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Championship round-up: Fulham and QPR draw, Wolves go six clear at top, Monk gets first win as Birmingham boss

Benik Afobe scored twice as Wolves extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to six points with a 3-1 win against Burton.

With second-placed Cardiff not in action until Sunday, Wanderers took full advantage, opening the scoring on the quarter-hour when Helder Costa chested down Conor Coady's ball over the top and fired past the goalkeeper.

Afobe added a second for the home side, latching on to a through-ball from Ruben Neves and finding the top corner.

Burton were back in it before the break when Lloyd Dyer slammed the ball home via a deflection, but Afobe's coolly-taken second sealed the points for Wolves.