Anis Mehmeti, Nahki Wells score as Canaries’ long unbeaten home run ended
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Norwich City and Bristol City at Carrow Road on Saturday; goals from Anis Mehmeti and Nahki Wells end the Canaries’ long unbeaten home run
Norwich’s proud unbeaten home record ended with a whimper as Bristol City came away with a well-deserved 2-0 Championship win.
The Canaries had gone 24 games without defeat at Carrow Road, stretching back to November of last year when Blackburn won 3-1 during David Wagner’s tenure as manager.
But, with a number of key players missing, they turned in a below-par display which allowed a well drilled Robins side to comfortably come away with the points.
They went ahead after 16 minutes when Anis Mehmeti, a former Norwich Academy player, drilled the ball home and made sure of the points just after the hour mark as Nakhi Wells produced a fine finish to a swift counter-attack.
Norwich made a bright start and almost edged ahead in the fourth minute when Emiliano Marcondes struck the upright with a header after his run into the box had been spotted by Callum Doyle – but they rarely threatened after that and the visitors made their first opportunity count.
A rare foray forward saw Haydon Roberts slip the ball inside to Mehmeti from the left and the Albanian international was allowed far too much time and space on the edge of the box before finding the corner of the net with a well placed low shot.
