CHAMPIONSHIP TUESDAY ROUND-UP
Top two beaten to open up the division
WEST BROM and Newcastle both slipped up with Cardiff City and Middlesbrough taking advantage to close on the Championship leaders.
Craig Beattie returned to his former club to sink Robert Di Matteo's Baggies as Swansea won 1-0 at The Hawthorns while Newcastle were beaten by two Martyn Woolford goals for Scunthorpe, despite levelling through Kevin Nolan.
Cardiff remain third after goals from Anthony Gerrard and in-form Peter Whittingham accounted for Coventry 2-0 while Middlesbrough won by the same scoreline against Derby thanks to an Adam Johnson double. The win was not enough to save Gareth Southgate from the sack, however.
Roy Keane just cannot buy a win at the moment. Not for the first time this season, his Ipswich side led deep into stoppage time but Nathan Ellington volleyed an undeserved equaliser for Watford to cancel out Gareth McAuley's early opener.
Blackpool cruised past Sheffield United 3-0 thanks to Marcel Siep, Jason Euell and Charlie Adam and Preston won 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday. Neil Mellor, whose father Ian used to play for the Owls, saw his opener cancelled out by Michael Gray's free kick but Jon Parkin struck the winner.
Guy Moussi scored Nottingham Forest's late winner against Barnsley but was shown a second yellow card for his celebration in the 1-0 victory at The City Ground.
Substitute Paul Gallagher came off the bench to fire Leicester to a 2-0 success against Crystal Palace, his second a crafty chip from long range.
A goal avalanche at Bristol City saw the home side record a 3-1 win over Plymouth with all four strikes coming inside six second half minutes. Danny Haynes, Jamie McCombe and Nicky Maynard netted for City with Jamie Mackie replying for struggling Argyle.
QPR continue to score freely at home as Reading were routed 4-1 at Loftus Road thanks to Akos Buzsaky, Jay Simpson, Rowan Vine and Patrick Agyemang. Brian Howard's consolation provided little relief for under-pressure Royals boss Brendan Rodgers while Ben Watson and Ivar Ingimarsson were sent off.
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