Whitbread's Norwich on course for EPL berth

• by Soccer America , Apr 26, 2011

[AMERICANS ABROAD] American defender Zak Whitbread started for Norwich City in its 3-2 win over Derby County that kept it on course for promotion to the English Premier League. For all the Americans in action on a busy Easter Monday in Europe ...

Whitbread, a key player on the Norwich backline, left the game in the 57th minute with an undisclosed injury.

Canadian Simeon Jackson had a hat trick for Norwich City, which remained in second place, one point ahead of Cardiff City, with two games to play.

ENGLAND (Premier League)
Blackburn Rovers 0 Man. City 1
Jermaine Jones-Blackburn Rovers (90 minutes)

ENGLAND (League Championship)
Norwich City 3 Derby County 2
Zak Whitbread-Norwich City (57 minutes)

Crystal Palace 1 Leeds United 0
Eric Lichaj-Leeds United (90 minutes)

Bristol City 2 Nott. Forest 3
Robbie Findley-Nott. Forest (sub: 25 minutes)

GERMANY (Bundesliga 2)
Duisburg 0 Hertha Berlin 1
David Yelldell-Duisburg (90 minutes)

DENMARK (SAS-Ligaen)
Randers FC 0 Broendby 4
Clarence Goodson-Broendby (90 minutes)

SWEDEN (Allsvenskan)
Orebro 1 Helsingborg 1
Alejandro Bedoya-Orebro (90 minutes)

NORWAY (Tippeligaen)
Stabaek 3 Fredrikstad 1
Mixx Diskerud-Stabaek (90 minutes)

Molde 3 Brann 1
Josh Gatt-Molde (sub: 26 minutes)