Sheffield United claimed a fifth straight Sky Bet Championship win to move level on points with league leaders Burnley.
James McAtee's stunning individual goal gave the Blades a 2-1 win at struggling Blackpool.
Sander Berge had struck in the first half before McAtee raced from inside his own half to double the lead after the break.
Marvin Ekpiteta responded for hosts Blackpool, who have now gone eight games without a win and are in the bottom two.
In-form Middlesbrough won for the sixth time in nine games under Michael Carrick, beating 10-man Blackburn 2-1 at Ewood Park to move into the play-off positions.
Ryan Hedges’ sixth-minute goal was overturned by Marcus Forss and Riley McGree at the start of the second half.
Third-placed Blackburn, who had midfielder John Buckley sent off for throwing the ball at McGree’s head with the score at 1-1, are now only three points better off than Boro.
Sunderland moved up five places to fourth with a thumping 4-1 victory at Wigan.
Second-half goals from Ross Stewart, Patrick Roberts and Amad Diallo earned the visitors a fourth win in six games.
Ellis Simms’ early opener had been cancelled out by Will Keane for Kolo Toure’s Latics, who slip to the bottom of the table after a third successive defeat.
Millwall dropped out of the play-off places as Bristol City battled to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at The Den.
Andreas Voglsammer was the closest to breaking the deadlock with his shot striking the crossbar.
The Robins have won only once in nine Championship matches, a run that has seen the pressure grow on manager Nigel Pearson.
Neil Critchley’s first home game as QPR boss ended in a 3-0 defeat to Luton.
Carlton Morris scored twice, taking his season’s tally to 10, as the Hatters condemned Rangers to a fourth straight home defeat.
Alfie Doughty’s brilliant strike with nine minutes remaining sealed a second successive win for new manager Rob Edwards in his third game in charge of Luton.
West Brom beat Preston 2-0 to make it seven wins from eight games.
The Baggies, who have turned their season around since Carlos Corberan was appointed manager in October, took the points through Okay Yokuslu’s goals either side of the break.
Coventry and Cardiff fought out a goalless stalemate, the visitors’ fourth successive draw.
Ben Sheaf struck a post for the Sky Blues against opponents who are the lowest-scoring team in the Championship with just 20 goals in 24 games.
Huddersfield’s 2-0 win over Rotherham moved them off the bottom as the Terriers leapfrogged both Wigan and Blackpool.
The hosts were worthy winners, with Duane Holmes heading them in front just after the half-hour mark.
Jordan Rhodes converted Kaine Kesler-Hayden’s pass from 20 yards after 56 minutes.
