Dec 11,2024
Dan James marked his 100th Leeds appearance with a crucial goal as his side beat Middlesbrough 3-1 at Elland Road to regain top spot in the Championship.
James fired home in the second half after Max Wober's own goal had cancelled out Willy Gnonto’s opener. Brenden Aaronson added Leeds’ third in stoppage time.
Daniel Farke’s side, who made it eight straight home wins, sit two points clear of Sheffield United who play their game in hand at Millwall on Wednesday.
Patrick Roberts scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Sunderland salvaged a point to record a 1-1 draw with Bristol City.
The Black Cats held the ball well in the first half but were unable to trouble the visitors and were frustrated further after having a penalty appeal dismissed just before the break when Aji Alese went down in the box.
Ireland Under-19 international Luke McNally fired City ahead in the 62nd minute after Sunderland were unable to clear the ball.
However, Roberts struck in the third minute of added time to snatch a point for Sunderland and maintain their unbeaten run at the Stadium of Light this season.
Burnley were frustrated by a rejected first-half penalty appeal as they were held to a goalless draw by a stubborn Derby side at Turf Moor.
The Clarets, seeking to put pressure on Sheffield United and Leeds at the top of the table, were convinced defender Nat Phillips handled Josh Brownhill’s cross-shot in the 33rd minute.
Brownhill had been teed up by Jeremy Sarmiento after Callum Elder’s poor clearance had put the visitors under pressure, with Phillips claiming the shot had come off his shoulder as referee Andy Davies ignored Burnley protests.
Swansea ended Plymouth’s six-match unbeaten home run with a 2-1 win as Wayne Rooney’s side slipped to 23rd in the table.
The Swans took a 44th-minute lead through Jay Fulton following Josh Tymon’s cross from the left.
They increased their lead on the hour as Liam Cullen slid in to sweep home at the far post before Mustapha Bundu headed home from close range after Kornel Szucs’ header came back off the bar to pull one back for Argyle.
Elijah Adebayo’s 90th-minute winner helped Luton return to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Stoke at Kenilworth Road.
Tom Cannon’s early strike mounted more pressure on under-fire Hatters boss Rob Edwards, whose side ended a three-game winless streak thanks to goals from Carlton Morris and Adebayo.
Makhtar Gueye came off the bench to fire Blackburn to a fifth straight victory with a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough while Portsmouth climbed out of the bottom three after drawing 0-0 at home to Norwich.
