Southampton stays unbeaten, Wrexham rolls on
Southampton's push for an immediate return to the Premier League continued to gather pace, and Wrexham, too, ensured it stayed in the hunt for promotion from the EFL Championship.
Southampton extended its unbeaten run in the league to 12 matches with a 2-0 win over Oxford United.
Cyle Larin's sixth-minute opener was followed by a stunning goal from Shea Charles in the first half, with the result keeping the Saints in sixth.
St Mary's Stadium was on its feet early on when Tom Fellows was picked out inside the area before sending a cross to the near post for Larin to steer home.
But the best was yet to come, with a short corner eventually finding its way to Charles, who bent a sensational curling effort beyond Jamie Cumming and into the top-right corner.
James Bree and Nicholas Oyekunle came close to adding to Southampton's total, but the margin of victory remained two, as Oxford saw its four-game unbeaten streak ended.
Hot on Southampton's heels is Phil Parkinson's Wrexham, which came from behind to beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane to stay level on points with the Saints.
Wrexham is only outside the play-off places on goal difference, but was on the back foot when Andre Brooks finished past Arthur Okonkwo in the 49th minute.
However, Josh Windass provided an instant response five minutes later, slotting the ball beyond Adam Davies after being found by Sam Smith's inviting cutback inside the box.
And Smith was involved again for the winning goal 12 minutes from time, with the Wrexham striker diving in to head Issa Kabore's teasing delivery into the back of the net.
Hull City also continued its quest for a top-six finish with a comeback win of its own, with Kyle Joseph starring in a 3-1 victory over already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday.
Jamal Lowe's poked finish had given the second tier's bottom club a 23rd-minute lead, only for Matt Crooks to restore parity 92 seconds later with a tap-in from Joseph's cross.
Hull entered the break in front when Dominic Iorfa headed Paddy McNair's free-kick into his own net before Joseph concluded the scoring in the 58th minute at MKM Stadium.
At the opposite end of the table, Portsmouth remains just a point above the relegation zone after it was thumped 6-1 at Loftus Road by a rampant Queens Park Rangers.
Paul Smyth, Rayan Kolli and Richard Kone all scored braces for Julien Stephan's side, with John Swift's 38th-minute strike proving ineffective for relegation-threatened Pompey.
