CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP

WEST BROMWICH moved into automatic promotion contention with a 1-0 win against STOKE CITY, with Dwight Gayle bagging his 36th goal in 52 Championship games. ‘You put the ball in the dangerous area and Dwight has that knack that excellent strikers have,’ said manager Darren Moore, who could soon be handed a new deal at the Hawthorns.

QPR fell to a 4-3 defeat against BIRMINGHAM in dramatic circumstances. They went 4-0 behind in the first-half but got back to within a goal with 10 minutes to play. They then had the chance of grabbing an unlikely draw when, in injury time, they were awarded a penalty, but Nahki Wells saw his effort saved by Lee Camp.

BRISTOL CITY won their sixth game on the spin as they triumphed 1-0 at BLACKBURN. This is their longest winning run in the top two tiers since September 1927.

DERBY kept up the pressure on the top six with a 2-0 win against HULL, with Martyn Waghorn scoring twice. He has now hit three of his four league goals for Derby against the Tigers. ‘It was a good day all-round — a clean sheet, a couple of goals and a very important win,’ he said. Lewis Grabban went back level with Billy Sharp on 35 Championship goals since the start of last season after he scored in a 2-1 win for NOTTINGHAM FOREST over BRENTFORD.

SWANSEA beat MILLWALL 1-0 to complete their first league double against them since 1929-30, while Josh Windass scored as WIGAN drew 1-1 with ROTHERHAM.