BRISTOL CITY boosted their play-off hopes after edging out Birmingham to win 3-1 at Ashton Gate.
Marlon Pack, Bobby Reid and Matty Taylor all netted for the Robins, as Lukas Jutkiewicz pulled a goal back before half-time.
Pack opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a delightful free-kick that nestled into the top left corner, before Reid found the bottom right corner in the 27th minute.
Former Burnley striker Jutkiewic halved the deficit in the 34th minute, after getting on the end of a Wes Harding pass.
And Taylor ended any chances of a late Blues equaliser after he fired in from close range in the 84th minute.
Lee Johnson’s side now trail the sixth-placed Lions by three points, after Middlesbrough dropped out of the play-off places following their 2-1 defeat against Sheffield United.
Burton’s relegation from the Championship looks to be an inevitability after they were humiliated by Hull City at the Pirelli Stadium.
The Brewers lost 5-0 against the Tigers thanks to a Kamil Grosicki double, and strikes from Harry Wilson, David Meyler and Will Keane.
Nigel Clough’s men remain rooted to the bottom of the table, but will be buoyed by the news that fellow strugglers Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Norwich.
George Honeyman’s strike looked to have secured the vital three points for the Black Cats, but the Canaries netted an 89th minute equaliser through Ivo Pinto.
Aiden McGeady missed a first half penalty, as Sunderland remain six points off safety with four games to play.
Barnsley failed in their quest to jump out the bottom three, after they lost 1-0 to Ipswich with Jonas Knudsen heading home from a corner.
It turned out to be Mick McCarthy’s last game in charge of the Tractor Boys, after he left his position as manager at Portman Road.
QPR and Sheffield Wednesday played out a six-goal thriller, as the Royals won 4-2 in an enthralling encounter at Loftus Road.
Ian Holloway’s men were 4-0 up before the hour mark, as Idrissa Sylla bagged a brace, with Paul Smyth and Jake Bidwell also getting on the scoresheet.
Fernando Forestieri and Atdhe Nuhiu pulled goals back for the Owls, who missed chances through Jordan Rhodes and Joey Pelupessy in the closing stages.
Leeds succumbed to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Preston North End, despite Kemar Roofe putting the Whites in front at Deepdale.
The ex-Oxford midfielder netted in from close range in the 13th minute, before Paul Gallagher, Sean Maguire and Alan Browne all scored in the second half.
While Brentford moved up to tenth in the table after Henrik Dalsgaard headed home an 81st minute winner against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
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