Championship
- Promotion-chasing Fulham succeeded where so many have failed with victory over runaway leaders Wolves. The 17-year-old Ryan Sessegnon opened the scoring and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored Fulham’s second as the Cottagers surged to within five points of the automatic-promotion spots. Wolves are now without a win in three matches, having drawn their previous two, but they are still nine points ahead of second-placed Cardiff.
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Aston Villa left it late to stay in touch with the top two but roared back to beat Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. Sean Clare had put Wednesday ahead, before a Lewis Grabban leveller. That was followed by a Lucas João header, which Glenn Whelan, scoring against his old club, cancelled out. Conor Hourihane made it 3-2 to Villa in the 87th minute with a typically fierce shot before Robert Snodgrass converted an injury-time penalty.
- Nottingham Forest ran riot at Loftus Road in beating QPR 5-2. Lee Tomlin’s goals either side of half-time set Aitor Karanka’s team on the road to a much-needed and long awaited away win to lift them to 15th in the table, where they leapfrogged QPR.
- Another 3-3 draw in the division came when Reading twice equalised to peg back Derby. The pressure continues to be on Royals boss Jaap Stam, his team still four points above the relegation zone. Derby dropped points they badly need in their battle for automatic promotion.
- Defeats for Birmingham, who lost 2-0 at home to Barnsley, and Burton, who lost 1-0 at Millwall, kept them in the bottom three.
- Leeds’ first win in 10 matches, their first under new manager Paul Heckingbottom, came after Liam Cooper’s header was the sole goal in a 1-0 defeat of Brentford.
Birmingham 0-2 Barnsley, Burton 0-1 Millwall, Leeds 1-0 Brentford, Norwich 0-0 Bolton, Preston 0-1 Ipswich, QPR 2-5 Nottm Forest, Reading 3-3 Derby, Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Aston Villa, Sunderland 3 Middlesbrough 3
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton | 34 | 31 | 73 |
| 2 | Cardiff | 33 | 22 | 64 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 34 | 21 | 63 |
| 4 | Derby | 34 | 22 | 60 |
| 5 | Fulham | 34 | 20 | 59 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 33 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 12 | 52 |
| 8 | Sheff Utd | 33 | 7 | 52 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 34 | 7 | 51 |
| 10 | Brentford | 34 | 9 | 50 |
| 11 | Leeds | 34 | 4 | 49 |
| 12 | Millwall | 34 | 5 | 48 |
| 13 | Ipswich | 34 | 2 | 48 |
| 14 | Norwich | 34 | -3 | 47 |
| 15 | Nottm Forest | 34 | -12 | 40 |
| 16 | QPR | 34 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 | Sheff Wed | 34 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 | Reading | 33 | -7 | 34 |
| 19 | Bolton | 34 | -22 | 34 |
| 20 | Hull | 33 | -6 | 32 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 33 | -14 | 31 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 34 | -29 | 30 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 34 | -34 | 29 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 34 | -24 | 27 |
League One
- There was not quite the glamour of Monday’s downing of Manchester City’s billionaires but Wigan’s second successive 1-0 victory, this time over fellow FA Cup heroes Rochdale, was crucial, and returned them to the hunt for automatic promotion. Michael Jacobs’ first-half goal decided it; Wigan’s cup adventures mean they have three games in hand on Blackburn and Shrewsbury. Rochdale face Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday but are rock bottom of the division.
- Danny Graham’s first-half double at Walsall kept Blackburn clear at the top after a 2-1 win at the Bescot Stadium.
- Alex Rodman and Omar Beckles scored Shrewsbury’s goals in a 2-0 victory at Charlton.
- Rochdale’s status as basement club was the result of Bury’s 2-1 home defeat of Gillingham. Neil Danns and Harry Bunn were Bury’s scorers.
- Charlton dropped out of the play-off positions after surging Plymouth beat Bradford City after a Antoni Sarcevic winner.
