Roundup of midweek Sky Bet Championship action as the promotion race threw up more drama.
League leaders, Coventry were held to a 1-1 draw at Preston after Andrew Hughes’ own-goal put them in front, only for Daniel Jebbison to rescue the fifth-placed Lilywhites a draw despite Liam Lindsay’s first-half red card.
First-half goals from Riley McGree and Morgan Whittaker saw second-placed Middlesbrough move within five points of Coventry with a 2-1 victory at Charlton, despite George Edmundson’s own-goal having offered the Addicks futile hope of a late comeback.
Millwall remained third with a 1-1 draw at Derby in which Matt Clarke’s own-goal put them in front in the 81st minute, only for Jake Cooper to gift the Rams a point with an own-goal seven minutes later.
Jaden Philogene’s second-minute curled finish proved enough for Ipswich to climb to fourth with a 1-0 home win over Stoke.
Kyle Joseph and Oli McBurnie found the net to fire Hull up to sixth with a 2-0 home win over Wrexham.
Down in the relegation zone, rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday were held to a late 1-1 draw at Watford after Charlie McNeill put them ahead in the 17th minute, only for Vivaldo Semedo to net a 97th-minute equaliser for the Hornets.
Djibril Soumare’s own-goal saw second-bottom Norwich snatch a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United, having fell behind to Danny Ings’ 50th-minute tap-in.
Third-bottom Portsmouth suffered a 1-0 loss at Swansea in which Liam Cullen came off the bench to net a 78th-minute winner.
Elsewhere, Adam Armstrong’s first-half brace and Leo Scienza’s opener saw Southampton beat West Brom 3-2 at St Mary’s Stadium, despite Karlan Grant and Nat Phillips’ second-half consolatory goals for the Baggies.
Kieran Morgan netted a 96th-minute winner as QPR beat Birmingham 2-1 at Loftus Road, having initially taken the lead through Jimmy Dunne before Patrick Roberts equalised in the 93rd minute.
Second-half goals from Mark Sykes and Emil Riis Jakobsen saw Bristol City come from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester, after Jordan Ayew’s penalty and Bobby Decordova-Reid’s finish put the Foxes in control at half time.
Todd Cantwell’s penalty rescued Blackburn a 1-1 draw at home to Oxford United after Ciaron Brown’s half-volley put the visitors ahead at half time.
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