Leeds regained the winning habit against Queens Park Rangers to move second in the table with a hard-fought three points. A first defeat in nine against Millwall last Wednesday had put a dent in Leeds’ promotion charge.

Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Middlesbrough in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Leeds United were miles better than a bottom-of-the-Championship Queens Park Rangers who had not won for 11 games, or even scored away from home since they were at Hillsborough since mid-September.

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Daniel Farke's side moved to within two points of Sunderland after coasting to a 2-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers at Elland Road

There was a scruffiness about how Leeds United scored and a sloppiness about how they did not, but Leeds United managed to scramble a 2-0 win over the worst team in the Championship on Saturday.

Middlesbrough score four goals in a dominant performance to pile the pressure on QPR and boss Marti Cifuentes.

Sunderland will be looking to strengthen their lead at the top of the Championship table when they travel to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday afternoon. In sharp contrast, the home side have won just one league fixture all season and sit in 23rd position in the standings.

Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Sunderland in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.