Bristol City climbed up to second in the Championship with a 1-0 win over Blackpool and Burnley won 2-0 at home to struggling Scunthorpe.

In a day of sparce Championship action Marvin Elliott's first-half volley clinched the Robins' first victory since New Year's Day and sent them level on points with leaders West Brom, but Blackpool created a host of chances after the break and should have left with a point.

City midfielder Elliott finished in clinical fashion following Lee Johnson's cross in the 20th minute and, with the top two involved in FA Cup action, the Robins took advantage to leapfrog Watford into second place.

An eighth away defeat for the Seasiders left them in the bottom half of the table, but manager Simon Grayson will have taken heart from his side's spirited display in the second half.

First-half goals from Robbie Blake and Ade Akinbiyi fired Burnley to within a point of the play-off places after a 2-0 Turf Moor win over Scunthorpe.

The Clarets appear to be hitting form at exactly the right time as Owen Coyle's side eased to a third successive victory thanks to the blossoming partnership of Blake and Akinbiyi.

The duo were also both on target in last Saturday's 2-1 win at Coventry and have done enough to suggest the sale of leading scorer Andy Gray to Charlton for an initial £1.5million could prove to be an inspired piece of business.

Blake opened the scoring early on at Turf Moor to continue his recent goal glut and Akinbiyi headed a second just after the half-hour mark to sink the Iron.

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