Coventry City strengthened their grip on top spot in the Championship with a 2-1 win at Portsmouth on Tuesday, thanks to a Brandon Thomas-Asante brace.
Frank Lampard’s side have now won five straight matches, moving four points clear of Middlesbrough. Thomas-Asante struck his seventh and eighth goals of the season as Coventry continued their push to return to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years.
Elsewhere, Millwall kept up their surprise promotion charge, beating Stoke City 2-0 through goals from Femi Azeez and Tristan Crama, earning a third consecutive victory to climb to third place.
It was another tough night for the clubs relegated from the Premier League last season. Southampton fell 3-1 at Bristol City, Leicester City lost 2-1 at Hull. Now, Norwich City slipped into the bottom three after a 1-0 defeat at Derby.
Charlton rose to fifth with a 3-0 win at Ipswich, while Sheffield United moved out of the relegation zone by beating Blackburn 3-1. Birmingham also climbed to 12th with a 1-0 victory over Preston. They are just three points off the play-offs.
