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Leeds moved back to the Sky Bet Championship summit after defeating Millwall 2-0. Jake Cooper’s own goal gave Leeds the advantage only three minutes into the game before Ao Tanaka wrapped up three points with a thumping finish in the 85th minute.
Victory means Leeds sit two points clear of automatic promotion rivals Sheffield United and four points clear of third-placed Burnley after both teams drew their respective games on Tuesday night.
Plymouth recorded their first Championship away win of the season as they beat Portsmouth 2-1 at Fratton Park to boost their survival hopes. The Pilgrims withstood a late Pompey onslaught to earn a priceless three points in their battle to avoid relegation.
Goals from Mustapha Bundu and Ryan Hardie put Argyle in command against a lacklustre Portsmouth, who failed to hit the heights of their win over leaders Leeds at the weekend. But a late red card for Argyle’s Matthew Sorinola sparked Pompey into life and a fine strike from Adil Aouchiche launched late siege, but Argyle doggedly hung on.
Ali al-Hamadi scored as Stoke boosted their survival hopes with a 1-0 win against playoff-chasing Blackburn. Hours after being called up for Iraq’s forthcoming World Cup qualifiers, the loanee Hamadi scored his second goal for the club after 19 minutes as the Potters won only a third league game under Mark Robins in 12 attempts.
But they were also indebted to two magnificent saves from the goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, with his second denying Joe Rankin-Costello in stoppage time. Stoke’s victory lifted them up to 19th and four points clear of the bottom three. In contrast, Rovers have taken a solitary point from a possible nine under their new manager, Valérien Ismaël, and their four-game winless run leaves them four points off the top six.
Watford secured only their second home win since Boxing Day with a 1-0 victory against Swansea. A 27th-minute goal from Moussa Sissoko proved to be the difference in a contest that had its fair share of individual mistakes. Swansea’s defeat was their first under the interim manager Alan Sheehan.
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Hull moved further away from the relegation zone after defeating fellow strugglers Oxford 2-1. Although the Us went in front through Michal Helik, Hull quickly took the lead with two goals in three minutes when Joe Gelhardt levelled and Jamie Cumming turned the ball into his own net. Hull were reduced to 10 deep into stoppage time when Gustavo Puerta was sent off, but a win moves them five points clear of the drop zone, while Oxford stay four points above.
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