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Brandon Thomas-Asante's double performance earned Coventry a 5th consecutive victory, stretching their advantage at the summit of the league table with a two-one win over Portsmouth. Thomas-Asante scored his 7th and 8th goals of the campaign, moving the unbeaten team four points clear, before Middlesbrough forthcoming fixture at Wednesday.

Historic Keeping Feat

The home shot-stopper Carl Rushworth surpassed Pearson's longstanding club record of 608 minutes without letting in a goal—a record that had remained since the 1930s—before his goal was eventually beaten by Kirk's delightful chip in injury time.

Millwall Continue Climbing Despite Fitness Crisis

Alex Neil praised his "amazing" Millwall team after they moved up to 3rd in spite of a ongoing fitness problem. The patched-up squad earned a third straight win, 2-0 against other high-flyers their rivals at home.

Flying winger Femi Azeez grabbed his 3rd goal in three matches, while French centre-back Tristan Crama hit his first for the club in a satisfying victory for the boss against his old side. However the injuries are still mounting. Will Smallbone became the newest casualty when the Southampton borrowed player went down holding his thigh in the opening half.

"We nearly had a full team a few days ago but since then about five players have fallen over," stated the manager. "It’s an incredible performance from the players to be where we are considering how many injuries we have had. Will’s hurt his hamstring which is a setback. I don’t know how bad it is yet. We defeated a strong side tonight. They were 3rd before tonight and we earned to win."

Bristol City Climb to 4th with Fightback Win

Scott Twine scored a second-half double as City fought back to move 4th with a three-one victory over Southampton at Ashton Gate. The Saints took the lead on the 30-minute mark when Adam Armstrong got through onto a accurate pass from Charles and deftly lobbed the advancing goalkeeper Vitek. But it took City just three minutes to level, Anis Mehmeti finishing a similar chance from Dickie's deflected pass, this time with an deadly right-foot strike from twelve yards when left with only Alex McCarthy to beat.

Scott Twine shot the hosts in front on fifty-seven minutes, arriving unchallenged to net from close range after Zak Vyner’s effort from the outside of the box had deflected off a Saints player and come back off a post. He was on goal again seven minutes later as wretched defense gave him plenty of room to race away and lob past McCarthy. It was a memorable night for Vyner, making his two hundred and nineteenth league appearance for Bristol City, a team record.

Charlton Shock Tractor Boys in Impressive Display

Nathan Jones said he was "very proud" of his Charlton side excellent performance following their three-nil victory over Ipswich Town at away, while the home side's McKenna commented on the game being a "terrible outcome" for the club as they lost at home for the first time this campaign.

The Addicks netted two times through Carey and Gillesphey in a thrilling 3-minute second period burst, with Leaburn scoring a third as they climbed to fifth. Jones commented: "Ipswich have got a strong squad, some side and the opening 25 minutes we had to adjust to it … After that we began to get a little more aggressive and started to get on the offensive a little more and felt we had the clearest chances.

"In my opinion we had four real good chances and at the break we got into the players and we went after the game. The goals were excellent goals and that was some performance."

Hull Narrowly Beat Leicester in Nervy Match

Millar celebrated a first beginning for club or country in over a year with the Tigers' first goal in a nervy two-one victory over the Foxes. The Canadian player, available again after an anterior cruciate ligament injury, was also involved in the buildup to Joe Gelhardt’s thirty-first-minute winner. The substitute Aaron Ramsey got a goal back after sixty-seven minutes but the visitors dropped out of the play-off picture after suffering a defeat for the 1st time in 9 Championship matches.

Birmingham Snatch Welcome Victory

Phil Neumann’s opening period header secured Birmingham their 1st win in 5 matches, with a one-nil victory at Deepdale. The 28-year-old planted home Alexander Cochrane’s dead-ball in the 33rd minute and the visitors survived against a Lilywhites side with only 1 defeat in their past 8 games. It represented North End 1st home defeat in the Championship this campaign but they had sufficient chances to get something more out of a tight encounter.

Sheffield United Mount Second-Half Fightback

United scored three second-half goals to come from behind and defeat fellow strugglers Rovers 3-1 to register consecutive league victories. In a game of not much quality, the signs did not look good for Chris Wilder’s visitors when they conceded just before the break through Ohashi's second goal of the campaign. But, the Blades fought back in style after the break.

After being given a boost through Axel Henriksson’s 54th-minute own goal, United cut Rovers apart two times more. Harrison Burrows finished O'Hare's expertly placed pass in the seventieth minute before his fellow substitute Tyrese Campbell slotted a third from close range in added time.

United climb out of the relegation zone for the 1st time this campaign but the second half was disappointing for Rovers and their fans, who expressed their emotions evident at full-time after a defeat which sends them a place to twenty-third.

The Rams Sink Canaries to Increase Tension

Ozoh's first goal of the season gave Derby a 1-0 victory over Norwich City to increase the strain on Manning. The loaned Palace midfielder struck soon in the second half to secure County 1st home win of the season and send Norwich to a defeat which sent them into the league's bottom three. It should have been a alternative story after Norwich completely dominated the first half but they were unable to take a number of excellent opportunities.