Leicester moved five points clear at the top of the English Championship with a 1-0 win over Leeds, while promotion rivals Reading thrashed Bolton 7-1 on Saturday.
Nigel Pearson's side are firmly on course for automatic promotion to the Premier League after a dramatic late victory at Elland Road.
Former England striker David Nugent landed the decisive blow, surging through after a dummy from new signing Kevin Phillips to scramble in an 88th-minute winner as Leicester racked up a sixth straight league victory.
At the Madejski Stadium, Adam Le Fondre scored a first-half hat-trick as rampant Reading thrashed Bolton to move into the play-off spots.
Le Fondre set his sixth-placed side on their way to victory with three goals in the opening 33 minutes.
A Charlie Austin double took QPR up to second place in the second tier with a 2-1 victory over Huddersfield at Loftus Road.
Austin opened the scoring by finishing emphatically on 55 minutes after Clint Hill's lofted ball forward had been flicked on by Niko Kranjcar and then Andy Johnson.
The Terriers looked set to secure a point when recent signing Nahki Wells levelled midway through the second half, heading home a cross from Adam Hammill.
But Austin's header with 12 minutes remaining from Benoit Assou-Ekotto's right-wing corner proved decisive.
Burnley had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Turf Moor while on-loan Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford earned fourth-placed Derby a 1-0 victory over Brighton.
Fifth-placed Nottingham Forest made it 10 matches unbeaten and sent a warning to their promotion rivals, as Blackburn were swept aside 4-1 at the City Ground.
Ian Holloway secured his first win as Millwall manager with a 1-0 victory over Ipswich at The Den, Middlesbrough beat Charlton 1-0, Doncaster crushed Wigan 3-0 and Yeovil won 2-0 at Birmingham.
Barnsley beat Blackpool 2-0 and Bournemouth drew 1-1 with 10-man Watford.
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