LONDON:
English Championship leaders Leeds needed to accept a 1-1 draw with Blackburn following a frantic end to their New 12 months’s Day conflict at Elland Street.
Pascal Struijk appeared to have gained the sport for the hosts with an 88th-minute penalty however Danny Batth’s last-gasp equaliser rescued a degree for play-off contenders Rovers.
“It was undoubtedly not our greatest sport right this moment,” mentioned Leeds supervisor Daniel Farke.
“I feel the lads appeared a bit drained,” added Farke, who additionally gave “credit score” to Rovers.
With the highest two on the finish of the season assured computerized promotion, second-placed Burnley missed the possibility to achieve floor in a goalless draw at house to Stoke.
To make issues worse for the Clarets, Hannibal Mejbri was despatched off for a stamp within the closing minutes.
Wilson Isidor revived Sunderland’s promotion bid with a invaluable winner within the 2-1 victory over third-placed Sheffield United.
The on-loan Zenit St Petersburg striker’s Thirty fifth-minute purpose proved decisive on the Stadium of Gentle after Luke O’Nien’s personal purpose had cancelled out Eliezer Mayenda’s opener for the hosts.
The Blades had been left kicking themselves after Kieffer Moore had earlier seen his penalty saved by Anthony Patterson.
Fourth-placed Sunderland at the moment are two factors behind the highest two within the race for an computerized place within the Premier League.
Plymouth’s first sport since Wayne Rooney stepped down as supervisor led to a 2-2 draw with Bristol Metropolis due to Julio Pleguezuelo’s stoppage-time equaliser.
The Spanish defender struck in acrobatic vogue after Adam Randell’s free-kick dropped off Zak Vyner into the six-yard field.
Metropolis twice led, by way of Anis Mehmeti and Jason Knight, earlier than Rami Al Hajj, together with his first purpose for Argyle, after which Pleguezuelo salvaged a degree for Plymouth, who remained rooted to the underside of the desk.
Alex Gilbert’s stoppage-time strike lifted fifth-placed Middlesbrough to a 1-0 victory over struggling Hull on the MKM Stadium.
Portsmouth climbed out of the underside three with a 4-0 win at house to Swansea due to targets from Josh Murphy, Paddy Lane, Ryley Towler and Colby Bishop at Fratton Park.
Cardiff held on for a 1-1 draw towards Coventry after the sending-off of Callum Robinson whereas QPR continued their climb away from the relegation zone with a 3-1 win over play-off contenders Watford.
Oxford maintained their profitable begin underneath Gary Rowett with a 1-0 victory at Millwall in Alex Neil’s first sport answerable for the Lions.
Josh Windass scored a spectacular purpose from inside his personal half in Sheffield Wednesday’s 4-2 defeat of Derby, with Barry Bannan, Djeidi Gassama and Anthony Musaba additionally on track for the Owls.
Marcelino Nunez scored the one purpose as Norwich gained 1-0 at Luton and West Brom defeated Preston 3-1.