Championship wrap: Two for Lyons in big Blackpool win
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.
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Championship wrap: Long and Cannon on the mark
Kevin Long was on the mark as Birmingham City cruised to a first win in six games by beating fellow strugglers Rotherham United 2-0.
17 bosses in under 11 years: The club where management has a sting in the tail
Slaven Bilic’s sacking after less than six months in charge of Watford is the latest in a long line of changes under the ownership of Gino Pozzo and his family.
Championship: Sheffield Utd beat Reading to stay second
Sheffield United maintained their grip on second spot in the Sky Bet Championship after a 1-0 win at Reading.
Watford sack Slaven Bilic and bring in Chris Wilder
Slaven Bilic has been sacked as Watford manager, with Chris Wilder taking the reins at the Sky Bet Championship club.
Championship round-up: Will Smallbone the creator as Stoke dismantle Sunderland
Will Smallbone has yet to be capped at senior level by the Republic of Ireland, but the midfielder aided his cause for international recognition with a commanding performance in Stoke's 5-1 annihilation of Sunderland in the Sky Bet Championship.
Ogbene earns Rotherham crucial point at Swansea
An outrageous finish by Republic of Ireland striker Chiedozie Ogbene earned the Millers another precious point in their battle for survival as they drew 1-1 at Swansea. Ogbene, Rotherham's top scorer in 2022-23, had almost got the game off to a flying start when he fired a left-footed shot from the edge of the box against the left-hand upright with less than a minute gone. That came from Swansea skipper Matt Grimes giving the ball away at a throw in, and he was not the only one in the home ranks to suffer a shaky start as Rotherham followed Stoke's lead from their 3-1 win at the same venue last week by pressing high and hard.
Championship round-up: Obafemi on the mark again
Michael Obafemi scored his second goal in two weeks as Burnley cemented their place at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a dominant 4-0 victory over struggling Huddersfield.