Championship

ROUND-UP

FULHAM midfielder Tom Cairney earned his side a point with a late equaliser in the 1-1 draw at

BRISTOL CITY, then set his sights on the match against leaders Leeds. ‘We have the players to win big games and we have the No 9 who is top scorer in the league (Aleksandar Mitrovic) so we can go up there and beat them,’ said Cairney (below).

WEST BROMWICH were knocked off top spot after being held to a tame 0-0 draw at SWANSEA. Boss Slaven Bilic was not too concerned: ‘I would love to be on the top spot but it doesn’t worry me. The results apart from Leeds and Brentford were OK.’ That result at Griffin Park was a 5-0 win over SHEFFIELD

WEDNESDAY for BRENTFORD with Emiliano Marcondes scoring the pick of the bunch. The Owls are sinking fast and with a potential points deduction looming over them, they will be worried about the nine-point gap to the drop zone. Manager Garry Monk said: ‘There are very few times I’m lost for words. It’s inexcusable. I’m very embarrassed.’

PRESTON fell to a fourth defeat in five games as they lost 3-1 against

QPR, the first time the west

London side have won away after having a man sent off since February 2011. It was the Hoops’ first win at Deepdale since 1967.

CARDIFF sent BARNSLEY deeper into the relegation mire, ending the Tykes’ good run with a 2-0 win at Oakwell. It took sixty seconds for the Bluebirds to win it, with Will Vaulks and Callum Paterson netting in the space of a minute just after the hour.

READING managed an impressive 3-1 win at BIRMINGHAM, despite Scott Hogan scoring his seventh goal in eight games for his loan side. The Aston Villa striker has scored as many goals since his debut on February 1 for the Blues as any other player in the top four tiers in that time.

STOKE are edging towards safety after their stunning 5-1 win over

HULL, who are themselves sliding towards danger. Nick Powell and Sam Clucas bagged braces against their former side as the Potters climbed to 17th. There was a huge blow for Joe Allen though, who ruptured his achilles and is expected to miss Wales’s Euro 2020 campaign.