Roundup of the latest Sky Bet Championship action as the first promotion and relegation spots were finalised.
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s first-half brace plus Fabio Carvalho’s 34th minute strike saw Fulham comfortably defeat Preston North End 3-0 at Craven Cottage, which proved enough to send the Cottagers back up to the Premier League next season.
Bournemouth remain in second after thrashing Coventry 3-0 in an away victory as Jamal Lowe opened the scoring, with Dominic Solanke’s brace completing the win.
Naby Sarr’s header and a 60th minute strike from Jordan Rhodes ensured that Huddersfield stay third following a 2-0 win away to Rhodes’ former team – Middlesbrough.
Harry Cornick’s 71st minute header saw Luton scrape a narrow away win at Cardiff City to stay fourth.
Brennan Johnson provided a goal and assist as Nottingham Forest thrashed 10-men West Brom 4-0 at the City Ground to stay fifth, with Johnson netting the opening goal from the penalty spot after Darnell Furlong was red carded for handball.
Morgan Gibbs-White’s 61st minute volley cancelled out Chris Martin’s opener as Sheffield United snatched a 1-1 draw at Bristol City, which meant that the Blades again rounded out the top six.
Down in the relegation zone, Barnsley remain rock-bottom after losing 2-0 at home to third-bottom Peterborough, as Jack Marriott and Frankie Kent found the net for the Posh at Oakwell.
Second-bottom Derby however suffered a narrow defeat away at QPR as Luke Amos fired in a 88th minute winner for the West-London team, whilst Tom Lawrence was sent off in injury time for a foul on Charlie Austin.
Tom McIntyre’s 95th minute smashed equaliser saw Reading snatch a dramatic 4-4 draw at home to Swansea as Lucas Joao and Joel Piroe struck twice for both clubs respectively, which ultimately meant that Derby were relegated as a consequence.
Elsewhere. Millwall moved to within one point of the top six as quick-fire goals from Scott Malone and Tom Bradshaw wrapped up a 2-1 victory at home against Hull, despite the Tigers netting a late consolatory goal through Tom Eaves.
Blackburn’s winless run extended to five matches as Jacob Brown struck a fourth-minute winner for Stoke City at Ewood Park.
Finally, Jake Beesley’s brace fired Blackpool to a ruthless 6-1 home win over Birmingham City as CJ Hamilton, Kenny Dougall, Jerry Yates and Callum Connolly also found the net, whilst Ivan Sunjic scored a consolatory 63rd minute goal for the visitors.
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