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Champ: Newcastle top at Christmas
- Updated: December 17, 2016
Dwight Gayle scored his 13th goal in 11 games as Newcastle beat Burton Albion 2-1 at the Pirelli Stadium to ensure they will be top of the Sky Bet Championship at Christmas.
Rafael Benitez’s men were pushed all the way in their first ever meeting with Burton, despite taking a 15th-minute lead through Gayle.
Lloyd Dyer quickly equalised, but Mohamed Diame restored Newcastle’s advantage before half-time and the visitors held on for a third straight win, with second-placed Brighton playing Birmingham in the late kick-off on Saturday.
George Evans struck in injury time to give Reading a dramatic 3-2 win at Blackburn which ensured they reclaimed third spot in the table.
The Royals took the lead when Dominic Samuel got on the end of Garath McCleary’s through ball before placing his effort in the bottom right hand corner only for Danny Graham to get his side back on level terms with a header.
Reading took the lead again when Liam Moore was the first to react to Liam Kelly’s effort hitting the bar. Wes Brown’s header on his Rovers debut looked to have given the hosts a point before Evans popped up late on to secure his side’s first ever win at Ewood Park.
Derby missed out on an eighth straight victory, and another clean sheet, as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Fulham.
Tom Ince got his seventh goal in seven games to put Derby ahead when he got on the end of a sliced clearance by Ragnar Sigurdsson to slot the ball into the net. Floyd Ayite levelled for the hosts on the stroke of half-time from …
