Newcastle United went back to the top of the Championship, moving a point clear of Brighton, after Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the only goal of their 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolves missed the first clear chance of the game when Richard Stearman steered over from close range, and Paul Lambert's team were made to pay a minute before the break as Mitrovic struck from close range.
Newcastle held on with relative ease in a second half that brought few chances for either side, with the home side's Dave Edwards heading into the side netting from the best of them.
Brighton had returned to the summit earlier in the day with a 4-1 home victory over struggling Burton Albion.
The Seagulls knew a win would send them above Newcastle and got off to the perfect start at the Amex Stadium.
Tomer Hemed grabbed his eighth league goal of the season on 12 minutes and Brighton doubled their lead just after half-time through Sam Baldock.
Hemed added a 57th-minute penalty and Glenn Murray wrapped up struck late on after Michael Kightly had netted a consolation for Burton.
Huddersfield kept up their push for promotion with a 2-1 win at QPR that sent them up to third.
Izzy Brown struck on 26 minutes and Nahki Wells added a second for the Terriers 10 minutes later.
Luke Freeman gave QPR hope with a goal on the hour but Huddersfield held on to leapfrog Reading, who drew 0-0 at home to Barnsley.
Fifth-placed Leeds lost ground on their promotion rivals after being beaten 2-0 at home by Cardiff.
Sean Morrison opened the scoring and Kenneth Zohore added a second for the Bluebirds on 71 minutes.
Leeds midfielder Liam Bridcutt was sent off four minutes from time for a second bookable offence as Garry Monk's side lost a second game in succession.
Darren Bent scored twice as Derby rallied from a three-goal deficit to draw 3-3 with struggling Bristol City.
The Robins were 3-0 ahead after just 38 minutes, with Tammy Abraham's double following Matty Taylor's first goal since his move from Bristol Rovers.
Bent reduced the deficit just after the break and Tom Ince added a second for the hosts before the former England striker secured a point with a penalty on 81 minutes.
Alex Pritchard scored twice as Norwich hammered Nottingham Forest 5-1 at Carrow Road.
The Canaries flew out of the traps and were 3-0 ahead after just 18 minutes as Jonny Howson, Josh Murphy and Wes Hoolahan struck.
Pritchard scored twice for the hosts after the break while Forest, who had Eric Lichaj sent off for a second bookable offence, saw Ross McCormack net a consolation.
Blackburn failed to take full advantage of Bristol City's slip-up but Rovers did pick up a late 1-1 draw against bottom-of-the-table Rotherham.
Jon Taylor scored Rotherham's first goal in five Championship games just after the break but Stephen Kelly's own goal four minutes from time leaves Blackburn just two points behind 21st-placed Burton.
Neeskens Kebano scored a last-gasp winner for Fulham as they beat lowly Wigan 3-2 at Craven Cottage.
Floyd Ayite gave Fulham the lead midway through the first half before Scott Malone's own goal on 32 minutes and Michael Jacobs' strike in first-half added time turned the game around.
Denis Odoi levelled for Fulham on 71 minutes, and Kebano's goal in added time leaves Latics five points adrift of safety.
Elsewhere, Aiden McGeady's double helped Preston to a 4-2 win over Brentford while Emyr Huws scored a late goal to give Ipswich a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa.