Blackburn Rovers climbed into fourth place with a narrow 1-0 win over Championship strugglers Blackpool.
Tyrhys Dolan celebrated his first-half strike in fine style — performing a flip on pancake day — as Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side held on for a vital victory.
Fellow play-off hopefuls Norwich made it back-to-back home wins for the first time since September with a 3-1 win over Birmingham. Marcelino Nunez hit two and Christos Tzolis added a late third, with Maxime Colin on target for the Blues.
Elsewhere, Rotherham inched away from the drop zone with a 2-1 win over Sunderland.