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Brandon Thomas-Asante's double performance secured the Sky Blues a 5th consecutive win, stretching their lead at the summit of the league table with a two-one triumph over their opponents. Thomas-Asante netted his 7th and 8th goals of the campaign, moving the undefeated side four points ahead, ahead of Middlesbrough upcoming match at Sheffield Wednesday.

Record-Breaking Keeping Feat

Coventry shot-stopper Rushworth surpassed Horace Pearson's long-standing club record of six hundred and eight minutes without conceding a goal—a mark that had stood since 1934—before his goal was finally breached by Makenzie Kirk's delightful lob in stoppage time.

Millwall Continue Climbing Despite Injury WoES

Alex Neil praised his "incredible" Millwall side after they moved up to 3rd in spite of a relentless fitness problem. The makeshift team earned a 3rd consecutive win, two-nil against fellow top side their rivals at home.

Flying winger Femi Azeez scored his 3rd goal in three matches, while France defender Crama hit his maiden for the team in a satisfying victory for the boss against his former club. But the injuries are still mounting. Smallbone became the latest casualty when the Southampton loanee went down holding his thigh in the opening half.

"We nearly had a full squad a few days ago but since then about 5 players have fallen over," stated the manager. "It’s an amazing effort from the players to be where we are considering how many injuries we have had. Will’s injured his hamstring which is a blow. I don’t know how serious it is yet. We beat a strong side tonight. They were third before tonight and we deserved to win."

The Robins Rise to Fourth with Fightback Win

Twine netted a second period brace as City fought back to move 4th with a 3-1 win over the Saints at Ashton Gate. Southampton took the lead on the half hour mark when Adam Armstrong got through onto a precise pass from Charles and expertly chipped the onrushing goalkeeper Radek Vitek. But it took Bristol just 3 minutes to level, Anis Mehmeti finishing a similar chance from Rob Dickie’s deflected pass, this time with an unerring right-footed shot from 12 yards when left with only McCarthy to beat.

Scott Twine shot the hosts in front on fifty-seven minutes, arriving unmarked to score from close in after Zak Vyner’s shot from the outside of the area had bounced off a Southampton player and come back off a upright. Twine was on target again seven minutes later as wretched defending allowed him ample room to race away and chip past McCarthy. It was a special night for Zak Vyner, completing his 219th league appearance for City, a team record.

Charlton Shock Tractor Boys in Impressive Performance

Jones said he was "very proud" of his Charlton team's outstanding display following their 3-0 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road, while the home side's McKenna reflected on the game being a "disappointing outcome" for the team as they were beaten at their own ground for the first time this campaign.

The Addicks scored twice through Carey and Gillesphey in a thrilling three-minute second half spell, with Leaburn adding a 3rd as they climbed to 5th. Jones said: "They have got a strong team, some side and the first twenty-five minutes we had to get to grips with it … After that we began to get a bit more assertive and started to get on the front foot a little more and believed we had the best chances.

"I think we had 4 real good chances and at half-time we got into the players and we went after the game. The goals were superb goals and that was an impressive performance."

Hull Edge Foxes in Tense Match

Liam Millar celebrated a maiden start for club or country in more than a 12 months with the Tigers' first goal in a nervy two-one victory over the Foxes. The Canada player, available again after an anterior cruciate ligament issue, was also implicated in the build-up to Gelhardt's thirty-first-minute winner. The replacement Ramsey got a goal back after sixty-seven minutes but the visitors dropped out of the play-off picture after suffering a defeat for the 1st time in nine Championship matches.

Blues Grab Welcome Victory

Phil Neumann’s opening period header secured Birmingham their 1st win in 5 matches, with a one-nil success at Deepdale. The twenty-eight-year-old directed home Cochrane's set-piece in the thirty-third minute and the away side survived against a Preston side with only 1 defeat in their past eight games. It represented North End first home defeat in the Championship this season but they had enough opportunities to get a point more out of a tight encounter.

Sheffield United Stage Second Period Fightback

United scored 3 second-half goals to overturn a deficit and beat other strugglers Rovers three-one to register back-to-back league wins. In a game of little quality, the signs did not look good for Wilder's away team when they fell behind just before the break through Ohashi's 2nd goal of the season. But, the Blades fought back in impressive fashion after the half-time.

After being awarded a helping hand through Henriksson's 54th-minute own goal, United cut Blackburn apart two times more. Burrows finished O'Hare's perfectly weighted pass in the 70th minute before his fellow replacement Tyrese Campbell scored a 3rd from close range in stoppage time.

Sheffield United climb out of the bottom three for the first time this campaign but the second period was disappointing for Blackburn and their supporters, who expressed their feelings clear at full-time after a defeat which sends them a place to twenty-third.

Derby Sink Norwich to Increase Tension

Ozoh's first goal of the season gave County a one-nil victory over Norwich to add to the strain on Manning. The loaned Palace midfielder scored early in the second half to claim Derby's 1st home win of the season and send Norwich to a defeat which pushed them into the league's relegation places. It could have been a different story after the Canaries completely dominated the first half but they failed to take a number of excellent opportunities.