Summary

  • Pukki scores hat-trick in amazing seven-goal display from Norwich

  • Canaries need a maximum of five more points to seal promotion to the Premier League

  • Norwich now eight points clear of second & 17 above third

  • FT: Brentford 0-0 Birmingham - third-placed Bees now nine points off Watford

  • FT in League Two: Carlisle 2-0 Scunthorpe, Morecambe 1-1 Southend

  1. Postpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Norwich 1-0 Huddersfield

    They may only be 12 minutes in but the writing's on the wall for Huddersfield.

    Norwich are unbeaten in 17 at home in the Championship while the Terriers have just one win from 14 away.

    The Canaries have their tails up here already.

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    GOAL: Norwich 1-0 Huddersfieldpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Teemu Pukki (8 mins)

    Norwich v HuddersfieldImage source, Rex Features

    The leaders go ahead early on and it looks so easy.

    First full-back Dimitris Giannoulis gets in down the left and forces Joel Pereira into a save, and then Todd Cantwell dances his way into the Huddersfield box and pulls the ball back for Teemu Pukki, who finishes first-time.

    A nice bit of movement and a neat finish for Pukki, who has now scored six goals in his last six home league games.

  3. Postpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Norwich 0-0 Huddersfield

    The hosts win a couple corners in succession and from the second one, Emi Buendia makes a near-post run but spoons the ball off-target.

    Huddersfield had to make a late change in goal and have Joel Pereira between the sticks, so Norwich will want to test him early on.

  4. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Norwich 0-0 Huddersfield

    Norwich have given a full home debut to 18-year-old centre-back Andrew Omobamidele.

    The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international made his first start in the Canaries' draw at Preston on Good Friday.

  5. HALF-TIMEpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    Sergi Canos dinked wide for Brentford when through on goal and Gary Gardner struck the post for Birmingham.

    It's been pretty low-key otherwise, though.

    The third-placed Bees are lacking a quality final ball.

  6. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Norwich 0-0 Huddersfield

    The players switch ends which delays things a tad, but we're off and running at Carrow Road.

    Championship leaders Norwich can take another step towards promotion back to the Premier League tonight.

  7. League Two latestpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Morecambe 1-1 Southend, Carlisle 0-0 Scunthorpe

    We have another goal in the fourth tier! Cole Stockton has equalised for Morecambe against Southend.

  8. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    This game has fizzled out somewhat as it heads towards half-time.

    Good job we have another match starting imminently...

  9. Postpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    Brentford test Neil Etheridge with two strikes from outside the box.

    First Ivan Toney sees his 25-yard effort beaten away and then Etheridge makes a simple stop to keep out a Mathias Jensen shot form a similar range.

  10. 10 points needed for Canariespublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Norwich v Huddersfield (19:45 BST)

    Norwich v HuddersfieldImage source, Rex Features

    Leaders Norwich need a maximum of 10 more points to guarantee an instant return to the Premier League, and will go eight points clear of second-placed Norwich with victory tonight.

    Draws with out-of-form sides Blackburn and Preston either side of the international break haven't done Daniel Farke's side much damage, and they're 17-game unbeaten league run at Carrow Road is their longest since 1987.

    Huddersfield, meanwhile, are unbeaten in five but four of those games have ended in draws, leaving them eight points clear of the drop.

    However Carlos Corberan's Terriers have won just one of their last 14 away league games and could well be in for a difficult time.

  11. Postpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    Down the other end Lukas Jutkiewicz gets his head to Maxime Colin's cross but it's over the Brentford bar.

    The Blues striker had enough space to make more of that opening.

    We're past the half hour mark.

  12. CLOSE!published at 19:33 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    Ooh Sergi Canos, you probably should've scored that one.

    The Spaniard gets to Vitaly Janelt's through ball but hesitates and eventually dinks the ball wide.

    Birmingham are living dangerously.

    Brentford v BirminghamImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    One for you expected goals fans.

    Birmingham’s 1-0 away win at Brentford last season was achieved with an xG of just 0.02, their goal coming from Kristian Pedersen's 20-yard looping header.

    That was their only shot that day - the Blues have already shown more attacking ambition here, but can they get the same result?

  14. Team newspublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Norwich v Huddersfield (19:45 BST)

    Norwich make the three changes many of us expected them to make, with full-backs Max Aarons and Dimitris Giannoulis recalled, while on-loan Spurs midfielder Oliver Skipp starts in place of Jacob Sorensen.

    It's five changes for Huddersfield - Pipa and Alex Vallejo miss out through injury while keeper Ryan Schofield is a late pullout with illness and Joel Pereira takes his place between the posts.

    Norwich: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Omobamidele, Giannoulis, Skipp, McLean, Emi, Dowell, Cantwell, Pukki

    Subs: Vrancic, Hugill, Placheta, Nyland, Stiepermann, Sorensen, Hernandez, Mumba, Tettey

    Huddersfield: Joel Pereira, Duhaney, Keogh, Stearman, Sarr, Hogg, Mbenza, Holmes, Bacuna, O'Brien, Ward

    Subs: Elphick, Thomas, Campbell, Brown, Rowe, Edmonds-Green, Leutwiler, High, Sanogo

  15. Postpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    While it's still goalless at the Brentford Community Stadium, let's bring you the team news from our other game - featuring the Championship leaders...

  16. League Two latestpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    HT: Carlisle 0-0 Scunthorpe, Morecambe 0-1 Southend

    It's not been a goal-filled first half in League Two tonight.

    Timothee Dieng has the only goal across our two games, putting Southend in front at Morecambe.

    It remains goalless in Cumbria.

  17. Postpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    Brentford v BirminghamImage source, Getty Images

    Lee Bowyer's Birmingham have settled now and are posing a threat to promotion-chasing Brentford.

    But the Bees are finding space behind the visiting wing-backs, so both sides can see weaknesses to exploit.

  18. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    That's almost a great counter-attacking goal for Birmingham.

    They break from a Brentford corner and Scott Hogan puts a low ball across goal for Gary Gardner, who hits the post.

    Bees keeper David Raya was nowhere near it.

  19. Postpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    Birmingham manage to pen the hosts in from a long throw and captain Harlee Dean tries his luck from outside the box, but it's well wide.

    A fairly quiet opening 10 minutes.

  20. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 6 April 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Birmingham

    Bryan Mbeumo looks in the mood for Brentford early on, getting in behind Birmingham's backline twice before his corner is blazed over by Mathias Jensen.

    The Bees have started relatively well.