LONDON (Reuters) - Brighton and Hove Albion's hopes of winning the Championship title suffered a bizarre setback on Friday when they lost 2-0 at Norwich City with two own goals off goalkeeper David Stockdale's back. The result denied Brighton, who are already guaranteed promotion to the Premier League, the win they needed to clinch first place ahead of Newcastle United. Ironically, Pritchard almost joined Brighton from Tottenham Hotspur last year before deciding to sign for Norwich on the eve of the season. Brighton remained seven points ahead of Newcastle and next play Bristol City at home on April 29. They will have won the title by then if Rafa Benitez's Newcastle side lose either of their next two games.

Source: The Star April 21, 2017 21:00 UTC