Roundup of latest Sky Bet Championship action as the top four teams continued their battle for automatic promotion.
Dan James’ quick-fire brace plus goals from Manor Solomon and Joel Piroe saw league leaders, Leeds claim a ruthless 4-0 win at Watford, just days after they crashed out of the FA Cup at home to Millwall in a 2-0 defeat.
Second-half goals from Ben Brereton-Diaz and Anel Ahmedhodzic saw second-placed Sheffield United beat Middlesbrough 3-1 at home, after Jesurun Rak-Sakyi’s opener was cancelled out by Delano Burgzorg’s penalty.
First-half goals from Bashir Humphreys and Zian Flemming saw third-placed Burnley beat third-bottom Hull 2-0 at Turf Moor.
Sunderland remained fourth with a 2-0 win at home over Luton through goals from Enzo Le Fee and Wilson Isidor either side of half-time.
Blackburn moved above West Brom into fifth with a 2-0 win at The Hawthorns as the pair rounded out the top six, with Makhtar Gueye netting twice after half-time but manager, John Eustace left hours later to join Derby.
Bristol City sit two points outside of the play-off spots in seventh with a 2-0 home win over Stoke through Anis Mehmeti’s brace.
Down in the relegation zone, Plymouth moved off the foot of the table at Luton’s expense after a 5-1 win at home to Millwall, in which Ryan Hardie scored twice either side of Mustapha Bundu’s effort following Joe Bryan’s opening own-goal before Nikola Katic sealed the win after Bryan nicked a consolatory goal for the Lions.
Derby moved out of the bottom three with a goalless draw at home to Oxford United.
Cardiff sat two points above the drop in 20th position after Callum O’Dowda’s consolatory header couldn’t prevent a 2-1 loss at Portsmouth, as Colby Bishop and Conor Shaughnessy netted early for Pompey.
Elsewhere, Michael Smith struck a 66th minute winner to lift Sheffield Wednesday up to eighth with victory at Swansea.
Milutin Osmajic netted a fifth-minute winner as Preston denied Norwich a chance to move into the play-off placings with a 1-0 win at Carrow Road.
Finally, Brandon Thomas-Asante’s 94th minute header saw Coventry scrape past QPR at the CBS Arena.
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