Saturday November 26, 2011 Day 13 Finished Carrow Road

Norwich City 2 - 1 Queens Park Rangers

  • Martin 14’
  • Holt 72’
  • Young 58’

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  1. Sub Holt fires Norwich to win

    Sub Holt fires Norwich to win

    Grant Holt came off the bench to bundle in the winner as Norwich beat Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in a frantic affair at Carrow Road. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Norwich City
    • Queens Park Rangers
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    • 90' It's all over. Norwich have won 2-1, courtesy of that winner from Grant Holt.
    • 89' Buzsaky spoons an effort over the bar after Smith bundled his way into the box. A waste, and QPR are running out of time here...
    • 87' Naughton (Norwich) sees yellow for a late lunge on Smith.
    • 86' Another chance for QPR, but this time Helguson heads Young's cross over from close range.
    • 84' QPR still knocking on the door. Luke Young puts in a cross from the right but he overhits it and it skims off the face of the bar!
    • 83' Morison gets on the end of Hoolahan's ball in, but heads over the bar.
    • 81' QPR really have their backs against the wall here. Tierney sends in a teasing cross from the left that Traore is forced to belt out for a corner.
    • 79' Surman sends in a good cross for Holt, but this time the super sub heads over the bar.
    • 77' QPR sub: Buzsaky on, Derry off
    • 76' Helguson heads Young's cross towards goal, but Ruddy makes a comfortable catch.
    • 74' Moments earlier Holt had a header cleared off the line from Morison's cross. Inspired substitution by Paul Lambert.
    • 73' GOAL! Substitute Grant Holt makes it 2-1! Finding space at the back post, Holt bundles home a cross from the other Norwich sub, Wes Hoolahan, to restore Norwich's lead.
    • 71' Bothroyd squeezes a cross in from the left and the ball flashes across the face of the Norwich goal but there is no one there to tap it in.
    • 69' Norwich sub: Hoolahan on, Pilkington off
    • 68' Norwich sub: Holt on, Jackson off
    • 66' Infact Pilkington goes for goal and he puts too much behind it, and QPR have a goal kick.
    • 65' Faurlin fouls Johnson on the edge of the box and Norwich will send a few big men forward for this free-kick.
    • 63' QPR have taken the game to Norwich since levelling, and the home side are really struggling at the moment. Mackie has looked very dangerous in the second half - this time he puts a dangerous cross in from the right but it's a little too high for Bothroyd.
    • 61' Young hadn't scored since August 2010 before last week's goal against Stoke, and now the full-back has scored twice in two games.
    • 60' GOAL! Luke Young makes it 1-1! Jamie Mackie fires a low shot against the inside of the post from 20 yards and the ball comes straight out to Young, who coolly tucks the rebound into the back of the net.
    • 58' Norwich sub: Naughton on, De Laet off
    • 57' QPR sub: Bothroyd on, Hill off
    • 56' Hill heads the corner from Wright-Phillipsover the bar. And it looks as though that could be Hill's last contribution...
    • 55' Derry puts a cross in from the right that is deflected for a QPR corner.
    • 53' Morison waltzes into the box but Ferdinand prevents the big striker from getting a shot away.
    • 51' Crofts dispossesses Faurlin and Jackson picks up the ball and drives forward from midfield before dragging his shot just wide of the left post from 25 yards. Positive play by Jackson, who was so valuable to Norwich last season.
    • 49' Traore gets forward again - but yet again he overruns the ball out of play. Infuriating his teammates and manager, no doubt.
    • 47' Barnett and Ruddy get themselves into a tangle at the back and Wright-Phillips almost capitalises by darting between them but sends his shot wide.
    • 46' Norwich get the second half underway.
    • 45' And that's the last action of the half. It was largely comfortable for Norwich but QPR started to show that they may awake from their slumber in the minutes before the break. It's 1-0 to Norwich, but they're somewhat lucky to have kept their lead in tact.
    • 45' QPR building up some momentum before half-time here. Wright-Phillips goes on a typically mazy run from midfield before firing a low effort thatRuddy spills to Mackie, but Mackie can only put the rebound into the side-netting. Norwich lucky to still be ahead.
    • 44' Wright-Phillips clips the ball to the far post and, unbelievably, Derry falls to make contact when it seemed like he would stab it in from a yard out. Let-off for Norwich there.
    • 43' QPR win a free-kick on the very edge of the box, and they have a chance to dink the ball into the danger area here.
    • 41' Wright-Phillips bursts forward again, this time down the left, but De Laet halts his run with a good tackle. But QPR pushing again here...
    • 39' Helguson feeds the galloping Traore down the left wing, but the former Arsenal man can't keep the ball in play. Shame for QPR, as that was a promising attack.
    • 38' Some nifty footwork from Jackson on the right wing allows him to fire in a low cross but there was no one in the box for the home side.
