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Oscar Schwartau climbed disconnected nan chair to occurrence Norwich to a 2-1 triumph against Millwall – and do their fierce rivals Ipswich a large favour.
The Lions, who started Easter Monday successful second, had taken nan lead done substitute Mihailo Ivanovic soon aft half-time. But a long-range rocket from Pelle Mattsson and Schwartau’s victor condemned them to conclusion to springiness nan chasing battalion – including Norwich’s East Anglian foes Ipswich – a awesome boost successful nan race for automatic promotion.
It was a tame first half from nan Lions, who only threatened erstwhile Femi Azeez wriggled past a mates of challenges only to occurrence disconnected target and Tristan Crama flashed a precocious header wide. Kenny McLean had a heated chat pinch nan Millwall manager, Alex Neil, who utilized to negociate Norwich, conscionable earlier half-time to astatine slightest springiness nan location crowd thing to get animated about.
Neil sent connected Ivanovic for nan ineffective Luke Cundle and nan move paid dividends 11 minutes into nan 2nd half. Crama played a delightful shot retired to Casper de Norre, whose transverse recovered nan caput of Ivanovic to guideline location from 4 yards.
But 8 minutes later Norwich hauled themselves level erstwhile nan shot was worked to Mattsson 20 yards retired and nan Dane collapsed his first-time changeable into nan apical corner. Then, successful nan 76th minute, Norwich collapsed guardant three-on-two and Mohamed Touré kept his nervus to play successful chap sub Schwartau for a elemental decorativeness past nan exposed Patterson to triumph it for City.
Tommy Conway scored a second-half punishment equaliser arsenic promotion-chasing Middlesbrough earned a precious constituent from a 2-2 tie astatine Swansea.
Alex Bangura had opened nan scoring for Kim Hellberg’s broadside earlier Zan Vipotnik’s double for Swansea. Bangura made nan astir of an correction by Sam Parker to surge guardant earlier exchanging passes pinch Conway and smashing nan shot past a startled Lawrence Vigouroux successful nan Swansea goal.
It was Bangura’s first extremity successful almost 2 years and nan opening salvo successful an eventful first half for nan Boro wing-back. Midway done nan period, Bangura lunged astatine Liam Cullen conscionable arsenic nan Swans guardant was sliding nan shot retired of his opponent’s scope and nan hosts were awarded a penalty. Vipotnik made nary correction from nan spot to level things up astatine 1-1 aft 20 minutes.
In nan 4th infinitesimal of first-half stoppage time, different reckless Boro situation enabled Vipotnik to people his 2nd penalty. This time, it was nan goalkeeper Sol Brynn who dragged down Eom Ji-sung, moreover though it appeared an unnecessary intervention. Vipotnik deployed nan aforesaid stuttering run-up arsenic successful his first kick, but this clip rolled nan shot into nan other corner.
Matthew Donohue awarded his 3rd – and slightest convincing – punishment successful nan 75th minute. Eom recovered himself connected nan incorrect broadside of Callum Brittain and erstwhile nan full-back went down, it was judged capable for different spot-kick that was slotted location by Conway to make it 2-2. Cullen drew a precocious prevention from Brynn but Boro clung connected for a precious point.
The Charlton manager, Nathan Jones, said that Conor Coady had been taken to infirmary aft being knocked retired during nan 1-1 tie astatine Watford. The erstwhile England international, 33, needed 9 minutes of curen aft being deed connected nan caput by Tom Ince’s changeable arsenic nan lucifer moved into second-half stoppage time.
“He mislaid consciousness and we are conscionable assessing it now. He has gone disconnected to hospital, truthful hopefully he will beryllium OK,” Jones said. “You inquire defenders to put their bodies connected nan statement and he virtually did that. It is simply a ball, astatine nan extremity of nan day, it’s not for illustration he has been deed by a boxer. Hopefully it is conscionable precaution, he recovers and he tin beryllium pinch his family tonight.”
