Norwich City vs Preston

2022 - 10 - 8

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Ryan Lowe match reaction as PNE beat Norwich City in thriller (Accrington Observer)

On a bright October day the home faithful ramped up the noise pre-match and they were brought to their feet inside five minutes. Jordan Storey and Ben Whiteman ...

I had it in the back of my head whether it was meant to be and it was. Bedlam in the away end. We have always had confidence in the team and the belief. Troy Parrott took a gamble with a fierce left-footed cross, with it skewing off the leg of Liam Gibbs and beating Tim Krul at the near post - the Dutchman only able to fumble it into the roof of his net. Troy Parrott's cross deflects in at the near post!!!! Storey slides in and brings down Pukki. This match was end-to-end and for that reason you never felt it was going to finish 1-2 come the final whistle. Potts was throwing up before the game and McCann was throwing up at half time. It's his hamstring and we'll have to get it assessed tomorrow. And six minutes into the second half, PNE's energy and bravery was on full show as they took the lead in devastating fashion. North End's wing-backs were pushing on high and joining the attacks, so it was no surprise to see captain Alan Browne involved in the build-up to PNE's eventual equaliser. On a bright October day the home faithful ramped up the noise pre-match and they were brought to their feet inside five minutes.

CANARIES 2 PRESTON 3 - Key moments, player ratings and stats (PinkUn)

Norwich City were beaten 3-2 by Preston North End having led, squandering the chance to go top of the Championship table. The result means the gap to...

2 - GOAL NORWICH (Sargent): Gibbs tries to slip the ball through for Nunez but sees his pass blocked by Whiteman. Fernandez steals the ball and sets up Riis, who rolls home for 2-1. Subs: Sara 8, Sinani 5, Dowell 5, Hernandez 6. As Dean Smith's side searched for the goal to put them back in front, they gifted their visitors a second. Sara (on for Byram, 46) The American benefited from good fortune to seize on Liam Gibbs' blocked through ball, driving goalward before beating Freddie Woodman.

Norwich City 2-3 Preston: North End shock the Canaries at Carrow ... (Sky Sports)

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Norwich City and Preston at Carrow Road as the usually goal-shy North End ...

I was also annoyed that Preston were allowed to slow down the game so much and I don't blame them, I blame the officials because they should crack down on that. We always thought the goals would come if we kept doing the right things." We had plenty of chances but their keeper has made a couple of good saves and Teemu has put one just wide. "The fact we scored three goals is no surprise to me. We should have defended the first two better and for the third Tim [Krul] will probably feel he should have done better, even though it took a big deflection. Then we have conceded three really poor goals.

Norwich fall to defeat against Preston (Canaries.co.uk)

Josh Sargent opened the scoring after only two minutes, but Preston would go into the break level through Emil Riis. Riis would put the away side in front in ...

Norwich City 2-3 Preston North End - Match report as PNE secure ... (Lancashire Post)

Preston North End made it back to back wins in the league as they beat high-flying Norwich City at Carrow Road.

But it was Norwich next to have a chance, and they found the net. Liam Gibbs played a ball in behind the North End defence where Pukki made a typical sliding run to be one on one with Woodman. The former West Ham full back was given a yellow card but replays showed his studs up attempt made contact halfway up the North End skipper's shin. A minute later it was his strike partner on the end of a cross, Pukki's control was good but the finish off target. Maguire made it to the byline on the left side, pulling the ball back looking for his strike partner at close range but a defender got in between Riis and the goal, with just a minute to go until the break. Six minutes into the second period North End got the lead for the first time in the game, winning the ball high up with Alvaro Fernandez before the Spaniard picked out the perfect cross to Riis at the far post who struck first time to steer it into the far corner.

Norwich City 2-3 Preston North End: Canaries squander chance to ... (Daily Mail)

Emil Riis Jakobsen's double and a winner by Tottenham Hotspur loanee Troy Parrott was enough to frustrate the team pushing for an automatic return to the ...

In the 76th minute, Pukki danced his way into the box, crossed and found Gabriel Sara, who made it 2-2. Norwich striker Josh Sargent collected the ball and drove at the Preston defence. That saw the ball sneak beyond Krul at his near post. Norwich could have made it 2-0 and cemented the win but didn't take their chances. They remain second and in the promotion places, though know they made a mess of matters here. And yet, they also had the worst attack, having scored only four times themselves.