Leicester City Regains Top Spot with Sensational Victory: Championship Highlights and Round-Up
Leicester dominates Preston with a 3-0 victory, reclaiming the top spot in the Championship Sunderland triumphs over Watford 2-0, while Leeds secures a narrow win against 10-player QPR with Summerville's sole goal Swansea defeats Norwich 2-1, Coventry edges past Blackburn 1-0, and Bristol City emerges victorious with a 2-1 score against Rotherham
Leicester regained the top position in the Championship after a brilliant performance from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who scored twice to lead Enzo Maresca's team to a 3-0 victory over third-placed Preston at the King Power Stadium. Dewsbury-Hall opened the scoring on the hour mark, and after Kelechi Iheanacho extended the lead in the 76th minute, he scored his second goal in the final minute of regular time.
Leicester claimed their fifth consecutive victory and their ninth win out of the past ten league games this season, propelling them back to the top of the standings ahead of Ipswich by a two-point margin.
Trailing behind Ipswich by five points, Preston currently sits in third place. Meanwhile, Sunderland secured a 2-0 victory against Watford at the Stadium of Light, positioning them in fourth place, one point below Preston.
Niall Huggins and Abdoullah Ba scored on either side of halftime, while Watford's Ryan Andrews' dismissal resulted in them playing with 10 men towards the end of the match. The Hornets, currently ranked 21st, suffered their third consecutive loss, coinciding with manager Valerien Ismael signing a new contract with the club the day before.
Leeds ascended to the top six after securing a 1-0 home victory against QPR, courtesy of Crysencio Summerville's early ninth-minute goal. In the dying moments of the match, QPR, presently in the relegation zone, had their goalkeeper Asmir Begovic sent off.
Following a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Swansea, Norwich slipped out of the play-off positions.
Bashir Humphreys netted the winning goal in the 83rd minute, overturning Gabriel Sara's header and securing victory for the hosts after Jamal Lowe's early opener. Coventry emerged victorious at home, with Haji Wright's 85th-minute header securing a 1-0 win against Blackburn, who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat.
In an eventful finale at New York Stadium, Rotherham, currently second-bottom, suffered a 2-1 defeat to Bristol City, with Tommy Conway leading the way for the visitors. Conway broke the deadlock in the 81st minute, followed by Tyler Blackett's equalizer just five minutes later. However, Conway secured the victory for Bristol City with his second goal during the fifth minute of added time, earning all three points for his team.
