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Championship: Norwich go top
- Updated: September 24, 2016
Norwich went top of the Sky Bet Championship as a 3-1 victory at home to Burton allowed them to take advantage of Huddersfield’s 1-0 defeat at Reading.
Martin Olsson grabbed only the third league goal of his Norwich career with a close-range finish in the 29th minute to put the home side in front.
A Lucas Akins equaliser for Burton at the start of the second half was immediately followed by a Jacob Murphy goal before Ivo Pinto secured a fourth straight league win for Alex Neil’s men, despite Robbie Brady missing a penalty after Tom Flanagan was sent off for handball.
Previous leaders Huddersfield slipped to a 1-0 loss to Reading at the Madejski Stadium. They faced an uphill battle after Rajiv van La Parra was sent off for dissent in only the 26th minute and the Terriers went behind 15 minutes later to a deflected Roy Beerens strike.
The Royals then survived a second-half rally from the visitors to move up to fourth in the table, just behind Brighton on goal difference after the …
