Burnley continue to dominate this season’s Sky Bet Championship following latest round of action.
Jordan Beyer’s 82nd minute header saw Burnley edge past Coventry 1-0 in a tight contest at Turf Moor, which ensured that Vincent Kompany’s Clarets stay top with a five-point lead.
Sheffield United remain second after Jayden Bogle’s brace and Iliman Ndiaye’s goal saw them clinch a 3-1 home victory against Stoke, despite Nick Powell netting the Potters’ consolatory goal just before half-time.
Late goals from Tobi Adeyemo and Ismaila Sarr saw Watford move up to third with a 2-0 win at home to second-bottom Blackpool.
Marcus Forss’ 54th minute winner saw Middlesbrough scrape past Millwall to climb to fourth with a narrow win at the Riverside Stadium.
Blackburn slipped to fifth after suffering a shock 4-0 mauling away at Rotherham, with Hakeem Odoffin, Ollie Rathbone, Shane Ferguson and Conor Washington all netting for the Millers.
Goals from Daryl Dike, Jayson Molumby and Conor Townsend saw West Brom come from 2-0 down to climb to sixth with a 3-2 win at Luton, after the Hatters had led through a quick-fire double from Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo in the opening ten minutes.
Down in the relegation zone, Wigan remain rock-bottom following a last-gasp 1-1 draw at Cardiff as Will Keane’s injury-time equaliser cancelled out Callum O’Dowda’s goal.
Huddersfield moved up to third-bottom with a 1-1 draw at Hull after Oscar Estupinan rescued the Tigers a late point, having trailed much of the game after Michail Helik had put the visiting Terriers ahead.
Elsewhere, Mark Sykes’ second-half brace saw Bristol City end their five-match winless run in all competitions with a 4-2 home win against Birmingham City, with Antoine Semenyo and Nakhi Wells also netting for the Robins.
Teemu Pukki and Kieran Dowell both netted braces as Norwich enjoyed a winning start to life in the Championship under David Wagner, as the Canries ran riot in a 4-0 win at Preston.
Second-half goals from Joel Piroe, Liam Cullen and Olli Cooper saw Swansea defeat ten-men Sunderland 3-1 at Stadium of Light, after the Black Cats saw Luke O’Nien red carded in the first half before Dan Neil briefly cancelled out Piroe’s opening goal.
Finally, Tyler Roberts’ second-half brace saw QPR come from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw at Reading, after Jeff Hendrick struck a first-half double for the Royals.
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