Fulham remain top of the Sky Bet Championship following another packed matchweek containing several rearranged fixtures.
Fulham remain top of the table after battling their way to a comeback 3-2 victory away at Stoke, in which Bobby Reid provided a 72nd minute winner as well as an assist.
Blackburn climbed to second after Sam Gallagher’s second-half strike proved enough for Tony Mowbray’s Rovers to defeat his former team – Middlesbrough, following a scrappy encounter at Ewood Park in Monday Night Football.
Bournemouth consequently slipped to third after suffering a shock narrow home loss to Hull as Ryan Longman curled in a late winner, in Grant McCann’s final match in charge of the Tigers prior to his sacking.
Albert Adomah’s late winner in a 2-1 win at Coventry on Saturday coupled with a goalless draw in a rearranged midweek clash against Swansea ensured QPR stay fourth.
West Brom remain fifth after enduring two contrasting performances following a late 3-0 win over Peterborough on Saturday, which was followed up by a 2-0 loss at home to Preston in midweek as Emil Riis Jakobsen and Cameron Archer scored for the visitors.
Danny Ward’s hat-trick fired Huddersfield up to sixth as Carlos Corban’s Terriers fought back in a seven goal thriller to defeat Reading 4-3 away at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Down in the relegation zone, Barnsley remain rock-bottom following consecutive away defeats after losing 2-1 at Birmingham on Saturday, before falling 3-0 at Nottingham Forest in a rearranged midweek clash.
Forest also beat second-bottom Derby County in this match week in a 2-1 home win through second-half goals from Lewis Grabban and Brennan Johnson, despite Tom Lawrence’s penalty denying the hosts a clean sheet.
Peterborough reduced their deficit to safety to two points after bouncing back from their defeat at West Brom with a 2-2 midweek draw at Birmingham City, having initially led 2-0 at St Andrew’s until late goals from Gary Gardner and Scott Hogan denied the Posh a huge win.
Elsewhere, Antoine Semenyo’s two second-half assists saw Bristol City complete a 3-2 comeback victory over Cardiff City at Ashton Gate in the Severnside derby.
On top of their goalless draw at QPR in midweek, Swansea also edged past Preston in a 1-0 home win as Ryan Manning smashed in a 51st minute winning strike.
Coventry bounced back from a late defeat on Saturday with a 68th minute winner from Viktor Gyokeres in a midweek win over Stoke.
Luton suffered a 2-0 defeat at Sheffield United on Saturday as Rhian Brewster and Callum Robinson struck for the Blades, yet Nathan Jones’ Hatters rebounded in midweek with a 2-1 home win over Bristol City as Elijah Adebayo fired in an eventual 68th minute winner.
Finally, Shayne Lavery’s 55th minute strike saw Blackpool edge past Millwall for a second consecutive win.
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