Norwich senior side, U-23s end weekend in top 4 in respective leagues

Norwich City turned in its most comprehensive attacking display of the season Saturday in a 3-1 away victory at Bristol City. Following the conclusion of the weekend’s fixtures, the club currently sits in fourth place in the Championship table on 17 points.

The Canaries finally prioritized directness, regularly finding the likes of Teemu Pukki, Emi Buendia and Przemyslaw Plancheta sprinting into space. Pukki completed a brace by the 14th minute and Buendia added the third in the 45th.

The Norwich defense once again showed its vulnerabilities — an ongoing problem that obviously dates back to the 2019-20 Premier League campaign — but Tim Krul bailed out his teammates with fully extended, fingertip saves on more than one occasion.

Since dropping two consecutive results in the last week of September and first week of October, the Canaries have now taken 13 points from their last possible 15.

The Norwich U-23s found themselves in third place upon the end of the weekend after losing at home and conceding the top perch in Premier League 2 Division 2 to Middlesbrough.

The Boro U-23s rallied from a 1-0 deficit to deliver three unanswered in the second half through Rumarn Burrell (65′) and Hayden Hackney (76′, 89′) to claim a 3-1 win.

Tyrese Omotoye recorded the lone tally for the Canaries reserve side in the 41st minute. The 18-year-old Belgian youth international already has three goals and an assist in league play to go along with his four goals in two EFL Trophy matches.

Both the Norwich senior side and U-23s briefly sat in second place in their respective leagues at fulltime, but later results nudged them down the table. The U-23s entered Friday’s fixture atop PL2D2 and still remain just a point off first.

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