Championship Roundup: Millwall Salvage Point At Ipswich But Boro Fail To Capitalise

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Josh Coburn earned what could beryllium to beryllium a priceless constituent pinch a second-half equaliser arsenic Millwall drew 1-1 against promotion-rivals Ipswich astatine Portman Road.

The location broadside took nan lead precocious successful nan first half done Jack Clarke pinch Coburn responding early successful nan 2nd period. The consequence kept nan 2 teams successful 3rd and 4th respectively, 2 points down second-placed Middlesbrough, who drew 0-0 astatine Blackburn, but pinch Ipswich having a crippled successful hand.

Jake Cooper cleared Darnell Furlong’s effort disconnected nan Millwall goalline successful nan ninth infinitesimal earlier Clarke, Ipswich’s starring scorer, gave his broadside nan lead successful nan 41st minute. He picked up nan shot conscionable extracurricular nan area from Azor Matusiwa and weaved his measurement into a shooting position, firing debased and difficult past nan unsighted Anthony Patterson from 25 yards.

Millwall enjoyed a cleanable commencement to nan 2nd half erstwhile Coburn equalised successful nan 50th minute. Camiel Neghl’s transverse evaded Jacob Greaves and allowed nan Millwall striker to occurrence location from adjacent range.

Derby’s Rhian Brewster heads a extremity against Birmingham.

Millwall struck nan crossbar precocious connected done substitute Mihailo Ivanovic aft a goalmouth scramble

Middlesbrough wasted an opportunity to tighten their grip connected 2nd spot astatine Ewood Park. It was a acquainted communicative arsenic they grounded to capitalise connected their power against relegation-threatened Blackburn and intends they are now winless successful 3 matches, having scored once.

Derby boosted their playoff hopes by dealing a large rustle to Birmingham’s ain chances pinch a 1-0 triumph astatine Pride Park. The crippled was decided towards nan extremity of nan first half erstwhile nan Birmingham keeper, James Beadle, misjudged a Rhian Brewster header though Derby could person won by a bigger margin.

On Friday, Alfie Devine scored doubly arsenic Preston ended a seven-game winless streak pinch a 3-1 triumph complete Stoke astatine Deepdale. The 21-year-old Tottenham loanee cancelled retired a fourth-minute volley from Sorba Thomas pinch a composed decorativeness successful nan 15th infinitesimal and his 2nd came via a delightful dink for Preston’s 3rd connected nan hr mark. Milutin Osmajic had earlier headed nan location broadside successful beforehand pinch his eighth extremity of a turbulent season.