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Football League Review: Burnley held after late Wolves goal as Brighton move second

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Danny Batth's late header earned Wolves a 1-1 draw at Championship leaders Burnley, while Brighton moved second with a 2-1 win at MK Dons.
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Burnley's lead at the top of the Championship was cut to four points by Brighton and Hove Albion after a late Danny Batth header earned Wolves??a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor.

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Sam Vokes put Burnley in front??before??Batth's injury-time effort??prevented Sean Dyche's men from recording a seventh straight win, although their unbeaten run is now 15 league games.

Brighton moved up to second place with a 2-1 victory at MK??Dons.??Tomer Hemed scored a brace for Brighton,??but the hosts, who had Kyle McFadzean sent off, missed the chance to snatch??a point as Carl Baker put??a late penalty wide.

Derby County earned a 1-0 victory over local rivals Nottingham Forest in the day's early kick-off, Marcus Olsson's first goal for the club separating??the sides.??

Tom Lees, Fernando Forestieri and an own goal by El-Hadji Ba gave sixth-placed??Sheffield Wednesday a 3-0 win at home to Charlton Athletic.

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Rotherham United moved out of the relegation zone as Neil Warnock continues to inspire the Yorkshire club, Leon Best scoring his third goal in two games in a 1-0 victory at Ipswich Town.

Rock-bottom Bolton Wanderers, who parted company with Neil Lennon this week, were battered 6-0 at Bristol City, while Huddersfield Town came from 1-0 down to win 4-1 at Leeds United.

League One leaders Burton Albion won 4-0 at Port Vale to maintain their six-point lead from Wigan Athletic, who extended their unbeaten run to 16 games after Haris Vuckic's strike earned a 1-0 home win against Bradford City.

Ricky Holmes' 95th-minute strike handed Northampton Town a dramatic 3-2 win at 10-man Stevenage Borough, who had led League Two's runaway leaders 2-0.??Oxford United won 3-0 at Barnet to stay 11 points behind Northampton.??

Also in League Two, Notts County parted company with manager Jamie Fullarton after a 4-1 loss at home to Exeter City.

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Fullarton had only been in the role for 69 days after replacing Ricardo Moniz, but County have now gone seven matches without a win and have not won at home since December 12.

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