oliver for Swansea City', '13th Minute Assist by Matt for Swansea City', '45+1st Minute Goal by Harry for Swansea City', '45+1st Minute Assist by Nathan for Swansea City', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Fulton for Swansea City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Latibeaudière for Swansea City', '16th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Neil for Sunderland', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Corry Evans for Sunderland', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Elliot Embleton for Sunderland', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Clarke for Sunderland', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Lynden Gooch for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Swansea made it four Championship wins on the bounce as they held on for a nervy 2-1 win against Sunderland at the Swansea. com Stadium. First-half goals from Ollie Cooper and Harry Darling were enough for Russell Martin's men who cemented their sixth place in the table, despite a 51st-minute strike by Black Cats winger Jack Clarke. The Swans looked set for a stroll when they led 2-0 at half-time but whatever Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray said to his charges during the interval had the desired effect. Their revival during the opening 25 minutes of the second half should have yielded more than just Clarke's goal. Yet there was no sign of such urgency in the opening 45 minutes which the Swans totally dominated. When the breakthrough came it was no surprise. Ryan Manning's floated pass down the left flank in the 13th minute found captain Matt Grimes, whose slide-rule cross was smashed home via a deflection by Cooper. Sunderland failed to heed earlier warnings, with centre-half Ben Cabango and Luke Cundle both failing to convert good chances. It got worse for the visitors on the stroke of half-time. A Manning cross was not dealt with by the Sunderland defence and midfielder Darling scrambled home Swansea's second with a scruffy effort that squirmed under the body of goalkeeper Anthony Patterson. The home side looked set to cruise to victory as the second half began, but the pendulum swung dramatically in the direction of their opponents. Sunderland were almost inexplicably transformed after the break, passing with purpose and competing fiercely for every ball. They were soon back in it when Clarke rifled home a low left-footed strike under the noses of an increasingly excited travelling support. But the equaliser just would not come. Swansea gradually found a way back, though it was the 72nd minute before they launched a meaningful second-half assault on goal. The Swans managed to disrupt the Sunderland momentum as the clock ticked down, but the away side remained a threat on the break. Even Patterson came up for a Sunderland corner in the dying moments of injury time, but Swansea held out.

Huddersfield Town, 2–0, Hull City, The John Smith's Stadium, Tim Robinson, Mark Fotheringham, Andy Dawson, Tom Lees, Lewie Coyle, Afternoon, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Hull City at The John Smith's Stadium at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The Captain of Hull City was Lewie Coyle and the Manager of Hull City was Andy Dawson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['29th Minute Own Goal by Lewie Coyle for Huddersfield', '51st Minute Goal by Michał for Huddersfield', '51st Minute Assist by Danny for Huddersfield', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Yuta Nakayama for Huddersfield', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Sorba Thomas for Huddersfield', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Connor Mahoney for Huddersfield', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Charles Ondo for Huddersfield', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Regan Slater for Hull City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Cyrus Christie for Hull City', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Longman for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Sunday,

Mark Fotheringham enjoyed victory in his first home game in charge of Huddersfield as they recorded a 2-0 Championship win over managerless Hull. Hull, who boast the leakiest defence in the division, were twice undone by crosses as the Tigers slumped to a painful sixth defeat in seven. Lewie Coyle's unfortunate own goal and Michal Helik's first goal for the club ensured Fotheringham's first outing at the John Smith's Stadium ended with a welcome win. The new boss made two changes after his side's draw in a six-goal thriller at Luton, while Hull interim boss Andy Dawson made a solitary swap. Down the other end, Ryan Longman struck wide of the mark after cutting inside onto his favoured left foot. Lees glanced a Sobra Thomas whipped corner wide with the goal at his mercy. But the pressure told in the 29th minute when Coyle's flying header painfully turned Etienne Camara's cross into his own net. The Tigers should have been level on the stroke of half-time as Longman rolled his shot wide after being played in one-on-one. The visitors breathed a huge sigh of relief just after the hour. Jordan Rhodes' strike came back off the post before Alfie Jones cleared Helik's effort off the line. Estupinan fluffed his lines once again as he spooned an effort from 10 yards out over after Longman's shot was blocked into his path. Lee Nicholls produced a good save to tip Greg Docherty's rasping effort over the crossbar with time running out for City.

Bristol City, 2–1, Preston North End, Ashton Gate Stadium, Keith Stroud, Nigel Pearson, Ryan Lowe, Andreas Weimann, Daniel Johnson, Evening, The Match was played between Bristol City and Preston at Ashton Gate Stadium at Evening and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Preston was Daniel Johnson and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['34th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Dasilva for Bristol City', '54th Minute Goal by Robert for Bristol City', '54th Minute Assist by Mark for Bristol City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Zak Vyner for Bristol City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Andreas Weimann for Bristol City', '90th Minute Goal by Robert for Bristol City', '90th Minute Assist by Alex for Bristol City', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Lindsay for Preston', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Woodburn for Preston', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Greg Cunningham for Preston', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Robbie Brady for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Defender Rob Atkinson was Bristol City's unlikely two-goal hero in a 2-1 Sky Bet Championship victory over Preston at Ashton Gate. The home side took a 54th-minute lead when Zak Vyner glanced on a Mark Sykes cross and centre-back Atkinson netted with a powerful header. But North End drew level eight minutes from time, Andrew Hughes driving the ball through a crowded six-yard box after City failed to clear a Robbie Brady free-kick. The winner came at the start of stoppage time when Alex Scott's left-wing corner found the head of Atkinson, who powered the ball home from close range. City boss Nigel Pearson had sprung a surprise by dropping experienced goalkeeper Dan Bentley to the bench and bringing in Max O'Leary. His side made a fast start, with Antoine Semenyo's second-minute shot being blocked for a corner with Preston under heavy early pressure. The visitors spent much of the opening 20 minutes on the back foot, but City could not find a telling final pass to create a clear opening. As Preston grew into the game, O'Leary had to make his first save after 25 minutes, diving at the feet of Sean Maguire as he ran onto a Daniel Johnson through ball. Semenyo tricked his way past Liam Lindsay on the half hour, only to be halted by a foul that earned the Preston defender a yellow card. The bookings count was quickly evened up as Jay Dasilva was cautioned for a sliding challenge on Ali McCann. Maguire volleyed high and wide from distance as both sides struggled to put incisive moves together in a disjointed first half. City did carve out a chance on the break two minutes before half-time when Tommy Conway ran onto a Semenyo pass, but his tame shot was comfortably gathered by Freddie Woodman. Dasilva and Atkinson shot over for City as a poor first half drew to a close. The second period began like the first, with the home side pressing. Semenyo shot wide from a Joe Williams pass and a Dasilva drive was blocked for a corner before Atkinson broke the deadlock. His side were almost on level terms immediately as Emil Riis broke clear only to be denied by a full-stretch save from O'Leary. The game was finally sparked into life and Semenyo fired narrowly over after a solo run. The striker was looking increasingly dangerous and had another fierce effort parried by Woodman 10 minutes from time. Hughes' equaliser came against the run of play but counted for nothing on what was a memorable night for Atkinson.

Rotherham United, 2–1, Huddersfield Town, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Jeremy Simpson, Matt Taylor, Mark Fotheringham, Richard Wood, Tom Lees, Afternoon, The Match was played between Rotherham Utd and Huddersfield at AESSEAL New York Stadium at Afternoon and Jeremy Simpson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Richard Wood and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['25th Minute Goal by Conor for Rotherham Utd', '25th Minute Assist by Daniel for Rotherham Utd', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Rathbone for Rotherham Utd', '61st Minute Goal by Georgie for Rotherham Utd', '61st Minute Assist by Richard for Rotherham Utd', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Wes Harding for Rotherham Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Grant Hall for Rotherham Utd', '29th Minute Goal by Danny for Huddersfield', '29th Minute Assist by Sorba for Huddersfield', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Duane Holmes for Huddersfield', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Yuta Nakayama for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Substitute Georgie Kelly scored two minutes and 46 seconds after his introduction to seal a 2-1 win for Rotherham against Huddersfield - the first of Matt Taylor's tenure as Millers manager. There were few signs it was derby day in the opening stages at the New York, with few openings or the customary crunching tackles that are seldom absent from a local battle. But the lead lasted under four minutes, as unmarked ex-Miller Ward guided in a corner from the edge of the box, after a routine straight off the training pitch. Huddersfield did have two chances to add to take the lead for the first time, but twice Sorba Thomas found Jordan Rhodes - and twice the striker's first touch let him down. With just under 55 minutes gone, they thought they had edged in front for the first time. A ferocious drive from Ben Jackson was saved by Viktor Johansson, with Rhodes heading in the loose ball, but the experienced striker had strayed offside in the build-up. Just past the hour mark, Kelly hit what proved to be the winner less than 180 seconds after taking to the pitch in place of Tom Eaves, with an instinctive first touch and clinical second, to which the Terriers had no answer. A typically impressive performance from the midfielder in the Yorkshire derby. He assisted the opener, created three chances, had two shots on target himself and completed 77 per cent of his attempted passes. Play for free, entries by 3pm Saturday.

Luton Town, 3–1, Queens Park Rangers, Kenilworth Road Stadium, Tony Harrington, Nathan Jones, Michael Beale, Sonny Bradley, Ilias Chair, Afternoon, The Match was played between Luton Town and QPR at Kenilworth Road Stadium at Afternoon and Tony Harrington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Luton Town was Sonny Bradley and the Manager of Luton Town was Nathan Jones. The Captain of QPR was Ilias Chair and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['18th Minute Goal by Elijah for Luton Town', '18th Minute Assist by Carlton for Luton Town', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Clark for Luton Town', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Henri Lansbury for Luton Town', '77th Minute Own Goal by Jimmy Dunne for Luton Town', '90+3rd Minute Goal by Luke for Luton Town', '90+3rd Minute Assist by Harry for Luton Town', '90+1st Minute Own Goal by Ethan Horvath for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Luton ended their long wait for a victory over QPR as they halted the visitors' five-game unbeaten run with a 3-1 win at Kenilworth Road. The Hatters had not won any of their six meetings against their west London opponents since returning to the Championship, their last league success coming back in January 2006, but that was to change after a fine performance from Nathan Jones' side. The hosts had the first real attempt, James Bree teed up by Henri Lansbury just outside the box, only to slice wide. Luton then took the lead on 19 minutes when Elijah Adebayo's cross was just over the head of Allan Campbell, Carlton Morris picking up the loose ball and finding the stooping Adebayo to head over the line from a yard out. Hunting for a second, Luton went close when Henri Lansbury got his volley all wrong on the angle, slicing off target, before they almost doubled their lead from a set-piece on 38 minutes. First, Bree's low ball was met by Morris, his shot well cleared by a covering Rangers defender, before Bree picked out Adebayo, who was desperately unfortunate to see his towering header strike the inside of the post and bounce out. Just before the break, Ilias Chair sized up a 25-yard free-kick, shooting straight at Ethan Horvath who gathered with ease. In the second period, Morris' backheel sent Adebayo away but his shot was blocked by a covering defender. Rangers attempted to find a way back into the contest, with Jimmy Dunne taking aim from the edge of the box but he could not keep his shot down. Tyler Roberts then tried his luck from distance, his daisy-cutter inches the wrong side of the post. Luton boss Jones rang the changes midway through the half, Harry Cornick, Cameron Jerome and ex-QPR midfielder Luke Freeman on as Town looked to try and get a foothold on proceedings once more. Jake Clarke-Salter then crashed against the bar from eight yards out, his follow up claimed by the diving Horvath. Jones' changes came up trumps with 13 minutes to go, Jerome robbing Rob Dickie of the ball and, when Seny Dieng came rushing out, the keeper could only send his clearance against Dunne, the rebound bouncing over the line. Taylor Richards' low 20-yarder was then gathered by Horvath, although as the game entered stoppage time Rangers had one back, the ball bouncing in off keeper Horvath. Just when it looked like the nerves were going to jangle, Luton had a third, with Cornick picking out Freeman to tap home and seal victory. Play for free, entries by 3pm Saturday.

Bristol City, 1–2, Millwall, Ashton Gate Stadium, Gavin Ward, Nigel Pearson, Gary Rowett, Andreas Weimann, Shaun Hutchinson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bristol City and Millwall at Ashton Gate Stadium at Afternoon and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['43rd Minute Yellow Card by Timm Klose for Bristol City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Antoine Semenyo for Bristol City', '71st Minute Own Goal by Shaun Hutchinson for Bristol City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Jake Cooper for Millwall', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Murray Wallace for Millwall', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Dan McNamara for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Zian Flemming hit a 76th-minute winner to give Millwall a 2-1 Championship victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. The visitors took a 44th-minute lead when Tom Bradshaw's diving header was well saved by Max O'Leary, only for the striker to get up and shoot home from the rebound. But an error from O'Leary, failing to collect the ball when advancing towards the edge on to claim a high ball, allowed Flemming to slot into an unguarded net from 15 yards. City started brightly with Antoine Semenyo having an early shot blocked and Andreas Weimann sending a glancing header wide from Scott's free-kick. But soon the home side were making too many passing errors and Millwall grew into the game, Bradshaw threatening on a couple of occasions. City defender Timm Klose suffered a head injury and returned to the pitch after treatment swathed in a bandage. Millwall almost broke the deadlock on 32 minutes when a header Hutchinson was nodded off the line by Mark Sykes. Neither side could create much in a poor quality first half, although O'Leary did have to deal with a long-range effort from Murray Wallace two minutes before Bradshaw's goal. City began the second half as they had the first, Semenyo's driven cross flashing across the six-yard box with no one to apply the finishing touch. Semenyo was looking the most dangerous attacker on view and his low 59th-minute shot was saved at his near post by George Long's outstretched legs. The visitors looked threatening from set-pieces and Hutchinson saw a 65th-minute shot deflected for a corner. Soon Millwall captain inadvertently put the hosts level as one of Pearson's replacements, Pring, made a telling contribution. Bradshaw volleyed over in a strong Millwall response before O'Leary's error gave City an uphill battle again. It proved beyond them and, but for Afobe's penalty miss with almost the last kick they would have lost more decisively.

Sheffield United, 3–3, Blackpool, Bramall Lane, David Webb, Paul Heckingbottom, Michael Appleton, Billy Sharp, Marvin Ekpiteta, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Blackpool at Bramall Lane at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was Billy Sharp and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3., ['8th Minute Goal by James for Sheffield Utd', '8th Minute Assist by Billy for Sheffield Utd', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by James Mcatee for Sheffield Utd', '56th Minute Yellow Card by George Baldock for Sheffield Utd', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Norwood for Sheffield Utd', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Anel Ahmedhodzic for Sheffield Utd', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Doyle for Sheffield Utd', '90+9th Minute Red Card by Wes Foderingham for Sheffield Utd', '30th Minute Goal by Jerry for Blackpool', '30th Minute Assist by Kenneth for Blackpool', '42nd Minute Goal by Jerry for Blackpool', '42nd Minute Assist by Shayne for Blackpool', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Marvin Ekpiteta for Blackpool', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Thompson for Blackpool', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Marvin Ekpiteta for Blackpool', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Thompson for Blackpool', '90+9th Minute Red Card by Shayne Lavery for Blackpool'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Oliver Norwood scored a 98th-minute equaliser as Sheffield United drew with Blackpool in a six-goal thriller with four red cards and a late missed penalty. The hosts had looked comfortable following goals from James McAtee and Iliman Ndiaye, but Jerry Yates struck twice to make it all square at the break and Kenny Dougall made it 3-2 to Blackpool early in the second half. Blackpool were reduced to nine men in the closing stages after having Marvin Ekpiteta and Dominic Thompson sent off and Norwood equalised deep into time added on. A scuffle after the final whistle involving a number of players resulted in Sheffield United goalkeeper Wes Foderingham and Blackpool's Caolan Lavery both receiving red cards. The home side, who began the day as Sky Bet Championship leaders, took the lead after just eight minutes when Tommy Doyle's cross was headed back by Billy Sharp at the far post and McAtee controlled the ball before slipping it past goalkeeper Chris Maxwell. Blackpool's Gary Madine volleyed over and Yates had an effort deflected off target. Blackpool pulled a goal back on the half-hour mark. The home defence failed to clear following a corner and Dougall's cross was met by Yates, who headed into the roof of the net. A superb save from Maxwell prevented Doyle from restoring United's two-goal lead. Following Ndiaye's persistence, which saw the ball kept in play, Ben Osborn's cross was headed back by George Baldock into the area and Doyle's firm drive was turned over by Maxwell. Blackpool threatened to increase their lead with Patino firing wide from the left-hand side of the area after the United defence left Foderingham exposed. Ekpiteta was sent off in the 79th minute after receiving a second booking and he was followed two minutes later by team-mate Thompson, who was also shown two yellow cards. United were awarded an 88th minute penalty after a foul on Ahmedhodzic. Brewster stepped up and saw his penalty come back off Maxwell's left-hand post. Deep into stoppage time, following a corner, Norwood's volley saw the ball find its way through a packed penalty area to make it 3-3. Then a melee after the final whistle resulted in Foderingham and Lavery both receiving red cards.

Preston North End, 0–2, Stoke City, Deepdale Stadium, Matt Donohue, Ryan Lowe, Alex Neil, Alan Browne, Lewis Baker, Afternoon, The Match was played between Preston and Stoke City at Deepdale Stadium at Afternoon and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of Preston was Alan Browne and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['14th Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Hughes for Preston', '58th Minute Goal by William for Stoke City', '58th Minute Assist by Dwight for Stoke City', '66th Minute Goal by Tyrese for Stoke City', '66th Minute Assist by Lewis for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Two expertly taken goals from Will Smallbone and Tyrese Campbell inside eight second-half minutes propelled Stoke to a wholly deserved 2-0 win at Preston. Stoke's win meant a successful first return to Deepdale for former Preston boss Alex Neil, who has revived hopes of a promotion challenge after taking charge of the Potters in August. Campbell, who limped off soon after his goal, had the game's first chance. The impressive Dujon Sterling, on loan from Chelsea, fed a low ball behind Preston's backline but Woodman rushed out to save at Campbell's feet. They waited 23 minutes for a first opportunity, Jordan Storey's hooked effort deflected behind. Lewis Baker blocked when Storey rose highest at the resultant corner. Phil Jagielka, immaculate at the heart of a three-man Stoke backline, thwarted a pair of 18-yard strikes. But Stoke attacked with greater conviction than the home team. Sterling bent beyond the far post after controlling Smallbone's flighted left-wing delivery and Storey intervened on the cover when Dwight Gayle hesitated before shooting when clean through. Stoke had shaded a relatively even opening half but Preston will rue two penalty decisions. The most vociferous shout came after Jagielka inadvertently handled when a ball reared sharply in the box moments before the break but a penalty would have been harsh. Woodman did not stand a chance with Smallbone's effort - and the Preston goalkeeper was equally helpless when Campbell exquisitely doubled the visitors' advantage. Baker's pass over the top invited the electric Campbell to chase. Reaching the 18-yard line, he shifted the ball onto his left foot and placed a precision finish inside the far post. Between the goals, Gayle, whose last goal came for Newcastle against West Brom on 12 December, 2020 - 672 days ago - glanced marginally wide from Campbell's delivery. With their two-goal cushion, Neil's team assumed complete control. Woodman saved from Gayle and excellent wing-back Tarique Fosu, before Baker's drive produced an athletic stop from the keeper.

Burnley, 4–0, Swansea City, Turf Moor, Steve Martin, Vincent Kompany, Russell Martin, Jack Cork, Matt Grimes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Burnley and Swansea City at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Steve Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Jack Cork and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0., ['15th Minute Goal by Vitinho for Burnley', '15th Minute Assist by Ian Maatsen for Burnley', '29th Minute Goal by Jay for Burnley', '29th Minute Assist by Anass for Burnley', '45+3rd Minute Goal by Anass for Burnley', '45+3rd Minute Assist by Josh for Burnley', '57th Minute Goal by Jay for Burnley', '57th Minute Assist by Josh for Burnley', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Josh Brownhill for Burnley', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Matthew Sorinola for Swansea City', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Cabango for Swansea City', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Fulton for Swansea City', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Latibeaudière for Swansea City', '74th Minute Red Card by Joël Piroe for Swansea City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Jay Rodriguez struck twice as Burnley despatched 10-man Swansea 4-0 to step up their Championship promotion push. The Swans' run of four-straight wins was brought crashing to an end by goals from Vitinho, Rodriguez and Anass Zaroury, and their misery was completed by a straight red card for top scorer Joel Piroe for violent conduct with 15 minutes remaining. The Clarets extended their unbeaten run to 12 games in all competitions as Vincent Kompany got his tactical plan spot on in a match billed as a battle of two of the Championship's more cultured sides. Burnley, who moved top of the table as a result - took control early on, thwarting the Swans' attempts to play out from the back and exposing a vulnerability on their flanks. With Vitinho causing panic on the Swansea left - and Ian Maatsen and Zaroury doing the same on the other side - the visitors were constantly opened up. When Maatsen swung a dipping cross across the face of the six-yard box after 15 minutes, the defence hesitated and the ball bounced up neatly onto the head of the inrushing Vitinho, who despatched it past Steven Benda. Vitinho also played a big part in the second goal after 24 minutes as he snapped up a loose ball and drove infield, deep into Swans territory. He released Maatsen in space and when the Dutch wing back moved the ball onto Zaroury, the winger whipped another ball to the far post, where Rodriguez's volley was confirmed as being over the line by the Hawkeye goal decision system. Swansea struggled to cope with Burnley's smart pressing and their frustration brought first-half bookings for Matty Sorinola, Ben Cabango, Jay Fulton and Joel Latibeaudiere, all for fouls on sprightly Burnley attacking players Vitinho, Nathan Tella and Zaroury. Josh Brownhill was denied a third when his snap shot from 25 yards was superbly tipped over by Benda, but in time added at the end of the first half, the Clarets did score again. The Swansea defence had looked increasingly nervy and when Cabango underhit a pass as they tried to play out against more clever pressing, Tella pounced. The ball broke to Josh Brownhill, who calmly laid it left for Zaroury to drill in his first goal for the club. Rodriguez bagged his second in the 57th minute when another slick Clarets attack culminated in Josh Cullen sliding a pass down the inside left channel, the England international slipping his marker and shooting left-footed into the far corner. Swansea's frustration boiled over after 76 minutes when Piroe tried to turn away from Cullen, who pulled his shirt. After the Burnley man fell to the ground, Piroe stamped on him to earn an instant dismissal and three-match ban.

Cardiff City, 0–1, Coventry City, Cardiff City Stadium, Robert Madley, Mark Hudson, Mark Robins, Joe Ralls, Kyle McFadzean, Afternoon, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Coventry City at Cardiff City Stadium at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['56th Minute Yellow Card by Mark Harris for Cardiff City', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Viktor Gyökeres for Coventry City', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Sheaf for Coventry City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Jonathan Panzo for Coventry City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Jake Bidwell for Coventry City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Coventry were almost gifted the dream start when home goalkeeper Ryan Allsop completely missed a clearance kick and left Swedish striker Gyokeres with an open goal to aim at. He lined up his shot but somehow managed to miss the target to allow Allsop and his defenders to heave a heavy sigh of relief. It was the wake-up call Cardiff needed against the side at the bottom of the table and they came up with a positive response. A short corner from Ryan Wintle allowed Callum Robinson to get a shot away and then the Republic of Ireland striker was sent racing through the middle only to push his shot inches wide of the post. Seeking to extend their unbeaten run under interim manager Mark Hudson to four games, the Bluebirds kept pushing forward and looked the more likely to score. But then they got hit on the break and Coventry struck in the 34th minute. Matt Godden headed on a pass forward to Jamie Allen on the right-hand side of the box and his shot was only parried away by Allsop. The loose ball was just two yards out from the home goal and Gyokeres was on hand to redeem himself for his earlier miss and tap home. It was only the second time in four games under Hudson the Bluebirds had fallen behind and whatever the new boss said at half-time it certainly lifted the spirits and effort of his side. They forced three corners and a free-kick within a matter of minutes and thought they had got on level terms from one of them in the 50th minute. Joe Ralls swung in a corner and after it was headed out and back in again, the ball fell to Robinson, who rounded the keeper and tapped in. The referee appeared to let the goal stand with no offside flag but after going over to consult with his linesman he ruled out the goal. He first slipped past Cedric Kipre and then powered into the box before unleashing a thunderous strike that crashed into the side-netting. Robinson screamed for a penalty in the 80th minute, when he was grappled in the box, and then shot over after being gifted a golden chance five minutes later when another corner was headed down to him. Another quick break down the right by Coventry almost earned them a second goal but Jake Bidwell's header from the penalty spot was acrobatically pushed over the top by Allsop.

Sunderland, 2–1, Wigan Athletic, Stadium of Light, Keith Stroud, Tony Mowbray, Leam Richardson, Lynden Gooch, Tendayi Darikwa, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sunderland and Wigan Athletic at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Lynden Gooch and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Leam Richardson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['25th Minute Yellow Card by Elliot Embleton for Sunderland', '54th Minute Goal by Elliot for Sunderland', '54th Minute Assist by Dennis for Sunderland', '72nd Minute Goal by Dennis for Sunderland', '72nd Minute Assist by Alex for Sunderland', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Alex Pritchard for Sunderland', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Anthony Patterson for Sunderland', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Tilt for Wigan Athletic', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Will Keane for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Elliot Embleton and Dennis Cirkin led a second-half Sunderland comeback to secure a first win in five games for Tony Mowbray's side with a 2-1 victory over Wigan. Charlie Wyke had continued his fine return to football with a second goal in as many weeks at his former ground, but a formation change from Mowbray at the interval turned the tide of the contest definitively. Wyke's opener came at the end of a first half in which Sunderland had largely dominated, albeit without carving out too many significant chances. The hosts continued to struggle in the absence of a senior striker, seeing plenty of the ball but with little end product. After early efforts from Patrick Roberts and Embleton, both sides struggled to build any momentum in a stop-start contest, though that suited the visitors far more than Sunderland. Another fine move saw Pritchard then release Jack Clarke in the box, but on his weaker left foot he could only shoot wide of the far post. The hosts were growing in confidence but within minutes they were behind. Former Sunderland striker Nathan Broadhead spotted his opportunity to spin away from Luke O'Nien and suddenly the break was on. He found another former Black Cats player in winger James McClean on the left and he in turn picked out ex-Sunderland striker Wyke, who had pulled into space at the back post and converted a deft volley. Sunderland boss Mowbray responded by switching to a more aggressive formation at half-time and was rewarded almost immediately, Embleton levelling the scores when he converted Cirkin's low cross from close range. Sunderland were dominating the contest now and had their deserved second when Pritchard spotted the opportunity to take a quick free-kick, unfurling a glorious cross to the back post that Cirkin powered home with an excellent header. It came at the end of a passage of play in which four times they had got the ball into the six-yard box without finding that crucial final touch. Wigan pressed hard for an equaliser and will feel they should have got one, Will Keane heading McClean's corner wide before Cirkin was forced into a block near his own goalline.

Reading, 0–2, West Bromwich Albion, Select Car Leasing Stadium, Tim Robinson, Paul Ince, Richard Beale, Andy Yiadom, Jake Livermore, Afternoon, The Match was played between Reading and West Brom at Select Car Leasing Stadium at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The Captain of West Brom was Jake Livermore and the Manager of West Brom was Richard Beale. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['16th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Ince for Reading', "34th Minute Yellow Card by Mamadou N'Diaye for Reading", '49th Minute Yellow Card by Tom McIntyre for Reading', '25th Minute Goal by Matt for West Brom', '25th Minute Assist by Taylor for West Brom', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Phillips for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Managerless West Brom defeated Reading 2-0 to end their eight-match run without a Championship victory. Under the guidance of interim boss Richard Beale after Steve Bruce was sacked on Monday, Albion went in front in the 25th minute through a close-range effort from Matt Phillips. Beale, Albion's under-21 coach, took temporary charge after Bruce was dismissed following a run of just one victory in 13 league games this season. Bruce had won only eight of his 32 games in all competitions since succeeding Valerien Ismael in February. Reading had enjoyed contrasting fortunes, winning six of their past 10 outings to take them into the play-off spots. However, it was West Brom who began positively, with the lively Brandon Thomas-Asante seeing a powerful shot blocked in the early exchanges. Phillips blazed wildly off target and then home goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis had to tip behind another attempt from Asante-Thomas. Reading were without manager Paul Ince due to illness - though not thought to be Covid-related - and had assistant boss Alex Rae in the dug-out. As Rae watched on, Reading gradually stemmed the Albion flow and started to venture forward for the first time, with Andy Carroll heading over from a Tom Ince corner. West Brom quickly countered and were rewarded midway through the half when Phillips breezed past Nesta Guinness-Walker and cut in from the right. Phillips looked up, spotted Bouzanis vulnerable at his near post and coolly slotted home. Although the hosts again pushed forward strongly after the interval, they were unable to find any way past the resilient Albion rearguard. West Brom relied mostly on the swift break and twice might have extended their lead. Grady Diangana took too long to control a precise Jed Wallace cross and allowed the backtracking home defence to crowd him out. Wallace then escaped along the right flank but, as he went for the final pass into the danger area, he was also denied at the vital moment. But Albion did stretch their advantage 18 minutes from the end when Gardner-Hickman took advantage of a poor error from Jeff Hendrick in midfield. Gardner-Hickman strode onwards and unleashed a fierce 20-yard drive that flew past Bouzanis - for his first goal for the club. Reading tried to peg back the deficit late on but Albion keeper Alex Palmer made fine saves to deny Mamadou Loum and Yakou Meite.

