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Burnley extended their lead at the top of the Championship to seven points with a 3-0 win at Norwich as Sheffield United were held by Rotherham.
Anass Zaroury set Burnley on their way in the eighth minute after a Tim Krul error and, though they had to wait until after half-time to break down the Canaries again, two goals in six minutes from substitute Vitinho and debutant Hjalmar Ekdal sealed a comfortable win.
A ninth straight league win felt even more valuable as the Blades dropped points in a goalless draw with their South Yorkshire rivals, with Anel Ahmedhodzic and Billy Sharp missing presentable chances.
It also temporarily lifted the Clarets 20 points clear of third place, though Middlesbrough narrowed that gap slightly with a 3-0 win over Blackpool later in the day. Chuba Akpom scored twice before Paddy McNair made the result certain.
Fourth-placed Luton stayed level on points with Boro, having played a game less, as Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu’s early goal earned them a 1-0 win over Stoke.
Watford, though, squandered a two goal lead in a dramatic 2-2 draw with Reading. Ismaila Sarr and debutant defender Ryan Porteous seemed to have put the Hornets in total control but Tom Ince’s penalty and Jeff Hendrick’s stunning volley earned Reading a point.
Millwall and Sunderland remain just outside the play-off places after a 1-1 draw, Dennis Cirkin’s goal for the Black Cats cancelling out Jake Cooper’s opener. The two teams are separated in the table by eight-placed Blackburn, who play Wigan on Monday.
Hull are into the top half after a fourth win in six games, 1-0 over Cardiff thanks to Cyrus Christie’s goal just after the hour.
Birmingham twice came from behind to beat Swansea 4-3 in south Wales. Blues led through Scott Hogan’s penalty but Joel Piroe’s brace helped put Swansea 3-2 up, Liam Cullen with their other goal while Tahith Chong scored for Birmingham.
Lukas Jutkiewicz headed a 90th-minute equaliser and there was still time for more drama when Auston Trusty – whose extra-time own goal saw them knocked out of the FA Cup by Blackburn on Tuesday night – scored a winner seven minutes into stoppage time.
Bristol City won 2-1 at Preston, Mark Sykes and Sam Bell on target before Ched Evans pulled one back, and Martyn Waghorn earned Huddersfield a 1-1 draw after QPR had led through Jamal Lowe.
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Sheffield Wednesday leapfrogged Plymouth to move to the top of Sky Bet League One with a narrow 1-0 win at Hillsborough.
Callum Paterson struck the only goal of the game after just seven minutes, turning home Will Vaulks’ cross at the near post, as the Owls extended their unbeaten run to 16 games and knocked the visitors off the summit for just the second time since September.
That result put Sheffield Wednesday six points clear in the race for promotion after third-placed Ipswich drew 1-1 at struggling Cambridge.
Harvey Knibbs scored for the hosts in the first half before striker Freddie Ladapo levelled, that after Cambridge striker Joe Ironside had had a penalty saved by goalkeeper Christian Walton.
The draw leaves Ipswich with just one win in six games and puts Cambridge two points from safety in 22nd.
A David McGoldrick hat-trick in the space of five minutes either side of half-time earned Derby a sixth league win in a row to strengthen their grip on the top six.
They were 5-0 winners against Morecambe, whose relegation fears resurfaced having won four of their previous five matches.
Burton dragged themselves out of the relegation zone thanks to a dramatic finale at Fleetwood.
Promise Omochere thought he had rescued a point for the hosts in the fourth minute of added time, only for substitute Charlie Kirk to snatch a stunning 3-2 win on his debut.
Ten-man Accrington stay second from bottom after going down 3-0 at home to Lincoln.
Goals from Ben House, Teddy Bishop and Sean Roughan earned the visitors their first league win since November, after substitute Harry Perritt was sent off in the first half for Accrington.
Duncan Ferguson is still awaiting his first win as Forest Green manager after rock-bottom Rovers lost 2-0 at home to play-off chasing Peterborough.
Jonson Clarke-Harris and Hector Kyprianou were on the scoresheet to leave the home side with a five-point gap to safety.
It means Posh moved to within three points of the top six after Barnsley’s 1-1 draw at Portsmouth. Colby Bishop scored just after half-time before defender Bobby Thomas rescued a late point for the sixth-placed Tykes.
Bolton left it late to beat Cheltenham and keep the play-off chasing pack at arm’s length.
A goal in the 80th minute from midfielder Kyle Dempsey ensured the gap to seventh-placed Posh remained seven points. Defeat for Cheltenham leaves them 18th with a two-point gap on the relegation places.
There was a 1-0 win for Shrewsbury at Oxford and 2-0 success for MK Dons at Bristol Rovers, while Charlton moved to within a point of their hosts Exeter with a 2-1 victory at St James’s Park.
Wycombe boosted their play-off ambitions with an emphatic 3-0 win at Port Vale.
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