- Grounds (53)
- Henderson (20), Fox (73)
- Date:2009-02-28
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Carrow Road
- Attendance:24415
- Referee:Taylor, P
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
86mins
Leon Best is replaced by Robbie Simpson.
84mins
David Bell is being taken off, Freddy Eastwood has come on in his place.
83mins
Darel Russell goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
81mins
Scott Dann goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
79mins
Mark Fotheringham is replaced by Darel Russell.
75mins
Jamie Cureton is being taken off, Luke Daley has come on in his place.
73mins
Goal!! Daniel Fox scores for Coventry.
56mins
The referee has booked Sammy Clingan.
53mins
Goal!! Norwich have scored with Jonathan Grounds putting it in the back of the net.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.
45mins
Half time whistle is blown by P Taylor
20mins
Goal!! Jordan Henderson scores for Coventry.
0mins
It's 3pm on Saturday, February 28th, the match has kicked off.
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Match Report
Norwich City slipped deeper into the relegation zone after losing at home to Coventry City, while the teams above them were picking up points.
The Sky Blues, playing all in black, took the lead after 19 minutes when Jordan Henderson's deflected shot beat David Marshall.
Although the Canaries came back strongly and drew level thanks to Jonathan Grounds' snap-shot, they were undone by a bit of magic from Daniel Fox.
Coventry kicked off attacking the River End goal and went close to scoring in the seventh minute when Aron Gunnarsson's low shot was only inches wide.
At the other end Carl Cort's shot was deflected for the first corner of the game.
After doing most of the attacking, Norwich went behind after 19 minutes. Former Canary, David Bell, put in a low cross from the left and Henderson's shot beat Marshall low to his left.
Jason Shackell blocked a goalbound shot from Fox as the visitors took the game to Norwich.
As the game went into stoppage time Keiren Westwood was called into action for his first save of the afternoon when he held on to Shackell's goalbound header.
Before the half-time whistle Mark Fotheringham's low shot was also saved by Westwood.
The second half began with Jamie Cureton's shot being blocked. Jon Otsemobor then set up Cureton with the perfect cross only for Cureton to mis-kick on the six-yard line with the goal at his mercy.
However, the equaliser came after Westwood blocked Shackell's header from Sammy Clingan's left-wing corner and Grounds found the net from ten yards with a low left-foot drive.
Gunnarsson then set up Clinton Morrison, but he fired wide.
The officials missed a hand ball by Stephen Wright which should have earned Norwich a penalty.
The visitors weathered intense Norwich pressure and regained the lead in the 73rd minute, when Fox turned Carl Cort inside out before curling his left-foot shot into the net via Marshall's right-hand post.
Norwich had further penalty appeals turned down when Fotheringham's shot was blocked on the line and before the full-time whistle the home fans were streaming out of the ground, no doubt reconciled to the fact that they might be watching League One football next season.
Norwich City Team
Coventry City Team
Norwich City | Coventry City |
Corners
| 10 | 7 |
Fouls
| 12 | 9 |
Goal attempts
| 16 | 15 |
Shots off target
| 8 | 8 |
Offsides
| 2 | 4 |