Portsmouth escaped the Championship relegation zone for the first time since August as they drew 0-0 with Norwich at Fratton Park.
Swansea ended Plymouth's six-match unbeaten home run with a 2-1 win as Wayne Rooney's side slipped to 23rd in the Championship.
Burnley were frustrated by a rejected first-half penalty appeal as they were held to a goalless Championship draw by a stubborn Derby side at Turf Moor.
Elijah Adebayo's 90th-minute winner helped Luton return to winning ways with a 2-1 Championship victory over Stoke at Kenilworth Road.
Sheffield United returned to the top of the Championship but had to settle for a point as Tom Fellows' second-half equaliser earned West Brom a 2-2 draw at The Hawthorns.
The only way is up for Ruben Selles and Hull after Sean McLoughlin's first-half own goal gifted in-form Blackburn a 1-0 Championship success at the MKM Stadium.
Ephron Mason-Clark struck the only goal as Coventry picked up their first victory under new boss Frank Lampard with a deserved 1-0 win against Millwall at The Den.
Rayan Kolli scored twice as QPR beat Norwich 3-0 to finally get their first home win of the season - and climb out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone.
Swansea captain Matt Grimes' second-half equaliser earned his side a richly-deserved point during their 1-1 draw at Luton.
Colby Bishop scored one and set up another as Portsmouth comfortably beat Bristol City 3-0 to rise off the bottom of the Championship.
Teenager Tom Watson scored his first Sunderland goals as the Black Cats came from behind to beat Stoke 2-1 at the Stadium of Light.
Michael Smith grabbed a second-half equaliser as Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 with Preston at Hillsborough.
Joe Rodon and Max Wober scored their first goals for Leeds as a comfortable 2-0 home win over Derby sent them top of the Championship.
Burnley and Middlesbrough played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Turf Moor on Friday night as two of the Championship's in-form teams could not be separated.
Jamal Lowe's last-gasp goal saw Sheffield Wednesday come from behind to stun Derby 2-1 at Pride Park.
Burnley moved up to second place in the Championship table after beating Stoke 2-0 to make it four straight wins and five consecutive clean sheets.
Emil Riis scored his fifth goal of the season to earn Preston a 1-1 draw with West Brom in the Sky Bet Championship.
Norwich hit the Carrow Road goal trail for the second time in five days as they beat Luton 4-2 to continue their climb towards the Championship play-off zone.
Frank Lampard's first game as Coventry head coach ended in a 2-2 draw against fellow Championship strugglers Cardiff thanks to Victor Torp's late penalty.
Pressure piled on Wayne Rooney as his Plymouth team suffered a second-half capitulation in a 4-0 Championship hammering by Bristol City at Ashton Gate.