Championship roundup: Iliman Ndiaye strike keeps Sheffield United on track

A first-half goal from Iliman Ndiaye gave Sheffield United a crucial 1-0 win against Wigan as they remained on track for automatic promotion. Ndiaye’s eighth-minute strike settled a game full of goalmouth action at Bramall Lane. Wigan remain rooted to the bottom of the table with 0nly six games remaining.

Millwall’s manager, Gary Rowett, questioned the officials after his side were denied a late penalty in a 0-0 draw with play-off rivals Luton. The defender Jake Cooper seemed to be wrestled to the ground in the final minute at The Den but the referee, Darren England, saw nothing wrong. “Coops gets held round the waist and dragged to ground and they let that play on,” said Rowett. “Coops has had that all season. It’s been quite embarrassing how many shouts we’ve had and we haven’t had one go our way.”

Norwich reignited their play-off hopes with a convincing 2-0 win at top-six rivals Blackburn. David Wagner’s men came into the game winless in four but produced a fine performance against the team immediately above them. They were set on their way in the 11th minute through a superb team move that ended with Liam Gibbs’ first goal for the club. Gabriel Sara doubled the advantage 10 minutes after the restart.

Jordan Hugill turned his fortunes around as he led Rotherham to a 3-1 win over West Brom. The captain haunted his former club all afternoon but initially gifted them the opener by giving away a first-half penalty, which was tucked away by John Swift. The striker then netted either side of the break to put Rotherham in the ascendancy and continued to give Albion’s backline a torrid time.

“I feel like this was the best we have played in a long time,” said Rotherham’s manager, Matt Taylor. “It was important Jordan got his