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Goals from Brett Pitman and Harry Arter gave Bournemouth a 2-0 win over Fulham and maintained their position as Championship leaders on Boxing Day. The Cherries dictated the game and with better finishing -- Pitman missed a second-half penalty -- would have won by a wider margin. Ipswich continued their charge for a top-two finish with an emphatic 4-2 victory at in-form Brentford. A brace from Daryl Murphy and goals from Paul Anderson and Tommy Smith saw off an out-of-sorts Bees side, with Sam Saunders' brace adding some respectability to the score. Norwich hammered Millwall 6-1 -- the Canaries going ahead through Steven Whittaker and Cameron Jerome before Bradley Johnson bagged a brace. Gary Hooper's double then rubbed further salt in the Londoners' wounds, while Jermaine Easter netted a consolation goal. Middlesbrough recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over 10-man Nottingham Forest to stay fourth. George Friend, Jelle Vossen and Grant Leadbitter found the net for the Teessiders in the second half, with Forest's Kelvin Wilson sent off at 1-0. Goals from Jordon Ibe, Chris Martin, Craig Forsyth and Johnny Russell gave Derby an impressive 4-0 win at Birmingham which saw the Rams leap into third. Inigo Calderon hit a 90th-minute equaliser to give managerless Brighton a 2-2 draw against Reading at the Amex Stadium. Glenn Murray scored twice against his former club, but the Seagulls dominated after Jake Forster-Caskey found the net. There was also late drama at Rotherham, who scored twice in the last three minutes to draw 2-2 against Huddersfield, while a Johann Gudmundsson stunner two minutes from time earned 10-man Charlton a 1-1 draw against Cardiff. Chris Maguire's penalty gave Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 win against bottom club Blackpool, Emile Heskey scored on his Bolton debut as they beat Blackburn 2-1 in the Lancashire derby, while an own goal from Liam Cooper and a belter from James McClean gave Wigan a 2-0 victory at Leeds. Wolves continued their recent upturn in form by claiming a deserved 1-0 win at Watford to complete back-to-back away victories.
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