Championship roundup: Norwich back on top after Max Aarons winner

Norwich moved back to the top of the Championship after coming from behind to defeat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 with two late goals at Carrow Road.

The Canaries had been knocked off top spot by Bournemouth’s 4-0 win at Barnsley on Friday evening and looked unlikely to reclaim it after Josh Windass had headed the Owls into the lead on the hour. Norwich were still behind going into the final 10 minutes but finally got back on level terms when the substitute Josh Martin opened his account for the club and followed that up with a winner three minutes later as Max Aarons, with his first goal in almost two years, fired home.

Norwich, with 2,000 supporters cheering them on, got back on track after taking just one point from their previous two games, while struggling Wednesday are still looking for their first victory under Tony Pulis.

Only four points separate the top eight in what looks like being another exciting race for the top two and the play-off places.

Reading are third after their comfortable 2-0 home victory over 10-man Nottingham Forest in the lunchtime kick-off, thanks to goals from Lucas João and Michael Morrison. Ryan Yates was dismissed after 14 minutes for handball on the goalline.

Swansea climb to fourth, within two points of the leaders, after a 2-0 home win against Luton, who had Matty Pearson sent off 20 minutes from time for a second yellow card. Connor Roberts, inside the first two minutes, and André Ayew, with his seventh of the season in the 89th minute, were on target for Swans.

Stoke are up to fifth after a Nathan Collins first-half header was enough to defeat Middlesbrough 1-0 in a low-key affair at the Bet365 Stadium.

Brentford fans were able to sample life inside their new stadium for the first time when Blackburn visited. The Brentford Community Stadium, their new 17,250-seat venue, was officially opened in August but fans had to wait until Saturday – 2,000 of them, at any rate – for a chance to attend. Joe Rothwell put Rovers in front, before Ivan Toney and Sergi Canós replied for Bees. Jacob Davenport rescued a point for Blackburn three minutes from time in a 2-2 draw.

In-form Kieffer Moore pounced for Cardiff’s winner at Vicarage Road to put a dent in Watford’s promotion ambitions. Moore struck the only goal after 43 minutes, volleying home after Watford failed to clear a corner, for his fifth goal in five games, to give improving Cardiff a third successive win. Watford slip to seventh.

Harlee Dean was Birmingham’s match-winner in their surprise 1-0 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. The centre-back and captain took advantage of poor marking at an 80th-minute corner to rise and powerfully head home Jérémie Bela’s cross from the left.

Huddersfield were comfortable 2-0 winners over QPR at the John Smith’s Stadium. The winger Josh Koroma continued his fine scoring run with an early opener before providing the assist for Harry Toffolo to score Town’s second. For QPR, it was a third straight loss.

Jason McCarthy’s late own goal denied Wycombe their first win at Preston in 27 years as they were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw. Tom Barkhuizen opened the scoring with his fourth goal in five games, but Garath McCleary and Scott Kashket struck for Wycombe to set up an impressive comeback. McCarthy turned Scott Sinclair’s cross into his own net to hand Preston a point.

Tyler Walker scored one goal and made another as Coventry extended their unbeaten run in the Championship to five games by sweeping aside Rotherham 3-1 at St Andrew’s. Walker set up Max Biamou for the opener and tucked home the second, all inside the opening 12 minutes. Leo Ostigard added a third with a second-half header before Daniel Barlaser claimed a late consolation from the penalty spot for the visitors.