Jamie Vardy sealed victory as Leicester got back heading in the right direction within the race for automatic promotion to the Premier League by beating Norwich 3-1 at home.
Gabriel Sara put the Canaries ahead late in the sport when he poked Marcelino Nunez’s clever corner past goalkeeper Mads Hermansen within the twentieth minute, but Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall put the Foxes ahead 12 minutes before the break.
Stepha Mavididi’s good finish within the 61st minute gave the hosts a deserved lead, but it surely was only within the third minute of added time that substitute Vardy scored to make it 3-1 and send his team back to the highest of the table ahead of Ipswich. with Southampton and Leeds playing Hull.
Darnell Furlong’s half-time piledriver prolonged West Brom’s unbeaten run to eight as they overcame a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 with Watford.
The Baggies, who entered the match against the Hawthorns in fifth place, conceded goals through goals from Edo Kayembe and substitute Mileta Rajovic, but Brandon Thomas-Asante dragged them back into the sport before Furlong scored on the death.
Liam Kitching scored two own goals as Coventry lost ground within the race for a play-off place after a 2-1 home defeat to Cardiff.
Ellis Simms’ seventeenth goal of the season gave the Sky Blues the lead within the twenty second minute, but Kitching found his own net twice, the primary time in decisive style, to secure the points for the visitors.
Jay Stansfield gave latest Birmingham interim manager Gary Rowett a primary win in his second spell as manager by scoring the one goal against Preston.
Michael Ihiekwe’s own goal and Isaiah Jones’ second prolonged Middlesbrough’s unbeaten run to six games, despite Sam Greenwood’s penalty miss as struggling Sheffield Wednesday lost 2-0 on the Riverside Stadium.
Sammie Szmodics took his tally for the season to 23 with a goal as Blackburn secured their first league win in 10 tries with a crushing 5-1 win at Sunderland.
The Ireland international’s first-half double and goals from Ryan Hedges, Tyrhys Dolan and Andrew Moran allayed Rovers’ fears of being drawn right into a relegation battle.
Nahki Wells’ header condemned Plymouth to a fifth successive home defeat without scoring, and Bristol City left Home Park with a 1-0 victory. In the 78th minute, the hosts sent off Alfie Devine for a second bookable offense.
Steve Cook’s sweet volley was enough to give QPR a 1-0 win over Swansea, keeping QPR six points clear of the relegation zone.
Substitute Charlie Wyke’s late header kept Rotherham champions for now.
The Millers, who last tasted league victory on Boxing Day, took the lead against Millwall within the 71st minute through Sebastian Revan but needed an 86th-minute save from Wyke to win 2-1 after Ryan Longman equalized .
With six games to play, they’re 18 points from safety and have the worst goal difference within the league.
Huddersfield also remain in trouble after Stoke’s Ki-Jana Hoever scored for the second time in as many games to cancel out Bojan Radulovic’s first goal for the Terriers in a 1-1 draw.
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