    • 36' Wright-Phillips goes straight for goal from the set-piece, looking for the far top corner. But it's too close to Ruddy, who gathers.
    • 35' Traore is looking dangerous going forward and he wins a free-kick just outside the box.
    • 33' Wright-Phillips brings Young into the game, whose cross finds Helguson. But the Icelandic striker is under pressure and can't get a clean head on the ball. Ruddy gathers.
    • 31' The contest has gone somewhat flat since the goal. Norwich are in no rush to get forward and QPR lacking the creaitivity in attack at the moment.
    • 29' Traore puts an excellent ball in from the left but Martin, the goalscorer, heads high into the air and Ruddy gathers. QPR are getting some reward when they attack the flanks.
    • 27' Ferdinand is caught ball-watching again, but Gabbidon recovers to snuff out the danger posed by Morison.
    • 26' Great effort by Morison for Norwich! Collecting Surman's pass, Morison tries to guide the ball into the top corner with a delicate curling effort but it just fails to dip under the bar in time. Very decent effort by the former paper shredder.
    • 22' Norwich have weathered the storm after going ahead. QPR are struggling to motivate themselves at the moment.
    • 20' Crofts has had a couple of efforts from distance and he hammers another drive at Cerny from 25 yards - but Cerny is equal to it.
    • 18' Yet another QPR corner is cleared by Norwich, but the home look comfortable as the away side seem a little one-dimensional in attack. Lacking the guise of the suspended Joey Barton at the moment.
    • 17' QPR have maintained the pressure on Norwich since going behind, forcing back-to-back corners. This time Helguson heads over Wright-Phillips's corner from the right.
    • 15' QPR looking for a quick response as Wright-Phillips bursts into the box and goes down under a challenge by goalkeeper John Ruddy, but Ruddy takes some of the ball and Mark Clattenburg is not interested.
    • 14' GOAL! Martin scores for Norwich! Derry only partially heads clear Andrew Surman's corner and Russel Martin pounces on the mistake to fire in from close-range.
    • 13' Pilkington's free-kick into the box is headed out to Crofts, who smashes his shot towards goal. It takes a deflection and goes out for a Norwich corner.
    • 12' QPR have enjoyed 58% possession so far - really winning that midfield battle at the moment.
    • 10' Incidentally, Morison is looking to become the first Norwich player to score in four consecutive Premier League games. Chris Sutton and Darren Huckerby each managed three.
    • 9' Big mistake by Ferdinand, who lets Morison rob him of the ball and have a shot at goal - but Cerny is out of his goal very quickly to smother the shot.
    • 8' First decent chance of the game falls to the beforementioned Jackson, who sends a sweetly-hit volley towards goal from the edge of the box - but Cerny gets his body behind that one.
    • 7' Thingsare very congested in central midfield at the moment. You feel the pace of Wright-Phillips for QPR, or Jackson for Norwich, could be key today.
    • 6' Surman looks for Barnett at the corner, but the big defender can't keep his header on target.
    • 5' QPR clear the free-kick - but only at the expense of a Norwich corner.
    • 4' But Norwich deal with Wright-Phillips' corner easily. And Norwich have launched an attack of their own, winning a free-kick in a dangerous position on the left.
    • 3' But QPR are looking dangerous themselves, and Traore wins the visitors the first corner of the game.
    • 2' Like they did last week against Arsenal, Norwich have started positively in this one.
    • 1' QPR get us underway at Carrow Road.
    • 14.55 If you have something to say about today's game, follow me on Twitter and Tweet me your views
    • 14.50 Former Spurs goalkeeper Radek Cerny makes his first league appearance of the season, replacing the injured Paddy Kenny for QPR.
    • 14.45 Norwich make three changes from the side that lost to Arsenal last week. Ritchie de Laet, Andrew Surman and Simeon Jackson all come into the starting line-up, while Shaun Derry replaces the suspended Joey Barton in the QPR midfield.
    • 14.40 But a stat that will finally please QPR fans is that Norwich have yet to keep a clean sheet in the top flight this season. Along with Blackburn they are the only two clubs to have conceded in every game.
    • 14.35 In addition, QPR have had player sent off in each of their last three visits to Carrow Road.
    • 14.30 The statistics for these two sides don't make happy reading for QPR. Rangers have won just one of their last 11 visits to Carrow Road (W1 D2 L8) and lost seven of the last eight.
    • 14:20 NORWICH: Ruddy, R. Martin (c), Johnson, Morison, Crofts, Jackson, Surman, Pilkington, Barnett, Tierney, De Laet... Subs: Rudd, Holt, Hoolahan, Fox, Bennett, Wilbraham, Naughton. /// QPR: Cerny, Hill, Derry, Gabbidon, Faurlin, Mackie, Traore, Young, Helguson, Wright-Phillips, Ferdinand... Subs: Putnins, Orr, Hall, Bothroyd, Buzsaky, Smith, Puncheon.
    • 14:15 Welcome to LIVE coverage of Norwich v QPR from Carrow Road!

