Roundup of latest Sky Bet Championship action in a huge matchweek across the table.
Leaders, Coventry made it three wins on the bounce after quick-fire goals from Haji Wright and Jack Rudoni from assists by Ephron Mason-Clark sealed a 2-1 comeback triumph at Sheffield United, after Harrison Burrows had put the Blades ahead in the 48th minute.
Middlesbrough slipped five points behind in second after Riley McGree cancelled out Caleb Okoli’s header in a 1-1 draw against Leicester at the Riverside Stadium.
Millwall remained third and now four points behind Middlesbrough after Femi Azeez, Tristian Crama and Jake Cooper found the net in a 3-0 victory at home to ten-men Birmingham, as Jhon Solis was shown a 53rd-minute red card for a foul on Casper De Norre.
Sindre Walle Egeli and George Hirst fired fourth-placed Ipswich to a clinical 2-0 away victory at Watford.
Fifth-placed Hull defeated Derby County in a 4-2 thriller on Humberside through second-half goals from John Egan and Lewis Koumas, having initially twice led in the first half through Callum Elder’s own-goal and Oli McBurnie’s effort despite equalisers from Craig Forsyth and Sammie Szmodics.
First-half goals from Sam Smith and Max Cleworth saw Wrexham round out the top six with a 2-1 victory at home to Portsmouth, despite Zak Swanson’s consolatory deflected strike for the visitors in the second half.
Down in the relegation zone, relegated Sheffield Wednesday suffered a 2-0 loss at Norwich through first-half goals from Mathias Kvistgaarden and Paris Maghoma.
Second-bottom Oxford United slipped six points adrift of safety after they fell to a 2-1 loss at Stoke through Jesurun Rak-Sakyi’s winner for the Potters, after Ciaron Brown had pulled the Us level to cancel out Lamine Cisse’s ‘s finish.
West Brom sit a point above the bottom three after George Campbell’s opener was cancelled out by Lyndon Dykes in a 1-1 draw at home to Charlton, which cost their boss – Eric Ramsay his job after just nine matches in which he failed to win a single match.
Elsewhere, Kuryu Matsuki’s brace plus goals from Finn Azaz, Leo Scienza and James Bree saw Southampton thrash QPR 5-0 at St Mary’s Stadium.
Scott Twine netted a 31st-minute winner for Bristol City in a 2-1 comeback victory at Blackburn after Emil Riis Jakobsen cancelled out Yuki Ohashi’s sixth-minute opener.
Liam Cullen’s 95th-minute finish rescued Swansea a 1-1 draw at home to Preston, after Daniel Jebbison had put the visiting Lilywhites into a 26th-minute lead.
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