Roundup of the latest Sky Bet Championship action on a blockbuster Good Friday, which saw plenty of goals and one promotion spot sealed.
Connor Roberts’ 66th minute strike saw league leaders, Burnley secure promotion with a 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough, after Ashley Barnes’ opening goal for the Clarets was cancelled out by Chuba Akpom’s 48th minute penalty following a foul on Cameron Archer.
Iliman Ndiaye’s eighth-minute winner from James McAtee’s square pass saw second-placed Sheffield United scrape past rock-bottom Wigan at Bramall Lane.
Luton benefitted from Middlesbrough’s defeat to climb to third with a goalless draw at fifth-placed Millwall.
Blackburn round out the top six despite losing 2-0 at home to seventh-placed Norwich, as Liam Gibbs and Gabriel Sara netted for the Canaries at Ewood Park.
Down in the relegation zone, Josh Bowler scored a consolatory 74th minute goal as second-bottom Blackpool suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Cardiff, in which Connor Wickham, Sory Kaba and Joe Ralls found the net for the Bluebirds.
Jack Rudoni, Matty Pearson and Kian Harratt all scored for Huddersfield in a comeback 3-2 victory at Watford, which lifted the Terriers out of the relegation zone.
Reading – who were deducted six points following a breach of budget rules earlier this week – consequently slipped into the relegation zone with a 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham City, having led through Andy Carroll’s early goal before Lukas Jutkiewics headed in a 29th minute equaliser.
QPR sit just one point above the drop after Tom Cannon’s quick-fire brace saw Preston snatch a 2-0 win at Loftus Road.
Elsewhere, Amad Diallo and Ozan Tufan both scored braces for Sunderland and Hull respectively as both teams played out a dramatic 4-4 draw at Stadium of Light, during which Joe Gelhardt and Jack Clarke scored for the Mackems whilst Allahyar Sayyadmanesh plus Regan Slater netted for the Tigers.
Jordan Hugill’s brace and Tarique Fosu’s close-range goal saw Rotherham come from behind to defeat West Brom 3-1 at home, after John Swift had put the Baggies ahead from the penalty spot following Hugill’s foul on Conor Townsend.
Second-half goals from Zak Vyner and Anis Mehmeti saw Bristol City come from behind to win 2-1 at Stoke, after Nick Powell had given the Potters a first-half lead.
Finally, Swansea held Coventry to a goalless draw at the Liberty Stadium.
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