Championship roundup: West Brom fans turn on Steve Bruce after defeat

Angry West Brom supporters turned on manager Steve Bruce as Swansea struck a late goal to win 3-2 at the Hawthorns. The result means Bruce’s side have won just once in the Championship this season, and not for six games.

Matt Sorinola went close for Swansea before he gave them a sixth-minute lead - the eighth time Albion had conceded first in 11 league games this season, six of which have come in the first 15 minutes.

Loud boos greeted the half-time whistle after West Brom’s appeals for a penalty were waved aside by referee Graham Scott despite Brandon Thomas-Asante appearing to have been wrestled to the ground by Kyle Naughton. But the hosts were level within three minutes of the restart through Jake Livermore, and Grady Diangana put his side ahead for the first time in the 65th minute.

Swansea equalised ten minutes later through substitute Oliver Ntcham, and West Brom squandered the chance to regain the lead when substitute Karlan Grant missed an 81st-minute penalty after he had been shoved by Armstrong Okoflex. Instead it was Swansea who won it when Michael Obafemi turned smartly past his man on to Ntcham’s pass to sidefoot past David Button – prompting chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” to Bruce from both ends of the ground.

Troy Deeney struck an equaliser for Birmingham as leaders Sheffield United were frustrated in a 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane. Oliver McBurnie had fired the Blades ahead in their pursuit of a fifth successive victory but Deeney’s close-range effort extended Birmingham’s unbeaten run to four games. Teemu Pukki’s predatory finish helped in-form Norwich take advantage with a 1-0 victory at Blackpool. Pukki hit his fourth goal in as many games to hand Dean Smith’s side a deserved seventh win