Championship Roundup: Makama Double Gives Norwich Victory Over Saints

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Jovon Makama scored doubly successful nan 2nd half arsenic Norwich battled to a 2-1 triumph complete Southampton astatine Carrow Road. Leading nan statement successful nan absence of Josh Sargent, who was missing owed to concussion protocols, Makama struck successful nan 48th and 61st minutes to descend a Saints broadside who had won 5 retired of six going into nan lunchtime kick-off.

Ryan Manning had swiftly equalised for nan visitors pinch a good long-range effort but summertime signing Makama had nan last opportunity pinch his sixth extremity of nan season.

It mightiness person been a different communicative had Southampton converted a first-half penalty, but Vladan Kovacevic made a superb extremity to contradict Adam Armstrong.

Jordan Storey and Daniel Jebbison struck successful each half to springiness Preston a 2-1 triumph astatine Oxford and a 4th triumph successful their past 8 distant Championship games.

Storey headed successful Thierry Small’s transverse from 4 yards retired astatine nan acold station successful nan 26th infinitesimal aft a corner. The shot appeared to deflect successful disconnected Ciaron Brown’s back, but Storey was claiming it.

Preston’s Daniel Jebbison celebrates aft putting Preston 2-0 up astatine Oxford

The Canada world Jebbison past notched his 5th extremity of nan play arsenic he converted Alfie Devine’s cutback 4 minutes into nan 2nd half.

Oxford halved nan shortage 4 minutes later erstwhile Brian De Keersmaecker hit a defender from Nic Prelec’s walk and hammered location a left-foot drive, but Preston held on.

Ben Pearson and Sorba Thomas sewage nan goals arsenic Stoke ended their three-game winless tally pinch a 2-1 triumph astatine location to Swansea. Defender Pearson deed a sweetly struck opener precocious successful nan first half and Thomas sewage nan 2nd aft an hour.

On Friday night, second-half goals from Aune Heggebo and Karlan Grant group up a 2-0 triumph for West Brom astatine location to in-form Sheffield United. Heggebo collapsed nan deadlock astatine nan Hawthorns successful nan 50th infinitesimal pinch his seventh extremity successful 7 games and teed up Grant to seal it 11 minutes later. But Sheffield United will beryllium kicking themselves aft missing 4 first-half opportunities.