Roundup of latest Championship action which saw movement in the fight for play-offs and survival.
Goals from Manor Solomon, Largie Ramazani and Ao Tanaka fired table-topping Leeds to a 3-0 home win over Yorkshire rivals, Sheffield Wednesday.
Sheffield United stay second after Harrison Burrows’ brace saw the Blades comfortably dispatch Norwich 2-0 at Bramall Lane.
Burnley and Sunderland remain third and fourth respectively following a goalless draw at Turf Moor, in which James Trafford saved the Clarets’ blushes twice as he saved two penalties from Wilson Isidor.
Fifth-placed Blackburn suffered a narrow loss at Oxford United as Cameron Brannagan’s 67th minute free-kick proved the difference for the Us, just days after Blackburn had beaten Portsmouth 3-0 at home in a rearranged fixture.
Grady Diangana’s 71st minute effort saw West Brom snatch a 1-1 draw at home to Stoke to climb to sixth, having fell behind to Nathan Lowe’s first-half strike following the striker’s recall from his loan at League Two’s Walsall.
Middlesbrough dropped out of the play-off spots following a 2-1 loss at third-bottom Portsmouth, having led through Emmanuel Latte Lath before Matt Ritchie’s brace snatched victory for the hosts after the match had been delayed due to a medical emergency which ultimately saw a fan pass away.
Down in the relegation zone, Rayan Kolli netted a 65th minute winner as QPR won 1-0 away at rock-bottom Plymouth Argyle, with Argyle having days earlier been held to a 1-1 draw by Oxford Utd in a rearranged clash as Rami Al Haji cancelled out Will Vaulks’ opening goal.
Luton slipped to second-bottom after their first game under new boss, Matt Bloomfield, ended in a goalless draw at home to Preston.
Hull climbed out of the bottom three after Jake Cooper’s own-goal saw them scrape past Millwall in a closely-fought contest.
Elsewhere, Imran Louza and Edo Kayembe’s goals saw Watford take a comfortable away win at struggling Derby County, having been held to a 1-1 draw in a rearranged trip to Cardiff days beforehand in which Vakoun Bayo rescued them a point with an equalising goal after Cian Ashford put the Bluebirds in front.
Callum Robinson’s brace plus Dimitrios Goutas’ header saw Cardiff claim a dominant 3-0 home win over Welsh rivals, Swansea.
Finally, Brand Thomas-Asante netted a 62nd minute winner as Coventry scraped a home win over Bristol City.
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