Roundup of latest Sky Bet Championship action as the top two continued to set the pace.
Quick-fire second-half goals from Victor Torp and Brandon Thomas-Asante saw Coventry stay top with a 2-0 win at home to Blackburn.
Middlesbrough briefly went top after Cedric Kipre’s own-goal and Morgan Whittaker’s finish saw them beat Ipswich 2-1 at Riverside Stadium, despite Dara O’Shea’s header having cost them a clean sheet.
Sorba Thomas’ 36th-minute winner saw Stoke end their four-match winless streak to go third with a 1-0 home win over Wrexham.
Leicester slipped to fourth after Aaron Ramsey’s finish was cancelled out by John Swift’s equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth.
West Brom climbed to fifth with a 2-1 victory at home against Preston as Mikey Johnston and Isaac Price found the net, before Michael Smith netted the Lilywhites’ consolatory goal.
First-half goals from Femi Azeez and Mihailo Ivanovic saw Millwall round out the top six with a 2-1 win at London rivals, QPR, despite Rumarn Burrell’s consolatory effort for the hosts.
Down in the relegation zone, Sheffield United moved off the foot of the table with a 1-0 victory over Watford at Bramall Lane through Callum O’Hare’s close-range winner.
Sheffield Wednesday consequently slipped to rock bottom with a 2-1 loss at Charlton as Jamal Lowe’s second-half goal proved consolatory amidst a red card for Ethan Horvath, after Sonny Carey and Reece Burke wrapped up the Addicks’ win by half time.
Stanley Mills’ 14th-minute winner lifted Oxford United out of the relegation zone at Blackburn’s expense with a 1-0 win at home to Derby.
Elsewhere, Mark Sykes’ 73rd-minute winner saw Bristol City clinch a narrow victory at former boss, Liam Manning’s Norwich.
Jay Stansfield scored twice as Birmingham suffered a 3-2 defeat at home to Hull amidst a red card for Jack Robinson, whose own-goal initially put the Tigers ahead prior to Stansfield’s first goal before Regan Slater and Joe Gelhardt wrapped up the visitors’ win.
Finally, Southampton played out a goalless draw at home to Swansea.
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