Jovon Makama scored a second-half brace as Norwich boosted their bid to pull out of the Championship relegation zone with a battling 2-1 victory over Southampton at Carrow Road.
Leading the line in the absence of Josh Sargent, who was missing due to concussion protocols, Makama struck in the 48th minute and, contentiously, just past the hour to sink a Saints side who had won five out of six going into the lunchtime kick-off.
Ireland's Ryan Manning had swiftly equalised for the visitors with a fine long-range effort but summer signing Makama had the final say with his sixth goal of an impressive campaign.
Ben Pearson and Sorba Thomas got the goals as Stoke ended their three-game winless run with a 2-1 victory at home to Swansea.
Defender Pearson hit a sweetly-struck opener late in the first half and Thomas got the second after an hour as the Potters collected only their second win in seven.
The visitors, who got one back in the 78th minute through Zan Vipotnik, had stopped the rot after their six-game winless run, clocking up back-to-back victories ahead of their trip to the Potteries.
Jordan Storey and Daniel Jebbison struck a goal in each half to give high-flying Preston a 2-1 victory at Oxford and a fourth win in their last eight away Championship games.
Storey headed in Thierry Small's cross from four yards out at the far post in the 26th minute following a corner. The ball appeared to deflect in off Ciaron Brown’s back but Storey was claiming it.
Canada international Jebbison then notched his fifth goal of the season as he converted Alfie Devine’s cutback four minutes into the second half.
Oxford halved the deficit four minutes later when Brian De Keersmaecker beat a defender from Nic Prelec’s pass and hammered home a left-footed drive, but Preston held on to their lead.
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