Jay Rodriguez scored a stoppage-time penalty as Burnley snatched a 1-0 victory over Swansea to end a four-game winless run.
Tim Walter's position as Hull head coach was questioned by factions of supporters following a 2-1 home defeat against West Brom.
Tyrese Campbell's second-half goal sealed Sheffield United a 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane in the first Steel City derby in over five years.
Two second-half goals from managerless Coventry earned a 2-2 draw at Sunderland after the leaders had conjured up a couple of special finishes to take control.
Colby Bishop returned from heart surgery to secure Portsmouth's first home win of the season as they beat Preston 3-1.
Norwich's proud unbeaten home record ended with a whimper as Bristol City came away with a well-deserved 2-0 Championship win.
Jayden Bogle and Joel Piroe returned Leeds to winning ways as they triumphed 2-0 to leave lowly QPR without a victory in 11 Championship games.
Derby were unable to build upon the platform handed to them by Jerry Yates' superb early strike as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Plymouth.
Millwall's four-game winning run in the Championship came to an end after a 1-1 draw away to Stoke.
Middlesbrough piled further pressure on under-fire Luton Town boss Rob Edwards as they cruised to a 5-1 win at the Riverside.
Blackburn ended a run of four games without a goal to claim a 3-1 win at Cardiff.
Watford moved from seventh to fourth in the Championship table after Vakoun Bayo's second-half goal earned them a 1-0 victory at home to Oxford.
Goal-shy West Brom and Burnley played out a goalless Championship draw on Thursday night.
Derby earned a first away win since their return to the Championship by beating Coventry 2-1 at the CBS Arena.
Japhet Tanganga fired in-form Millwall to a 1-0 win over Leeds to end the Whites' unbeaten record on the road.
Luton moved out of the relegation zone after Jacob Brown’s goal earned a 1-0 win over Cardiff.
Preston held table-topping Sunderland to a 0-0 draw in the Sky Bet Championship.
Stoke goalkeeper Viktor Johansson was the star of the show as the Potters ended their away day woes with a 2-0 win at Blackburn.
Dutch defender Hidde ter Avest scored on his debut to earn Oxford a first win in nine games - 1-0 against Hull at the Kassam Stadium.
Middlesbrough got back to winning ways with a dominant 4-1 victory over QPR at Loftus Road in Sky Bet Championship.