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Late goals from Liam Kitching and Ellis Simms helped Coventry extend their advantage at the top of the Championship table with a 4-2 win over Middlesbrough.
The Sky Blues landed two early blows in the opening 15 minutes, going ahead through Simms’ stunning top-corner strike and Kitching’s header.
Boro responded through Morgan Whittaker before the break and levelled minutes after the restart with a Bobby Thomas own goal.
With the game seemingly destined for a draw, Kitching and Simms both struck within one minute of each other in the final five minutes of normal time to send Coventry 10 points clear of the Teessiders, who drop to third in the table.
Tonda Eckert made it four wins out of four as Southampton caretaker by masterminding a 3-0 victory against Leicester.
Finn Azaz scored for the third match in a row and Olabade Aluko was sent off on his first professional start, either side of Taylor Harwood-Bellis’ brace of headers in a horror first half for the Foxes.
The four wins under Eckert match the number they had managed from the start of last season until Will Still’s sacking.
Saints had been three points off the relegation zone when Eckert took charge and they are now two points shy of the promotion places - with the German the favourite to take the job permanently.
Derby ruined Vítor Matos’ first game in charge of Swansea with a 2-1 away victory.
Joe Ward and Lars-Jorgen Salvesen struck either side of the interval as Derby climbed into seventh place.
There was late anxiety for the visitors after Ethan Galbraith’s sweet finish, but it was a deserved sixth win in seven games for the in-form Rams.
Matos had only taken two training sessions after leaving Portuguese second-tier outfit Maritimo on Monday to succeed the sacked Alan Sheehan.
Former Hull forwards Jaden Philogene and Chuba Akpom returned to haunt their former club as Ipswich moved up to fourth with a 2-0 win at the MKM Stadium.
The pair and four others dropped to the bench as Ipswich made six changes from Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Wrexham, but their introduction after 66 minutes was the catalyst which enlivened a dour contest.
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With his first touch, Philogene’s dipping cross saw Marcelino Núñez head home in the 69th minute, while Akpom finished from close range moments later as Ipswich extended their unbeaten run to six matches.
Norwich finally brought their dismal run of home defeats to an end at the ninth time of asking – but they were still left deflated as a goal five minutes into stoppage time saw them held to a 1-1 draw by Oxford.
Having lost their opening seven Championship fixtures at Carrow Road, together with another reverse in the Carabao Cup, the Canaries looked to be heading towards a much-needed win in Phillippe Clement’s second game in charge.
They led going into added time courtesy of Jovon Makama’s well-taken first-half effort only to let a couple of points slip through their grasp when Oxford substitute Filip Krastev netted a dramatic equaliser.
Sorba Thomas netted a bizarre brace for Stoke as the Potters moved back into the automatic promotion places with a 3-0 win over Charlton.
Thomas’ pair of first-half goals from what appeared to be crosses sandwiched Million Manhoef’s fifth goal of the season as Mark Robins’ side cruised to a first victory in three.
Daniel Jebbison scored against his former club as Preston shared a 1-1 draw with Watford at Vicarage Road. Mamadou Doumbia cancelled out his opener shortly before half-time to continue Watford’s trend of coming back from behind this season.
