Wolves win title in style but Bolton woes worsen

WOLVES secured the Championship title with a 4-0 victory over relegationthreatened Bolton at the Macron Stadium.

Needing one point from their final three matches to be crowned champions, Wanderers got the job done courtesy of goals from Barry Douglas, Benik Afobe and Diogo Jota plus a Conor Coady penalty.

Wolves are two points shy of 100 with games against Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland still to come.

Bolton, without a win in six matches, are only two points above the drop zone.

Lewis Grabban netted twice as Aston Villa kept their slim automatic promotion hopes alive with a 4-0 victory at 10-man Ipswich.

Conor Hourihane and Henri Lansbury were also on target at Portman Road, where Ipswich midfielder Grant Ward was shown a red card for a rash tackle in the 42nd minute.

Brentford are level with Derby following a 2-1 win over QPR at Griffin Park.

Sergi Canos fired an early opener before QPR, after Ollie Watkins missed a penalty for the hosts, equalised on half-time through Idrissa Sylla.

But Florian Jozefzoon netted the winner in the 69th minute for Dean Smith’s side.

Bristol City, Preston and Sheffield United saw their play-off hopes damaged after dropping points.

Bristol City let a 4-2 lead slip as they drew 5-5 with Hull, North End were held to goalless draw by Norwich at Deepdale and Birmingham came from behind to boost their survival hopes with a 2-1 win over the Blades.

After Harry Wilson scored the opener for Hull, Marlon Park responded for the hosts and a Famara Diedhiou double put them in control.

Robins keeper Frank Fielding scored an own goal and, after Bobby Reid made it 4-2, Wilson, Abel Hernandez and Fraizer Campbell looked to have pulled off a stunning comeback.

But Joe Bryan secured a draw at the death to keep Lee Johnson’s side in the hunt. After Sheffield United took the lead at St Andrew’s through Mark Duffy in the seventh minute, Birmingham responded through goals from Marc Roberts and Jacques Maghoma.

Birmingham moved five points above the drop zone after Barnsley lost to former manager Paul Heckingbottom’s Leeds 2-1 at Elland Road.

Young left-back Tom Pearce opened the scoring with his first goal for Leeds and although a Paudie O’Connor own goal drew the Tykes level, they remain two points behind Bolton following Gjanni Alioski’s winner.

Fernando Forestieri scored either side of a George Boyd strike to give Sheffield Wednesday a 3-0 win over Reading, who had Tyler Blackett sent off.