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Apr 06, 2026

Norwich City Deals Blow to Millwall's Promotion Hopes with 2-1 Win

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Norwich City's 2-1 win against Millwall has boosted their promotion hopes and dealt a significant blow to Millwall's chances. The match saw Oscar Schwartau score the winning goal off the bench. Other Championship matches saw Middlesbrough draw 2-2 with Swansea, Charlton draw 1-1 with Watford, and Portsmouth draw 2-2 with Oxford United.

Norwich City's Oscar Schwartau scored a crucial goal off the bench to secure a 2-1 win against Millwall, dealing a significant blow to their promotion hopes and boosting Ipswich's chances.

The match saw Millwall take the lead through Mihailo Ivanovic but Norwich City equalized with a long-range rocket from Pelle Mattsson and Schwartau's winner in the 76th minute.

In other matches, Middlesbrough earned a precious point from a 2-2 draw at Swansea, with Tommy Conway scoring a second-half penalty equalizer.

Charlton manager Nathan Jones reported that Conor Coady was taken to hospital after being knocked out during the 1-1 draw at Watford.

Portsmouth drew 2-2 with Oxford United in a relegation dogfight, with Andre Dozzell scoring an 87th-minute equalizer.

Bristol City secured a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United thanks to Radek Vitek's inspired goalkeeping performance.

Derby earned a 2-0 home win over Stoke, with Jaydon Banel and Carlton Morris scoring the goals.

QPR drew 1-1 with Preston, with Thierry Small scoring an unfortunate own goal.

Leicester drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday, with Jordan Ayew scoring a late goal to deny the hosts their first home league win of the season.