CHAMPIONSHIP
VINCENT Kompany’s Burnley must wait to be crowned champions after a stunning late goal from QPR substitute Chris Martin inflicted a first home defeat of the season on the Premier Leaguebound Clarets.
Rangers stunned Turf Moor on 58 minutes when they took the lead through skipper Sam Field Burnley thought they had at least salvaged a point, on 76 minutes, when Manuel Benson collected a pass on the right wing, cut into the area and curled an unstoppable finish into the far corner of the visitors’ goal.
Wigan kept alive their faint hopes of avoiding relegation with a thrilling 2-1 victory over play-off chasing Millwall at the DW Stadium.
The Latics lead after just 14 minutes through a Will Keane strike but that was cancelled out on the half hour by George Saville.
However, Thelo Aasgaard snatched three much-needed points five minutes from time to leave Wigan four points from safety with just two matches remaining.
Blackpool also gave their survival hopes a shot in the arm with their first away win since October with a 1-0 success at Birmingham.
Substitute Ian Poveda, on loan from Leeds, tapped home the only goal in the 74th minute after a dreadful mix-up between defender Kevin Long and goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.
But Rotherham’s survival hopes suffered a blow after substitute Andreas Weimann fired a stoppage-time winner to secure Bristol City a 2-1 victory at Ashton Gate.
The home side took a 15th-minute lead when Cameron Pring delivered a high cross from the left and Tommy Conway rose to notch his 11th goal of the season with a header. Rotherham were level in the 67th minute when Jordan Hugill sent Max O’Leary the wrong way with a penalty.
Gustavo Hamer struck the winner as Coventry moved into the play-off places with a 2-1 home victory over relegation-threatened Reading. Watford’s faint hopes of reaching the play-offs suffered another jolt with a 1-0 defeat at Hull thanks to an Ozan Tufan penalty. Blackburn sit outside the play-off places as a Dominic Hyam own goal gave Preston an injurytime equaliser.