Norwich beat Championship leaders Ipswich in second East Anglian derby of the season
The 1-0 victory damages the Tractor Boys' push to try and secure automatic promotion to the Premier League
Last updated 17th Jun 2024
Championship leaders Ipswich have suffered a major blow in their hopes for automatic promotion after losing 1-nil to fierce rivals Norwich.
They will drop from first to third place in the league table if other results go against them later this afternoon.
Second-placed Leeds are at play-off chasers Coventry, with Leicester also able to end the day at the summit with a win at home to Birmingham.
Marcelino Nunez' free kick was the only goal of a close game at Carrow Road.
The Canaries consolidated sixth place and boosted their chances of making the play-offs with an eighth straight home win.
The last game between the two finished 2-2, at Portman Road back in back mid-December. With Jonathan Rowe scoring twice for the Canaries, while Nathan Broadhead and Wes Burns netted for the Tractor Boys.
Going into this, David Wagner's men hadn't lost this year at Carrow Road. While the Tractor Boys had won their their last three.
Norwich's 14 year unbeaten streak in this game continues, with Ipswich last beating their bitter rivals in April 2009.