Leeds crushed Cardiff 7-0 at Elland Road as the Championship leaders powered to their biggest win of the season on Saturday.
Daniel Farke's side took another step towards promotion to the Premier League by extending their unbeaten home run in all competitions to 14 games.
Wales winger Dan James supplied Brenden Aaronson for a sixth-minute opener before crossing low for Tottenham loanee Manor Solomon to tap home a second in the 13th minute.
James scored Leeds' third five minutes into the second half as the visitors' eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions was emphatically ended.
Joel Piroe added a brace and substitutes Willy Gnonto and Mateo Joseph also scored in Leeds' 18th win from 30 second tier games this season.
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Sheffield United remain two points behind Leeds after Ben Brereton Diaz sealed a 1-0 win at struggling Derby.
Third-placed Burnley lost ground on the top two after being held to a goalless draw at Portsmouth.
The Clarets maintained their remarkable defensive record, making it 770 minutes without conceding a league goal, the longest run in their history.
Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford kept his 20th clean sheet of the season, but Burnley were unable to break down their struggling hosts and sit three points adrift of the automatic promotion places.
Millwall made it three successive victories as former Wolves midfielder Luke Cundle's winner on his debut sealed a 2-1 success against QPR at The Den.
Josh Sargent scored for Norwich in their 1-0 win at Watford, with the home side having Vakoun Bayo sent off.
Stoke came from behind to win 2-1 at Hull as Ali Al-Hamadi and Andrew Moran netted for the visitors.
Oxford stretched their unbeaten run under Gary Rowett to nine games with a 1-1 draw against nine-man Bristol City.
Greg Leigh put Oxford in front after City had Joe Williams sent off.
Mark Sykes levelled for the visitors, who then saw Ross McCrorie dismissed.
A late double from Ryan Hardie gave Plymouth their first win since November as they beat West Brom 2-1.
Ellis Simms and Brandon Thomas-Asante scored as Coventry won 2-0 at Swansea.
Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 with Luton, with Michael Smith's penalty cancelling out Alfie Doughty's opener.