Saturday, 8 April 2017

Sheffield Wednesday down high-flying Newcastle to keep on the play-off pace

Elsewhere Sheffield United and Doncaster ensured promotion to the Championship and League One respectively as struggling Blackburn lost again

Sheffield Wednesday beat high-flying Newcastle 2-1 at Hillsborough to keep hold of sixth place, and seal their first back-to-back wins since mid-February. Second-half strikes by Tom Lees and Steven Fletcher ensured Wednesday kept Fulham at bay, who secured a 3-1 win over Ipswich at Craven Cottage. Floyd Ayite scored early on and Scott Malone and Stefan Johansen made sure before Christophe Berra’s consolation.

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