MICHAEL OBAFEMI ACCENTUATED his case for inclusion in Stephen Kenny’s Ireland squad on Friday by scoring twice in Swansea’s dramatic 3-2 win over Peterborough in theChampionship tonight.
Obafemi snubbed a call-up to the Irish U21s squad as, in manager Jim Crawford’s words, he “sees himself as a senior player.”
The striker backed up that talk by giving Swansea the lead in tonight’s meeting at London Road a minute before half-time. The hosts turned the game around early in the second half however, with Irish-eligible Sammie Szmodics levelling before Jack Mariott put Peterborough in front. Obafemi, though, scored again to level the game – his sixth goal in nine games – and Joel Piroe won the game for Swans in stoppage time.
Elsewhere, Luton underlined their play-off credentials with a 4-0 hammering of Preston, a result which lifts them to fifth in the table. Third-placed Huddersfield, the highest-placed side in action tonight, fell to a 2-0 loss away to Millwall. Wing-back Danny McNamara, spoken in September as a potential call-up to the Irish squad by Stephen Kenny, played the full game for Millwall.
A Sheffield United side featuring John Egan drew 0-0 at Blackpool, which keeps them a point outside the play-offs. The incumbent in that spot, QPR, lost the lead in a 3-1 loss to Nottingham Forest, who are themselves level on points with Sheffield United.
Elsewhere, Hull City beat Coventry 2-0 while Cardiff were 2-1 winners against Stoke.
Championship results
- Blackpool 0-0 Sheffield United
- Cardiff 2-1 Stoke
- Coventry 0-2 Hull
- Luton 4-0 Preston
- Millwall 2-0 Huddersfield
- Nottingham Forest 3-1 QPR
- Peterborough 2-3 Swansea
