Brighton goalkeeper David Stockdale scored two stunning own objectives as the Seagulls lost at Norwich to pass up a great opportunity for securing the Championship title.

Both originated from Alex Pritchard shots, the principal crushing the block and bouncing back in off Stockdale's back.

Albion's Jamie Murphy had a punishment request waved away before Pritchard twisted against the post, with the ball again hitting Stockdale and going in.

The Seagulls, who fixed advancement on Monday, were well shy of their best.

Remember Norwich's triumph over Brighton as it happened

Chris Hughton's Brighton required a win to wind up champions and came nearest to scoring when Glenn Murray saw his header cleaned up the line by Jonny Howson.

The incapable Anthony Knockaert, as of late named as the Championship's player of the year, was supplanted soon after the hour check, however his side stay seven focuses clear of Newcastle, who have three amusements to play.

Eighth-set Norwich, who can't make the play-offs, surprisingly did not enlist a solitary shot on focus in spite of winning easily.

The Canaries could have proceeded from the get-go however Nelson Oliveira couldn't exactly achieve Howson's perilous cross.

Brighton should now hold up until at any rate Monday to secure the title, as Newcastle must maintain a strategic distance from thrashing against Preston to take the race into the penultimate round of apparatuses.

Norwich City between time manager Alan Irvine:

"Half a month prior we hadn't beaten a side above all of us season - now we have beaten three of them and that is exceptionally satisfying.

"I thought we demand to win, despite the fact that I have quite recently been informed that we didn't have a solitary shot on target, unless you count the ones as a detriment to the woodwork.

"I thought we controlled the amusement for more often than not. I thought we passed the ball truly well, particularly in the primary half, and furthermore protected well, particularly when they were placing balls into our crate."

Brighton and Hove Albion administrator Chris Hughton on the two possess objectives:

"That is not something I have ever observed some time recently. It happens to managers now and again, yet not generally twice in one diversion.

"Clearly there is no accuse joined to David by any stretch of the imagination - he was quite recently attempting to make the recoveries and the ball just returned off him.

"What I would state is that we were rebuffed for enabling the player to escape by not shutting him down on the edge of the container.

"Norwich have a considerable measure of value in their side and when that happens you are requesting inconvenience."