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Norwich stretched their lead at the top of the Championship to five points with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Cardiff.
Well-taken goals from Emi Buendía – his fifth in seven games – and Todd Cantwell took Daniel Farke’s in-form side further clear of second-placed Bournemouth, who could only draw 0-0 at Luton. Danny Hylton had the best chance of the game for the Hatters, but the goalkeeper Asmir Begovic palmed his shot to safety.
Swansea moved up to third following a 2-0 win at home to Barnsley. The Swans made the perfect start on a poor pitch, with Jamal Lowe side-footing home after just two minutes. They doubled their lead in the 66th minute when the Barnsley substitute Victor Adeboyejo nodded a corner past his own goalkeeper. Brentford are fourth after two superb strikes from Bryan Mbeumo helped them to a 3-1 win against Reading.
League One roundup
At the top of League One, Lincoln moved into the automatic promotion spots with a thumping 4-0 win over struggling Northampton. At the bottom end of the table both Wigan and Swindon secured valuable draws. The Latics played out a 1-1 with Fleetwood, while Swindon and Charlton scored two apiece at the County Ground.
Burton remain rooted to the bottom of the table after a 3-1 home defeat by Doncaster, who moved up to fourth. Accrington were held to a 0-0 draw at the Wham Stadium by Blackpool but there were goals aplenty at Rochdale, who were hammered 4-1 by a Gillingham side inspired by two-goal John Akinde.
There was late drama at Plough Lane, where Crewe moved closer to the play-off spots thanks to a last-gasp Oliver Finney goal to secure a 2-1 win over Wimbledon and Plymouth ended their six-match losing streak thanks to Ryan Hardie’s 68th minute winner against MK Dons.
Aitor Karanka suffered a heavy defeat to his former club as Birmingham were beaten 4-1 by Middlesbrough, who moved into the play-off places. Blues took a 15th-minute lead when Jeremie Bela played the ball into the middle and Maxime Colin slammed home. Middlesbrough levelled through Britt Assombalonga from Marc Bola’s pass in the 27th minute and went ahead shortly afterwards when Marvin Johnson’s low cross was converted by George Saville.
Neil Etheridge gifted the visitors a third goal in the 56th minute when he allowed a Lewis Wing corner to slip through his grasp with nobody challenging and did not cover himself in glory once again when Wing’s shot from distance went under his body and into the top corner to make it 4-1.
League Two roundup
Leaders Newport suffered a shock 4-2 defeat against Oldham. The Exiles went into the break 2-1 up but conceded three goals in the second half, two of those in the final five minutes, to see their advantage at the top of the table cut to four points.
In a game between two teams hot on Newport’s heels, Forest Green earned a big three points by beating Carlisle 1-0. Jamille Matt’s winner helped Mark Cooper’s side leapfrog Cheltenham, who were stunned on the road at Barrow. The Bluebirds, who parted company with manager David Dunn this week, climbed out of the bottom two with a 3-0 win.
Bottom side Southend missed the chance to make up ground in the relegation battle, conceding with little more than ten minutes left on the clock to draw 1-1 with Mansfield. Bradford picked up a crucial home win, Harry Pritchard’s first-half goal enough to beat Cambridge.
Salford and Morecambe boosted their promotion hopes with away wins at Harrogate and Colchester respectively. There was a seven goal thriller at Walsall, where the hosts rallied to beat Port Vale 4-3.
Elsewhere, Crawley secured a 2-1 away win at Leyton Orient, Tranmere won 3-0 at Bolton and Grimsby beat Scunthorpe 1-0.
Huddersfield claimed a 2-0 win against Watford, with an error from Ben Foster gifting them the lead. Isaac Mbenza closed the goalkeeper down, stole the ball and played it to Fraizer Campbell who slotted in. It was 2-0 when the Hornets midfielder Étienne Capoue’s attempted clearance from a corner gave Foster no chance.
Tom Lees’ header from a Barry Bannan free-kick was enough to give Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 win against Coventry, while an early header from Nick Powell earned Stoke a 1-0 win against Blackburn.
Anis Mehmeti snatched Wycombe a point in a 1-1 draw with QPR after Jason McCarthy’s own goal had given the visitors the lead after 29 minutes, while two goals in as many minutes at the start of the second half saw Millwall and Nottingham Forest play out a 1-1 draw. Tom Bradshaw’s neat side-foot finish fired the Lions into a 47th-minute lead, only for the visitors to equalise two minutes later through Alex Mighten’s low finish.
Rotherham’s match with Derby was postponed because of a positive Covid-19 test for a member of Paul Warne’s squad.
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