CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Bournemouth held by Reading while Middlesbrough and Blackburn return to form

Bournemouth failed to make up ground on Championship leaders Fulham as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation battlers Reading.

Dominic Solanke got the Cherries off to a flying start inside eight minutes when he slotted home his 22nd Championship goal. However, Tom Ince fired an equaliser for the Royals with just seven minutes left.

Blackburn returned to form with a 3-1 home win over Derby.

Tom Ince (left) equalised with just seven minutes left on the clock to snatch a point for Reading

Dominic Solanke got the Cherries off to a flying start when he scored his 22nd league goal

Ravel Morrison put the relegation-threatened Rams ahead just before the half-hour with his third goal in as many games.

Rovers – who had managed only one goal in the previous nine games – were level through Scott Wharton eight minutes into the second half and turned the game around when Tyrhys Dolan headed in on the hour following a corner.

Substitute Sam Gallagher nodded in a third deep into stoppage time as Rovers cut the gap on Bournemouth to five points.

Sam Gallagher celebrates scoring Blackburn’s third in a 3-1 win over Derby County

At the other end of the table, Barnsley kept alive their own survival hopes with a 2-0 home win over Bristol City.

Carlton Morris fired the hosts in front from close range in the ninth minute and Michal Helik’s header doubled the lead midway through the first half.

City’s night got worse when midfielder Alex Scott went off injured shortly before the break and then his replacement Joe Williams also had to be substituted 10 minutes into the second half.

Middlesbrough moved back into the top six with a 2-0 win at Birmingham, who finished with 10 men.

Middlesbrough moved back into the top six with a 2-0 win at 10-man Birmingham City

On-loan Brighton frontman Aaron Connolly gave Boro the lead on 23 minutes, with Folarin Balogun seeing his solo effort just before half-time ruled out by an offside flag.

Middlesbrough saw a penalty from Paddy McNair pushed onto the post by Neil Etheridge early in the second half, before Balogun eventually did get their second goal just after the hour with a 20-yard strike.

Blues midfielder Kristian Pedersen was sent off for a second caution with four minutes left.