Championship Round-Up: Cardiff Beat Burnley 5-4 as Birmingham Go Top

Cardiff trailed by four goals to one after 62 minutes and beat Burnley 5-4, the winner a curling long-range shot from Cardiff's Alex Robertson four minutes into stoppage time. Cardiff had 25 shots to 15, 11 on target to eight and expected goals of 4.65 to 2.30. Burnley had won two of the 43 league games before this one, and Fabio Celestini is still waiting for his first win in charge.

Burnley's Andréas Hountondji punished a mistake by Cardiff centre-back Will Fish in the 15th minute, Burnley's first effort on target, and Burnley's Marcus Edwards scored from the edge of the area in the 25th. In the 40th, Cardiff's Ollie Tanner diverted his team-mate Rubin Colwill's volley, after a corner, into the net, and Cardiff went in a goal behind at half-time.

Burnley's Largie Ramazani scored with a deflected effort in the 55th minute, and in the 62nd Cardiff's Robertson turned a cross from the Burnley substitute Aaron Ramsey into his own net. Cardiff substitute Yousef Salech, on in the 63rd minute, scored in the 65th, Cardiff's Jack Moylan converted a penalty in the 75th after Salech was pushed in the back by Burnley's Connor Roberts, and in the 82nd Salech headed the Cardiff equaliser in off the bar from his team-mate Rubin Colwill's cross.

Cardiff rise from 18th to 14th on 18 points, the biggest climb of the round, and Burnley stay 22nd on 10; Lincoln, 21st, have 15.

Birmingham beat 10-man Swansea 2-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 28,005 at St Andrew's and went top on goal difference, their seventh win in nine matches. Birmingham had 21 shots to eight, eight on target to three and expected goals of 3.04 to 1.04.

Birmingham goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saved an early Swansea penalty from Ross Stewart, after Birmingham's Alex Cochrane was penalised for holding Swansea's Jenson Seelt at a corner. In the 26th minute Swansea's Marko Stamenić went for a heavy challenge on Birmingham's Ethan Laird and was shown a red card. In the 29th, Birmingham's Patrick Roberts and his team-mate Max Bird worked the ball down the right for their Birmingham team-mate Jay Stansfield to score his 50th goal for the club.

Swansea levelled in the 65th minute when Birmingham's Christoph Klarer diverted a Swansea corner into his own goal. Birmingham's Stansfield drilled in the winner from close range in the 87th, when Swansea could not clear a corner. Birmingham manager Chris Davies told BBC Radio WM: "It was a poor decision for the penalty; I was very disappointed."

Birmingham rise from third to first on 29 points and are at Stoke on 21 November. Swansea, beaten four times in five matches, drop from fifth to sixth on 26.

Norwich won by five goals to nothing at Ashton Gate, their fourth win in a row, and the home supporters booed. It was Bristol City's fourth home defeat in a row, and their manager Michael Skubala told BBC Radio Bristol: "For me, that's probably the most difficult afternoon I've ever had in my career."

Norwich's Paris Maghoma scored for a fourth successive match in the 22nd minute, running into the box after his team-mate Sam Field won the ball. Scott Twine, Bristol City's top scorer, then had a chance three yards out and hit it straight at the Norwich goalkeeper, Daniel Grimshaw.

Norwich's Harry Darling looped a header in during the 53rd minute after Bristol City failed three times to clear a corner, and three minutes later a cross from Norwich's Maghoma was deflected to his team-mate Andre Brooks, who scored. Norwich substitute Jovon Makama scored with his first touch in the 70th, from his team-mate Anthony Musaba's cross, and Norwich's Mathias Kvistgaarden scored a penalty in the 80th after Bristol City's Lisav Eissat dragged him down.

Norwich had 17 shots to 15, seven on target to four and expected goals of 2.97 to 1.66. Two away wins in a row, each by at least four goals, are a first for Norwich, who stay 12th, now on 21 points. Bristol City drop from 15th to 17th on 18.

Blackburn beat West Ham 2-1 at Ewood Park, and Scott Parker is still waiting for a first win as West Ham head coach. West Ham had 21 shots to five, but only five on target to three.

Blackburn's Andri Guðjohnsen headed in his team-mate Jayden Fevrier's cross on a counter-attack in the 54th minute, and Blackburn's Dapo Afolayan scored in the 71st while West Ham defender Max Kilman was down holding his head and West Ham expected play to stop. West Ham's Joël Piroe replied in the 82nd. West Ham head coach Scott Parker told BBC Radio London: "We probed really and then the second goal is obviously a foul, but we gave ourselves a mountain to climb."

West Ham, beaten three times in four games, drop from eighth to ninth on 23 points. Blackburn rise from 14th to 13th on 21.

Charlton beat Sheffield United 2-1 at The Valley with a goal from their substitute Matty Godden four minutes after he came on, ending a run of 11 games without a win; Charlton had not taken three points since 29 August.

Charlton's Millenic Alli scored in the 12th minute with a left-footed shot into the bottom corner. Sheffield United's Jordan Ayew headed in a rebound in the 25th after Charlton goalkeeper Will Mannion half-cleared a free-kick, and Charlton's Godden volleyed the winner from six yards in the 79th from a cross by his team-mate Alli.

Sheffield United's Femi Seriki came on at half-time and was replaced in the 51st minute with a knee injury. Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield: "He's out for the season. I think he's ruptured his patella." Charlton rise from 21st to 19th on 17 points, and Sheffield United drop from ninth to 10th on 22.

