Norwich City 1-2 Leeds United: Rodrigo hits winner at Carrow Road

All three goals were scored in the space of four minutes and 21 seconds in the second halfBottom club Norwich City remain without a Premier League win 10 games into the season after slumping to defeat against fellow strugglers Leeds United at Carrow Road.

After a dour first half, the match burst into life when Raphinha dribbled past three players to fire the visitors into a 56th-minute lead after being picked out by Dan James.

Norwich were level inside two minutes when 19-year-old defender Andrew Omobamidele headed home from a corner needlessly conceded by keeper Illan Meslier.

But Leeds restored their advantage on the hour through Rodrigo’s long-range effort after Norwich had lost possession outside their own box.

It was an improved performance by the Canaries after their humiliating 7-0 defeat at Chelsea last week, but Daniel Farke’s side have now lost eight of their 10 matches since winning the Championship with 97 points last season.

James went closest to scoring in the first half after rounding Tim Krul but Grant Hanley was in the right place to clear his attempt off the line.

The hosts at least showed more desire than they did at Stamford Bridge, but once again they lacked any real attacking threat.

Teemu Pukki and Mathias Normann both went close with first-time attempts and Milot Rashica forced a save from a free-kick.

Norwich also felt they should have had a penalty in the early stages when the ball struck James but referee Anthony Taylor waved away their appeals.

Reaction from Carrow Road plus Sunday’s Premier League latestPressure on Farke‘Unlucky’ Norwich lacked quality – FarkeNorwich sporting director Stuart Webber came out fighting after the Chelsea debacle stating “we’ve not come into this league to be tourists”, while reminding the club’s critics that the Canaries were the 11th highest spenders in Europe during the summer transfer window.

But with more than a quarter of the season gone, the table makes miserable reading for Farke and his players.

Eight defeats in 10 games, just three goals scored and conceding at a rate of 2.5 per game.

This was a must-win after their rout in London and although there was an improvement of sorts, Norwich are eight points from safety with fans wondering where their next point – never mind victory – is going to come from.

Leeds have struggled themselves and arrived at Carrow Road having won just once, with Farke targeting this match to finally get his side’s season up and running.

Instead Norwich remain on two points – five fewer than at the same stage two seasons ago when they were relegated with three games left.

Their players looked bewildered at the final whistle as the visitors celebrated a first away win of the campaign.

Without injured trio Patrick Bamford, Luke Ayling and Robin Koch, Leeds have struggled to find the momentum that propelled them to a top-nine finish last season.

They started this game in the bottom three but after Raphinha provided some real quality in attack, they now sit four points off 10th-placed Leicester, who they host next Sunday.

Leeds win over Norwich ‘very important’ – BielsaPlayer of the match

RaphinhaRaphinha

with an average of 8.32

Norwich CitySquad number44Player nameOmobamidele

Squad number2Player nameAarons

Squad number16Player nameNormann

Squad number5Player nameHanley

Squad number17Player nameRashica

Squad number1Player nameKrul

Squad number22Player namePukki

Squad number15Player nameKabak

Squad number23Player nameMcLean

Squad number10Player nameDowell

Squad number24Player nameSargent

Squad number35Player nameIdah

Squad number11Player namePlacheta

Squad number18Player nameTzolis

Leeds UnitedSquad number10Player nameRaphinha

Squad number19Player nameRodrigo

Squad number15Player nameDallas

Squad number14Player nameLlorente

Squad number21Player nameStruijk

Squad number23Player namePhillips

Squad number20Player nameJames

Squad number4Player nameForshaw

Squad number37Player nameDrameh

Squad number1Player nameMeslier

Squad number46Player nameShackleton

Squad number6Player nameCooper

Squad number22Player nameHarrison

Squad number11Player nameRoberts

Line-upsNorwichFormation 4-4-2

1Krul

2Aarons15Kabak5Hanley44Omobamidele

10Dowell16Normann23McLean17Rashica

22Pukki24Sargent

1Krul2Aarons15Kabak5HanleySubstituted forPlachetaat 88’minutes44Omobamidele10DowellSubstituted forTzolisat 69’minutes16Normann23McLeanBooked at 46mins17Rashica22Pukki24SargentSubstituted forIdahat 77’minutesSubstitutes7Rupp8Gilmour11Placheta18Tzolis20Lees-Melou21Williams28Gunn30Giannoulis35IdahLeedsFormation 3-3-3-1

1Meslier

14Llorente6Cooper21Struijk

46Shackleton23Phillips15Dallas

10Raphinha19Rodrigo20James

22Harrison

1Meslier6Cooper14Llorente21Struijk46ShackletonBooked at 67minsSubstituted forDramehat 71’minutesBooked at 79mins19RodrigoBooked at 32minsSubstituted forRobertsat 88’minutes23Phillips15Dallas20JamesSubstituted forForshawat 77’minutes22HarrisonBooked at 44mins10RaphinhaSubstitutes4Forshaw11Roberts13Klaesson30Gelhardt33Hjelde35Cresswell37Drameh38Summerville43KlichReferee:Anthony Taylor

Attendance:26,913

Live TextMatch ends, Norwich City 1, Leeds United 2.

Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Leeds United 2.

Foul by Tyler Roberts (Leeds United).

Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Raphinha (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.

Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ozan Kabak (Norwich City).

Attempt missed. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

Foul by Tyler Roberts (Leeds United).

Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Milot Rashica (Norwich City).

Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).

Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Rodrigo.

Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Grant Hanley.

Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.

Rodrigo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Ozan Kabak (Norwich City).

Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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