Burnley tops Championship after win at Wednesday
Burnley climbed into top spot in the EFL Championship after defeating Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at Hillsborough to sit two points ahead of second-placed Sunderland.
The Clarets extended their unbeaten run to seven matches under Scott Parker with goals either side of half-time.
Jaidon Anthony got Burnley off the mark after 37 minutes when he seized on a loose ball in the box to fire into the bottom left corner and open his account for the visitors after signing in August.
Burnley’s leading goalscorer, Joshua Brownhill, secured the three points on 50 minutes, rifling home a volley from the centre of the box.
The Clarets will keep their spot at the top if Sunderland fails to win at Hull City on Mondasy (AEDT).
West Bromwich Albion scuppered its chance to move level on points with the current league leader after conceding a 92nd-minute equaliser to draw 1-1 away at Oxford United.
Instead, it now sits fifth, level on points with sixth-placed Blackburn Rovers, which beat Swansea City 1-0 to move into the play-off spots.
Luton sits 15th on the table after a 3-0 win over Watford, one place and a point behind Preston North End, which fought to a 1-0 win over Coventry City, leaving Mark Robins' side just above the relegation zone.
Emil Riis's 72nd-minute finish proved the difference at Deepdale, where Coventry has never won in 23 league attempts.
Coventry may be looking over its shoulders at Cardiff City, which is level on points with Robins's men after thrashing 10-man Plymouth Argyle 5-0 at home.
Rubin Colwill scored one and assisted two more as Cardiff, under the interim charge of Omer Riza, made the most of Ibrahim Cissoko's first-half dismissal for lashing out at Perry Ng.
Alex Robertson got things going with his 16th-minute opener before the Bluebirds ran riot after the interval with goals from Anwar El Ghazi, Callum Robinson and Chris Willock.
A crushing defeat leaves Wayne Rooney's Plymouth just three points clear of the relegation zone after the Championship's return from the October international break.
Elsewhere, Portsmouth won 2-1 at Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City was held to a draw by Stoke City to prevent it moving into the play-off spots, and Millwall and Derby County also cancelled each other out in a mid-table 1-1 draw.
