Late goal halts Canaries in their tracks

MAXIME Biamou’s late goal denied Sky Bet Championship leaders Norwich victory against Coventry.

Mario Vrancic appeared to have Daniel Farke’s Canaries on course for victory in the 27th minute, scoring from the penalty spot after goalkeeper Ben Wilson had been penalised for fouling Przemyslaw Placheta. However, Biamou’s 89th minute goal from close range earned the Sky Blues a 1-1 draw.

Bournemouth, also targeting a return to the Premier League at the first attempt, missed out on the chance to take over at the top as they were held 2-2 at Rotherham.

Junior Stanislas’ 20th minute penalty had the visitors ahead, but Freddie Ladapo’s double turned things around, only for Dominic Solanke – fouled for the earlier penalty – to equalise in the 63rd minute.

Watford, the third team to fall out of the top tier last season, capitalised with a 4-1 win over Preston which lifted them up to third.

Domingos Quina converted Jeremy Ngakia’s cross in the ninth minute, then Troy Deeney doubled the advantage from the spot within seven minutes of the restart.

The visitors were back in the game within three minutes with a deflected shot from outside the area from Tom Barkhuizen but Nathaniel Chalobah (58) and Joao Pedro (74) ended the visitors’ hopes.

Reading ended their five-match run without a victory, beating Bristol City 3-1 in the early kick-off at Madejski Stadium. Bottom club Derby’s troubles continued as Matt Bloomfield’s close-range 81st minute goal earned fellow strugglers Wycombe a point.

Cardiff beat Luton 4-0. Sean Morrison and Mark Harris had the hosts two up inside 10 minutes, before Kieffer Moore (59) and Sheyi Ojo (82) rounded off a home win.

Blackburn edged Barnsley 2-1, and Tony Pulis’s Sheffield Wednesday played out a goalless draw against his former team Stoke at Hillsborough, while Birmingham and Millwall also finished 0-0.