Szmodics helps Eustace to first Blackburn win as Saints take a thriller

Southampton did it the hard way as they increased their unbeaten run to 25 matches, beating Huddersfield 5-3 in a thriller.

Saints were 2-0 and 3-2 down to the relegation battlers with Sorba Thomas, David Kasumu and Alex Matos on target for managerless Town.

But a Joe Rothwell double, a Tom Lees own goal and strikes from Sekou Mara and Samuel Edozie kept Southampton second, a point ahead of Leeds who beat Rotherham.

United remain unbeaten at home this campaign and made light work of seeing off the Millers 3-0. Patrick Bamford got their first and then Crysencio Summerville extended his tally for the season to 15 with a brace, with one from the spot.

For their part runaway leaders Leicester won again, this time 2-1 at Watford. Patson Daka put them ahead from the spot 11 minutes in and Ricardo Pereira added a second after the break, with Emmanuel Dennis pulling one back to no avail.

In the early kick-off, Ipswich's recent slide off the pace in the automatic hunt continued as they drew 2-2 at home to West Brom.

They got a draw thanks to Omari Hutchinson's stoppage-time goal, having twice trailed to goals from Tom Fellows and John Swift. Nathan Broadhead cancelled out the opener for Town.

John Eustace's first game in charge of Blackburn ended with a 3-1 win over Stoke, with Tyrhys Dolan scoring twice and Sammie Szmodics taking his tally for the season to 22.

Swansea got their first win under Luke Williams, Liam Cullen's 11th-minute strike helping them beat Hull 1-0, while goals from Emil Riis and Ben Whiteman saw Preston win 2-0 at Cardiff.

Sunderland beat Plymouth 3-1, Jack Clarke and Jobe Bellingham among the scorers as they came from behind, while QPR moved a point closer to safety thanks to a 2-2 draw with Norwich, with