Coventry 2 – 4 Norwich

Norwich continued their resurgence under new head coach David Wagner as they saw off a spirited Coventry to win 4-2 at the CBS Arena.

A week earlier, the Canaries were 3-0 up at Preston inside half an hour, and they bettered the feat against the Sky Blues, with a Michael Rose own goal and one each from Onel Hernandez and Josh Sargent looking to have put the result beyond doubt with 18 minutes on the clock.

Coventry – playing in their first game since Doug King’s takeover – bravely battled back, though, with Jamie Allen and Kasey Palmer on target to make it 3-2 at the break.

But Wagner’s men were much more dominant after the break and, after Hernandez had been denied a second by the base of the post, Kieran Dowell struck to seal all three points and a first double against Coventry since the 1980/81 campaign.

Victory sees Norwich climb to fifth in the Championship table, ahead of the remainder of Saturday’s action, while Coventry stay 15th, seven points outside the play-off places and nine above the relegation zone.

More to follow…

Player of the match – Onel Hernandez

What’s next?

Coventry welcome Huddersfield to the Coventry Building Society Arena at 3pm on Saturday January 28, while Norwich are not back in action until Saturday February 4 at 12.30pm, when they host Championship leaders Burnley at Carrow Road, live on Sky Sports Football.