CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW

ALEKSANDAR Mitrovic propelled Fulham to the top of the Sky Bet Championship as the Cottagers twice came from behind to claim a 6-2 victory over Bristol City.

Fulham were caught cold in the seventh minute when Antoine Semenyo fired home.

Mitrovic headed Fulham level and although Semenyo restored the Robins’ lead with a long-range effort, the hosts scored four unanswered goals before half-time.

Neeskens Kebano grabbed a second equaliser for Fulham, who hit the front for the first time thanks to Fabio Carvalho before Mitrovic bagged his 26th and 27th league goals of the season before the break.

Kebano ensured there would be no fightback from the visitors when he struck after 57 minutes as Fulham leapfrogged Rovers and Bournemouth, knocked off first place after a last-gasp 3-2 defeat at Luton.

The Cherries had battled back from 2-0 down to level, with second-half efforts from Emiliano Marcondes and Morgan Rogers cancelling out Lloyd Kelly’s own goal and Allan Campbell’s strike.

But Kal Naismith drilled home from just outside the area to down Bournemouth.

QPR are up to fourth after Charlie Austin’s 89th-minute strike sealed a 1-0 victory over West Brom.

Middlesbrough complete the top six after hitting back from a goal down to beat Reading 2-1.

Former Newcastle striker Andy Carroll opened the scoring, but Matt Crooks struck twice in the final six minutes.

Tom Lawrence’s second-half double sealed a 2-0 triumph for Derby over Sheffield United.

Peterborough lost 4-1 to Coventry. Gustavo Hamer and Matt Godden gave the Sky Blues some breathing room and while Jorge Grant pulled one back, Nathan Thompson’s own goal and Godden’s second secured the points for Coventry.

Scott Hogan rescued a 1-1 draw for Birmingham at Preston, who had gone ahead through Patrick Bauer.

Lewis Grabban’s stoppage-time goal ushered Nottingham Forest to a 1-0 win over Millwall.