TOWN’S RIVALS ENSURE THEIR IS NO LET UP IN THE PUSH FOR A TOP SIX CHAMPIONSHIP PLACE

third in stoppage time as Reading cut the gap to second-placed Brighton to five points.

Leeds United maintained their impressive form with a 4-1 win at Preston.

It was an eventful first half at Deepdale where Kemar Roofe opened the scoring and then set up Hadi Sacko to put Leeds 2-0 up.

Preston quickly hit back through Marnick Vermijl, but Souleymane Doukara’s nearpost shot crept in to restore the two-goal advantage.

The hosts then had Jermaine Beckford sent off against his former club in the second half before Pablo Hernandez added a late fourth.

Aston Villa secured a fifth straight home win in front of a bumper crowd at Villa Park, where 41,337 saw Ross McCormack grab the 78th-minute winner against Burton after Leandro Bacuna’s opener had been cancelled out by former Villa reject Jamie Ward’s flying volley.

Rock-bottom Rotherham gave themselves a glimmer of hope with only their third win of the season after beating relegation rivals Wigan 3-2.

Aymen Belaid, Danny Ward and a Dan Burn own goal put the Millers in control at the break, but goals from Yanic Wildschut and Jordi Gomez set up a tense finish.

Brentford salvaged a stoppage-time point from an actionpacked and controversial 2-2 draw with Cardiff which exploded into life in the final seven minutes.

Sullay Kaikai struck twice late on to cancel out Peter Whittingham’s first-half penalty and an 89th-minute Kenneth Zohore goal.

There was also a thriller at Molineux where winger Ivan Cavaleiro handed manager Paul Lambert his first home win with a late penalty to clinch a 3-2 victory against Bristol City.

Dave Edwards had given Wolves an early lead, but City hit back to lead at the break through Tammy Abraham and Aden Flint, only for Helder Costa to