Championship: Leicester fell Norwich as Warnock bids farewell with Stoke draw

Leicester climbed to within a point of Championship leaders Preston with a 2-0 win at promotion rivals Norwich.

Kelechi Iheanacho fired Leicester in front from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time after Christian Fassnacht’s challenge on Stephy Mavididi and Kasey McAteer added his fifth goal of the season in the closing stages. The Foxes made it back-to-back victories after their recent home defeat to Hull and have won six of their first seven league matches.

“I am very pleased with our performance because of the opponents we were up against,” said the Leicester manager Enzo Maresca. “I have watched all their games and they usually score goals, so I am very pleased to come away with a win and a clean sheet. We had to work very hard for the points – I said to the lads afterwards that you can work on the way you play, the way you defend but you also have to have the desire out there on the pitch.”

Sunderland moved up to fourth, six points behind the leaders, as Jack Clarke’s brace helped them to a 3-1 win at Blackburn. Clarke’s penalty was cancelled out by Harry Leonard’s header, but Dan Neil restored Sunderland’s lead in first-half stoppage time before Clarke notched his second of the night – his fifth this season – with 12 minutes left.

Hull edged into the top six after their goalless home draw against Leeds, who played the last 30 minutes with 10 men after on-loan Tottenham defender Joe Rodon was sent off for his second yellow-card offence.

Watford drew 2-2 at home with West Brom thanks to Matheus Martins’ second-half equaliser. Tom Ince had given Watford an early lead before West Brom hit back through John Swift’s free-kick and Jed Wallace, but Martins levelled before half-time.

Huddersfield also drew 2-2 at home against Stoke in Neil Warnock’s final match as manager. Daniel Johnson equalised for the Potters after Matty Pearson had headed Huddersfield into a first-half lead. Ben Wilmot’s header then put Stoke in front before the Terriers hit back through Jack Rudoni.

Four months after remarkably keeping the club in the second tier, Warnock was proud of the way his players fought back in his final game in charge. “What we’ve done in the last six months has put the pride back into Huddersfield,” he said. “The fans are glad they are supporting the Terriers and I feel really proud. It has been hard work this six months. I don’t think anybody thought we could do what we did last year, it was an absolute miracle. Yes, it’s come early, I did not expect to leave until Christmas or round about then. But I will look on from afar with great affection.”

Millwall bounced back from Sunday’s home defeat to Leeds by beating Rotherham 3-0 at the Den. Ryan Longman gave Millwall a half-time lead, Zian Flemming made it 2-0 just before the hour-mark and Tom Bradshaw added a third in time added on.