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Norwich City: Dean Smith on Sunderland Championship review (PinkUn)

Dean Smith insisted he will never shy away from the tough calls to turn Norwich City into serious Championship promotion contenders after a tough Sunderland ...

“We have played better than that and lost games. But it showed the quality and depth in the squad. "It was hard work, first half, and we made it too stretched. We showed a little bit of quality with the goal. “They have brought the Burnley game forward to the Friday now as well so there's loads and loads of games coming up. “They're always difficult conversations, but conversations that I have to have with the players,” he said.

Norwich City boss Dean Smith praises Sunderland supporters after ... (ChronicleLive)

Sunderland pushed Norwich City all the way at the Stadium of Light but eventually came up short.

Those ones when they pull the shirt should be picked up." We work on distances from back to front being five cuts of grass. Norwich made a triple substitution on the hour, bringing on Todd Cantwell, Teemu Pukki, and Aaron Ramsey, with the latter pair combining to create the goal for Sargent. "What pleased me the most was the resilience. "They pressed and harried us well in that first half. "Sometimes you have to do that. At any level you can't do that. Yes, we had to withstand some pressure at times. And Norwich's defensive efforts paid off when USA international Josh Sargent snatched a winner 15 minutes from time, despite Sunderland having proved more than a match for the promotion favourites over the 90 minutes. He said: "He [Byram] should have had a penalty, by the way, without a shadow of a doubt. Smith said: "The quality of the subs we have got to go on changed the game. "For one [example], the build up play when Teemu puts in AJ [Ramsey] and he puts in an unbelievable ball and Sarge [Sargent] is in a good position to score."

Norwich City manager Dean Smith praises Sunderland fans and ... (Sunderland Echo)

With head coach Alex Neil absent, assistant Martin Canning took charge of the team for the Championship fixture. Sunderland had multiple chances to open the ...

"The quality of the subs we have got to go on changed the game,” Smith added. Those ones when they pull the shirt should be picked up." However, referee Tim Robinson didn’t award it and the game continued. "They pressed and harried us well in that first half. "Sometimes you have to do that. “There were a lot of incidents and it was a very, very hard-fought victory," said Smith.

Dean Smith lifts lid on tough Norwich City selection decisions after ... (Norfolk Live)

Norwich City claimed their third consecutive win in the Championship at the weekend after Josh Sargent scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory against ...

“We’ve played better and lost but I like the resilience of the group [against Sunderland]. Smith added: “We need to [keep the momentum going]. Norwich return to action as soon as Tuesday night when they take on Birmingham City for the second time this season. Exchanges between Nunez, Ramsey and Pukki on the left flank led to Ramsey’s cross for Sargent to finish from six yards out. Before that, Smith made three changes on the hour mark that proved influential with Todd Cantwell, Teemu Pukki and Aston Villa loanee Aaron Ramsey coming off the bench. Josh Sargent, who netted three goals in his last two games against Huddersfield Town and Millwall respectively, continued his impressive scoring run with the winning goal after 76 minutes.

Preview: Birmingham City vs. Norwich City - prediction, team news ... (Sports Mole)

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Norwich City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

[Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=160424)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Over 1.5:data Birmingham's lack of precision in the opposition box means their winless run will roll on into September. [Onel Hernandez](/people/onel-hernandez/) hoping to be retained alongside him. [Gary Gardner](/people/gary-gardner/) and [Krystian Bielik](/people/krystian-bielik/) have also rejoined the squad in recent days, and the former should be ready to start after appearing from the bench against Rotherham. - L - W

Sunderland captain Corry Evans highlights side's frightening threats ... (Sunderland Echo)

Club captain Corry Evans says Sunderland's start to the season has shown they can be a strong force in the Championship.

“Teams will be looking at us as a real hard game, especially coming here. “They can make a sort of bad ball into a good ball in a way and are a threat for anyone so will cause a lot of teams problems in this league.” “Performances like that give us more confidence and we know the quality that we have within the dressing room and threats that we have.