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Football League Review: Burnley held by Wolves as Brighton move second

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.

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.

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.