Celta Vigo broke a four-match winless run as they claimed a thumping 5-0 victory away at fellow-strugglers Malaga.
Alex Lopez got the opener and fellow midfielder Augusto Fernandez doubled the lead before the break.
Lopez bagged his second in the 65th minute and further goals from Nolito and Charles Dias completed the rout against a Malaga side who have now lost three games in a row.
Levante leapfrogged opponents Espanyol into seventh in the Primera Division table after recording a 3-0 victory at Ciutat de Valencia.
Nabil El Zhar scored in each half, either side of Papa Baba Diawara's first-half effort, as Joaquin Caparros' side made it three wins from the last four league games.
Elche's fine run came to an end as Manuel Iturra's goal guided Granada to their first victory in three matches in the Primera Division.
Iturra headed home Fran Rico's cross from the right in the 26th minute to snap a downward spiral which had seen them take five points from eight games.
Last week's 2-0 home defeat by Getafe had prompted calls by some fans for coach Lucas Alcaraz to be sacked.
However, they will be considerably happier now although for Elche the match had appeared to represent a good opportunity to claim their fourth successive victory.
Valladolid leapfrogged Rayo Vallecano in the league table after pulling off a resounding 3-0 victory away to Paco Jemez's side.
German winger Patrick Ebert got the ball rolling by scoring an impressive goal from distance after half an hour and then Javi Guerra doubled the lead before half-time.
Any hope the hosts had of a second-half comeback swiftly vanished when Dani Larsson made it 3-0 on 48 minutes.
