Championship Roundup: Norwich Deal Blow To Millwall’s Promotion Push

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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.

Andre Dozzell’s 87th-minute equaliser saved a constituent for 10-man Portsmouth successful their fraught 2-2 relegation dogfight astatine location to Oxford. Keshi Anderson gave Pompey a ninth-minute lead but Connor Ogilvie’s consecutive reddish paper 7 minutes later gave them an uphill battle.

Keshi Anderson finds nan nett for Portsmouth successful nan ninth infinitesimal against Oxford.

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.

Later connected Saturday, location are 7 3pm BST kick-offs including Ipswich v Birmingham and Derby v Stoke. Swansea v Middlesbrough is astatine 5.30, while Coventry sojourn Hull astatine 8pm