Coventry goalkeeper Ben Wilson scored a controversial stoppage-time goal to steal a 1-1 draw at Blackburn and boost their Championship playoff chances. Rovers looked to be strengthening their own top-six ambitions after they led through Sam Gallagher’s first-half goal at Ewood Park. But in the fifth minute of time added on Wilson came forward for a corner and was in the right place at the right time to bundle the ball home, though there were loud appeals for handball that fell on deaf ears. While the Rovers manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson, claimed Wilson “used his hand” to score, his Coventry counterpart, Mark Robins, saw things differently. “I’ve just seen it close up. I’ve seen it hit his knee and go in,” Robins insisted. “Why moan? They should have seen the game out. They didn’t. We got a little bit of luck but you make your own, don’t you? Credit to Ben – he actually went between the sticks, went in where the striker should be and he’s ended up getting a goal.” “I think we deserved it for the second-half performance,” Robins added. “First half, we deserved nothing from it … but the second half was a lot better.” The draw left Blackburn in sixth position, with the Sky Blues a point and two places behind. Andy Carroll was the hero and villain for Reading in a 1-1 draw with Luton, whose slim automatic promotion hopes took a hit. The former England international headed his side in front in the 51st minute but just five minutes later was sent off after deliberately handling the ball into the net, which earned him a second yellow card. The 10-man Royals, who have not won since February and are in the bottom three following a points deduction, could not hold out. Carlton Morris scored a leveller for Luton, who failed to fully close the gap on second-placed Sheffield United and look set for the playoffs. Middlesbrough boosted their hopes of overhauling the Blades after a three-goal blast earned a 3-1 win over Hull. The mid-table visitors went ahead through Allahyar Sayyadmanesh’s goal four minutes before the break, but whatever the Boro manager, Michael Carrick, said at half-time did the trick. Hayden Hackney levelled matters 10 minutes after the restart, with Cameron Archer turning the game around three minutes later. Then another three minutes later, Chuba Akpom, claimed a piece of Championship history as he became the first player to score in nine successive home games at this level. Three goals in 10 first-half minutes saw Cardiff boost their survival chances with a surprise 3-1 win at Watford. Ismaïla Sarr put the Hornets into an early lead but quickfire goals from Kion Etete, Cédric Kipré and Sory Kaba – a spectacular overhead kick – saw the Bluebirds take control and dent Watford’s fading playoff hopes. Preston’s top-six chances also took a hit as they went down 4-2 at Swansea in a game that saw a full-scale brawl near the end. Swansea had coasted into a 3-0 half-time lead thanks to goals from Joel Piroe, Joe Allen and Harry Darling, but Preston pulled two back through Tom Cannon and Troy Parrott. Then things turned sour as both set of players and staff clashed with Allen, who had been substituted, sent off along with the Preston manager Ryan Lowe. Piroe’s second goal in stoppage time confirmed defeat for Preston, who drop to 11th place but are still only two points off the top six. A 1-1 draw between QPR and Norwich did little to help either side’s cause at their respective ends of the table. Relegation-threated Rangers led through Lyndon Dykes’ early goal but Adam Idah struck a leveller for the Canaries.