Keeper concedes two own goals in one match

Goalkeeper David Stockdale could well appear in a 'what happened next' question in years to come after an almost identical brace of own goals saw Brighton miss out on securing the Championship title with a 2-0 defeat at Norwich on Friday.

Both goals from Alex Pritchard strikes saw the ball go in off the back of the head of the unfortunate goalkeeper after coming back off the bar and post respectively.

"I don't think that'll ever happen again -- but I'll take the assists!" smiled Pritchard, whose side failed to register a shot on target in the whole match as efforts which hit the woodwork don't count.

For Pritchard -- who like the other players sported black armbands out of respect for former England international defender Ugo Ehiogu who died earlier Friday aged just 44 -- it was an especially poignant night. The 23-year-old had been at Tottenham until last year's close season where Ehigou had been Under-23 coach.

Whilst the defeat will do little to dampen the ecstasy of the Seagulls first ever promotion to the Premier League -- which they clinched last Monday -- it prevented them from claiming the second tier title as their five game winning run came to an end.

Brighton -- who lead Newcastle by seven points with the latter having a game in hand -- can clinch the title either if the Magpies lose to Preston on Monday or they beat struggling Bristol City on Saturday week.