Irish strike-force quartet Aaron Connolly, Callum Robinson, Chiedozie Ogbene and Will Keane all got on the score-sheet across the Sky Bet Championship and League One this evening on a night of cheer for Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny.
Middlesbrough's Connolly, on loan from Brighton, scored his second goal since joining the north-east club, helping them move back into the top six with a 2-0 win at Birmingham, who finished with 10 men.
Connolly gave Boro the lead on 23 minutes, with Folarin Balogun seeing his solo effort just before half-time ruled out by an offside flag.
Middlesbrough saw a penalty from Paddy McNair pushed onto the post by Neil Etheridge early in the second half, before Balogun eventually did get their second goal just after the hour with a 20-yard strike.
Blues midfielder Kristian Pedersen was sent off for a second caution with four minutes left.
Callum Robinson scored a crucial winner as West Brom sunk Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham in the Hawthorns.
The Baggies went close in the first half when Karlan Grant's effort was pushed onto the post by Marek Rodak before Robinson finally made the breakthrough just after the hour.
Bournemouth failed to make up ground as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation battlers Reading.
Dominic Solanke got the Cherries off to a flying start inside eight minutes when he slotted home his 22nd Championship goal. However, Tom Ince fired an equaliser for the Royals with just seven minutes left.
Blackburn returned to form with a 3-1 home win over Derby.
Ravel Morrison put the relegation-threatened Rams ahead just before the half-hour with his third goal in as many games.
Rovers - who had managed only one goal in the previous nine games - were level through Scott Wharton eight minutes into the second half and turned the game around when Tyrhys Dolan headed in on the hour following a corner.
Substitute Sam Gallagher nodded in a third deep into stoppage time as Rovers cut the gap on Bournemouth to five points.
At the other end of the table, Barnsley kept alive their own survival hopes with a 2-0 home win over Bristol City.
Carlton Morris fired the hosts in front from close range in the ninth minute and Michal Helik's header doubled the lead midway through the first half.
City's night got worse when midfielder Alex Scott went off injured shortly before the break and then his replacement Joe Williams also had to be substituted 10 minutes into the second half.
In League One, Chiedozie Ogbene struck Rotherham United's second goal in their 2-1 home win over Lincoln City, while Will Keane slipped home Wigan Athletic's second goal in their 2-0 away at Crewe.
