Watford beaten 2-0 thanks to Vardy; Ipswich lose at West Brom Birmingham sink Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 for Rooney’s first win Jamie Vardy came off the bench for Leicester to earn the leaders their first victory in three matches, scoring both goals in a 2-0 home win against Watford. It had looked like being a half of frustration for the former Premier League Golden Boot winner, after he somehow missed an open goal from four yards out in the 74th minute. But he was in the right spot two minutes later to score from close range after Jannik Vestergaard’s header had been parried away by Daniel Bac ..read more

Jobe Bellingham opens scoring in 3-1 Sunderland victory Leeds keep pressure on top two with win over Plymouth Wayne Rooney remains confident he can turn things around at Birmingham despite his side’s latest defeat, 3-1 to Sunderland, meaning he has picked up just one point from a possible 15 since taking charge. Birmingham battled back after conceding an early opener to their former player Jobe Bellingham, with Koji Miyoshi levelling towards the end of the first half. However, Sunderland were the better side for the majority of the game, and after Dion Sanderson’s own goal restored the home ..read more

Wayne Rooney’s first game at Birmingham ends in 1-0 loss Leeds recover from 2-0 down at Norwich to seal dramatic win Wayne Rooney endured a loss in his first match in charge of Birmingham as Morgan Rogers’s last-gasp effort snatched a 1-0 victory for Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. The 21-year-old had been on the pitch 13 minutes when he fired home in the 89th minute to earn Middlesbrough a fifth straight Championship win. The result moved Michael Carrick’s side just one point behind his former team-mate Rooney’s seventh-placed City, who lost for a fourth game in a row on the road ..read more

Foxes beat Preston 3-0 for fifth successive win Sunderland see off Watford while Leeds beat QPR Leicester returned to the top of the Championship as a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall brace helped Enzo Maresca’s side beat third-placed Preston 3-0 at the King Power Stadium. Dewsbury-Hall put the Foxes ahead on the hour mark and, after Kelechi Iheanacho had doubled the advantage in the 76th minute, added his second in the final minute of normal time ..read more

Lyndon Dykes’s late equaliser for QPR denies Swansea Ipswich move up to second with win at Southampton Milutin Osmajic’s first goal in English football fired the Championship leaders Preston to a 2-1 comeback win against Birmingham. Jay Stansfield’s strike in the opening minute of the second half threatened to end Preston’s unbeaten start to the season but the league leaders were on level terms when Krystian Bielik headed into his own net in the 51st minute ..read more

Ryan Christie’s goal gives Andoni Iraola first Bournemouth win Brentford keeper Ellery Balcombe is shootout hero at Newport Three goals in less than five second-half minutes saved Crystal Palace from an exit after they came from behind to win 4-2 at Plymouth. Trailing to goals from Ben Waine and Luke Cundle, Roy Hodgson sent on Eberechi Eze, Jordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp. All three substitutes played a part in turning things around. Ayew and Eze provided assists for Odsonne Édouard and Jean-Philippe Mateta, before Schlupp set up the latter for his second. Mateta completed his hat‑trick in ..read more

Armstrong saves Saints in wild 4-4 draw with Norwich Minority owner Brady watches Birmingham beat Leeds Adam Armstrong’s 97th-minute penalty saved Russell Martin’s St Mary’s curtain-raiser as Southampton drew a topsy-turvy 4-4 encounter with Norwich. Josh Sargent gave the Canaries an early lead before Saints hit back to claim the lead through Jan Bednarek and Armstrong’s first spot-kick. But Norwich restored their advantage by half-time thanks to Gabriel Sara’s impressive strike and Jon Rowe’s header ..read more

Barnsley manager set to move to Championship club Martin’s Swansea exit delayed by compensation claims Swansea are hopeful of appointing Barnsley’s Michael Duff as their next manager, with Russell Martin’s protracted exit to Southampton set to be rubber-stamped in the next 48 hours. Swansea have held informal talks with Duff in recent days and are confident of striking a deal. The Championship club identified Duff and Chris Davies, Brendan Rodgers’ long-standing assistant, as targets to succeed Martin but the latter is in line to join Ange Postecoglou’s staff at Tottenham. John Eustace, the ..read more

Stewards will be trained on dementia awareness, the website overhauled and the chaperone service expanded Wembley is the first national stadium in the UK to become dementia friendly as part of a scheme to encourage all sports grounds to do the same. Changes include training stewards on dementia awareness, an overhaul of Wembley’s website to make it more accessible, and expanding the stadium’s chaperone service to include people with no-visible disabilities and not only wheelchair users ..read more

Sellés will leave after taking charge of Liverpool game on Sunday Relegated Saints turn to Swansea manager Martin Southampton are poised to announce Russell Martin as their new head coach having confirmed Rubén Sellés will depart after taking charge against Liverpool on Sunday, their final game of the season. A compensation package worth upwards of £400,000 is thought to have been agreed with Championship Swansea City where Martin, the former Norwich defender and captain, has won admirers across the past two seasons ..read more