Republic of Ireland striker Sinclair Armstrong was hailed as a "monster" by his manager after he struck the winner in Bristol City's 1-0 victory over Birmingham City.
A match of few clear chances was settled in the 42nd minute when Armstrong used his pace to break clear of the Blues defence onto a Rob Atkinson through-ball and slot a low shot past James Beadle.
Afterwards, Bristol City manager Gerhard Struber praised the 22-year-old Dubliner for his work on the training ground.
"We let him run free with his pace on the training ground and repeatedly work on his finishing in that position. I am super happy with the way he is developing but today is just the first step for him.
"He is a monster for defenders to cope with. But he has one goal so far this season and we need him to be an important player for us over the remaining fixtures."
The decisive moment came in the 42nd minute when the powerful striker raced onto a Rob Atkinson through-ball and outpaced the Birmingham defence before a slotting a cool right-footed finish beyond the reach of goalkeeper James Beadle.
League leaders Coventry recorded their sixth win in a row with a 3-1 victory over 10-man Watford.
Frank Lampard's side got off to a flying start when Brandon Thomas-Asante and Jamie Allen scored within the first seven minutes.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto made it 3-0 on 42 minutes before Republic of Ireland international James Abankwah was sent off for the visitors.
Imran Louza’s second half penalty proved nothing more than a consolation for Javi Gracia’s side.
Swansea piled the pressure on beleaguered Norwich boss Liam Manning as Zan Vipotnik's double secured a 2-1 home win.
Jovon Makama equalised from close-range before half-time, but the Canaries are in free fall after five successive defeats with further question marks over whether Manning can turn around their fortunes.
Jack Clarke came off the bench to net the solitary goal as Ipswich got back to winning ways with a 1-0 success against West Brom at Portman Road.
Femi Azeez's goalscoring streak continued as Millwall made it four Sky Bet Championship wins in a row with a 1-0 victory over Leicester at The Den.
Azeez has scored in all four of those as his well-taken winner kept the Lions – who had a penalty from Mihailo Ivanovic saved in the second half – third in the table.
Substitute Luke Berry secured Charlton a dramatic 1-1 draw against Hull at the MKM Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship.
Berry's stoppage-time header earned his side a share of the points after Joe Gelhardt’s early second-half strike had put the Tigers ahead.
Sheffield Wednesday's 2-1 defeat to Oxford did little to spoil the atmosphere at Hillsborough despite the home side slipping further adrift at the foot of the table after receiving a 12-point deduction as a result of going into administration this week.
Goals from Will Lankshear and Cameron Brannagan gave Oxford a two-goal lead at the break before Sean Fusire pulled one back for Wednesday early in the second half.
The game was played amid a backdrop of renewed optimism among the home supporters following the news that the appointment of administrators had seen controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri relinquish control of the club.
Carlton Morris grabbed his fifth goal of the season to give Derby a 1-0 victory over QPR.
It was his first goal in eight games but it was enough to send QPR to their first away defeat since they were thrashed at Coventry in August.
Andri Gudjohnsen's first Blackburn goal completed a dramatic late turnaround as they secured their first Ewood Park victory of the season by beating 10-man Southampton 2-1.
Hayden Hackney's first goal since mid-August preserved Middlesbrough’s unbeaten home record by securing a 1-1 draw with Wrexham on their first visit to the Riverside Stadium.
That goal cancelled out Josh Windass' deflected fourth goal of the season in the seventh minute as Wrexham looked like making it back-to-back wins before Middlesbrough’s intervention.
Portsmouth defender Hayden Matthews scored a second half own goal to gift Stoke a much-needed 1-0 win at Fratton Park.
