Championship round-up: Brighton go top after Newcastle hit by Blackburn sucker punch
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Brighton have moved back to the top of the Championship after they came from behind to defeat Fulham , while a dominant Newcastle side were stunned at Blackburn.
The Seagulls went 1-0 down after 55 minutes when Chelsea loanee Lucas Pizaon gave the Cottagers the lead only for Tomer Hemed and Lewis Dunk to strike and extend their unbeaten run to 18 matches.
That meant they leapfrogged Newcastle at the top of the table as Charlie Mulgrew's late free-kick that came massively against the run of play was enough to give relegation-haunted Rovers the points.
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The playoff places remain unchanged, with Reading coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Bristol City, Huddersfield seeing off Wigan and Leeds easing to a 3-0 victory against Rotherham.
Sheffield Wednesday could only drew with Wolves, but remain in the final play-off place, two points ahead of seventh placed Derby who suffered a 3-0 loss at Norwich, which eased the pressure on Canaries boss Alex Neil.
Elsewhere, Cardiff beat Aston Villa 1-0 thanks to a Joe Ralls goal and a Tom Clarke strike was enough for Preston to edge Burton.
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Birmingham continue to struggle in the wake of sacking Gary Rowett, with Gianfranco Zola's men slumping to a 3-1 defeat at home to Brentford.
Barnsley kept their play-off push alive with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest and QPR made it two in a row with a 2-1 win at home to Ipswich.