Championship roundup: Leeds beaten while pressure mounts on Rooney

11/30/2024 12:25 PM

• Todd Cantwell's penalty denies Leeds top spot
• Plymouth fans show anger as side thrashed 4-0

Todd Cantwell's first-half penalty secured Blackburn a 1-0 victory over Leeds at Ewood Park as Daniel Farke's side missed out on the chance to return to the top of the Championship. Sheffield United's defeat of Sunderland a day earlier meant Leeds came into the game in second, but they fell short in their efforts to leapfrog the Blades after Cantwell's 22nd-minute spot-kick secured Rovers' third successive win and boosted their play-off challenge.

Burnley moved into second by beating Stoke 2-0 to make it four straight wins and five consecutive clean sheets. Jay Rodriguez's opener shortly after the break was added to by the substitute Josh Brownhill's late penalty as Scott Parker's side took full advantage of Leeds' earlier defeat. The Clarets, who trail Sheffield United by two points, have now kept 12 clean sheets and have still only conceded six goals – the fewest at this stage of any previous Championship season.