Championship: Leaders Coventry come from behind to go four points clear
Coventry City trailed against Sheffield United, but recovered to establish breathing space at the top of the Championship.
Coventry City got back to winning ways and moved four points clear at the Championship summit with a 3-1 victory over Sheffield United.
Frank Lampard's side suffered their first defeat of the season on Friday, when they went down 3-2 at Wrexham.
The hosts fell behind midway through the first half at the Coventry Building Society Arena, as former Sky Blues defender Sam McCallum finished from close range, but Tatsuhiro Sakamoto levelled matters just after the break.
Bobby Thomas then headed Coventry in front on the hour after United failed to deal with a corner, before Haji Wright set up Brandon Thomas-Asante to seal victory deep into stoppage time.
Middlesbrough missed the chance to remain within three points of the Sky Blues, despite Luke Ayling's last-gasp equaliser against Leicester City.
Jordan Ayew's penalty gave the Foxes the lead in first-half stoppage time, and it looked like they would hold on when Alfie Jones was dismissed in the 90th minute.
Yet, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, Ayling turned in Callum Brittain's deep cross to rescue a point for Rob Edwards' side.
Nevertheless, they slipped out of the top two, as Stoke City leapfrogged them with a 3-0 win over Oxford United.
Lewis Baker scored twice while also assisting Steven Nzoni's first goal in English football for over 10 years, as Mark Robins' side ran out comfortable victors at the Kassam Stadium.
Charlton Athletic climbed into the play-off places after Sonny Carey's late deflected effort secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.
The Addicks, for whom Greg Docherty had a first-half penalty saved, climbed above Bristol City, with the Robins slipping out of the top six after losing to Blackburn Rovers 1-0.
Data Debrief: A perfect 10 for the Sky Blues
Coventry won after conceding the opening goal in a Championship game for the first time since beating Hull City in December 2024. The Sky Blues are now unbeaten in 10 home league games for the first time since a run of 11 between 2019 and 2020.
Meanwhile, Sheffield United have suffered 10 away league defeats in a calendar year outside the Premier League for the first time since 2013.
Stoke, on the other hand, have now won successive Championship away games without conceding for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
