Championship roundup: Coventry keeper scores late leveller at Blackburn

Coventry goalkeeper Ben Wilson scored a controversial stoppage-time goal to steal a 1-1 draw at Blackburn and boost their Championship playoff chances.

Rovers looked to be strengthening their own top-six ambitions after they led through Sam Gallagher’s first-half goal at Ewood Park. But in the fifth minute of time added on Wilson came forward for a corner and was in the right place at the right time to bundle the ball home, though there were loud appeals for handball that fell on deaf ears.

While the Rovers manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson, claimed Wilson “used his hand” to score, his Coventry counterpart, Mark Robins, saw things differently. “I’ve just seen it close up. I’ve seen it hit his knee and go in,” Robins insisted.

“Why moan? They should have seen the game out. They didn’t. We got a little bit of luck but you make your own, don’t you? Credit to Ben – he actually went between the sticks, went in where the striker should be and he’s ended up getting a goal.”

“I think we deserved it for the second-half performance,” Robins added. “First half, we deserved nothing from it … but the second half was a lot better.” The draw left Blackburn in sixth position, with the Sky Blues a point and two places behind.

Andy Carroll was the hero and villain for Reading in a 1-1 draw with Luton, whose slim automatic promotion hopes took a hit. The former England international headed his side in front in the 51st minute but just five minutes later was sent off after deliberately handling the ball into the net, which earned him a second yellow card.

The 10-man Royals, who have not won since February and are in the bottom three following a points deduction, could not hold out. Carlton Morris scored a leveller for Luton, who failed to fully