Roundup of latest Sky Bet Championship action as the promotion race continued to throw up drama.
First-half goals from Brandon Thomas-Asante, Jamie Allen and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto saw Coventry stay top with a 3-1 home victory over ten-men Watford, as James Abankwah was red carded in the 44th minute before Imran Louza netted a 68th-minute consolation penalty.
Hayden Hackney’s header rescued second-placed Middlesbrough a 1-1 draw at home to Wrexham, after Josh Windass fired the visitors into a seventh-minute lead.
Third-placed Millwall moved to within two points of the top two with a 1-0 victory at home to Leicester, through Femi Azeez’s 44th-minute winner .
Sinclair Armstrong’s 42nd-minute finish proved enough for fourth-placed Bristol City to snatch victory at home to Birmingham.
Hayden Matthews’ 70th-minute own goal from Sorba Thomas’ cross proved enough for Stoke to snatch victory at Portsmouth to go fifth.
Charlton rounded out the top six after Luke Berry’s 91st-minute equaliser rescued them a 1-1 draw at Hull, after Joe Gelhardt put the Tigers in front just seconds into the second half.
Down in the relegation zone, Sheffield Wednesday remained rock bottom after Sean Fusire netted a consolatory second-half goal in a 2-1 home defeat to Oxford United, as Will Lankshear and Cameron Brannagan netted for the Us in the first half at the administration-hit Owls.
Norwich slipped to second bottom after Jovon Makama netted in-between Zan Vipotnik’s eventual brace as Liam Manning’s Canaries lost 2-1 at Swansea.
Blackburn moved out of the bottom three after late goals from Ryan Alebiosu and Andri Gudjohnsen snatched a 2-1 comeback win at home to Southampton, after Leo Scienza had put the Saints into a half-time lead.
Sheffield United consequently slipped back into the drop after they blew a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at Preston, having led through early goals from Andre Brooks and Callum O’Hare before Daniel Jebbison’s header completed the hosts’ comeback after Lewis Dobbin’s effort and Japhet Tanganga’s own-goal dragged them level.
Elsewhere, Jack Clarke netted a 83rd-minute winner as Ipswich defeated West Brom in a scrappy contest at Portman Road.
Derby picked up consecutive wins for the first time this season after Carlton Morris’ close-range tenth-minute finish saw off QPR at Pride Park.
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