Middlesbrough, 1–2, Blackburn Rovers, Riverside Stadium, Darren Bond, Leo Percovich, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Jonny Howson, Lewis Travis, Afternoon, The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Blackburn at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Leo Percovich. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['27th Minute Yellow Card by Rodrigo Muniz for Middlesbrough', '45+1st Minute Goal by Duncan for Middlesbrough', '45+1st Minute Assist by Jonny for Middlesbrough', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Paddy McNair for Middlesbrough', '4th Minute Own Goal by Darragh Lenihan for Blackburn', '17th Minute Goal by Sam for Blackburn', '17th Minute Assist by Dominic for Blackburn', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Travis for Blackburn', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Tyler Morton for Blackburn', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Kaminski for Blackburn', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrhys Dolan for Blackburn'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Managerless Middlesbrough dropped into the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone as their problems continued to mount with a 2-1 home defeat to Blackburn. Rovers returned to winning ways at the Riverside thanks to an early own goal from Darragh Lenihan and a superb long-range finish from Sam Gallagher. It continued their loss, win sequence stretching back 10 games. Boro's afternoon began badly when they fell behind after just four minutes. Dominic Hyam was unmarked at the back post as he nodded a cross back across goal and, while Gallagher attempted to bundle home from inside the six-yard box, Lenihan got the final touch to deflect the ball into his own net. Lenihan left Blackburn to join Middlesbrough on a free transfer in the summer - that was hardly the way he would have wanted to mark his first reunion with his former employers. Gallagher clearly wanted to claim the goal as he wheeled away in celebration, but the Rovers striker did not have to wait too long for a strike that could not be taken away from him. There appeared to be little on when he controlled Hyam's long ball in the 17th minute, but, after turning inside Paddy McNair, he rifled a brilliant 20-yard finish past Zack Steffen. Steffen's goal was under threat for most of the first half and the Boro goalkeeper, who is on loan from Manchester City, produced three excellent saves to keep his side in the game. Boro were in danger of going under completely, but the hosts hauled themselves back into the game as they scored on the stroke of half-time. Jonny Howson released Watmore into the left-hand side of the area and the forward drilled a precise low finish through Thomas Kaminski's legs. That was a routine save, but Kaminski's next intervention, with 16 minutes remaining, was rather more out of the ordinary. Lewis Travis' defensive header looped on to the inside of a post, with the rebound falling to Chuba Akpom two yards out.

Watford, 2–1, Norwich City, Vicarage Road Stadium, Darren England, Slaven Bilić, Dean Smith, Craig Cathcart, Grant Hanley, Evening, The Match was played between Watford and Norwich City at Vicarage Road Stadium at Evening and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Craig Cathcart and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['18th Minute Goal by Imran for Watford', '18th Minute Assist by Ismaila for Watford', '31st Minute Goal by Keinan for Watford', '31st Minute Assist by Yaser for Watford', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Hassane Kamara for Watford', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Max Aarons for Norwich City', '45th Minute Goal by Josh for Norwich City', '45th Minute Assist by Kieran for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Watford returned to winning ways under Slaven Bilic as they beat Norwich 2-1 in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday night. Imran Louza responded to an early penalty miss by giving the Hornets the lead at Vicarage Road, while Keinan Davis soon doubled their lead. For Bilic it was a much-needed win after back-to-back defeats, as Watford moved to 10th in the table. Louza had the opportunity to give Watford the lead after 13 minutes when Ismaila Sarr was brought down in the box by Liam Gibbs, but Angus Gunn made a brilliant save low to his left to deny him from the penalty spot. Gunn had no chance to keep him out on 18 minutes, however, as Louza struck on the volley after brilliant work from Sarr, driving the ball into the ground and across the goalkeeper to give Watford the lead. Sarr was the instigator for Watford's second, too. On 31 minutes his run and ball eventually found its way to Davis a few yards out, who took a touch and found the back of the net. On the stroke of half-time Norwich found their way back into the game, as Kieran Dowell drove forward and found Sargent on the edge of the box, and he steered a low shot just inside Daniel Bachmann's near post. Norwich pushed for an equaliser in the second half and came extremely close to finding it on 55 minutes as the ball fell to Grant Hanley at a corner, but he could only rattle the crossbar from close range. Too good for the Championship. He didn't get on the scoresheet, but he earned a penalty, got a brilliant assist and his work created Watford's second. With him in the side the Hornets always have a chance. Play for free, entries by 3pm Saturday. Play for free, entries by 3pm Saturday.

Hull City, 0–2, Birmingham City, MKM Stadium, Leigh Doughty, Andy Dawson, John Eustace, Jacob Greaves, Troy Deeney, Afternoon, The Match was played between Hull City and Birmingham City at MKM Stadium at Afternoon and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Andy Dawson. The Captain of Birmingham City was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['43rd Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Greaves for Hull City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Doğukan Sınık for Hull City', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Randell Williams for Hull City', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Baxter for Hull City', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Maxime Colin for Birmingham City', '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Krystian Bielik for Birmingham City', '47th Minute Goal by Juninho for Birmingham City', '47th Minute Assist by Tahith for Birmingham City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Juninho Bacuna for Birmingham City', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Troy Deeney for Birmingham City'], Sky Bet Championship, Sunday,

Birmingham beat managerless Hull 2-0 in a Sky Bet Championship game that was delayed by 20 minutes because the goals were too big. Deeney also missed a second-half spot-kick but Birmingham had already done enough to seal their first win at Hull since 2009, moving them into the top half of the table. Defeat left the Tigers just above the drop zone and in need of something to spark their season back into life. Birmingham went ahead as Cyrus Christie was penalised for a foul on Krystian Bielik at a corner and Deeney fired the penalty high into the net. Hull went close to an equaliser 10 minutes later from another corner which Christie headed goalward but John Ruddy pulled off a fine reaction save to his right with Oscar Estupinan inches short of a tap-in. The Tigers largely kept Birmingham under pressure but were finding it hard to produce an end product. Birmingham nearly added a second 10 minutes before the break as Bacuna cut in from the right but Nathan Baxter got down low to his right to turn his left-foot shot around the post. Christie then burst into the Birmingham area but chipped just wide before Ozan Tufan curled off target and Jean Michael Seri saw his shot deflected wide as the home side searched in vain for a first-half leveller. Birmingham doubled their lead early in the second half as Bacuna this time beat Baxter with a rising shot from 25 yards following a fine crossfield ball by Tahith Chong. Birmingham were awarded a second penalty as Baxter brought down Chong but this time Deeney hit his spot-kick well over after 74 minutes, with the 'keeper perhaps lucky to escape with a yellow card rather than a red.

Huddersfield Town, 0–1, Preston North End, The John Smith's Stadium, Andy Woolmer, Mark Fotheringham, Ryan Lowe, Tom Lees, Ben Whiteman, Evening, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Preston at The John Smith's Stadium at Evening and Andy Woolmer was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The Captain of Preston was Ben Whiteman and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['8th Minute Yellow Card by David Kasumu for Huddersfield', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Rhodes for Huddersfield', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Duane Holmes for Huddersfield', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Etienne Camara for Huddersfield', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Jackson for Huddersfield', '50th Minute Goal by Greg for Preston', '50th Minute Assist by Ben for Preston', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Ledson for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Both sides had come into the game in stuttering form and it showed in the first half as they failed to impose themselves on each other, with Preston's Alvaro Fernandez having the best chances towards the end of the half. Huddersfield had the first sniff of goal in the opening six minutes when Ben Jackson whipped a curling ball on to the head of Danny Ward, who headed over the bar from close range. Preston settled into the game and also forced a chance of their own after some tricky footwork from Fernandez. He whipped a ball in towards Ali McCann but his header was comfortable saved by Lee Nicholls. The first half was littered with wasted chances, fouls and mistakes with neither side able to take control. Manchester United loanee Fernandez threatened to inject some quality at the end of the half but his low free-kick missed everyone and went just wide of the far post, before his powerful effort from close range was blocked by Nicholls as the sides went into the interval goalless. The visitors made the breakthrough five minutes after the break as Cunningham rose highest at the far post from Ben Whiteman's inswinging corner and nodded in, causing pandemonium in the away end. Ryan Lowe's side boasted the best defence in the league and were happy to sit men behind the ball as Huddersfield pushed for an equaliser. Preston had a couple of opportunities to extend their lead as Huddersfield committed men further up the pitch and Brad Potts found himself in acres of space down the right, but his cross was snuffed out with Emil Riis waiting on the penalty spot. The away side continued to miss chances as Riis stood a ball up to the back post and an unmarked Fernandez fluffed his lines from close range with the score still at 1-0 heading into the closing stages.

Norwich City, 0–1, Luton Town, Carrow Road, Oliver Langford, Dean Smith, Nathan Jones, Grant Hanley, Dan Potts, Evening, The Match was played between Norwich City and Luton Town at Carrow Road at Evening and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The Captain of Luton Town was Dan Potts and the Manager of Luton Town was Nathan Jones. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['66th Minute Red Card by Kenny McLean for Norwich City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Todd Cantwell for Norwich City', '62nd Minute Goal by Carlton for Luton Town', '62nd Minute Assist by Allan for Luton Town', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Dan Potts for Luton Town', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Elijah Adebayo for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Carlton Morris came back to haunt his former club Norwich as Luton recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win at Carrow Road to move up to fourth in the Championship. The home side would have gone top with a win, but turned in a poor performance which was compounded by the sending off of Kenny McLean just after the Luton goal for appearing to strike Tom Lockyer. A dull first half produced little goalmouth action - and just one effort on target. That came in the 25th minute when Norwich's top scorer Josh Sargent latched onto a loose ball on the edge of the box and fired in a low drive that Ethan Horvath did well to parry. Luton had started well and carved out the first clear opening of the night in the 13th minute, with Morris out-muscling Liam Gibbs before sending in a teasing low cross into the six-yard area which only narrowly eluded Harry Connick. The Canaries had most of the ball but could do little with it in the face of some determined defence. And they had to wait until just before half-time for their second decent opportunity, with Teemu Pukki cutting inside onto his favoured right foot after a quick break, only to sky his shot well over the top. Nevertheless the hosts came out looking as though they meant business and spurned a good chance to take the lead just 45 seconds in when Danel Sinani blasted well over from inside the box after some good approach work from his colleagues. Aaron Ramsey went a lot closer from distance as Norwich continued to press, but it was Luton who got their noses in front just past the hour mark. When the ball came over McLean appeared to catch Lockyer in the face with his hand and referee Oliver Langford had no hesitation in brandishing a red card. Dean Smith's side continued to battle against the odds and wasted a good chance to equalise 10 minutes from time when Pukki slipped his marker and burst into the box, only to send a curling effort just wide.

Swansea City, 3–2, Reading, Swansea.com Stadium, Andrew Davies, Russell Martin, Paul Ince, Matt Grimes, Andy Yiadom, Evening, The Match was played between Swansea City and Reading at Swansea.com Stadium at Evening and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2., ['41st Minute Goal by Harry for Swansea City', '41st Minute Assist by Matt for Swansea City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Latibeaudière for Swansea City', '33rd Minute Goal by Tom for Reading', '33rd Minute Assist by Yakou for Reading', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Yiadom for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Swansea produced a remarkable turnaround to beat Reading 3-2 and leapfrog them in the Sky Bet Championship table. Reading struck twice in the opening 33 minutes through Yakou Meite and Tom Ince as the visitors sought to end their worst run of the campaign - three games without a win. But Harry Darling halved the deficit before the interval, and second-half goals from Ollie Cooper and Jay Fulton lifted Swansea to seventh in the Championship standings with Reading dropping to ninth. Fulton's 74th-minute winner - seizing on to a loose ball and lashing home from 30 yards - was worthy of deciding any game and must surely rank among the best goals of the Scottish midfielder's career. Boss Paul Ince was back in the Reading dugout after a virus had kept him away from the touchline for Saturday's home defeat by West Brom. Ince had barely taken his seat when around half the lights failed and the Swansea. com Stadium was plunged into semi-darkness. There was a six-minute delay before the situation was corrected and Swansea came close to putting Reading's lights out. Joe Lumley made a superb save low to his right after Michael Obafemi had turned sharply, and the Royals goalkeeper made a smart fingertip save after Ben Cabango had fired from distance. Whereas Swansea also saw two penalty appeals waved away, Reading's attacking threat had been negligible before they took the lead after 26 minutes. Junior Hoilett found the unmarked Mamadou Loum and the Senegalese's shot from the edge of the area hit Darling before Meite buried the loose ball. Reading doubled their lead in controversial fashion when Darling dithered outside the area. The start of the second half was a stop-start affair, but the hosts were level on the hour. Joel Latibeaudiere's cross was met by Reading defender Tom Holmes, but the dropping ball was perfectly dispatched by Cooper from 12 yards for his second Championship goal. Swansea continued to probe and took the lead when Fulton's venomous low effort from 30 yards beat the diving Lumley and went in off the post, securing a result that was merited.

Stoke City, 0–1, Rotherham United, Bet365 Stadium, Gavin Ward, Alex Neil, Matt Taylor, Lewis Baker, Ben Wiles, Evening, The Match was played between Stoke City and Rotherham Utd at Bet365 Stadium at Evening and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Ben Wiles and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['6th Minute Goal by Oliver for Rotherham Utd', '6th Minute Assist by Shane for Rotherham Utd', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Wiles for Rotherham Utd', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Grant Hall for Rotherham Utd', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Wes Harding for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Rathbone struck in the sixth minute, but the Millers were indebted to goalkeeper Viktor Johansson for ending a five-game winless streak against the home side stretching back to 2005. Rotherham's only away win this season came via a 2-1 Carabao Cup success at City's neighbours Port Vale back in August. And the Potteries was again a happy hunting ground for Rotherham and Rathbone, who curled in from 18 yards. City were down to 10 men defending the preceding corner with 40-year-old Phil Jagielka off the field after treatment for a head knock. Rathbone had scored only once before this season - the first of United's two at Vale Park. The former Manchester United youth-team player was presented with a second shooting chance but skied his attempt from 20 yards. Instead, Johansson regularly frustrated the hosts. The Swede's hand swept the ball off Tyrese Campbell's toe after Dwight Gayle's pass created the one-on-one chance. Johansson then thwarted Tariqe Fosu and Morgan Fox while Liam Delap, restored to the side in place of injured Will Smallbone, headed straight at the keeper from eight yards from Fosu's centre. And it was the same scenario in first-half stoppage time after a strong run but weaker shot by Manchester City loanee Delap. Five minutes into the second period and Delap again could not generate enough power to trouble busy Johansson. When he finally failed to get gloves on a deep Fox cross Wes Harding headed off the line from Delap. Rotherham were defending deep and in numbers to preserve their advantage. With 20 minutes remaining Delap and Gayle made way for Nick Powell and Jacob Brown. The onslaught continued and Campbell, who netted a classy goal in last Saturday's win at Preston, headed wide when it looked easier to score. Stoke continued to pour forward but there was no finding a way past Johansson who saved his best until last. Substitute Jordan Thompson thought his stoppage-time header was goal bound until the keeper tipped the ball away to safety to earn Rotherham a gritty win and 10th place in the Championship.

Blackburn Rovers, 2–0, Sunderland, Ewood Park, Craig Pawson, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Tony Mowbray, Dominic Hyam, Corry Evans, Evening, The Match was played between Blackburn and Sunderland at Ewood Park at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Dominic Hyam and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Sunderland was Corry Evans and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Tyler Morton for Blackburn', '49th Minute Goal by Scott for Blackburn', '49th Minute Assist by Ryan for Blackburn', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Sammie Szmodics for Blackburn', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Carter for Blackburn', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Alex Pritchard for Sunderland', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Dennis Cirkin for Sunderland', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Jewison Bennette for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Blackburn went top of the Sky Bet Championship as Ben Brereton Diaz's stunning goal on his 100th Rovers start helped them to a 2-0 win over Sunderland. It was an unhappy return to Ewood Park for Tony Mowbray, who may have felt aggrieved his side were denied a penalty moments before the opening goal but will ultimately rue the lack of cutting edge, highlighted by the Chile international he brought to Blackburn. Jake Garrett made his first league start for Blackburn, who were without suspended captain Lewis Travis. Former Rovers midfielder Corry Evans returned from suspension to captain Sunderland. The Black Cats should have been ahead two minutes in but Dennis Cirkin dragged his effort wide, and Alex Pritchard almost profited from a wayward Brereton Diaz pass midway through the half, curling over. The game turned in less than a minute when Sunderland thought they should have had a penalty after Jack Clarke went down under Ryan Hedges' challenge. But clinical Rovers doubled their advantage with their second shot on target in the 49th minute as Hedges whipped in an inch perfect free-kick that left Wharton with a simple close-range header. Blackburn were always a threat as the game opened up, but Brereton Diaz got his shot all wrong on the hour, and Sam Gallagher's improvised effort sailed just wide. Substitute Jewison Bennett's fierce near-post shot stung the palms of Kaminski late on before Hedges almost scored a goal-of-the-season contender with the last kick of the game only for his 40-yard strike to hit a post.

West Bromwich Albion, 0–2, Bristol City, The Hawthorns, Robert Madley, Richard Beale, Nigel Pearson, Jake Livermore, Matty James, Evening, The Match was played between West Brom and Bristol City at The Hawthorns at Evening and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Jake Livermore and the Manager of West Brom was Richard Beale. The Captain of Bristol City was Matty James and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['31st Minute Yellow Card by Jake Livermore for West Brom', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Kelly for West Brom', "90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Dara O'Shea for West Brom", '45th Minute Goal by Nahki for Bristol City', '45th Minute Assist by Antoine for Bristol City', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Mark Sykes for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

West Bromwich Albion's home woes continued as they were beaten 2-0 by Bristol City. The managerless Baggies, with Richard Beale in caretaker charge after the sacking of Steve Bruce, haven't won in five home games after Joe Williams and Nahki Wells scored before half-time. Former West Brom assistant manager and caretaker boss Nigel Pearson's side won for only the second time in eight outings, but it moved them six places up the Sky Bet Championship table to 11th. It was City's first clean sheet on their travels for 10 Championship games going back to last April, after they went into the game with the most away goals conceded in the division. Albion tried to threaten from an early set-piece when Matt Phillips surprised Bristol City with a low corner to the edge of the area but Jed Wallace lashed his shot well over the bar. Wallace was heavily involved again but from his cross, Grady Diangana's touch for Thomas-Asante was too heavy and the ball rolled harmlessly to goalkeeper Max O'Leary. The hosts were to pay for their wastefulness as Bristol City took the lead in the 32nd minute. Wells crossed deep from the right, Jay Dasilva volleyed the ball back into the danger area and it flicked off Jake Livermore, who should have reacted quicker by clearing, and Williams flicked home from six yards. Wells went from provider to finisher in the 45th minute as City doubled their lead. The goal owed so much to Antoine Semenyo, who turned smartly before cutting inside from the left and crossing for Wells to glance beyond goalkeeper Alex Palmer. Albion protested furiously that they should have had a penalty in the 51st minute. Replays showed Wallace's cross struck the hand of Rob Atkinson but referee Bobby Madley waved the appeals away. City threatened on the counter when Wells put Semenyo through but his angled, rising drive flashed over the bar. Then came Thomas-Asante's narrow miss after his glancing header from Conor Townsend's cross hit the far post with O'Leary well beaten. Deep into time added on, Swift curled a shot onto the bar but City had done enough and Albion were booed off.

Blackpool, 1–3, Hull City, Bloomfield Road, Joshua Smith, Michael Appleton, Andy Dawson, Chris Maxwell, Jacob Greaves, Evening, The Match was played between Blackpool and Hull City at Bloomfield Road at Evening and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Chris Maxwell and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Andy Dawson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['31st Minute Goal by Kenneth for Blackpool', '31st Minute Assist by Theo for Blackpool', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Callum Wright for Blackpool', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Gary Madine for Blackpool', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Callum Connolly for Blackpool', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Longman for Hull City', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Regan Slater for Hull City', '45+3rd Minute Goal by Greg for Hull City', '45+3rd Minute Assist by Ryan for Hull City', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Greaves for Hull City', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Dimitris Pelkas for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Hull leap-frogged opponents Blackpool in the Sky Bet Championship table thanks to an impressive 3-1 away win. The Tigers deservedly secured their first away success of the campaign, and a long-awaited first victory at this level at Bloomfield Road since way back in 1974. A second win for caretaker boss Andy Dawson will also improve his chances of getting the Hull job permanently, while for opposite number Michael Appleton, his side dropped to within one place of the drop zone thanks to a first loss in four games. However, Appleton's men started positively and striker Gary Madine had a penalty shout waved away inside the first minute after he took a tumble in the Hull box. Soon after, centre-back Rhys Williams headed inches over the top as the hosts continued to push for an early breakthrough before Hull then went close in the 23rd minute. Dimitrios Pelkas played the ball neatly into the path of Ryan Longman, but he dragged a low strike wide from the edge of the Blackpool box. The visitors were beginning to build some decent momentum, and they bagged a scrappy opening goal three minutes later. There was a swift reply from the Seasiders when, just past the half-hour mark, Kenny Dougall clinically swept home Theo Corbeanu's cross at the far post to register his second goal in as many games. Deep into first-half added time Hull bagged a dream goal to dramatically retake the lead. Greg Docherty notched his first of the campaign, rifling home brilliantly from 25 yards after taking a neat touch from Ryan Woods. Hull had a definite spring in their step in the early stages of the second period. They almost made it 3-1 when Pelkas skipped easily past defender Callum Connolly before curling an effort just off target. Greece international Pelkas then cheekily nut-megged Connolly before lashing over the top from a tight angle. At the back, Hull were also keeping it tight as Blackpool were struggling to carve out a potential second leveller. They threatened through Connolly with 16 minutes to go, but time was running out and Hull wrapped up their win with 11 minutes left. This time, Regan Slater fired home from 20 yards, with the help of a deflection, after skipper Jacob Greaves' initial effort was diverted into the midfielder's path.

Birmingham City, 1–1, Burnley, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Dean Whitestone, John Eustace, Vincent Kompany, Troy Deeney, Jack Cork, Evening, The Match was played between Birmingham City and Burnley at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Evening and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of Burnley was Jack Cork and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['42nd Minute Yellow Card by Tahith Chong for Birmingham City', '80th Minute Goal by Scott for Birmingham City', '80th Minute Assist by George for Birmingham City', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Burnley', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Anass Zaroury for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Burnley missed the chance to regain top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after they were held to a 1-1 draw by a resolute Birmingham at St Andrew's. Johann Berg Gudmundsson handed the Clarets a 74th-minute lead just four minutes after coming off the bench. There were chances for both sides as the teams tested each other's resolve. Burnley threatened first when centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis sent a looping header wide from a deep cross. Burnley striker Nathan Tella curled wide after taking on Trusty before the visitors went even closer when Jay Rodriguez's flick hit the post from 12 yards after Josh Brownhill crossed. The Clarets had another chance when left-back Vitinho was found unmarked but he sliced high and wide from just inside the box after another cross from the right, this time from Connor Roberts. But Birmingham forced the only real save of the first half. Hogan and Troy Deeney combined to slip in Maxime Colin, whose poke towards goal was smuggled behind by Muric. Birmingham had the first opportunity of the second half when Krystian Bielik unleashed a full-blooded volley that would have given Muric no chance had it not dropped a few feet wide, from Chong's corner. Burnley appealed for a penalty when Anass Zaroury went sprawling to the ground after chasing down a long ball from defence. But referee Dean Whitestone instead booked the forward for diving. Blues were next to pose a threat when Hogan's header deflected wide off Harwood-Bellis after Deeney's deep cross. Substitute Gudmundsson broke the deadlock just four minutes after coming on. Hogan went close to a second goal when his left-wing cross clipped the angle of post and bar on 87 minutes.

Wigan Athletic, 1–4, Middlesbrough, The DW Stadium, Leigh Doughty, Leam Richardson, Leo Percovich, Tendayi Darikwa, Jonny Howson, Evening, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough at The DW Stadium at Evening and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Leam Richardson. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Leo Percovich. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4., ['12th Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Tilt for Wigan Athletic', '34th Minute Goal by Will for Wigan Athletic', '34th Minute Assist by James for Wigan Athletic', '12th Minute Yellow Card by Chuba Akpom for Middlesbrough', '44th Minute Goal by Isaiah for Middlesbrough', '44th Minute Assist by Duncan for Middlesbrough', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Matt Crooks for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Prospective new boss Michael Carrick would have been impressed with Middlesbrough's second-half display as they came from a goal down to claim a convincing 4-1 win at Wigan and move out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation places. After a quiet first 30 minutes, the game sprung into life when Will Keane headed Wigan in front. A sloppy Wigan clearance landed at the feet of Jones but his powerful close-range effort was parried by goalkeeper Ben Amos. Tendayi Darikwa came close to breaking the deadlock in spectacular fashion after 34 minutes but his drilled effort from 20 yards was tipped onto the crossbar and out for a corner by Manchester City loanee Zack Steffen. Latics opened the scoring from the resulting corner when James McClean found Keane at the front post and he glanced the ball home. The away side levelled 10 minutes later when Watmore took advantage of Jack Whatmough's heavy touch and put the ball on a plate for Jones, who steered it past Amos. The game turned into an end-to-end thriller, this time McClean's stooping goal-bound header being saved by Steffen. The second half kicked off in similar style and the crossbar came to Wigan's rescue when Watmore sent a header against the bar from inside the six-yard box. Wigan almost hit back immediately but Thelo Aasgard's first-time effort inside the area from Max Power's cross deflected behind for a corner. Middlesbrough doubled their lead six minutes later when Watmore teed up Hackney, who unleashed a shot that proved too powerful for Amos and brought him his first senior goal for the club.

Queens Park Rangers, 3–0, Cardiff City, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, James Linington, Michael Beale, Mark Hudson, Stefan Johansen, Ryan Wintle, Evening, The Match was played between QPR and Cardiff City at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Evening and James Linington was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Stefan Johansen and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The Captain of Cardiff City was Ryan Wintle and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['19th Minute Red Card by Lyndon Dykes for QPR', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Stefan Johansen for QPR', '33rd Minute Goal by Lyndon for QPR', '33rd Minute Assist by Ilias for QPR', '74th Minute Goal by Kenneth for QPR', '74th Minute Assist by Sam for QPR', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Kenneth Paal for QPR', '1st Minute Yellow Card by Perry Ng for Cardiff City', '18th Minute Red Card by Jack Simpson for Cardiff City', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Nelson for Cardiff City', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Niels Nkounkou for Cardiff City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Wintle for Cardiff City', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Mark Harris for Cardiff City'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

In-form striker Lyndon Dykes scored twice as QPR beat 10-man Cardiff 3-0 amid speculation over the future of manager Michael Beale. Dutch left-back Kenneth Paal's first Rangers goal sealed a comfortable victory for the R's at Loftus Road, where Bluebirds defender Jack Simpson was sent off. Beale is reportedly in the frame to take over at Wolves less than four months - and a mere 15 Sky Bet Championship matches - into his first managerial role. Dykes has now scored four goals in three matches since going 10 without scoring. Simpson was adjudged to have fouled Armstrong and was very harshly red-carded for apparently denying the teenage striker a clear goalscoring opportunity. Dykes almost doubled the lead when Ilias Chair's teasing ball in from the left was nudged against the crossbar by the Scotland forward. But Dykes did get his second in the 33rd minute, and again Chair was the provider, running onto Ethan Laird's pass and delivering from the right for Dykes to apply a close-range finish. Chair had been at the centre of the action before the opening goal, missing a good chance by firing wide, shooting over after nice build-up play involving Armstrong and Sam Field, and seeing a free-kick pushed away by goalkeeper Ryan Allsop. Rangers appealed in vain for a penalty after on-loan Manchester United right-back Laird seemed to be brought down by Simpson. But when a spot-kick was later awarded and Simpson dismissed, the home side were able to take control. Paal added a late third after being picked out by Field, directing a looping header from near the edge of the six-yard box beyond Allsop and into the far corner of the net. Allsop kept the score respectable by producing saves to deny Chair and Tim Iroegbunam.

