Another weekend of Sky Bet Championship action has passed and its results have had major ramifications on the league standings, with battles hotting up at both ends.
It began with a 2-0 win for Leeds United away at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night, propelling the Whites closer to leaders Leicester City. The Foxes failed to respond on Saturday as they drew 2-2 with Hull City, while Ipswich Town blew a 1-0 lead at Cardiff City to lose 2-1 - a huge blow for the Tractor Boys' automatic promotion hopes. Southampton, the final team in that fight, gained confidence with a terrific 4-2 win over a struggling Sunderland side.
West Midlands teams West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City had contrasting weekends as the Baggies ran out 4-1 victors away at Huddersfield Town but Blues lost 1-0 at Millwall. Albion are now celebrating being five points deep into the play-off spots but Birmingham are merely one point above the relegation zone.
The most dominant win on Saturday was for Norwich City as David Wagner's side thrashed Rotherham United by five goals to nil to move into sixth spot. Other results included Watford 1-2 Coventry City, Preston North End 1-2 Stoke City, Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Middlesbrough and Bristol City 1-0 Swansea City.
So many players impressed this week that it would be tricky to pick just 11 to form a team of the week, but WhoScored's rating system does the yards for us. With that in mind, here's how the Championship team of the week shapes up, includingplayers from West Brom, Birmingham, Norwich and Ipswich.
5. Junior Firpo - 8.15
The former Barcelona man was solid at left-back for Leeds in the 2-0 win away at Sheffield Wednesday. Firpo completed eight tackles and four clearances at Hillsborough. | Getty Images
6. Gabriel Sara - 10.00
Sara is the star man this week with a rare 10 rating from WhoScored. The Brazilian scored two, assisted another and made six defensive contributions in Norwich’s thumping of Rotherham. | Getty Images
7. George Saville - 8.13
The midfielder assisted Tanganga’s winner for Millwall against Birmingham. Saville dominated the centre of the park, too, with four tackles, three aerial duel wins and three clearances. | Getty Images
8. Okay Yokuslu - 7.82
Yokuslu scored West Brom’s third goal in the 4-1 turnaround win away at Huddersfield Town. The Turk was excellent defensively, too, as he made four tackles and four clearances. | Getty Images