Championship round-up: Shane Duffy on target as Norwich rout Rooney's Plymouth

Shane Duffy was on target as Norwich City ended their run of no wins in seven games in spectacular fashion as they thrashed Plymouth 6-1 at Carrow Road.

Borja Sainz grabbed a hat-trick – including two inside the first 17 minutes – while Anis Ben Slimane and Ante Crnac also crammed onto the scoresheet.

Mustapha Bundu's 39th-minute effort had briefly reduced the Canaries’ two-goal lead, but defeat left Wayne Rooney’s men with just one win in eight.

Sheffield United jumped back to the top of the Championship with a convincing 3-0 win over struggling Oxford at Bramall Lane.

Tyrese Campbell was the architect of the Blades' victory as he set up Callum O’Hare’s early opener then grabbed his fifth goal in six games to make it 2-0 just before the half-hour mark.

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi rounded off the scoring to complete a dominant display and lift Chris Wilder’s men above Yorkshire rivals Leeds, who play Luton on Wednesday.

Scott Parker’s Burnley also moved into the automatic promotion places as they claimed their third straight win at home to managerless Coventry.

Jeremy Sarmiento flicked the opener from the middle of the box two minutes after the interval and former Ireland underage international CJ Egan-Riley added a second 10 minutes from time to seal a 2-0 win and leave the Sky Blues still searching for their first win since sacking Mark Robins.

Sunderland lost more ground on their promotion rivals as they played out their fifth straight draw against West Brom at the Stadium of Light.

Chris Rigg and Patrick Roberts both had late chances for the hosts, while the stalemate also extended Albion’s frustrating run to just one win from their last 11.

Pressure continues to increase on Hull boss Tim Walter after the Tigers crashed to a 2-0 home