Bamford helps Leeds see off bold Blackburn
Leeds remain firmly in the hunt for automatic promotion after a hardearned 2-1 win at home to Blackburn
Patrick Bamford ended his long goal drought to open the scoring from the spot, before teeing up Jack Harrison for the second shortly after.
Despite Derrick Williams notching for Rovers, Leeds held on to remain third.
Britt Assombalonga scored twice for Middlesbrough as they drew 2-2 at QPR.
Nahki Wells had brought Rangers level just after Assombalonga’s first goal, but a Jonny Howson own goal saw the hosts lead at the interval.
Brentford enjoyed a straightforward 3-0 victory at struggling Wigan.
Bryan Mbeumo fired the Bees in front just five minutes into the match, before second-half strikes from Kamo Mokotjo and Josh Dasilva made sure of the win.
West Brom consolidated their position at the top of the table with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Hull at the KCOM Stadium, with former Tigers star Jake Livermore scoring the only goal of the game.
Swansea extended their unbeaten away record with a last-gasp equaliser to make it 2-2 at Sheffield Wednesday.
Andre Ayew gave the visitors a firsthalf lead and Wednesday equalised through substitute Fernando Forestieri.
The home side thought they had won it when Morgan Fox put them ahead, but Ben Wilmot struck at the death to level.
Preston cruised to a 3–1 win at home to Huddersfield to remain second.
Goals from Jayden Stockley Alan Browne and Paul Gallagher ended Town’s seven-match unbeaten run.
Reading extended their unbeaten run under new manager Mark Bowen to four matches with a 3-0 home win over Luton thanks to goals from Michael Morrison, Ovie Ejaria and Garath McCleary.
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 12th goal of the season clinched Fulham a 1-0 win at Birmingham, while new Stoke boss Michael O’Neill got off to a flyer with a 4-2 win against Barnsley.
A double from Sam Clucas gave the away side at Oakwell three huge points to lift them off the foot of the table.
Matt Smith netted a stoppage-time winner as Millwall beat Charlton 2-1 at the Den.
Shaun Hutchinson put Millwall in front, but they were pegged back by Jonathan Leko’s smart finish.
In yesterday’s early kick-off, Lewis Grabban’s second-half goal ensured Nottingham Forest beat arch-rivals Derby 1-0 at the City Ground.