Roundup of the latest Sky Bet Championship action which continued to throw up drama across the table.
Jack Rudoni’s 94th-minute winner saw league leaders, Coventry claim a 2-1 win at home against Stoke City, after Haji Wright’s opener was cancelled out by Ben Gibson in first-half injury-time. #
Matt Targett’s brace and David Strelec’s header saw Middlesbrough remain second with a 3-1 win at Birmingham City, despite Marvin Ducksh’s consolatory strike for the hosts.
Ryan Leonard and Luke Cundle found the net as Millwall clinically edged past Preston to a 2-0 victory at Deepdale.
Anis Mehmeti, Ivan Azon and George Hirst found the net as Ipswich thrashed Swansea 3-0 at Portman Road.
Matt Crooks’ 73rd-minute sliding winner saw Hull scrape past Portsmouth to a 1-0 win at Fratton Park, which put the Tigers level on 60 points with fourth-placed Ipswich after the weekend.
Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys however climbed to third above Millwall after Azor Matusiwa netted a 71st-minute winner as Ipswich beat Hull 1-0 in a rearranged midweek clash.
Wrexham rounded out the top six after Ollie Rathbone netted a 30th-minute winner in a 1-0 victory away at Charlton.
Down in the relegation zone, Jerry Yates’ consolatory finish couldn’t prevent relegated Sheffield Wednesday losing 3-1 at home to Southampton, as James Bree, Ryan Manning and Taylor Harwood-Bellis found the net for the Saints.
Oxford United moved to within three points of safety after Stan Mills and Will Lankshear netted first-half goals in a 2-1 win at home against West Brom, with Oli Bostock having netted the Baggies’ consolatory goal.
Third-bottom Leicester suffered a 2-0 loss at home to Norwich as Anis Ben Slimane and Ali Ahmed struck for the Canaries in the second half.
Elsewhere, second-half goals from Ben Brereton Diaz, Matt Clarke and Rhian Brewster saw Derby record a 3-1 comeback victory at home to Blackburn, after Hayden Carter headed the visitors into a half-time lead.
Jeremy Ngakia netted a 77th-minute winner for Watford in a 2-1 victory at Bristol City, after Luca Kjerrumgaard’s seventh-minute chipped opener was cancelled out by Scott Twine’s header.
First-half goals from Callum O’Hare and Tyrese Campbell saw Sheffield United win 2-0 away at QPR.
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