Birmingham continue to set the pace at the top of the Championship table with victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
Birmingham and Wolves continue to set the pace
Birmingham continue to set the pace at the top of the Championship table with victory over Sheffield Wednesday as Wolves edged a five-goal thriller at Watford.
Southampton have slipped into the relegation zone after a 3-0 defeat at Swansea, while Nottingham Forest's woes continued with a 1-0 loss at home to Cardiff.
Garry O'Connor scored twice in the space of five first-half minutes to set
Birmingham on their way to a comfortable St Andrews victory over
Sheffield Wednesday, with Kevin Phillips also on target before the break.
Wolves escaped from Vicarage Road with all three points thanks to Michael Gray's winner after twice throwing away the lead and seeing Tommy Smith fire a penalty over the bar for
Watford with the score at 2-2.
Reading lost their 100 per cent home record as
QPR caretaker manager Gareth Ainsworth guided his side to a 0-0 draw at the Madejski Stadium.
Sheffield United climbed back into the Championship play-off places with veteran defender Ugo Ehiogu scoring the only goal of the game against
Preston at Bramall Lane.
Nottingham Forest's miserable return to the Championship was extended as
Cardiff took all three points from their trip to the City Ground thanks to Ross McCormack's second-half penalty.
Southampton now have just one point to show from their last four Championship matches as
Swansea extended their unbeaten home record with a 3-0 stroll at the Liberty Stadium.
Barnsley edged out of the bottom three and moved above the Saints on goal difference after a stalemate against high-flying
Bristol City at Oakwell.
Ipswich moved away from the wrong end of the table after their first win in four games as two goals from Owen Garvan helped the Tractor Boys to a 3-1 victory away to
Plymouth Argyle in a bad-tempered match which saw David Norris dismissed at the death.
Doncaster looked on course for a shock victory at
Norwich thanks to Brian Stock's 77th-minute penalty, only for Antoine Sibierski to level and Leroy Lita to snatch a last-gasp winner.
Clinton Morrison was also on target in the dying seconds for
Coventry as Chris Coleman's side stole a point in their 1-1 draw with
Derby after Rob Hulse's opener before the break.
Blackpool had to come from behind twice in their 2-2 draw against
Crystal Palace with Ben Burgess and Ian Evatt cancelling out efforts from Paul Ifill and Craig Beattie.
Charlton and
Burnley also had to settle for a share of the spoils with their meeting at The Valley ending in a 1-1 draw.
