Summary

  • Norwich seal automatic promotion to Premier League after beating Blackburn

  • Sheffield United beat Ipswich to all-but confirm promotion to Premier League

  • Blades will be mathematically up if Leeds fail to beat Aston Villa on Sunday

  • Rotherham relegated from Championship with defeat at West Bromwich Albion

  • Yeovil relegated from League Two despite draw at Northampton

  1. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    Unlucky!

    Onel Hernandez is the latest Canaries player to fire an effort towards goal, but he can't quite get enough bend on the ball and it goes wide of the far post. The shot count must be nearing 20.

  2. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    Lovely, lovely feet from Emi Buendia - and then a horrible, horrible finish.

    The Argentine winger drags the ball past a couple of Blackburn defenders to set up a shooting chance in the box, but the angle is against him and he blazes it wide.

  3. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    In fact, it's Norwich who now have a free-kick on the edge of the Blackburn box, which Emi Buendia will take.

    His ball in is an absolute beauty, but a Blackburn head somehow diverts it behind for a corner.

  4. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    Norwich v BlackburnImage source, Rex Features

    ... And now they don't.

  5. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    Speaking of loose challenges, Onel Hernandez concedes a free-kick with a mistimed tackle on former Norwich man Elliott Bennett.

    The set-piece is cleared but Blackburn have the ball back...

  6. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    After that Lewis Travis goal, the game has very much settled back into that familiar pattern of Norwich bossing the ball and keeping Blackburn in their own half of the field.

    Now Bradley Dack, Rovers' chief playmaker, shows a bit of frustration with a loose challenge. No booking, though.

  7. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    Marco Stiepermann celebratesImage source, Rex Features

    Norwich have mustered a whopping 13 shots in the opening half an hour. Blackburn have had one.

  8. Don't be scared, Stephen...published at 19:59 British Summer Time 27 April 2019

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

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  9. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    And now it should be 3-1!

    Teemu Pukki, involved in just about everything for Norwich, pulls wide before teeing up Marco Stiepermann - but his low effort is turned away by goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler.

  10. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

    Three goals, one sitter missed and one maybe-red card. It's been an eventful opening 25 minutes at Carrow Road.

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    GOAL: Norwich 2-1 Blackburnpublished at 23 mins

    Lewis Travis

    Hold the phone! This wasn't in the script!

    In what feels like Blackburn's first venture into Norwich territory, Lewis Travis works himself into a shooting position on the edge of the box and sends a low strike into the bottom corner.

    Could Tim Krul have done better? Quite possibly, but it's a well-taken goal.

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    GOAL: Norwich 2-0 Blackburnpublished at 21 mins

    Mario Vrancic

    Mario Vrancic scoresImage source, Rex Features

    Errr, you don't save those.

    Mario Vrancic, restored to the side this evening, is afforded enough space to crack a shot towards goal from about 30 yards out - and what a shot it is.

    It beats Jayson Leutwiler all ends up and picks out the top corner. Amazing.

    Just a few moments before that, Teemu Pukki looked certain to tap home a couple of yards out but somehow the ball was hacked clear. Not that that matters now, obviously.

  13. YELLOW CARD (Lenihan)published at 18 mins

    Norwich 1-0 Blackburn

    Darragh Lenihan is a really, really lucky man to still be on the pitch.

    Teemu Pukki takes a touch to take him past the Blackburn defender and looks to be streaming through on goal, only for Lenihan to stretch out a leg and trip the Finland striker.

    He's only shown a yellow card because Derrick Williams was, in the referee's eyes, providing cover. I don't think he would've got near Pukki, personally.

  14. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Norwich 1-0 Blackburn

    At the risk of repeating myself over and over, Blackburn just can't get out. It's relentless.

    Norwich City play some terrific football, they have done all season, and that's very much been on show so far here. And, like all the top sides, when they lose it they win it back almost instantly - something that was evident in that goal.

    They're straight back on the attack after kick-off, too, as Teemu Pukki's shot is deflected behind for a corner, which Blackburn manage to clear.

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    GOAL: Norwich 1-0 Blackburnpublished at 13 mins

    Marco Stiepermann

    Norwich celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    The very definition of a goal that's been coming. Norwich City are well and truly on their way to the Premier League.

    Marco Stiepermann is the man with the nerve-settling opener, turning on the edge of the area and arrowing a powerful left-footed drive into the bottom corner. It's a super finish.

  16. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Norwich 0-0 Blackburn

    This is looking increasingly ominous for the visitors, who have been absolutely penned in during the opening nine minutes here.

    Onel Hernandez is the latest Norwich player to shoot towards goal, sending a low right-footed effort on the swivel wide of the far post.

  17. This promotion extra special - Norwoodpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 27 April 2019

    FT: Sheff Utd 2-0 Ipswich

    Goalscorer Jack O'Connell tells Sky Sports:

    "It's about time I got a goal to be honest!

    "We're gonna watch the game tomorrow and then we have the awards night. We'll see what happens (with the Leeds v Aston Villa game)."

    Midfielder Oliver Norwood on winning his third promotion to the Premier League in three seasons:

    "This promotion is extra special as it's the one I've been most involved in.

    "It's a special football club and we deserve it. The boys have been brilliant.

    "We always believed there'd be another twist. Leeds put it back in our hands and we were not going to give it back again."

  18. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Norwich 0-0 Blackburn

    Teemu PukkiImage source, Rex Features

    Discounting the odd clearance, I'm not sure Blackburn have touched the ball since they kicked off.

    Marco Stiepermann links up with Teemu Pukki on the edge of the Rovers box, but his shot goes miles over the bar.

  19. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Norwich 0-0 Blackburn

    Norwich City win the first corner of the evening, which is swung in towards the near post but hacked clear for a second set-piece.

    Again the near post is the target, but again the visitors survive.

    The Canaries have started on the front foot, as you'd probably expect.

  20. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Norwich 0-0 Blackburn

    Speaking of familiar colours, the home stands at Carrow Road are looking an absolute picture tonight - yellow and green scarves and flags waving, balloons bobbing about and placards being held aloft.

    Norwich fanImage source, Rex Features

    Some with better grammar than others, admittedly.