Derby went in a goal down to boos at half-time and beat Bolton 3-1 at Pride Park on Friday night, ending a 10-game winless run. Bolton had 70 per cent of the ball and 17 shots to nine, and Derby goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterström made five saves.

Bolton's Rúben Rodrigues scored in the 42nd minute from his team-mate Gaizka Larrazabal's cut-back. Derby's Ryan Nyambe tapped in the first goal of his career, after a 312-game wait, in the 46th, and Derby's Jack Robinson glanced in his team-mate Carlton Morris's header across goal in the 49th. Derby's Rhian Brewster took the ball from Bolton's Larrazabal and scored the third four minutes into stoppage time.

Derby stay 23rd but are now level on 10 points with Burnley. Bolton drop from 17th to 18th on 17.

Stoke won by two goals to one at Portsmouth, their fifth successive away win, and climbed from fourth to third, level on 29 points with Birmingham and Middlesbrough. It was Portsmouth's first defeat in seven matches.

Portsmouth's Tyrese Shade bent a shot into the far corner in the sixth minute, his first Portsmouth goal. Stoke substitute Luca Bombino blocked a clearance by Portsmouth's Terry Devlin into the path of his Stoke team-mate Jack McGlynn, who equalised in the 59th minute, and Stoke's Ben Wilmot headed the winner in the 77th after Portsmouth goalkeeper Nicolas Schmid palmed away a long-range shot from Wilmot's team-mate Ethan Galbraith. Stoke's Galbraith told BBC Radio Stoke: "Good teams always find a way to win."

Portsmouth had eight shots to four and seven corners to none, with three on target each. Portsmouth drop from 10th to 11th on 22 points.

Preston beat Southampton 1-0 at Deepdale with a volley from outside the box by Preston's Jordan Thompson, struck with his left foot in the 33rd minute, only Preston's second win of the season and Graham Alexander's first in seven games as their manager. It was Southampton's first defeat in seven matches.

Southampton had 78 per cent of the ball, 23 shots to 15 and eight on target to two, and Preston goalkeeper Lee Nicholls, making his league debut, made eight saves. Preston manager Graham Alexander told BBC Radio Lancashire: "Everyone deserves a little bit of relief this weekend. Maybe a pint." Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert told BBC Radio Solent: "We wasted one half today."

Preston stay 24th but move to eight points; Burnley and Derby have 10. Southampton stay seventh on 24, a total that includes their four-point deduction.

QPR beat Lincoln 2-1 at Loftus Road, and the winner ten minutes from time was the first goal for QPR by Glen Kamara, from a pass by the QPR substitute Ilias Chair. QPR had 20 shots to 12, though only four on target to three.

QPR's Richard Kone headed in the opener in the 11th minute, his fifth goal across four games, from his team-mate Boy Kemper's header back across the box. Lincoln's Dom Jefferies levelled in the 29th, running on to his team-mate Freddie Draper's pass on a counter-attack and lifting the ball over QPR goalkeeper Pierce Charles. Lincoln's Reeco Hackett and his team-mate Sonny Bradley each saw an effort kept out on the line.

QPR rise from 11th to eighth on 24 points. Lincoln, beaten for a third time in a row, drop from 19th to 21st on 15.

Watford held Middlesbrough to a 0-0 draw at Vicarage Road, and Middlesbrough dropped from first to second, behind Birmingham on goal difference. Middlesbrough had 74 per cent of the ball, 18 shots to eight and four on target to one, and expected goals of 2.11 to Watford's 0.31. Middlesbrough were without the league's leading scorer, kept out for a second game by a minor muscle injury.

Watford goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia saved from Middlesbrough's Jeremy Sarmiento in the 13th minute and eight minutes later from a header by Sarmiento's team-mate Callum Brittain, and Middlesbrough's Sam Byram struck the post soon after half-time. Watford manager Alessio Dionisi told BBC Radio Three Counties: "Federico Ravaglia probably had his best game [of the season]."

Watford stay 20th on 15 points.

West Brom beat Millwall 3-0 at The Hawthorns, their first home win over Millwall since February 2020, after four goalless meetings there. West Brom had 18 shots to six and six on target to one.

West Brom's Isaac Price got his eighth of the season in the 50th minute from his team-mate Jayson Molumby's 20-yard pass, and West Brom's Molumby scored in the 78th after Millwall goalkeeper Max Crocombe fumbled the shot. West Brom substitute Felix Horn Myhre added the third in the 89th from a square pass by his team-mate Price on a counter-attack.

West Brom rise from sixth to fifth on 28 points; the top three have 29. Millwall drop from 13th to 16th on 18, the biggest fall of the round.

Wrexham drew 1-1 with Wolves at the Racecourse Ground, ending Wolves' three-game winning run, and Wolves dropped from second to fourth. Wolves had 22 shots to six and five on target to three.

Wolves' Adam Armstrong scored with a volley in the 25th minute, his fifth of the campaign, after a long ball from his team-mate Nasser Djiga. Two minutes later Wrexham's Lewis O'Brien scored his first of the season, heading in from six yards from a cross by his team-mate Issa Kaboré. Wrexham goalkeeper Anthony Patterson saved from three Wolves players, Mateus Mané, Fer López and Tommy Doyle.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson told BBC Radio Wales: "We had to dig deep at times, and it's a really, really hard-earned point for us against a good, technical team." Wrexham, who beat Middlesbrough in midweek, rise from 16th to 15th on 18 points.