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Sky Bet Championship round-up: Norwich topple Huddersfield as Terriers falter at Reading

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Highlights of Norwich's 3-1 win over Burton Albion

Norwich went top of the Sky Bet Championship as a 3-1 victory at home to Burton allowed them to take advantage of Huddersfield's 1-0 defeat at Reading.

Martin Olsson grabbed only the third league goal of his Norwich career with a close-range finish in the 29th minute to put the home side in front.

A Lucas Akins equaliser for Burton at the start of the second half was immediately followed by a Jacob Murphy goal before Ivo Pinto secured a fourth straight league win for Alex Neil's men, despite Robbie Brady missing a penalty after Tom Flanagan was sent off for handball.

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Highlights of Reading's 1-0 win over Huddersfield

Previous leaders Huddersfield slipped to a 1-0 loss to Reading at the Madejski Stadium. They faced an uphill battle after Rajiv van La Parra was sent off for dissent in only the 26th minute and the Terriers went behind 15 minutes later to a deflected Roy Beerens strike.

The Royals then survived a second-half rally from the visitors to move up to fourth in the table, just behind Brighton on goal difference after the Seagulls won 2-0 at home to Barnsley thanks to a goal in each half from Glenn Murray.

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Highlights of Brighton's 2-0 win over Barnsley

Birmingham extended their unbeaten away record but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at QPR after Lukas Jutkiewicz's opener was cancelled out before half-time by Steven Caulker's header.

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Highlights of QPR's 1-1 draw with Birmingham

Two of the Championship's in-form strikers were again on target. Tammy Abraham needed only 10 minutes to net his 10th goal of the season for Bristol City before second-half goals from Luke Freeman, Bobby Reid and Aden Flint completed a 4-0 thrashing of Fulham, who had Kevin McDonald sent off.

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Highlights of Bristol City's 4-0 win at Fulham

Chris Wood also scored for a fourth successive game to maintain Leeds' revival with a 1-0 win at home to Ipswich.

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Highlights of Leeds' 1-0 win at Ipswich

Derby's poor start to the season continued as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Blackburn. Ben Marshall missed a first-half penalty for Rovers and they looked set to pay the price when Matej Vydra finally netted the Rams' first home league goal of the season.

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Their relief was short-lived, though, as two goals in four minutes from Marvin Emnes and former Derby loanee Danny Graham turned the match on its head.

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Highlights of Blackburn's 2-1 win away at Derby

Cardiff also climbed out of the relegation zone as they came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Rotherham 2-1, Rickie Lambert netting a second-half brace after Chelsea loan man Izzy Brown had put the Millers in front.

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Highlights of Cardiff's 2-1 win at Rotherham

Sheffield Wednesday beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 with Kieran Lee scoring a stoppage-time winner, the midfielder having earlier cancelled out Henri Lansbury's first-half opener.

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Highlights of Sheffield Wednesday's 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest

Wolves winger Joao Teixeira opened his goal account with a double to help earn a 3-1 win against Brentford at Molineux.

Teixeira, who is on a season-long loan from Benfica, struck twice in 11 minutes at the start of the second half and although Sullay Kaikai gave Brentford hope, substitute Ivan Cavaleiro struck in stoppage time to end their four-match unbeaten run.

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Highlights of Wolves' 3-1 win over Brentford

In the evening kick-off, Aston Villa rescued a 1-1 draw with Newcastle as Aaron Tshibola scored an 89th-minute equaliser at Villa Park.

The summer signing from Reading headed home Jordan Ayew's corner late on to deny Newcastle a victory they thought they had earned through Tommy Elphick's first-half own goal.

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Highlights of Aston Villa's 1-1 draw with Newcastle

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