Championship round-up: Millwall and QPR pick up vital victories
Elsewhere, there were wins for Cardiff, Ipswich, Plymouth, Swansea, and Huddersfield.
Catch up on the action from Saturday's Championship fixtures:
Hull 1-1 West Brom
Hull City and West Bromwich Albion played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at the MKM Stadium in the Championship to end the hosts’ run of three straight wins.
Blackburn 1-1 Norwich
Blackburn Rovers came from behind to draw 1-1 with an in-form Norwich City side at Ewood Park. The result is Rovers third consecutive draw, after previously only drawing three of their opening 31 Championship matches.
Cardiff 2-1 Stoke
Cardiff City got back to winning ways, lifting themselves closer to the top half of the Championship table with a 2-1 victory over Stoke City, who in turn remain winless against the Bluebirds in six H2Hs dating back to August 2007.
Ipswich 3-1 Birmingham
Ipswich Town are now just six points behind Championship leaders Leicester City after defeating Birmingham City 3-1 at Portman Road – their 15th successive Championship game undefeated at home (W11, D4).
Middlesbrough 0-2 Plymouth
Relegation candidates Plymouth Argyle registered their first victory in six matches in all competitions, following an impressive 2-0 success over Middlesbrough.
QPR 2-1 Rotherham
Chris Willock’s second-half strike saw Queens Park Rangers come from behind to defeat Rotherham United 2-1 at Loftus Road to climb out of the Championship relegation places.
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Bristol City
An Ike Ugbo brace was enough to help secure a much-needed 2-1 win for Sheffield Wednesday against Bristol City at Hillsborough Stadium. The hosts’ win was their first H2H win since 2020, and ended a previously winless three-match H2H run (D1, L2).
Southampton 1-2 Millwall
Millwall ended a seven-game winless run in the Championship with a backs-to-the-wall 2-1 victory over automatic promotion chasers Southampton at St Mary’s, inflicting a third defeat in four league matches on the Saints.
Sunderland 1-2 Swansea
Swansea City eased their relegation fears with a hard-fought win over Sunderland that extended their unbeaten run at the Stadium of Light to seven matches.
Watford 1-2 Huddersfield
Huddersfield Town recorded a much-needed 2-1 win against Watford to aid their Championship survival hopes and extend their unbeaten run against the Hornets to three games.