Coventry City, 1–0, Sheffield United, Coventry Building Society Arena, Keith Stroud, Mark Robins, Paul Heckingbottom, Kyle McFadzean, John Egan, Evening, The Match was played between Coventry City and Sheffield Utd at Coventry Building Society Arena at Evening and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Sheaf for Coventry City', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Fankaty Dabo for Coventry City', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Jake Bidwell for Coventry City', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle McFadzean for Coventry City', '38th Minute Yellow Card by James Mcatee for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Martyn Waghorn scored his first Coventry goal for over a year as the Sky Blues moved off the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United. The striker came off the bench to score a penalty in the 87th minute to make it back-to-back wins for Mark Robins' men for the first time since April after their 1-0 victory against Cardiff at the weekend. The defeat leaves Paul Heckingbottom's men without a win since the international break, despite hitting both the crossbar and the post in the second half. Coventry's only change saw Michael Rose start for the first time since 14 August. There was also a recall for Oli McBurnie in favour of Billy Sharp. McAtee was called upon after just 10 minutes when Rhys Norrington-Davies was stretchered off with a calf injury. United looked assured in the opening minutes as the returning Ahmedhodzic saw a shot blocked from outside the area. The Swedish striker battled away throughout the opening period, but it was Matty Godden who had the hosts' first effort, flashing a half volley wide after the ball sat up nicely for him on the edge of the box. Following a melee that involved both sides in front of the United bench, play resumed with Dabo himself and Ben Sheaf then booked in quick succession to round out a scrappy opening 45 minutes. The Blades came close on 51 minutes when James Norwood's deep, curling free-kick rattled the crossbar after the travelling United support demanded Stroud show Dabo his second yellow card for a foul on the touchline. Iliman Ndiaye notched the first shot on target of the evening just before the hour mark when he latched onto Tommy Doyle's quick free kick and flashed a shot across Ben Wilson's goal, before the Coventry stopper gathered McBurnie's tame header shortly after. There was agony once again when Ndiaye's piledriver thundered against the outside of the post before Ahmedhodzic's powerful header was saved by Wilson.

Millwall, 3–0, Watford, The Den, David Webb, Gary Rowett, Slaven Bilić, Shaun Hutchinson, William Troost-Ekong, Evening, The Match was played between Millwall and Watford at The Den at Evening and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The Captain of Watford was William Troost-Ekong and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['26th Minute Goal by Tom for Millwall', '26th Minute Assist by Mason for Millwall', '33rd Minute Goal by Tom for Millwall', '33rd Minute Assist by Jake for Millwall', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Keinan Davis for Watford', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Hassane Kamara for Watford'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Tom Bradshaw's stunning first-half hat-trick powered Millwall to a 3-0 victory over woeful Watford at the Den. It took just eight minutes for Bradshaw to open his account for the evening, as he latched onto a long goal-kick that was not dealt with by centre-back Mattie Pollock on his first Championship start for the visitors, before deftly lofting the ball over Daniel Bachmann. The early strike roared the hosts into life as they began to dominate the game, with Jake Cooper nearly adding a second after 17 minutes as his header was tipped over the bar by Bachmann, before Bradshaw almost scrambled home a second after the resulting corner was not cleared. It was an early warning that the Hornets did not heed, with the Watford backline unable to deal with long balls into their penalty area. Just 10 minutes later, the Lions had their second courtesy of a long free-kick launched into the box. Centre-back Cooper rose highest, his header finding Mason Bennett unmarked on the left-hand side of the box before he passed across goal to give Bradshaw the simplest of tap-ins. And it was three with just 33 minutes on the clock, as another free-kick into the box was not dealt with by Watford with Cooper again causing all sorts of problems. His flicked header found Bradshaw in the box before the striker showed great composure to find space and fire home to complete his hat-trick. Watford did look to get themselves back into the match, with striker Keinan Davis leading the charge but he cut a frustrated figure up top as he led a seemingly solo mission for the visitors. The Aston Villa loanee came closest in the first half for Slaven Bilic's side as his fierce strike was deflected wide after 35 minutes but it was the hosts who looked more likely to score again before the break. It was a long throw into the box that this time caused the issue for Watford but Cooper was unable to turn from provider to scorer as he tried to force the ball home from close range. Bilic rang the changes at half-time, with Joao Pedro and Samuel Kalu entering the fray, but it made little difference as the visitors huffed and puffed but failed to trouble George Long in the Millwall goal, as the hosts saw out a comfortable victory with an uneventful second half.

Blackpool, 4–2, Preston North End, Bloomfield Road, Chris Kavanagh, Michael Appleton, Ryan Lowe, Marvin Ekpiteta, Ben Whiteman, Afternoon, The Match was played between Blackpool and Preston at Bloomfield Road at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The Captain of Preston was Ben Whiteman and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–2., ['30th Minute Goal by Jerry for Blackpool', '30th Minute Assist by Gary for Blackpool', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Charlie Patino for Blackpool', '68th Minute Goal by Charlie for Blackpool', '68th Minute Assist by Sonny for Blackpool', '81st Minute Goal by Jerry for Blackpool', '81st Minute Assist by Charlie for Blackpool', '90+5th Minute Goal by CJ for Blackpool', '90+5th Minute Assist by Jerry for Blackpool', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Álvaro Fernández for Preston', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Storey for Preston', '89th Minute Own Goal by Callum Connolly for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Blackpool stunned the Championship's meanest defence with a four-goal show to beat Preston 4-2 in a firecracker Lancashire derby at Bloomfield Road. CJ Hamilton sealed the win with the last kick of the game by placing the ball into an open goal from 45 yards. Jerry Yates had opened the scoring when he nodded in Blackpool's first attempt on target after 30 minutes, but Preston hit back quickly when Ben Whiteman scored from the penalty spot seven minutes before the break. And Ryan Lowe's team appeared poised to turn the game on its head when they applied sustained pressure following the restart. Charlie Patino altered the narrative, however, arrowing into the bottom corner after fine approach play from Sonny Carey. The noisy locals collectively held their breath when five added minutes were signalled. But Blackpool resisted late pressure and ultimately broke for Hamilton to have the final say on a dramatic contest. Preston started the match brightly and Chris Maxwell produced smart stops from Brad Potts and Ben Woodburn. It was Blackpool who made the breakthrough, however. Preston's concentration was possibly disturbed by a delay for the injured Liam Bridcutt to make way for Carey. When play restarted with a Blackpool free kick on the right, Kenny Dougall flighted the ball to the far post. Gary Madine won the initial header, directing the ball across goal for Yates to apply a cute finish. Preston immediately responded. Former Lillywhites 'keeper Maxwell shovelled out a long ranger from Whiteman and denied Emil Riis at close quarter, but was helpless after Marvin Ekpiteta's nibble at Riis's heels in the box. Whiteman stroked the penalty down the middle and looked to have set the platform for a turnaround. Preston flew out the traps after the restart. Ekpiteta blocked a Riis shot and the same defender cleared after Whiteman's free kick ricocheted dangerously in front of goal. But Patino collected a pass from Carey to rifle in against the run of play and lift the roof off Bloomfield Road. Yates looked to have sealed the victory before ill-fortune befell Connolly. But Hamilton wrapped up a memorable success for Blackpool. Preston, meanwhile, will be left wondering how a defence breached only 10 times in 16 games prior to this contest, shipped four goals on a miserable afternoon for Ryan Lowe's side.

Reading, 2–0, Bristol City, Select Car Leasing Stadium, John Busby, Paul Ince, Nigel Pearson, Tom Holmes, Matty James, Afternoon, The Match was played between Reading and Bristol City at Select Car Leasing Stadium at Afternoon and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Reading was Tom Holmes and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The Captain of Bristol City was Matty James and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['52nd Minute Goal by Mamadou for Reading', '52nd Minute Assist by Tom for Reading', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Baba Rahman for Reading', "90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Mamadou N'Diaye for Reading", '90+4th Minute Goal by Andy for Reading', '90+4th Minute Assist by Shane for Reading', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Tommy Conway for Bristol City', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Cameron Pring for Bristol City', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Chris Martin for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Neither side offered much going forward in a drab first half, with the defences on top and the goalkeepers barely tested. But Reading made the breakthrough in the 52nd minute, when loanee Mamadou Loum headed in from a Tom Ince corner. They lost 3-2 at Swansea on Tuesday, having led 2-0 in the 33rd minute. City had won only twice in eight outings but both victories came in their past three fixtures. Reading began brightly, with Ince finding space on the right and crossing precisely into the City area. Yakou Meite attempted a spectacular diving header but miscued his connection and the chance went begging. City replied instantly, when winning a dangerous free-kick on the left, but the delivery of Jay Dasilva was poor and the opportunity lost. Again City threatened, after good work from Antoine Semenyo, only for the home defence to comfortably deal with Dasilva's cross. From another free-kick from the busy Dasilva, Reading keeper Joe Lumley rose high to try to collect the ball. Reading finally managed to exert some pressure on the City goal, with Meite providing a clever flick to set up Jeff Hendrick. However, with a clear path in front of him, Hendrick shot weakly at City keeper Max O'Leary, who saved easily. As the game drifted towards the break, Semenyo latched on to an Alex Scott free-kick only to be swiftly crowded out when shaping to shoot. Reading showed enterprise in the opening exchanges of the second period, with left back Baba Rahman driving narrowly wide from 25 yards. But the hosts did go ahead seven minutes into the half. Ince slung over a corner from the right and midfielder Loum, on loan from FC Porto, nodded home powerfully from close range for his first goal for the club.

Sheffield United, 2–2, Norwich City, Bramall Lane, Joshua Smith, Paul Heckingbottom, Dean Smith, Billy Sharp, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Norwich City at Bramall Lane at Afternoon and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was Billy Sharp and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['57th Minute Yellow Card by Billy Sharp for Sheffield Utd', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Isaac Hayden for Norwich City', '45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Todd Cantwell for Norwich City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Grant Hanley for Norwich City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Dimitris Giannoulis for Norwich City', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Gibbs for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Teemu Pukki spurned the chance to earn Norwich victory and complete his hat-trick as a poor penalty ensured Sheffield United took a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom made four changes to the team that lost 1-0 at Coventry on Wednesday night, with John Fleck, Rhian Brewster, Billy Sharp and James McAtee coming in. Norwich's Dean Smith also made four changes to his team from the defeat at home to Luton, with Isaac Hayden, Todd Cantwell, Marcelino Nunez and Dimitris Giannoulis joining the starting XI. It was a fast start for the Canaries, who went ahead after just three minutes. In for the suspended Wes Foderingham, Davies looked to clear the ball upfield but Pukki closed him down and his interception pinged straight into the net. The away side doubled their lead in the 16th minute and it was Pukki who found himself on the scoresheet again after some poor Blades defending. Anel Ahmedhodzic failed to deal with a long ball and the Finnish striker slotted into the bottom corner to double Norwich's advantage. It could have been 3-0 after just half-an-hour but Davies made a big save to thwart forward Josh Sargent. Norwich goalkeeper Angus Gunn had to make two smart stops to prevent the Blades from halving the deficit just before the interval; first from Oliver Norwood at his near post and then from a deflected Osborn effort. After the break, Norwich wanted a penalty after Cantwell was challenged in the box by George Baldock but referee Josh Smith waved claims away. Tempers started to flare just before the hour and the captains of both teams, Grant Hanley and Sharp, were booked following multiple altercations. Pressure from the home side paid off in the 62nd minute. Sharp screwed the ball to the back post and Osborn finished well to give them hope. United brought on Reda Khadra in an attempt to find a winner but could not convert any of their chances, which on another day would have cost them dearly. Pukki had the chance to complete his hat-trick with the penalty but keeper Davies guessed correctly and saved low down to his left.

Rotherham United, 2–4, Hull City, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Steve Martin, Matt Taylor, Andy Dawson, Richard Wood, Jacob Greaves, Afternoon, The Match was played between Rotherham Utd and Hull City at AESSEAL New York Stadium at Afternoon and Steve Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Richard Wood and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Andy Dawson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–4., ['45+2nd Minute Goal by Daniel for Rotherham Utd', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Shane for Rotherham Utd', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Hakeem Odoffin for Rotherham Utd', '89th Minute Goal by Georgie for Rotherham Utd', '89th Minute Assist by Tom for Rotherham Utd', '52nd Minute Goal by Cyrus for Hull City', '52nd Minute Assist by Dimitris for Hull City', '59th Minute Goal by Ryan for Hull City', '59th Minute Assist by Jacob for Hull City', '85th Minute Goal by Ozan for Hull City', '85th Minute Assist by Brandon for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Hull made it back-to-back wins under interim head coach Andy Dawson after a resounding 4-2 Championship victory at Rotherham. The Millers headed into the game full of confidence after recording two wins on the bounce under their new boss Matt Taylor, but they were swept aside by their neighbours from East Yorkshire. Hull were the first to threaten with Greg Docherty flashing an effort across goal from the edge of the box. Dimitrios Pelkas fired over from the resulting corner after receiving Jean Michael Seri's low ball. Hull were completely in the ascendancy in the first 20 minutes and again forced Johansson into action when Pelkas dispossessed Wes Harding and fired in a shot from the edge of the box. Ben Wiles had looked the most likely to break the deadlock for the home side and he drew a tremendous save from Nathan Baxter after catching a volley powerfully. Hull's pressure finally paid off after 44 minutes when Greaves was on hand to poke the ball home after a melee in the box following a corner. But it was to prove a short-lived lead with Dan Barlaser lashing in a curling effort two minutes into added-time to level the scores at the break. Hull came out lively again for the second period and twice forced Johansson into saves. The first was from a free-kick by Pelkas and then Regan Slater tried to power the ball in from a tight angle. They were back ahead after 52 minutes when Cyrus Christie skipped down the right-hand side before firing low beyond Johansson. Docherty was then sent through on goal but - after breaking clear of the Rotherham defence - could only fire straight at Johansson. Hull's lead was extended just before the hour mark with Rotherham absolutely cut apart by a sweeping move. Seri picked out Greaves with a stunning low ball and the skipper laid on a perfect cross for Ryan Longman to slot in. Slater almost made it four but his shot was clawed out by Johansson after Christie had again wriggled down the right-hand flank. Oscar Estupinan also came close to extending the lead but he headed the resulting corner wide. Hull continued to search for another and Ozan Tufan came close with a long-range drive before sealing victory five minutes from time. He was put clear by Brandon Fleming and slipped his effort beyond Johansson. Estupinan really should have added his name to the scoresheet too but he blazed the ball over from close range. Rotherham reduced the deficit at the death with Georgie Kelly on hand to tap in from Tom Eaves' cross.

Blackburn Rovers, 2–1, Birmingham City, Ewood Park, Gavin Ward, Jon Dahl Tomasson, John Eustace, Lewis Travis, John Ruddy, Afternoon, The Match was played between Blackburn and Birmingham City at Ewood Park at Afternoon and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Birmingham City was John Ruddy and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['17th Minute Goal by Sam for Blackburn', '17th Minute Assist by Tyler for Blackburn', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Jack Vale for Blackburn', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Dion Sanderson for Birmingham City', '80th Minute Goal by Scott for Birmingham City', '80th Minute Assist by Lukas for Birmingham City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Teenager Adam Wharton's first senior goal helped high-flying Blackburn to a battling 2-1 win over Birmingham. The Rovers academy graduate fired in a fine low strike just before the break to give Jon Dahl Tomasson's side breathing space after a half in which the scoreline could have been much different had the Blues taken their opportunities. Tahith Chong struck the woodwork early on and the visitors were made to pay through former Birmingham loanee Sam Gallagher, who slotted home from close range after a neat move in the 17th minute. Wharton's strike doubled the advantage three minutes before the break, continuing a merciless pattern of finishing from Blackburn in recent weeks as they were two up with their only two shots of the half. Contrast that to Birmingham who were continually frustrated by Thomas Kaminski who made two outstanding saves to deny Scott Hogan as well as a stunning late intervention to thwart Lukas Jutkiewicz. A sixth-minute Juninho Bacuna pass for Hogan split Blackburn's defence and he laid it back for Chong who rifled a low drive that beat Kaminski but cannoned off the post before Hogan saw a shot blocked. The visitors would have levelled in the 27th minute but for Kaminski who produced a fine reflex save to tip over Hogan's ferocious 12-yard strike. But Blackburn clinically doubled their lead 10 minutes later when the ball fell kindly to Wharton 30 yards out. He was given time to carry the ball forward before shifting onto his left foot and sending a low drive into the bottom right corner from inside the area. Hogan should have reduced the arrears nine minutes after the restart when he was put through on goal by Bacuna but Kaminski stood tall and repelled the forward. The Blackburn goalkeeper saved his team again with a fine low intervention from Bacuna who latched onto a wayward pass, while at the other end, John Ruddy turned a Ryan Hedges shot behind. Kaminski rounded off a man of the match display two minutes from time with a flying save to tip Jutkiewicz's goalbound header behind.

Queens Park Rangers, 2–1, Wigan Athletic, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Dean Whitestone, Michael Beale, Leam Richardson, Stefan Johansen, Tendayi Darikwa, Afternoon, The Match was played between QPR and Wigan Athletic at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Afternoon and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Stefan Johansen and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Leam Richardson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['12th Minute Goal by Sam for QPR', '12th Minute Assist by Stefan for QPR', '24th Minute Goal by Leon for QPR', '24th Minute Assist by Stefan for QPR', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Taylor Richards for QPR', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Tilt for Wigan Athletic', '22nd Minute Goal by Nathan for Wigan Athletic', '22nd Minute Assist by Will for Wigan Athletic', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Graeme Shinnie for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

QPR remained top of the Sky Bet Championship after a 2-1 win over Wigan at Loftus Road to cap a perfect week for the west London club. Sam Field put Rangers ahead and Leon Balogun quickly restored their lead after Nathan Broadhead's equaliser. Field opened the scoring after 12 minutes with a crisp left-footed volley from Stefan Johansen's left-wing corner. Johansen's delivery went over Lyndon Dykes, and Field swept the ball home from nine yards out for his second goal for QPR - his first came on his debut, in February 2021. Wigan levelled out of nothing 10 minutes later when Rangers failed to clear a long free-kick. After Jack Whatmough and then Max Power won the ball in the air, Will Keane nodded down to Broadhead, who sent a right-footed volley beyond keeper Seny Dieng and into the bottom corner of the net. But Balogun, against his former club, netted within a couple minutes with his first goal since joining the R's in August. Again it came via a Johansen corner, this time from the right, with Balogun rising to power a header past keeper Ben Amos. Johansen went off after picking up a knock in the final moments of the first half, which gave Wigan respite from the Norwegian's set-piece deliveries, and exciting young striker Sinclair Armstrong was withdrawn at the interval. But Rangers remained a threat and Amos pushed away a strike from Tim Iroegbunam before an audacious piece of skill by Ilias Chair almost led to another goal. The Morocco international embarrassed Jason Kerr on the left-hand side, cheekily turning away from him and whipping a ball across the face of goal which Dykes was just unable to get to. Rangers' recent ability to win without talisman Chris Willock will be a hugely encouraging sign for Beale. Last time around their season disintegrated under Beale's predecessor Mark Warburton, partly because Willock was sidelined in March by a hamstring injury. Rangers also struggled badly without Willock earlier this season but have been excellent since he suffered another hamstring injury, with Chair in scintillating form. They were deserved winners but survived a late scare when Josh Magennis' acrobatic effort struck the inside of the post after the forward, who appeared to foul Balogun in the build-up, was found by Graeme Shinnie's cross.

Millwall, 2–1, West Bromwich Albion, The Den, Andy Madley, Gary Rowett, Richard Beale, Shaun Hutchinson, Dara O'Shea, Afternoon, The Match was played between Millwall and West Brom at The Den at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The Captain of West Brom was Dara O'Shea and the Manager of West Brom was Richard Beale. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['31st Minute Yellow Card by Billy Mitchell for Millwall', '20th Minute Goal by John for West Brom', '20th Minute Assist by Jed for West Brom', "68th Minute Yellow Card by Dara O'Shea for West Brom", '70th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Bartley for West Brom', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Bartley for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

The Lions are now up to fifth in the table after making their pressure against the Baggies, who had Kyle Bartley sent off with five minutes left, count after Callum Styles had cancelled out John Swift's opener. Millwall immediately showcased their intent when Billy Mitchell had an effort deflected wide, leaving West Brom goalkeeper Alex Palmer scrambling momentarily, inside the first 15 seconds. Jed Wallace, who departed The Den for The Hawthorns during the summer, got away down the right before cutting the ball back for Swift, whose shot was deflected past a helpless George Long. Wallace was then gifted the chance to make it a perfect return when he ran onto a loose back pass by Zian Flemming, but Long came out to close him down and block the shot. The save proved crucial, as Millwall drew level in the 38th minute when West Brom's defence failed to deal with Malone's free-kick, leading to Styles turning before driving into the roof of the net. Bartley then headed straight at Long with what was a rare chance for West Brom after the break, as Millwall brought on Benik Afobe in their continuing search for a winner. They played against 10 men during the closing stages as Bartley was shown a second yellow card for pulling back Afobe.

Middlesbrough, 0–0, Huddersfield Town, Riverside Stadium, Andrew Davies, Leo Percovich, Mark Fotheringham, Jonny Howson, Tom Lees, Afternoon, The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Huddersfield at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Leo Percovich. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['52nd Minute Yellow Card by Darragh Lenihan for Middlesbrough', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Rodrigo Muniz for Middlesbrough', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Jonny Howson for Middlesbrough', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Etienne Camara for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Leo Percovich's reign as Middlesbrough's temporary manager continued with a goalless draw at home to Huddersfield. While Michael Carrick has been widely touted as Boro's likely new manager, the former Manchester United midfielder was nowhere to be seen at the Riverside as the Teessiders were frustrated by a dogged Huddersfield side, who nevertheless remain rooted to the foot of the Sky Bet Championship table. Terriers winger Sorba Thomas struck the crossbar direct from a corner in the first half, but in truth, neither side really looked like scoring in what was a poor game. Middlesbrough entered the match off the back of Wednesday's morale-boosting win at Wigan, and the Teessiders created a decent early opportunity when Isaiah Jones crossed from the right, only for Chuba Akpom to direct a glanced header wide. Paddy McNair has been pushed into midfield during Percovich's temporary reign, and the Northern Irishman came close to scoring when he met Ryan Giles' corner with a thumping header, only for Huddersfield goalkeeper Lee Nicholls to make a good save down to his left. Moments later, Nicholls was keeping out another headed effort as he saved from Dael Fry. Huddersfield started slowly, but the visitors improved as the game wore on and almost claimed a goal in bizarre circumstances midway through the first half as Thomas' inswinging corner cannoned off the crossbar with Boro goalkeeper Zack Steffen beaten. Danny Ward headed Thomas' cross wide towards the end of the first half, and the pair combined again on the stroke of half-time with Thomas drilling a 22-yard effort just wide of the post after Ward laid the ball into his path. Huddersfield's positive momentum continued into the second half, with Steffen suffering a shaky moment in the Middlesbrough goal just a minute after the restart. The American, who is on loan from Manchester City, spilled Jack Rudoni's long-range shot, but immediately atoned for his error by saving Ward's follow-up effort. He had another nervous incident four minutes later though, with Ward charging down his attempted goal kick, only for the ball to rebound wide of an open goal. Michal Helik glanced Thomas' free-kick wide of the target as Huddersfield continued to look the more threatening side, but Boro improved after Percovich turned to his bench to bring on Hayden Hackney, Rodrigo Muniz and Marcus Forss. Muniz almost made an instant impact, but while Tommy Smith's cross was deflected into his path, the Brazilian fired a snatched effort over the bar. Boro had a penalty appeal waved away with 19 minutes left, with referee Andy Davies seemingly deciding that while Fry's shot appeared to strike Tom Lees' arm, the Huddersfield centre-half was standing so close to his opponent it did merit the award of a spot-kick.

Sunderland, 2–4, Burnley, Stadium of Light, Tim Robinson, Tony Mowbray, Vincent Kompany, Corry Evans, Josh Brownhill, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sunderland and Burnley at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Corry Evans and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Brownhill and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–4., ['16th Minute Goal by Amad for Sunderland', '16th Minute Assist by Jack for Sunderland', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Danny Batth for Sunderland', '2nd Minute Yellow Card by Jóhann Berg for Burnley', '50th Minute Goal by Nathan for Burnley', '50th Minute Assist by Taylor for Burnley', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Taylor Harwood-Bellis for Burnley', '61st Minute Goal by Benson for Burnley', '61st Minute Assist by Connor for Burnley', '69th Minute Goal by Anass for Burnley', '69th Minute Assist by Jóhann for Burnley', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Brownhill for Burnley', '87th Minute Goal by Josh for Burnley', '87th Minute Assist by Benson for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Burnley staged an incredible second-half comeback with three goals inside 19 minutes to beat Sunderland 4-2 at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats had made an impressive start to the game by securing a 2-0 lead courtesy of quickfire goals from Amad Diallo and Dan Neil inside the opening 20 minutes. But with Sunderland hoping for only their second win in seven games, Burnley showed their promotion credentials by turning things around after the restart. There was still time with three minutes left for captain Josh Brownhill to put the seal on another win for Burnley, who remain third, while Sunderland sit 13th. Diallo's opening goal arrived just after quarter of an hour in. The on-loan Manchester United winger, who scored three times during a loan at Rangers last season, was left in loads of space in the penalty area to cleverly side-foot beyond Arijanet Muric from 14 yards. That chance materialised from Sunderland's energy in the final third, with Alex Pritchard's initial run from the left creating the opportunity for Jack Clarke to take control and pick out 20-year-old Diallo with the pass. Sunderland sensed there was a chance to soon add to that goal too. This time Elliot Embleton delivered a cross to the back post after he had been rolled in down the right flank. Burnley defender Connor Roberts was unable to head clear of danger and when the ball dropped invitingly for Neil he was on hand to fire low and inside Muric's near post. Burnley finished the half pushing on in a bid to get a goal back before half-time, but Sunderland's defensive line stood firm. Nevertheless, Kompany still got the reaction he wanted from his players after half-time and within four minutes of the restart, Burnley had pulled one back. There was still plenty for the visitors to do when a corner was floated to the back post. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, though, was left in space to head into the six-yard box for Tella to beat his man and head inside the bottom corner. There were a couple of chances at both ends but Burnley sensed more. With 21 minutes remaining Zaroury made it 3-2 when he cut inside from the left before curling brilliantly inside the far corner, with Anthony Patterson soundly beaten. The Burnley comeback was complete and skipper Brownhill made sure late on by finishing coolly after Neil had been robbed in his own half.

