Championship round-up: Wolves extend lead
Sunday 18 March 2018 15:49, UK
Benik Afobe scored twice as Wolves extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to six points with a 3-1 win against Burton.
Second-placed Cardiff were not due to be in action until Sunday, but their match at Derby was postponed due to snow.
Wanderers took full advantage, opening the scoring on the quarter-hour when Helder Costa chested down Conor Coady's ball over the top and fired past the goalkeeper.
Afobe added a second for the home side, latching on to a through-ball from Ruben Neves and finding the top corner. Burton were back in it before the break when Lloyd Dyer slammed the ball home via a deflection, but Afobe's coolly-taken second sealed the points for Wolves.
Fulham missed the chance to close the gap on the Bluebirds as they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with QPR at Craven Cottage. Tom Cairney and Lucas Piazon had put Slavisa Jokanovic's side in control, but Massimo Luongo pulled one back for the visitors in first-half added time before Pawel Wszolek completed the comeback in the 81st minute.
Middlesbrough remained in the play-off places following a 1-1 draw at Brentford. Milan Djuric's diving header was enough for Bristol City to claim a 1-0 win against Ipswich which moved them a point behind Boro, while Preston maintained their push for a top-six spot with a 2-0 win at Sunderland, who remain five points adrift of the safety zone.
Elsewhere at the bottom, Birmingham drew level on points with fourth-bottom Barnsley following a 3-0 win against Hull. The Tykes made it 11 home games without a win as Lee Gregory's first-half strike and a stunning effort from Ben Marshall stretched Millwall's unbeaten run to eight matches with a 2-0 victory.
Atdhe Nuhiu scored twice as Sheffield Wednesday claimed a 2-1 win at Leeds, who had equalised through Jay-Roy Grot. Norwich held on for a 3-2 win against Reading, with Mario Vrancic and Grant Hanley putting them firmly in control.
Sheffield United drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Bolton condemned Aston Villa to a second successive defeat thanks to Adam Le Fondre's first half goal at a snowy Macron Stadium.
