Tavernier fires Boro back into play-off places
Middlesbrough claimed a comfortable 2-0 win over struggling Ipswich.
Jordan Hugill’s firsthalf penalty set the Teessiders on their way, with Marcus Tavernier’s second-half strike rounding off the victory.
Derby staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Norwich 4-3 at Carrow Road.
After a floodlight failure had delayed proceedings and trailing 3-2 in the 87th minute, Florian Jozefzoon equalised, before Jack Marriott fired home a dramatic winner.
The hosts seemed to be in complete control after goals from Ben Godfrey and Pukki had put them 2-0 up, but the Rams were back on level terms by half-time, with Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount on target.
Pukki added his second after 80 minutes to make it 3-2, before more late drama.
Billy Sharp scored twice as Sheffield United rampaged their way to a 3-0 win over Blackburn.
David McGoldrick rounded off the scoring at Bramall Lane as both sides had a man sent off, Chris Basham for the hosts and Richard Smallwood for Rovers.
Jack Butland produced some fine saves to earn Stoke City a 0-0 draw at Bolton.
Adam Webster headed an 86th-minute winner to give Bristol City a 1-0 win over Rotherham.
The Millers were reduced to 10 men when Billy Jones was shown a second yellow card, and that became nine men after Richie Towell leapt into a late challenge on Josh Brownhill.
Ryan Tunnicliffe was Millwall’s unlikely match-winner as they eased their relegation worries with a fine 1-0 home win over Nottingham Forest.
Birmingham had to be content with a point from a goalless home draw against a battling Brentford side.
Preston sealed a valuable 1-1 draw against Aston Villa at Deepdale.
On-loan Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham’s 14th goal of the season put Villa in front in the first half, before Lukas Nmecha’s close-range finish after the break – which took a big deflection off Ahmed Elmohamady – ensured the shares were spoiled.
Swansea came from behind to rescue a point with a 2-2 draw at home to Wigan.
Following two Wigan goals from Joe Garner, Dan Burn’s own goal gave the Swans a sniff of a comeback, before Mike Van Der Hoorn equalised in the 81st minute.
Reading ended QPR’s winning run, drawing 0-0 at Loftus Road.
Chris Brunt rescued a point for West Brom with a stoppage time strike in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at The Hawthorns.
Albion, who had striker Jay Rodriguez sent-off in the 63rd minute, were heading for defeat after Atdhe Nuhiu’s early goal.
But Brunt bundled home a Matt Phillips corner at the death.