Elsewhere there were much-needed wins for Cardiff, Stoke and Sunderland, while Leicester came out on top against struggling QPR.
Catch up with all the action from the EFL Championship:
Leeds 4-1 Huddersfield
West Yorkshire bragging rights belong to Leeds United, who cruised to a 4-1 victory over Huddersfield Town, securing a fourth home league win in a row for the first time since 2020.
Southampton 3-1 Birmingham
Southampton continued their impressive form with a sixth straight unbeaten game, as a dominant first-half performance helped them to a convincing 3-1 Championship win over Birmingham City at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Blackburn 0-1 Swansea
Swansea City arrested a run of consecutive defeats to claim their first victory at Ewood Park in 52 years after Liam Cullen’s clinical first-half strike was enough to secure all three points.
Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City
Cardiff City secured a hard-fought 2-0 win over play-off rivals Bristol City to secure back-to-back wins and clean sheets, making it eight of the last 10 H2Hs to see the winner keep a clean sheet.
Hull 1-0 Preston
Hull City have put themselves firmly in the playoff picture, after Jaden Philogene made the difference against a somewhat lukewarm Preston side, while also snapping a run of five winless home games.
Ipswich 3-2 Plymouth
Ipswich Town consolidated their position in the Championship’s top-two, as they came from a goal down to crush Plymouth 3-2 and avenge last season’s winless return from H2Hs in the League One title race.
Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke
Stoke City defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 as they earned their first league H2H victory on Teesside since 1997 (D2, L5).
QPR 1-2 Leicester
Leicester City continued their superb run of form in the Championship, beating strugglers Queens Park Rangers 2-1 at Loftus Road, as the Foxes have now won nine league games on the bounce.
Sunderland 3-1 Norwich
Sunderland snapped a three-game losing streak with a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over Norwich City at the Stadium of Light, extending the Canaries’ own winless streak to five matches.
Watford 2-2 Millwall
Managerless Millwall were denied a first Championship victory in four matches as a stoppage-time equaliser from Mileta Rajović salvaged a dramatic 2-2 draw for Watford at Vicarage Road.
