Monday 2 January 2017 21:50, UK
Queens Park Rangers continued their turnaround in form with a second successive win in three days, beating Ipswich 2-1.
And for the second successive time, Idrissa Sylla scored Rangers' opener in the first half before Pawel Wszolek bagged the winner at the death to seal the victory.
Rs boss Ian Holloway had been under pressure after losing six matches on the bounce but his side are beginning to find some rhythm and Sylla scored his sixth for the club when he lashed home from James Perch' long throw.
Tom Lawrence's superb 25-yard strike levelled the score at 1-1 shortly after half-time but Wszolek skillfully rounded Ipswich 'keeper Bartosz Bialkowski after receiving Nedum Onuoha's pass.
Elswhere, Brighton returned to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after coming from behind to beat Fulham and Newcastle suffered a shock defeat at Blackburn.
The Seagulls' unbeaten run, which now stands at 18 matches, looked to be ending when Lucas Piazon gave the Cottagers the lead 10 minutes into the second half, but Brighton hit back with two goals in two minutes through Tomer Hemed and a 75th-minute winner from Lewis Dunk.
Charlie Mulgrew was again the scourge of Newcastle in a 1-0 win at Ewood Park - his precise free-kick in the 74th minute consigning Rafa Benitez' men to a second defeat in three games.
Reading remain third but are still six points behind the Toon after they came from behind to win 3-2 at Bristol City. Tammy Abraham's brace, the second coming from the penalty spot, put City in control but Liam Kelly gave Reading a lifeline before Yann Kermorgant struck twice late on to complete the comeback.
Huddersfield claimed their fifth win in six matches thanks to an 80th-minute strike from Nahki Wells away at Wigan, while Leeds beat Rotherham 3-0 at Elland Road.
The Millers had the better of the first half but Kyle Bartley's far-post header from a Pablo Hernandez cross early in the second half broke the deadlock and Chris Wood's doubled sealed the win.
Nelson Oliveira's hat-trick guided Norwich to an emphatic 3-0 win over Derby that eased the pressure on manager Alex Neil. The Canaries had taken just seven points from their previous 11 games.
Joe Ralls scored the only goal as Cardiff edged out Aston Villa 1-0, while Tom Clarke's goal in first-half stoppage time was enough for Preston to beat Burton.
Birmingham's poor form under Gianfranco Zola continued as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at home to Brentford, while Conor Hourihane hit a superb 88th-minute winner to maintain Barnsley's play-off push with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday had to settle for a goalless draw at home to Wolves.
