Norwich City took a huge step towards automatic promotion in a huge midweek round of Sky Bet Championship throughout the table.
Emiliano Buendia fired in a 26th minute winner to move Norwich ten points clear of second-placed Brentford, as the top two locked horns in a tightly fought contest at Carrow Road.
Watford consequently move level with Thomas Frank’s Bees after Andre Gray’s struck twice to dispatch rock bottom Wycombe Wanderers, yet the Hornets remain third by virtue of goal difference.
Andre Ayew fired in a 96th minute winning penalty to clinch victory for fourth-placed Swansea at Stoke after Connor Roberts pulled them level following Nick Powell’s sixth-minute close range strike, having fired in from Steven Fletcher’s flicked interception of Marc Guehi’s pass.
Reading stay fifth after George Puscas netted a 24th minute winner to defeat Blackburn Rovers, with the striker scoring from his interception of Harvey Elliott’s poor backpass.
Bournemouth remain in sixth after Cameron Carter Vickers deflected in Phillip Billing’s later header to complete a dramatic comeback at Bristol City, which saw Junior Stanislas equalise via Daniel Bentley’s fumble of his shot after Tyreeq Bakinson had fired the Robins ahead from Jack Hunt’s cross.
Barnsley stay seventh after clinching a 3-1 away win at QPR in which Alex Mowatt set up Daryl Dike’s opener before scoring from a free-kick six minutes later to restore their lead, following Charlie Austin’s equaliser but Carlton Morris then came on off the bench to secure victory with a 57th minute strike.
Will Vaulks scored and assisted as eighth-placed Cardiff ran riot in a dominant four goal home victory over Wayne Rooney’s Derby County.
Elsewhere, Darren Moore lost his first game in charge of Sheffield Wednesday who remain second bottom after Freddie Ladapo fired a 97th minute winning curler for Rotherham, who moved four points clear of the Owls with a 2-1 victory in a crunch Yorkshire derby but stay third bottom.
Birmingham City sit three points clear of the relegation zone after Marc Roberts’ rebound smash rescued them a point at Huddersfield, having fallen behind to Frazier Campbell’s strike from an interception which had put the Terriers ahead briefly.
George Saville fired in a 87th minute winner for ninth-placed Middlesbrough as they came from behind to defeat Coventry, after Grant Hall pulled the Teessiders level following Anfernee Dijksteel’s 12th minute diverted own goal strike from Sam McCallum’s long throw gave the Robins the lead.
Mason Bennett and Scott Malone netted as Millwall came from behind to beat Preston at The Den, after conceding to a 12th minute strike from Ched Evans.
Finally, Ryan Tunnicliffe poked in Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu’s cross as Luton clinched a narrow win away at Nottingham Forest.
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