CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP...

Published date18 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
With rivals Leeds not in action, Town took full advantage to close to within a point of leaders Leicester, who travelled to Chelsea in their FA Cup quarter-final

Omari Hutchinson put Ipswich ahead in the 15th minute, with Cameron Burgess adding another from a corner and Nathan Broadhead slotting in a third in first-half stoppage time.

On-loan Chelsea forward Hutchinson drilled in a fourth soon after the restart and substitute Ali Al-Hamadi added two further late goals as Kieran McKenna's side bounced back from last weekend's late defeat at Cardiff.

West Brom further consolidated fifth place with a 2-0 win over Bristol City at The Hawthorns.

Tom Fellows put the Baggies in front at the end of the first half, with captain Jed Wallace on target five minutes after the restart.

Norwich put some distance between their top-six rivals with a 3-0 win at Stoke.

In-form American forward Josh Sargent fired the Canaries ahead after 24 minutes and Gabriel Sara soon doubled the lead.

Ashley Barnes scored a third from close range on the hour following a corner.

David Wagner's side now sit three points clear of Hull and four of FA Cup semi-final bound Coventry, although having played a match more.

In Saturday's lunchtime kick-off, Swansea took the bragging rights in the south...

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