Championship round-up: Wins for the top three as table starts to take shape

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Championship round-up: Wins for the top three as table starts to take shape

Leeds' players walk out against Blackburn
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There were wins for Leicester, Ipswich and Leeds this weekend in the Championship as a busy festive period got underway - as well as some big results down at the bottom of the table. Get all the latest news in our Championship round-up.

Coventry 2-0 Birmingham

Coventry City leapfrogged Birmingham City in the EFL Championship with a 2-0 win at the CBS Arena as the Sky Blues extended their impressive form on home soil to just one defeat all season.

Alarmingly, Wayne Rooney’s men have now lost eight consecutive away matches as the pressure builds on the former England captain.  

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Blackburn 0-2 Leeds

Promotion-chasing Leeds United extended their Championship unbeaten run to seven matches thanks to a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.

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Sunderland 2-1 West Brom

Sunderland started life after Tony Mowbray with a deserved 2-1 win against West Bromwich Albion at the Stadium of Light, with the Black Cats remaining the only team yet to drop points after taking the lead in the Championship this season (W6).

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Watford 1-1 Southampton

Watford and Southampton shared the spoils in an entertaining draw at Vicarage Road, as a last-gasp equaliser from Rhys Healey extended the Hornets’ impressive league form to just one defeat in 10 matches (W6, D3).

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Stoke 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday climbed off the foot of the Championship table as a 91st-minute winner from Anthony Musaba condemned Stoke City to a sixth consecutive league match without a victory - increasing the pressure on under-fire manager Alex Neil.

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Rotherham 1-2 Swansea

Swansea City struck either side of HT to send 10-man Rotherham United to the bottom of the Championship table, as Swans caretaker boss Alan Sheehan celebrated his first game in charge with a hard-fought victory.

In turn, Swansea have not lost to the Millers in their last six meetings.

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QPR 2-0 Hull

Liam Rosenior suffered back-to-back Championship defeats for the first time as Hull City boss as Queens Park Rangers cruised to a 2-0 victory over the Tigers at Loftus Road. 

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Norwich 0-0 Preston

Preston North End put an end to their three-match losing streak by restricting Norwich City to a goalless draw at Carrow Road.

While the Canaries were denied a fourth win in five league games, the Lilywhites extended their winless away run to six from their last seven outings.

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Middlesbrough 0-2 Ipswich

Ipswich Town made it three Championship wins on the bounce, while also securing a first clean sheet in nine games, to maintain their seven-point cushion over third-placed Leeds courtesy of a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. 

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Leicester 4-0 Plymouth

Leicester City have moved eight points clear inside the top-two, after six minutes of madness earned them a 4-0 success against a flaky Plymouth Argyle side that was chasing only a second-ever H2H away win.

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Huddersfield 1-1 Bristol City

Darren Moore’s Huddersfield Town remain with just one win from their previous eight Championship matches after a second-half comeback from Bristol City denied the strugglers a precious three points at The John Smith's Stadium.

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Cardiff 1-0 Millwall

A late Dimitrios Goutas winner was enough for Cardiff City to edge past Millwall in a cagey affair at Cardiff City Stadium.

The win sees the Bluebirds stop a run of three straight H2H defeats.

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