Norwich vs Manchester City: Hosts hold on to clinch shock win over Pep Guardiola’s champions
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An injury-ravaged Norwich City outclassed champions Manchester City 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday with striker Teemu Pukki scoring one and setting up another for a famous win at Carrow Road.
Eleven players were sidelined for Norwich, with many suffering injuries during the international break, but that did not stop the promoted side from handing Pep Guardiola's men their first loss of the season.
Rodri, Man City's club record signing, set up a tense finish to the match when he fired in his first goal for the club but Norwich held on to take all three points. Follow the live action below:
What time is it?
Norwich vs Manchester City kicks off at 5.30pm.
How can I watch it?
The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 5pm.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
Norwich 0 - 0 Man City
15 mins: Kyle Walker gives the ball out to Bernardo Silva on the right wing. He brings it back inside and puts the ball into the box with a left-footed cross. The pass is too heavy and goes out of play.
Norwich are slowly getting further and further forward with every attack, they can't risk too many bodies bombing forward though or else City will kill them on the counter attack.
Norwich 1 - 0 Man City - McLean
18 mins: GOAL! This has been a strong start from Norwich, they win a corner as Zinchenko blocks a ball out of play.
The ball comes in to the near post, McLean comes in on the run and sinks a powerful header!
Norwich 1 - 0 Man City
21 mins: Carrow Road sings out it's delight at that goal. Norwich have the lead and they've looked good defensively too. Much like Liverpool earlier today Man City now have to come back from a goal down.
Sterling looks for a response, he brings the ball onto his right foot and shoots but sends it wide.
Norwich 1 - 0 Man City
24 mins: Sterling wins a corner as Norwich start to defend deeper. Gundogan delivers but Krul punches it away. Norwich try to send Pukki away but Zinchenko heads the ball forward to intercept.
Norwich 1 - 0 Man City
27 mins: More cheers from the home crowd as Sterling puts the ball into the box but Krul comes and claims it. Walker runs the ball into the box and tries to beat Krul on the near post but the Norwich goalkeeper has it covered.
John Stones is fouled on the halfway line and City send the resultant free kick out to the left. Zinchenko puts the ball into the box but Norwich clear it again.
Norwich 1 - 0 Man City
27 mins: Chance! Sterling puts a cross into the far post, Aguero times his run perfectly so he has a free header but he puts the ball over the bar!
Norwich 2 - 0 Man City - Cantwell
28 mins: GOAL! Brilliant from Norwich!
Man City press high as they always do, Stiepermann gets the ball in midfield and sends it to Pukki. Kyle Walker is playing him onside and Pukki is wide open. He runs the ball into the box, Walker comes across to tackle him, Ederson blocks off the near post but Pukki squares the ball to Cantwell who taps in to double Norwich's lead.
Norwich 2 - 0 Man City
33 mins: What a start from Norwich. Aguero had a chance to level things just before the second goal but they worked the ball down the pitch quickly and punished Man City's high press.
Pukki wins another corner for Norwich. The home crowd are fully behind their team. Byram jumps for the ball it comes off the top of his head and hits Stones on the arm. VAR checks it but there's no penalty.
Norwich 2 - 0 Man City
36 mins: Walker's cross into the box from the right isn't met by a City attacker and Krul can come and collect the ball. They haven't created anything since the Aguero chance, very unlike Man City.
Norwich 2 - 0 Man City
39 mins: Sterling has switched sides and is now playing on the right, he wins a corner that Gundogan puts into the box, Silva touches the ball on at the near post but puts it out of play.
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