Patson Daka's second-half brace helped Leicester move six points clear at the top of the Championship with a comfortable 3-0 win against bottom club Rotherham.
After a goalless first period, Daka opened the scoring on the hour mark with a simple finish from close range before then converting from the penalty spot five minutes later after he was fouled by Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson.
Foxes substitute Cesare Casadei completed the scoring with a diving header in the 72nd minute as the home side secured a fifth straight league win to extend their lead at the top following Ipswich’s heavy 4-0 defeat at Leeds in the early kick-off.
Leeds skipper Pascal Struijk’s early header, Leif Davis’s own goal and Crysencio Summerville’s penalty left the home fans at Elland Road bouncing at half-time as the Tractor Boys hurtled towards only their third league defeat of the season.
Joel Piroe crashed home an emphatic finish early in the second half as Daniel Farke’s side extended their unbeaten home record this season to 12 matches and cut the gap between themselves and second-placed Ipswich to seven points.
A Taylor Harwood-Bellis header gave Southampton a 1-0 victory at QPR to make it 15 matches without defeat – the Saints’ longest unbeaten run since 1950.
The visitors ended the match with 10 men following the 89th-minute sending-off of Shea Charles, but they held on.
Middlesbrough moved to within three points of the play-off places with a deserved 1-0 win over West Brom at the Riverside.
Morgan Rogers scored the only goal as Boro followed their midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final success at Port Vale with a third straight win in all competitions. Albion remain fifth.
Watford produced a dramatic late comeback to overcome Blackburn 2-1 and move to within two points of the play-offs.
An energetic Rovers side led thanks to Adam Wharton’s first goal of the campaign in the third minute.
Watford’s bench ultimately made the difference as Yaser Asprilla’s shot was parried into the path of Mileta Rajovic to equalise in the 83rd minute and, four minutes later, Rhys Healey’s second of the season secured a fourth win in the last six.
Norwich stayed level on points with the Hornets thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over lowly Huddersfield at Carrow Road.
The Canaries were dominant throughout and finally made their superiority count with second-half goals from Sam McCallum, his first for the club, and Borja Sainz.
Michael Beale’s first game as Sunderland head coach ended in disappointment as his side were beaten 3-0 by Coventry at the Stadium of Light.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto opened the scoring for Coventry in first-half stoppage time, with Callum O’Hare and Kasey Palmer also finding the net in the second half.
Steven Schumacher’s time in charge of Stoke began with a point as they were held to a goalless draw by Millwall, while Plymouth top scorer Morgan Whittaker hit a brilliant 86th-minute equaliser as managerless Argyle recovered from going 3-1 down to claim a dramatic 3-3 draw with Wayne Rooney’s 10-man Birmingham at Home Park.
In the league’s other fixture, two Akin Famewo own goals gave Cardiff a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
