Cullen helps Clarets close gap on leaders as Azaz hits double in six-goal thriller
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Burnley narrowed the gap on Sky Bet Championship leaders Sheffield United to a single point after Josh Cullen helped his side to an impressive 2-0 win at Bramall Lane.
Josh Brownhill headed the Clarets in front from a Bashir Humphreys cross just before half-time and Cullen's long-range effort after his initial free-kick had been blocked secured the points for Scott Parker's in-form side.
Sunderland's hopes of maintaining the pressure on the sides above them were hit by a last-gasp equaliser by Harry Leonard for Blackburn at Ewood Park.
Two swift second-half goals from Chris Rigg and Wilson Isidor had wiped out Yuki Ohashi's early opener and looked set to win it for the Black Cats until Leonard fired home in the 90th minute.
Finn Azaz's latest virtuoso display was spectacularly undone as Sheffield Wednesday surged back from a 3-0 half-time deficit to snatch a point in a 3-3 draw with 10-man Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
An Azaz double had capped a brilliant first half display by Boro after Ben Doak's opener, but second-half strikes from Svante Ingelsson, Josh Windass and Yan Valery sealed the comeback by the hour mark while the hosts had Rav van den Berg sent off. Cork teenager Gabriel Otegbayo made his first start for Wednesday, the former Cobh Ramblers product given the nod on the right side of defence.
Frank Lampard got one over his old England team-mate Wayne Rooney as rock-bottom Plymouth were thumped 4-0 at Coventry.
All the Sky Blues' goals came in the first half from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark and a Josh Eccles double, while Argyle had Callum Wright sent off three minutes from time.
Gary Rowett got his reign as Oxford boss off to a bright start as goals from Mark Harris, Ciaron Brown and Przemyslaw Placheta saw them cling on for a 3-2 win over Cardiff, while Ireland Under 21 international Rocco Vata scored deep into injury time to claim a 2-1 win for Watford against Portsmouth at Vicarage Road.
Liam Cullen's double sent Swansea on their way to a 3-0 win over QPR and first half goals from Emiliano Marcondes and Oscar Schwartau were enough for Norwich to see off Millwall at Carrow Road.
Brad Potts scored the only goal in Preston's 1-0 win over Hull and Scott Twine did likewise as Bristol City beat Luton by the same score.