Keogh returns to haunt Wolves

Ireland international striker Andy Keogh piled the pressure on his former employers and under-fire manager Stale Solbakken as in-form Millwall extended their unbeaten run to 12 games with a victory over Wolves.

The Dubliner, who swapped Wolves for the Lions in January after five years at Molineux, proved the match winner with a 79th-minute effort after being teed up by on-loan West Brom strike partner Chris Wood.

Wanderers boss Solbakken will be growing increasingly concerned with his side’s struggles, having now gone nine matches without a win, slipping from third place in the npower Championship table to 18th.

Malky Mackay’s Cardiff maintained their grip on top spot, but only after fighting for the final half-hour with 10 men to earn a 1-1 draw at Derby.

The Bluebirds missed the chance to put clear air between themselves and their promotion rivals despite Heidar Helguson giving them an 11th-minute lead.

Craig Noone was dismissed in the 63rd minute for a foul on James O’Connor and six minutes later Theo Robinson struck an equaliser for the improving home side.

Crystal Palace missed the chance to reclaim top spot as they were held to a goalless draw at Hull.

Middlesbrough recovered from their shock weekend loss to Bristol City and bounced back up to third with a 3-0 home win over Huddersfield.

Scott McDonald opened the scoring for Boro in the 28th minute and, after Emmanuel Ledesma made it two from a 66th minute free-kick, McDonald added his second with five minutes left.

Fellow contenders Leicester fell to a 1-0 defeat at improving Leeds, for whom Luciano Becchio scored the only goal with a third-minute penalty.

At the bottom, there was more woe for Sheffield Wednesday, who slumped to their fifth straight defeat with a 4-1 Hillsborough humiliation by Watford.

Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich jumped out of the bottom three with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest. Guirane N’Daw put the hosts ahead and, despite an equaliser from Dexter Blackstock, Ipswich won it late on with goals from Luke Hyam and Daryl Murphy.

* Billy McKay bagged a double and Gary Warren also found the net to help Inverness Caledonian Thistle draw level on points with Celtic at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League after their 3-2 win over Aberdeen last night. Motherwell won 2-1 at Dundee United while Ross County and St Mirren drew 0-0.