Swansea head coach Russell Martin hailed the ice-cool finishing of Joel Piroe after his team sealed a 2-1 Sky Bet Championship comeback win over West Brom.Karlan Grant scored after just 52 seconds to put the Baggies ahead but Swansea gradually grew into the game and were the better team in the second half.Piroe levelled after collecting a Jamie Paterson long ball and then turned creator for Pate...Full Story »

Manager Lee Bowyer admitted Birmingham’s six-game goal drought is driving him crazy.But Blues’ defensive display in their 0-0 Sky Bet Championship stalemate at Huddersfield was more pleasing for the City chief.Troy Deeney scored Birmingham’s last goal in the 87th minute of their 4-1 defeat by Fulham on September 15.“I have never had a team that have gone so long without s...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic admitted his side “crumbled” after they let slip a 2-0 half-time lead to lose 3-2 at home to Blackpool in the Championship.Goals from Scott Dann and Tom Dele-Bashiru had given in-form Reading, who had won five of their previous six games, a comfortable advantage after 21 minutes.But Blackpool deservedly drew level with second-half efforts from Owen Dal...Full Story »

Neil Warnock wants Middlesbrough to keep on going after they closed the gap to the play-off places to three points by piling more misery on Barnsley.Boro claimed maximum points for the second home game inside five days to climb up to 10th with a 2-0 win over the Tykes.Slovenian Andraz Sporar headed the home side ahead in the 20th minute with his second goal since arriving on loan from Sporting L...Full Story »

Head coach Grant McCann understands fans’ criticism after Hull dropped back into the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-1 loss at home to Peterborough.Peterborough, who had previously lost every away game since their promotion from League One, moved out of the bottom three after goals from Jack Taylor and Siriki Dembele.Josh Magennis had equalised for the hosts but then missed a...Full Story »

Fulham head coach Marco Silva insists Tom Cairney’s comeback goal was reward for the midfielder’s efforts in battling back to fitness after a 10-month absence.Cairney has been sidelined since last December with knee problems but took just 12 minutes to make his mark after coming on at the start of the second half to put the Cottagers on course for a 2-0 win over Cardiff.Aleksandar Mi...Full Story »

Preston boss Frankie McAvoy urged his team to be aggressive and got exactly the response he was looking for as the Lilywhites came from behind to beat Coventry 2-1 and end their winless run.Not since late August had North End won a Championship game and that streak appeared to be continuing when Tyler Walker hammered home on the stroke of half-time to put Coventry ahead.But Preston showed their ...Full Story »

Emil Riis’ strike saw Preston fight back to end their seven-match Championship winless streak with a 2-1 victory against play-off chasers Coventry.The visitors had not beaten Preston since 2013 and not triumphed at Deepdale for 21 years and although they ultimately failed to change that record, Tyler Walker’s strike on the stroke of half-time had put them on course to do so.But Patri...Full Story »

Tom Cairney marked his return after a 10-month absence with the goal that set Fulham on course for a 2-0 home win against Cardiff that increased the pressure on manager Mick McCarthy.Cairney was introduced as a half-time substitute for his first appearance since December and he took just 12 minutes to fire the Cottagers in front.Aleksandar Mitrovic added the second in the 63rd minute – his...Full Story »

Peterborough ended a run of six consecutive away defeats with a 2-1 victory at fellow Sky Bet Championship strugglers Hull.Darren Ferguson’s men were second best for most of an eventful match which pivoted around Josh Magennis’ missed penalty after 66 minutes.But Siriki Dembele once again emerged the class act for the visitors with a fine winner after 72 minutes.Dembele’s smart...Full Story »