Championship Roundup: Wrexham Rally Against West Brom To Boost Playoff Push

Wrexham staged a melodramatic second-half betterment to tie 2-2 astatine West Brom and move into nan Championship playoff places.

Isaac Price’s free-kick deflected disconnected George Dobson to springiness nan hosts a lead that was built connected earlier half-time by Josh Maja’s punishment – Albion’s first of nan season.

Wrexham had not been astatine nan races first half, but they struck 2 minutes aft nan restart arsenic Josh Windass coiled location a beauty from 20 yards. Parity was restored aft 62 minutes erstwhile Lewis O’Brien and Dobson were near to conflict who sewage nan last touch connected a Callum Doyle cross.

The tie takes Wrexham into sixth place, a constituent supra Southampton who person a crippled successful hand. The 2 sides meet successful northbound Wales connected Tuesday.

Mo Belloumi scored wrong 4 minutes of his return arsenic fifth-placed Hull drew 1-1 astatine relegation-battlers Oxford. The Algerian winger made it a dream commencement for nan Tigers erstwhile he ran connected to Semi Ajayi’s agelong shot down nan right, outpaced U’s left-back Ruben Roosken past trim successful and changeable debased past Jamie Cumming.

Oxford equalised 10 minutes later, Cameron Brannagan converting a punishment aft Charlie Hughes fouled Will Lankshear from down arsenic nan striker collapsed into nan box.

At nan different extremity of nan array Patson Daka raced backmost from world work to people doubly and gain Leicester a constituent successful their conflict against relegation pursuing a 2-2 tie against Preston.

Joy for Patson Daka aft his extremity made it 2-2 astatine nan King Power Stadium. Photograph: Lee Parker/CameraSport/Getty Images

Striker Daka, who started for nan Foxes having played for Zambia against Argentina successful Buenos Aires successful nan early hours of Wednesday, pounced connected Andrew Moran’s underhit backpass and sidestepped goalkeeper Daniel Iversen to rotation successful a fourth-minute opener from nan separator of nan punishment area.

Moran made amends for his correction erstwhile he struck a 38th-minute equaliser and Ben Whiteman past looped successful a 45th-minute header to put nan visitors connected people for a 2nd successive victory. But Daka capitalised connected different correction to equalise successful nan 81st minute.

Leicester stay successful nan relegation zone, pinch only 1 triumph successful 14 convention matches, but their second-half betterment will springiness them dream for nan run-in.

Captain Todd Cantwell’s onslaught secured 3 captious points for Blackburn successful their quest for endurance arsenic they edged past Birmingham 1-0 astatine St Andrew’s.

Cantwell scored nan only extremity successful nan 69th infinitesimal erstwhile he fired past Blues goalkeeper James Beadle aft bully activity from team-mate Ryoya Morishita, his effort capable to declare triumph and propulsion Rovers six points clear of nan relegation zone.

Todd Cantwell celebrates aft scoring nan only extremity of nan crippled astatine St Andrew’s. Photograph: Kate McShane/Getty Images

Portsmouth put a hopeless tally of shape down them to boost their hopes of Championship endurance pinch a gritty 1-1 tie astatine an in-form Norwich side.

An 84th-minute ain extremity from Pelle Mattsson earned nan visitors a precious constituent aft nan aforesaid subordinate had besides opened nan scoring for nan Canaries midway done nan opening half.

QPR hit Watford 2-1 astatine Loftus Road to make it 3 consecutive wins and woody a seemingly fatal rustle to nan Hornets’ already slim chances of reaching nan playoffs.

Rayan Kolli and Paul Smyth some scored their 3rd goals successful 2 matches, pinch nan brace having netted doubly successful Rangers’ 6-1 thrashing of Portsmouth anterior to nan world break. Kolli put Julien Stephan’s broadside up successful nan 26th infinitesimal and Smyth struck soon aft nan hour.

Imran Louza pulled a extremity backmost pinch a superb 85th-minute free-kick, but nan visitors were incapable to find an equaliser.

Swansea substitute Eom Ji-sung struck a precocious equaliser arsenic his broadside deed backmost from 2 goals down to tie 3-3 astatine midtable rivals Sheffield United.

Gus Hamer’s opener for nan Blades was cancelled retired by Zan Vipotnik’s first-half punishment earlier Harrison Burrows and substitute Tom Cannon gave nan location broadside a 3-1 lead. But Swans brace Adam Idah and Eom stepped disconnected nan chair midway done nan 2nd half to rescue nan Welsh broadside a constituent pinch a extremity each successful nan last 15 minutes.

Stoke cruised to a comfortable 2-0 triumph complete already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday to widen their unbeaten location tally to 5 matches. Goals either broadside of half-time from Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Lamine Cisse ensured Stoke secured their first convention double complete Wednesday since 1970.