Craig Forsyth and Jerry Yates both scored at the start of the second half as Derby climbed out of the Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Preston.
Josh Murphy's cool first-half strike gave Portsmouth a 1-0 victory over Blackburn to add weight to their survival chances and put a dent in Rovers' play-off hopes.
Josh Sargent earned Norwich a 1-0 winwhich kept alive their outside hopes of reaching the play-offs – and put a big dent in West Brom’s promotion dream.
Kelechi Iheanacho's first league goal in nearly 18 months helped spark a Middlesbrough revival and earn a 2-1 win over Oxford.
Zian Flemming's stunning first-half free-kick boosted Burnley's bid for a quick return to the Premier League in a 1-0 win over play-off hopefuls Bristol City.
Swansea substitute Zan Vipotnik scored a dramatic equaliser in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage-time as they held Leeds to a 2-2 Championship draw at Elland Road.
Isaak Davies scored his first goal at Cardiff City Stadium since January 2022 to earn a precious point from a 1-1 home draw with Sheffield Wednesday.
Trai Hume scored the only goal of the game as promotion-chasing Sunderland claimed a 1-0 win over Millwall.
Junior Tchamadeu scored his first goal for Stoke as they eased their relegation fears in the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 victory over QPR.
Alfie Jones scored a freak own goal to gift Luton a 1-0 victory in their relegation six-pointer at Hull.
Watford and Plymouth fought out a goalless draw in the Vicarage Road sunshine that did nothing to help the ambitions of either club.
Sheffield United returned to the top of the Championship - and put pressure on Leeds - on Friday night after a superb 3-1 win over Frank Lampard's in-form Coventry.
Brewster sealed derby day spoils for Sheffield United as they earned a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday to move level on points with table toppers Leeds.
Marcus Harness scored a late winner as Derby claimed a narrow 3-2 Championship victory over bottom side Plymouth to ease their own relegation worries.
Burnley moved into the top two in the Sky Bet Championship with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Swansea at the Swansea.com Stadium.
Siriki Dembele struck eight minutes from time to give Oxford a crucial 1-0 victory over 10-playerWatford and their first win in 10 Championship matches.
Luton's hopes of staying in the Championship received another huge blow as their wastefulness in front of goal cost them dear during a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough.
Haji Wright scored a hat-trick as Coventry moved back into the play-off places with a 3-0 victory over fourth-placed Sunderland at the CBS Arena.
Cardiff substitute Yakou Meite scored with his first touch to give relegation-threatened Bluebirds a priceless 2-1 win at Blackburn.
West Brom's Isaac Price scored his first goal in English football but his side were pegged back by Hull's late revival in a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw.