Norwich City showed sparks of life around the New Year but that hope has turned to exasperation as they have suffered a string of five consecutive defeats By Martin Laurence for WhoScored?,fragment of the Guardian Sport NetworkWhile the game of the weekend was undoubtedly Leicester’s outstanding 3-1 victory at Manchester City, there was a battle at the bottom that carried just as much significance for the teams involved. Failure to defeat Norwich on Saturday would have left Aston Villa all but relegated. As unlikely as it still seems, and what proved to be a fifth successive league defeat for Norwich offered their opponents a glimmer of hope,while the travelling fans will have been left fearing the worst.
Norwich sat in 15th just over a month ago, having just secured back-to-back victories over Aston Villa and Southampton. Alex Neil’s men had amassed 23 points – the same as Chelsea – leaving them six clear of the drop and a seemingly unbridgeable 15 ahead of Aston Villa. That gap is now down to seven points and Norwich are in the relegation zone for the first time since the opening day of the season. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com