2018-19 Sky Bet Championship: Week 21 Roundup

Norwich City remain top of Sky Bet Championship after taking a 3-2 win over Bolton Wanderers, as the Play-Off picture again evolves. 

Mario Vrancic and Marco Stiepermann gave the Canaries a 2-0 lead by hour mark before Sammy Ameobi then Mark Beevers restored parity with two minutes left.

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Eventually the pressure told when Ameobi saw red in 92nd minute for a foul on Todd Cantwell, who then set up Teemu Pukki to fire in Norwich’s winner to seal a 3-2 win and make it five consecutive weeks at the top.

As for Bolton, they remain second bottom and seven points clear of Ipswich who lost 2-0 at Stoke.  

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Leeds remain second after coming from behind as Kemar Roofe netted a brace following Nakhi Wells’ opener for QPR, although its all change in the play-off positions. 

Sheffield United climbed to third after a late double against Reading who now drop to third bottom, having sacked Paul Clement on Thursday. 

Derby meanwhile moved into fourth after Jack Marriott’s header proved the difference against Wigan, whilst West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough both drop two places to fifth and sixth respectively after draws against Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers. 

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Nottingham Forest therefore drop to seventh following a surprise home defeat to Preston, when Louis Moult turned in Lukas Nmecha pass in 56th minute for only goal of the game. 

Elsewhere, Millwall benefitted from Reading’s defeat as they clinched a 2-2 draw against Hull to move out of the bottom three, despite Markus Henriksen’s late header denying them all three points. 

Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham also played out a similar result but it was the away side who blew a 2-1 lead as Lucas Joao claimed a double through his 64th minute header to deny the Millers a win. 

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Brentford’s run of one win in 13 became one win in 14 after Swansea ran riot in first half, before surviving a Bees’ fightback through Ollie Watkins and Said Benrahma to hold on to win 3-2. 

Finally, Famara Diedhiou secured victory for Bristol City as they saw off Play-Off chasing Birmingham in a tightly fought match.