Roundup of a busy matchweek to kick off the festive period which saw twists in the battle for survival.
Kieffer Moore’s second-half brace saw Sheffield United secure the Christmas number one spot with a 2-0 win at Cardiff, which left the Bluebirds sat third-bottom on goal difference.
Dan James, Jayden Bogle, Brendan Aaronson and Manor Solomon all netted in a clinical 4-0 win for Leeds against Oxford United, as the Us slid to second-bottom in their first game under Gary Rowett.
Jaidon Anthony and Josh Brownhill fired third-placed Burnley to a 2-1 home win over Watford, despite Kwadwo Baah’s late effort for the Hornets.
Second-half goals from Dan Ballard and Jobe Bellingham saw fourth-placed Sunderland come from behind to beat Norwich, having fell behind to Anis Ben Slimane’s first-half effort before the Canaries’ Jose Cordoba was sent off.
Fifth-placed Blackburn suffered a scrappy end to their six-match winning run in a 1-0 loss at Millwall, as Mihailo Ivanovic headed in a 96th minute winner.
Middlesbrough rounded out the top six with a 3-3 draw at rock-bottom Plymouth after they came from behind three times, as Jonny Howson, Hayden Hackney and Emmanuel Latte Lath cancelled out goals from Lewis Gibson, Darko Gyabi and Mustapha Bundu.
Elsewhere, Callum Lang’s four goals fired Portsmouth out of the relegation zone with a 4-1 home win against Coventry, having conceded a third-minute opener through Norman Bassette’s tap-in.
Hull too moved out of the bottom three as Mason Burstow’s 80th minute winner sealed a 2-1 win at home to Swansea, after Joao Pedro’s opener was cancelled out by Harry Darling.
Jimmy Dunne’s header saw QPR snatch a late 2-1 home win over ten-men Preston, who had Liam Lindsay red carded after Milutin Osmajic’s opener was cancelled out by Rayan Kolli.
Late goals from Tom Holmes and Carlton Morris saw Luton come from behind to beat Derby 2-1 at home, having fell behind to Kayden Jackson’s header.
Mikey Johnston’s first-half brace secured a 2-0 home win for West Brom over Bristol City, but Carlos Corberan’s Baggies missed out on the top six due to having scored less goals than Boro.
Second-half goals from Josh Windass and Callum Paterson saw Sheffield Wednesday beat Stoke 2-0, despite Di’Shon Bernard’s red card before half-time.
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