Wigan are 7 points behind the front two. They missed the chance to stay in touch by losing at home to Crewe.
Another shock result was at Upton Park where West Ham only drew 0 - 0 with Walsall.
City remain 7 points off the play offs after Reading and Crystal Palace drew. A win for either side would have taken them into the play off zone. Julian Gray took a lot of stick from Palace fans who seem to have selected him for a load of abuse today.
At the bottom of the table Forest's mini revival came to an end. They stay of out the drop zone after losing at Gillingham. Bradford beat Rotherham but the Bantams are still 9 points from safety.
The bottom two in my opinion are doomed. Wimbledon have already thrown the towel in and Bradford need a miracle. The final relegation spot will be contested between 7 teams. I think Crewe and City are too far ahead to be drawn in.
The days results and the latest table are below.
| Burnley | 1 | Preston | 1 | |
| Blake 19 | Alexander pen 58 | |||
| Attend: 15,837 | Half-time: 1-0 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | Reading | 2 | |
| Freedman 33 Johnson 44 | Owusu 14 , 56 | |||
| Attend: 17,853 | Half-time: 2-1 | |||
| Gillingham | 2 | Nottm Forest | 1 | |
| Agyemang 34 Spiller 82 | Barmby 27 | |||
| Attend: 9,096 | Half-time: 1-1 | |||
| Rotherham | 1 | Bradford | 2 | |
| Hurst 74 | Wallwork 40 , 45 | |||
| Attend: 6,796 | Half-time: 0-2 | |||
| Stoke | 3 | Watford | 1 | |
| Akinbiyi 18 , 43 Noel-Williams 20 | Helguson 36 | |||
| Attend: 13,108 | Half-time: 3-1 | |||
| West Brom | 3 | Coventry | 0 | |
| Horsfield 23 Hulse 53 Kinsella 79 | ||||
| Half-time: 1-0 | ||||
| West Ham | 0 | Walsall | 0 | |
| Attend: 33,177 | Half-time: 0-0 | |||
| Wigan | 2 | Crewe | 3 | |
| McCulloch 30 , 36 | Ashton pen 20 , pen 26 , 90 | |||
| Attend: 8,367 | Half-time: 2-2 | |||