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Championship wrap: Bazunu header secures Saints a draw

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Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu was instrumental in helping Southampton secure a draw with a last-gasp equaliser against Preston North End in the Championship.Trailing 2-1 in the sixth minute of added time, the 21-year-old made his way into the opposition penalty area for a late corner.The former Manchester City player met the set-piece, with his header deflecting off Ched Evans for an own goal to stretch Preston's winless run to half a dozen games.Earlier Kyle Walker-Peters had brilliantly put the Saints into a 33rd-minute lead when he cut in from the right to curl a left-footed effort into the far corner before Preston turned the game around inside the first 10 minutes of the second half.Substitute Milutin Osmajic volleyed in an equaliser from the edge of the box before setting up Brad Potts to make it 2-1.Wayne Rooney's Birmingham were booed off after his first home game in charge ended in a 2-0 defeat to Hull in the Championship.The Tigers, managed by Rooney's former assistant Liam Rosenior, ended a four-match winless run to hand Rooney a second successive loss since replacing John Eustace at St Andrew's.Liam Delap picked off a poor backpass from Emmanuel Longelo to give the visitors a 12th-minute lead and Jaden Philogene's long-range strike settled the contest with 16 minutes left.Ipswich showed few signs of rustiness as they kept the pressure on leaders Leicester with a 1-0 win at Bristol City.Nathan Broadhead's first-half goal earned Kieran McKenna's side a 10th victory in 12 league games as they played their first fixture since October 7.Patrick Bamford missed a penalty before Pascal Struijk scored an own goal as Leeds' three-match winning run was halted by a 1-0 defeat at Stoke.Struijk's 80th-minute

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