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Championship round-up [Sky Sports News]



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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Brighton and Cardiff.

Brighton are still unbeaten in the league this season but their frustrating run of dropped points was extended to three games after battling back to draw 1-1 with Cardiff City.
Joe Mason put the visitors in front at the Amex Stadium inside six minutes, firing a Scott Malone pass beyond the reach of David Stockdale.
Brighton gave up a two goal lead in midweek at Bolton, and it was one of their Tuesday goalscorers - Dale Stephens - who levelled the scores seven minutes before half-time and Stephens almost set up Gordon Greer for a winner with seconds remaining.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Reading and Middlesbrough.

But they actually saw their lead extended to two points thanks to Reading, who continued their fine run of form with a 2-0 win over second placed Middlesbrough at the Madejski Stadium, ending the visitors' run of five straight wins.
The Royals were in front inside a minute thanks to a Hal Robson-Kanu cross that was headed home by Danny Williams.
That would prove to be the only goal until the closing minutes when, with Boro having enjoyed plenty of pressure, Fernando Amorebieta brought down Nick Blackman in the area, and Blackman stepped up to score from the spot.
All four teams in the play-off positions, headed by Reading, are tied on 18 points with Birmingham City, Hull City and Burnley all winning their matches - the Clarets having beaten Rotherham 2-1 on Friday night.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds and Birmingham.

Birmingham sit in fourth place thanks to a 2-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road.
Gary Rowett's side took the lead just after the half-hour, Demarai Gray firing into the top corner after good work from Clayton Donaldson.
Leeds were wasteful in front of goal - Sol Bamba off target with a couple of decent headed chances - and they conceded a second goal just after the 90 minutes had passed when Jacques Maghoma fired home.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Hull City

A solitary first-half goal from Abel Hernandez was enough to earn Hull a 1-0*victory and leave 10-man Nottingham Forest frustrated at the City Ground.
There were suspicions of offside when the forward bagged his fifth goal of the*campaign in the 41st minute, after Sam Clucas had provided the flick-on from a*Shaun Maloney corner.
Dorus de Vries had previously saved a Hernandez penalty, after Matt Mills had*clipped the heels of Maloney in the box - and the Forest defender's afternoon*got worse when he was sent off with three minutes left, following a foul on*Chuba Akpom.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Derby and Brentford.

Derby County finally won at home for the first time this season as they cruised to a*2-0 victory over struggling Brentford, who lost for the second time in five days*under new head coach Lee Carsley.
It was only Derby's second home victory since late February, but they*controlled the game from the opening whistle and could easily have added to*first-half goals from Chris Martin and Tom Ince.
The Rams continued to stretch Brentford after the break, although the Bees did almost set up an exciting finish when Cyrus Christie was forced to block a Philipp Hoffman effort on the line in the closing minutes.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Queens Park Rangers and Bolton.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas smashed home an injury-time winner as QPR eased the*pressure on boss Chris Ramsey by beating Bolton 4-3 in a thrilling game.
There were three goals inside the opening 13 minutes at Loftus Road, where Gary*Madine and Liam Feeney scored for Bolton before Emmanuel-Thomas pulled one*back.
Leroy Fer equalised just before half-time and Tjaronn Chery struck after 62*minutes, brilliantly steering a right-footed shot into the far corner of the net*from near the left edge of the penalty area.
Substitute Wellington Silva, on loan from Arsenal, seemed to have rescued a*point for Wanderers after darting in from the left and thumping an unstoppable*shot into the bottom corner with five minutes remaining.
But Emmanuel-Thomas, from a similar position to Chery's earlier goal, sent a*glorious effort past goalkeeper Ben Amos in the final seconds.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Preston

Sheffield Wednesday's Kieran Lee and Daniel Pudil had plenty to celebrate after the Owls completed a 3-1 win over Preston at Hillsborough.
Lee, who put the Owls in front in first-half stoppage time, celebrated his*100th appearance for the club in the best possible way and Pudil marked the*birth of his second child on Saturday morning with Wednesday's second after the
break.
The thoroughly deserved win, which was confirmed by Lewis McGugan's injury-time*strike, was the third on the bounce for Carlos Carvahal's men.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town.

Wolves striker Benik Afobe grabbed two goals to help seal a 3-0 win over Huddersfield at Molineux.
Afobe ended his four-game goal drought with a second-half double after Kevin McDonald, who had rescued a point with an injury-time strike at Preston last weekend, gave Wolves a 23rd-minute lead.
The win saw Wolves extend their unbeaten run in the league to four games. They have also put together back-to-back wins since owner Steve Morgan announced on Monday that he was selling the club.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn and Ipswich.

Jordan Rhodes continued his fine goalscoring form and bagged a brace as*Blackburn defeated Ipswich 2-0 at Ewood Park.
The damage was done in the first 16 minutes as Rhodes once again gave his*former employers a miserable afternoon.
His first was from the spot after Hope Akpan had been upended 12 minutes in and*an excellent header four minutes later - his seventh of the season - dealt*Ipswich a blow they never recovered from. Rhodes also hit the post and saw a hat-trick effort somehow saved by Town 'keeper Dean Gerken.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Bristol City and MK Dons.

Jonathan Kodjia's sixth goal of the season was not enough to secure Bristol*City their first home win of the season as MK Dons grabbed*a last-gasp leveller to draw 1-1 at Ashton Gate.
The home side had to withstand constant pressure in the latter stages of the*match and the Dons got their rewards when substitute Daniel Powell curled in a*20-yard equaliser deep into stoppage-time.
City had gone ahead after six minutes when Bobby Reid took advantage of a*mistake by Antony Kay to burst through the centre of the visitors' defence before drawing goalkeeper David Martin off his line and feeding Kodjia for a tap-in.
Watch Charlton take on Fulham in the Sky Bet Championship on Sunday - coverage from The Valley starts at 11.55am on Sky Sports 2 HD.

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