Championship high-flyers Leeds threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Leicester, while QPR, Cardiff and Hull City all earned Boxing Day wins.
Leaders QPR put two straight defeats behind them as they crushed Swansea 4-0 at Loftus Road.
Neil Warnock's men had seen their unbeaten start to the season come crashing to a halt with losses against Watford and Leeds, but found their old form against the fourth-placed Swans.
