Championship round-up: Bolton Wanderers pick up vital win and Bristol City get late penalty to beat Queens Park Rangers
Bolton Wanderers picked up an important three points to move to two points from safety in the Championship.There were five fixtures taking place on Tuesday evening and here is how they got on.
5Callum Connolly celebrates scoring for BoltonBirmingham City 0-1 Bolton WanderersCallum Connolly made the most of some lenient refereeing to fire struggling Bolton to 1-0 victory against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Wanderers recorded their first win in eight Sky Bet Championship outings after the 21-year-old was shown a yellow card for only one of two late challenges in as many second-half minutes, before heading the only goal of the game moments later.
Bristol City 2-1 Queens Park RangersFamara Diedhiou netted an injury time penalty to give Bristol City a 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers at Ashton Gate and extend their winning streak to nine games.The visitors went in front just before the break when a header from Nahki Wells came back off a post and presented strike partner Matt Smith with a simple tap-in.
5Famara Diedhiou scored from the penalty spot to give Bristol City the winBut substitute Niclas Eliasson levelled for City in the 73rd minute, accepting a Jamie Paterson pass and cutting in from the right to bury a left-footed shot from just inside the box.Diedhiou settled the outcome at the start of five minutes of stoppage time. Having been fouled by Darnell Furlong, the big striker got up to net with a powerful spot-kick.
Hull City 2-2 Rotherham UnitedRotherham moved two points clear of the Championship relegation zone after a rousing second-half comeback secured a 2-2 draw at Hull.Jarrod Bowen and Fraizer Campbell, with their 16th and 10th goals of the season respectively, fired the Tigers into a 2-0 half-time lead at the KCOM Stadium.
5Jarrod Bowen scored for Hull CityBut Millers boss Paul Warne changed the game with his substitutions, bringing on Anthony Forde and Jon Taylor.Forde gave Rotherham hope by pouncing on a mistake from David Marshall following good work from Taylor, who then saw his shot deflected in to level the scores in the 55th minute.
Millwall 0-0 Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday continued their unbeaten start under Steve Bruce as they played out a 0-0 draw against Millwall at the Den.The home side failed to score for the third home league game in a row despite having a fairer share of the very few chances as Wednesday continued their run of not conceding under their new boss.
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5Steve Bruce is still unbeaten as Sheffield Wednesday bossWest Brom 2-2 Nottingham ForestJay Rodriguez’s controversial late penalty rescued a point for West Brom against Nottingham Forest.The striker’s 17th goal of the season secured a 2-2 draw after Dwight Gayle’s theatrical tumble in the area.Ryan Yates’ first Forest strike looked to have put the visitors on course for victory midway through the second half.
5Ryan Yates scored twice for Nottingham ForestJacob Murphy’s first goal in over a year had initially hauled Albion level after Stefan Johansen’s early own goal.The Baggies remain fourth in the Sky Bet Championship while ninth-placed Forest slipped five points behind the top six in their quest to end a 20-year Premier League exile.
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