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Championship: Newcastle go top
- Updated: October 18, 2016
Newcastle took over at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with victory at Barnsley after Norwich threw away a two-goal lead to draw at Fulham.
The Canaries looked set to stay on the summit following two first-half penalties from Graham Dorrans, with Scott Malone the culprit on both occasions.
They were denied a first win at Craven Cottage in 30 years, though, when their former striker Chris Martin’s shot went in off Stefan Johansen before Martin grabbed the equaliser.
That allowed Newcastle to leapfrog Alex Neil’s men as Dwight Gayle took his tally to 11 goals this season, including seven in his last four games, with a second-half double in a 2-0 win at Oakwell.
Gayle broke the deadlock four minutes into the second half when he tapped in from close range and he latched on to Matt Ritchie’s through ball 19 minutes later to seal a fourth straight win.
Brighton are up to third after Sam Baldock’s 14th-minute header was enough to beat Wolves and Birmingham climbed to fifth with a 4-2 win at home to Rotherham.
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