Championship round-up

Wolves march on as Reading lose at home

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Championship round-up

Iwelumo: At the double for Wolves

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Burnley 0 Doncaster 0
Charlton 2 Sheff Utd 5
Palace 4 Bristol City 2
Forest 1 Norwich 2
Ipswich 2 Derby 0
Plymouth 2 Cardiff 1
Preston 2 Barnsley 1
Reading 1 Southampton 2
Sheff Wed 0 Coventry 1
Watford 3 QPR 0
Wolves 2 Blackpool 0

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Wolves re-established their six-point lead at the summit, while Reading's unbeaten home record came to an end and Paulo Sousa made a miserable start to his Queens Park Rangers reign.

Having seen Birmingham beat Swansea on Friday night, Wolves responded with their sixth successive victory as they beat a battling Blackpool side 2-0 courtesy of a Chris Iwelumo brace.

Reading have been supreme at the Madejski Stadium all season but Steve Coppell's men slipped to a surprise 2-1 defeat against struggling Southampton.

Sousa would have been looking forward to his first game in charge of Queens Park Rangers against a Watford side on a run of five successive defeats, but the Hornets cruised to a comfortable 3-0 success.

The game of the day came at The Valley where Sheffield United kept up their push for promotion with a thrilling 5-2 win over Charlton, who have now not won in eight matches.

High-flying Burnley were held to a goalless draw by bottom club Doncaster at Turf Moor, although the home side had to play with just ten men for almost an hour after Steven Thompson was sent off in the first half.

Nottingham Forest's encouraging run of form came to an end as they lost 2-1 at home to Norwich, with a Chris Cohen own goal securing all three points for the Canaries.

Crystal Palace claimed a crucial three points in their quest to push into mid-table as they defeated Bristol City 4-2 at Selhurst Park.

Preston snatched a late 2-1 victory over Barnsley at Deepdale, with Sean St Ledger the match-winner after Richard Chaplow's goal had been cancelled out by Jamal Campbell-Ryce.

Coventry arrested their slide down the table as Clinton Morrison netted the only goal of their match against Sheffield Wednesday.

Derby missed the chance to overtake Ipswich as Pablo Counago and Jonathan Walters struck in a 2-0 victory for the home team at Portman Road.

Cardiff's stuttering form continued in the day's lunchtime game as they lost 2-1 to Plymouth, who remain in contention for a play-off place thanks to goals from Emile Mpenza and Paul Gallagher late in the first half.