  • Summary

    • 84' QPR still knocking on the door. Luke Young puts in a cross from the right but he overhits it and it skims off the face of the bar!
    • 73' GOAL! Substitute Grant Holt makes it 2-1! Finding space at the back post, Holt bundles home a cross from the other Norwich sub, Wes Hoolahan, to restore Norwich's lead.
    • 60' GOAL! Luke Young makes it 1-1! Jamie Mackie fires a low shot against the inside of the post from 20 yards and the ball comes straight out to Young, who coolly tucks the rebound into the back of the net.
    • 47' Barnett and Ruddy get themselves into a tangle at the back and Wright-Phillips almost capitalises by darting between them but sends his shot wide.
    • 45' QPR building up some momentum before half-time here. Wright-Phillips goes on a typically mazy run from midfield before firing a low effort thatRuddy spills to Mackie, but Mackie can only put the rebound into the side-netting. Norwich lucky to still be ahead.
    • 44' Wright-Phillips clips the ball to the far post and, unbelievably, Derry falls to make contact when it seemed like he would stab it in from a yard out. Let-off for Norwich there.
    • 26' Great effort by Morison for Norwich! Collecting Surman's pass, Morison tries to guide the ball into the top corner with a delicate curling effort but it just fails to dip under the bar in time. Very decent effort by the former paper shredder.
    • 15' QPR looking for a quick response as Wright-Phillips bursts into the box and goes down under a challenge by goalkeeper John Ruddy, but Ruddy takes some of the ball and Mark Clattenburg is not interested.
    • 14' GOAL! Martin scores for Norwich! Derry only partially heads clear Andrew Surman's corner and Russel Martin pounces on the mistake to fire in from close-range.
    • 9' Big mistake by Ferdinand, who lets Morison rob him of the ball and have a shot at goal - but Cerny is out of his goal very quickly to smother the shot.
    • 14:20 NORWICH: Ruddy, R. Martin (c), Johnson, Morison, Crofts, Jackson, Surman, Pilkington, Barnett, Tierney, De Laet... Subs: Rudd, Holt, Hoolahan, Fox, Bennett, Wilbraham, Naughton. /// QPR: Cerny, Hill, Derry, Gabbidon, Faurlin, Mackie, Traore, Young, Helguson, Wright-Phillips, Ferdinand... Subs: Putnins, Orr, Hall, Bothroyd, Buzsaky, Smith, Puncheon.

Team Line-up & Ratings

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      6.9 7
      Defenders
      Goal 6.3 7
      6.4 6
      Substitution Out57′ 6.6 7
      6.5 7
      Midfielders
      6.5 7
      6 8
      Substitution Out69′ 7.7 6
      5.8 8
      Strikers
      7.1 8
      Substitution Out69′ 6.1 5
      Subs
      Substitution In69′ Goal 8.3 8
      Substitution In69′ 8 7
      Substitution In57′ Yellow Card 6.3 5
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.5 6
      Defenders
      Goal 6.4 7
      5.7 6
      5.5 5
      Substitution Out56′ 5.7 6
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out76′ 5.7 5
      5.9 7
      Substitution Out78′ 7.5 7
      6.8 6
      Strikers
      5.5 7
      6.2 6
      Subs
      Substitution In56′ 4.6 5
      Substitution In76′ 4.9 5
      Substitution In78′ 5.6 5

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