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Teemu Pukki (left) celebrates his goal for Norwich City
Norwich striker Teemu Pukki (left) has scored 24 goals in the Championship this season

Norwich City restored their two-point lead at the top of the Championship with victory at struggling Millwall.

After early pressure from the hosts, the Canaries went ahead in the 16th minute when Marco Stiepermann was on hand to turn in the rebound after Jordan Archer saved Onel Hernandez's effort.

But the Lions levelled on the stroke of half-time when Steve Morison cleverly flicked on a corner and Shaun Williams headed in off the upright.

Norwich skipper Christoph Zimmermann restored Norwich's lead with a powerful header from a corner and top scorer Teemu Pukki wrapped things up with a fine finish after being played through on goal by Emi Buendia.

Leeds United had gone a point ahead of Norwich by beating West Brom 4-0 on Friday, but Daniel Farke's side showed their mettle in south-east London to regain top spot.

But the visitors could have gone behind early on as Jake Cooper had a header blocked, and another effort was cleared off the line,

They asserted their dominance in the second half, with Pukki netting his 24th league goal of the season with 11 minutes remaining to secure a fifth win in six league games.

The Finn's goal proved important as Norwich keeper Tim Krul pulled off a smart double-save to deny Morison and Mahlon Romeo before Aiden O'Brien shot wide.

Millwall, who have won just one of their past nine in the Championship, are now just one point above the relegation zone after Reading and Rotherham both won.

Norwich manager Daniel Farke salutes fans after their victory at Millwall
Daniel Farke's Norwich side have won five of their past six league games

Millwall boss Neil Harris: "The league's the best it's ever been in my opinion, with the strength in depth of the teams.

"It's now about us taking the responsibility, getting the results and not relying on other results to bail us out.

"Bolton's a much bigger game for us than playing Brighton in the FA Cup. We aren't going to win the FA Cup. Staying in the Championship is our priority and I know that's the mindset of the players as well."

Norwich manager Daniel Farke told BBC Radio Norfolk: "After we were leading 1-0 in the first half we were a bit too sloppy in our passing and didn't speed up our game enough to keep them away from our goal, so we weren't at our best.

"We were able to speed up our game in the second half, but even then there were moments when you have to defend and dig in and that's what we did.

"We enjoy our flying moments at the moment and we know it's no coincidence we are in this position after 35 games because there are reasons to be confident, but we are also pretty grounded because we have to work hard for each and every point."

Line-ups

Millwall

  • 1Archer
  • 12Romeo
  • 4Hutchinson
  • 5Cooper
  • 3MeredithBooked at 32minsSubstituted forO'Brienat 74'minutes
  • 7Wallace
  • 8ThompsonBooked at 39mins
  • 6WilliamsSubstituted forElliottat 84'minutes
  • 11Ferguson
  • 9Gregory
  • 20Morison

Substitutes

  • 10Onyedinma
  • 15Pearce
  • 16Martin
  • 18Tunnicliffe
  • 19Elliott
  • 22O'Brien
  • 28Leonard

Norwich

  • 1Krul
  • 37Aarons
  • 6Zimmermann
  • 4Godfrey
  • 12LewisSubstituted forKloseat 88'minutes
  • 19Trybull
  • 23McLean
  • 17BuendíaSubstituted forLeitnerat 85'minutes
  • 18Stiepermann
  • 25HernándezSubstituted forVrancicat 87'minutes
  • 22Pukki

Substitutes

  • 8Vrancic
  • 10Leitner
  • 11Rhodes
  • 15Klose
  • 27Tettey
  • 31Hanley
  • 38Oxborough
Referee:
David Webb
Attendance:
16,748

Match Stats

Home TeamMillwallAway TeamNorwich
Possession
Home41%
Away59%
Shots
Home17
Away11
Shots on Target
Home8
Away7
Corners
Home8
Away6
Fouls
Home11
Away11

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Millwall 1, Norwich City 3.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Norwich City 3.

