Burnley climbed into the Championship's automatic promotion places with a 2-0 home win against Rotherham United on a day when rivals Brighton and Hove Albion suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat at Cardiff City to miss their own chance to move into the top two.
Sam Vokes gave Burnley the lead from the penalty spot in a scrappy affair at Turf Moor and Scott Arfield sealed the points late on after Joe Newell had missed a terrific chance to equalise for struggling Rotherham.
The result sees Sean Dyche's Clarets are within a point of Hull City at the top of the table, with neither the leaders or Middlesbrough in league action this weekend.
In the Championship's early kick-off, Brighton slumped at Cardiff as Peter Whittingham, Anthony Pilkington and Lex Immers all scored in the first half hour to leave Chris Hughton's side in fourth.
Derby County ended a run of eight league games without victory with a 3-1 comeback win at Brentford, while sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday lost 1-0 at Preston North End, with Fernando Forestieri sent off for the Owls.
Bristol City won again under new manager Lee Johnson, triumphing 2-0 at MK Dons, leaving them eight points clear of the relegation places thanks to their third successive Championship victory.
Wigan Athletic moved into second in League One thanks to a 2-1 win at Walsall that was sealed by an injury-time goal by Yanic Wildschut.
Northampton Town extended their lead at the League Two summit to 10 points after winning their ninth straight league game, setting a new club record, with a 1-0 home victory against Wycombe Wanderers. Second-placed Plymouth Argyle dropped points at they drew 1-1 at Crawley Town, while Oxford United were beaten 2-1 at home by Accrington Stanley.
