Roundup of the latest Sky Bet Championship action as Leicester stay top of the table.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s second-half brace and Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal saw Leicester stay top with a 3-0 home win over third-placed Preston.
Ipswich remain second in the table after Wes Burns, Conor Chaplin and Marcus Harness scored in a 3-0 home win over Hull.
Niall Huggins’ stunning strike on the cusp of half-time and Abdoullah Ba’s second-half goal saw Sunderland again sit fourth with a 2-0 home win over ten-men Watford who saw Ryan Andrews red carded for a foul on Jack Clarke.
Down in the relegation zone, rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday sacked Xisco Munoz as manager following a 1-0 loss at fifth-placed West Bromwich Albion, as John Swift struck the only goal of the game in the 13th minute.
Crysencio Summerville’s ninth minute winner ensured that Leeds rounded out the top six whilst QPR remain third bottom in the table.
Rotherham continue to sit second-bottom after Tommy Conway’s brace saw Bristol City snatch a 2-1 win at New York Stadium, after his first goal had been cancelled out by Tyler Blackett’s equaliser.
Bashir Humphreys’ debut goal saw Swansea move four points clear of the drop with a 2-1 home win over Norwich, in which Jamal Lowe’s third minute opening goal was cancelled out by Gabriel Sara’s equaliser for the Canaries.
Elsewhere, Siriki Dembele scored twice as Birmingham City defeated Huddersfield 4-1 at St Andrew’s Stadium with Koji Miyoshi and Jordan James also on the scoresheet for the hosts.
Stuart Armstrong’s 25-yard curled winner proved enough for Southampton to beat Stoke and claim consecutive league wins for the first time since August.
Haji Wright struck a 85th minute winner as Coventry snatched a 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers to scure their third win of the league campaign.
Zian Flemming opened the scoring before he set up George Saville’s injury-time goal as Millwall won 2-0 away at Plymouth Argyle.
Finally, second-half goals from Isiah Jones and Emmanuel Latte Lath saw Middlesbrough claim a 2-0 home win over Cardiff, which extended their winning run to four matches in all competitions.
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