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Bristol City edge out Norwich to boost top six hopes

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Bristol City 2 - 1 Norwich City  Bristol City climbed into the Championship play-off places with a hard-fought win over Norwich City, whose promotion hopes are fading fast. Author - Liam Smith Mark Sykes put the Robins ahead with a composed finish early on, before Nahki Wells doubled their lead after capitalising on a defensive error from the visitors. Borja Sainz, who had already hit the post and missed a golden opportunity in the first half, pulled one back late on to set up a tense finale at Ashton Gate. The win moves Bristol City up to fifth, leapfrogging Coventry and West Brom, who both play on Saturday. Norwich, meanwhile, remain winless in four and sit seven points off the top six, having played a game more than their play-off rivals. Click here for more EFL news and stories Fast start sets the tone A pre-match light show may not have gone down well with the home fans, but Cityā€™s start certainly did. Norwich had the first meaningful spell of possession, but Rob Dickie st...

PL Reaction:: Norwich City 0 - 5 Arsenal

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Let's look at all the reaction as Arsenal thrashed Norwich City at Carrow Road. Author - Liam Smith It was a special performance from Arsenal. They are ending 2021 in great form and must be cautiously optimistic going into the second half of the season. This victory meant they maintained their six-point lead over fifth-placed Tottenham. Norwich must regroup after another defeat. All the key reaction Before you read the reaction, you need to watch the highlights. Norwich boss Dean Smith told the BBC: "I have used a tennis terminology in the dressing room to describe our performance - it was littered with unforced errors. "We gave two soft fouls away for two soft goals at the end. We cannot drop our standards from two games ago against Manchester United to today's showing." One Norwich fan tweeted a passionate response to the tweet below: "Complete and utter waste of time supporting this club. We fail time and time again in the Premier League, getting ...

PL: A closer look at some of the weekend's action

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Let's have a closer look at some recent Premier League action Author - Liam Smith Norwich City 0 - 0 Wolves Norwich's fight against relegation continued as they more than matched Wolves in a goalless draw  šŸ”Ž Take a closer look at Saturday's draw with Wolves in the latest episode of š—§š—µš—² š—–š—¶š˜š˜† š—©š—¶š—²š˜„! ā€‹ā¬‡ļø šŸŽ„ https://t.co/IXX7d77uVz pic.twitter.com/dss0Tmk5ou ā€” Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) November 29, 2021 It could easily have been more for the hosts. Teemu Pukki could only prod straight at goalkeeper Jose Sa in the second half. Wolves were poor throughout and they faded out of the contest and were ultimately grateful for a point after Lukas Rupp's weak side-foot effort ended a promising Norwich move late on. Norwich are now three points clear of bottom side Newcastle United. Chelsea 1 - 1 Manchester United It's been another busy week for Manchester United. They prepared for the arrival of interim manager Ralf Rangnick by earning a battling poin...