Sky Bet Championship review & highlights: Norwich, Sheffield United and Leeds all earn narrow wins
You can watch all the goals in our review of Saturday's Sky Bet Championship action, as Norwich, Sheffield United and Leeds all earned narrow victories.
Click play on the video above to watch the action and scroll down for the results, review and updated table.
Sky Bet Championship
- Birmingham 2-2 Blackburn
- Brentford 5-1 Hull
- Leeds 2-1 Bolton
- Middlesbrough 2-0 QPR
- Millwall 1-3 Preston
- Norwich 3-2 Bristol City
- Reading 1-1 Rotherham
- Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Swansea
- Stoke 1-1 Aston Villa
- Wigan 1-1 Ipswich
- West Brom 0-1 Sheffield United
Canaries keep hold of top spot
Norwich kept their two-point lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a thrilling 3-2 win against in-form Bristol City.
Jamie Paterson put the visitors ahead at Carrow Road, firing across Tim Krul and into the far corner.
Norwich levelled after 36 minutes through Kenny McLean, but City were back in front straight from the kick-off as Callum O'Dowda dribbled through the Canaries' defence before firing home.
Ben Godfrey drew things level once more for Norwich in the 55th minute, tapping in Maximillian Aarons' cut-back.
And Daniel Farke's side won it thanks to McLean's stunning 25-yard strike midway through the second half.
💛💪 Comeback kings Norwich were at it again today against Bristol City...
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) February 23, 2019
⚽️ 0-1 - 12'
⚽️ 1-1 - 36'
⚽️ 1-2 - 37'
⚽️ 2-2 - 55'
⚽️ 3-2 - 66'
👏 That's the 16th time #NCFC gained points from losing positions this season, accruing 21 of them! @NorwichCityFC pic.twitter.com/Dc5pctIGdS
Sheffield United and Leeds remain hot on Norwich's heels, though, after beating West Brom and Bolton respectively.
The fourth-placed Baggies would have leapfrogged Chris Wilder's side with a win, but Kieran Dowell's 14th-minute header was enough to give United a 1-0 triumph and the three points.
Victory extends the Blades' unbeaten run to five league games, while West Brom remain winless at home in 2019.
⚽️⚔️ What a time for Kieran Dowell to score his first goal for Sheffield United!
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) February 23, 2019
🙌 1-0 victory at #WBA
💪 Eight wins from 11 games
📈 Back above #LUFC into second
😯 Next up for @SUFC_tweets is #SWFC and on March 16 they visit Leeds! pic.twitter.com/tIju9rCP8o
Leeds had moved up to second temporarily ahead of the late kick-off at the Hawthorns, with a 2-1 win against Bolton.
The hosts took the lead from the penalty spot after 16 minutes. Tyler Roberts was upended by Pawel Olkowski and Patrick Bamford stepped up to put the hosts ahead.
But that lead lasted just six minutes. David Wheater's header was cleared off the line but centre-back partner Mark Beevers was on hand to bury from close range.
Ezgjan Alioski proved to be the match-winner, firing in from Mateusz Klich's cross. Bolton boss Phil Parkinson was sent to the stands moments after the goal.
🙌⚪️ Elland Road was rocking again today as the @LUFC fans roared their side on to a priceless 2-1 win over Bolton.
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) February 23, 2019
👍 #LUFC remain two points behind @SkyBet Championship leaders Norwich but have that game in hand. pic.twitter.com/00AModrMoC
Straightforward for Boro
Middlesbrough maintained their automatic promotion hopes with a 2-0 win against QPR.
Jonny Howson fired Boro ahead in the opening minute, latching onto Muhamed Besic's pass to fire low past Joe Lumley.
Ashley Fletcher doubled the lead as QPR slipped to a seventh successive league defeat.
Bottom club Ipswich were denied just a third win under Paul Lambert by Joe Garner's late equaliser for Wigan.
Ipswich's Jonas Knudsen was given his marching orders after 25 minutes for pulling down Leon Clarke when through on goal.
But Ipswich rallied through Will Keane's 33rd-minute penalty, only to see the three points snatched away after 90 minutes.
Semi Ajayi snatched a point for Rotherham in a 1-1 draw with fellow relegation strugglers Reading. Ovie Ejaria gave the hosts the lead just after the half hour with his first Reading goal.
No end to Preston run
Preston extended their unbeaten run to eight games by beating Millwall 3-1.
The visitors were 3-0 up inside half an hour as Andrew Hughes, Tom Clarke and Sean Maguire all found the net - with Paul Gallagher involved in setting up all three.
Millwall pulled a goal back after 67 minutes through substitute Ben Thompson.
Sheffield Wednesday kept up their unbeaten start under Steve Bruce with a resounding 3-1 win over Swansea.
Adam Reach's double and Steven Fletcher's strike gave the Owls a 3-0 half-time lead. Oli McBurnie's 69th-minute finish proved nothing but a consolation for Swansea.
Stoke and Aston Villa drew 1-1. Sam Vokes grabbed his first Stoke goal to claim a sixth-minute lead, before Albert Adomah equalised just after the hour from Anwar El Ghazi's pass.
Tigers tanked by Brentford
Brentford came from behind to thrash Hull 5-1, meaning the Tigers have now won just one of their last six games.
Fraizer Campbell fired Hull ahead after 24 minutes, but Kamohelo Mokotjo, a hat-trick from striker Said Benrahma and Neal Maupay's 19th league goal of the season secured an emphatic win.
Che Adams took his Championship tally to 21 goals as Birmingham drew 2-2 with Blackburn.
Adams opened the scoring before Charlie Mulgrew and Danny Graham looked like they had won it for Blackburn in the closing stages, only for Adams to strike again.
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