Burnley continue to dominate the latest Sky Bet Championship action up top, whilst the relegation battle grew closer.
Goals from Anass Zaroury, Vitinho and Hjalmar Ekdal saw league leaders, Burnley continue to sit top of the table following a 3-0 win at Norwich.
Sheffield United meanwhile slipped seven points behind the Clarets after they were held to a goalless draw at Rotherham.
Chuba Akpom’s brace and Paddy McNair’s strike saw third-placed Middlesbrough thrash second-bottom Blackpool 3-0 at the Riverside Stadium.
Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu’s 20-yard sixth minute winner saw Luton stay fourth with a scrappy win at home to Stoke City.
Fifth-placed Watford blew a two-goal lead through Ismaila Sarr and Ryan Porteous to draw 2-2 at Reading, as Tom Ince and Jeff Hendrick snatched a comeback point for the Royals.
West Brom round out the top six after Grady Diangana struck a 15th minute home winner to defeat Coventry, having pounced upon Jed Wallace’s flicked pass.
Down in the relegation zone, Wigan remain rock-bottom after they held Blackburn to a goalless draw at Ewood Park in Monday Night Football.
Huddersfield remain third-bottom after a pair of draws as they first fought back to hold QPR to a 1-1 result at home, before drawing 2-2 at ten-men Blackpool in a rearranged midweek clash in which the Tangerines’ Gary Madine was red carded in first-half injury time.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty’s injury-time header saw Birmingham City snatch a 4-3 victory at Swansea in a thriller where the Blues had fought back twice to level, having initially taken a 14th minute lead through Scott Hogan’s penalty.
Bristol City extended their winning run in all competitions to eight matches with a 2-1 win at Preston, in which first-half goals from Mark Sykes and Sam Bell proved enough despite Ched Evans’ 61st minute rebound goal for the hosts.
Dennis Cirkin rescued Sunderland a 1-1 draw away at Millwall, after the Lions had initially led through Jake Cooper’s effort from a corner-kick.
Finally, Cyrus Christie struck a 62nd minute winner for Hull in a close contest at home to Cardiff.
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