Luton Town have kept their play-off hopes alive with a win against 10-man Preston North End at Deepdale. Troy Parrott’s late penalty gave the Hatters their fifth consecutive road victory.
Norwich City defeated Millwall 3-2 at The Den, moving them back into the play-off spots. Their triumph was made even more remarkable by Gabriel Sara’s first half goal which gave them a commanding lead at halftime.
Luton Preston 2-1
Luton kept their promotion bid alive with a 3-1 victory against managerless Blackpool, while Preston closed the gap on the top six. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu scored twice as Luton leapfrogged Preston into third place.
Luton were reduced to 10 men after centre-back Tom Lockyer was sent off for a second bookable offense. Twelve minutes later, Ashley Barnes scored from the penalty spot to give Burnley 11 wins out of 12 league outings and move them 14 points clear of United with six games remaining.
Luton boss Rob Edwards has built on the success of Nathan Jones’ tenure. In his 18 league games in charge, he has won 11, drawn four and lost three. Additionally, last week his side made history by becoming the first non-league team to knock a Premier League side out of the FA Cup.
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Burnley 1-1
Burnley battled valiantly to secure a 1-1 draw with Luton at Turf Moor in an intense second half, but ultimately could not find a way past Arijanet Muric in their goal. It was truly an entertaining match with plenty of energy and passion but ultimately the hosts couldn’t find any way past Arijanet Muric for their second goal of the night.
The Hatters took an early lead through Dan Potts, but Burnley found a way to level things out thanks to Josh Brownhill’s brilliant equaliser after 50 minutes. The midfielder smashed home a free-kick on the edge of the area for what proved to be their only goal of the match as they held onto hope in what had looked like being an uphill battle for much of the contest.
Burnley moved two points clear at the top of the table and extended their unbeaten streak to 15 games with this win. Chris Wood also scored his first Premier League goals of the season for Burnley; he nearly claimed a hat-trick but couldn’t quite secure it.
Norwich City 6-1
Norwich City took advantage of a Millwall side fighting to reach the play-off places with an emphatic win at The Den. Tom Bradshaw’s early opener was cancelled out by Jacob Sorensen before Gabriel Sara added a third goal for the Canaries in what turned out to be an exciting victory.
Wagner’s side made a poor start and lacked clear-cut chances, but they gradually took control after the break. Onel Hernandez crossed for Bradshaw to divert home his header and City were back ahead again. Sara then had an incredible spin and finish to secure their victory.
Zian Flemming scored a late consolation goal, but City held on for an emphatic victory that propelled them up the table to fifth place. It’s their biggest away victory since September and they will look to extend it with Sunday’s trip to Reading.
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Millwall 1-3
Millwall are still mired in the bottom half of the table after suffering their latest loss to Norwich City. Despite this setback, they remain two points ahead of the bottom three and have shown enough promise that they could push for a top six finish in this season’s EFL Championship.
For much of the game, The Lions were on top and had several chances to take advantage of them, yet failed to convert any. At halftime they trailed 1-0 after Carlton Morris headed in from close range for Preston North End.
City started the second half with an offensive flair, as Pukki and Sorensen took control of midfield as Wagner’s side gained confidence. With Pukki in goal and Sorensen adding further defensive support, City gradually took control of possession.
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