There were draws in the other two matches involving teams that are challenging with Cardiff City.
Sunderland and Wigan drew 1 - 1 while Forest and Ipswich also fought out a 1 - 1 draw.
That leaves the table looking like this ahead of the weekends action.
| Team | P | Home | Away | Pts | Goal Diff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| West Brom | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 14 |
| Norwich | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 10 |
| Sheff Utd | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 10 |
| Ipswich | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 10 |
| Wigan | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 7 |
| Reading | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 4 |
| West Ham | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 11 |
| Cardiff | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 13 |
| Preston | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 3 |
| Millwall | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 1 |
| Nottm Forest | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 3 |
| Crewe | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -3 |
| Gillingham | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | -7 |
| Coventry | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 25 | -2 |
| Burnley | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 25 | -5 |
| Walsall | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
| Watford | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 24 | -4 |
| Rotherham | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -10 |
| Crystal Palace | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | -8 |
| Derby | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -11 |
| Stoke | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 20 | -7 |
| Bradford | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -12 |
| Wimbledon | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 14 | -25 |