West Brom failed to make up substantial ground on the Coca-Cola Championship pace-setters as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace at The Hawthorns.
Kevin Phillips (30) finished from Paul Robinson's pass but Victor Moses found the bottom corner to level 10 minutes after the interval.
The result leaves the Baggies five points behind top-of-the-table Bristol City with two games in hand.
Cardiff - who joined West Brom in the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend - claimed a 1-0 win over play-off hopefuls Hull at Ninian Park thanks to Stephen McPhail's brilliant second-minute volley.
In League One, defeated cup quarter-finalists Bristol Rovers drew 1-1 with Northampton at the Memorial Ground.
Sean Rigg scored for the Pirates on the stroke of half-time from the edge of the area but Poul Hubertz (55) equalised from close range.
Accrington twice came from behind to win their Lancashire derby with Morecambe 3-2 at the Crown Ground in League Two.
Matthew Blinkhorn's close-range header (14) put the visitors ahead, Darren Kempson (43) stabbed home an equaliser, but Michael Twiss (50) swept in to put Morecambe back in the lead.
Andrew Mangan (72) rifled a second leveller from 12 yards before Paul Mullin put Accrington into the lead for the first time a minute later.
Barry Conlon's 66th-minute header handed Bradford a 1-0 win at struggling Chester.
The result leaves the Baggies five points behind top-of-the-table Bristol City with two games in hand.
Cardiff - who joined West Brom in the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend - claimed a 1-0 win over play-off hopefuls Hull at Ninian Park thanks to Stephen McPhail's brilliant second-minute volley.
In League One, defeated cup quarter-finalists Bristol Rovers drew 1-1 with Northampton at the Memorial Ground.
Sean Rigg scored for the Pirates on the stroke of half-time from the edge of the area but Poul Hubertz (55) equalised from close range.
Accrington twice came from behind to win their Lancashire derby with Morecambe 3-2 at the Crown Ground in League Two.
Matthew Blinkhorn's close-range header (14) put the visitors ahead, Darren Kempson (43) stabbed home an equaliser, but Michael Twiss (50) swept in to put Morecambe back in the lead.
Andrew Mangan (72) rifled a second leveller from 12 yards before Paul Mullin put Accrington into the lead for the first time a minute later.
Barry Conlon's 66th-minute header handed Bradford a 1-0 win at struggling Chester.
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