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Norwich move top of Championship as Huddersfield suffer Reading defeat

Norwich went top of the Championship as a 3-1 home victory over Burton allowed them to take advantage of Huddersfield's defeat.

Defender Martin Olsson grabbed the third league goal of his Canaries career with a close-range finish in the 29th minute to put them in front.

A Lucas Akins equaliser at the start of the second half was immediately followed by a Jacob Murphy goal. Robbie Brady missed a penalty after Tom Flanagan was sent off for handball, but Ivo Pinto secured a fourth straight league win for Alex Neil's men.

Meanwhile, Huddersfield slipped to a 1-0 loss at Reading. The Terriers faced an uphill battle after Rajiv van La Parra was sent off for dissent in the 26th minute and went behind 15 minutes later to a deflected Roy Beerens strike.

Reading then survived a second-half rally from the visitors to move up to fourth in the table, just behind Brighton on goal difference, after the Seagulls won 2-0 at home to Barnsley thanks to a goal in each half from Glenn Murray.

In the day's late game, Aaron Tshibola rescued a point for Aston Villa as Newcastle missed a chance to close the gap on the top two places.

The midfielder headed in an 87th minute equaliser for the hosts to secure a 1-1 draw after Tommy Elphick's first-half own goal looked to have won it for the Magpies.

Dwight Gayle and Mo Diame had chances to finish Villa off and the visitors paid the price late on.

Birmingham extended their unbeaten away record but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at QPR after Lukas Jutkiewicz's opener was cancelled out before half-time by Steven Caulker's header.

Two of the Championship's in-form strikers were again on target. Tammy Abraham needed only 10 minutes to net his 10th goal of the season for Bristol City before second-half goals from Luke Freeman, Bobby Reid and Aden Flint completed a 4-0 thrashing of Fulham, who had Kevin McDonald sent off, at Craven Cottage.

Chris Wood also scored for a fourth successive game to maintain Leeds' recent revival with a 1-0 win at home to Ipswich.

Derby's poor start to the season continued as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Blackburn. Ben Marshall missed a first-half penalty for Rovers, who had looked set to pay the price when Matej Vydra finally netted the Rams' first home league goal of the season.

Their relief was short-lived, though, as two goals in four minutes from Marvin Emnes and former Derby loanee Danny Graham turned the match on its head.

Cardiff also climbed out of the relegation zone as they came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Rotherham 2-1, with Rickie Lambert netting a second-half brace after Chelsea loan man Izzy Brown had put the Millers in front.

Sheffield Wednesday beat Nottingham Forest 2-1, with Kieran Lee scoring a stoppage-time winner after he had earlier cancelled out Henri Lansbury's first-half opener.

Wolves winger Joao Teixeira opened his goal account with a double to help earn a 3-1 win against Brentford at Molineux.

Teixeira, on a season-long loan from Benfica, struck twice in 11 minutes at the start of the second half, and although Sullay Kaikai gave Brentford hope substitute Ivan Cavaleiro struck in stoppage time.

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