Championship Roundup: Coventry Sink Watford To Claim Sixth Successive Win

Coventry, nan leaders, recorded their sixth triumph successful a statement pinch a 3-1 triumph complete 10-man Watford, putting nan unit connected second-placed Middlesbrough, who are hosting Wrexham successful a later kick-off.

Frank Lampard’s broadside sewage disconnected to a flying commencement erstwhile Brandon Thomas-Asante and Jamie Allen scored wrong nan first 7 minutes. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto made it 3-0 connected 42 minutes earlier James Abankwah was sent disconnected for nan visitors. Imran Louza’s second-half punishment proved thing much than a consolation for Javi Gracia’s side.

It could person been a very different commencement to nan day but for Carl Rushworth successful Coventry’s goal, who denied Rocco Vata erstwhile nan Watford winger was put done one-on-one a infinitesimal earlier Thomas-Asante’s opener. Abankwah’s reddish paper was for hacking down Haji Wright arsenic nan American bore down connected goal.

Jack Clarke came disconnected nan chair to nett nan only extremity arsenic Ipswich sewage backmost to winning ways against West Brom astatine Portman Road.

Ipswich were nan ascendant broadside passim but could not make their supremacy salary until Clarke’s 5th extremity of nan play 7 minutes from time. It was a invited consequence aft back-to-back Championship defeats and lifted Ipswich to a constituent down their opponents.

Jack Clarke scored nan only extremity to gain Ipswich triumph against West Brom. Photograph: Joe Toth/Shutterstock

Clarke pounced connected a protect lapse from West Brom pinch thief from 2 chap Ipswich substitutes. Alex Mowatt, nan West Brom captain, was robbed by Jens Cajuste, who recovered Iván Azón and his effort was parried to Clarke who fired precocious into nan net.

Mikey Johnston had nan shot successful nan nett for West Brom successful added clip but it was ruled retired for a foul successful nan punishment area.

The Portsmouth defender Hayden Matthews scored a second-half ain extremity to manus Stoke a much-needed 1-0 triumph astatine Fratton Park. Mark Robins’ broadside had to activity difficult to declare only their 2nd triumph successful 7 convention games.

The extremity came 20 minutes from time, erstwhile Matthews headed a transverse from nan Wales winger Sorba Thomas beyond his ain goalkeeper, Josef Bursik. After a promising commencement to nan season, Portsmouth person now won conscionable 1 crippled since nan extremity of August.

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