Koren opened the scoring in the second minute when he beat David Marshall to the rebound after the Canaries goalkeeper had parried Kevin Phillips' low shot from the edge of the area.

Gera doubled Albion's advantage in the 71st minute with his 10th goal of the season.

A header from Norwich defender Jason Shackell dropped to the Hungarian on the edge of the area. He took one touch to control the ball before volleying into the bottom corner with his second touch.

Norwich immediately halved their deficit courtesy of Ched Evans' penalty to set up a tense finale at Carrow Road but the Baggies held on to put themselves one more win away from automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Crystal Palace substitute Paul Ifill illuminated a dogged clash with Watford with a stunning 72nd-minute strike as the Eagles ran out 2-0 winners at Vicarage Road.

Palace winger Victor Moses then added a second three minutes later to help Neil Warnock's side move a step closer to claiming a play-off berth.

Wolves and Ipswich drew 1-1 at Molineux which left the play-off hopes of both sides hanging in the balance.

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (73) looked like he had given Wolves maximum points but a Tommy Miller free-kick in injury time rescued a point for Jim Magilton's side.

Hull's bid to claim automatic promotion took a setback after they slipped to a 2-0 away defeat to 10-man Sheffield United.

Blades defender Chris Morgan was sent off for a second bookable offence on the stroke of half-time but the home side responded to open the scoring six minutes after the break through Stephen Quinn.

James Beattie converted a 72nd-minute penalty after David Livermore had fouled Blades striker Billy Sharp inside the box.

Iain Hume's 72nd-minute goal gave Leicester a 1-0 away win over Barnsley which lifted them out of the relegation zone at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Blackpool and were reduced to 10 man after Peter Gilbert was shown a straight red card.

Richard Wood (12) had equalised Claus Jorgensen's sixth-minute opener before Paul Dickov's 30th-minute strike handed Paul Grayson's side the points.

Coventry boosted their hopes of avoiding the drop with a 5-1 thrashing of already-relegated Colchester at Layer Road.

Scott Vernon (17) had given the Us a first-half lead but the Sky Blues hit back with goals from Leon Best (48), Daniel Fox (51), Michael Doyle (80) and a brace of penalties from Elliott Ward (78, 90) to claim victory.

Burnley defender Steven Caldwell scored on the stroke of half-time as Southampton suffered a 1-0 home defeat which left them a point above the drop zone.

FA Cup finalists Cardiff were on the wrong end of a five-goal thriller against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (45) had put the Bluebirds ahead but Paul Hayes (53) and Kevan Hurst (56) struck in succession to put the Iron ahead.

Joe Ledley equalised in the 59th minute but Hayes converted a penalty in injury time after Glenn Loovens had fouled Marcus Williams.

Dexter Blackstock (15) helped QPR claim a 1-0 win over Charlton while Richard Chaplow scored a dramatic late equaliser as Preston came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Plymouth.

Jamie Mackie (12) and a 75th-minute penalty from Paul Wotton had put Argyle in control but Neil Mellor (77) pulled one back before Chaplow netted in the fourth minute of injury time to share the spoils.

In the day's late kick-off Stoke ensured they remain on course for automatic promotion to the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Bristol City.

Potters striker Mamady Sidibe (14, 36) struck twice before the break to put Tony Pulis' side in control.

Dele Adebola pulled a goal back for the visitors in the 67th minute but Gary Johnson's outfit were unable to find an equaliser.