- Fleetwood and MK Dons’ 1-1 draw at Highbury Stadium left the visitors five points from safety. Robbie Muirhead scored for MK, before Fleetwood equalised nine minutes after the break through Ashley Hunter’s long-range effort. The Lancastrians sit just one point above the relegation zone.
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Scunthorpe, Bury 2-1 Gillingham, Charlton 0-2 Shrewsbury, Fleetwood 1-1 MK Dons, Northampton 0-0 Oxford, Peterborough 1-1 AFC Wimbledon, Plymouth 1-0 Bradford, Portsmouth 0-2 Blackpool, Rotherham 2-1 Doncaster, Walsall 1-2 Blackburn, Wigan 1-0 Rochdale
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn | 34 | 29 | 69 |
| 2 | Shrewsbury | 34 | 19 | 68 |
| 3 | Wigan | 31 | 39 | 66 |
| 4 | Rotherham | 34 | 19 | 62 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe | 35 | 12 | 57 |
| 6 | Plymouth | 35 | 1 | 53 |
| 7 | Charlton | 33 | 2 | 51 |
| 8 | Bradford | 34 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 35 | -2 | 49 |
| 10 | Peterborough | 33 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 35 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | -3 | 46 |
| 13 | Southend | 33 | -9 | 44 |
| 14 | Doncaster | 35 | -1 | 42 |
| 15 | Oxford Utd | 34 | -2 | 42 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 34 | -2 | 42 |
| 17 | Walsall | 33 | -4 | 41 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 34 | -9 | 38 |
| 19 | Northampton | 35 | -22 | 38 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 34 | -11 | 37 |
| 21 | Oldham | 33 | -12 | 36 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 34 | -15 | 32 |
| 23 | Bury | 34 | -22 | 29 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 30 | -12 | 26 |
League Two
- Alan Sheehan’s added-time equaliser rescued leaders Luton in a 2-2 draw with Cheltenham. Joe Morrell opened the scoring for the visitors four minutes before the interval with Mohamed Eisa doubling Cheltenham’s advantage 10 minutes into the second half. Luton’s comeback began with Luke Berry’s strike before Sheehan snatched a point.
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Wycombe missed the chance of capitalising on Luton’s slip after losing 4-2 at home to Morecambe.
- Accrington moved above Wycombe into second place after they beat Cambridge 1-0 with a goal from Kayden Jackson.
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Crewe boosted their hopes of beating the drop by beating Lincoln 4-1.
Accrington Stanley 1-0 Cambridge, Chesterfield 2-1 Swindon, Colchester 0-1 Barnet, Forest Green 2-0 Crawley, Grimsby 0-1 Exeter, Lincoln 1-4 Crewe, Luton 2-2 Cheltenham, Mansfield 1-1 Coventry, Notts Country 2-0 Stevenage, Port Vale 0-0 Newport, Wycombe 2-4 Morecambe, Yeovil 0-1 Carlisle
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton | 34 | 40 | 68 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | 20 | 65 |
| 3 | Wycombe | 34 | 17 | 62 |
| 4 | Notts County | 35 | 20 | 61 |
| 5 | Mansfield | 34 | 18 | 60 |
| 6 | Exeter | 33 | 7 | 58 |
| 7 | Swindon | 35 | 4 | 57 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 34 | 9 | 53 |
| 9 | Coventry | 33 | 9 | 51 |
| 10 | Carlisle | 35 | 5 | 51 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 35 | -2 | 51 |
| 12 | Colchester | 35 | 4 | 50 |
| 13 | Newport County | 34 | -2 | 48 |
| 14 | Cambridge Utd | 35 | -10 | 48 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 35 | -5 | 42 |
| 16 | Cheltenham | 35 | -4 | 40 |
| 17 | Yeovil | 34 | -9 | 38 |
| 18 | Crewe | 35 | -16 | 36 |
| 19 | Forest Green | 34 | -17 | 36 |
| 20 | Grimsby | 35 | -21 | 36 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 33 | -10 | 35 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 34 | -12 | 35 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 34 | -26 | 30 |
| 24 | Barnet | 35 | -19 | 29 |
