leeds Sweep aside Swansea Won the seventh consecutive victory in the British Championship 4-0, surpassing Southampton and rising to second place, tying the biggest victory of the season.
The home side faced an uphill battle that proved well beyond their capabilities after goals from Crissencio Somerville and former Swansea striker Joel Piro inside the opening 10 minutes .
Wilfried Gnonto scored twice to take his four goals in as many games as Daniel Farke’s side continued their push for automatic promotion .
southampton They have not lost in the league since September 23, but their 22-match unbeaten run was ended city of bristol At Ashton Gate. Second-half goals from Sam Bell, Rob Dickie and Harry Cornick dented Saints’ hopes of automatic promotion as City won a fine game 3-1.
In the 52nd minute, Anis Mehmeti and Jason Knight exchanged passes on the right side of the penalty area. Mehmeti made a low pass and Bell scored from 6 yards. .
Centre-back Dickie broke through the Saints defense and headed home Joe Williams’ corner kick from the left after 72 minutes, while Cornick sealed City’s fine performance in the 82nd minute when he met a cross from substitute Ross McCrory. Base.
Southampton had to wait until injury time to respond when Adam Armstrong scored from the penalty spot after fouling Kyle Walker-Peters.
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League 1: Comeback puts Pompey firmly on top
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portsmouth Fight from behind Cambridge A 3-1 win at Fratton Park maintained a six-point advantage at the top.
Danny Andrew gave the visitors the lead when he headed in Sullay Kaikai’s corner, but the Australian forward was left fouled before half-time when Kusini Yengi The ensuing penalty kick went into the goal.
Portsmouth took the lead for the first time in the 15th minute of the second half when Yanji and Paddy Ryan combined to set up Myles Peart-Harris before Abu Kamara fired home a brilliant third goal.
Derby and Bolton did their bit to capitalize on any potential mistakes from the leaders and stayed in touch by claiming victory. derbyA 3-0 away victory and continued away victory. Exit Max Bird opened the scoring early in the game and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing added a fine second just after the break.Forward Tom Barkhuizen eased into victory after Mendez-Laing was substituted
gethin jones protection Bolton be ahead of Wycombe There were no further goals until stoppage time, when Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and Luke Leahy scored as the hosts won 2-1 at Toughsheet Community Stadium.
bottom placement Carlisle Saw opportunity to improve relegation prospects but was denied due to waterlogged pitch Burtonwhile rainfall also causes peterboroughmatch pair port vale got canceled.
read Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu’s effort in stoppage time secured a 1-1 draw as the team failed to make it three consecutive wins. fleetwoodGrabbed a valuable point in their own relegation battle.
Elliot Bonds scored twice cheltenham2-0 win over rivals for survival hopes blackpool. Charlton and Lincoln 1-1 draw, leyton orient beat northampton 4-3, Oxford They also scored four points when they beat Wigan 4-2, bristol rangers and won 3-2 stevenage and shrewsbury and barnsley The battle ended at 1-1.
leader Leicester Their captain Jamie Vardy consolidated their lead with a 2-0 win over his boyhood club with a goal from captain Jamie Vardy. sheffield wednesday at King Power Stadium.
Enzo Maresca’s side won the game at half-time and are now 14 points ahead of third-placed Saints as they move closer to promotion back to the Premier League. Vardy, who was dropped by the Owls as a teenager because he was too small, also played a role in Abdel Fataw’s opening goal four minutes later.
January signings Mickey Johnston and Andreas Weimann both scored in the first half West Brom beat cardiff 2-0, a fifth consecutive home win in the Championship, allowing Albion to remain in the playoffs.
Johnston scored inside the first minute, turning in Tom Fellows’ pass from the right. Weimann completed a smart move by captain Jed Wallace to score his second goal in an Albion shirt in the 80th minute.
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League Two: Mansfield score nine goals, Stockport lose to Crewe
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stockportAfter losing 3-1 at home, the lead was reduced to one point. clone. Mickey Demetriou, Ed Turns and Josh Osterfield scored for Crewe, who are closing in on the leaders in third.
The most notable result of the evening was at Field Mill, mansfield beat Harrogate 9-2 for three consecutive victories.
The second-ranked Bucks took full advantage of Stockport’s loss of points and attacked wildly. Hiram Boateng scored a hat-trick and Lucas Adkins scored twice.
Barrow and MK Downs Lost in the play-offs forest green and bradford respectively, but Wrexham and notts county Both won.
bottom placement sutton think they’ve won a point Wrexham Charlie Lakin canceled out Will Boyle’s opener but Elliot Lee scored the visitors’ winner in the 85th minute.
have victory acklington and morecambealthough Crowley and walsall 1-1 draw, salford and doncaster 2-2 draw, Gillingham and swindon The score is the same and both sides of the game Colchester and grimsby Affected by weather.
norwich Recovering from losing a two-goal lead to finish sixth waterford 4-2 Carrow Road. The Canaries appeared to be in control after scoring twice in the first eight minutes through Ashley Barnes and Josh Sargent, but the Hornets fought back with Mileta Lajovic in A goal was scored before the break, and Yaser Asprilla equalized the score through the second period with a long-range shot from midfield.
But the home side kept their composure and two quick goals from Gabriel Sala and Christian Fassnacht sealed a hard-fought win, making it a ninth straight home winless run and a win over Watford. Germany’s rapidly fading hopes of finishing in the top six were dealt another blow.
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new blackburn Head coach John Eustace returns to former club Birmingham In the end, the Rangers lost 0-1, which was disappointing. Their dominance was rewarded when Andre Dozier scored the only goal in the 77th minute, ending the team’s 388-minute scoring drought.
bottom of table RotherhamThe team’s woes continue as they trail 2-1 at home Hull. Christ Tiéhi put the Millers ahead in the fourth minute, but Cameron Humphreys’ own goal – deflected off Jaden Philogene’s audacious Rabona cross – dragged the Tigers back into trouble and substitute Player Noah Ohio secured their playoff push with his 75th point. Minute winner.
