Championship team of the week features West Brom, Preston North End, Ipswich Town & Sheffield Wednesday stars

Another thrilling weekend of Sky Bet Championship action has now passed, bringing us closer to the 2023/24 season finale. Just two of the dozen matches played on February 23 and 24 were drawn, while six were won by merely one goal.

Leeds United vs Leicester City was the most thrilling fixture on paper and it certainly didn't disappoint as the hosts came from behind to win 3-1 at Elland Road on Friday evening. Leicester were ahead right up until the 80th minute but Leeds were clinical in the dying embers to earn a huge win, moving them to within just six points of top spot.

The biggest winning margin of the weekend also came on Friday as Preston North End stunned Coventry City with a superb 3-0 victory away at CBS Arena. Ryan Lowe's side opened the scoring within just one minute before going on to earn all three points, leapfrogging their opponents in the table in the process.

West Midlands sides Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion didn't exactly have the best time of it as Blues were comfortably beaten 3-1 away at Ipswich Town whereas the Baggies drew 1-1 at Hull City. Albion will be fairly happy with the point as it keeps the Tigers below them but it wasn't a game that will live long in the memory.

Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers earned massive 2-1 victories over Bristol City and Rotherham United respectively, boosting their survival hopes. Millwall, Huddersfield Town and Swansea City all won too, however, so not that much ground was gained in the end. That said, Stoke City's 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City now drops the Potters into the bottom three.

Sky Bet Championship team of the week

So many players impressed over the weekend just gone that it would be tricky to pick just 11 to form a team of the week. Thankfully, WhoScored's player ratings system does the hard yards for us. With those figures in mind, here are the best-performing players, lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.

Viktor Johansson - WhoScored rating: 7.85

The goalkeeper, as he so often does, helped Rotherham keep the score down at Loftus Road, despite suffering defeat. He made seven saves and one claim in the 2-1 loss.

Darnell Furlong - WhoScored rating: 7.87

Furlong netted West Brom’s equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Hull City and he had a solid game overall. He won four aerial duels, won three tackles and made four clearances.

Axel Tuanzebe - WhoScored rating: 8.81

Put in a remarkable shift in Ipswich’s 3-1 win over Birmingham, not only assisting a goal but recording eight tackles, six interceptions and five aerial duel wins.

Japhet Tanganga - WhoScored rating: 8.89

The Tottenham Hotspur loanee was absolutely excellent as Millwall beat Southampton 2-1 at St Mary’s. Tanganga scored the opening goal, made a last-man tackle and cleared the ball of the line.

Harry Pickering - WhoScored rating: 7.65

The left-back came off the bench early on and scored Blackburn’s equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Norwich City – a third successive sharing of points for John Eustace’s side.

Alan Browne - WhoScored rating: 8.51

Browne was everywhere for Preston in the 3-0 win at Coventry. He won three aerial duels, two tackles and five interceptions. The versatile midfielder also notched an assist.

Adam Randell - WhoScored rating: 7.99

Randell didn’t score or assist in Plymouth’s 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough but he bossed the middle of the park, winning four tackles, making two interceptions and striking two shots on target.

Ronald - WhoScored rating: 8.44

The January signing, who joined from Anapolis in Brazil, scored his first two goals for Swansea in a shock 2-1 win away at Sunderland. Now that’s some way to introduce yourself to English football!

Danny Ward - WhoScored rating: 8.12

The attacker only had 30 minutes on the field but it was enough time to make a huge difference as he scored both goals in a 2-1 turnaround victory for Huddersfield away at Watford.

Emil Riis - WhoScored rating: 8.15

“Riiiiiiiiis,” was often the cry in the Preston away crowd as the North End stunned Coventry with a 3-0 away win. The attacker scored one and assisted another to send Preston on their way.

Ike Ugbo - WhoScored rating: 8.59

The on-loan striker just keeps on scoring crucial goals for Sheffield Wednesday, this time a double in a 2-1 win against Bristol City. He also won three aerial duels.