CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP

BOURNEMOUTH remain five points clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship after goals from Dominic Solanke and Jamal Lowe sank Reading 2-0.

Solanke netted his 11th league goal of the season moments before half-time, heading home from close range. Lowe added the second with a well-placed low shot.

Aleksandar Mitrovic hit a hattrick as Fulham claimed a 3-0 win over West Brom at Craven Cottage in a game that ended with both teams reduced to 10 men.

The result means Fulham opened up a four-point gap to third-placed Albion, who were forced to count the cost of a contentious penalty decision and a mistake by Robert Snodgrass that gifted the Cottagers a two-goal half-time lead.

The visitors were also unhappy with the decision to send off wing-back Darnell Furlong in the 70th minute, with Fulham’s Tosin Adarabioyo also collecting a red card in the 85th minute.

Mitrovic wrapped up his second treble of the season in the 82nd minute.

Coventry beat Hull 1-0 thanks to an early goal from Matt Godden, and Huddersfield climbed to fifth after Jonathan Hogg’s late header sank Millwall 1-0.

Bristol City won their first home game since January 26. Andi Weimann’s double was enough to give them a 2-1 victory and all three points against lowly Barnsley, who opened the scoring through Leya Iseka.

Ben Brereton Diaz scored twice in the first 20 minutes as Blackburn beat bottom side Derby 2-1, Curtis Davies grabbing the Rams’ consolation a minute from time.

Emil Riis celebrated his new contract at Preston with both goals in the 2-0 defeat of Luton.

Two goals in three second-half minutes from Marc Roberts and Scott Hogan gave Birmingham a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough.

Keshi Anderson’s late goal secured a 1-0 victory for Blackpool at Sheffield United.