English Championship: Akinfemiwa Goal Drought Continues Chuba Apom, Fred Onyedinma, Victor Adeboyejo, Sone Aluko, Ovie Ejaria Featured In Mid-week Fixtures.

  English Championship: Akinfemiwa Goal Drought Continues Chuba Apom, Fred Onyedinma, Victor Adeboyejo, Sone Aluko, Ovie Ejaria Featured In Mid-week Fixtures. By Omolagba Oluwayemi Ovie Ejaria and Sone Aluko were on parade for Reading as they lost 2-1 to ten-man Birmingham City, BSNsports com.ng reports. The win was the second in a row for Birmingham who saw out the final 19 minutes a man short after captain Harlee Dean was sent off for picking up a second yellow card when he was adjudged to have brought down Yakou Meite in the box. Famara Diedhiou pounced late on to earn Bristol City three precious points in their Championship promotion bid by settling a close-fought encounter against fellow chasers Blackburn Rovers. The Senegal international swivelled in the box with eight minutes to go to turn home and finally break the deadlock and lift his side into the play-off places as one of four teams on 30 points. Norwich City regained top spot in the Championship as Emi Buendia's deflected strike earned victory over a Nottingham Forest side who have now picked up just one point in six matches. The Canaries went ahead in first-half injury time when Jacob Sorensen found the net with a low strike. Buendia fired home via the unfortunate Joe Worrall just four minutes after substitute Anthony Knockaert had drawn the Reds level with a teasing cross that eluded everyone and found the net. Preston North End picked up only their second home win of the season after scoring three second-half goals to see off Middlesbrough at Deepdale. After a goalless first half, Brad Potts diverted an Andrew Hughes effort past Marcus Bettinelli to give the hosts the lead. Scott Sinclair rolled the ball into the far corner with nine minutes left to double their advantage. Substitute Emil Riis Jakobsen grabbed a deserved third late on, cutting in and drilling below the Fulham loanee. Chuba Apom made a 23 minutes appearance for Middlesbrough in the encounter. Barnsley registered a second win in three Championship games by beating struggling Wycombe Wanderers at Oakwell. The Tykes took the lead just after the half-hour mark when Callum Styles sent a low left-footed shot across goal and into the bottom right-hand corner from inside the area. Joe Jacobsen's penalty four minutes after the restart brought the visitors level after Aapo Halme had dragged down Garath McCleary. McCleary then gave away a spot-kick when he tripped Luke Thomas, and Cauley Woodrow fired into the bottom left-hand corner to put Barnsley back in front. Wycombe, in their first-ever campaign in the second tier, are now seven games without a win and remain two points from safety. Meanwhile, Akinfemiwa was on parade for Wycombe for 85 minutes but his struggle for goals also continues, and his compatriot Fred Onyedinma introduction in the 75th minutes could not helped Wycombe break down the defense of Barnsley who also introduced another Nigerian, Victor Adeboyejo in the 64th minutes to help solidify things in the mid-field.