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Championship: Burnley stay top [Sky Sports News]



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Jun 5, 2011
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[h=3]By Press Association Sport[/h]Last Updated: 08/03/16 11:11pm


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Sam Vokes enjoys scoring for Burnley during their fine win at Fulham

Burnley remain top of the Championship after beating Fulham 3-2 in a thriller, while Middlesbrough were stunned at Rotherham.
Sean Dyche's Burnley are now three points clear of Boro at the summit, although the Teesside club have a game in hand.
The Lancashire outfit got off to a perfect start at Craven Cottage as Wales striker Sam Vokes nodded in a Scott Arfield corner for his 10th league goal of the season and give the visitors a ninth-minute lead.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Fulham and Burnley

But Fulham soon dealt the promotion-chasers a double blow, as Ross McCormack continued his prolific scoring form with his 20th goal this term, before 19-year-old striker Moussa Dembele bundled the hosts ahead with his chest midway through the first half.
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic has come under increased pressure in recent weeks and their cause wasn't helped when*Vokes slotted in a penalty after Joey Barton was hauled down in the area before Andre Gray drilled home the winner.
Middlesbrough would have been confident of making it four wins in five matches when they visited lowly Rotherham.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Rotherham and Middlesbrough

But the closest Aitor Karanka's side came was when Uruguayan Gaston Ramirez curled a free-kick against the post in the first half, but*the Millers produced a late winner through Lee Frecklington, and held on to win 1-0 despite Greg Halford's red card.
Brighton were also left frustrated as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate by Sheffield Wednesday at the Amex Stadium, their 14th league draw of the campaign.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday

The draw on the south coast was enough to keep Wednesday in the play-off places with Ipswich conceding a dramatic equaliser in a 2-2 draw at bottom club Bolton.*
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Bolton and Ipswich

The fans at the Macron Stadium were given respite from recent off-field difficulties, thanks to Stephen Dobbie's penalty seven minutes into time added on.
Fifth-placed Derby, whose sacking of Paul Clement last month was one of the least expected managerial changes of the season, lost for the second time in three games at QPR.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between QPR and Derby

Tjaronn Chery and Gabriele Angella scored in either half as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's Rangers ran out 2-0 winners.
Cardiff's play-off hopes took a hit as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Leeds.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Cardiff and Leeds

Karl Robinson's MK Dons kept their heads just above*water, for the time being, by taking a point from a goalless draw at Charlton.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Charlton and MK Dons

Nahki Wells, Jamie Paterson and Flo Bojaj were on target to steer Huddersfield to their first win in four matches and halted Reading's five-match unbeaten run with a 3-1 victory.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Huddersfield and Reading

Elsewhere,*Nottingham Forest*and Wolves earned good wins to consolidate their status as mid-table battlers.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Preston

Nelson Oliveira's 37th-minute goal was all that separated Forest and*Preston*in a 1-0 home win at the City Ground.
Wolves*left it late to edge*Bristol City*2-1 in the West Midlands.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Wolves and Bristol City

First-half efforts from Tony Watt and Danny Graham fired*Blackburn*to a 2-0*home victory over*Birmingham.
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn and Birmingham


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