Norwich City remain top of Sky Bet Championship after thrashing Swansea City 4-1.
Mike van der Hoorn handed Norwich the lead on 16th minute after putting Teemu Pukki’s shot into his own goal.
Goals from Emiliano Buendia and Marco Stiepermann soon had the Canaries 3-0 up, before Daniel James punished Tim Krul for a fumble by latching onto ball and turning it home four minutes prior to half time.
Pukki then sealed the win on the hour mark after tucking in Onel Hernandez’s cross as Norwich made it five wins on spin to stay two points clear at top from Middlesbrough, who had beaten Brentford 2-1 in Saturday’s late kick off.
Embed from Getty ImagesLeeds remain third after goals from Kemar Roofe and Pablo Hernandez saw off Bristol City, but there was a change in fourth position.
West Bromwich Albion saw off bottom placed Ipswich 3-1, leapfrogging Sheffield United who could only draw 2-2 at Rotherham after the Millers twice came from behind to cancel out their lead.
Derby remain sixth on goal difference after beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 but are tied with West Brom and the Blades on 31 points apiece.
Nottingham Forest meanwhile are right behind those in Play-Off spots after Lewis Grabban and Joe Lolley goals guided them to an away win over Hull, who remain second bottom.
Bolton occupy the last relegation spot after a late Jake Cooper effort earned Millwall a vital point following Mark Beavers’ opener for the Trotters. The draw means that the Lions stay just above the drop zone on goal difference alongside Reading, who could only draw 0-0 at Wigan.
Embed from Getty ImagesElsewhere, Aston Villa moved into eighth after seeing off Birmingham City 4-2 in the ‘Second City’ derby. Lukas Jutkiewicz had put the Brummies ahead before quick-fire goals from Jonathan Kodjia and Jack Grealish had the Villains ahead at break.
Tammy Abraham then extended that lead six minutes into second half before Kristian Pedersen made it 3-2 on 57th minute. Alan Hutton then sealed victory for Villa 14 minutes from time with a neat finish.
Stoke were held to a 2-2 draw by QPR after Angel Rangel scored twice for the Super Hoops either side of a Saido Berahino and Joe Allen double for the Potters.
Finally, Preston continued their revival after running riot in a 4-1 win over Blackburn as Tom Barkhuizen and Callum Robinson both scored before Danny Graham then halved the deflict just after the break.
Louis Moult and Alan Browne then sealed the Lilywhites’ win with late strikes as Blackburn drop vital points in the hunt for a top six finish.
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