Anis Ben Slimane equalises for Norwich inside the opening minute of the second half
Romain Esse's angled finish had given Coventry the lead against the run of play
Jose Cordoba hit the post in the first 45 minutes as hosts had made bright start
Coventry forward Brandon Thomas-Asante fortunate to evade punishment after elbowing Pelle Mattsson
Josh Sargent is once again left out by Norwich boss Philippe Clement
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Norwich 1-1 Coventry
Josh Eccles and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto are coming on for the visitors with Romain Esse, who has been quiet since the break, but opened the scoring for the visitors, and Brandon Thomas-Asante, to a chorus of boos after his earlier clash with Pelle Mattsson, heading off.
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
We're in for some final half-hour at Carrow Road.
The intensity has just dropped for a few moments, but I'll bet it's the calm before the storm.
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
HOW?
The free-kick is inviting from Victor Torp and is glanced on at the near post by defender Jose Cordoba before being thundered into the crossbar at the back stick by the head of Ephron Mason-Clark before being hacked clear.
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
Andy Marshall
Former Norwich goalkeeper on BBC Radio Norfolk
Norwich have got to keep feeding Makama.
Their centre-halves do not want to engage with him.
He's bullying them, he's throwing them around and they can't handle his pace.
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Ali Ahmed with a great bit of work on the assist and Slimane with a lovely finish. Hold on, we’re off!
Adam, Norwich
Are the Canaries singing now, Chris [20:59]? Are the Sky Blues?
Eddie, Canary Islands
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
Brandon Thomas-Asante is not the most popular man in Norfolk tonight. He gets flattened by Jose Cordoba on the Coventry right and the Colombian picks up a card the colour of his shirt.
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
Kellen Fisher makes a vital intervention, sliding in to prevent Haji Wright's effort from Victor Torp's deliciously-weighted through-ball rolling in after sneaking past Vlad Kovacevic, or being tucked in by the lurking Ephron Mason-Clark at the far post either.
Great reading of the game. Football's the winner all round, there.
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
Is this a good time to remind you Coventry are winless in six away games in all competitions and haven't won at Carrow Road since 2009 - when 30-year-old Frank Lampard was busy setting records for Chelsea?
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
Andy Marshall
Former Norwich goalkeeper on BBC Radio Norfolk
Inspired substitutions - even if they had nothing to do with the goal!
You can hear now, the belief is oozing out of Carrow Road.
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
You can see Norwich crackling with confidence once again, Anis Ben Slimane in particular playing one-touch passes into space... he's on a higher wavelength than his team-mates this time though and the ball rolls out of play for a goal kick.
Norwich 1-1 Coventry
Jovon Makama shows great strength and poise to win, hold and keep the ball before spinning into the Coventry box from the left but after being urged to shoot by the home fans has his low, angled shot charged-down by Liam Kitching.
Anis Ben Slimane
34 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ali Ahmed slides a gorgeous pass in behind for Anis Ben Slimane who manages to drop Carl Rushworth to his backside, wriggles to his left and fires in a low shot from an angle which the sliding Jay Dasilva can only slam into the roof of the net on the line.
The Tunisian's third game in a row with a goal. He didn't feature until November this season.
Carrow Road has come alive.
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Away we go again... strap in, second half is where the action happens in the Championship, remember...
Norwich 0-1 Coventry
Jacob Wright and fit-again Senegal international Pape Diallo are on for Norwich at the interval, Pelle Mattsson and Tony Springett are off for the hosts.
HT: Norwich 0-1 Coventry
We mentioned pre-match that Coventry are winless in 11 games against Norwich, dating back to a 2-1 win at Carrow Road in February 2009.
The Sky Blues have lost the past three encounters in Norfolk and have never lost four straight in their history.
I'll tell you one thing now for free, we haven't seen the end of the scoring in this one...
HT: Norwich 0-1 Coventry
Great goal for us, Canaries have stopped singing now! To be fair they have dominated the game so far but that has turned the tide for the Sky Blues. PUSB.
Chris, Coventry
The keeper was never stopping that. How on earth Glasner let Esse go I’ll never know.
Mitchell, Coventry
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How lucky are Coventry? second best all half, Norwich hit post and Thomas-Asante should have been red-carded for swinging elbow on Norwich defender.
Andy, Hereford
Asante should be off for elbowing Mattsson in the face, he knew what he was doing.
Adam, Norwich
How the referee or linesman hasn’t spotted that is unbelievable, clearest red you’ll see.
Jimmy, Norwich
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Andy Marshall
Former Norwich goalkeeper on BBC Radio Norfolk
Without a shadow of a doubt, Norwich have caused Coventry plenty of problems.
The lads have done great, don't be despondent.
They just need a bit more confidence in front of goal.
HT: Norwich 0-1 Coventry
Rob Gurney
BBC Radio CWR Sport
Sometimes, out of possession, Coventry have lost their shape a few times.
That's something I've noticed a few times in this first half and something to sort out after the break.
Norwich 0-1 Coventry
Romain Esse's strike has Coventry looking at a six-point lead at the top of the Championship, as things stand.
Coventry began brightly but Norwich took over, piling on the pressure and coming closest to breaking the deadlock as Jose Cordoba thumped the base of the post with a powerful low strike from a well-worked corner.
However the effervescent Romain Esse lashed home from an angle after wriggling free in the box to put the Sky Blues ahead and Haji Wright was denied a second by Vlad Kovacevic after a neat Esse flick.
Norwich will need to do what they did on 4 January, 2025, score twice to beat Coventry at Carrow Road. They scored those goals after 91 and 95 minutes last season.
Don't go anywhere...
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 59 |
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| 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 55 |
| |
| 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 50 |
| |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 50 |
| |
| 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 49 |
| |
| 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 44 |
| |
| 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 43 |
| |
| 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 43 |
| |
| 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 43 |
| |
| 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 42 |
| |
| 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 42 |
| |
| 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 40 |
| |
| 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 39 |
| |
| 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 38 |
| |
| 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 37 |
| |
| 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 36 |
| |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 35 |
| |
| 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 32 |
| |
| 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 32 |
| |
| 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 31 |
| |
| 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 30 |
| |
| 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 29 |
| |
| 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 27 |
| |
| 28 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 56 | -38 | -7 |
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Manager:Philippe Clement
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager:Frank Lampard
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager:Philippe Clement
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager:Frank Lampard
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Championship
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All competitions
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Norwich City are unbeaten across their last 11 Championship games against Coventry City (W7 D4), since a 2-1 home loss in February 2009.
Coventry City have lost each of their last three away league games against Norwich City and will be looking to avoid losing four in succession for the first time.
This season in the Championship, Norwich have lost nine of their 13 home games (W3 D1) – the second-most behind only bottom side Sheffield Wednesday (11). The Owls(7) are also the only side to net fewer home goals than the Canaries (12).
Having won five of their six away league games in October and November (L1), Coventry are winless in their five on the road since the start of December (D3 L2).
Jovon Makama has scored nine goals in his last nine starts for Norwich in all competitions, with seven of these coming in five games at Carrow Road.
