Blackburn's bid for automatic promotion to the Premier League suffered a setback as 10-man Swansea earned a surprise 1-0 win on Saturday.

Michael Obafemi's 16th-minute header was enough to claim all three points in south Wales.

Swansea defender Ryan Manning was sent off eight minutes into the second half, but the hosts held on.

Swansea's second win in 10 games left Blackburn in second place as Tony Mowbray's men missed a chance to close the gap on leaders Fulham.

Blackburn are one point ahead of third-placed Bournemouth, who have two games in hand in the race for guaranteed promotion from the Championship.

Blackpool boosted their play-off hopes with a 3-1 win over Bristol City.

Goals from CJ Hamilton, Gary Madine and Josh Bowler did the damage for the Seasiders at Bloomfield Road.

Neil Critchley's side are unbeaten in three games to leave them within five points of the top six.

Preston ended Hull's three-match winning run with a 1-0 victory at the MKM Stadium.

Cameron Archer hit the post in the first half before converting Ben Whiteman's cross soon after the interval.

Hull striker Tom Eaves had a second-half goal disallowed for offside.