Championship: Five-goal Norwich back on promotion track

Norwich crushed local rivals Ipswich 5-1 at Portman Road on Thursday to move up into second place in the English Championship, taking another step closer to automatic promotion to the Premier League.

The Canaries - looking to become the first team in a decade to win successive promotions from the third to top tier of English football - took the lead through Andrew Surman on 13 minutes.

An own goal from Gareth McAuley doubled Norwich's lead before half an hour was on the clock.

Simeon Jackson made it 3-0 on 73 minutes and although Ipswich midfielder Jimmy Bullard crashed in a 25-yard effort, Russell Martin swept home a fourth. Substitute Daniel Pacheco made it five in stoppage time.

Norwich are two points ahead of Cardiff who face leaders QPR on Saturday.

ORIGINAL SOURCE

Content used in this blog remain the property of their respective owners.