Dapo Afolayan's brace helped Blackburn secure a much-needed 3-1 win over Millwall at a discontented Ewood Park.
Ashley Phillips was the unlikely late match-winner as Middlesbrough edged a seven-goal thriller, beating Norwich 4-3 at Riverside Stadium.
Charlton maintained their unbeaten home record this season with a 0-0 draw against Portsmouth.
Freddie Draper came off the bench to net a late winner in a 1-0 win for Lincoln away at Preston.
Jack McGlynn orchestrated Stoke's first away win since January with a deserved 2-1 success at Watford.
Swansea moved back into the automatic promotion places as they piled more misery on new Burnley boss Nicky Hayen, whose side slumped to the bottom of the Championship with a 3-1 defeat.