Danny Batth's Late Equaliser Denies Leeds United Victory Against Blackburn Rovers

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In a thrilling Championship match, Danny Batth's late goal secured a draw for Blackburn Rovers against Leeds United. Leeds seemed set for victory after Pascal Struijk converted a penalty in the 88th minute. However, Rovers quickly responded when Makhtar Gueye's header was finished by Batth. Despite ten minutes of added time and a fantastic save by Aynsley Pears, neither team could find another goal.

The game marked the first draw between these teams since February 2013, when they played to a goalless stalemate at Ewood Park. Leeds had an expected goals (xG) total of 1.47 from their 12 shots, but only four were on target. Meanwhile, Burnley missed the chance to overtake Leeds as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Stoke City in Ryan Shawcross' last match as interim manager.

Before their match at Turf Moor, Stoke City announced Mark Robins as their new manager following Narcis Pelach's departure. Shawcross had previously led Stoke to a 1-0 win over Sunderland and nearly secured another victory against Burnley. The game lacked clear opportunities, with Lewis Koumas hitting the crossbar for Stoke.

Burnley ended the match with ten players after Hannibal Mejbri received a red card for an incident involving Junior Tchamadeu. Despite not winning in six away games against Burnley since 2007, Stoke showed promise under Robins' leadership.

Portsmouth moved out of the relegation zone with an emphatic 4-0 win over Swansea City at Fratton Park. Josh Murphy opened the scoring in the 22nd minute after capitalising on Zak Swanson's pass. Paddy Lane doubled Portsmouth's lead shortly after, marking his first Championship goal following his success in League One.

Ryley Towler headed in Freddie Potts' precise cross just past the hour mark to secure victory for John Mousinho's team. Colby Bishop added another goal in the 78th minute after Murphy's assist, extending Portsmouth's unbeaten streak against Swansea to 13 matches since December 1960.

West Brom's Convincing Win

At The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Albion delivered an impressive first-half performance to defeat Preston North End 3-1. Josh Maja scored twice, bringing his season tally to 12 goals, while Callum Styles also found the net following a clever corner routine.

Ryan Ledson scored for Preston after halftime, but West Brom maintained control and stayed fifth in the league standings. Preston currently sits in 16th place.

Sheffield Wednesday Triumphs Over Derby County

An exciting match at Hillsborough saw Sheffield Wednesday beat Derby County 4-2 in a high-scoring encounter. Barry Bannan gave Wednesday an early lead before Josh Windass scored from inside his own half with an extraordinary strike.

Djeidi Gassama added another goal for Wednesday before Jerry Yates scored for Derby, offering hope of a comeback. However, Anthony Musaba restored Wednesday's three-goal cushion before Ebou Adams scored a late consolation for Derby.