Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson made a expensive error because the Championship promotion chasers crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat in opposition to struggling Hull on Saturday.
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Patterson flapped Joe Gelhardt’s nook into his personal web within the 18th minute on the Stadium of Mild.
That was sufficient to sentence fourth-placed Sunderland to consecutive league defeats for the primary time this season.
The Black Cats are eight factors adrift of second-placed Sheffield United, who face leaders Leeds on Monday.
West Bromwich Albion climbed again into the play-off locations with a 2-0 win over Oxford on the Hawthorns.
Alex Mowatt’s Eleventh-minute aim and John Swift’s strike deep into second-half stoppage time moved Tony Mowbray’s facet as much as fifth.
Josh Coburn tapped in Millwall’s stoppage-time winner after lacking a penalty simply minutes earlier in a dramatic 1-0 victory at second-bottom Derby.
Jack Rudoni and Bobby Thomas scored within the first half for Coventry as Frank Lampard’s facet stepped up their play-off bid with a 2-1 win over Preston.
Will Keane halved the deficit, however the hosts ended their 17-year anticipate a league victory over Preston.
Norwich additionally improved their play-off prospects by beating Stoke 4-2 at Carrow Street for a primary win in 4 matches.
In-form striker Josh Sargent made it seven objectives in six video games with a well-taken double, with Lewis Dobbin and a Junior Tchamadeu personal aim finishing the scoring.
Portsmouth moved 9 factors away from the relegation zone as they beat QPR 2-1 at Fratton Park for a 3rd successive victory.
Josh Murphy and Matt Ritchie scored for Portsmouth early within the second half earlier than Jimmy Dunne replied for QPR.
Plymouth substitute Muhamed Tijani scored a 67th-minute equaliser as third-bottom Argyle rescued a 1-1 draw at house to relegation rivals Cardiff.
Fourth-bottom Cardiff swept right into a 14th-minute lead by Yousef Salech however had been diminished to 10 males when Dimitrios Goutas was despatched off eight minutes after the break.
Alan Sheehan’s second spell in caretaker cost of Swansea bought off to a dream begin after objectives from Zan Vipotnik, Myles Peart-Harris and Liam Cullen earned them a 3-0 victory over sixth-placed Blackburn.
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