Middlesbrough edge Norwich, Hull win at Blackburn
Ipswich grab late draw, Charlton add to Leicester woes
Stuttering Coventry’s grip at the top of the Championship loosened further as QPR came from behind to beat them 2-1 at Loftus Road. Josh Eccles gave the Sky Blues an early lead but the home side responded in the second half with Richard Kone’s equaliser and Nicolas Madsen’s winner.
Frank Lampard admitted his stuttering team’s confidence has taken a hit after the defeat left Coventry clinging on to top spot. Middlesbrough are now level on points with them after four consecutive wins and Coventry now only five points clear of third-placed Hull, who have a game in hand.
Lampard said: “Up until the middle of December we were a very confident team, winning games, and it [losing] affects everybody, whether people want to admit that or not. But I know this group, I know what they’ve shown this season. I was the first one to say it [the lead) could be gone in a three-game week, and it took a month.
