Roundup of latest Sky Bet Championship action as the festive fortnight got underway.
Nathan Wood headed in his first goal for Southampton to rescue the Saints a 1-1 draw at home to league leaders, Coventry, after Ephron Mason-Clark put them in front prior to Jay Dasilva’s red card for a foul on Wellington.
Second-placed Middlesbrough suffered their first defeat under Kim Hellberg as they fell to a 2-0 loss at Bristol City, through goals from Emil Riis Jakobsen and Rob Atkinson on the latter’s return from injury.
Ipswich climbed to third with a 3-1 win at home to rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday, through goals from Cedric Kipre, Jaden Philogene and Jack Clarke, despite Liam Cooper’s consolatory goal for the Owls.
Oli McBurnie’s penalty saw Hull scrape past ten-men West Bromwich Albion at the MKM Stadium, during which the Baggies’ Alfie Gilchrist was sent off for a 75th-minute foul on Liam Millar.
Will Keane rescued Preston a 1-1 draw at home to second-bottom Norwich with a 96th-minute equaliser, after Jovon Makama put the Canaries into a late lead.
Millwall rounded out the top six following a 2-0 loss at Blackburn through first-half goals from Andri Gudjohnsen and Yuki Ohashi.
Elsewhere, Charlie Kelman netted a 78th-minute winner as Charlton scraped a narrow home win over third-bottom Oxford United.
First-half goals from Koki Saito, Richard Kone, Karamoko Dembele and Amadou Mbengue saw QPR thrash Leicester 4-1 on their ex manager, Marti Cifuentes’ return to his former stomping ground, although Silko-Amari Thomas netted a late consolatory rebound goal.
Late goals from Zan Vipotnik and Adam Idah saw Swansea come from behind to beat Welsh rivals, Wrexham 2-1 at home after Cameron Burgess’ own-goal put the visitors ahead.
Tyler Bindon, Gustavo Hamer and Patrick Bamford found the net as Sheffield United cruised to a 3-0 victory at home to Birmingham City.
Stoke suffered their fourth defeat in five matches following a 1-0 loss at Watford, in which Luca Kjerrumgaard netted a 74th-minute winner.
Hayden Matthews’ own-goal handed Derby a 1-1 draw at home to Portsmouth after Callum Lang had put the visitors into a sixth-minute lead.
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