Loan round-up: 13 Canaries in action
Club
25th April 2022

13 Norwich City players were out on loan for their sides last week.

13 Norwich City players were out on loan for their sides last week.

At Doncaster Rovers, Josh Martin scored the second goal of Saturday’s 2-0 win at home to Burton Albion. Doncaster are 23rd in Sky Bet League One.

Charlton Athletic are 12th following back-to-back 2-0 wins against Cambridge United and Shrewsbury Town, Akin Famewo playing 90 minutes for the clean sheet in both games.

Elsewhere, Tom Dickson-Peters came on in the 64th minute for Gillingham as they lost 3-1 at Portsmouth on Saturday. 

Gillingham are 21st in League One, level on points with 20th-placed Fleetwood Town but in the relegation zone on goal difference.

Overseas, Josip Drmić got a goal and an assist as HNK Rijeka won 3-1 at home to NK Osijek on Saturday to go fourth in the 1. HNL.

At the top end of the Sky Bet Championship, AFC Bournemouth held Fulham to a 1-1 draw at Vitality Stadium, Todd Cantwell coming on in the 79th minute for the Cherries.

Scott Parker’s side are second in the league, nine points behind Fulham and two ahead of Huddersfield Town, with two games in hand on the Terriers.

They beat Barnsley 2-1 at home on Friday night, Danel Sinani whipping in a corner kick for Jordan Rhodes to head in early in the first half.

Three points ahead of Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield have now secured their place in the play-offs.

However, tenth-placed Queens Park Rangers’ play-off hopes came to an end with a 1-0 defeat away to Stoke City, which Sam McCallum played 90 minutes of on Saturday.

Towards the foot of the table, Onel Hernandez played 90 minutes of Birmingham City’s 2-2 draw at home to Millwall to go 20th, three points behind Cardiff City.

They lost 1-0 away to Sheffield United on Saturday, Jordan Hugill playing 90 minutes of that game.

In Scotland, Sebastian Soto came on in the 86th minute of Livingston’s 2-1 win at Aberdeen on Saturday. Livingston are second in the Scottish Premiership Group B, level on points with Hibernian.

In the Scottish Championship, Inverness Caledonian Thistle are third after Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat away to Queen of the South and Saturday’s 1-0 win at Greenock Morton. Reece McAlear played all of both games.

Carlisle United have been assured Sky Bet League Two safety despite Saturday’s 3-0 loss away to Harrogate Town, which Tyrese Omotoye came on in the 50th minute of.

Last but not least, the season came to a conclusion for Sam Blair and Bury Town, who finished the Isthmian League North Division in 12th place following Saturday’s 5-2 loss away to Heybridge Swifts.

Players who were unused substitutes: Matthew Dennis (Southend United), Bali Mumba (Peterborough United), Rocky Bushiri (Hibernian)

Players who weren’t involved in matchday squads: Aston Oxborough (Barnet)

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