Championship round-up: Foxes bag win over West Brom to snap streak
Elsewhere, Southampton's bid for an automatic promotion spot hit a heavy halt against Cardiff, while Huddersfield's relegation fears deepened at the hands of Swansea.
Catch up on all the action from the latest round of Championship fixtures:
Leicester 2-1 West Brom
Despite missing a first-half penalty, Jamie Vardy had a game to remember by scoring a crucial winner in a 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion, ending Leicester City’s two-game losing streak and taking the Foxes back to the top of the Championship table with three games remaining.
Cardiff 2-1 Southampton
Southampton’s hopes of automatic promotion were dealt a major blow after a 2-1 defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium. This extended their winless run away from home in the Championship to three games, leaving them five points behind Ipswich Town with three remaining games.
Huddersfield 0-4 Swansea
Huddersfield Town’s relegation worries grew after suffering just a second home defeat against Swansea City since 1992 - with the 4-0 drubbing leaving the Terriers two points adrift of safety with just two games remaining.
Norwich 1-1 Bristol City
Norwich City came from behind to draw 1-1 with Bristol City at Carrow Road, meaning the Robins are without an away H2H victory in any of their last seven visits to Norfolk (D2, L5).
Rotherham 0-0 Birmingham
Birmingham City missed the chance to steer further clear of the drop zone, with a 0-0 draw at Rotherham - their sixth stalemate from the last 10 H2Hs in South Yorkshire - doing little to boost their survival hopes.
Stoke 3-0 Plymouth
Stoke City struck twice shortly before half-time to earn themselves a deserved 3-0 win at home to Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Championship to end a run of four winless games.
Sunderland 0-1 Millwall
Millwall eased fears of a first relegation since 2017 by extending their gap to the Championship drop zone by seven points, as the Lions narrowly inflicted a sixth straight winless outing at home for Sunderland.
Watford 0-0 Hull
Hull City were forced to settle for an unsatisfactory draw against Watford after a missed first-half penalty. Just two wins in six matches (D2, L2) leaves the Tigers’ play-off hopes dangling by a thread.
QPR 1-0 Preston
Queens Park Rangers edged closer to safety with a deserved 1-0 victory over Preston North End at Loftus Road as Ryan Lowe’s side fell to their third successive defeat.
