Championship: Coventry Roar Back To Go Four Points Clear; Stoke Go Second As Boro Draw

Championship leaders Coventry bounced backmost from their first convention conclusion of nan play arsenic they came from down to hit Sheffield United 3-1 astatine nan CBS Arena.

The erstwhile Sky Blues defender Sam McCallum put nan Blades up successful nan first half earlier Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Bobby Thomas scored aft nan break. Joint-Championship apical scorer Brandon Thomas-Asante added a 3rd astatine nan extremity to unafraid a ninth triumph of nan season.

The conclusion made it 3 successful a statement for Chris Wilder’s men pursuing losses to Preston and Derby, meaning United stayed successful nan relegation zone.

The Blades’ opener came midway done an end-to-end first half erstwhile Ben Mee sewage up of Victor Torp and glanced Sydie Peck’s area into nan way of McCallum to sidefoot location from adjacent range.

Shortly aft nan break, Milan van Ewijk’s agelong propulsion collapsed for Sakamoto, who drilled his effort into nan bottommost area to people for nan 3rd crippled successful succession.

Frank Lampard’s broadside were up connected nan hr people erstwhile Torp’s hanging area was nodded successful by Thomas, who roseate supra nan Blades defence to declare his 2nd of nan season.

Callum O’Hare had scored successful his erstwhile 2 outings for Wilder’s men and was met by a chorus of boos passim nan evening against his erstwhile team. The Blades went successful hunt of an equaliser successful nan last stages arsenic Peck and Tyrese Campbell saw their shots blocked.

As clip ran retired for nan visitors, Wright collapsed nan offside trap and squared for Thomas-Asante to pat in.

Lewis Baker scored doubly arsenic Stoke brushed speech Oxford 3-0 astatine nan Kassam Stadium to move up to second. Steven Nzonzi was besides connected target, scoring nan champion extremity of nan night, making it 8 successful 2 matches for Mark Robins’s men aft their 5-1 drubbing of Bristol City astatine nan weekend.

Lewis Baker (left) wheels distant aft making it 3-0 to Stoke against Oxford. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

Baker put nan Potters up successful nan 10th minute, finishing disconnected his team’s accelerated counterattack aft they had cleared a Will Vaulks agelong throw.

Nzonzi doubled nan lead pinch a prestigious 2nd extremity successful nan 32nd infinitesimal arsenic he peeled distant from a group of players to volley successful Baker’s right-wing corner. When Baker followed up his ain blocked changeable pinch a smart debased decorativeness 3 minutes into nan 2nd half to make it three, nan lucifer was efficaciously complete arsenic a contest.

The visitors were highly awesome arsenic they attacked pinch numbers and astatine pace, and connected this shape they look genuine promotion contenders.

Luke Ayling’s header heavy into added clip helped 10-man Middlesbrough unafraid a 1-1 tie against Leicester aft Jordan Ayew’s arguable first-half punishment astatine nan King Power Stadium. However, contempt nan last whistle being joyously celebrated by nan distant end, Boro slipped to third, while Leicester were booed disconnected for a 2nd successive location game.

Middlesbrough’s Luke Ayling (left) rises highest to people his side’s ultra-late leveller astatine Leicester. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

Fortune favoured Leicester successful first-half stoppage time, however, erstwhile referee Adam Herczeg made his arguable punishment call. Abdul Fatawu charged down an attempted clearance by Aidan Morris, pinch nan shot bouncing to Hayden Hackney correct connected nan separator of nan area. The midfielder stuck retired an limb and interaction was surely made but Boro insisted that had taken spot extracurricular nan box. Ayew made nary correction from nan spot to springiness City nan lead.

As they chased nan game, Middlesbrough’s Alfie Jones was shown a consecutive reddish successful nan 89th infinitesimal for cynically stopping substitute Stephy Mavididi from being sent clear.

However, Ayling headed location successful nan sixth infinitesimal of stoppage clip to spark chaotic celebrations successful nan distant end. Callum Brittain launched a transverse to nan acold station and nan centre-back hit Caleb Okoli successful nan aerial to caput crossed goal.

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