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EFL essential stats: James Maddison and Ryan Sessegnon

James Maddison celebrates scoring Norwich's third goal against Swindon

Each week, we will be taking a look back at some essential stats from the weekend's action in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two...

Marvellous Maddison

James Maddison scored as Norwich won 1-0 at Brentford on Saturday and has now been involved in 13 of Norwich's 29 Championship goals this season (45%). He leads Norwich in goals (eight) and assists (five).

Maddison's goals have won more points for his club (13) than any other player in the Championship this season. Albert Adomah's 11 goals have won 12 points for Aston Villa and Billy Sharp's eight have won 12 points for Sheffield United.

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Highlights from the Sky Bet Championship game between Brentford and Norwich.

Super Sessegnon

17-year-old Ryan Sessegnon scored twice in Fulham's win v Barnsley and is their top scorer this season with 11 goals (all Championship). Sessegnon scored six goals in four Championship appearances in January and is the highest scoring player across all four English divisions this month.

Sessegnon has the best shot conversion rate in the Championship this season of players to score at least four goals.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20:  Ryan Sessegnon of Fulham celebrates scoring his sides fifth goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Fulham and Bu
Image: Ryan Sessegnon has been a star for Fulham in January

Fulham are flying

Fulham moved into the play-offs for the first time this season after winning 3-1 at Barnsley in the Championship on Saturday. They won all four Championship games they played in January, scoring a total of 14 goals.

Barnsley had opened the scoring and the win means Fulham have now won more points from losing positions this season than any other Championship club (13) - ahead of Middlesbrough (12), Ipswich (11) and QPR (10).

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If Fulham win a fifth successive Championship game against Nottingham Forest on Saturday it will be their longest winning run since a club record 12 league games between May-Oct 2000. They went on to be promoted to the Premier League in May 2001.

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Highlights from the Sky Bet Championship game between Barnsley and Fulham.

League One

AFC Wimbledon won 4-0 at Bradford in League One on Saturday, their biggest away win as an EFL club and the first time they had ever scored four away goals in the third tier of English football.

Bradford have lost four league games in succession, their longest losing run for seven years since January 2011.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League One game between Bradford and AFC Wimbledon.

League Two

Mansfield won 2-1 at Morecambe in League Two on Saturday and moved into the automatic promotion positions for the first time since August. They are unbeaten in their last eight League Two games (W5, D3) and have lost one of their last 16 League Two games since mid October (W8, D7).

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League Two game between Morecambe and Mansfield.

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