Andy Lyons scored twice as Mick McCarthy's Blackpool gave themselves renewed hope of avoiding the drop from the Sky Bet Championship thanks to a thumping 6-1 victory against shellshocked QPR.Jerry Yates opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Lyons made it two when he darted in to meet CJ Hamilton's superb drag-back before coolly side-footing home.Curtis Nelson made it 3-0 when he capitalised on a goalkeeper error and it it got even worse nine minutes before the break when Jordan Thorniley easily head home from Charlie Patino's corner.It was five for Blackpool just three minutes after the restart.
After Dieng brilliantly tipped Lyons' thunderbolt over the crossbar, the Blackpool midfielder then headed home from Patino's corner.
Substitute Kenny Dougall's crisp finish made it a superb six for Blackpool in the 88th minute.Tom Cannon was on the mark again for Preston who kept their slim play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 win at Rotherham.First-half goals from Cannon and Ched Evans saw North End stretch their unbeaten run to seven games and move to five points off the top six.There was plenty of Irish involvement in Cannon's goal after Tarique Fosu miscontrolled in his own half.
Alan Browne then sent a curling cross to the far post where Robbie Brady headed back across goal for Cannon to poke home from close range.Chris Wilder's first home game as Watford's new manager ended in a straightforward 3-0 victory over Birmingham.Imran Louza and Keinan Davis scored within the first 16 minutes of a painful evening for Blues manager John Eustace - a former Hornets captain as a player.Birmingham improved in the second half but could not prevent substitute Britt Assombalonga from adding a third.Millwall consolidated their position