Portsmouth beat Swansea 3-1 as Championship roundup features close finishes

Sport · First reported 3 Nov, 22:03 · Updated 22:31

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Portsmouth’s win kept Swansea from taking top spot, while the roundup also reports wins for Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield United among other results. The centre-side report focuses on Terry Devlin’s brace and Swansea’s missed chance to go top.

Portsmouth beat Swansea 3-1, with Terry Devlin scoring twice after Zan Vipotnik’s penalty had equalised late; Middlesbrough remained top.
Birmingham beat Millwall 3-0, Norwich beat Derby 4-0 and Sheffield United beat Preston 3-2.
Other reported results included Southampton’s 1-1 draw at West Brom, Stoke’s 2-1 win over Blackburn and QPR’s 1-1 draw with Burnley.

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Key facts

Portsmouth–Swansea result: Portsmouth won 3-1.
Portsmouth scorers: Terry Devlin scored twice and Tommy Waddingham added a goal.
Swansea scorer: Zan Vipotnik scored from an 85th-minute penalty.
League position: Middlesbrough remained at the summit.