EFL goals and round-up: Leicester go top of Championship; Leeds, Ipswich win
Championship: Leicester climb to summit after edging past Bristol City; Leeds, Ipswich win; Plymouth hit six | League One: Portsmouth maintain top spot; Oxford, Stevenage win | League Two: Wrexham beaten 5-0 by Stockport; Notts County beat Forest Green in seven-goal thriller
Saturday 23 September 2023 19:08, UK
A Jamie Vardy penalty proved enough for Leicester to take over at the Sky Bet Championship summit with a 1-0 win over Bristol City.
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Nigel Pearson's first return to the King Power Stadium since leaving the club in 2015 ended in defeat as Vardy, who Pearson signed 11 years ago from Fleetwood, converted a 67th-minute spot-kick after Kal Naismith fouled Wilfred Ndidi.
Leicester replaced Preston at the top of the table after North End's winning streak came to a halt with a 1-1 draw at Rotherham.
Preston had won their last six but were held by the Millers, with former North End man Jordan Hugill netting for the home side.
Liam Lindsay equalised just before half-time from Robbie Brady's whipped delivery.
Ipswich climbed to second after a goal from Australia midfielder Massimo Luongo 11 minutes from time helped cap a pulsating 4-3 home victory over Blackburn.
Goals from Harry Clarke, Nathan Broadhead and George Hirst put Town in control in the first half after Arnor Sigurdsson equalised before an own goal from Clarke and Sammie Szmodics made it 3-3.
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Middlesbrough moved off the foot of the table as they came from behind to beat Southampton 2-1.
Michael Carrick's side looked to be heading for another difficult afternoon when Adam Armstrong slotted home a 17th-minute opener.
However, after Riley McGree
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