Stoke City, 0–2, Coventry City, Bet365 Stadium, James Linington, Alex Neil, Mark Robins, Lewis Baker, Kyle McFadzean, Afternoon, The Match was played between Stoke City and Coventry City at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and James Linington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Laurent for Stoke City', '51st Minute Goal by Jamie for Coventry City', '51st Minute Assist by Gustavo for Coventry City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Kasey Palmer for Coventry City', '65th Minute Goal by Gustavo for Coventry City', '65th Minute Assist by Kasey for Coventry City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

The Potters, who slump to a second home defeat in the space of five days, dominated but to no avail. The hosts, who also suffered a 1-0 home defeat against Rotherham in midweek, looked to provide a positive response and started brightly. Veteran defender Phil Jagielka came close to opening the scoring after 17 minutes, but his innovative flick-on from a Lewis Baker corner struck the crossbar. Stoke top-scorer Baker then tried his own luck from range with his arching effort curling narrowly wide of the far post. The early Potters pressure continued through to the half-hour mark with Fosu close from range on two occasions in quick succession. But despite their dominance, the home side had to wait until the 48th minute until registering their first shot on target. Dwight Gayle, who turned 33 in midweek, saw his drilled volley saved comfortably by Ben Wilson. Six minutes after the restart, the Sky Blues opened the scoring in somewhat fortuitous circumstances. A Hamer through ball was latched onto by Allen and a last-ditch challenge from Harry Clarke helped to scoop the effort beyond Joe Bursik. Despite Alex Neil ringing the changes, the Potters fell further behind a few minutes after the hour mark. Hamer added a goal to his earlier assist in scintillating fashion, skipping beyond two defenders before finishing. Coventry then had a dream afternoon capped in the 75th minute. Despite the hosts' best efforts, Coventry remained resolute to preserve a sixth clean sheet in their last seven games.

Watford, 4–0, Luton Town, Vicarage Road Stadium, Robert Madley, Slaven Bilić, Nathan Jones, Craig Cathcart, Sonny Bradley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Luton Town at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Craig Cathcart and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Luton Town was Sonny Bradley and the Manager of Luton Town was Nathan Jones. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0., ['3rd Minute Goal by Keinan for Watford', '3rd Minute Assist by Hassane for Watford', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Keinan Davis for Watford', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by William Troost-Ekong for Watford', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Ken Sema for Watford', '79th Minute Goal by Ismaila for Watford', '79th Minute Assist by Vakoun for Watford', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Sonny Bradley for Luton Town', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Alfie Doughty for Luton Town', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Allan Campbell for Luton Town', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Cornick for Luton Town', '83rd Minute Red Card by Gabriel Osho for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Sunday,

Watford claimed local bragging rights with a 4-0 dismantling of near neighbours Luton in the Championship. First-half goals from Keinan Davis and William Troost-Ekong set the tone and the visitors' doom was sealed when goalkeeper Ethan Horvath gifted Joao Pedro a third before Ismaila Sarr completed the rout. Luton began a descent into non-league football soon after that but arrived at Vicarage Road as the form team thanks to seven games without defeat. Watford, in contrast, had lost three of their previous four. Sarr played Hassane Kamara in on the left and Davis converted a cross into the six-yard box that was behind him with an impressive flick of a leg. Allan Campbell fired an instant opportunity to equalise inches wide before Luke Freeman sent a header straight at goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann. Luton captain Sonny Bradley was booked for a hefty challenge on Pedro before Horvath had to get behind a deflected effort from Edo Kayembe. Another chance to level disappeared 10 minutes before the break however when Elijah Adebayo, picked out by Freeman, headed over the bar. It was to prove costly as although Horvath denied Davis a second with a block, Troost-Ekong made it 2-0 in added time. Davis and Sarr both challenged Bradley for a ball to the back post and it fell to the Hornets defender for a tap-in from unmissable range. Bradley was replaced at the break by Osho, who scooped over a decent chance at the back post. Again it was to prove a costly miss as Pedro made no mistake from Horvath's dreadful error in the 57th minute. Davis put the goalkeeper under pressure and the American passed it straight to the Watford No 10, who only had to steady himself on the edge of the box and locate the net. Davis had to go off injured for the final 20 minutes or so, with Bachmann denying Jordan Clark a consolation goal from a low drive. Luton's discipline disappeared when Osho was shown a straight red for a touchline takedown of Sema seven minutes from time.

Swansea City, 2–0, Cardiff City, Swansea.com Stadium, Darren Bond, Russell Martin, Mark Hudson, Matt Grimes, Joe Ralls, Afternoon, The Match was played between Swansea City and Cardiff City at Swansea.com Stadium at Afternoon and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['38th Minute Goal by Oliver for Swansea City', '38th Minute Assist by Luke for Swansea City', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Darling for Swansea City', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Obafemi for Swansea City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Cundle for Swansea City', '67th Minute Goal by Michael for Swansea City', '67th Minute Assist by Matt for Swansea City', '7th Minute Red Card by Callum Robinson for Cardiff City', "50th Minute Yellow Card by Callum O'Dowda for Cardiff City", '61st Minute Yellow Card by Joe Ralls for Cardiff City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Mark Harris for Cardiff City'], Sky Bet Championship, Sunday,

Swansea maintained their south Wales derby dominance as a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cardiff steered them into the top four of the Sky Bet Championship. Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi scored either side of the interval to secure Swansea a sixth win in eight derby meetings, with Cardiff claiming just one victory in that time. Cardiff's cause was severely hampered by playing with 10 men for 83 minutes after Callum Robinson was sent off for violent conduct. Robinson collected a first career red card for stupidly reacting to Ben Cabango nudging him firmly from behind by throwing the ball into the face of the Wales defender. Bluebirds boss Mark Hudson had spoken about playing with passion after their poor run of results in this fixture, but Robinson clearly overstepped the mark and could have no complaints over being banished. Swansea took their time to make the most of the extra man, although Obafemi wasted a gilt-edged opportunity after Cooper and Luke Cundle had unlocked the visitors' defence. Tom Sang's sidefoot volley from 20 yards forced Steven Benda into a flying save, but Cardiff could not prevent the tide of white-shirted attacks coming their way. Swansea were denied a clear penalty after 34 minutes when Cedric Kipre punched away Matty Sorinola's cross. It was a blatant offence but Darren Bond waved play on, much to the disgust of incensed home players who had surrounded the referee. Swansea's sense of injustice was still simmering as Cundle pounced on Niels Nkounkou's poor clearance. Cundle was halted before the ball ran loose to Cooper, who curled it past the helpless Ryan Allsop and over the line off the crossbar for his third goal in four games. Obafemi guided wide and Cooper miscued Joel Latibeaudiere's superb cross with Swansea looking to put the game beyond Cardiff before half-time. Harry Darling and Callum O'Dowda clashed and were cautioned as tempers rose again after the restart. Swansea's patient approach was almost rewarded as Obafemi turned sharply to force a fine save from Allsop. But Obafemi, who scored twice in a 4-0 win at Cardiff in April, settled the issue after 67 minutes by striding onto Matt Grimes' delightful pass and picking his spot. It rubber-stamped Swansea's seventh win in nine games and made it 15 goals in the last eight derbies compared to Cardiff's one.

Coventry City, 2–2, Rotherham United, Coventry Building Society Arena, Andrew Davies, Mark Robins, Matt Taylor, Kyle McFadzean, Ben Wiles, Evening, The Match was played between Coventry City and Rotherham Utd at Coventry Building Society Arena at Evening and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Ben Wiles and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['15th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle McFadzean for Coventry City', '76th Minute Goal by Gustavo for Coventry City', '76th Minute Assist by Kasey for Coventry City', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Viktor Gyökeres for Coventry City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Viktor Gyökeres for Coventry City', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Grant Hall for Rotherham Utd', '43rd Minute Goal by Cohen for Rotherham Utd', '43rd Minute Assist by Daniel for Rotherham Utd', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Hakeem Odoffin for Rotherham Utd', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Viktor Gyokeres' stoppage-time penalty earned in-form Coventry a 2-2 home draw against Rotherham in the Championship. The Sky Blues had twice found themselves behind through Cohen Bramall's first Millers goal and then Conor Washington. Callum Doyle and Ben Sheaf returned for the Sky Blues in place of Jonathan Panzo and Josh Eccles, while Martyn Waghorn was in for Kasey Palmer as the hosts searched for a fourth straight win in the second tier for the first time since December 2002. Bramall was one of five Millers changes and he was lively from the start, fizzing a cross across goal after Fankaty Dabo's missed interception let him in. Coventry were dealt an early blow when Waghorn was forced off with injury after seeing a shot blocked inside the first two minutes. Rotherham continued to press for an early lead when Dan Barlaser's free-kick landed at the feet of Wes Harding, but the defender could not get a clean contact from close range before Georgie Kelly was also unable to poke home from the ensuing scramble. The Sky Blues began to get a foothold in the game when Jamie Allen set the ball back for Hamer, but the Brazilian scuffed out for a throw-in. The returning Doyle saw a powerful low drive saved by Viktor Johansson in the visitors' goal, before a well-worked free-kick saw Michael Rose head back across goal for Kyle McFadzean, but the defender could not head in from close range. Coventry had been the more free-flowing and threatening side until the 40th minute when the half started to unravel after Palmer's misplaced pass in Rotherham's final third. Barlaser took control and drove forward, with his well-weighted pass finding Bramall who picked his moment to drill the ball past Ben Wilson in the Coventry goal. Dabo sustained an injury attempting to chase the wing-back down and was forced off on a stretcher. Rotherham came agonisingly close to doubling their lead after the break when Ben Wiles' cross curled past the far post as Wilson stood unmoved, while the midfielder also saw a shot blocked in the box. It was a triple change apiece with 15 minutes to go that brought the game to life as within a minute Coventry were level. But parity was to last all of four minutes as Barlaser was to create his and Rotherham's second of the evening. Washington broke the offside trap and was found by the former Newcastle midfielder.

Burnley, 1–0, Norwich City, Turf Moor, Tony Harrington, Vincent Kompany, Dean Smith, Jack Cork, Grant Hanley, Evening, The Match was played between Burnley and Norwich City at Turf Moor at Evening and Tony Harrington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Jack Cork and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['38th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Rodriguez for Burnley', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Tella for Burnley', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Burnley', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Jay Rodriguez for Burnley', '21st Minute Yellow Card by Max Aarons for Norwich City', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Isaac Hayden for Norwich City', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Grant Hanley for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

The first half was one-way traffic as Norwich clung on to the goalless scoreline despite Burnley continually stretching them through the touchline-hugging flank play of Vitinho and Anass Zaroury. The Canaries defended doggedly enough but the fact that they survived until half-time without conceding was more down to the lack of an end product from the Clarets. Within two minutes the dangerous Nathan Tella twisted and turned on the edge of the box before firing in a shot which deflected off a defender and bounced agonisingly past Angus Gunn's post as the goalkeeper scrambled across his area. Brazilian wing-back Vitinho flashed a cross to the far post but unfortunately it arrowed straight to Zaroury, who did not bring a reputation for heading the ball with him from Belgium Under-21s, and his attempt flew just over the bar. The former Charleroi player was more effective with his feet, giving Max Aarons a torrid time, and he teed up Tella for another decent chance before firing over himself after carving in from the left. The Canaries were much brighter after the break and when Teemu Pukki escaped from Jordan Beyer, he crossed for Todd Cantwell who was denied by a brilliant sliding block from Johann Berg Gudmundsson. Rodriguez, though, punished Canaries skipper Hanley's error of judgement and the win means Burnley are unbeaten since August 12, a run of 14 games, while their tendency to draw games they should have won seems to have come to an end with four wins in their last five.

Birmingham City, 2–0, Queens Park Rangers, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Tim Robinson, John Eustace, Michael Beale, Troy Deeney, Stefan Johansen, Evening, The Match was played between Birmingham City and QPR at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Evening and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of QPR was Stefan Johansen and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['4th Minute Goal by Auston for Birmingham City', '4th Minute Assist by Krystian for Birmingham City', '7th Minute Yellow Card by Hannibal Mejbri for Birmingham City', '29th Minute Goal by Emmanuel for Birmingham City', '29th Minute Assist by Hannibal for Birmingham City', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Auston Trusty for Birmingham City', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Krystian Bielik for Birmingham City', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Emmanuel Longelo for Birmingham City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Robert Dickie for QPR', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Leon Balogun for QPR', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Tim Iroegbunam for QPR', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Lyndon Dykes for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Birmingham prevented QPR from re-taking top spot in the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 win at St Andrew's. An outrageous flick from Arsenal loanee Auston Trusty gave the Blues the dream start inside four minutes, with Emmanuel Longelo stylishly doubling the lead just before the half-hour. With less than four minutes on the clock, that intensity was rewarded. Krystian Bielik helped the ball back into the box after his air kick, with Trusty having the presence of mind to flick the ball, with his back to goal, into the air, over a helpless Seny Dieng and into the net. QPR responded well to the setback and came close to equalising on three occasions. Ilias Chair's free-kick was tipped over by Ruddy first, Harlee Dean's mis-step then allowed Tyler Roberts to power narrowly over without breaking stride, before Dykes seized on a loose ball to fire a first-time shot straight at the Blues goalkeeperBut within a matter of minutes, their gameplan unravelled when both Jake Clarke-Salter and Roberts were taken off injured within six minutes of one another. The latter left the pitch with his shirt over his head, with the Welshman all too aware the World Cup squad announcement is just days away. It soon got worse for the visitors. Longelo - on a season-long loan from West Ham - received the ball on the left, twisted and turned past Ethan Laird and then found the bottom-right corner with a low curling finish. That changed with 12 minutes to play, when Longelo struck Laird with a high boot, and referee Tim Robinson awarded a spot-kick. Dykes stepped up to take it - and struck the ball with power - but Ruddy dived to his left to push the ball round the post, in a manner that defied his 36 years, to round off a wholly positive evening for the Blues.

Bristol City, 1–1, Swansea City, Ashton Gate Stadium, Andre Marriner, Nigel Pearson, Russell Martin, Matty James, Matt Grimes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bristol City and Swansea City at Ashton Gate Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Matty James and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['24th Minute Goal by Tommy for Bristol City', '24th Minute Assist by Nahki for Bristol City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Cameron Pring for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Substitute Olivier Ntcham volleyed a second-half equaliser to earn Swansea a 1-1 draw againt illness-hit Bristol City at Ashton Gate. But Swansea levelled on 76 minutes, Ntcham finding the bottom corner with a volley from 20 yards after a corner was cleared into his path. Bristol had edged an entertaining Championship encounter until the closing stages, but paid for not being more clinical in front of goal. Despite being without numerous players, including four centre-backs, the home side produced an impressive first-half display and might have been out of sight by the break. Swansea goalkeeper Steven Benda produced a miraculous save on his line to keep out Antoine Semenyo's 10th-minute shot from close range, although the striker should have given him no chance. Benda came to the Swans' rescue again on 20 minutes, stretching out a leg to keep out a low drive from Wells. Conway's goal came as no surprise as Bristol's front three were causing the visitors countless problem, Semenyo playing just behind the goalscorer and Wells. Swansea launched some dangerous attacks of their own, but it was not until first-half injury time that home goalkeeper Max O'Leary had to make a save from Nathan Wood's volley. Oliver Cooper put an early header wide and Luke Cundle had a shot blocked for a corner, but Swans manager Russell Martin cut a frustrated figure in the dug-out area. He made a change at the break, introducing Ryan Manning to the left of midfield for Wood, with Joel Latibeaudiere dropping into the back-line. . By the 71st minute Martin had made five changes, also sending on Armstrong Oko-Flex, former Bristol player Jamie Paterson and Kyle Naughton. Ntcham fired over before Pearson introduced fresh legs up front, replacing Semenyo and Wells with Chris Martin and Sam Bell. The equaliser came three minutes later, Ntcham's strike sparking a spell of Swansea pressure, which brought several more corners, as the visitors pushed for a winner.

West Bromwich Albion, 0–2, Sheffield United, The Hawthorns, Dean Whitestone, Carlos Corberán, Paul Heckingbottom, Jake Livermore, John Egan, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Brom and Sheffield Utd at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Jake Livermore and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['11th Minute Goal by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '11th Minute Assist by George for Sheffield Utd', '23rd Minute Goal by Oliver for Sheffield Utd', '23rd Minute Assist by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Anel Ahmedhodzic for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Sheffield United got their promotion push back on track by ending a six-match winless run with a 2-0 victory over West Brom. Corberan arrived at The Hawthorns as Steve Bruce's successor just four days ago and would have been hoping to bring the fabled new manager bounce with him. Sheffield United - without a win in six games - had other ideas. The Blades gradually grew into the game and, just as they had started to build-up a head of steam, they edged ahead when George Baldock's first-time cross was missed by McBurnie, but then seized on by Ndiaye, who had time to take a touch and pick his spot. It was two just over 10 minutes later, when Ndiaye led a counter, flanked by two men, before dropping off to McBurnie, who took one touch to set himself and then caressed the ball into the bottom right corner with a second. The visitors did, however, retreat somewhat thereafter, but the closest West Brom came to pulling one back in the first half was when Adam Davies' hands were warmed by a fizzing drive from Matt Phillips. That endeavour was not enough to quell boos from the anxious crowd at the break. In truth, neither side ever looked like scoring afterwards.

Burnley, 2–1, Reading, Turf Moor, Jeremy Simpson, Vincent Kompany, Paul Ince, Josh Brownhill, Andy Yiadom, Afternoon, The Match was played between Burnley and Reading at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Jeremy Simpson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Brownhill and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['22nd Minute Yellow Card by Taylor Harwood-Bellis for Burnley', '90+4th Minute Goal by Anass for Burnley', '90+4th Minute Assist by Benson for Burnley', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Benson Manuel for Burnley', '90+9th Minute Yellow Card by Arijanet Muric for Burnley', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Baba Rahman for Reading', '56th Minute Goal by Tom for Reading', '56th Minute Assist by Yakou for Reading', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Holmes for Reading', "72nd Minute Yellow Card by Mamadou N'Diaye for Reading", '90+8th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Ince for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Anass Zaroury headed a Burney winner deep in added time as they came from behind to beat Reading 2-1 in the Championship at Turf Moor. The goal came after Manuel Benson's equaliser had levelled Tom Ince's shock opener, as the Clarets extended their unbeaten record to 15 in the league and stayed above neighbours Blackburn in the tussle for top spot in the Championship. Burnley were without their midfield kingpin Jack Cork and it showed in a performance that lacked shape at times, while Reading set out to steady their rocking ship after a run of five defeats in their last seven away trips. The Royals always stood a chance of snatching something with Ovie Ejaria's pace on the break and from set-pieces. When the Clarets defenders switched off from Ince's early corner, Mamadou Loum and Andy Yiadom were both left unmarked at the near post but got in each other's way, and Loum's header glanced harmlessly across the box and out. Zaroury, now a fixture for Vincent Kompany's team after his arrival late in the transfer window, was a continual torment to harassed wing back Amadou Mbengue, but Connor Roberts headed wide from one of several dangerous crosses. Jay Rodriguez wasted the best chance of the opening 45 minutes, which came after brilliant work by the livewire Nathan Tella. The on-loan Southampton youngster stole the ball from a hesitant Tom Holmes, skipped past Mbengue's sliding challenge and composed himself before teeing up the striker. Rodriguez blazed the chance way over the crossbar. The visitors took a shock lead courtesy of a route one attack launched by goalkeeper Joe Lumley. His punt was flicked on by Yakou Meite and when Taylor Harwood-Bellis failed to intercept, Ince ran clear to tuck his shot past Aro Muric. The lead lasted 10 minutes and inevitably it was Zaroury who was the architect for the Clarets. He teased his way past Mbengue and slipped a pass into the lurking Josh Brownhill. His cross was headed clear but only as far as Benson, whose left-footed volley from the edge of the area flashed past goalkeeper Joe Lumley.

Hull City, 0–1, Blackburn Rovers, MKM Stadium, David Webb, Andy Dawson, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Jacob Greaves, Lewis Travis, Afternoon, The Match was played between Hull City and Blackburn at MKM Stadium at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Andy Dawson. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['29th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Woods for Hull City', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Tobias Figueiredo for Hull City', '15th Minute Goal by Sammie for Blackburn', '15th Minute Assist by Adam for Blackburn', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Scott Wharton for Blackburn'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Blackburn returned to the top two of the Sky Bet Championship with a hard-earned 1-0 victory at managerless Hull. The hosts, who are reportedly set to announce Liam Rosenior as their new manager, had enjoyed a mini resurgence under interim head coach Andy Dawson. But they never looked capable of consolidating upon their two-game winning run and lacked the imagination and strength of mind to land a glove on their well-organised opponents. And it nearly yielded handsome dividends when Ben Brereton Diaz chested the excellent Scott Wharton's reaching cross towards an onrushing Szmodics. The former Colchester playmaker struck cleanly, but goalkeeper Nathan Baxter parried - with Brereton Diaz denied on the follow-up by Jean Michael Seri. This time the 27-year-old elected to hit across the face of goal and neatly found the bottom-right corner. But, aside from a flash-across-goal attempt from Jacob Greaves on the left, their final ball was continually not good enough. Hull, unsurprisingly, had greater urgency in the second half, but they looked vulnerable the more they pressed for an equaliser. Brereton Diaz played in Sam Gallagher, but Baxter did well to smother. Baxter's intervention inspired the hosts, who had a fine spell that peaked when Dimitrios Pelkas headed Regan Slater's right-wing delivery over the crossbar. Expertly marshalled by Tyler Morton at the back, Blackburn had neither the inclination nor the need to kick on for a second.

Cardiff City, 1–0, Rotherham United, Cardiff City Stadium, Oliver Langford, Mark Hudson, Matt Taylor, Joe Ralls, Richard Wood, Afternoon, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Rotherham Utd at Cardiff City Stadium at Afternoon and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Richard Wood and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['65th Minute Goal by Jaden for Cardiff City', '65th Minute Assist by Bidace for Cardiff City', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Lee Peltier for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Substitute Jaden Philogene's second-half strike was enough to earn Cardiff a 1-0 home win over Rotherham. Both sides welcomed back key defenders, with Perry Ng returning for the hosts and captain Richard Wood back for the visitors. And it was defences that dominated the first hour. Mark Harris led the line up for Cardiff with Callum Robinson suspended following his red card at Swansea. The Wales international was bright and inventive throughout but could not help the home side break down a stubborn Millers defence, despite plenty of first-half pressure. Sheyi Ojo did have the ball in the net after just 80 seconds as he pounced on the rebound when Harris's effort was saved by Viktor Johansson but the offside flag was up. Joe Ralls played in Callum O'Dowda shortly afterwards but the winger fired into the side-netting from the left of the 18-yard box. Former Bluebirds defender Lee Peltier then cleared Ojo's dangerous cross with a flying header behind. And Ojo was involved again as he controlled a chip over the top from Cedric Kipre on his chest before his shot was deflected over the crossbar by Cohen Bramall. Hudson's men continued to dominate proceedings and Ojo went close again but he did not get enough on his header from O'Dowda's cross, glancing wide from close range. Ryan Wintle then saw a shot deflected behind before Andy Rinomhota picked out Harris's run with a clever pass, but the striker's shot from a tight angle was saved by the legs of Johansson at the near post. Rotherham offered little threat in return, with Conor Washington wasting their best opportunity of the first half. Oliver Rathbone released the Northern Ireland international on the break, but he wanted too much time on the ball and was crowded out before he could get a shot away. Hudson made a double change at the break, replacing both full-backs in an attempt to boost the threat from wide areas. Romeo saw one shot blocked before finding Philogene in the middle and the Aston Villa loanee showed his Premier League pedigree to curl the ball into the top corner. Harris missed a chance to double the lead and Wintle blazed over late on, but one goal was enough for the hosts.

Huddersfield Town, 1–0, Millwall, The John Smith's Stadium, Stephen Martin, Mark Fotheringham, Gary Rowett, Tom Lees, Jake Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Millwall at The John Smith's Stadium at Afternoon and Stephen Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The Captain of Millwall was Jake Cooper and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['9th Minute Goal by Yuta for Huddersfield', '9th Minute Assist by Michał for Huddersfield', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Michał Helik for Huddersfield', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Sorba Thomas for Huddersfield', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Bradshaw for Millwall', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Charlie Cresswell for Millwall', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Tyler Burey for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Huddersfield moved off the foot of the Sky Bet Championship table with a dominant display in a 1-0 win over Millwall. The travelling Lions, who had won four on the trot heading into the fixture, suffered an early setback and failed to recover. Yuta Nakayama opened the scoring in freakish fashion inside nine minutes with a miscued cross handing his side an unassailable lead. The struggling Terriers rallied to tighten their grip and nearly notched a second when Sorba Thomas struck the post. But their inability to double the advantage was left unpunished as Mark Fotheringham oversaw his second victory as Huddersfield's new boss. The hosts, who had won one of Fotheringham's first six games in charge, began positively and were soon rewarded. Full-back Nakayama notched his second goal in English football when his wayward cross looped over a wrong-footed George Long. Despite sitting bottom of the table prior to the fixture, Huddersfield quickly assumed control of the tie against their high-flying opponents. Teenager Etienne Camara came close to securing a first senior goal but his fierce strike from the edge of the box only stung Long's palms. The Terriers were then left bemused as to how they failed to double their lead in the 23rd minute. With Lions goalkeeper Long in disarray, Jack Rudoni was left with the freedom of West Yorkshire, but his header was blocked inadvertently by team-mate Danny Ward. Huddersfield's dominance continued through to the interval, mainly thanks to the introduction of Duane Holmes. The United States international first tried his luck from range before teeing up Thomas, whose header rebounded off the foot of the post. A dismal Millwall display was summed up in the 44th minute when Andreas Voglsammer registered his side's first effort with a speculative strike from distance. Despite the half-time break, the hosts' threat was not swayed as they emerged for the second period in the ascendancy. The former was then felled by Billy Mitchell in the area and had valid claims for a penalty, but his appeals were waved away by referee Stephen Martin. Huddersfield continued to look the likelier source of the game's second goal and Rudoni came close when his venomous strike whistled narrowly over. But it was Millwall who nearly struck a shock leveller when Tyler Burey redirected a George Honeyman cross goal-bound, only for Lee Nicholls to save on the goal-line. The visitors then sprung into life in the final stages as they threatened to capitalise on the Terriers' wastefulness in front of goal. However, the hosts held on for a much-needed victory as they leapfrogged West Brom and moved off the bottom of the Championship.

Norwich City, 3–1, Stoke City, Carrow Road, Keith Stroud, Dean Smith, Alex Neil, Grant Hanley, Lewis Baker, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Stoke City at Carrow Road at Afternoon and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['19th Minute Yellow Card by Kieran Dowell for Norwich City', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Onel Hernández for Norwich City', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Sam McCallum for Norwich City', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Isaac Hayden for Norwich City', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Byram for Norwich City', '71st Minute Goal by Aaron for Norwich City', '71st Minute Assist by Teemu for Norwich City', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Grant Hanley for Norwich City', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Dwight Gayle for Stoke City', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Laurent for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Norwich turned in an improved second-half performance to beat Stoke 3-1 and record their first win in seven Championship games. The Canaries were below par for long periods but stuck to their task and followed up a goal late in the first half with two in the second to get their promotion campaign back on track. But they finally had something to shout about in the 38th minute when Norwich took the lead from their first clear-cut chance of the afternoon. Liam Gibbs found Teemu Pukki after bursting through a congested midfield and the Finnish frontman turned Ben Wilmot one way and then another before firing in a powerful shot which keeper Joe Bursik did well to push away. But, unluckily for the visitors, the ball fell kindly for Ramsey, with the on-loan Aston Villa midfielder sliding his shot into the gaping net to ease the tension at Carrow Road. It was a goal out of the blue for a misfiring home side although Stoke could hardly complain after barely mustering a shot themselves in a tepid opening period. However, Alex Neil's side might have got themselves back on level terms immediately, with Jacob Brown missing a close-range header from Tariqe Fosu's driven left-wing cross. Norwich went close again two minutes after the restart as a Isaac Hayden snap-shot from inside the box almost caught out Bursik, who was grateful to grab a spinning ball on his goalline at the second attempt. But just as Stoke were beginning to threaten a comeback, Ramsey grabbed his second goal with 18 minutes left to calm the home nerves. It was a goal out of keeping with a scrappy game, with Ramsey playing a superb one-two with Pukki inside a packed penalty area before beating Bursik with an assured finish. With Stoke having to push more men forward there were then gaps for Norwich to exploit and Bursik made two good stops to deny Sara and Todd Cantwell before the former made it 3-0 after 77 minutes. Angus Gunn made a couple of good reaction saves late on but could do nothing to prevent Stoke from pulling one back in injury time, Powell finishing with aplomb when the ball fell kindly for him after a late break.

