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Our man of the match: Sunderland (A)

Daniel EmeryDaniel Emery
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Our man of the match: Sunderland (A)

Norwich City scored a 89th minute equaliser to draw 1-1 with Sunderland on Tuesday night.

City head coach Daniel Farke opted to start the same team who lost 4-1 to QPR last week, changing the side after a 3-1 win against Aston Villa on Saturday.

James Husband and Nelson Oliveira were both recalled in place of Jamal Lewis and Dennis Srbeny, who were arguably two of the best players on the pitch against Villa.

Sunderland made the game a scrappy affair and should have been ahead at the break. Aiden McGeady struck the post from the penalty spot after Grant Hanley hauled Ashley Fletcher over in the box.

The hosts did take the lead midway through the second-half, though, as George Honeymoon converted from close range after McGeady’s shot rebounded to him.

Ivo Pinto salvaged a point for Norwich when he calmly slotted the ball in from 12-yards in the 89th minute.

Picking a man of the match has been an easy choice, with one man’s moment of quality deserving of the award.

Our Norwich man of the match against Sunderland is… Ivo Pinto!

The Norwich skipper produced an excellent bit of control and finished calmly to pull level against Sunderland.

He defended well throughout the evening and was one of few Norwich players to take pride from their performance.

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Content Executive at Fresh Press Media Ltd / Daniel.Emery@FreshPressUK.com

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