Whatever feint hopes Nottingham Forest might have held of a late charge on the play-off spots were dealt a hammer blow , as The Reds were crushed 3-1 by Norwich City , who themselves could yet secure automatic promotion . Goals from Jonny Howson , Cameron Jerome and Wes Hoolahan gave Norwich a 3-0 lead within the hour , before winger Chris Burke grabbed a consolation for Forest on 76 minutes . Meanwhile , an own goal from Blackburn Rovers ' Matthew Kilgallon gifted Brighton a 1-0 win at Ewood Park , as Chris Hughton 's men moved one step further away from relegation . Norwich City midfielder Wes Hoolahan ( right ) dribbles ahead of Nottingham Forest 's Gary Gardner ( left ) Norwich City goalkeeper John Ruddy ( left ) rushes out to deny Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio . Elsewhere , Charlton edged Reading 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at The Valley . Pavel Pogrebnyak had opened the scoring for the visitors but saw his effort canceled out by a Yoni Buyens brace and a goal from Simon Church . Pogrebnyak then grabbed another goal for The Royals , but it proved too late to salvage even a point . It was a nightmare for Huddersfield Town at the John Smith 's stadium as Nahki Wells missed two penalties for the home side against Fulham . A goal on two minutes from Alex Kacaniklic put the Cottagers ahead early on before the the three points were confirmed by a 90th minute strike from Seko Fofana . The result sees Fulham move up to 20th in the league table , eight points clear of the drop zone . Bottom of the table Blackpool drew with Leeds United following a tumultuous week for the club that had seen public protests from supporters . Gary Madine put the hosts in front with a diving header before Mirco Antenucci equalised for Leeds . Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak ( right ) strikes to score his side 's opening goal against Charlton Athletic . Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli dives as Huddersfield 's Nahki Wells misses from the penalty spot . Blackpool forward Gary Madine celebrates scoring against Leeds Untied with his team-mates . In Wales , Cardiff City claimed a first home win since January as two second-half goals from Kevin Doyle and Peter Whittingham saw off a poor Birmingham City side . Wigan kept their hopes of survival alive with a dramatic 1-1 draw against Bolton . Substitute Martyn Waghorn grabbed the equaliser with a stunning overhead kick after teenager Tom Walker had given Wanderers the lead . Finally , Rotherham United suffered a 3-2 loss at home to Sheffield Wednesday . Goals from Ben Pringle and Jordan Bowery had canceled out Caolan Lavery 's 86th minute strike for The Owls and United were 2-1 up . But a late flurry from the visitors saw them score twice in injury time through Atdhe Nuhiu and Kieran Lee .
Nottingham Forest were beaten 3-1 by Norwich at Carrow Road . Bottom club Blackpool managed to draw with Leeds United at home . Nahki Wells missed two penalties for Huddersfield in the 2-0 loss to Fulham . Wigan salvaged a 1-1 draw with Bolton through Martyn Waghorn 's late goal .