Norwich City were made to hold on for a draw as Bristol City outplayed Alex Neil’s side at Ashton Gate.
The Canaries were under the cosh for the final ten minutes but were able to hold out for a 1-1 draw against the side who sit in the bottom three of the Championship.
It was a game bereft of quality as neither side were able to cover themselves in glory as the match was engulfed in long-ball tactics and scrappy Championship play.
However, it was a moment of magic from Yanic Wildschut that opened the scoring. The winger picked the ball up on the left before cutting inside a firing a strike into the bottom corner from 22-yards out.
But Norwich were unable to hold on as a goal from Bailey Wright with 12 minutes to go secured a point for the home side when he fired the ball in after a pin-ball in the six-yard box.
Picking a man of the match has been difficult. None of the outfield players showed too much quality – aside Wildschut with the goal – but the goalkeeper did.
So our Norwich man of the match is Michael McGovern.
Fans complained pre-kick-off after McGovern was named in goal ahead of John Ruddy. However, the Northern Irishman made a number of excellent stops to win a point for Norwich.
He made a sublime low save in the second half, as well as a few good blocks and point-blank saves.
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