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Leeds United kept up the pressure at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-0 win at Bolton.
Substitute Patrick Bamford, back after three months out with a knee problem, broke the deadlock in the 66th minute.
It was was enough to give Leeds a fifth straight league win and put them two points ahead of Norwich.
The Canaries, though, could go back to the top of the table when they travel to Bristol City for Saturday's late kick-off.
At the other end of the table, managerless Reading moved out of the bottom three after a 1-1 draw at Rotherham.
Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League?Show all 9 1 /9Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Aston Villa Had a couple of things gone their way at Wembley in May then we would be talking about Aston Villa as a Premier League team. They lost the final against Fulham and have also lost John Terry. Importantly, they managed to keep hold of Jack Grealish and survive a financially turbulent summer.
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Leeds United Leeds managed to pull off one of the moves of the summer by bringing in Marcelo Bielsa, who will definitely give them the edge to get promoted. Could it finally be their year?
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Derby County After so many years of shortcomings, Derby may feel that Frank Lampard will give them the experience needed to finally return to the premier League.
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Swansea City Graham Potter is an unknown quantity in the Championship but has a sizable job on his hands to get the Welsh club promoted after a disappointingly quiet summer of signings.
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? West Brom Any side playing in the Championship with Dwight Gayle at the tip of their team will stand a reasonable chance of scoring enough goals to get promoted. Darren Moore has restored order at West Brom and certainly has a squad capable of returning to the top-flight at the first time of asking.
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Brentford There always seems to be one club to sneak their way into the top six and surprise a few people by getting promoted. Brentford have defied all expectations since gaining promotion from League One in 2013/14 and could be outsiders to sneak into the Premier League.
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Middlesbrough They may have lost Adama Traore, but they have a full season with Tony Pulis. Expect them to have something to play for in May.
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Nottingham Forest Another huge club that has been lurching in the second-tier for some time now. Martin O'Neill has a wealth of experience, and a good squad at his disposal to hopefully steer Notts Forest back towards the play-off spots.
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Which Championship teams could get promoted to the Premier League? Stoke City After a very poor season in the Premier League, Stoke will be keen to go back to making them a hard side to beat. Keeping Jack Butland is a very good way to start this.
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Forward Sam Baldock put the Royals in front in the ninth minute, but Joe Mattock denied them victory when he equalised on the stroke of full-time.
Bottom club Ipswich finally got a first home league win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Wigan.
After the visitors had seen Reece James rattle the crossbar, Freddie Sears put the Tractor Boys on their way in the 67th minute.
Swansea scored two goals in as many second half minutes to come from behind and beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium.
Substitute Marcos Matias fired the Owls ahead in the 63rd minute.
The Swans, though, hit back when substitute Bersant Celina equalised in the 71st minute. Then straight from kick-off, the Kosovan set up Wayne Routledge to turn the match around.
Birmingham also struck twice in quick succession as they fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Blackburn.
Danny Graham's header put Rovers in front after 19 minutes and Adam Armstrong doubled the lead at the start of the second half.
The Blues rallied when Craig Gardner scored a penalty in the 78th minute and Che Adams then swiftly equalised.
Aston Villa were held by Stoke (Action Images) It also finished 2-2 between Aston Villa and Stoke.
Joe Allen broke the deadlock just two minutes into the second half.
Villa drew level in the 73rd minute through a penalty from on-loan Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham.
Stoke , though, went back in front just five minutes later when Benik Afobe also converted from the spot.
Jonathan Kodjia's header in the 84th minute secured Villa a share of the points.
2018 sport in quotesShow all 23 2018 sport in quotes "I know I'll regret this for the rest of my life. I'm absolutely gutted." Australia captain Steve Smith choked back the tears as he apologised for the ball-tampering scandal.
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2018 sport in quotes "You are the liar. You owe me an apology. You stole a point from me. You're a thief too." Serena Williams' row with umpire Carlos Ramos has caused widespread debate since the US Open final
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2018 sport in quotes "It was like wrestling." Sergio Ramos' half nelson on Mo Salah in the Champions League final was not to Jurgen Klopp's taste.
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2018 sport in quotes "I am only missing Firmino saying he got a cold because a drop of my sweat landed on him," Sergio Ramos revelled in his role in Real Madrid's win.
