![]() "I thought the lads battled away well and could easily have taken something out of the game. Now it's about finding that consistency and trying to make it three home wins on the trot against Cardiff on Saturday." Overall it was good performance and I think a deserved win. He isn't one of those players who learns the language quickly but that hasn't stopped him from being a really popular member of the group, someone who always has a smile on his face. "He was also all over the pitch, working hard and we love him as a player - and as a character too. It's something that really suits him as a player and after his great strike he showed it with the second goal when he got into the box to convert Kenny's cross. "But tonight he was given the number 10 role and I thought he gave a perfect performance in that role. He hasn't had too many opportunities since I have been here and when he was played it has often been in wide areas, which isn't really playing to his strengths. "It was an unbelievable strike from 'Nacho' - and his overall performance was brilliant too, a real 10 out of 10. When McLean got an outstretched leg to Idah's nod-on to take the ball past the onrushing Ruddy it looked a goal all the way but Long somehow got back to scoop the ball off the line.īirmingham kept battling right to the end but were caught short at the back in injury time, with a quick break enabling substitute Tzolis to curl home a third for the hosts. ![]() Tahith Chong fired just over from distance as the visitors looked for an equaliser before Norwich went desperately close to restoring their two-goal advantage. Hannibal Mejbri's cross from the left deflected nicely into the path of Colin just outside the box but there was still plenty to do for the defender, who took aim and drilled a low shot into the corner of the net, giving Angus Gunn no chance. With Blues posing little threat, David Wagner's side could easily have been out of sight at the break, with a last-ditch tackle from Emmanuel Longelo and then a strong arm from Ruddy denying Idah in the closing stages of the half.īirmingham got themselves back into the game on 52 minutes when their first effort on target produced a goal, and a well-taken one at that. Poor Birmingham defending gave him all the space he needed in the area and when McLean's left-wing cross came over he had no difficulty steering it into the roof of the net. Nunez doubled Norwich's advantage with a rather more straightforward effort nine minutes later. ![]() ![]() Such was the difficulty of the angle, and the distance from goal, that the home fans were stunned into silence for a split-second before the celebrations got under way. ![]()
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