Roundup of latest Sky Bet Championship action as the automatic promotion race threw up more twists.
Jayden Bogle netted a 13th-minute winner to keep Leeds top in a 2-1 home victory over Preston, after Manor Solomon’s fourth-minute opener was cancelled out by Kaine Kelser-Hayden’s equaliser.
Burnley stayed second on goal difference after first-half goals from Hannibal and Jaidon Anthony secured a 2-1 victory at home to Norwich, despite Jack Stacey’s consolatory goal for the Canaries.
Sheffield United slipped five points behind in third with a shock 2-1 loss at rock-bottom Plymouth Argyle, having led through Jesurun Rak-Sakyi’s first-half strike before late goals from Ryan Hardie and Muhamed Tijani gave the Pilgrims a comeback win.
Fourth-placed Sunderland continued their build towards the play-offs with a 1-0 loss at home to Swansea, in which Ben Cabango netted a 58th-minute rebound winner for the Swans after Harry Darling’s header hit the crossbar.
Bristol City remained fifth after George Earthy cancelled out Karamoko Dembele’s goal in a 1-1 draw at QPR.
Coventry rounded out the top six with a 1-1 draw at Hull as Matt Grimes’ opener was cancelled out by Abu Kamara’s strike.
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Down in the relegation zone, second-bottom Luton missed a chance to close the gap towards safety as they fell to a 1-0 home defeat to Blackburn through Yuki Ohashi’s 52nd-minute effort for the visitors.
Will Fish’s 85th-minute own-goal saw Cardiff miss a chance to move out of the bottom three as the Bluebirds fell to a 1-0 loss at home to Stoke.
Derby moved one point above the drop with a 2-2 draw away at Portsmouth as Jerry Yates’ header and Rob Atkinson’s own-goal twice put them in front, only for Atkinson to net twice for Pompey to rescue a point for the hosts.
Elsewhere, Camiel Neghli netted his first Millwall goal with a 65th-minute rebound winner to snatch a 1-0 home victory over Middlesbrough which put the Lions behind their visitors on goal difference.
Goals from Karlan Grant and Mikey Johnston saw West Brom clinch a 2-1 victory at home to Watford to go seventh on goal difference, despite Moussa Sissoko’s consolatory goal for the Hornets.
Finally, Sam Long’s 79th-minute header saw Oxford United clinch a narrow away victory at Sheffield Wednesday.
