Championship wrap: Forest fly to second, Norwich slip

Nottingham Forest beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday to climb to second in the Championship, while Norwich lost 2-1 away to Burnley.

Marcus Tudgay scored the winner for Forest in the first minute at the City Ground.

The win pushes Billy Davies’ side into the automatic promotion places.

Forest are seven points behind top side Queens Park Rangers, but have played two games fewer than the league leaders.

Norwich slipped to third following their defeat at Burnley.

Former Tottenham man Dean Marney put hosts Burnley 1-0 up in the first half at Turf Moor, before Grant Holt equalised in the 65th minute.

Jay Rodriguez grabbed all three points for Burnley, who are now 10th, five points outside the playoff places.

Davide Somma’s 56th-minute strike helped Leeds United secure a 1-0 win at home to Coventry City.

The victory sees Leeds climb to fifth, one point ahead of Cardiff in sixth and one point behind fourth-placed Swansea, who meet in a Welsh derby on Sunday.

At the opposite end of the table, Crystal Palace remain outside the relegation zone following their 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.

James Vaughan, on loan from Everton, scored the winning goal in the 36th minute.

Preston stay bottom following their 4-0 thrashing at home to Bristol City, while Scunthorpe are second-last after a suffering a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Hull City.

Sheffield United complete the trio inside the drop zone, they lost 3-0 away to improving Ipswich.

Leicester City are just three points away from the playoff places after dispatching Barnsley 4-1.

Millwall are level with Leicester on 45 points after they beat Doncaster 1-0.

Struggling Derby County dropped vital points when they surrendered a one-goal lead in the 90th minute of their match at Portsmouth’s Fratton Park.