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Championship round-up: West Brom miss chance to go top

West Brom draw at Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United beat Blackburn and Derby hold Norwich.

during the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium on September 14, 2018 in Birmingham, England.
Image: Harvey Barnes scored late to earn West Brom a draw

West Brom missed the chance to move back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table but salvaged a point against Sheffield Wednesday with two late goals at Hillsborough.

The Baggies were passed by Leeds and Middlesbrough on Tuesday night and are a point behind both after a 2-2 draw with Wednesday.

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Highlights of the Championship game between Sheff Wed and West Brom.

Adam Reach opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a stunning goal, firing into the top corner from 25 yards, and Fernando Forestieri made it two four minutes before the break.

Darren Moore's side looked destined for a third league defeat of the season as time ticked on but Joey Pelupessy scored an own goal in the 86th minute and Harvey Barnes grabbed the equaliser a minute later.

West Brom were also overtaken by Sheffield United, who won 2-0 at Ewood Park to hand Blackburn their first home league defeat for more than a year thanks to a Billy Sharp double.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn and Sheffield Utd.

Craig Bryson's 86th-minute goal earned Derby a 1-1 draw with Norwich at Pride Park and denied the Canaries a sixth victory in a row after Timm Klose had headed in a 69th-minute corner.

There was a 13-minute delay for a second-half floodlight failure at the City Ground as struggling Millwall fought back from two down to claim a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.

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There were no goals at the New York Stadium, where a depleted Rotherham side held out for a 0-0 draw with Bristol City.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Millwall.
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