Ipswich retake 2nd, Southampton come from behind to win, Pompey beat Boro with a 97th minute winner and a huge blow for Leicester.
Ipswich moved into the Championship automatic promotion places after they beat their rivals Norwich 2-0, while Coventry were made to wait for a return to the Premier League, being held to a goalless draw by bottom side Sheffield Wednesday.
10 years after winning the Premier League, Leicester have one foot in League One, Gary Rowett’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Swansea City, leaving the Foxes, who never suffered back-to-back relegations and only played in the third tier once in their 142-year history, with just one win out of their last 16 games.
Meanwhile there were dramatic scenes after Conor Chaplin scored a 97th minute winner for Portsmouth away at Middlesbrough, while Oxford United also got a big win against Watford.
A corner was slightly dealt with by Middlesbrough, but the ball fell to Adrian Segecic, was heading towards goal, but it came back off Conor Chaplin who was on the move and he directed the ball past Sol Brynn into the opposite corner. Boro felt it he was offside but the flag remained down.
West Brom 0-0 Millwall
West Brom’s interim boss James Morrison told BBC Radio WM:
“They had the better of the first 30 minutes. We needed to sort a couple of bits out at half-time and then I thought [in the] second half we were the stronger team, had the bigger chances and kept them away from our goal.
“I felt we were just a final pass away tonight – the right shot, choosing the right pass.
“The big moment, the goalkeeper’s [Anthony Patterson] made a great save so I think overall it’s probably a fair result.”
Millwall boss Alex Neil told BBC Radio London:
“I thought first half we had the better of the game, in terms of clear-cut chances we should score at least one. Josh Coburn’s chance is the best of the game.
“We struggled to keep the ball at the top end of the pitch the last 20 or 30 minutes of the game and couldn’t muster enough opportunities to win it. I thought if we were going to win it, it would be in the first half if we got the first goal.
“Like I said to the lads afterwards, if you can’t win it, just make sure you don’t lose it.”
Charlton 1-2 Preston
Preston’s Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire:
“I’m really pleased. It was hard earned and we had to show everything. The game started really fast and it was to and fro until they scored, when I thought we got a lot more control of the game.
“We scored a good goal, made some really good opportunities and we came out in the second half and were the same again
“But whenever you don’t get that two-goal margin you know you will have to defend.
“Charlton are at their most dangerous when they are direct so it made for a nervy finish and we had to defend the box.
“There were some really good challenges, headers and blocks. We expected it and knew we had to do it. We stood up and were really good value [for the victory].”
Coventry 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City boss Frank Lampard told BBC CWR:
“We created enough to score but we’re not quite at our sharpest at the top of the pitch.
“It’s normal to feel frustrated but we have to temper that with where we are and the bigger picture.
“We lacked zip around the top end of the pitch. The counter-pressing and speed of our reactions was slightly down.
“The players are learning and living with the expectancy over when you can get promoted for a club that hasn’t been there for a long time. I get that and you can’t discount them.
“We’ve got four games to go, we know what we’ve got to do. It’s in our hands and we have to do it.”
Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen told BBC Radio Sheffield:
“Of course I’m very, very proud.
“We knew it would be a very difficult game to play against the absolute best team in the league, Frank and his team have done a fantastic job here.
“The boys went on the pitch with a big belief and big discipline and how we defended was amazing.
“We want to win points, we want to win football games and this confidence and togetherness the players went on to the pitch with was strong.
“When we won the ball we had the courage not to only to kick the ball away but to try and play.”
Leicester 0-1 Swansea
Swansea City head coach Vitor Matos told BBC Radio Wales:
“I’m really happy, we know we needed to start picking up points away from home.
“I think the maturity of the team is now really showing, we all know that keeping clean sheets is massive, it comes with understanding the game.
“This league rewards teams that stay in games, not the teams that have unbelievable moments. That’s the stage we’re at now.
“There are still four games to go, now it is important to rest because it has been very busy these last few days.”
Leicester’s Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Leicester:
“I’m really frustrated. If you look at the first half, OK we were not at our best but I still felt as though we just shaded the first half and we had slightly more chances.
“Sometimes it feels like we’ve got to score the perfect goal, or a worldie of a goal from 30 yards away, and that’s not how the game works. Occasionally you have got got to score different types of goals.
“The 10 games I’ve had here has felt like 40 because the way we have given goals away and have given teams a lift in a time when they haven’t really had to go and earn it.
“It’s a ridiculous decision to try and play a short free-kick when the box is open and we have everyone loaded up in the box. They then run the length of the field and end up scoring, which shouldn’t happen.
“We keep making poor mistakes. And from that point on you want to see, and I certainly wanted to see, a better reaction. I wanted to see a more desperate team fighting for their lives trying to get back into the game.
“But we just fizzled out, really. It was our reaction to that goal that was the poorest thing and most disappointing thing.
“Ultimately, we’ve got ourselves into this mess and we have to get ourselves out of this mess. And it’s a big week coming up.”
Middlesbrough 0-1 Portsmouth
Boro’s Kim Hellberg said to BBC Radio Tees: “We were not good enough, we lacked energy, quality and structure. It makes you flat and disappointed.
“We don’t defend the second phase of the corner good enough.”
On if there was a mental block about playing at the Riverside he said: “It has to be something like that. Six in a row without a win, from a team playing good football…
“That is not the feeling you want. We are trying to make it right but we are not succeeding at the moment – that is my responsibility.”
