Cherries come from behind to hold on to second place

BOURNEMOUTH staged a dramatic recovery to beat Stoke 2-1 and stay in the automatic Sky Bet Championship promotion places.

Stoke led through Tommy Smith after 20 minutes but had Morgan Fox sent off before the break for felling Philip Billing.

The Cherries failed to find a way through their 10-man visitors until Dominic Solanke levelled seven minutes from time.

Jamal Lowe came up with the last-minute winner for Bournemouth to stay two points clear of third-placed Huddersfield.

The Terriers extended their unbeaten league run to 15 games with a 2-0 victory at Birmingham.

Levi Colwill, on his 19th birthday, and Lewis O’brien scored Huddersfield’s first-half goals.

Leaders Fulham stay nine points clear at the top after winning 1-0 at Cardiff.

Aleksandar Mitrovic struck four minutes before the break - his 34th goal of the league campaign - from former Bluebird Harry Wilson’s cross.

Blackburn beat QPR 1-0 to move above their promotion rivals into fourth.

Reda Khadra curled home the winner from a 77th-minute freekick, Rovers’ first league goal in more than nine hours.

The win was Blackburn’s first in six games and Tony Mowbray’s side are four points off the automatic promotion places.

Luton move into the final play-off position after beating relegationthreatened Derby 1-0.

Danny Hylton scored the Hatters’ winner midway through the second half.

Sheffield United drop to seventh after losing 1-0 at Millwall.

Nottingham Forest are also within striking distance of the play-off places after beating Bristol City 2-0.

Blackpool fought back to beat Reading 4-1 as Paul Ince suffered his first defeat in charge of the Royals. Lucas Joao put Reading ahead after 17 minutes but Marvin Ekpiteta soon equalised.

Second-half goals from Gary Madine, Shayne Lavery and Josh Bowler wrapped up the Tangerines’ first win in five games.

Coventry and Preston drew 1-1 with most of the action reserved for a dramatic finale.

Preston defender Liam Lindsay was sent off six minutes from time and he was soon followed down the tunnel by Coventry’s Fankaty Dabo.

Daniel Johnson put Preston ahead from the penalty spot in the final minute but Fabio Tavares levelled in stoppage time for the Sky Blues, just moments after coming on as a substitute.

Grant Mccann’s second spell as Peterborough manager began with a 3-0 home defeat to former club Hull.