Matty Godden put Charlton up pinch his first touch aft coming connected arsenic a substitute, stylishly converting Kayne Ramsay’s flick connected from Harry Clarke’s agelong propulsion successful nan 62nd minute. Charlton’s Will Mannion made a drawstring of saves, pinch nan hosts amassing 31 attempts successful total, earlier Nestory Irankunda produced an emphatic debased decorativeness to yet break his resistance.
Andre Dozzell’s 87th-minute equaliser saved a constituent for 10-man Portsmouth successful their fraught 2-2 relegation dogfight astatine location to Oxford United. Keshi Anderson gave Pompey a ninth-minute lead but Connor Ogilvie’s consecutive reddish paper 7 minutes later gave them an uphill battle.
The Portsmouth left-back had attempted to triumph nan ball, but Ogilvie’s trailing limb trapped Mills’ successful a scissoring motion. It was only Portsmouth’s 2nd dismissal of nan campaign. In nan aftermath of nan sending-off, a vessel was thrown towards nan officials from nan location support.
Brodie Spencer equalised earlier a diving header from nan Tottenham loanee Will Lankshear gave him his 10th extremity of nan play and seemingly his broadside nan 3 points. But Dozzell steered location precocious connected to springiness Portsmouth a spot and constituent advantage complete Oxford, pinch nan 2 sides divided by nan relegation line.
An inspired second-half capacity from nan goalkeeper Radek Vitek helped Bristol City make it maximum points from 2 games nether their interim caput coach, Roy Hodgson, pinch a 1-0 triumph complete Sheffield United astatine Ashton Gate.
The location broadside took a 23rd-minute lead erstwhile United goalkeeper Adam Davies precocious from his area to triumph a 50-50 situation pinch Emil Riis and nan shot ran loose for Mark Sykes to guideline location past covering defenders pinch a cool debased finish.
The visitors sprang to life aft nan break and forced a bid of superb saves from Manchester United loanee Vitek and immoderate afloat committed defending to support them astatine bay. United kept pressing successful much than 8 minutes of stoppage time, but could find nary measurement past Vitek.
Second-half goals from Jaydon Banel and Carlton Morris earned Derby a comfortable 2-0 location triumph complete Stoke and boosted their chances of a playoff place. The hosts dominated nan first play successful an breathtaking half and made their power count aft nan break arsenic Banel jumped disconnected nan chair for nan injured Patrick Agyemang and scored his first extremity for nan nine since joining connected indebtedness from Burnley earlier Morris vanished nan occupation a infinitesimal from time.
The downside of nan first triumph for Derby came erstwhile apical scorer Agyemang landed awkwardly and was carried disconnected connected a stretcher – pinch his correct limb strapped – which could put an extremity to his World Cup hopes for nan US.
Thierry Small scored an unfortunate ain extremity to thief QPR widen their unbeaten tally to 4 games pinch a 1-1 tie astatine Preston. QPR, who had won their erstwhile 3 Championship matches, lacked a spark until Small’s bad boy clearance hit Daniel Iversen successful nan 82nd minute. It came aft Preston were managing to clasp disconnected nan distant side’s vulnerable attacks and support nan lead that was fixed to them by Brad Potts a infinitesimal into nan 2nd half.
QPR grounded to show immoderate goalscoring threat for ample parts of nan crippled astatine Deepdale while Preston, who extended their unbeaten tally to three, showed much intent early on.
Jordan Ayew’s precocious extremity denied Sheffield Wednesday their first location convention triumph of nan play but it was not capable to resistance Leicester retired of nan relegation area arsenic they drew 1-1 pinch nan division’s bottommost side. Jerry Yates’ second-minute extremity astir proved capable to unafraid nan hosts their first 3 points since September but Ayew’s value decorativeness successful nan 84th infinitesimal meant it was only nan 1 constituent for nan Owls.
Later connected Monday, Coventry sojourn Hull astatine 8pm.
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