Championship roundup: five-star Middlesbrough thrash struggling Luton

Middlesbrough piled further pressure on under-fire Luton manager Rob Edwards as they cruised to a 5-1 win at the Riverside.

Edwards’ underperforming Hatters side crashed to their heaviest defeat of the season as they were comprehensively outplayed on Teesside, with the loss coming almost a year to the day since they were holding Liverpool to a draw in the Premier League.

While Luton’s season continues to unravel, Middlesbrough’s is gathering positive momentum after a week that also saw Michael Carrick’s side win at QPR.

Their latest success came courtesy of doubles from Delano Burgzorg and Finn Azaz, and a further goal from Emmanuel Latte Lath, with all three forwards exploiting a porous Luton defence.

Blackburn ended a run of four games without a goal to claim a 3-1 win at Cardiff.
Andreas Weimann scored early in both halves to claim his first goals since August.

David Turnbull pulled a goal back for the hosts before Lewis Baker sealed Rovers’ first win in five games with a perfectly-placed shot four minutes from time.

Millwall’s four-game winning run in the Championship came to an end after a 1-1 draw away to Stoke.

Neil Harris’ men, who had won their last four matches 1-0, took the lead at the end of the first half when Josh Coburn tapped in from close range.

The Potters, who had gained six points in league action over a four-day period this week, made their feelings known when they were denied a penalty just after the break for a challenge on Wouter Burger.

That only angered Narcis Pelach’s side and, on the hour mark, they drew level. A Bae Jun-ho corner found the head of skipper Ben Gibson.