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Last updated on 18 minutes ago.From the section Championship
Blackburn's top scorer Sammie Szmodics took his tally to nine goals for the season after his close-range second at Carrow RoadBlackburn heaped more pressure on beleaguered Norwich City boss David Wagner after a comfortable 3-1 win at Carrow Road.
Tyrhys Dolan scored with Rovers' first shot as he blasted in at the near post and Sammie Szmodics doubled the lead soon after as fans at Carrow Road jeered a Norwich side that looked bereft of any confidence.
Wagner, who succeeded Dean Smith as Norwich boss in January when the Canaries were fifth, saw his afternoon get worse when Szmodics converted a great move from close range soon after the break.
Rovers' Scott Wharton was sent off a minute later for denying a goalscoring opportunity but City could not find a way back into the game until stoppage time when Gabriel Sara converted Przemyslaw Placheta's cross.
Having been three points off top spot in September, Norwich have dropped to 17th place in the Championship table and earned just one point from their last six games making it their worst start to a second tier season since they were relegated to League One in 2008.
Meanwhile Rovers' fourth win in five league games moves them up to 10th, three points off the play-off places.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Norwich
Formation 4-2-3-1
12Long3StaceySubstituted forFisherat 60'minutes50Warner24DuffyBooked at 46minsSubstituted forFassnachtat 60'minutes30GiannoulisSubstituted forPlachetaat 60'minutes17Gomes Sara23McLean27Rowe26NúñezBooked at 86mins25HernándezBooked at 24minsSubstituted forSainzat 60'minutes31Hwang Ui-joSubstitutes
7Sainz8Gibbs11Idah15McCallum16Fassnacht20Placheta21Batth35Fisher39ReyesBlackburn
Formation 4-4-2
12Wahlstedt11Rankin-CostelloBooked at 30minsSubstituted forTravisat 64'minutesBooked at 90mins4Hill16S WhartonBooked at 54mins3Pickering2Brittain6Tronstad23A WhartonSubstituted forGarrettat 88'minutes24MoranSubstituted forSigurdssonat 87'minutes10Dolan8SzmodicsSubstituted forLeonardat 87'minutesSubstitutes
7Sigurdsson14Ennis18Markanday20Leonard25Batty27Travis30Garrett31Atcheson34HiltonReferee:Josh Smith
Attendance:25,696
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Match ends, Norwich City 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jaden Warner.
Attempt saved. Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jaden Warner (Norwich City).
Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Norwich City 1, Blackburn Rovers 3. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
Offside, Norwich City. Hwang Ui-Jo tries a through ball, but Christian Fassnacht is caught offside.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Adam Wharton.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Andrew Moran.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Sammie Szmodics.
Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Gabriel Sara (Norwich City).
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang Ui-Jo.
Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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