Stephy Mavididi's first goal for Watford earned head coach Alessio Dionisi crucial breathing space with a gritty 1-0 win over toothless Lincoln at Vicarage Road.
Terry Devlin's double denied Swansea the chance to take top spot in the Championship as in-form Portsmouth won 3-1 at Fratton Park.
Jack McGlynn scored an audacious free-kick as Stoke held off a late Blackburn comeback to win 2-1 in the Championship.
Samuel Edozie's second-half equaliser ensured Southampton and West Brom shared the points from a 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has come out in support of head coach Michael Carrick, but re-iterated that the players didn't need to save his job in their 3-2 comeback win against Roma.
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Britain's Jodie Burrage has received death threats and abuse on social media after she was beaten in the first round of the Chennai Open on Tuesday.
Norwich piled more pressure on Derby boss John Eustace after thrashing the Championship strugglers 4-0 at Pride Park.
Haas have confirmed Esteban Ocon will not race for the team again this season with Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara set to make his Formula 1 debut at this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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