Norwich 0-2 Ipswich
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna told his post-match press conference, per BBC Sport:
“It’s a brilliant win for the club.
“Today felt separate to the league campaign – we had a massive goal to come and win at a stadium where we haven’t for so long and it’s a brilliant memory in our season.
“We would have liked to have controlled the ball more but it wasn’t about that, it was about picking a team and a gameplan to win.”
On substituting second-half substitute Marcelino Nunez:
“He didn’t start because he’s just coming back from injury and we need to protect him over the seven games we have.
“We knew him coming back here would also add to the environment and the occasion – it got heated out there and we had to make the change to protect him and the result.”
Norwich’s Philippe Clement on the award of Ipswich’s early penalty:
“We started the game well, were dominant on the ball and pushed Ipswich back so that was good stuff but then you get a penalty against you which for me is not a penalty.
“Anis (Ben Slimane) wants to clear the ball, the other player dives into him. That is a game-deciding moment – it’s about small margins and it goes against you and it’s a hard one (to take).
“I am a fan of VAR to avoid these moments – with VAR that is not a penalty. It is a player trying to cheat and act like he has been cut down by a tackle and he has won on this occasion.
“A referee cannot be in the right position all the time, I realise that so that is why you need objective decisions on these occasions.
“I’m proud of how the players reacted and dominated but we did not create enough chances – we were in their box more than Ipswich were in ours today but they were more ruthless.”
Oxford 2-0 Watford
Oxford head coach Matt Bloomfield told BBC Radio Oxford:
“At around 80 minutes, when we hadn’t got that second goal we wanted, there were a couple of half-chances for the opposition. The nerves weren’t great at that point.
“I’m really happy after the performance and I’m really proud of the players for the manner in which we did it.
“Against the wind, we got our noses in front in the first half. We had the wind in the second half and played higher up the pitch, really on the front foot.
“When you look at the results, it was even more imperative that we won. As I said inside the dressing room, we can’t worry about what happens elsewhere.
“We’re in this position, we’ve got four games to go, and we have to focus on ourselves. There are going to be results that you don’t expect or see coming.
“We have to be positive, keep moving forward, and keep going after those performances, because it was a joy to watch us – especially in the second half – and we want four more of them.”
QPR 0-0 Bristol City
QPR boss Julien Stephan told BBC Radio London: “It was a tight game between well-organised teams. It was difficult for both sides to find the space.
“When we had opportunities, there were technical issues in the last third with finding the last pass or a good finish.
“It is a clean sheet. The last one was Charlton over two months ago.
“It is a good run for us, five games unbeaten. We knew Bristol City were a good opponent in good form. We didn’t find a way today but we continue the process.”
Bristol City interim manager Roy Hodgson told BBC Radio Bristol: “It was a cancelling out process. They’re organised and made it difficult for us to get in behind just as we did for them.
“It opened up more in the second half, we were more adventurous. We could have scored a goal or two, but 0-0 was fair result because neither team really did enough.
“[Staying solid] is a key priority in any team. Any time you come into a new club, you must hope to get ideas across about not conceding many goals.
“If you do that, you’ve got an incredible bunch of front players who can score to get you out of trouble.”
Sheffield United 2-1 Hull
Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield:
“I’m delighted for the supporters that we got a win because it’s an expectant club and crowd and we’ve not delivered on what we should have done.
“Not winning in six games is not good enough for me or the football club.
“It was a game of basketball, it could have been 4-4 at half time.
“We gave them their goal, they didn’t need to work hard for it. Their opportunities, we’ve given them.
“I felt it was the right time to get Danny on. I challenged the subs before the game to make a difference and change the game because I don’t think they have enough this season. Thankfully we did.”
Hull’s Sergej Jakirovic told BBC Radio Humberside:
“I think we played a good game, we were the better team and we had the better chances.
“I can not speak much [about the refereeing] because they will punish me.
“The referee was in the way of Lunny and he couldn’t move and was late on the ball and for me, the penalty was for nothing.
“There is also maybe an offside [on their winning goal] and this is why we need VAR in this league. It is a crucial moment for our team.
“If you are a neutral it was an entertaining game.
“We deserved to take the points but unfortunately football is like this. This isn’t a fair result.”
Southampton 2-1 Derby
Southampton boss Tonda Eckert told BBC Radio Solent:
“It was our best game of the week, the boys were outstanding today. It was a top, top, top performance.
“Every game has its own story. We were clearly on top in the first half and then conceded off a corner, which can happen. Then to keep pushing and to have the energy and belief to come back was outstanding today.
“There is a reason we are so close to Derby in the table, they have picked up so many points lately.
“There are no easy games, and just because you have won some games in the past you have to keep going to earn it again and again, and the boys did that very well.”
Derby’s John Eustace told BBC Radio Derby:
“I thought first half we were excellent and in the second half we just ran out of legs. The second goal we conceded was so soft and it was really disappointing the manner we conceded from the free-kick.
“Southampton are obviously a top team with top players but with the way the boys performed today, I was very proud of their efforts. We just couldn’t see it over the line.
“We need to keep doing what we have been doing in the final four games.”
When asked he if feels it is possible for Derby to reach the play-offs, he added: “Of course it is. Anything can happen in football. We will just keep going and do what we do.
“We lost the game to a soft goal, came to a top team and we have to really believe that we can see it through now.”
Stoke 1-1 Blackburn
Birmingham 2-0 Wrexham
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