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2018 sport in quotes "It's a bit of a hellhole...I've just done an interview and all I can smell is urine." Ronnie O'Sullivan will be warned about his repeated outbursts by Barry Hearn
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2018 sport in quotes "If somebody has done that they need to see a doctor. Seemingly he says it was me - but I would admit it." Gary Anderson after 'fartgate' caused a stink at the darts.
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2018 sport in quotes "It's the most embarrassing thing I've done." England cricket captain Joe Root regretted his 'mic drop' celebration after a century against India.
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2018 sport in quotes "I always dreamed of holding this trophy when I was a young boy." Novak Djokovic after winning Wimbledon.
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2018 sport in quotes "It's coming home..." Just about everyone, everywhere, from Kaliningrad to Croydon Boxpark.
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2018 sport in quotes "People were talking, English journalists, pundits from television. They underestimated Croatia tonight and that was a huge mistake." Luka Modric after Croatia ensured it didn't, in fact, come home.
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2018 sport in quotes "At the moment we all feel the pain of the defeat. The dressing room is a very difficult place at the moment." England boss Gareth Southgate after the semi-final loss.
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2018 sport in quotes "It's going to go on a part that only (my girlfriend) Grace will see." European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn made just one bad decision all week - pledging to get a tattoo of the score if they won.
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2018 sport in quotes "The issue's obviously with Jordan (Spieth) not wanting to play with me." Patrick Reed reveals a clash of egos in the American Ryder Cup team.
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2018 sport in quotes "I've won more titles alone than the rest of the managers in this league combined." Jose Mourinho had presumably been sitting on this gem until Arsene Wenger left Arsenal.
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2018 sport in quotes "I just showed the world tonight, and everyone else suffering from mental health, that you can come back and it can be done.” Tyson Fury speaks from the heart after drawing against Deontay Wilder in a WBC title fight
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2018 sport in quotes "It is like a cow that every day in 10 years, sees the train cross in front at the same time. If you ask the cow, 'what time is the train going to come', it is not going to know the right answer." Mauricio Pochettino getting in the moo-d for Europe.
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2018 sport in quotes "Give them all the help they need because clearly they cost us two points today. It's a joke." Charlie Austin launched an impassioned plea for VAR after Southampton's 1-1 draw with Watford.
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2018 sport in quotes "Do you know how to twerk?" Ballon D'or winner Ada Hegerberg declined the offer of a dance from French DJ Martin Solveig.
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2018 sport in quotes The support from the - Welsh, British flags and ... it's unreal. It's the Tour de France. To ride around wearing this [yellow jersey] is a dream." Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas soaks in the occasion after his victory parade in Paris.
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2018 sport in quotes "Tonight, I will leave this beautiful country, and I am looking forward to seeing my dogs, Roscoe and Coco, who live in LA. The unconditional love of a pet is something quite special." Lewis Hamilton's plans to celebrate his fifth World Championship were more low-key than expected.
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2018 sport in quotes “To go out on your own terms, with your last ever innings for England a hundred. From a purely selfish point of view, I couldn’t have asked for a better week.” Alastair Cook finished his England Test career as he started it, with a century.
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2018 sport in quotes “Have you ever taken those pills, the laxatives. I'm going to go through this man.” Dillian Whyte was left bemused by Dereck Chisora's promise
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2018 sport in quotes "It’s quite raw at the moment, we’ve got to get back home and reflect on where we go as a side.” England captain Heather Knight could not hide her disappointment at England's eight-wicket loss against Australia in the T20 final.
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Middlesbrough saw their hopes of making ground on the play-off pack hit with a 2-1 defeat at QPR.
Midfielder Pawel Wszolek gave the home side an early lead in the fourth minute.
George Saville's low shot brought Boro level six minutes into the second half, but QPR went in front again on the hour through striker Nahki Wells.
Hull beat Brentford 2-0 to increase the pressure on Bees boss Thomas Frank.
Fraizer Campbell have Hull the lead from close range in the 12th minute and the striker made soon it 2-0 when knocking in a rebound off the goalkeeper.
Preston saw off struggling Millwall 3-2 at Deepdale.
Alan Browne put North End in front in the 37th minute, with midfielder Tom Barkhuizen adding a second just before half-time.
The Lions pulled a goal back on the hour when defender Jake Cooper headed in from a corner.
However, Andrew Hughes scored from a free-kick with nine minutes left.
Lee Gregory scored a late consolation in stoppage time, as the visitors dropped into the bottom three.
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