Ex-Crystal Palace star hails Paul Cook and Wigan Athletic players as Brentford keep pressure on Leeds and West Brom - Championship winners and losers
Here, we round-up the winners and losers from another action-packed few days in the second-tier. Scroll and click through the pages to see which teams, managers and players shone and struggled over the weekend:
1. L: Sheffield Wednesday
With an EFL charge still lingering over the Owls, Sky Sports pundit Leon Britton has hit out at EFL, urging the organisation to make a decision “as soon as possible” instead of “leaving them in the lurch”. Photo: George Wood
2. W: Said Benrahma (Brentford)
Benrahma’s hat-trick fired Brentford to a fifth consecutive Championship victory to stay within touching distance of the top two. With automatic promotion still a possibility, the Algerian warned: “We have a goal; we have to go and get it.” Photo: Alex Burstow
3. L: Barnsley
Trailing 3-0 at half-time in Barnsley’s 4-0 defeat to Stoke City, captain Alex Mowatt pulled no punches - claiming it was men against boys while hinting at some dressing room unrest at the break. Photo: Lewis Storey
4. W: Fulham
Josh Onomah’s 94th-minute winner versus Birmingham City kept Fulham’s top two hopes intact. Now, Scott Parker has challenged his players to “put their foot to the floor” and “make this season something we look back on.” Photo: Alex Davidson