Luton Town, 1–1, Sunderland, Kenilworth Road Stadium, James Linington, Nathan Jones, Tony Mowbray, Dan Potts, Corry Evans, Afternoon, The Match was played between Luton Town and Sunderland at Kenilworth Road Stadium at Afternoon and James Linington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Luton Town was Dan Potts and the Manager of Luton Town was Nathan Jones. The Captain of Sunderland was Corry Evans and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['23rd Minute Yellow Card by Alfie Doughty for Luton Town', "33rd Minute Yellow Card by Amari'i Bell for Luton Town", '45+2nd Minute Goal by Carlton for Luton Town', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Alfie for Luton Town', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Corry Evans for Sunderland', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Dennis Cirkin for Sunderland', '78th Minute Goal by Elliot for Sunderland', '78th Minute Assist by Jack for Sunderland', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Jack Clarke for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Elliot Embleton came off the bench to score a second-half equaliser as Sunderland earned a 1-1 Championship draw at Luton. Both sides were denied by the woodwork before Carlton Morris put the hosts in front on the stroke of half-time, but the impressive Jack Clarke set up Embleton for the leveller. Alfie Doughty was denied an opening by a sliding challenge from Dennis Cirkin after appearing to be favourite to convert Morris' cross. Midfielder Henri Lansbury's low 20-yard shot missed the bottom corner and then Morris forced visiting goalkeeper Anthony Patterson into a save at his near post when the Black Cats gave the ball away in their own half. Sunderland threatened through the twinkle toes of Clarke, who was denied by Ethan Horvath, before Luton really should have taken the lead after a period of dominance. First, James Bree sliced his angled volley over before Amari'i Bell's cross was met by Doughty, who saw his header hit the inside of a post, with Elijah Adebayo foiled twice when trying to turn the rebound in. Jordan Clark then failed to get enough on Lansbury's whipped cross from the right. But, with 25 minutes gone, the woodwork saved Luton, Leon Dajaku cutting inside to beat Horvath, only to be denied by a post. Lansbury had to go off injured just before the half-hour mark and Sunderland were left ruing their luck once more after 32 minutes, Danny Batth heading a deep free-kick against a post. Horvath then denied Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo twice in quick succession, the winger also dragging wide, before Luton took the lead two minutes into stoppage time. Doughty reached the byline and crossed low for Morris, who stole in front of the defence to turn home from close range. After the restart Black Cats keeper Patterson had to be alert to fist away Doughty's inswinging cross from the right that was threatening to creep in. There were few chances in the second period, Diallo once more going close by firing into the side-netting, and then Bell throwing himself in the way of Clarke's drilled effort to prevent a leveller. Sunderland equalise after 77 minutes, though, as a good burst on the left saw danger man Clarke pick out Embelton, and he stabbed home.

Coventry City, 1–2, Blackpool, Coventry Building Society Arena, Darren Bond, Mark Robins, Michael Appleton, Kyle McFadzean, Marvin Ekpiteta, Afternoon, The Match was played between Coventry City and Blackpool at Coventry Building Society Arena at Afternoon and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['13th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Sheaf for Coventry City', '40th Minute Goal by Kasey for Coventry City', '40th Minute Assist by Callum for Coventry City', '53rd Minute Goal by Gary for Blackpool', '53rd Minute Assist by James for Blackpool', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Kenneth Dougall for Blackpool', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Charlie Patino for Blackpool', '80th Minute Goal by Jerry for Blackpool', '80th Minute Assist by CJ for Blackpool', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Jerry Yates for Blackpool', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Gary Madine for Blackpool'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Jerry Yates scored his seventh goal in five games as Blackpool came from behind to beat Coventry 2-1 at the CBS Arena. Kasey Palmer's first Coventry goal had put the hosts a goal ahead before half-time but Gary Madine equalised after missing three fantastic first-half opportunities. Yates then headed Blackpool in front with 10 minutes to go to secure the Tangerines' first away win in five. The match was played with uncertainty once again rife around the Sky Blues' tenancy at the CBS Arena, as the club admitted earlier in the week they were exploring options of playing Tuesday's home game against Blackburn at an alternative venue due to rugby club Wasps and the company who own the lease to the CBS Arena going into administration. Coventry were down to the bare bones due to illness and injuries as Mark Robins was forced into four changes from Tuesday's draw with Rotherham. The injured Martyn Waghorn and Fankaty Dabo were replaced by Callum O'Hare and Todd Kane, while Viktor Gyokeres and Michael Rose were left on the bench in favour of Palmer and Jonathan Panzo. Blackpool's starting line-up showed one change from the 4-2 home win over Preston as Sonny Carey replaced Liam Bridcutt. The Tangerines could have been out of sight within the first 20 minutes as Madine was left rueing missed chances. Carey fired a cross that the striker steered wide from inside the six-yard box before the same combination led to Madine finding himself one-on-one with Ben Wilson, only for the Sky Blues' stopper to divert his effort wide. The 32-year-old came into the game with just one goal to his name this season and could have found the net for a third time when he met a delightful ball to the back post but lifted his shot over the crossbar. Blackpool were left frustrated once again when Carey cut inside Callum Doyle and drilled his effort off the inside of the near post. It was the Sky Blues' turn to miss a golden opportunity when Palmer diverted O'Hare's square ball over the crossbar, but the midfielder made no mistake five minutes before the break. O'Hare's clever flick picked out Palmer, who knocked the ball through the legs of Jordan Thorniley before holding the defender off and slotting calmly into the bottom corner. Shortly after the break Blackpool, and Madine, finally had their goal. Coventry pressed to get their noses back in front as Kane and O'Hare fizzed efforts wide of the right-hand post, but it was Yates who was to maintain his prolific goalscoring form and complete the comeback.

Wigan Athletic, 0–1, Watford, The DW Stadium, Matt Donohue, Leam Richardson, Slaven Bilić, Tendayi Darikwa, William Troost-Ekong, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and Watford at The DW Stadium at Afternoon and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Leam Richardson. The Captain of Watford was William Troost-Ekong and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['14th Minute Yellow Card by Tendayi Darikwa for Wigan Athletic', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Graeme Shinnie for Wigan Athletic', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Francisco Sierralta for Watford', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Hamza Choudhury for Watford', '87th Minute Goal by João for Watford', '87th Minute Assist by Yaser for Watford'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Joao Pedro headed home the only goal with three minutes left at the DW Stadium to give improving Watford a 1-0 victory at Sky Bet Championship strugglers Wigan. Wigan started the stronger and were asking all the early questions of the Watford defence and a free-kick from James McClean saw top scorer Will Keane head against the outside of the post from close range. The hosts almost engineered shooting chances for Nathan Broadhead and Graeme Shinnie, with Watford not offering much of a threat. That changed in the blink of an eye when a brilliant one-two cut open the Wigan defence, allowing Ismaila Sarr a free run on goal. But Wigan goalkeeper Jamie Jones - in for Ben Amos - was off his line in a flash to pull off a fantastic save at close range. Wigan were almost in again when Keane attempted to bring down a pass over his shoulder on the turn, only for his touch to drop half a yard too far in front of him which allowed Daniel Bachmann to gather the ball. A McClean corner was headed back in by Max Power into the path of Keane, who could not keep his shot on target. Watford started the second period in a much more positive fashion, with Pedro's cross from the left finding Ken Sema at the far post, but his header was straight into the ground and Jones made an easy save. Vakoun Bayo then thought he was in only for Jones to again race off his line to make the intervention. Wigan's growing frustration showed when Shinnie left one on William Troost-Ekong on the edge of the Watford box, earning his fifth caution of the campaign and a one-game ban. The pass was perfect, but Jack Whatmough came out of nowhere to make a phenomenal block at the expense of a corner. Wigan threw on Josh Magennis and Tom Naylor to add some fresh legs for the last few minutes. The home side were given heart when the fourth official signalled seven added minutes would be played. And they almost grabbed a dramatic equaliser with the very last touch of the game when Power's corner was headed against the crossbar by Whatmough, and it was immediately followed by the referee's whistle.

Preston North End, 2–1, Middlesbrough, Deepdale Stadium, Gavin Ward, Ryan Lowe, Michael Carrick, Alan Browne, Jonny Howson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Preston and Middlesbrough at Deepdale Stadium at Afternoon and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Preston was Alan Browne and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['29th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Whiteman for Preston', '35th Minute Goal by Emil for Preston', '35th Minute Assist by Jakobsen for Preston', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Lindsay for Preston', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Álvaro Fernández for Preston', '90+1st Minute Goal by Jordan for Preston', '90+1st Minute Assist by Liam for Preston', '8th Minute Goal by Chuba for Middlesbrough', '8th Minute Assist by Darragh for Middlesbrough', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Hackney for Middlesbrough', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Jonny Howson for Middlesbrough', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Chuba Akpom for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Michael Carrick got an immediate insight into the cold realities of full-time football management when Jordan Storey's stoppage-time goal earned Preston a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over his Middlesbrough side. But Emil Riis thrashed home his fifth goal of the campaign to equalise 10 minutes before the break. And Storey stole in to head home in the first of three added minutes, securing only a second home success for Preston this term - doubling the goal tally for Ryan Lowe's team in nine games at Deepdale. Middlesbrough remain outside the relegation places ahead of Coventry only on goals scored. Carrick's team could not have enjoyed a much brighter opening to the game. Akpom was denied by Storey's brave block but from the resulting corner the striker stooped to score his fifth goal of the campaign. Ryan Giles swung in the set-piece which, save for a touch from Darragh Lenihan, was allowed to travel across the face of goal without interference. The hosts' initial attempts to summon a response felt rather unconvincing and Ben Woodburn could only manage a scruffy connection from eight yards, allowing Dael Fry to intervene. There was a definite momentum swing on 35 minutes, however. The ball sat up invitingly for Riis following Liam Lindsay's hook forward from the edge of the box. Riis duly unfurled a jackhammer of a first-time strike into the roof of the net from 10 yards out. It was the Dane's fifth goal in five meetings with Middlesbrough. Akpom steered wide from Giles' left-wing delivery three minutes before the break. But it was Preston with their blood up and Woodburn soon sent a shot screaming fractionally beyond the far post after neat approach play down the left. Muniz came close with a deflected shot and a header over the top after the restart. But Boro steadily retreated and after Alan Browne had a goal ruled out for offside against Riis and Woodburn flashed a 12-yard shot too high, Preston struck late to ruin Carrick's managerial debut with Boro. Lindsay rose highest to supply his second assist of the afternoon - a header to the back post for Storey to bundle in and spark wild home celebrations.

Luton Town, 0–0, Reading, Kenilworth Road Stadium, John Brooks, Nathan Jones, Paul Ince, Sonny Bradley, Andy Yiadom, Evening, The Match was played between Luton Town and Reading at Kenilworth Road Stadium at Evening and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Luton Town was Sonny Bradley and the Manager of Luton Town was Nathan Jones. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['24th Minute Yellow Card by Allan Campbell for Luton Town', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Alfie Doughty for Luton Town', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Yakou Méïte for Reading', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Yiadom for Reading', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Carroll for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

The Hatters went close early on, James Bree finding the recalled Harry Cornick, but he could not make the most of his shooting opportunity, side-footing well wide of the target. Luton striker Elijah Adebayo then threatened an opening in the 15th minute, outpacing the visiting defence but failing to beat Royals goalkeeper Joe Lumley from a tight angle. Lumley made a smart save from Alfie Doughty after he combined neatly with Adebayo to send a low shot goalwards, before Andy Carroll's header proved an easy claim for Luton stopper Ethan Horvath in the 17th minute. The hosts were dealt a blow on the half hour when Bradley landed awkwardly after competing for a header and had to be carried off on a stretcher with what looked like a serious ankle injury. The visitors came close to taking the lead moments later. After Dan Potts' pass left Tom Lockyer exposed, Tom Ince found Yakou Meite - whose instant low shot was splendidly saved to his right by Horvath. Carroll did the same in the second period. After Ince delivered an excellent ball into the area, the ex-Liverpool striker placed his downward header the wrong side of the post. Luton's defensive woes worsened on the hour mark when Lockyer was unable to carry on after a clash of heads with Carroll, leaving the hosts with a makeshift back three. Midway through the second half, Jeff Hendrick took aim from 25 yards, his low drive not missing the target by much, before the impressive Ince unleashed an ambitious volley from 30 yards that drew an acrobatic stop from Horvath. His header down was met on the volley by Potts but the ball flew narrowly over. However, the Sky Bet Championship spoils were shared.

Hull City, 1–3, Middlesbrough, MKM Stadium, Dean Whitestone, Andy Dawson, Michael Carrick, Jacob Greaves, Jonny Howson, Evening, The Match was played between Hull City and Middlesbrough at MKM Stadium at Evening and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Andy Dawson. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['60th Minute Goal by Cyrus for Hull City', '60th Minute Assist by Greg for Hull City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Tobias Figueiredo for Hull City', '5th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Hackney for Middlesbrough', '6th Minute Yellow Card by Tommy Smith for Middlesbrough', '63rd Minute Own Goal by Tobias Figueiredo for Middlesbrough', '80th Minute Own Goal by Cyrus Christie for Middlesbrough', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Isaiah Jones for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Michael Carrick secured a first victory as Middlesbrough manager with a 3-1 win at Hull, who are reportedly close to recruiting Liam Rosenior as new head coach. Highly-rated Rosenior, a favourite in East Yorkshire during his playing days, watched from the stands as the Tigers slipped to another home defeat. Chuba Akpom's 30th-minute header put Boro in control before Cyrus Christie equalised for the hosts on the hour. Just when Hull had looked like building momentum, Tobias Figueiredo scored a soft own goal three minutes later. An away win was then confirmed when Ryan Giles beat Nathan Baxter at his near post with the aid of an 80th-minute deflection off Christie, who was also credited with an own goal. It was, though, a significant victory for Carrick as Boro moved up to 18th. Carrick had identified a weakness on Hull's left and urged his players to exploit that perceived fallibility. Tommy Smith's ferocious deep cross might have tested the resilience of weaker forwards, but Akpom bravely headed home. Akpom, on loan at Hull from Arsenal in 2015-16, refused to celebrate. Hull's plight could have worsened eight minutes later when Giles let one fly from the left. Baxter spilled a routine save, but he at least had the wherewithal to scoop the ball to safety with his right leg. Carrick would have been happy at the break but far less impressed by the lackadaisical manner in which Hull were allowed to create their first meaningful chance soon after the restart. Christie was gifted an easy cross from the right, from which leading scorer Oscar Estupinan did well to volley towards goal. Zack Steffen reacted smartly to tip over the crossbar. Even weaker defending then led to Christies's equaliser when he waltzed, unmarked, into the penalty box. The full-back's shot was scuffed but it took a huge deflection over Steffen's head. Carrick will have been furious by such a cheap concession, but it was nothing compared to how Hull interim head coach Andy Dawson must have felt a few minutes later. The Tigers feebly dealt with Jones' cross towards the back post, from where Darragh Lenihan headed across goal. Figueiredo lacked the spatial awareness to prevent the ball from rebounding off his legs and into the back of the net. Hull at least tried to get back into the game, but there was no way back once Christie was adjudged to have scored another own goal.

Coventry City, 1–0, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry Building Society Arena, Tim Robinson, Mark Robins, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Jamie Allen, Lewis Travis, Evening, The Match was played between Coventry City and Blackburn at Coventry Building Society Arena at Evening and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Jamie Allen and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['41st Minute Goal by Jamie for Coventry City', '41st Minute Assist by Josh for Coventry City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Eccles for Coventry City', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Kasey Palmer for Coventry City', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Hyam for Blackburn', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Wharton for Blackburn', '85th Minute Red Card by Jake Garrett for Blackburn', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Kaminski for Blackburn', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Ayala for Blackburn'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Jamie Allen's goal lifted Coventry out of the bottom three with a 1-0 win over 10-man Blackburn at the CBS Arena. The match was played at the CBS Arena, despite uncertainty around where it would be held up until Monday afternoon due to financial problems at CBS Arena Limited, who manage the Sky Blues' lease at the stadium. On top of their off-field issues, Coventry were also battling a virus in the squad, forcing manager Mark Robins to leave out Kyle McFadzean for the first time this season as Allen took the captain's armband. Gustavo Hamer had scored in Coventry's 2-2 draw with Rotherham a week earlier and drove forward from the halfway line before his powerful drive was beaten away by Kaminski. Blackburn's Ben Brereton Diaz already has eight goals to his name this season and went in search of another when he cut inside following Jack Vale's pass and curled an effort past the diving Ben Wilson and his far post. Rovers' sloppiness at the back continued as Allen was allowed to slide in Callum O'Hare, but Kaminski was out quickly to smother at the feet of the midfielder. Callum Brittain had the Lancashire side's best chance of the half when a defensive mistake allowed the defender in on goal, but he could only fire into the side netting. Coventry's deserved goal came after 41 minutes after some patient build-up play in the centre. O'Hare shifted the ball out to Josh Eccles and his deflected cross found Allen, who tapped in his first goal at the CBS Arena since August 2021 from inside the six yard box. Tomasson's men were much tighter at the back after the break as they went in search of a leveller, Wilson parrying away Brereton Diaz's free-kick just before the hour mark. Rovers' miserable evening was complete when Garrett saw red on just his third Championship appearance for a challenge on Callum Doyle. Bradley Dack glanced Brereton Diaz's cross wide of Wilson's goal, but the Sky Blues held on for a valuable victory.

Preston North End, 1–0, Swansea City, Deepdale Stadium, John Busby, Ryan Lowe, Russell Martin, Alan Browne, Matt Grimes, Evening, The Match was played between Preston and Swansea City at Deepdale Stadium at Evening and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Preston was Alan Browne and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['55th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Ledson for Preston', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Storey for Preston', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Alan Browne for Preston', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Alistair McCann for Preston', '11th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Cabango for Swansea City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Grimes for Swansea City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Armstrong Okoflex for Swansea City'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Brad Potts' first-half goal proved the difference as Preston edged out play-off chasing rivals Swansea 1-0. Ryan Lowe's side just about deserved their win against a previously in-form Swansea side who had won six of their previous eight games. Robbie Brady darted down the left before crossing in for the stretching Emil Riis, who could not direct his header on target. The Swans were looking a little ragged in the early stages, and it was no surprise when they threatened again. Andrew Hughes flung over a high cross this time, with skipper Alan Browne meeting it and volleying straight at goalkeeper Steven Benda. Preston fluffed a gilt-edged chance after 17 minutes. A sweeping move culminated with Potts crossing in for Riis, only for the big Dane to side-foot wide from six yards. Finally the Swans made some progress going forward, and the returning Joel Piroe - in acres of space - headed Jay Fulton's sweet cross wide. Preston struck after half an hour. After Swans defender Harry Darling inexplicably failed to clear Browne's cross, Ched Evans saw an initial strike saved by Benda, before Potts gleefully mopped up the rebound. It was no more than North End deserved as they had dominated. The goal did appear to spark something in Swansea. Within minutes Ryan Manning went close with a header and Olivier Ntcham saw a thumping effort blocked. North End came close to grabbing a second early in the second half. Evans rose well to meet Potts' outswinging cross, but his header was a couple of feet wide. At the other end, Preston keeper Freddie Woodman was brilliant when somehow keeping out Fulton's powerful strike from eight yards. The game was really opening up as the hour mark passed. Piroe saw a free-kick deflected just off target for the Swans, who were now on top. That was until Preston responded again, with the dangerous Evans this time nodding an effort past a post from Brady's free-kick. The same two combined again minutes later, with Benda this time keeping Evans out. A brilliant Woodman save from Manning in stoppage time ensured North End hung on for their narrow victory.

West Bromwich Albion, 1–0, Blackpool, The Hawthorns, Gavin Ward, Carlos Corberán, Michael Appleton, Dara O'Shea, Marvin Ekpiteta, Evening, The Match was played between West Brom and Blackpool at The Hawthorns at Evening and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Dara O'Shea and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The Captain of Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ["51st Minute Yellow Card by Dara O'Shea for West Brom", '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Bartley for West Brom', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Jed Wallace for West Brom', '85th Minute Goal by Okay for West Brom', '85th Minute Assist by Tom for West Brom', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Okay Yokuşlu for West Brom', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Thorniley for Blackpool', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Jerry Yates for Blackpool'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

New boss Carlos Corberan grabbed his first victory since joining last week after Okay Yokuslu's late strike earned 1-0 win over Blackpool. There was precious little quality - from either side - with Blackpool offering no threat as they looked for their first win at The Hawthorns since 1964. Kyle Bartley's weak header was gathered by Maxwell and the Baggies did at least continue to probe after the break. Matt Phillips drilled over and John Swift shot wide before Corberan called Grady Diangana off the bench to inject some urgency into proceedings. The former West Ham winger did exactly that - albeit briefly - and teed up Swift just after the hour, only for Maxwell to come to Blackpool's rescue with a fine save. Albion were the aggressors, with Alex Palmer never forced into a serious save, and Callum Connolly blazed the Tangerines' best effort of a tame performance over with 19 minutes left. The Baggies kept pressing and finally broke the deadlock with five minutes to go. Blackpool failed to deal with Swift's corner and when the ball hit Tom Rogic it rolled for Yokuslu to slam in from close range.

Bristol City, 0–1, Sheffield United, Ashton Gate Stadium, Stephen Martin, Nigel Pearson, Paul Heckingbottom, Andreas Weimann, Billy Sharp, Evening, The Match was played between Bristol City and Sheffield Utd at Ashton Gate Stadium at Evening and Stephen Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was Billy Sharp and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Alex Scott for Bristol City', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Matty James for Bristol City', '90+6th Minute Red Card by George Tanner for Bristol City', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Williams for Bristol City', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by James Mcatee for Sheffield Utd', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Iliman Ndiaye for Sheffield Utd', '81st Minute Yellow Card by John Egan for Sheffield Utd', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Ciaran Clark for Sheffield Utd', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by George Baldock for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Iliman Ndiaye headed a 49th-minute winner to give Sheffield United a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship victory at Ashton Gate over a Bristol City side who finished with 10 men. The winning goal came when City defenders Zak Vyner and George Tanner both went for a high ball into the box, leaving Ndiaye unmarked to nod home when the ball glanced off Vyner's head. City hit the woodwork twice and were guilty of wasting numerous dangerous crosses in a match they edged for much of the time. Nigel Pearson made one change from City's 1-1 draw with Swansea, recalling Andreas Weimann to the attack in place of Antoine Semenyo. Wes Foderingham was back in goal for United, while boss Paul Heckingbottom also brought in Billy Sharp, Reda Khadra and Jack Robinson. Oli McBurnie dropped to the bench after scoring in the 2-0 win at West Brom. The first half brought little in the way of clear chances, although City had the first goal attempt in the 13th minute when Jay Dasilva fired well wide. United threatened two minutes later when Sharp got on the end of an Ndaiye cross but could get no power in his header as he stretched. Nahki Wells had a 25th minute effort deflected wide for the hosts, who threatened without getting a telling touch inside the box. United made a change in the 34th minute, with McAtee replacing Khadra. City were looking the more likely to break the deadlock and almost did so twice at the end of the half. After Weimann clipped the crossbar with a fierce right-footed shot from just inside the box, Alex Scott produced a mazy dribble past several defenders before seeing his shot from a narrow angle beaten away by Foderingham at his near post. Max O'Leary in the City goal had not made a testing save when the half-time whistle blew but the visitors were much sharper at the start of the second period and were soon rewarded with Ndiaye's goal. Ndiaye had another effort saved low by O'Leary before City almost levelled in the 53rd minute, Wells failing to get a touch to a Mark Sykes cross. Scott fired over after another incisive run before Pearson introduced Semenyo for Sykes in a bid to sharpen his goal-shy attack. Oliver Norwood shot wide on the break for United as rain poured down - but it was City doing most of the pressing and Weimann's 86th-minute shot was straight at Foderingham as the evening ended in frustration for the home side.

Huddersfield Town, 0–2, Sunderland, The John Smith's Stadium, Oliver Langford, Mark Fotheringham, Tony Mowbray, Lee Nicholls, Corry Evans, Evening, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Sunderland at The John Smith's Stadium at Evening and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Lee Nicholls and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The Captain of Sunderland was Corry Evans and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['43rd Minute Yellow Card by Etienne Camara for Huddersfield', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Duane Holmes for Huddersfield', '55th Minute Goal by Alex for Sunderland', '55th Minute Assist by Patrick for Sunderland', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Batth for Sunderland', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Abdoullah Ba for Sunderland', '90+6th Minute Goal by Amad for Sunderland', '90+6th Minute Assist by Ellis for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Sunderland midfielder Alex Pritchard's first goal since February helped consign his old club Huddersfield to a 2-0 home defeat. Ex-England Under-21 international Pritchard struck early in the second half and on-loan Manchester United winger Amad Diallo wrapped up matters in the sixth minute of stoppage time to leave Huddersfield anchored at the bottom of the Championship table. Defeat also meant that the Terriers are now without a league win against the Black Cats in nine contests - a sequence stretching back to 1986. The troubled Terriers had started with purpose as a fifth-minute Jack Rudoni shot on the turn from the edge of the box drifted just too high after Ben Jackson had pumped a free-kick forward. Jackson's set-pieces continued to pose a threat to the visitors with an inswinging corner that was punched away by goalkeeper Anthony Patterson leading to a 20-yard David Kasumu opportunity that he fired wide. First, Dennis Cirkin dragged a poor seven-yard attempt across the face of goal following Luke O'Nien's deep cross from the right. As torrential rain and a driving wind began to make conditions difficult on a miserable night in West Yorkshire, Patterson then did well to gather and hold on to a 15-yard Jackson drive. On the stroke of half-time, Japan international Yuta Nakayama was stretchered off, making him a doubt for the World Cup after an accidental collision with team-mate Josh Ruffels. Huddersfield went on to start the second half with intent as Nakayama's replacement Brahima Diarra stretched to stab wide a Rudoni delivery. Nimble footwork by Rudoni then created space for a 20-yard strike that he flashed wide and a sidefooted Diarra attempt was saved by Patterson. The hosts should have gone on to take the lead when Etienne Camara played Duane Holmes clear on goal but he delayed long enough for Patterson to smother his shot. When Camara then fed Jordan Rhodes from the loose ball, he missed the target from seven yards. Within a minute, the Wearsiders had countered and broken the deadlock when Patrick Roberts made inroads down the right and exchanged passes with Diallo before squaring for Pritchard to open up his body and guide a seven-yard shot into Nicholls' bottom-right corner. Mark Fotheringham's men responded well but Holmes' free-kick was a good height for Patterson and Jackson curled wide from distance. At the other end, Diallo bent a 15-yard effort narrowly off target, before Diarra again went close from the edge of the box and Jackson drove wide of the near post from a narrow angle.

Cardiff City, 1–2, Watford, Cardiff City Stadium, Keith Stroud, Mark Hudson, Slaven Bilić, Joe Ralls, William Troost-Ekong, Evening, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Watford at Cardiff City Stadium at Evening and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The Captain of Watford was William Troost-Ekong and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['9th Minute Goal by Cédric for Cardiff City', '9th Minute Assist by Joe for Cardiff City', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Niels Nkounkou for Cardiff City', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Wintle for Cardiff City', '38th Minute Goal by Francisco for Watford', '38th Minute Assist by Ken for Watford', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Ken Sema for Watford', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Mario Gaspar for Watford'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Watford made it back-to-back away wins as they beat Cardiff 2-1 to move up into the play-off places. The Hornets replaced Swansea in sixth place with goals from Francisco Sierralta and Ismaila Sarr completing their fight back after Cedric Kipre had given the home side the lead. Cardiff got off to a blistering start and found themselves leading after only nine minutes. Even before then they had caused problems through the trickery of Jaden Philogene and the pace of Mark Harris, but the breakthrough came from a set piece. Skipper Joe Ralls stepped up to take a corner from the right and he found Kipre at the far post, who headed home unopposed. The French defender managed to lose his marker, William Troost-Ekong, who ran into another Cardiff player in the box and allowed Kipre a free jump to find the bottom left corner. That goal certainly woke up the visitors and it took them 31 minutes to get back on level terms. In that time Kipre had to turn his attentions to defending as he first cleared off his own line after a shot from a narrow angle by Mario Gaspar had beaten Ryan Allsop in the home goal. Then he was back in action blocking a shot inside the box from dangerman Joao Pedro. As the pressure mounted, Watford saw more of the ball and from a corner swung in from the left by Ken Sema, Sierralta rose above Perry Ng to head home the equaliser. Sema then had a fierce left-footed shot saved by Allsop low to his left and it stayed all-square up to the break. Cardiff made another fast start after the break and Philogene showed his pace to burn off Sierralta and then his fancy footwork to get past Hassane Kamara, in a great run up the right wing that ended with a shot in the box that forced Daniel Bachmann into a flying save. Sarr may have been inches wide on that occasion, but just before the hour mark he was on target with a header he knew little about from a Sema corner from the right.

