Championship: Burnley held by battling Rotherham, West Brom win to move into play-offs
- Simon Wilkes
- 18 April 2023
Burnley's Championship title champagne remains on ice after a 2-2 draw at Rotherham on Tuesday night, while second-placed Sheffield United won and West Brom moved into the play-off places.
Burnley's champagne remains on ice as they were made to wait for the Sky Bet Championship title after being held to a 2-2 draw at Rotherham.
Quality goals from Scott Twine and Manuel Benson either side of Vitinho's own goal looked to be tightening their grip on the trophy, but Georgie Kelly equalised to earn the Millers a deserved point.
And with Sheffield United winning at home to Bristol City, it meant the celebrations will have to wait until Saturday, where a win against QPR will secure top spot for Vincent Kompany's side.
This could be a vital draw for the Millers in their bid to stay in the division and they moved four points clear of the bottom four with four games remaining.
Sheffield United took another step closer to automatic promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Bristol City.
Substitute James McAtee's second-half goal gave the Blades a win that moved them eight points clear of third-placed Luton with four Championship matches remaining.
Lukas Jutkiewicz's first-half strike put a dent in Millwall's Championship play-off push as Birmingham claimed a 1-0 win at the Den.
The victory has all-but secured the Blues' safety and ended their three-game winless streak while Millwall's destiny is now out of their hands.
The Lions remain fifth, two points ahead of West Brom and Blackburn who both have games in hand over the south Londoners.
Blackpool's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Championship were dealt a blow with a 2-0 defeat at home to play-off hopefuls West Brom.
The Seasiders had been hoping to follow Saturday's win against bottom side Wigan with another much-needed three points.
But with Brandon Thomas-Asante and Taylor Gardner-Hickman finding the net for West Brom, the defeat left their chances of escaping the drop looking ever-more precarious.
Albion, meanwhile, climbed five places to sixth with the victory as they look to book a play-off place.
Sunderland's hopes of scrambling into the Sky Bet Championship play-offs suffered a major blow as they were held to a 1-1 draw by relegation-battling Huddersfield.
The Black Cats have closed to within a point of the top six, but with the two sides directly above and below them in the table all having at least one game in hand, Tony Mowbray's men will feel they have lost ground in the promotion battle.
A draw was a better result for Huddersfield, who saw Josh Koroma's second-half strike cancel out Joe Gelhardt's opener, as it has moved them two points clear of the drop zone ahead of this weekend's trip to fellow strugglers Cardiff.
Sunderland dominated possession for most of the evening, but the hosts struggled to create clear-cut chances in the face of some dogged Terriers defending.
Will Keane's 10th league goal of the season gave Wigan hope in their battle to avoid Sky Bet Championship relegation with a battling 1-0 away win over Stoke.
The striker bagged a 54th-minute winner for the Latics as they climbed to within five points of getting out of the relegation zone.
Manager Shaun Maloney's side still have three fixtures to secure safety, but three of the four teams directly above them in the table have games in hand in what promises to be a gripping finale.
