Championship roundup: Whittaker gives Boro win at sorry Sheffield Wednesday

• Middlesbrough move to one point of leaders Coventry

• QPR beat 10-man Swansea, Watford edge out West Brom

Morgan Whittaker’s early goal at a near-empty Hillsborough gave Middlesbrough a 1-0 win at bottom club Sheffield Wednesday and lifted them to within a point of Championship leaders Coventry.

Whittaker struck for the second game running in the sixth minute and that proved enough for Rob Edwards’ side, who should have won by a wider margin and had what looked a certain penalty turned down.