Norwich City 0-0 Rotherham United: Canaries miss chance to move into play-off spots
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Teemu Pukki has not scored in 11 games and has not found the net at Carrow Road since September
Norwich missed the chance to move into the Championship play-off spots as they were held to a draw by relegation-threatened Rotherham.
The Canaries knew a win would move them above Blackburn into the top six, but they drop below Preston into eighth and remain a point outside the play-offs.
Rotherham goalkeeper Joshua Vickers was at full-stretch to stop Sam McCallum's early long-range effort and moments later produced an even better save to keep out Josh Sargent's half-volley.
Tyler Blackett cleared an Onel Hernandez effort off the line and Wes Harding denied Christos Tzolis on the line as the Millers held out for a draw which puts them four points above the bottom three.
Tzolis spurned a second good chance to win it in six manic minutes of stoppage time, firing wide from a Sargent header.
Yet the Millers almost snatched it with the last touch of the game when Jamie Lindsay headed Domingos Quina's cross straight at home keeper Angus Gunn.
Home form will be a major factor if Norwich do not extend their season into the play-offs - they have now won just four of their last 16 matches at Carrow Road.
The Canaries probed throughout, but lacked a finishing touch, typified by Teemu Pukki who put two efforts over the bar, while his hesitancy when clean through allowed Cohen Bramall to race back and make a last-ditch tackle as his goal drought extended to 11 matches.
McCallum's goalbound volley was diverted behind by Harding, while after the break Marquinhos' shot almost found the bottom corner only for Vickers to produce another good save.
Yet there was no way through for David Wagner's side who have failed to score in four of their last six games as resilient Rotherham followed up an impressive Good Friday win over West Brom with a fifth draw in their last seven away trips.
Norwich City boss David Wagner told BBC Radio Norfolk:
"Offensively I think the first 20 to 25 minutes you can't play much better and in this period we have to score.
"Afterwards we controlled the game as well and had some good clear-cut chances, but we are not able to score and this obviously is the most important thing in football.
"But for us at this stage it's important for us to perform at a consistent level which is what we have done for the last two games and that's what we have to focus on.
"Everything is very, very tight so don't get too carried away by positive results and negative results - be focussed on the performances and this was a good one today."
Rotherham head coach Matt Taylor told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"When you looked at the two fixtures going into the Easter weekend, West Brom at home and Norwich away, I'd have snapped your hand off for four points, but within that the performances as well.
"They were two different displays. We were dominant on Friday, and today we had to withstand pressure. The keeper made saves when called upon and we defended really well as a team.
"As always I want more from an attacking aspect, but we've got a good platform to work from."