Coventry City underlined their status as the Championship's early pace-setters with a 4-2 victory away at second-placed Middlesbrough, opening up a 10-point lead at the top after a breathless contest on Teesside.
Ellis Simms and centre-half Liam Kitching both struck twice for Frank Lampard's side, while Morgan Whittaker's volley and a Bobby Thomas own goal hauled Boro back from 2-0 down to 2-2, only for a ruthless late burst in the final five minutes of normal time to settle an absorbing meeting between two promotion contenders.
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Middlesbrough, with interim boss Adi Viveash in the dugout for the final time and new head coach Kim Hellberg introduced to the Riverside crowd before kick-off, began on the front foot. Whittaker's early cross was scrambled clear and the forward was involved again as he set up Sam Silvera, before seeing a chance of his own deflected behind.