Leeds moved to the top of the table on goal differential after Piroe, the Whites’ top scorer, scored twice before halftime.
Leeds’ victory was only their second in their past eight away games, but it was their seventh in their last nine games overall.
Harry Leonard’s late equalizer for Blackburn at Ewood Park dashed Sunderland’s hopes of continuing to put pressure on the teams above them.
Yuki Ohashi’s early goal had been wiped out by two quick goals from Chris Rigg and Wilson Isidor in the second half, and the Black Cats appeared to be winning it until Leonard’s strike in the 90th minute.
At Riverside Stadium, Sheffield Wednesday overcame a 3-0 halftime deficit to earn a point in a 3-3 draw with 10-man Middlesbrough.
After Ben Doak’s opening goal, Boro’s outstanding first half performance was double-capped by Finn Azaz. However, within the hour, goals from Svante Ingelsson, Josh Windass, and Yan Valery secured the comeback, and the hosts threw Rav van den Berg off.
Mason Holgate’s own goal was the game-winning goal as Derby defeated managerless West Brom 2-1.
Holgate deflected in Kayden Jackson’s shot after Jerry Yates put the Rams ahead, and Grady Diangana’s goal was only solace for an Albion club temporarily led by Chris Brunt following Carlos Corberan’s move to Valencia.
As rock-bottom Plymouth lost 4-0 at Coventry, Frank Lampard defeated his former England teammate Wayne Rooney.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark, and a double from Josh Eccles gave the Sky Blues the lead in the first half, while Callum Wright was sent off three minutes from time by Argyle. Gary Rowett started his tenure as Oxford’s manager off to a strong start as the Sky Blues held off Cardiff 3-2 thanks to goals from Mark Harris, Ciaron Brown, and Przemyslaw Placheta, while Rocco Vata scored late in injury time to give Watford a 2-1 victory over Portsmouth at Vicarage Road.
Swansea defeated QPR 3-0 because to a double from Liam Cullen, and Norwich defeated Millwall at Carrow Road with to goals from Emiliano Marcondes and Oscar Schwartau in the first half.
Preston defeated Hull 1-0 thanks to a goal from Brad Potts, and Bristol City defeated Luton by the same score thanks to a goal from Scott Twine.
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