CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW

CHAMPIONSHIP leaders Reading suffered a third successive defeat after being beaten 3-0 at home by Stoke.

First-half goals from Tyrese Campbell and Steven Fletcher set the Potters on course.

Substitute Jacob Brown compounded the hosts’ misery in added time.

Watford moved to within a point of the summit thanks to Ismaila Sarr’s late penalty in a 3-2 comeback success over Coventry at Vicarage Road.

After Hornets striker Andre Gray opened the scoring on his first league start for almost a year in the 54th minute, a long-range looping header from Gustavo Hamer and Tyler Walker’s first Sky Blues league goal turned the game on its head.

William Troost-Ekong restored parity before Sarr converted from the spot seven minutes from time.

Bournemouth are also hot on the heels of the top two after a double from Wales international David Brooks helped secure a 3-1 success at Birmingham.

Middlesbrough moved to seventh after extending their unbeaten run to 10 games with a goalless draw at

Brentford.

Sheffield Wednesday climbed off the bottom for the first time this season. Wednesday, whose points deduction for breaching financial rules was reduced from 12 to six, moved above Derby on goal difference following a 0-0 draw with Millwall at Hillsborough.

The Rams dropped to the foot of the table on the back of a 2-0 home loss to Barnsley. Goals from Conor Chaplin and substitute Victor Adeboyejo gave the Tykes victory.

Wycombe complete the relegation zone after Lyle Taylor’s brace condemned them to a 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.

Rotherham substitute Matt Crooks earned a 2-1 home success over Preston with an 86th-minute winner.

A double from Adam Armstrong helped Blackburn beat QPR 3-1 at Ewood Park. The striker struck twice in the second half after Rangers forward Lyndon Dykes had levelled from the penalty spot following Ben Brereton’s acrobatic opener.

Huddersfield salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Luton after Carel Eiting cancelled out George Moncur’s header.