The victory for Brighton should have seen City drop a place to 9th but Hull's defeat at home to Souhampton meant City swapped places with them.
It was an amazing night in the Championship. Southampton are going from strength to strength but there were a few massive shocks.
Reading, who took the lead agaianst Peterborough, lost 3 - 1. Birmingham, who took the lead against Portsmouth, lost 4 - 1 and Leeds, who took the lead against Nottingham Forest, ended up losing 7 - 3.
West Ham choked at home again managing a 1 - 1 draw with Middlesbrough.
The bottom line is that Cardiff, if they beat Coventry tonight, will jump up to 4th place.
Results. Tuesday 20th March 2012.
| Brighton | 2 | Derby | 0 | |
| Calderon 10 Barnes 66 |
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Attend: 18412
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Half-time: 1-0
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| Bristol City | 0 | Watford | 2 | |
| D James og 15 Murray 20 |
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Attend: 12017
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Half-time: 0-2
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| Crystal Palace | 1 | Barnsley | 0 | |
| Scannell 90 | ||||
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Attend: 11853
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Half-time: 0-0
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| Doncaster | 0 | Millwall | 3 | |
| Keogh 8 Kane 13 Henderson 58 |
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Attend: 7572
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Half-time: 0-2
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| Hull | 0 | Southampton | 2 | |
| J Hobbs og 14 Hooiveld 59 |
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Attend: 18066
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Half-time: 0-1
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| Leeds | 3 | Nottm Forest | 7 | |
| Snodgrass pen 6 Becchio 53 Brown 55 |
Guedioura 8 McCleary 45 , 56 , 60 , 71 Blackstock 52 , 81 |
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Attend: 21367
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Half-time: 1-2
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| Peterborough | 3 | Reading | 1 | |
| Boyd 25 Barnett 34 Taylor 82 |
N Hunt 20 | |||
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Attend: 6717
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Half-time: 2-1
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| Portsmouth | 4 | Birmingham | 1 | |
| Maguire 54 Norris 60 Etuhu 77 Futacs 90 |
Zigic 7 | |||
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Attend: 12186
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Half-time: 0-1
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| West Ham | 1 | Middlesbrough | 1 | |
| Bennett og 67 | Ogbeche 84 | |||
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Attend: 27250
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Half-time: 0-0
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