QPR went top of the Championship on Wednesday night
(Picture: Getty Images)Queens Park Rangers went top of the Championship thanks to Lydon Dykes’ brace in a 3-0 win over 10-man Cardiff.
On the day Wolves got set to make an approach for manager Michael Beale, Dykes struck a 19th-minute penalty after Jack Simpson was shown a straight red card for bringing down Sinclair Armstrong, then doubled his side’s lead before the break.
Kenneth Paal added a third to make it four wins from five for Rangers, with Beale admitting “it would be hard to walk away from QPR right now and especially this young group.”
Mick Beale has just said to me, “It would be hard to walk away from QPR right now and especially this young group…”
— Mark McAdam (@markmcadamtv) October 19, 2022
But also admitted it could be a big 24 hours for him and the club.
He switched his phone off at 3pm today when the speculation started about the Wolves interest.
Burnley missed the chance to leapfrog local rivals Blackburn into top spot as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Birmingham.
Johann Berg Gudmudssson belted the Clarets in front in the 74th minute but they were denied a third straight win when Scott Hogan equalised six minutes later for the hosts.
Sheffield United also missed the chance to go back to the summit as they saw their winless streak extend to five games after a 1-0 defeat at Coventry.
The home side pushed throughout and got their reward three minutes from time when Martyn Waghorn converted a penalty to lift the Sky Blues off the bottom of the table.
Reports of the impending arrival of Michael Carrick inspired Middlesbrough to a thumping 4-1 win at Wigan, despite the Latics grabbing a 34th-minute lead through Will Keane.
Isaiah Jones equalised just before the break and second-half strikes from Duncan Watmore, Hayden Hackney and a Chuba Akpom penalty left Boro in full control.
Goals from Ryan Longman, Greg Docherty and Regan Slater saw Hull end a run of two straight losses with a 3-1 win at Blackpool, who had equalised through Kenny Dougall.
Tom Bradshaw scored a first-half hat-trick as Millwall cruised to a 3-0 win over Watford at the Den.