Burnley, 3–2, Rotherham United, Turf Moor, Leigh Doughty, Vincent Kompany, Matt Taylor, Josh Brownhill, Ben Wiles, Evening, The Match was played between Burnley and Rotherham Utd at Turf Moor at Evening and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Josh Brownhill and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Ben Wiles and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2., ['35th Minute Goal by Jay for Burnley', '35th Minute Assist by Nathan for Burnley', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Ian Maatsen for Burnley', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Brownhill for Burnley', '90+1st Minute Goal by Benson for Burnley', '90+1st Minute Assist by Connor for Burnley', '90+10th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Beyer for Burnley', '3rd Minute Goal by Ben for Rotherham Utd', '3rd Minute Assist by Brooke for Rotherham Utd', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Cohen Bramall for Rotherham Utd', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Cohen Bramall for Rotherham Utd', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Barlaser for Rotherham Utd', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Wiles for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

But the Yorkshire side finally succumbed after Bramall was dismissed for two yellow cards in the 75th minute, setting up Benson for another late rescue act. Rotherham were ahead early when Oliver Rathbone's pass sent Brooke Norton-Cuffy down the right and his cross to the far post found Vitinho napping, with Bramall heading home. Rotherham defended admirably, and painfully at times, with Lee Peltier hooking Rodriguez's header off the line, close enough to warrant a goalline technology check, and taking a full-blooded Johann Berg Gudmundsson drive in the groin. The Clarets gradually asserted themselves and were level after 35 minutes. The Clarets stepped up another gear, Tella seeing a mishit shot cleared off the line by Rathbone and then miscuing after being perfectly set up by Anass Zaroury. The script seemed to be written for another Burnley win but Ogbene put the visitors back ahead. His first involvement after replacing Hakeem Odoffin was to latch on to a slack pass from Vitinho before firing across Muric and in off the post. Rotherham dug in but their cause was not helped when Bramall, who had been excellent, picked up two yellow cards in the space of seven minutes for fouls on Benson and Connor Roberts and was sent off. Johansson pulled off a close-range save from Roberts' diving header as theMillers appeared to have hung on for only their third win in the last 10 games. But Benson curled a shot into the far corner and set up another tense finish. And with seconds left on the clock, Benson again attacked the Rotherham left flank and slipped a pass to Josh Brownhill. His shot bounced back off the chest of Johansson and Dervisoglu prodded it home for the winner.

Norwich City, 0–0, Queens Park Rangers, Carrow Road, Andrew Davies, Dean Smith, Michael Beale, Grant Hanley, Ilias Chair, Evening, The Match was played between Norwich City and QPR at Carrow Road at Evening and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The Captain of QPR was Ilias Chair and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['31st Minute Yellow Card by Sam Byram for Norwich City', '1st Minute Yellow Card by Tim Iroegbunam for QPR', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Field for QPR', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Lyndon Dykes for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

There were plenty of chances at both ends, with both goalkeepers making excellent stops to keep the scoreline level. The woodwork also came into play on three occasions, the final time from the last kick of the game from home skipper Grant Hanley. A lively first half produced chances at both ends, with Pukki doing everything but score for the home team. The Finnish striker came close to breaking the deadlock after 13 minutes when he was picked out by a clever cutback from Aaron Ramsey but his first time effort was brilliantly tipped over by Seny Dieng. The Hoops keeper was beaten five minutes later when Pukki worked himself some space in the box before driving the ball goalwards but to the visitors' relief the effort hit the inside of the upright and rebounded to safety. Angus Gunn had to be alert early on to keep out Ilias Chair's goalbound strike from a narrow angle while the Norwich keeper also did well to keep out Tim Iroegbunam's fierce low strike at his near post. With Norwich backtracking Willock struck the post with a low shot from just outside the box and moments later Lyndon Dykes' header was superbly clawed away at full stretch by Gunn.

Birmingham City, 0–0, Millwall, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Graham Scott, John Eustace, Gary Rowett, Troy Deeney, Jake Cooper, Evening, The Match was played between Birmingham City and Millwall at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Evening and Graham Scott was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of Millwall was Jake Cooper and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['51st Minute Yellow Card by Murray Wallace for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Goalkeeper John Ruddy's heroics ensured Birmingham secured a 0-0 draw against play-off chasing Millwall at St Andrew's. Millwall, whose manager Gary Rowett spent two years in charge at Birmingham from 2014-16, created the first two half chances - and both fell to attacking midfielder Zian Flemming. The Lions' five-goal top-scorer floated a chip on top of the net from just inside the penalty area, then flashed a vicious low drive across the face of goal. In the ensuing melee, Blues midfielder Krystian Bielik was grounded but was able to resume after brief treatment. A desperately quiet game suddenly burst into life in the 50th minute. Birmingham's Tahith Chong skilfully wove his way around George Saville and Murray Wallace and teased Charlie Cresswell before Wallace brought him crashing to his knees on the edge of the box. The lunge earned the left-back the game's only booking. From the resulting free-kick, on-loan Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri could only curl the ball high over the bar. Millwall produced a rare threat when Billy Mitchell let fly with a first-time drive that flew straight at Ruddy. Blues returned fire and Hogan, sliding in, was inches away from converting Maxime Colin's cross after the striker had released him on the right. But referee Graham Scott saw nothing wrong with what happened as he allowed play to continue and did not book the midfielder afterwards. Then came Ruddy's save, after Dion Sanderson missed out to Burey on halfway.

Wigan Athletic, 0–1, Stoke City, The DW Stadium, Samuel Barrott, Leam Richardson, Alex Neil, Tendayi Darikwa, Lewis Baker, Evening, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and Stoke City at The DW Stadium at Evening and Samuel Barrott was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Leam Richardson. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['26th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Naylor for Wigan Athletic', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Thompson for Stoke City', '62nd Minute Goal by Josh for Stoke City', '62nd Minute Assist by Dwight for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Wednesday,

Josh Tymon's goal just after the hour mark was enough to give Stoke a massive 1-0 victory at fellow Sky Bet Championship strugglers Wigan. With the two sides having slipped to third and fourth bottom respectively after Tuesday's matches, the stakes were high. Stoke, ahead of their opponents on goal difference, were the first to threaten with striker Tymon firing wide with barely a minute gone. At the other end, Max Power tried his luck from distance, with a shot that might have just touched the outside of the post on its way behind. Former Stoke winger James McClean - being booed by the away end - saw a cross-shot fly inches past the far post, before he sent over a corner that was headed over by a towering Jack Whatmough. A poor mistake by Whatmough then allowed Stoke to break through Jacob Brown, off ex-Wigan star Nick Powell's pass. The cross was mishit, allowing Whatmough to get back and clear - to the defender's huge relief. Dwight Gayle headed another decent opportunity over the bar, before Wigan cut open the visitors and really should have taken the lead. Tendayi Darikwa's lovely cross looked perfect for the onrushing Will Keane. However, Wigan's top scorer headed over from six yards, with most of the goal free to aim at. The crowd that had braved the elements were desperate for a goal to warm their hearts. And it almost arrived at the beginning of the second half, when there was a mad goalmouth scramble in the home box. Luckily for Wigan, goalkeeper Jamie Jones was in the right place at the right time to make a super stop with his legs. The respite was only temporary, however, as Stoke broke the deadlock just after the hour mark. Tymon drove through the left channel and this time smashed the ball under an exposed Jones. Wigan immediately went all in, sending on strikers Josh Magennis and Charlie Wyke for Nathan Broadhead and Darikwa, with Keane dropping into the number 10 role. But they were unable to really lay a glove on the Stoke defence. And it needed a mixture of Jones and Whatmough to desperately clear the ball as Stoke threatened a second in the closing stages. Wigan thought they had rescued in the first of six added minutes, after another scramble in the Stoke six-yard box. Tom Naylor bundled the ball home, but the flag was up on the near side.

Reading, 1–2, Preston North End, Select Car Leasing Stadium, David Webb, Paul Ince, Ryan Lowe, Andy Yiadom, Alan Browne, Evening, The Match was played between Reading and Preston at Select Car Leasing Stadium at Evening and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The Captain of Preston was Alan Browne and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ["56th Minute Yellow Card by Mamadou N'Diaye for Reading", '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Robbie Brady for Preston', '51st Minute Goal by Ched for Preston', '51st Minute Assist by Robbie for Preston', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Ledson for Preston', '79th Minute Goal by Ched for Preston', '79th Minute Assist by Ben for Preston', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Ched Evans for Preston', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Brad Potts for Preston'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Ched Evans scored a second-half double to lift Preston into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places with a 2-1 win over Reading at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. But, with just over 10 minutes to play, Evans was afforded so much time in the box to drill a shot home unchallenged to seal a significant win on the eve of the penultimate weekend of fixtures before the World Cup in Qatar. With Reading boasting the fourth-best home record and Preston having shipped just eight on the road on the way to the third-best away record, perhaps the writing was on the wall as to how the encounter would play out on a chilly night in Berkshire. Defences were on top, perhaps due to a lack of quality in the final thirds, and the only save either goalkeeper had to make in the first half came in the very last second, when Robbie Brady's stinging shot was pushed round the post by Royals goalkeeper Lumley. That said, North End could easily have been ahead at the break, were it not for a glaring miss from Brad Potts with half-an-hour gone. Brady delivered a teasing cross from the left which he attacked in the most unorthodox, mis-judged scissor kick-like style that left him with his head in his hands. They were ahead shortly after it, though. The influential Brady found space just outside the box, after a corner was kept alive, and sent in a beauty of a cross which Evans glanced past Lumley and into the bottom-left corner of the net. With around half-an-hour remaining, Paul Ince made a triple change to refresh the Reading attack, with Joao, Shane Long and Tyrese Fornah joining the action - and it, initially, proved to be a masterstroke, when Joao fired his penalty far into the bottom-left corner after Andy Yiadom had been tripped on the byline. Parity, however, was short-lived.

Sheffield United, 5–2, Burnley, Bramall Lane, Darren Bond, Paul Heckingbottom, Vincent Kompany, John Egan, Jack Cork, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Burnley at Bramall Lane at Afternoon and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Burnley was Jack Cork and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–2., ['26th Minute Yellow Card by Enda Stevens for Sheffield Utd', '30th Minute Goal by Iliman for Sheffield Utd', '30th Minute Assist by Oliver for Sheffield Utd', '48th Minute Goal by Oliver for Sheffield Utd', '48th Minute Assist by Anel for Sheffield Utd', '64th Minute Goal by Jack for Sheffield Utd', '64th Minute Assist by Enda for Sheffield Utd', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver McBurnie for Sheffield Utd', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Cullen for Burnley', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Tella for Burnley', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Burnley'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Vincent Kompany's Clarets led 2-1 at half-time as Manuel Benson scored two goals gifted to him by Blades defender Jack Robinson. The left-back deflected the Burnley winger's effort past Wes Foderingham for the opener, before gifting Benson the ball to score on the stroke of half-time after Iliman Ndiaye had levelled for the home side. But a bizarre drop in standards from Burnley led to some comical defending and four Sheffield United goals. Oli McBurnie headed the Blades level three minutes after half-time, before Robinson went from zero to hero by prodding home from close range at a corner. Kompany's side were given a warning when goalkeeper Aro Muric came and failed to collect two deliveries into the Burnley box, with an off-the-line clearance from Nathan Tella denying one Blades effort and McBurnie heading over from a corner at the other. But it was Burnley who edged in front after 17 minutes when Ian Maatsen crossed to the back post for Benson, whose shot was heading straight for Foderingham but Robinson's header took it into the net. The Clarets could have made it two as Taylor Harwood-Bellis put a free header over the bar at a corner, but it was from a set-piece at the other end where the next goal came from. McBurnie flicked on a corner from the right into the path of Ndiaye, who prodded past Muric from close range to equalise. Maatsen struck the bar for Burnley almost immediately and Harwood-Bellis denied McBurnie by clearing off the line but an end-to-end encounter went the visitors' way on the stroke of half-time. But Burnley were unrecognisable after the break as poor defending allowed the hosts to score three goals from set-pieces in the space of 16 bizarre minutes. The first came from a cleared long throw as Ahmedhodzic flicked on Robinson's cross to McBurnie, who nodded in from close range just three minutes after half-time. Then Robinson made amends for his first-half horror show to finish from close range after Ahmedhodzic had struck the bar from a corner. The game was put beyond doubt as centre-back Ahmedhodzic - who had earlier gone close again via a spectacular bicycle kick - crashed a shot high into the net, but questions remain as to whether the Bosnian defender was offside in the build-up. Burnley's poor showing at the back was typified by George Baldock being allowed by Maatsen to go through on goal after Oliver Norwood's defence-splitting pass. Muric was equal to the defender's effort but the ball fell kindly to McBurnie to stroke home a result-sealing fifth.

Middlesbrough, 1–1, Bristol City, Riverside Stadium, Matt Donohue, Michael Carrick, Nigel Pearson, Jonny Howson, Andreas Weimann, Afternoon, The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Bristol City at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['25th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan John for Middlesbrough', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Riley McGree for Middlesbrough', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Tommy Smith for Middlesbrough', '10th Minute Goal by Andreas for Bristol City', '10th Minute Assist by Tommy for Bristol City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Joseph Low for Bristol City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Zak Vyner for Bristol City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

In-form Chuba Akpom was on target again to earn a 1-1 draw for Middlesbrough against Bristol City in Michael Carrick's first game in charge at the Riverside. Andreas Weimann had put the visitors ahead but their winless run in the Championship extended to four games. Carrick unsurprisingly named the same team that started the midweek win at Hull - a victory that has raised hope of a climb up the table. And Middlesbrough started as they finished at the KCOM Stadium, bursting out of the blocks and creating the first opening inside the first minute when Hayden Hackney fired over after a Marcus Forss cross was only half cleared. Riley McGree had a glorious chance when he was sent through by Jonny Howson, but was denied by a fine Max O'Leary save, with the Robins managing to scramble clear as Akpom looked to pounce on the rebound. Middlesbrough were punished for spurning those early opportunities when City scored from their first attack of the game after 10 minutes, with Weimann on hand to slot home at the back post following a counter. The hosts did not let the early setback knock them off stride, with Forss and McGree both engineering openings for themselves down the left but they were each denied by O'Leary. It was down the left that Middlesbrough looked most dangerous and another opportunity was created down the flank just before the half-hour mark when Ryan Giles' cross was met by Forss, who could not keep his header down. The home attacks kept coming and McGree forced yet another save from O'Leary with a fierce drive that was touched over. Boro's frustrations continued in the dying seconds of the first half, with Forss hitting the base of the post before McGree and Isaiah Jones had penalty appeals waved away when they went down in the box. But all the pressure finally paid off just three minutes into the second period when Akpom turned in McGree's cross to continue his superb run of form and get Middlesbrough back on level terms. The equaliser forced a reaction from City, who created a rare opening just before the hour mark when Antoine Semenyo fired over the bar under pressure inside the box. Middlesbrough continued to probe and pushed for the winner but City held out.

Blackpool, 0–1, Luton Town, Bloomfield Road, Tim Robinson, Michael Appleton, Nathan Jones, Marvin Ekpiteta, Dan Potts, Afternoon, The Match was played between Blackpool and Luton Town at Bloomfield Road at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The Captain of Luton Town was Dan Potts and the Manager of Luton Town was Nathan Jones. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['51st Minute Yellow Card by Callum Connolly for Blackpool', '57th Minute Goal by Luke for Luton Town', '57th Minute Assist by Elijah for Luton Town', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Berry for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Luke Berry's first goal since March secured play-off chasing Luton a 1-0 Championship win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. Defeat for the Seasiders was their second in a week after Tuesday night's frustrating 1-0 away loss to West Brom. However, Luton were dealt an early blow as skipper Dan Potts was forced to limp off injured after only 17 minutes and Harry Cornick replaced him as manager Nathan Jones was forced to shuffle his pack. Cornick immediately had a shot blocked on the edge of the box as the unplanned change nearly worked wonders. Blackpool defender Jordan Thorniley tried his luck from distance, but his ambitious left-foot shot from distance flew wide of the right post. Ward also had a good chance, but he rifled wide of the left upright from Kenny Dougall's clever pass. Patino found space just before the break, but he smashed over with his unfavoured right foot. Then defender Marvin Ekpiteta made a fine goalline clearance to prevent Elijah Adebayo from giving the Hatters a welcome half-time lead. Appleton introduced forward Keshi Anderson at the start of the second half as Patino made way - and the hosts had three chances in quick succession to score after the restart. Morris had a decent effort not long after as Luton countered, but his strike flew wide of the left post. But the breakthrough was just around the corner as Berry pounced to fire the visitors ahead from close range. The Seasiders failed to deal with Adebayo's inswinging corner and Berry finished smartly. At the other end striker Gary Madine blasted high and wide with a wayward shot from Ekpiteta's headed pass. Morris came within a whisker of doubling the Hatters' lead with three minutes left, but he shot wide from inside the box. Yates could have snatched a draw at the death, only for his shot to be brilliantly blocked by Allan Campbell. And then agonisingly CJ Hamilton struck a post in a crazy goalmouth scramble in stoppage time in which the home side failed to get the ball into the back of the net.

Queens Park Rangers, 0–1, West Bromwich Albion, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Thomas Bramall, Michael Beale, Carlos Corberán, Ilias Chair, Dara O'Shea, Afternoon, The Match was played between QPR and West Brom at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Afternoon and Thomas Bramall was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Ilias Chair and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The Captain of West Brom was Dara O'Shea and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['68th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Field for QPR', '16th Minute Yellow Card by Erik Pieters for West Brom', '68th Minute Goal by Kyle for West Brom', '68th Minute Assist by John for West Brom', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Jayson Molumby for West Brom'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Swift delivered the ball from the right and centre-back Bartley rose above Leon Balogun to break the deadlock. Albion remain in the bottom three but look much-improved under Corberan, who has made a quick impact. Rangers, on the other hand, have stumbled since recently enjoying a brief spell at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table. Boss Mick Beale, who turned down the chance to take over as Wolves manager, has seen his side fail to win - or score - in their past three matches. They looked disjointed from the start against an Albion team which worked hard to successfully stifle Rangers talisman Chris Willock, who returned to action after a hamstring injury. Grady Diangana inexplicably missed a golden early chance to put Albion ahead following an error by Rob Dickie, who gave the ball straight to Jayson Molumby. After Molumby's shot was pushed out by keeper Seny Dieng to Diangana near the edge of the six-yard box, the Albion forward was left with an open goal but failed to connect properly and Rangers were given a huge let-off. Dickie struggled in the opening stages and his fellow defenders Balogun and Kenneth Paal also gave the ball away in dangerous areas during the opening quarter of an hour. Swift then saw his shot deflected wide of the target after being teed up by Diangana as the visitors continued to threaten. QPR found some rhythm later in the first half and their on-loan Aston Villa youngster Tim Iroegbunam narrowly fired wide of the near post before Albion keeper Alex Palmer kept out Lyndon Dykes' low shot. But West Brom defended well after the interval and were able to protect their lead after Bartley's goal, while also causing their opponents problems on the counter-attack. Ilias Chair went close to equalising when his shot flashed narrowly wide, and Rangers appealed in vain for a penalty, claiming that Albert Adomah was impeded by Conor Townsend as he tried to meet Paal's left-wing cross.

Millwall, 0–0, Hull City, The Den, John Busby, Gary Rowett, Liam Rosenior, Jake Cooper, Jacob Greaves, Afternoon, The Match was played between Millwall and Hull City at The Den at Afternoon and John Busby was the Match Referee. The Captain of Millwall was Jake Cooper and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['27th Minute Yellow Card by Dimitris Pelkas for Hull City', '37th Minute Red Card by Oscar Estupiñan for Hull City', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Tyler Smith for Hull City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Lewie Coyle for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Gary Rowett's Millwall side are the most prolific scorers from set-pieces in the Championship with 13 goals this season, and they could have added to that tally inside the first minute. Tom Bradshaw and Scott Malone combined, with the latter crossing for Zian Flemming, whose shot was deflected for another corner which was easily dealt with. Hull were the first to test either goalkeeper, Estupinan's curling effort from just inside the box being well saved by George Long in the ninth minute. In the 21st minute, Long again denied his former club when ex-Lion Ryan Woods' shot was flicked on by Ryan Longman, forcing Long to smother the ball at the second attempt. Millwall responded soon after, with Flemming firing a free-kick just wide of the near post after Dimitrios Pelkas' foul on Tyler Burey, which saw the Greek enter the referee's book. The Lions almost broke the deadlock in the 35th minute. Just two minutes later, Estupinan was sent off after his high foot met the head of Cresswell. Referee John Busby had no hesitation in reaching for the red card. With the hosts looking to make the most of their man advantage, Bradshaw thought he had given Millwall the lead early in the second half but his celebrations were immediately curtailed as the assistant referee's flag was raised. The home side continued to create chances, Bradshaw again causing problems, but he was unable to make contact with Flemming's ball into the box. Malone then forced a smart stop from Baxter, the keeper tipping his powerful drive over the bar, as the spoils were shared.

Stoke City, 1–2, Birmingham City, Bet365 Stadium, Joshua Smith, Alex Neil, John Eustace, Lewis Baker, John Ruddy, Afternoon, The Match was played between Stoke City and Birmingham City at Bet365 Stadium at Afternoon and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of Birmingham City was John Ruddy and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['9th Minute Yellow Card by Dujon Sterling for Stoke City', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Thompson for Stoke City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Fox for Stoke City', '8th Minute Yellow Card by Lukas Jutkiewicz for Birmingham City', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Krystian Bielik for Birmingham City', '67th Minute Goal by Harlee for Birmingham City', '67th Minute Assist by Hannibal for Birmingham City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Tahith Chong for Birmingham City', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Dion Sanderson for Birmingham City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Stoke slumped to a fourth Sky Bet Championship defeat in five games after going down 2-1 at home to Birmingham. The visiting Blues notched an early opener when Scott Hogan pickpocketed a napping Phil Jagielka before slotting home. A fixture low on quality sparked into life around the hour mark when Harlee Dean nodded in his first goal since April 2021. The Potters, who have won four of Alex Neil's opening 13 games in charge, attempted to stage a late comeback and gave their local rivals a fright. Lewis Baker converted from the spot with 15 minutes to play, but John Eustace's side held on as they returned to the top half of the table. Despite now winning only one of Neil's six home games in charge of Stoke, the hosts started the midlands meeting brighter. Nick Powell and Baker both tested John Ruddy inside four minutes in a frenetic opening to the game. However, it was the visitors who snatched the advantage in somewhat surprise circumstances. Lukas Jutkiewicz, making only his second start of the campaign, then threatened to add an immediate second but he rifled over on the spin. Birmingham's slender lead almost proved short-lived as Stoke nearly responded with an instant leveller. Josh Tymon, who scored the winner at Wigan in midweek, had his clean volley spilled by Ruddy, but the veteran stopper mopped up ahead of the onrushing Powell. As weather conditions worsened in the Potteries, clear-cut chances became a premium as Eustace's outfit preserved their advantage through to the interval. After the restart, the Potters attempted to stage a comeback and nearly found themselves level inside 50 minutes. A fierce Tymon delivery wreaked havoc in the Blues' area with Ruddy anonymous, but Ben Wilmot could not convert from close range. Although Birmingham looked destined to coast towards victory, their midands counterparts were handed a lifeline. After Delap was felled by Auston Trusty in the area, Baker obliged from 12 yards and rifled his powerful penalty beneath Ruddy. Stoke, who have failed to score more than once in 10 of Neil's 13 games in the dugout, launched a late onslaught in pursuit of a leveller. However, the visiting Blues, losers in only one of their last seven games, remained resolute to hold on for another impressive victory.

Watford, 0–1, Coventry City, Vicarage Road Stadium, Leigh Doughty, Slaven Bilić, Mark Robins, William Troost-Ekong, Kyle McFadzean, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Coventry City at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was William Troost-Ekong and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['69th Minute Yellow Card by Francisco Sierralta for Watford', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Hamza Choudhury for Watford', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Hassane Kamara for Watford', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Bachmann for Watford', '50th Minute Goal by Viktor for Coventry City', '50th Minute Assist by Jamie for Coventry City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Eccles for Coventry City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Wilson for Coventry City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Coventry moved clear of the relegation places thanks to a 1-0 win at Watford that ended the Hornets' three-game winning run. A goal from Viktor Gyokeres five minutes into the second half turned out to be just enough on a day when Watford had a goal disallowed as well as seeing Ismaila Sarr miss a golden chance. Coventry, who had beaten Blackburn in midweek, went into the game with former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley emerging as the preferred bidder for the stadium they rent after the company that owns it went into administration. The game's first chance fell to City via a swift counter-attack that saw Kasey Palmer play Gyokeres in on the right. The Swede's shot, though powerful, fizzed wide of Daniel Bachmann's near post. The hosts had been building patient attacks of their own but with little end product and the Hornets had Bachmann to thank for tipping over a Gyokeres drive after the striker, unleashed by Jack Burroughs' pass, had turned defenders in the box. Watford used a counter-attack to put the ball in the Coventry net after Joao Pedro's pass had allowed Sarr to set Keinan Davis up for a tap in. The Hornets were roused and City goalkeeper Ben Wilson had to make a super save to keep out Ken Sema's free-kick. Wilson had to block from Davis soon after but Sarr scuffed the loose ball wide. Gyokeres was a one-man menace at the other end, though, and Francisco Sierralta had to slide in to deflect away a goal-bound effort. Gustavo Hamer side-footed another City chance wide early in the second period but Watford replied with Sema off target in front of goal from Sarr's delivery. Someone had to score eventually and it turned out to be Gyokeres in the 50th minute. Sarr's glancing header from Sema's cross eluded the sliding Davis by the barest of margins at the other end but Sarr was guilty of an astonishing miss in the 65th minute. Hassane Kamara drilled the ball across the box from the left but somehow the Senegal forward managed to fire over an empty net from all of two yards.

Swansea City, 2–2, Wigan Athletic, Swansea.com Stadium, Craig Pawson, Russell Martin, Leam Richardson, Joël Latibeaudière, Tendayi Darikwa, Afternoon, The Match was played between Swansea City and Wigan Athletic at Swansea.com Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Joël Latibeaudière and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Leam Richardson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['64th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Cooper for Swansea City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Piroe for Swansea City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Manning for Swansea City', '8th Minute Goal by Will for Wigan Athletic', '8th Minute Assist by James for Wigan Athletic', '16th Minute Goal by Tom for Wigan Athletic', '16th Minute Assist by James for Wigan Athletic', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Will Keane for Wigan Athletic', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Magennis for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Swansea struck with an 84th-minute Joel Piroe penalty to earn a 2-2 draw against Wigan Athletic. The Latics scored after just eight minutes when Will Keane found the back of the net from an in-swinging James McLean corner. Tom Naylor then doubled the lead just with 16 minutes gone with another dominant header in the box as Wigan bossed the home side physically. Swansea got a goal back through Republic of Ireland international Ryan Manning, when his curled effort from outside the box nestled in the top corner a couple of minutes before half-time. But Wigan had looked dangerous and Keane leaped highest to meet McLean's inswinging corner. The visitors soon doubled their lead with a powerful header from Naylor, from another set piece. Ollie Cooper was the spark in Swansea's attack and the youngster felt he should have had a penalty when the ball bounced up and struck McLean's arm, in the box. Despite frustrating Swansea for the first 42 minutes, the visitors allowed a poor Joel Latibeaudiere cross to find its way through to Manning, who struck a beautiful curled effort from outside the box. Swansea came out firing in the second half, Obafemi laid Piroe off and the Dutch striker almost found the leveller but for a magnificent Jones save. The home side continued to push but found life difficult as Wigan looked comfortable in defence. Cooper missed a chance to equalise for the Swans when his back-heel from eight yards out was mistimed. Swansea continued their pressure and were rewarded when Kyle Naughton was brought down in the box by Jason Kerr. Piroe stepped up and struck it calmly into the bottom left corner, setting up a tense final 10 minutes.

