Sky Bet Championship: Ikpeazu, Chuba Apom On Song, Mikel's Stoke Suffers Home Loss, Troost-Ekong Benched
By Omolagba Oluwayemi
Neil Warnock's Middlesbrough moved within a point of the play-off places after coming from behind to beat struggling Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park, BSNsports.com.ng reports.
Boro were jolted into life by Uche Ikpeazu's early goal for the home side, curled beyond Marcus Bettinelli after neat footwork, and goals from Marcus Browne, Marcus Tavernier and Chuba Akpom turned the game the Teessiders' way.
Swansea City rose to second place in the Championship as Jamal Lowe scored twice to help them overcome rival promotion contenders Watford.
In an entertaining first half, Tom Cleverley fired Watford in front before Swansea took control and equalised via Lowe's delightful curling effort.
Lowe headed in from Korey Smith's fine, deep cross to put the Swans 2-1 up.
Junior Stanislas scored the only goal of the game as Bournemouth shaded Stoke City in a low-key Championship encounter in the Potteries.
The Cherries midfielder raced clear down the inside-left channel late on to latch onto a superb Lewis Cook through ball before drawing Josef Bursik out and slipping a low left-foot shot under the Stoke keeper.
Reading's top scorer Lucas Joao netted a second-half double on his return from injury as they halted Huddersfield's winning streak at the John Smith's Stadium.
The Terriers, who had recorded five straight victories on home turf, looked on course for a sixth after Fraizer Campbell headed them into an early lead.
But Joao, who had missed Reading's last five games, equalised early in the second half with his 12th league goal of the season.
The Royals forward then scored again with a superb strike from the edge of the box as they climbed to fourth in the table, while Huddersfield dropped to 13th.
Lewis Grabban's second-half penalty ended Preston North End's three-game winning run and earned improving Nottingham Forest a sixth Championship victory of the season.
Grabban slotted the ball low down the centre of the goal despite slipping in his run-up and provoking strong claims from the home side that the striker made a double contact with the ball.
Coventry secured their first win in five games to leapfrog out-of-form Millwall in the Championship table.
The opener arrived when Jordan Shipley's shot cannoned back off the post and was diverted in by Lions defender Jake Cooper after 20 minutes.
Gustavo Hamer stretched the lead six minutes later, firing home after his initial free-kick was blocked.
A foul on Troy Parrott allowed Jed Wallace to halve the deficit from the penalty spot but namesake Murray Wallace was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card as Coventry held on.
Adam Armstrong was on target as Championship top scorers Blackburn Rovers beat out-of-form Birmingham City at St Andrew's.
Armstrong netted his 17th goal of the season, rounding off a superb counter-attack in the 10th minute.
Rovers midfielder Bradley Dack ensured all three points with a curling effort after 92 minutes.
Blackburn rise to 11th, five points off the play-offs, while defeat means Birmingham are just four points above the drop, having not scored a goal in their past four fixtures.
Norwich went four points clear at the top of the Championship as Emiliano Buendia's smart finish secured victory over Barnsley.
Kenny McLean's brilliant ball over the top found Buendia, who showed great touch to cushion a first-time volley past goalkeeper Jack Walton.
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