Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Blackburn moved out of the relegation zone after edging past Wigan at Ewood Park.
Marvin Emnes struck just before the hour mark for Tony Mowbray’s side to help the hosts go two points clear of Bristol City.
Bristol City 0-0 Burton Albion
Bristol City dropped into the relegation places after failing to beat a resilient Burton Albion at Ashton Gate.
The result sees the Robins drop into 22nd place while Burton stay in 19th.
Derby County 2-1 Barnsley
Derby kept their playoff hopes alive as they edged past Barnsley at Pride Park.
Matthew James gave the visitors the lead before Tom Ince and David Nugent responded for the hosts to secure all three points.
The win keeps the Rams within 10 points of sixth placed Sheffield Wednesday.
Fulham 3-1 Preston North End
Fulham ensured they did not fall behind in the race for a playoff position after beating Preston at Craven Cottage.
Sone Aluko and Chris Martin gave the hosts a two goal lead before Tom Barkhuizen halved the deficit.
But Neeskens Kebano added a third for the home side and keeps the Whites within five points of sixth place.
Ipswich Town 1-1 Brentford
Ipswich and Brentford played out an entertaining draw at Portman Road.
Emyr Huws had given the Tractor Boys the lead before Nicholas Yennaris equalised for the Bees.
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest eased their relegation worries with an impressive win over promotion hopefuls Brighton.
Zach Clough’s brace and Ben Osborn’s goal helps Forest move six points clear of the relegation zone.
Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cardiff City
Queens Park Rangers came from behind to claim victory as they boosted their hopes of staying in the Championship.
Souleymane Bamba gave the visitors the lead before Yeni N'Gbakoto and Jazz Richards hit back for the hosts.
Reading 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Reading maintained their promotion challenge after beating Wolves at the Madejski Stadium.
Yann Kermorgant gave the hosts the lead before Ben Marshall levelled the scores.
But Paul McShane ensured the home side claimed all three points after scoring in the second half.
Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa secured a much needed win as they edged past rock bottom Rotherham.
Will Vaulks’ own goal gave the Villans the lead before Jonathan Kodjia added a second in the closing stages.
Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Norwich City
Sheffield Wednesday kept their grip on the final playoff place after thrashing Norwich at Hillsborough.
Goals from Ross Wallace, Morgan Fox, Fernando Forestieri and a double from Jordan Rhodes ensured Cameron Jerome’s strike proved to be nothing more than a consolation.
The result keeps the Owls in sixth place.