Leader Leeds crushes Cardiff by seven
Leeds United maintained its two-point lead at the top of the EFL Championship as a rampant Elland Road display earned it a 7-0 victory over Cardiff City.
Brenden Aaronson got Leeds off to the perfect start after finishing from Daniel James's cross in the sixth minute, with the Welshman turning provider for Manor Solomon soon after.
James then got himself on the scoresheet five minutes after the break before winning a penalty from Callum O'Dowda which Joel Piroe dispatched to put the result beyond doubt.
Daniel Farke's side continued to ramp up the pressure and netted the fifth of the contest when substitute Wilfried Gnonto glided into the box before finishing past Jak Alnwick.
Mateo Joseph then grabbed a goal from the bench before Piroe notched his brace to pile more misery on Cardiff in second-half stoppage-time, inflicting the Bluebirds' heaviest loss in 70 years.
At Pride Park, Ben Brereton Diaz's first goal for Sheffield United since rejoining the Blades earned them a 1-0 win over Derby County to boost the automatic promotion push.
Southampton loanee Brereton Diaz, whose first spell at United ended in Premier League relegation last term, turned Tom Cannon's low ball home at the far post four minutes after the interval.
After Chris Wilder's side went ahead, Kenzo Goudmijn and Lars-Jorgen Salvesen headed just over in search of an equaliser and a reprieve for the struggling Rams.
The leveller never came and boos rang around Pride Park at full-time, as Derby was left languishing third from bottom of the table and two points from safety.
Victory keeps Sheffield United second, but moves it three points clear of third-placed Burnley, which played out a goalless draw with Portsmouth.
For Derby, however, it is now its worst losing run for 17 years, equalling what it did in 2007-2008 when it went down with the lowest points tally in Premier League history.
