Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry bounced back from their first league defeat of the season as they came from behind to beat Sheffield United 3-1 at the CBS Arena.
Former Sky Blues defender Sam McCallum put the Blades ahead in the first half before Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Bobby Thomas scored after the break.
Joint-Championship top scorer Brandon Thomas-Asante added a third at the end to secure a ninth win of the season.
The defeat made it three in a row for Chris Wilder's men following losses to Preston and Derby, meaning United stayed in the relegation zone.
Lewis Baker scored twice as Stoke brushed aside Oxford 3-0 at the Kassam Stadium to move up to second place.
Steven Nzonzi was also on target. scoring the best goal of the night, making it eight in two matches for Mark Robins' men after their 5-1 drubbing of Bristol City at the weekend.
Baker put the Potters ahead in the 10th minute, finishing off his team's fast counter-attack after they had cleared a Will Vaulks long throw.
Nzonzi doubled the lead with a classy second goal in the 32nd minute as he peeled away from a group of players to volley in Baker's right-wing corner.
And when Baker followed up his own blocked shot with a smart low finish three minutes into the second half to make it three, the match was effectively over as a contest.
Luke Ayling's header deep into added time helped third-placed Middlesbrough secure a 1-1 draw against Leicester after Jordan Ayew’s controversial first-half penalty at the King Power Stadium.
The final whistle was joyously celebrated by the away end but Leicester were booed off for a second successive home game.
Birmingham recorded a 4-0 victory for the second time in four days as they clinically dispatched in-form Millwall.
Chris Davies' side were in devastating form as they followed up Saturday’s thumping of Portsmouth at St Andrew’s by recording another impressive victory at home.
Paik Seung-ho set them on their way in the 28th minute with his third of the season before Demarai Gray sidefooted in the second in the last minute of the half.
Alex Cochrane smashed a left-foot volley past Max Crocombe in the Millwall goal to make it three within four minutes of the second period and Jay Stansfield added a fourth in the 66th minute to cap a ruthless show.
It brought a sudden halt to the Lions’ five-game unbeaten run – four of which they had won while keeping three clean sheets.
Sonny Carey struck a stoppage-time winner for Charlton as they defeated West Brom 1-0 at the Valley to move back into the play-off places.
Addicks captain Greg Docherty failed to convert a first-half penalty with Joshua Griffiths saving the Scot's tame effort.
But Carey sparked jubilation for the hosts in the fifth minute of stoppage time as his strike from 30 yards took a slight deflection and somehow found its way under Griffiths.
Yuki Ohashi's strike just before the break proved enough for Blackburn to take the points from a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
The decisive moment came in the fifth of eight minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half when Ryoya Morishita skilfully got behind City's defence on the right and crossed low for Ohashi to fire home from the edge of the six-yard box.
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen had a night to remember as Derby beat Hull 2-1 at Pride Park.
The Norwegian striker took advantage of a mistake by goalkeeper Ivor Pandur to score his first goal of the season and give Derby a fourth straight victory.
Carlton Morris had followed his hat-trick against Sheffield United on Saturday with a first-half header to put Derby in front but Hull hit back in the second half.
Joel Ndala scored his first senior league goal but Hull's six-game unbeaten run was ended by Pandur’s late error.
Ipswich and Watford fought out a 1-1 draw at Portman Road with both goals coming in a five-minute spell in the first half.
The visitors' leading scorer Imran Louza found the net after 16 minutes, with Jaden Philogene equalising for the home side.
Ipswich enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and shots but failed to find the crucial winner.
The result dropped both teams down the league, with Town down to 10th and Watford falling to 12th.
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