Roundup of the latest Sky Bet Championship action as the title fight grew closer.
Swansea began the matchweek with a chance to extend their lead by as much as five points but a blockbuster showdown against West Ham left the table much tighter, in a round which also featured a rearranged clash between Wolves and Portsmouth due to fixture conflicts in early September.
Weekend
Swansea’s lead at the summit was cut down to just one point after Divine Mukasa fired West Ham to a 1-0 win away to the Swans, which saw the Hammers climb to second on goal difference, whilst Swansea boss – Vitor Matos rued a lack of “sharp” end product from his players.
Middlesbrough consequently slipped to third and missed a chance to go top after Tommy Conway and Will Lankshear rescued them a 2-2 draw at home to Cardiff, having fell behind to surprise first-half goals from Jack Moylan and Ollie Tanner whilst the Bluebirds’ Gabriel Osho was shown a late red card.
Liam Millar’s brace and Demarai Gray’s 91st-minute finish saw Birmingham climb to fourth with a 3-0 win at home against QPR.
Barney Stewart, Isaac Price and Felix Horn Myhre found the net as West Brom moved up to fifth with a 3-2 comeback home win over Blackburn, after the visitors took an early 2-0 lead through Andri Gudjohnsen’s brace.
Luke Graham’s deflected 49th-minute header saw Stoke sit sixth with a 1-0 win at second-bottom Derby County.
Southampton slipped to seventh after they were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw against Bolton at St Mary’s Stadium.
Comeback goals from Fer Lopez and Tawanda Chirewa saw Wolves round out the top eight with a 2-1 victory at third-bottom Burnley.
Elsewhere, Joe Worrall, Ben Whiteman, Sam Smith and Kieffer Moore found the net for Wrexham in a 4-1 home win over rock-bottom Preston, despite Alfie Devine having pulled the Lilywhites level following Worrall’s opening goal.
Kyrell Lisbie and Jake Cooper rescued Millwall a 2-2 draw at home to ten-men Lincoln City, with the Imps having initially led through Andrei Coubis and Rob Street before Deji Elerewe was red carded in the 84th minute for a foul on Zak Lovelace.
Second-half goals from Luca Kjerrumgaard and Jordan Zemura saw Watford condemn Charlton to an eighth consecutive match without a win, as the Hornets ran out 2-0 winners at Vicarage Road.
Marezi’s 51st-minute penalty saw Portsmouth scrape past Norwich with a 1-0 victory at Carrow Road.
Ollie Arblaster’s fifth-minute strike saw Sheffield United snatch a 1-0 win at Bristol City.
Midweek
Wolves missed a chance to move up to fifth after they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at home against Portsmouth, having led through Jordan James’ opening strike before Terry Devlin netted a 86th-minute equaliser for the visitors.
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