With Blues' game against Leeds postponed because of the pitch being unsafe, the second and third placed side's both registered 1-0 wins on Saturday.
Derby are now level on points with Blues after their 1-0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday whilst Preston moved to within three points of Blues with a 1-0 win at Barnsley.Coca-Cola Championship Results Barnsley (0) 0 Preston North End (0) 1 10,810 Birmingham City P Leeds United P Cardiff City (0) 0 Southend United (1) 1 13,822 Colchester United (0) 1 Leicester City (1) 1 5,915 Coventry City (1) 2 Crystal Palace (4) 4 16,582 Derby County (0) 1 Sheffield Wednesday (0) 0 28,936 Hull City (0) 2 Queens Park Rangers (1) 1 19,791 Norwich City (1) 1 Plymouth Argyle (0) 3 23,513 Southampton (0) 0 Burnley (0) 0 20,486 Stoke City (0) 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 1 15,882 Sunderland (1) 1 Ipswich Town (0) 0 27,604