Norwich City 5-0 Rotherham United: Canaries transfer into play-off locations with crushing win over backside aspect

Norwich City moved again into the play-off locations with a thumping win over rock-bottom Rotherham.

The Millers’ day went from dangerous to worse when Borja Sainz, taking part in after his pink card within the defeat at Middlesbrough was rescinded, made it three with a phenomenal curled shot from 22 yards and Josh Sargent continued his glorious kind to make it 4-0 earlier than the break.

Sara walloped in a fifth, and his tenth of the season, shortly after the restart and consigned the away aspect to a second successive 5-0 defeat.

The Millers have now misplaced their previous 9 video games and are 20 factors adrift of security with 9 video games to play.

Leam Richardson’s males have conceded 16 targets of their previous 4 away video games and are with no win on the street since November 2022.

Hull City’s draw with league leaders Leicester means David Wagner’s aspect go above them into sixth on aim distinction.

The sport was solely ever going a method from the second Sara was left with the liberty of the penalty space to move in after 9 minutes.

Sainz would have confronted a four-match ban for his sending off within the defeat on Teesside on Tuesday, however his attraction towards his dismissal was profitable and he made essentially the most of his reprieve with a luxurious strike that left Viktor Johansson within the Rotherham aim with no likelihood.

Sargent took his personal tally for the season to 12 with a tidy end from one other Stacey cross and the US worldwide has now scored in every of Norwich’s previous six home video games.

The home aspect eased their approach by way of the second half after Sara had made it 5 with a improbable left-footed shot from 18 yards because the ball bounced out to him.

Rotherham, with no win since 26 December, have now conceded 77 targets in 37 matches and are in peril of turning into the primary Championship aspect to let in 100 league targets in a season.

They host Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield subsequent week, whereas the Canaries will look to maintain maintain of sixth spot once they go to Stoke.

Norwich boss David Wagner informed BBC Radio Norfolk: “The gamers have achieved precisely what we informed them to do. They confirmed the starvation, ardour, depth and aggression that we now have proven in recent weeks. It was improbable.

“We have recognized that if we’re on it by way of possession and defence as properly then we will trigger some issues and that is precisely what the gamers have achieved. How the gamers did it immediately was excellent.

“Borja performed super-serious immediately. He was very targeted and labored laborious towards the ball. It was a rollercoaster for him and all of us. We are nonetheless indignant concerning the resolution (to ship him off at Middlesbrough) as a result of it cost us the sport.”

Rotherham boss Leam Richardson informed BBC Radio Sheffield: “My essential thought on the minute is I really feel bodily sick for the travelling followers. I take full blame and full accountability. I choose the group and put them on the market.

“In the final two video games if you don’t do the fundamentals proper and the basics proper at this stage you may get punished. We’ve received ensure all of us come collectively and are as one going ahead.

“When you are in a second like this all the things goes towards you. They’ve scored two worldies immediately, a set piece that was our doing and an aimless cross that we had gamers who ought to have handled it. Before you understand it you’re three or 4 nil down and towards good groups you’ll be able to’t try this.

(On making six modifications from midweek loss at Coventry) “Everyone has had a go and I feel that is solely honest. Everyone has had the identical likelihood and alternative to show themselves. We have 9 video games left and we now have to take some satisfaction from it in any other case it would fizzle out and I’m not ready to do this.”