Jose Riga earned his first win since returning to Charlton Athletic as they routed fellow Championship strugglers Rotherham United 4-1 at the New York Stadium on Saturday.
Charlton had failed to win their last 11 league matches, a run that prompted the club's hierarchy to re-appoint Riga this month.
Simon Makienok settled any visiting nerves with a fourth-minute opener, and although Chris Burke's first Rotherham goal levelled proceedings, Igor Vetokele restored Charlton's lead shortly before the break.
Makieno's second stretched Charlton's lead and luck was with the visitors when Rotherham's Jonson Clarke-Harris blazed a 74th-minute penalty high into the stands.
Peter Whittingham scored twice as Cardiff City earned a 3-2 victory at Huddersfield Town to move within three points of the play-offs, while in the Championship's other match Birmingham City drew 0-0 at lowly Bristol City but still moved back into the top six.
Wigan Athletic subsequently moved to within two points of automatic promotion with a comfortable 3-0 win over Port Vale at the DW Stadium.
Gozie Ugwu's strike secured the points for Wycombe, who were forced to play 46-year-old coach Barry Richardson for 75 minutes of the match after Alex Lynch was forced off at Home Park - marking his first league appearance since 2005.
