Leeds salvage a point with late fightback
LEEDS United came from 2-0 down to draw Paul Heckingbottom’s first home game as manager as Bristol City threw away a lead for the second game running .
City, who drew 3-3 after leading Sunderland 3-0 last week, netted twice in the first 16 minutes at Elland Road.
Leeds twice failed to deal with long throw-ins, allowing Famara Diedhiou and Bobby Reid to score from close range.
But Pierre-Michel Lasogga made it 2-1 before Kemar Roofe’s far-post finish rescued a point for the hosts.
In yesterday’s other game, a dramatic stoppage-time header from defender Timm Klose earned Norwich a well-deserved 1-1 draw in a hard-fought East Anglian derby against Ipswich at Carrow Road.
The visitors had looked set to claim their first win against their local rivals in nine years when skipper Luke Chambers headed home from a corner with just two minutes of normal time left.
But the Canaries refused to be beaten and deep into five minutes of time added on, Klose headed home a Grant Hanley cross to ensure a share of the spoils.
Leaders Wolves missed out on the chance to extend their advantage at the top of the table as they were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Preston.
Helder Costa grabbed a secondhalf equaliser for Wolves almost immediately after John Welsh was dismissed for a second yellow card, Alan Browne having put the hosts ahead just after the break.
A draw ended Wolves’ run of three victories as their lead at the top was trimmed to 11 points, while the inform Lilywhites remained just outside of the play-off spots.
Fulham got the better of promotion rivals Aston Villa with a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage.
Neither side had lost a league game in 2018 at the start of the day but second-half goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Floyd Ayite saw Villa’s winning run end at seven.
That allowed Cardiff to move into second place with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
Sean Morrison headed home Junior Hoilett’s free-kick after 32 minutes to seal the points for the Bluebirds.
Struggling Sunderland slumped to a third defeat in four games as Brentford claimed a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light.
Kamohelo Mokotjo opened the scoring after 13 minutes and Neal Maupay fired a second 15 minutes later to leave Chris Coleman’s side separated from the foot of the table only by goal difference.
Bolton also remained in trouble after a 2-0 defeat at QPR.
Birmingham are also looking over their shoulders after Fred Onyedinma’s goal with 13 minutes remaining secured Millwall’s third successive away win with a 1-0 victory.