Koroma leaves it late to condemn Boro to a defeat
Huddersfield sealed their first win in five games with an entertaining 3-2 victory over Middlesbrough at the John Smith’s Stadium.
The Terriers went behind to Marvin Johnson’s early strike, but Carel Eiting equalised before Fraizer Campbell made it 2-1.
Britt Assombalonga thought his late penalty had earned a point, but Josh Koroma’s fine strike won it for Town.
Blackburn Rovers hung on for a hard- fought 2- 1 win over Barnsley.
Adam Armstrong lashed in a minute before the break, and Sam Gallagher’s sumptuous half- volley gave Rovers a cushion, before Romal Palmer gave Barnsley a glimmer of hope.
Watford captain Troy Deeney starred in a 4- 1 victory over Preston.
The 32-year old scored one and created another to give the Hertfordshire side an easy win at Vicarage Road.
The hosts took the lead when Domingos Quina volleyed home. Deeney then made it 2- 0 from the penalty spot, before a long- range effort by Tom Barkhuizen took a deflection to wrong- foot Ben Foster and reduce the deficit.
But the two-goal advantage was restored by Nathaniel Chalobah, before de Jesus Joao Pedro sealed the win.
Tony Pulis marked his first home game as Sheffield Wednesday manager with a point in a 0-0 draw against his old club Stoke.
Cardiff eased the pressure on manager Neil Harris with a dominant 4-0 victory over Luton.
Early goals from captain Sean Morrison and Mark Harris put Cardiff on course for a win, before Kieffer Moore and Sheyi Ojo sealed a comprehensive victory.
Norwich got a taste of their own medicine at Carrow Road as a late goal from substitute Max Biamou cancelled out Mario Vrancic’s opener to earn Coventry a 1-1 draw.
Wayne Rooney’ s first game as interim manager of Derby ended in frustration when a late goal earned Wycombe a 1-1 draw at Pride Park.
Duane Holmes ended the drought with a clever finish, but Wycombe levelled through Matt Bloomfield’s effort.
Birmingham and Mill wall ground out a stalemate in a 0- 0 deadlock in the fog at St Andrew’s.
Reading beat Bristol City 3- 1 at the Madejski Stadium thanks to goals from Oviemuno Ejaria, Yakou Meite and Eduardo Lucas Joao, with striker Nahki Wells finding the net for the Robins.
A double from Freddie Ladapo earned Rotherham a 2- 2 draw against Bournemouth, with Junior Stanislas and Dominic Solanke getting on the scoresheet for the Cherries.