Championship roundup: racist chanting mars Swansea’s win at Millwall

Ronald’s last-minute winner keeps Welsh side on topMiddlesbrough edge Stoke in thriller; Watford gloomSubstitute Ronald scored a last-minute winner to keep Swansea top of the Championship after their match at Millwall was held up for almost seven minutes due to a complaint about racist chanting at the Den.The referee, Edward Duckworth, halted the match in the 65th minute and walked to the dugouts to speak with Lions manager, Alex Neil, Swans counterpart Vítor Matos and fourth official Ruebyn Ricardo. Continue reading…

Swansea scored a last-minute winner to stay top of the Championship but game at Millwall held up by racist chanting Substitute Ronald scored a last-minute winner to keep Swansea top of the Championship after their match at Millwall was held up for almost seven minutes due to a complaint about racist chanting at the Den. The referee, Edward Duckworth, halted the match in the 65th minute and walked to the dugouts to speak with Lions manager, Alex Neil, Swans counterpart Vítor Matos and fourth official Ruebyn Ricardo. A security guard was also on the scene, with the referee seeming to point to an area in the stands behind the Swansea dugout.

When play eventually resumed it was announced in the stadium that there had been a report of racist chanting, adding that police were working to identify any offenders using CCTV. But the unsavoury incident could not take the gloss off a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory for the table-toppers. The Brazilian defender Neto Borges bagged a dramatic injury-time winner after earlier scoring an own goal as