West Brom lost more ground in the race for automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship as their stuttering form continued with a 1-1 draw against Cardiff at the Hawthorns - a match where James Collins and Callum Robinson found the net and three red cards were issued.
Collins put the visitors ahead before the break but his fellow Republic of Ireland international equalised early in the second half for the hosts.
Albion's hopes of getting all three points disappeared with Alex Mowatt's 76th-minute dismissal and there were two further red cards at the end as tempers boiled over.
West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and Cardiff defender Aden Flint were both dismissed after a melee involving most of the players.
Andreas Weimann scored a hat-trick as Bristol City came from behind to win 3-2 against Millwall at Ashton Gate.
Goals from Tom Bradshaw and Benik Afobe, from the penalty spot, saw the Lions go into half-time in front following Weimann's early opener for the hosts. The Austrian struck a late double to turn the game once more, this time in City's favour.
QPR are up to fifth in the table after goals from Albert Adomah and Chris Willock in a 2-1 success at Birmingham, who pulled a goal back through Chuks Aneke.
Blackburn moved up to second despite only managing a goalless draw at home to Huddersfield.