Blackburn Rovers, 1–0, Huddersfield Town, Ewood Park, James Linington, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Mark Fotheringham, Lewis Travis, Lee Nicholls, Afternoon, The Match was played between Blackburn and Huddersfield at Ewood Park at Afternoon and James Linington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The Captain of Huddersfield was Lee Nicholls and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['35th Minute Goal by Ben for Blackburn', '35th Minute Assist by Harry for Blackburn', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Rudoni for Huddersfield', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Etienne Camara for Huddersfield', '68th Minute Yellow Card by David Kasumu for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

The Sky Bet Championship's joint top-scorer lit up a forgettable first-half 10-minute period before the break by holding off two defenders and hammering a 12-yard strike into the left corner for his fifth in as many Ewood Park games. Huddersfield remain bottom and are yet to win away, despite encouraging signs here. Sam Gallagher returned from injury for Rovers, who made three changes after defeat at Coventry. Huddersfield welcomed back Sorba Thomas from suspension and handed a first Championship start to Will Boyle. The Terriers frustrated the hosts for large parts of the half with a disciplined defensive performance but were ultimately undone by a long ball by Harry Pickering that sent Brereton Diaz clear on the left in the 35th minute and he showed great strength to shrug off two defenders before cutting inside and expertly whipping the ball emphatically into the left corner. It almost got worse for Huddersfield before the break when a delicate Ryan Hedges pass set Gallagher clear but Boyle made a goal-saving tackle and, from the resulting corner, Lewis Travis blasted over from 25 yards. Rovers started the second half on the front foot and Daniel Ayala's effort was blocked after the defender met Tyler Morton's corner as Blackburn looked to kill the game off. But the visitors should have equalised in the 53rd minute when a Duane Holmes cross found Rudoni in acres of space six yards out but his connection lacked power and Thomas Kaminski easily saved. Lee Nicholls kept his side in it moments later with a fine double save. First, he produced a smart low stop to deny Brereton Diaz after he was released by Gallagher, and after Huddersfield failed to clear, Morton's piledriver was parried away. Huddersfield rallied and Danny Ward's cross was cleared off the line by Callum Brittain before Michal Helik glanced a header just wide. Rudoni dragged wide in the final minute before Brereton Diaz saw a close range effort saved. Rovers held on and all eyes turn to Turf Moor next Sunday.

Sunderland, 0–1, Cardiff City, Stadium of Light, Andrew Davies, Tony Mowbray, Mark Hudson, Bailey Wright, Joe Ralls, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sunderland and Cardiff City at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Bailey Wright and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['13th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Batth for Sunderland', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Neil for Sunderland', "45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Luke O'Nien for Sunderland", '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Elliot Embleton for Sunderland', '13th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Ralls for Cardiff City', '49th Minute Goal by Mark for Cardiff City', '49th Minute Assist by Mahlon for Cardiff City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Wintle for Cardiff City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Niels Nkounkou for Cardiff City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Cédric Kipré for Cardiff City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Mark Harris' first goal in seven matches earned Cardiff a 1-0 win at Sunderland in the Sky Bet Championship. The Welshman, in with a shout of going to the World Cup, pounced in the area to convert from close range in the 49th minute despite claims for offside from the hosts. That decisive goal arrived after a frantic first half in which Cardiff's Joe Ralls missed a penalty. Sunderland struggled to get going and although they did improve slightly after Harris' opener they did little to even look like winning back-to-back matches for the first time this season. It was amazing that the game was still goalless at half-time. Before five minutes had even gone on the clock there had been a fantastic chance for both teams. Sunderland winger Jack Clarke had an effort drop just wide after he was allowed to cut inside from the left. An even greater chance arrived for the visitors when Danny Batth brought down Ojo when the forward looked set to score following an awful, misplaced Bailey Wright pass into the area. After a booking for Batth, Cardiff's captain Ralls missed the penalty with goalkeeper Anthony Patterson diving to his left to turn away a spot-kick that was well struck. There was still plenty time for further opportunities before the break. Sunderland's Amad Diallo had an effort cleared off the line by Perry Ng before Cardiff striker Harris chipped over Patterson and wide when he was played in by Niels Nkounkou. Sunderland just could not get going and Cardiff made the decisive breakthrough four minutes into the second half, even if there were claims for offside from the home team. Mahlon Romeo's scuffed shot after running deep into the Sunderland half was turned in by Harris from close range when he had got in behind the defence. Sunderland did find an extra gear following the introductions of Corry Evans and Alex Pritchard just before the hour. And it was Pritchard's free-kick that curled into the side-netting soon after as Tony Mowbray's men tried to find a way back into the contest.

Rotherham United, 1–2, Norwich City, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Dean Whitestone, Matt Taylor, Dean Smith, Richard Wood, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Rotherham Utd and Norwich City at AESSEAL New York Stadium at Afternoon and Dean Whitestone was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Richard Wood and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['89th Minute Yellow Card by Chiedozie Ogbene for Rotherham Utd', '50th Minute Goal by Aaron for Norwich City', '50th Minute Assist by Max for Norwich City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Sam McCallum for Norwich City', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Norwich City', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Hugill for Norwich City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Norwich kept pace with their promotion rivals after edging out Rotherham 2-1. The Canaries moved up to fourth in the table after goals from Kenny McLean and Aaron Ramsey swung the game in their favour at the New York Stadium. Rotherham carved out the first real opportunity when their wing-backs combined. Brooke Norton-Cuffy's long cross picked out Peter Kioso but he poked wide at the back post. The home side again looked menacing when Ollie Rathbone curled just wide of the post from the edge of the area. Norwich head coach Dean Smith appealed strongly for a foul when Josh Sargent went down under the challenge of Richard Wood but referee Dean Whitestone gave nothing. They went ahead on 17 minutes when Gabriel Sara led the attack down the right. His effort was blocked by Norton-Cuffy but Teemu Pukki's shot was deflected into the path of McLean who nodded in from close range. Rotherham suffered a double injury blow in the run-up to half-time with striker Conor Washington and his replacement Georgie Kelly both picking up injuries. It left the Millers playing two makeshift frontmen in Chiedozie Ogbene and Ben Wiles. The former almost got on the end of Dan Barlaser's driven corner. They levelled on 49 minutes when Rathbone seized on a loose pass from Sara, drove towards the box and lashed beyond Angus Gunn into the bottom corner. Parity was short-lived with Norwich back ahead on 50 minutes, Ramsey on hand to tap home after Viktor Johansson had denied Sargent. United States international Sargent again brought a save from Johansson with a low effort which had to be tipped wide and then McLean almost diverted Sara's corner in with a flicked header. Rotherham looked like levelling when Wiles found space in the box, but his effort was cut out by a last-ditch tackle from Max Aarons. Norton-Cuffy then drove the follow-up straight at Gunn. Sargent kept trying to get on the scoresheet but was frustrated with two more efforts being blocked on their way to goal. They had a huge shout for a late penalty turned down when Ogbene went down under the challenge of Isaac Hayden. Instead the winger was booked for simulation. Ogbene took aim from distance deep into added time but his effort drifted wide of the far post.

Coventry City, 2–0, Wigan Athletic, Coventry Building Society Arena, Steve Martin, Mark Robins, Leam Richardson, Kyle McFadzean, Tendayi Darikwa, Evening, The Match was played between Coventry City and Wigan Athletic at Coventry Building Society Arena at Evening and Steve Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Leam Richardson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['38th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Sheaf for Coventry City', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Jonathan Panzo for Coventry City', '77th Minute Goal by Gustavo for Coventry City', '77th Minute Assist by Ben for Coventry City', '90+5th Minute Goal by Viktor for Coventry City', '90+5th Minute Assist by Josh for Coventry City', '21st Minute Yellow Card by Jack Whatmough for Wigan Athletic'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

In a game bereft of chances, Kasey Palmer came closest when Callum O'Hare flicked Jake Bidwell's pass into the path of the midfielder shortly before half-time. The former Chelsea academy product turned past Curtis Tilt but his effort was met by a flying Rarmani Edwards-Green. The Sky Blues enjoyed 62 per cent of the ball in the first half but failed to muster a shot on target. The visitors also failed to trouble Ben Wilson in the Coventry goal and looked most threatening from set-pieces as Jack Whatmough's header back across goal was fired wide by James McClean. The Irish winger also saw an effort deflected inside the first 10 minutes, while Charlie Wyke headed a corner narrowly wide for Leam Richardson's men. Hamer and Josh Eccles also blazed over for Mark Robins' men before Michael Rose lifted O'Hare's cutback into the empty stand behind the goal after a clever corner routine. Hamer almost handed the Latics the lead when he forced Wilson to scramble across goal and clear his mis-placed back pass to prevent an embarrassing own goal. But the midfielder broke the deadlock at the other end 13 minutes from time when he latched onto Gyokeres' lay-off. The 25-year-old took aim from outside the box and his effort cannoned off Whatmough, leaving Jamie Jones stranded in the Wigan goal. Wigan failed to threaten the Sky Blues' slender lead and it was Swedish striker Gyokeres who finished the job in stoppage time.

Sheffield United, 0–1, Rotherham United, Bramall Lane, Keith Stroud, Paul Heckingbottom, Matt Taylor, John Egan, Ben Wiles, Evening, The Match was played between Sheffield Utd and Rotherham Utd at Bramall Lane at Evening and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was John Egan and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Ben Wiles and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['71st Minute Yellow Card by Billy Sharp for Sheffield Utd', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Norwood for Sheffield Utd', '38th Minute Goal by Ben for Rotherham Utd', '38th Minute Assist by Chiedozie for Rotherham Utd', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Lee Peltier for Rotherham Utd', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Viktor Johansson for Rotherham Utd', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Wes Harding for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Ben Wiles' goal gave Rotherham a first win at Sheffield United since 1980 and stopped their South Yorkshire rivals going top of the Sky Bet Championship. The Millers, missing six first-team players due to injury, have had a miserable time at Bramall Lane since last winning 42 years ago, but they rewrote the record books with a 1-0 victory thanks to Wiles' accomplished finish. They felt unlucky not to get a penalty on the stroke of half-time and there would have been a sense of foreboding at what was to come in the second half, but they repelled a United fightback to earn a first win in five games. In fact it was the visitors who threatened first as Cohen Bramall chased down a lost cause and sent in a cross which Peter Kioso got to first, forcing Wes Foderingham into a stretching save. The Blades began to take control and forced a few half-chances as Lee Peltier blocked an effort from Oli McBurnie, who also headed over. But Rotherham stayed in the game and took the lead in the 38th minute. The Millers gained in confidence and finished the first half stronger with Wiles shooting over from the edge of the area before a big moment of drama deep into first-half injury time. Ollie Rathbone played the dangerous Wiles in and as he was preparing to shoot he appeared to be bundled over by Enda Stevens but referee Keith Stroud waved away protests. Rotherham were furious, with manager Matt Taylor encroaching on the pitch and the players surrounding Stroud at half-time. The hosts came out firing after the break and almost levelled immediately as John Egan found space at the far post and fizzed an effort which Viktor Johansson did well to tip over. The Blades' push began in earnest in the final 30 minutes and a big chance came in the 68th minute when Robinson hurled in a long throw and McBurnie met it with a glancing header but Johansson was able to clutch on to the ball at the second attempt. Rotherham were defending resolutely, but their hosts kept coming and Billy Sharp glanced a header inches wide while McBurnie's rasping drive in the 90th minute was palmed away by the busy Johansson. However, some handy game management allowed them to see the result out for a famous victory.

Queens Park Rangers, 1–2, Huddersfield Town, Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Gavin Ward, Michael Beale, Mark Fotheringham, Ilias Chair, Lee Nicholls, Evening, The Match was played between QPR and Huddersfield at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at Evening and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of QPR was Ilias Chair and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The Captain of Huddersfield was Lee Nicholls and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['2nd Minute Goal by Lyndon for QPR', '2nd Minute Assist by Chris for QPR', '9th Minute Goal by Josh for Huddersfield', '9th Minute Assist by Jack for Huddersfield', '26th Minute Goal by Josh for Huddersfield', '26th Minute Assist by Will for Huddersfield', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Brahima Diarra for Huddersfield', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Brodie Gilmore for Huddersfield', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Ward for Huddersfield', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Sorba Thomas for Huddersfield', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Lee Nicholls for Huddersfield', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Rhodes for Huddersfield'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Lyndon Dykes, making his 100th Rangers appearance, put them ahead after just 90 seconds at Loftus Road. But it all went wrong for the west London side, who were recently top of the table and managed to fend off Wolves' interest in head coach Mick Beale but have now lost three of their past four matches. Huddersfield had a glorious chance to score in the first minute, went behind in the second and equalised in the ninth in an incredible start to the game. In the opening 30 seconds, Ben Jackson slipped the ball in behind R's defender Leon Balogun to put Danny Ward through on goal, but the striker was denied by keeper Seny Dieng. Rangers responded to that let-off by taking the lead. Chris Willock found space on the left and crossed low for Dykes to tap in from a couple of yards out. But Beale's side, who conceded via a set-piece in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to West Brom, shipped two more goals from set-pieces against the Terriers. They failed to deal with Sorba Thomas' right-wing free-kick and Jack Rudoni headed towards Ruffels, who fired into the roof of the net from near the edge of the six-yard box to level the scores. Albert Adomah then shot just wide and soon afterwards the hosts appealed in vain for a penalty when Will Boyle appeared to handle Adomah's cross. Just as Rangers seemed to be turning the screw, Ruffels struck again - with a remarkable goal in the 26th minute. The lively Richards also saw an effort from just outside the box deflected wide, and Dykes headed over as the visitors clung on.

Birmingham City, 2–2, Swansea City, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Andy Woolmer, John Eustace, Russell Martin, Troy Deeney, Matt Grimes, Evening, The Match was played between Birmingham City and Swansea City at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Evening and Andy Woolmer was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['12th Minute Goal by Scott for Birmingham City', '12th Minute Assist by Emmanuel for Birmingham City', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Troy Deeney for Birmingham City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Juninho Bacuna for Birmingham City', '89th Minute Goal by Troy for Birmingham City', '89th Minute Assist by Dion for Birmingham City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Dion Sanderson for Birmingham City', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Manning for Swansea City', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Matt for Swansea City', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Joël for Swansea City', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Wood-Gordon for Swansea City', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Harry Darling for Swansea City', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Fulton for Swansea City'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Deeney equalised in the 89th minute of the Sky Bet Championship clash, after Scott Hogan put Blues ahead in the first half. However, Deeney's leveller meant Blues stretched their unbeaten home run to six games. Birmingham, with two defeats in 12 matches, started confidently as they tried to emulate their flying start against QPR last week. Their promising start paid off as they took a 12th-minute lead, albeit capitalising on some awful defending from Swansea. Tahith Chong's backheel on the left teed up Emmanuel Longelo to cross and the unmarked Hogan glanced home with goalkeeper Steven Benda flapping at thin air. It was Hogan's fourth goal in six games. Blues pushed for a second goal and the lively Chong's shot was deflected inches wide after Hogan's blocked effort bounced into his path. A cross from Chong caused more panic in Swansea's box and Ben Cabango sliced the ball over his own bar as the lurking Hogan looked to pounce. It had been all one-way traffic but that changed in the 30th minute when Swansea equalised. A magnificent diagonal ball from captain Grimes put Ryan Manning free on the left and his acutely-angled drive smacked off the post. The ball rebounded to Ntcham, who curled a beautiful shot into the far bottom corner to leave goalkeeper John Ruddy helpless. It was the first goal the home side had conceded at St. Andrew's in 226 minutes. The action switched to the other end and Benda had to make a crucial diving stop to prevent an own goal after Chong's cross was turned goalwards by Luke Cundle. Swansea took a shock lead in the second minute of time added on at the end of the first half. This time it was Birmingham's turn to defend sloppily as Joel Latibeaudiere's cross was swept home first time by the unmarked Grimes from 12 yards - his first goal since January 30, 2021. Birmingham spent much of the second period in Swansea's half but it took until late on for them to get back on level terms, Deeney belting the ball home from close range after Dion Sanderson headed on Juninho Bacuna's corner.

Blackpool, 0–3, Middlesbrough, Bloomfield Road, Jeremy Simpson, Michael Appleton, Michael Carrick, Marvin Ekpiteta, Jonny Howson, Evening, The Match was played between Blackpool and Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road at Evening and Jeremy Simpson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['7th Minute Yellow Card by James Husband for Blackpool', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Thompson for Blackpool', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Chris Maxwell for Blackpool', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Theo Corbeanu for Blackpool', '15th Minute Goal by Isaiah for Middlesbrough', '15th Minute Assist by Marcus for Middlesbrough', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Marcus Forss for Middlesbrough', '65th Minute Goal by Chuba for Middlesbrough', '65th Minute Assist by Ryan for Middlesbrough', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Hayden Hackney for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Michael Carrick's outstanding Middlesbrough dominated Blackpool to claim a 3-0 victory at Bloomfield Road and leap four places to 16th in the Sky Bet Championship table. Rejuvenated Boro went ahead following Isaiah Jones' 15th-minute strike and never relinquished control. Carrick's team were faster, sharper and more aggressive than Blackpool and the visitors scored the second goal their superiority merited when Marcus Forss crashed in a penalty three minutes after half-time. The excellent Chuba Akpom converted Ryan Giles' low 65th-minute cross for his fourth goal in four games to end any lingering doubts over the outcome. Boro, who were winless in their opening six away games this term, have now won three out of four on the road following this emphatic success. Jones had a crunching shot blocked by James Husband after 14 minutes - but the right winger did not have to wait long to hit the target. Akpom, undeterred by a heavy early challenge from Husband, transferred a pass to the back post from wide on the right. Forss, running out of space near the byline, had the presence of mind to head the ball back for Jones to ram his finish inside Chris Maxwell's right post. Blackpool barely threatened and the hosts' first attempt on target in the 45th-minute - Zack Steffen saving comfortably from Theo Corbeanu - was greeted with ironic cheers from the large and loud travelling support. Akpom was allowed to travel unchallenged from halfway to shoot straight at Maxwell from 18 yards, before the busy Maxwell dived to his right to beat out a Giles free-kick. Then, six minutes before the break, Darragh Lenihan glanced wide from a corner swung in by the reliable left boot of Giles. Middlesbrough finally increased their advantage shortly after the restart. Forss pounced on Marvin Ekpiteta's loose touch to progress into the box and prod the ball beyond Maxwell, whose rash challenge upended the striker. Forss decisively defeated the keeper to his right from the spot. Two quickly became three, as Giles sped down the left and squared for Akpom, who clinically finished for his eighth goal this season. Maxwell got down sharply to deny Jones a second goal, while Blackpool forward Jerry Yates sent a late consolation attempt off target.

Cardiff City, 2–3, Hull City, Cardiff City Stadium, James Bell, Mark Hudson, Liam Rosenior, Joe Ralls, Jacob Greaves, Evening, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Hull City at Cardiff City Stadium at Evening and James Bell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–3., ['47th Minute Goal by Callum for Cardiff City', '47th Minute Assist by Joe for Cardiff City', '62nd Minute Goal by Gavin for Cardiff City', '62nd Minute Assist by Callum for Cardiff City', '4th Minute Goal by Dimitris for Hull City', '4th Minute Assist by Jacob for Hull City', '75th Minute Goal by Regan for Hull City', '75th Minute Assist by Doğukan for Hull City', '77th Minute Goal by Regan for Hull City', '77th Minute Assist by Ryan for Hull City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Doğukan Sınık for Hull City'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Two goals in as many second-half minutes from Regan Slater earned Liam Rosenior his first win as Hull boss as his side came from behind to win 3-2 at Cardiff City Stadium. Having taken the lead with a fourth-minute goal from Dimitrios Pelkas, Hull were 1-0 ahead at the break. Hull got off to a flying start as they took the lead after only four minutes. Six passes later the Tigers had created enough space on the left for skipper Jacob Greaves to whip in a cross that went past Ryan Longman at the near post, but was a gift for Pelkas to tap in from the edge of the six-yard box. The visitors continued to boss the game with their patient build-ups from the back and the only reply from Cardiff came in the form of a shot from outside the area by skipper Joe Ralls. The left hand of home goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saved his side as he made a fingertip stop from a fierce shot from outside the area by Greg Docherty five minutes later and the Hull assault on the Cardiff goal continued. A Cyrus Christie cross from the right provided Longman with a simple header on the edge of the six-yard box that he somehow managed to steer wide instead of score. That was a huge let-off for the home side who were too often guilty of losing the ball and chasing shadows for much of the first half. Hull goalkeeper Nathan Baxter played with fire in front of his own goal and his third short pass to a team-mate put Jean-Michael Seri in trouble as he ran back towards the penalty spot to try to lay it off to a defender. Ralls stepped in, the ball fell to Robinson and he had the simple task of stroking the ball into an empty net. Robinson, returning to action after serving a three-match ban for his red card in the south Wales derby, then turned provider with a cross that Whyte headed home. Cardiff were on top at that stage, but Slater completely transformed the game when he held off Ralls on the edge of the area to fire home a low shot into the left corner of Allsop's net. Two minutes later he was involved in the build-up to a raid down the left flank that ended with him side-footing home the winner in the 77th minute.

Stoke City, 2–0, Luton Town, Bet365 Stadium, Oliver Langford, Alex Neil, Nathan Jones, Lewis Baker, Tom Lockyer, Evening, The Match was played between Stoke City and Luton Town at Bet365 Stadium at Evening and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The Captain of Luton Town was Tom Lockyer and the Manager of Luton Town was Nathan Jones. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['3rd Minute Goal by Nick for Stoke City', '3rd Minute Assist by Morgan for Stoke City', '13th Minute Own Goal by Tom Lockyer for Stoke City', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Brown for Stoke City', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Osho for Luton Town', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Tom Lockyer for Luton Town', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Clark for Luton Town', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Carlton Morris for Luton Town'], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Nathan Jones' potential swansong as Luton boss ended in a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship defeat for the play-off chasers to his former club Stoke City. Jones has received permission to speak to Southampton to become Ralph Hassenhuttl's successor at the Premier League strugglers. If successful, his first ever game as a top-flight boss could be at Liverpool on Saturday. If so, this was an unhappy ending to his second spell in charge at Kenilworth Road as two goals in the opening 13 minutes earned Stoke a first home win in four attempts. Nick Powell's second goal of the campaign and an own goal by Town captain Tom Lockyer eased the pressure on Potters boss Alex Neil. Stoke's win coincided with the return after a 12-month absence from a cruciate knee ligament injury of influential centre-half Harry Souttar. Named in Australia's World Cup squad, Souttar made his first second-tier appearance since last November - also against Luton. Jones won seven matches out of 38 during his 10-month reign as City chief, including only five in the Championship. Last February, he masterminded Luton's first win at the Bet 365 Stadium for 22 years. Ten minutes later Fox teased over another centre from the left and Wales World Cup hopeful Lockyer headed past Harry Isted. Powell nearly punished more hesitant defending as Stoke looked to cement this much-needed home success but could not hit the target from close range. Keeper Jack Bonner, recalled in place of Joe Bursik for his first game since September 13, saved easily from Jordan Clark. Luton, bidding for a fourth game unbeaten, nearly pulled a goal back after 58 minutes. Instead Lockyer's frustrating night, which included a first-half caution, saw the skipper's sidefoot effort hit a post from James Bree's corner. Harry Cornick then fired wide with a follow-up shot. Luton eventually ran out of ideas and it needed Isted's fingertips to deny Liam Delap a spectacular late third goal for the Potters.

Watford, 2–0, Reading, Vicarage Road Stadium, James Linington, Slaven Bilić, Paul Ince, William Troost-Ekong, Andy Yiadom, Evening, The Match was played between Watford and Reading at Vicarage Road Stadium at Evening and James Linington was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was William Troost-Ekong and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['34th Minute Yellow Card by Yaser Asprilla for Watford', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Ken Sema for Watford', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Ovie Ejaria for Reading', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Baba Rahman for Reading', "78th Minute Yellow Card by Mamadou N'Diaye for Reading"], Sky Bet Championship, Tuesday,

Goals in both halves ensured the Hertfordshire side bounced back from defeat against Coventry last weekend. Yaser Asprilla and Christian Kabasele came in for the hosts while Reading made five changes from their defeat against Preston, with Sam Hutchinson, Tyrese Fornah, Lucas Joao, Ovie Ejaria and Amadou Mbengue coming in. Watford were on top early on, although Ken Sema blasted a rebound from a free-kick well over the crossbar after six minutes. Their good start paid off after 15 minutes when Pedro converted from the penalty spot after he was hauled down in the area by Ejaria. The goal, the fifth for the Brazilian this season, appeared to galvanise Watford further. Keinan Davis saw his close-range shot on 21 minutes saved after good link-up play with Ismaila Sarr. A poor start got even worse for Reading after half an hour when keeper Joe Lumley had his foot trodden on by Pedro during a challenge and had to leave the field, with Dean Bouzanis his replacement. The visitors created their first effort after 34 minutes when Fornah floated a free-kick slightly too high to cause trouble after Asprilla fouled Baba Rahman. Reading looked more of an attacking force after the interval, with more energy and desire than their first-half showing displayed. Despite their early pressure, their only moment of note came with a corner from Tom Ince that was collected by Daniel Bachmann. Watford had the potential to add a second goal to their tally and almost did so on 64 minutes. Pedro picked up a pass from Hamza Choudhury and his effort from outside the box was turned away to safety by Bouzanis. With a solitary goal still separating the sides, there was the opportunity for Reading to haul themselves back in the tie. Ince fired just over the crossbar after a well-worked move with 14 minutes remaining. At the other end, Pedro dragged his shot just wide of the upright after collecting the ball from Samuel Kalu. Sarr almost put the game out of reach after rounding Bouzanis, but Amadou Mbengue was able to head off the line. The game was finally won for Watford four minutes from time when Pedro netted his second on the volley after Bouzanis spilled his effort.

Birmingham City, 1–2, Sunderland, St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Andy Madley, John Eustace, Tony Mowbray, Troy Deeney, Corry Evans, Evening, The Match was played between Birmingham City and Sunderland at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium at Evening and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Birmingham City was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Birmingham City was John Eustace. The Captain of Sunderland was Corry Evans and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['28th Minute Yellow Card by Hannibal Mejbri for Birmingham City', '78th Minute Goal by Lukas for Birmingham City', '78th Minute Assist by Emmanuel for Birmingham City', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Emmanuel Longelo for Birmingham City', '25th Minute Goal by Ellis for Sunderland', '25th Minute Assist by Amad for Sunderland', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Niall Huggins for Sunderland', '49th Minute Goal by Amad for Sunderland', '49th Minute Assist by Daniel for Sunderland', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Corry Evans for Sunderland', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Matete for Sunderland', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Clarke for Sunderland'], Sky Bet Championship, Friday,

Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo netted a second-half stunner as injury-hit Sunderland held off a late Birmingham onslaught to earn a 2-1 win at St Andrew's. Scott Hogan, the Championship's top goalscorer, wasted a pair of fine first-half chances either side of the goal and would regret those misses further when Diallo doubled the away side's lead with a wonderful finish at the end of a rapid break. Lukas Jutkiewicz came off the bench as Birmingham threw the kitchen sink at their visitors and his goal gave them hope with 12 minutes left, but Sunderland held on despite an avalanche of late pressure from the hosts to earn a third win from four games which lifts them into the top half of the Championship table. The Black Cats came into the game missing six players through a mixture of injury and suspension, and had to endure a spell of early Birmingham pressure, which culminated in Troy Deeney heading against the post from Auston Trusty's flick. They would have anticipated that fast start as the Blues had already scored six goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season, but having survived they turned the tables on their hosts and netted from their first real chance. Diallo held off a number of challenges, despite being knocked to the ground by debutant starter Jobe Bellingham, and regained his balance to feed Simms inside the box. The striker did the rest, powering an effort past Ruddy for an opener against the run of play. Birmingham continued to make their own opportunities with Deeney turning provider for Hogan, but the nine-goal striker was denied by Anthony Patterson when shooting straight at the goalkeeper after he had been played clean through. Any Sunderland worries that more of the same would follow after half-time were extinguished in real style three minutes into the second period, as Diallo latched onto Jack Clarke's lovely ball from well inside his own half before skipping inside Trusty's challenge, and curling a delightful effort in off the far post to leave Ruddy with no chance. The hosts threw the kitchen sink at Sunderland from then on, and came inches away from an equaliser with time running out. A free-kick was flicked on by Jutkiewicz for centre-back Dion Sanderson, who showed the composure of a seasoned striker to bring the ball down and turn it goalwards - only for Trai Hume to deny him with a sliding block on the line.

