Championship roundup: Sunderland up to fifth as Burnley earn late draw
Michael Obafemi’s stoppage-time equaliser earned the Championship leaders Burnley a 1-1 draw at home to Watford. Burnley were looking for a club-record 11th straight league win but ended up being relieved to take a point.
The hosts almost went ahead in the opening minute when an Ashley Barnes shot was touched on to the crossbar by Daniel Bachmann. Instead Watford took a 32nd-minute lead when keeper Arijanet Muric made a mess of a clearance and Ken Sema’s cross was tucked in by João Pedro. But Obafemi struck in a goalmouth scramble following a corner to deny Watford a second win over Burnley this season.
Jack Clarke scored twice as Sunderland won 3-0 at QPR to climb to fifth.
Luke O’Nien pounced on a mistake by Rangers keeper Seny Dieng to score the opener and Anthony Patterson saved Ilias Chair’s penalty midway through the second half before Clarke’s late double.
Norwich came from behind to beat Hull 3-1 at Carrow Road. Hull defender Jacob Greaves grabbed his fourth goal of the season after goalkeeper Angus Gunn dropped a cross. But Kieran Dowell levelled for the home side with a deflected shot, Gabriel Sara fired them ahead and Josh Sargent added the third.
Coventry beat Millwall 1-0 to earn just a second win in nine matches thanks to Viktor Gyökeres’s second-half goal. Goals in the final 10 minutes from Perry Ng and Callum Robinson saw Cardiff claim a first victory under Sabri Lamouchi as they ran out 2-0 winners against Birmingham.
Ty Fornah’s last-gasp goal gave Reading a 2-1 win over Rotherham. Veteran Rotherham defender Lee Peltier scored his first goal in more than nine years to put them ahead but a header from Andy Carroll levelled for Reading and Fornah won it in stoppage time.