Late show helps Canaries at top
NORWICH City struck twice in the final nine minutes to beat bottomplaced Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 and move a point clear at the top of the Championship table.
Josh Windass headed the Owls in front on the hour mark but Josh Martin equalised with his first senior goal before Max Aarons netted the winner shortly after.
Reading moved into third with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Nottingham Forest in the early kick-off.
After Ryan Yates was sent off for handball on the goalline in the 14th minute, Lucas Joao converted his 14th goal of the season from the resulting penalty.
Michael Morrison headed in a second eight minutes after the interval to leave struggling Forest languishing just above the relegation zone.
Jacob Davenport scored a late equaliser as 10-man Blackburn Rovers held Brentford 2-2.
In front of fans for the first time at their new stadium, the Bees went behind to a wonderful opening goal from Joe Rothwell in the 19th minute.
Ivan Toney struck his 14th goal of the season from the penalty spot nine minutes before half-time, with Darragh Lenihan sent off for his foul on the striker, before Sergi Canos made it 2-1 to Brentford on the hour.
But Rovers snatched a point three minutes from time through Davenport’s strike.
Swansea City rose to fourth after goals from Connor Roberts and Andre Ayew saw off Luton Town, who had Matty Pearson sent off, 2-0.
Nathan Collins’ 19th-minute header helped Stoke City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 and move into fifth.
Watford slipped to seventh
following a 1-0 defeat at home to Cardiff City, whose third consecutive victory was secured by Kieffer Moore.
Birmingham City ended a six-game winless run as Harlee Dean’s late header secured a 1-0 win away to Bristol City.
Jason McCarthy’s late own goal denied Wycombe Wanderers victory away against Preston North End.
Having gone behind to Tom Barkhuizen’s header, the Chairboys responded through goals from Garath McCleary and Scott Kashket.
But McCarthy’s intervention helped Preston salvage a 2-2 draw and leave Wycombe in the bottom three.
QPR lost a third consecutive game as first-half strikes from Josh Koroma and Harry Toffolo gave Huddersfield Town a 2-0 win at the John Smith’s Stadium.
Coventry City extended their unbeaten run to five matches with a 3-1 triumph over Rotherham United.
Maxime Biamou and Tyler Walker struck inside 12 minutes before Leo Ostigard added a third in the second half, with Daniel Barlaser netting a late penalty for the fifth-bottom Millers.