Bristol City, 0–0, Watford, Ashton Gate Stadium, David Webb, Nigel Pearson, Slaven Bilić, Andreas Weimann, William Troost-Ekong, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bristol City and Watford at Ashton Gate Stadium at Afternoon and David Webb was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bristol City was Andreas Weimann and the Manager of Bristol City was Nigel Pearson. The Captain of Watford was William Troost-Ekong and the Manager of Watford was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['88th Minute Yellow Card by Alex Scott for Bristol City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Mario Gaspar for Watford'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

The goalkeeper managed to claw out a 68th-minute header, diving full length to get his right hand to the ball and prevent the home side taking a deserved lead. City dominated for long periods without coming up with a finish, while the out-of-sorts visitors went the whole game without registering a shot on target. Under-pressure City manager Nigel Pearson made two changes from his side's last Championship outing, bringing Andy King into the back-three and recalling Jay Dasilva at left wing-back. Embarrased by Lincoln in the Carabao Cup and with only two wins in their last 12 Championship starts, the Robins made a bright start, Tommy Conway's fifth-minute shot being saved by Bachmann. Conway should have opened the scoring on 10 minutes, but headed over when unmarked eight yards out. Watford were being penned back and City had a strong penalty appeal rejected on 27 minutes when Nahki Wells was felled as his header was blocked. The home side could not find a final pass to match their promising approach work as the opening half hour passed without Watford offering a threat to Max O'Leary's goal. That remained the case until the break, with City quicker to the ball and winning most 50-50 challenges without making their pressure tell. Before the start of the second half, Pearson's men formed a guard of honour for defender Nathan Baker, recently forced to retired from the game because of injury. Gaspar was booked for pulling back Wells on 53 minutes as City continued to look the more dangerous side. Still his side were having to defend for their lives. Conway broke clear on 66 minutes only to shoot wide and was immediately replaced by Antoine Semenyo. Bachmann then produced the moment of the match as Weimann's header looked bound for just inside the far post, with Watford under the pump. The visitors suffered a blow on 80 minutes when midfielder Dan Gosling went down off the ball. He signalled urgently to the bench and left the field on a stretcher.

Coventry City, 2–0, Queens Park Rangers, Coventry Building Society Arena, Keith Stroud, Mark Robins, Michael Beale, Kyle McFadzean, Ilias Chair, Afternoon, The Match was played between Coventry City and QPR at Coventry Building Society Arena at Afternoon and Keith Stroud was the Match Referee. The Captain of Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean and the Manager of Coventry City was Mark Robins. The Captain of QPR was Ilias Chair and the Manager of QPR was Michael Beale. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['11th Minute Goal by Viktor for Coventry City', '11th Minute Assist by Jamie for Coventry City', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Doyle for Coventry City', '78th Minute Goal by Viktor for Coventry City', '78th Minute Assist by Callum for Coventry City', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle McFadzean for Coventry City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Field for QPR', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Ilias Chair for QPR'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Viktor Gyokeres' brace earned Coventry their fourth Sky Bet Championship win on the bounce with a 2-0 victory against QPR at the CBS Arena. The Sky Blues also ensured all four wins were without conceding as they secured their ninth clean sheet in 12 outings. It was O'Hare's persistence, and a stroke of luck, that led to Gyokeres' third goal in as many games. The midfielder battled on the left with Ethan Laird before the on-loan Manchester United defender's clearance rebounded off the former Aston Villa man and fell to Allen. Coventry had looked threatening in the opening period as Josh Eccles skewed O'Hare's pass wide and Gustavo Hamer's header was saved. Gyokeres almost grabbed a second on the half-hour mark when he was picked out by O'Hare once again, but the former Brighton man's effort was comfortably gathered by Dieng. QPR's main threat in the first half came from set-pieces as Jimmy Dunne came close to Ilias Chair's free-kick, before Rob Dickie headed over from close range. Former Sky Blues loanee Jake Clarke-Salter also headed wide at the back post on the stroke of half-time. Hamer also had to be alert to head Chris Willock's dangerous cross to safety. But the Sky Blues continued to be a threat on the counter as Kyle McFadzean set Coventry on their way before linking up with Gyokeres, but the defender's effort was blocked to safety. Jake Bidwell picked out Hamer, whose forward pass allowed O'Hare to slide in Gyokeres to calmly slot past Dieng and send Coventry into the World Cup break on a high. The striker, who will be joining up with his national team in the break for friendlies against Mexico and Algeria, could also have claimed a hat-trick if it was not for Dieng, who beat away his powerful header in the final five minutes.

Huddersfield Town, 0–0, Swansea City, The John Smith's Stadium, Ben Toner, Mark Fotheringham, Russell Martin, Tom Lees, Matt Grimes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Huddersfield and Swansea City at The John Smith's Stadium at Afternoon and Ben Toner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Huddersfield was Tom Lees and the Manager of Huddersfield was Mark Fotheringham. The Captain of Swansea City was Matt Grimes and the Manager of Swansea City was Russell Martin. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['59th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Mbete-Tatu for Huddersfield', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Olivier Ntcham for Swansea City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Armstrong Okoflex for Swansea City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Swansea were held to a goalless draw by bottom-placed Huddersfield as their winless run stretched to five games. Huddersfield goalkeeper Lee Nicholls, who fell out of favour under Martin at MK Dons, was in inspired form to preserve an impressive clean sheet. The Terriers, winners at QPR in midweek, came under increasing pressure in the second half as the promotion-chasing travellers, who had drawn three of their previous four games, turned the screw. Mark Fotheringham's side nearly struck a late winner, but Swans defender Ben Cabango blocked Danny Ward's goal-bound effort on the line. A slow opening period burst into life after 18 minutes when Swansea registered the first effort of the fixture. Joel Piroe, who scored 22 goals last season, went in pursuit of a sixth strike of his current campaign but a shot from range was tipped wide by Nicholls. From the resulting corner, Huddersfield's sloppy marking enabled Harry Darling to break free, although the defender failed to redirect his effort. As Swansea grew in confidence, they came the closest to opening the scoring inside the half-hour mark. A precise Matt Grimes' delivery was met with Joel Latibeaudiere's looping header, forcing another superb stop from an outstretched Nicholls. Despite the visitors' dominance, it was the division's strugglers who had the best opportunity of the first half. A visibly frustrated Martin would have welcomed the interval and his half-time orders nearly prompted an immediate reaction. Less than five minutes after the restart, a well-worked attack ended with Ryan Manning in acres of space, but his fierce strike was pawed away by Nicholls. The Swans, now winless in five away games, struggled to break through a resilient Huddersfield defence. Michael Obafemi nearly landed a sucker-punch blow late on, but the Terriers again were indebted to their brilliant goalkeeper. The Irish forward wriggled free and unleashed a venomous strike with a faint Nicholls touch tipping the effort onto the crossbar. Then, in stoppage time, Huddersfield nearly struck a shock late winner with their first shot on target. Substitute Ward benefitted from miscommunication in the Swans' defence and was first denied by Steven Benda from a one-on-one. And the forward was then thwarted on the rebound by Cabango, whose heroic goal-line defending ensured the scores remained level.

Preston North End, 2–4, Millwall, Deepdale Stadium, Oliver Langford, Ryan Lowe, Gary Rowett, Alan Browne, Jake Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Preston and Millwall at Deepdale Stadium at Afternoon and Oliver Langford was the Match Referee. The Captain of Preston was Alan Browne and the Manager of Preston was Ryan Lowe. The Captain of Millwall was Jake Cooper and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–4., ['14th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Lindsay for Preston', '28th Minute Goal by Ched for Preston', '28th Minute Assist by Andrew for Preston', '4th Minute Goal by Zian for Millwall', '4th Minute Assist by Andreas for Millwall', '19th Minute Yellow Card by George Saville for Millwall', '20th Minute Yellow Card by George Long for Millwall', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Dan McNamara for Millwall', '64th Minute Goal by Zian for Millwall', '64th Minute Assist by Dan for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Dutch ace Flemming was in predatory mood as he inspired the Lions to a deserved first victory in four games, while Preston's three-match winning streak was abruptly halted. Flemming put Millwall 2-0 up before Preston hit back to level the score by the half-hour mark. However, the striker completed his hat-trick in the second half and Charlie Cresswell cemented a fabulous away win. The Lions struck early in what turned out to be a thrilling first 45 minutes. Only four minutes had gone when Andreas Voglsammer crossed in low for Flemming, and the big Dutchman produced a super turn before burying a shot past Freddie Woodman from eight yards. After those three winless games had not even yielded a goal, this had been a welcome early boost for Gary Rowett's men, but they almost let North End in to level shortly after. Emil Riis swung in a cross for former Wales international Ched Evans, but his header was straight at George Long. Lethargic-looking Preston then fell further behind in the 16th minute, and it was Ajax youth product Flemming who notched again. Just when it was looking as though Preston were in for a long afternoon, they halved the deficit in the 20th minute through Andrew Hughes. Billy Mitchell got in the way of his goalkeeper and Hughes bundled the ball over the line following Robbie Brady's in-swinging corner. Incredibly, another powerful Evans header almost handed rejuvenated North End the lead towards the end of what had been a pulsating opening half. Preston's momentum continued after the restart, and before five minutes had passed both Evans and Ali McCann fluffed very presentable chances to score a third. North End eventually ran out of steam somewhat, and the Lions punished them, with that man Flemming doing the damage once again. He bagged his third goal from six yards after latching on to a fizzing low cross from Danny McNamara. It was Millwall who were now in the ascendancy again, and they soon made it 4-2 to wrap up an eye-catching away success. This time Leeds loanee Cresswell nodded home at the far post after Voglsammer's cross took a flick on its way over.

West Bromwich Albion, 2–0, Stoke City, The Hawthorns, James Bell, Carlos Corberán, Alex Neil, Dara O'Shea, Lewis Baker, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Brom and Stoke City at The Hawthorns at Afternoon and James Bell was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Dara O'Shea and the Manager of West Brom was Carlos Corberán. The Captain of Stoke City was Lewis Baker and the Manager of Stoke City was Alex Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['39th Minute Goal by Kyle for West Brom', '39th Minute Assist by John for West Brom', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Conor Townsend for West Brom', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Thompson for Stoke City', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Delap for Stoke City', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Brown for Stoke City'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

A spectacular goal by Brandon Thomas-Asante sealed a hat-trick of wins for West Brom under new boss Carlos Corberan after they beat Stoke 2-0 at The Hawthorns. It could have been a more emphatic scoreline, with Bartley hitting the bar, John Swift missing two chances and Harry Clarke almost scoring an own goal. West Brom dominated and served notice of their intentions after just 29 seconds. Swift's low shot from 15 yards was cleared off the line by Clarke after Jed Wallace's deflected cross fell into his path. Stoke responded with a curling effort from captain Lewis Baker that hit a defender and sailed just wide. Swift then wasted a chance when he blazed over from Conor Townsend's pull back. Stoke were forced into an early change when Nick Powell was injured and replaced by Dwight Gayle after 22 minutes. West Brom remained the more likely scorers and a wayward header by Clarke beat his own goalkeeper Jack Bonham only for Ben Wilmot to save his blushes with a goalline clearance. Albion went even closer with their next attack as Bartley sent a bullet header thudding against the bar from Swift's corner. The goal West Brom had been threatening came in the 39th minute. And it was Bartley again, powering a header into the roof of the net from another Swift cross after the latter's corner had been headed by Phil Jagielka. Remarkably, moments later, Bartley got on the end of Swift's corner, but this time he could only direct his header wide. Given West Brom's utter dominance, it was little surprise that Stoke were booed off at half-time. And it got worse for the visitors as Albion doubled their lead five minutes after the restart. Thomas-Asante produced a moment to remember as his acrobatic overhead kick from just inside the area ripped into the far top corner of the net after Darnell Furlong's cross was flicked into the air by Jagielka. Stoke had their first effort on target in the 67th minute, but Liam Delap's low drive was easy for Alex Palmer, who tipped over a curling, 18-yard shot from Baker late on. Substitute Grady Diangana missed the chance to make it 3-0 for West Brom when he sliced wide.

Wigan Athletic, 2–1, Blackpool, The DW Stadium, Andrew Davies, Rob Kelly, Michael Appleton, Tendayi Darikwa, Marvin Ekpiteta, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wigan Athletic and Blackpool at The DW Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Davies was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wigan Athletic was Tendayi Darikwa and the Manager of Wigan Athletic was Rob Kelly. The Captain of Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta and the Manager of Blackpool was Michael Appleton. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Lang for Wigan Athletic', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Joe Bennett for Wigan Athletic', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Graeme Shinnie for Wigan Athletic', '88th Minute Goal by Curtis for Wigan Athletic', '88th Minute Assist by Tendayi for Wigan Athletic', '17th Minute Red Card by Marvin Ekpiteta for Blackpool', '34th Minute Goal by Gary for Blackpool', '34th Minute Assist by Charlie for Blackpool', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Sonny Carey for Blackpool', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Thompson for Blackpool'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Wigan started life without Leam Richardson by coming from behind to snatch a first Sky Bet Championship win in eight matches with a 2-1 victory at home to Blackpool. Latics, with Rob Kelly in caretaker charge, were slow to settle into the game, with Blackpool striker Gary Madine firing just wide of Jamie Jones' right-hand post in the early stages. Wigan's cause was helped inside 17 minutes, however, when the visitors were reduced to 10 men after skipper Marvin Ekpiteta was shown a straight red card. Ekpiteta had been favourite to reach a bouncing ball first, but his hesitation allowed Charlie Wyke to toe the ball over his head. The collision was inevitable and, with no covering defender, referee Andy Davies ruled it the denying of a clear goalscoring opportunity. Credit to Blackpool, they began to dominate even with a man down and took the lead 11 minutes before the break. Madine appeared to barge into defender Jack Whatmough as they contested a long ball from the back. In the absence of a whistle, Madine controlled the ball on his chest before rifling a thunderous strike past Jones and into the top corner of the net. Wigan were further hampered by the loss of Whatmough - last year's player of the year - through injury, with Joe Bennett coming on in his place. The home side were struggling to get anything going and their frustration began to show when Callum Lang was given a yellow card for sarcastically applauding the official who had - finally, in the player's view - awarded him a free-kick. That was Davies' last involvement, with a new referee coming out for the second period. And Wigan also came out after half-time a different side, levelling the scores within nine minutes of the restart. James McClean's inswinging corner from the right-hand side ended up in the back of the net, with Wyke cheekily claiming he got a touch on the goal-line. The visitors were just about managing to keep their opponents at arm's length, but their resistance was finally broken with a minute to go. Wigan captain Tendayi Darikwa's cross from the right was a beauty, and former Seasiders defender Curtis Tilt powered home a header from close range to the delight of most inside the DW. The win sees Wigan leapfrog their opponents into third-bottom spot.

Norwich City, 1–2, Middlesbrough, Carrow Road, Leigh Doughty, Dean Smith, Michael Carrick, Grant Hanley, Jonny Howson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Middlesbrough at Carrow Road at Afternoon and Leigh Doughty was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Dean Smith. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Jonny Howson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Michael Carrick. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['7th Minute Goal by Josh for Norwich City', '7th Minute Assist by Kenny for Norwich City', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Isaac Hayden for Norwich City', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Darragh Lenihan for Middlesbrough', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Marcus Forss for Middlesbrough', '64th Minute Goal by Riley for Middlesbrough', '64th Minute Assist by Marcus for Middlesbrough', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Matt for Middlesbrough', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Chuba for Middlesbrough'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Substitute Matt Crooks struck a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Middlesbrough came from behind to grab a superb 2-1 Championship success against Norwich at Carrow Road. Boro were trailing to Josh Sargent's well-taken seventh-minute opener until past the hour mark before the game was transformed by a spectacular volley from Riley McGree. The game got off to a lively start, with Chuba Akpom heading over for the visitors and Teemu Pukki being denied by Zack Steffen's outstretched left leg before Norwich took the lead. Sargent fired low past Steffen after being put in by Kenny McLean's instinctive flick to register his ninth goal of a highly prolific season. The Canaries went close to stretching their lead when Aaron Ramsey's effort from just outside the area was acrobatically clawed away by Steffen, with Boro fortunate no-one was around to knock in the loose ball. Two minutes after the restart Steffen produced another fine stop to keep out a rising drive from Sargent which was heading for the top corner as the hosts looked to press home their advantage. Boro were proving a tough nut to crack, however, and were seeing plenty of the ball themselves as the half progressed, with the finishing touch again proving elusive. It needed a touch of magic to get them back in the game and McGree provided it on 64 minutes. Carrick's side would have taken the lead 10 minutes later had Akpom got more power on a close-range header from Ryan Giles' cross. But it was Norwich who were looking the more likely side to win it and Steffen needed to make a good reaction stop to foil Gabriel Sara before a Max Aarons snap-shot flew inches wide. Having only just been introduced to replace McGree, the striker popped up at the near post to provide an emphatic finish into the roof of the net after a swift counter-attack down the left instigated by Akpom's cheeky flick had ended with Isaiah Jones' low cross.

Cardiff City, 0–1, Sheffield United, Cardiff City Stadium, Matt Donohue, Mark Hudson, Paul Heckingbottom, Joe Ralls, Billy Sharp, Afternoon, The Match was played between Cardiff City and Sheffield Utd at Cardiff City Stadium at Afternoon and Matt Donohue was the Match Referee. The Captain of Cardiff City was Joe Ralls and the Manager of Cardiff City was Mark Hudson. The Captain of Sheffield Utd was Billy Sharp and the Manager of Sheffield Utd was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['79th Minute Yellow Card by Enda Stevens for Sheffield Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Sheffield United moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table with a 1-0 win at Cardiff. Cardiff dominated much of the first half after a ponderous first 20 minutes, with the Bluebirds' front three causing plenty of issues on the counter-attack. The home side had plenty of chances, but failed to capitalise on several chances as the half wore on. The introduction of James McAtee at half-time helped the Blades take control, although the visitors spurned several golden opportunities to take the lead before Baldock shot powerfully past the helpless Ryan Allsop. The first chance of the game fell to the hosts, after goalkeeper Allsop played an impressive long pass to Callum O'Dowda. The resulting cross was cleared but the ball fell straight to Callum Robinson, whose tame effort drifted over the bar. Billy Sharp was providing an outlet for United, who were slowly growing into the game and Perry Ng was forced to make two last-ditch clearances. However, Cardiff continued to cause issues on the break and they went close again when O'Dowda looped in a beautiful cross - but Robinson failed to get the contact he wanted with his head, as his effort went wide. The home side continued to press for the opener towards the end of the half and their front three were causing the Blades problems, with Robinson continuing to test his shooting accuracy. Mark Harris had a glorious chance towards the end of the half. The Welsh striker intercepted a poor backpass from Chris Basham and rounded keeper Wes Foderingham, but could not find a shot to give Cardiff the lead. On-loan Manchester City man McAtee made an instant impact off the bench, but he was unable to capitalise on a poor pass from Cardiff's Cedric Kipre. The visitors continued to threaten and John Egan and Basham failed to convert excellent opportunities from corners. However, the pressure told when right-back Baldock won the ball from Kipre and unleashed a thunderous strike which beat Allsop at his near post. The visitors took control of the game following the goal and Bluebirds boss Mark Hudson tried to respond with the introduction of Rubin Colwill and Sheyi Ojo. However the Blades continued to dominate and Cardiff rarely threatened in the closing stages. Ben Osborn had a chance to seal the game late on, but Allsop produced a superb save to deny the 28-year-old's well-struck attempt. The closest the hosts came to a late equaliser was when Ojo found space in the box but his effort went agonisingly wide.

Hull City, 1–2, Reading, MKM Stadium, Gavin Ward, Liam Rosenior, Paul Ince, Jacob Greaves, Andy Yiadom, Afternoon, The Match was played between Hull City and Reading at MKM Stadium at Afternoon and Gavin Ward was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Jacob Greaves and the Manager of Hull City was Liam Rosenior. The Captain of Reading was Andy Yiadom and the Manager of Reading was Paul Ince. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['9th Minute Goal by Jacob for Hull City', '9th Minute Assist by Jean for Hull City', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Jeff Hendrick for Reading', '90+4th Minute Own Goal by Ryan Longman for Reading'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Reading claimed a much-needed 2-1 win at Hull following Ryan Longman's injury-time own goal. Jcob Greaves' ninth-minute header appeared to have put the Royals, who had won just once in nine previous starts, on the unwanted path towards further misery on the road. But Paul Ince must have welcomed the response from his players following that setback as they equalised after 32 minutes through Yakou Meite, who seized upon uncertain defending from a corner. But the hosts never really kicked on after the interval and created precious little where it mattered most of all. Rosenior must surely have fancied his chances on his first home game as manager once Greaves opened the scoring at such an early stage. The Hull-born defender was left unmarked towards the back post as Jean Michael Seri whipped over a corner from the right that could not have been missed. Indeed, it could have been a carefree afternoon for Rosenior had Tobias Figueirerdo shown greater composure just sixty seconds before the opening goal. But, rather against the run of play, they equalised. Junior Hoilett firstly required goalkeeper Nathan Baxter to parry a deflected strike for a corner. Hoilett then sent over a lovely set-piece towards the back-post from which Meite bundled home on his 150th career appearance for Reading. Yet the Tigers became increasingly frustrated by the visitors, who withdrew offensively on the hour but, ironically, looked the more likely scorers. And so it proved deep in injury time when Hull failed to anticipate a Tom Ince free-kick from the left, from which Carroll header's was diverted into the back of the net by Longman's right shin.

Luton Town, 1–1, Rotherham United, Kenilworth Road Stadium, Steve Martin, Mick Harford, Matt Taylor, Tom Lockyer, Ben Wiles, Afternoon, The Match was played between Luton Town and Rotherham Utd at Kenilworth Road Stadium at Afternoon and Steve Martin was the Match Referee. The Captain of Luton Town was Tom Lockyer and the Manager of Luton Town was Mick Harford. The Captain of Rotherham Utd was Ben Wiles and the Manager of Rotherham Utd was Matt Taylor. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['67th Minute Yellow Card by Alfie Doughty for Luton Town', '90th Minute Goal by Luke for Luton Town', '90th Minute Assist by Jordan for Luton Town', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Wes Harding for Rotherham Utd', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Barlaser for Rotherham Utd', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Lee Peltier for Rotherham Utd', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Cohen Bramall for Rotherham Utd', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Eaves for Rotherham Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Conor Washington for Rotherham Utd', '90+8th Minute Yellow Card by Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Rotherham Utd'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Luke Berry's last-minute equaliser saw Luton salvage a 1-1 draw at home to Rotherham in their first match since manager Nathan Jones departed for Premier League Southampton. The visitors took the lead after just 55 seconds at Kenilworth Road when Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu was unable to to clear a cross and the loose ball fell to Jamie Lindsay who slammed home an angled volley. Town, who had club great Mick Harford in charge as interim manager, looked to find a way back into the contest but Carlton Morris' header from an Alfie Doughty cross was easy for keeper Viktor Johansson, while Tom Lockyer's attempt from James Bree's corner went overLuton pressed once more in the 35th minute, Allan Campbell sprinting away and despite having Morris unmarked to his right, went for the top corner, only denied by a flying tip over from the agile Johansson. After the break, Morris got up well to another good delivery from Bree but again failed to hit the target, while Adebayo was also unable to draw his side level when put under pressure in trying to reach Bree's cross from the left, his attempt falling behind. If anything, it was Rotherham who appeared more likely to double their lead as Luton failed to make the most of their chances. With 14 minutes to go, Luton came as close as they had the entire second period, Doughty unleashing a curler from 20 yards that saw a full-stretch Johansson palm behind. Ollie Rathbone looked to increase United's advantage after breaking away but saw his shot deflect off a defender before being gathered up by Horvath. Substitute Berry thought he had restored parity after 79 minutes, only to see the offside flag raised, while fellow replacement Luke Freeman also tried his luck with an effort that deflected over off a covering defender. However, Luton finally managed to draw level in the final minute. A long ball was headed out to the edge of the box where Jordan Clark took a touch and arrowed in a volley that was guided into the net by Berry. Doughty then almost won it during seven minutes of stoppage time, driving into the box but being denied by Johansson with a low stop to his right.

Burnley, 3–0, Blackburn Rovers, Turf Moor, David Coote, Vincent Kompany, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Jack Cork, Lewis Travis, Afternoon, The Match was played between Burnley and Blackburn at Turf Moor at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Jack Cork and the Manager of Burnley was Vincent Kompany. The Captain of Blackburn was Lewis Travis and the Manager of Blackburn was Jon Dahl Tomasson. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['55th Minute Goal by Ashley for Burnley', '55th Minute Assist by Anass for Burnley', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Burnley', '81st Minute Goal by Ashley for Burnley', '81st Minute Assist by Josh for Burnley', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Travis for Blackburn', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Ayala for Blackburn'], Sky Bet Championship, Sunday,

Burnley ensured they went into the World Cup break top of the Sky Bet Championship after a statement 3-0 win over Blackburn in the East Lancashire derby. In spite of the high stakes, the first derby in six years took a little while to warm up. Burnley, as has often been the case this term, dominated the ball, but it was not until the 31st minute that Manuel Benson registered their first shot on target. Rovers were denied a penalty midway through the first half when Ben Brereton Diaz was barged over by Jordan Beyer, while Burnley were denied one of their own on the stroke of half-time, when a free-kick appeared to hit the Chilean international's arm before Taylor Harwood-Bellis forced a superb save from Thomas Kaminski. The game changed after the break. Initially, it looked as though Blackburn were going to fly out of the traps when Brereton Diaz forced a save from Aro Muric, but that turned out to be their only shot throughout a below-par 90 minutes. Then it was the hosts that finally made their dominance count. Barnes first headed in a beautiful cross from Zaroury, before the Belgian helped himself to one of his own when he slotted in after Barnes' first-time volley was repelled by Kaminski. And to compound Rovers' misery, inside the final 10 minutes, Barnes collected a square ball from Josh Brownhill, turned Ryan Hedges inside out and then found the net via a deflection to round off a brilliant day. Now the East Lancashire Derby has finished we just wanted to give you an overview of how our policing operation has gone. East Lancashire Police have confirmed they will investigate the 'missile throwing' that occurred towards the end of the match at Turf Moor. With the World Cup break having arrived, neither team are in action for just under a month.

Sunderland, 3–0, Millwall, Stadium of Light, Tim Robinson, Tony Mowbray, Gary Rowett, Corry Evans, Jake Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Sunderland and Millwall at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was Corry Evans and the Manager of Sunderland was Tony Mowbray. The Captain of Millwall was Jake Cooper and the Manager of Millwall was Gary Rowett. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['53rd Minute Goal by Amad for Sunderland', '53rd Minute Assist by Ellis for Sunderland', '58th Minute Goal by Alex for Sunderland', '58th Minute Assist by Lynden for Sunderland', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Lynden Gooch for Sunderland', '90+3rd Minute Goal by Ellis for Sunderland', '90+3rd Minute Assist by Anthony for Sunderland', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by George Saville for Millwall', '34th Minute Yellow Card by George Honeyman for Millwall', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Billy Mitchell for Millwall'], Sky Bet Championship, Saturday,

Sunderland moved into the top half of the Sky Bet Championship table as they beat Millwall 3-0 on Saturday. Goals from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Ellis Simms in the second half proved enough at the Stadium of Light as the Black Cats climbed to 10th. First it was Tom Bradshaw who went close on 24 minutes as he beat Luke O'Nien to the ball before looping a header over Anthony Patterson, only to see Danny Batth race back to clear the ball a couple of yards before the line. In stoppage-time Patterson presented Zian Flemming with a glorious chance as he rolled the ball to him on the edge of the box with a loose pass, but the Millwall forward could only put it wide. But after the break it was Sunderland who took control, with Pritchard the driving force as his cross was put into the path of Diallo by Simms, with the Manchester United loanee simply unable to miss at the far post from just a couple of yards after 53 minutes. On 58 minutes Pritchard doubled their lead, with his fierce drive from just inside the box proving too much for George Long, who got a hand to his effort but could not keep it out. Sunderland capped off a fine display in the third minute of stoppage time as Simms latched onto a big punt upfield by Patterson that completely evaded Charlie Cresswell with a big bounce, before he rounded Long and slotted into an empty net. He will not be awarded an assist for the first goal, but it was his brilliant run and cross that created the opening and pivoted the game towards his side. He then performed to his evasive best to create the space to score his second.