Championship round-up

Mark Noble was the match-winner for leaders West Ham with a brace of successful penalties in a 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at Upton Park.

Craig Conway scored an injury-time winner as Cardiff City came from behind to secure a 3-2 win over Portsmouth in a five-goal thriller.

Middlesbrough's dip in form continued following a 3-1 defeat by lowly Coventry. Gary McSheffrey, Alex Nimely and an own goal from Matthew Bates gave the Sky Blues the points against the nine men.

Hull City have climbed into fifth in the standings courtesy of a 1-0 success at Reading, Robbie Brady settled the game with a 66th minute winner.

Birmingham City have joined the Tigers in the play-off positions after beating Watford 3-0 at St Andrew's. Curtis Davies scored twice to help the Blues on their way.

Blackpool are a point behind Birmingham after they scored twice late on through Elliot Grandin and Chris Basham to see off an under-strength Crystal Palace 2-1 at Bloomfield Road

Leeds have moved into ninth after ending their nine-game winless run against Ipswich Town. Andy Drury fired the visitors ahead, but the home side turned things around following Alex McCarthy's dismissal.

Darius Henderson scored another hat-trick away from home in the Championship as he scored all of Millwall's goals in a 3-1 success at Barnsley.

Bristol City are now six points clear of the drop zone following a 2-1 win over second-from-bottom Doncaster. On-loan Chris Wood and Kalifa Cisse scored for the home side while Habib Beye was sent off for Rovers.

Will Buckley scored a double as Brighton claimed a late 2-1 victory at Peterborough. David Ball cancelled out Buckley's first-half opener, but the Seagulls had the final say in the 88th minute.

Burnley's clash with Derby at Turf Moor finished goalless while high-flying Southampton take on Leicester City on Monday night, a game that can be seen live on Sky Sports 1 and HD 1.