Palace pummel Hull, Cardiff held

Crystal Palace beat Hull 4-2 in the Championship on Tuesday, Derby held Cardiff and Dean Saunders finally celebrated his first Wolves win.

Watford climbed into second as a result of Hull's defeat, Leicester's inconsistent form continued after a home draw with Leeds United and Huddersfield's late comeback stunned Middlesbrough.

Bolton took the North-West derby honours in dramatic fashion against Blackburn, Ipswich finished with nine men as they lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest and the teams now in the bottom three all drew.

Cardiff avoided a surprise home defeat after Craig Noone's 82nd-minute goal snatched a 1-1 draw at home with Derby.

Kevin Phillips fired a hat-trick as Crystal Palace overcame Hull 4-2 at Selhurst Park to ensure only two points separate second from fourth in the table.

Fernando Forestieri scored a second-half brace as Watford came from behind to move into the automatic promotion spots by beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at Vicarage Road.

Leeds were denied a vital victory in their push for the play-offs after Michael Keane's last minute equaliser earned Leicester a 1-1 home draw.

Mark Robins secured a first home win as Huddersfield manager after goals in the last four minutes from Alan Lee and Danny Ward clinched a 2-1 success over Middlesbrough.

Goals from David Edwards and Sylvain Ebanks-Blake lifted Wolves out of the bottom three following a 2-0 success at Millwall.

Peterborough United picked up a point in the battle for survival after Michael Bostwick's 71st minute leveller grabbed a 2-2 draw at home to Charlton.

Barnsley warmed up for an FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City at the weekend by salvaging a 1-1 draw at Burnley thanks to Tomasz Cywka's 84th-minute equaliser.

Bristol City remain bottom of the table after a 0-0 draw with play-off chasing Brighton & Hove Albion at Ashton Gate.

Lewis McGugan struck an 84th-minute winner as Nottingham Forest finally made their numerical advantage count to nick a 1-0 home win over Ipswich, who had Lee Martin and Richard Stearman sent off.

Paul Ince is still waiting for his first win as Blackpool manager after Kirk Broadfoot's 74th-minute goal earned a 1-1 draw at Birmingham.

Chris Eagles scored a 90th-minute winner as Bolton continued their push for the play-offs with a 1-0 home triumph over local rivals Blackburn.