Norwich City secured their first away league win of the season as Philippe Clement’s ruthless counter-attacking blueprint dismantled Sheffield United 3-1 at Bramall Lane. Anthony Musaba curled an early strike beyond Michael Cooper to open the scoring. Patrick Bamford soon levelled for the hosts with a composed finish. Mo Toure then restored the visitors’ advantage before the interval.
Wilder Condemns Poor Defensive Display
The home manager highlighted his side’s vulnerabilities during the decisive breakaway goal. “My skipper has to defend better in that situation. The boy goes clean through and scores, and then it is pinning the balloon all the way around the place because it was good atmosphere and it was good environment to play, and we felt we were in the game,” Wilder said. Despite frustration over defensive errors, he acknowledged the quality of Clement’s attacking selection. “They are dangerous on the counter,” he added. “Listen the front three especially, in my opinion, are possibly the best front three or one of the best in the division in in how they play, But I felt in the first half for a spell we never allowed them to get the ball up to them, because we shut that down and we wrestled the initiative back.”
Substitutes Seal Emphatic Away Triumph
Mathias Kvistgaarden emerged from the bench to add a third for the visitors after the hour mark. The hosts failed to mount a late challenge. “I thought we made it pretty comfortable for Norwich,” Wilder confirmed. Sheffield United now travel to Lancashire to face Blackburn Rovers in midweek.
