Cardiff keeps pressure on Wolves as Villa cruises
Cardiff City racked up a fifth straight win to pile the pressure on leaders Wolves, with Aston Villa and Fulham also triumphing.
Aston Villa kept up the pressure on the top two with a resounding 3-0 win over rock-bottom Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, while Fulham's fine form continued as they beat Sheffield United by the same scoreline.
At the other end of the table, Garry Monk's first game in charge of Birmingham City ended in a limp 1-0 defeat to his former club Middlesbrough, but it stayed 22nd as Burton Albion fell to a 2-0 home defeat to Brentford.
Millwall edged out Hull City 2-1, Preston North End saw off Bristol City by the same score and Ipswich Town was also 2-1 winner over Sheffield Wednesday.
Elsewhere, Norwich City played out a goalless draw with Nottingham Forest, while QPR against Derby County and Reading v Bolton both finished 1-1.