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title: "Norwich 7-1 Reading: Rating the Canaries"
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# Norwich 7-1 Reading: Rating the Canaries

Norwich City thrashed Reading at Carrow Road in a match where seven goals were scored in the first-half.

The Canaries ran out 7-1 winners against the Royals, with six of their goals coming in the opening 41 minutes of the match.

The opening goal came after just three minutes. Nelson Oliveira was pulled down in the box, with the forward picking himself up to emphatically slot the penalty into the bottom corner.

Wes Hoolahan then added a second in the 14th minute when he pounced on a loose ball in the box.

Alex Pritchard made it three in style as he smashed in a volley from distance before Russell Martin converted from close range to make it four.

Pritchard added his second and Norwich’s fifth as he nicked the ball back and slotted into the corner from the edge of the area.

Yann Kermorgant pulled one back for Reading when he followed up on John Ruddy’s parry in the area.

Hoolahan ended the first-half scoring with his 50th goal for the club in the 41st minute as he bundled the ball in from close range.

Cameron Jerome then sealed the scoring for the match in the 89th minute as he poked home from two yards out to make it 7-1.

Here is how we rated the Canaries…