  3. Post update

    Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shaun Hutchinson.

  4. Post update

    Attempt missed. Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aiden O'Brien.

  5. Post update

    Attempt saved. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo.

  6. Post update

    Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.

  7. Post update

    Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Trybull.

  8. Substitution

    Substitution, Norwich City. Timm Klose replaces Jamal Lewis.

  9. Substitution

    Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Onel Hernández.

  10. Post update

    Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. Post update

    Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall).

  12. Post update

    Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.

  13. Post update

    Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  14. Post update

    Attempt saved. Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

  15. Post update

    Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a cross.

  16. Substitution

    Substitution, Norwich City. Moritz Leitner replaces Emiliano Buendía.

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, Millwall. Tom Elliott replaces Shaun Williams.

  18. Post update

    Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).

  19. Post update

    Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. Goal!

    Goal! Millwall 1, Norwich City 3. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.

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  • As a Leeds fan I have to congratulate the Canaries. This in one hell of a good race!

  • Norwich are a class side. Definitely the best footballing team in the division

  • leeds fan here, well done norwich, one of the few teams i would pay to watch.
    hope you lot are as stressed as we are!

  • @12 if Norwich aren't good enough, why are we top of the league and 21 points ahead of you?

    Sit down and shush! #OTBC

  • Leeds looked great last night, canaries keep picking up the wins ... can see this going right to the wire. OTBC


    Oooh ... and Ipswich 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

  • @12 - Where are Villa in the league at this moment?

    Oh yeah - nowhere, 21 points off the top, mid table obscurity.

  • However our journey with Daniel Farke end, what a top bloke and gentleman. We are very lucky to have him. OTBC!

  • Really proud of the lads, the manager and the fans. OTBC!

  • Norwich, Leeds, Sheffield Utd etc....... LOL after a few week you'll miss the excitement of the championship next year. What a league... no wonder its attendances now rank 3rd in Europe.. higher than Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A and France's Ligue 1.

    Once again what a race to the finishing line...

  • My clubs way lower down the food chain but gotta say I'm loving the Championship this season. How many times has the lead changed hands? 30? 40? 😉 some seriously good teams that it'd be great to see in the top flight again. IMHO I'd like to see Leeds, Norwich and Sheff U make it as I think they've been the standout three so far. Good luck to all though.

  • Well done city. A good club, run well and with a real plan for their team. They've stuck at said plan over the last couple of years and its paying off.

    Keep it up.

  • @38 Furrowed Brow - what are you going on about? Norwich City average home attendance this season - 25,825 - Sheffield Utd average home attendance this season 25,584.

  • Just dropped in to have a read & noticed that the cretinous villa supporter at 12 pops up on your threads as well.

    Thought Wolves threads had kept him from bothering others but obviously he likes to do potty everywhere.

  • when little old norwich are top "the league is wide open" according to most outside of Norfolk. When Leeds were ahead "no-one can catch them" @53 Norwich have spent at least 4 seasons in the prem this decade and soon to be 5 so yo yo club yes, but with king farke and the team we have I can see a middle table finish next season. Otbc!

  • @42 Trust me, we totally are as stressed as you guys. I hope we both go up!

  • think it's 2 from 3 now in leeds , Norwich and sheff u

  • Norwich have been the best team Iv seen all season in the league and I hope they take one of the automatic spots

  • @12 past your bedtime and try and do some basic English homework before school on Monday, if you woke up to reality you would realise you couldn’t cope in the Premier League and most fans who post can type basic English so you would struggle.

  • Great win for the boys at a tough place. Bring on the Swans next Friday. OTBC!

  • There aren't many teams Leeds United fans respect but Norwich City are one of them - a good side who do things right, including sticking by Farke after a sticky start. That said, we go a miffed when they pinched Howson, Johnson, Snodgrass and Becchio :)

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