Stunning statistics highlight Wigan Athletic's impressive resurgence, Hull City fan's brutal defence analogy - Championship tweets of the weekend
The Championship never fails to deliver a bumper crop of shock results, mad moments and controversy on a weekly basis, and even without fans in the stands, it's still managed to deliver since the 2019/20 season got back underway.
Here's a look at the finest social media reaction from the weekend's action, including Wigan Athletic's superb win over Blackburn Rovers, and the rest of the division's key matches.
Championship Tweets of the Weekend
Nottingham Forest resumed their push for the play-offs by brushing aside the hapless Terriers. This stat on Forest’s manager is really quite something!
A dismal game of football at Oakwell was somewhat redeemed by this excellent spot from Chris Kamara. Cutting edge technology, this.
The Whites charged three points clear at the top of the table after putting Fulham to the sword at Elland Road. Defender Ben White had the unenviable challenge of keeping the Cottagers’ potent attacker at bay, but rose to it with aplomb - as nicely summarised in the below tweet.
The Owls’ encouraging start to the resumed campaign continued at Ashton Gate, as they bagged three points against the play-off hopefuls. Connor Wickham powered in a terrific header to give his side the lead, with a little help from some rather pedestrian opposition defending.
QPR’s mini 30-mile round-trip away day ended in disaster, as Lee Bowyer’s side sprung a surprise and upset their London rivals. Fans of the Hoops weren’t too thrilled with their second loss on the bounce.
A crunch clash in the play-off race saw the Lilywhites collapse late on and the Bluebirds claim a massive win in the race for Premier League football. This fan had a positive take on the situation, and claimed dropping behind Cardiff could even work in their favour…
The Hatters continued their bright start under reappointed boss Nathan Jones, and pulled off a real shock against the Swans. This stat shows just how dramatic their turn in form has been in their last few games.
The Rams are back in with a shout of making the play-offs, after clocking up their fourth consecutive Championship victory with a win over the Royals. This fan had quite the day to remember when the result saw their acca come in!
There’s never a dull day to be had as a Hull City, it’s probably fair to say. A ding-dong battle at St Andrews saw the Tigers race into a two-goal lead, before throwing it all away in the second half and having to settle for a draw. Stuart here hit the nail on the head…