Championship goals and round-up: Leicester return top of table after Preston thrashing

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Championship goals and round-up: Leicester return top of table after Preston thrashing
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Leicester returned to the top of the Championship as a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall brace helped Enzo Maresca's side beat third-placed Preston 3-0 at the King Power Stadium.

Dewsbury-Hall put the Foxes ahead on the hour mark and, after Kelechi Iheanacho had doubled the advantage in the 76th minute, added his second in the final minute of normal time. Victory made it five wins in a row and nine out of 10 league games this term for Leicester, who moved back above Ipswich at the summit, two points clear.

Leeds moved into the top six with a 1-0 home win over QPR, secured by Crysencio Summerville's ninth-minute finish. QPR, who sit in the relegation zone, had goalkeeper Asmir Begovic sent off in stoppage time. Championship reports and resultsChampionship tableChampionship highlights Norwich dropped out of the play-off places following a 2-1 loss at Swansea.

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