Bookies' new predicted Championship table after Bristol City and Watford win, Cardiff and QPR lose

The Robins enter the international break on a tremendous run of form.

Bristol City find themselves just three points outside the Championship top six after beating Norwich City.

Anis Mehmeti and Nahki Wells scored in either half as they ended the Canaries' 21-game winning run at Carrow Road. it was City's first win at the home of Norwich since 2009.

Delivering his verdict on the match to BBC Radio Bristol, manager Liam Manning said: ‘In terms of the defensive side of it, the way we blocked, the way we pressed, I thought we really restricted them to very few opportunities. I thought it was a really professional away performance.

‘The first goal was real quality in terms of Birdy, [Max Bird] the transition, there were a few other moments – Birdy quite pivotal in a bit of it – and a couple of nearly moments, but I thought we managed the game really well with the ball as well.

‘This is a tough place to come, they hadn’t lost here in over a year, and with quite a few missing as well I thought the lads did a terrific job.

‘We didn’t just see the game out, we defended really well, kept the ball when we got it, carried a threat on the counter and we had real purpose to what we did.’

Elsewhere in the division, Watford beat Oxford United 1-0 on Friday night. Blackburn Rovers ended a seven-hour spell without a goal as an Andi Weimann brace helped defeat Cardiff City. Middlesbrough thrashed Luton Town 5-1, and there was a 1-1 draw between Stoke City and Millwall in the other early kick off.

Leeds United beat QPR, Sunderland and managerless Coventry City played to a 2-2 draw, and Wayne Rooney got a point at his former employers Derby County with his Plymouth Argyle side. Portsmouth moved off bottom as they beat Preston North End 3-0.

On Sunday there were three matches with Sheffield United beating Sheffield Wednesday in the Steel City Derby, whilst there were also wins for West Brom and Burnley against Hull City and Swansea City.

Following the latest results, here’s how the bookmakers rate Bristol City’s chances of promotion compared to their rivals. Take a look...

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