According to the former Manchester United player Roy Keane, he and his high-achieving team-mates were not inclined to congratulate lower league teams which performed above themselves when taking on the Reds in a cup competition. For Keane, it actually ma

Norwich City got precisely what they deserved from this afternoon’s FA Cup fifth round home clash with Leicester City – a painful exit on the back of a 2-1 defeat and a whole hatful of bitter what-might-have-beens. The pill, of course, might be sweetened

Two promotions in two years and currently eighth in the English Premier League, Norwich City has exceeded its own top-flight expectations under the rising star in management, Paul Lambert. Lambert took over the reins in 2009 when the club was at the foot

Andrew Surman: Enjoying a rich vein of form for the Canaries Norwich City midfielder Andrew Surman believes playing in the Premier League is making him produce the best performances of his career. The 25-year-old has made 36 appearances since making the

On a weekend dominated by the subject of pre-match handshakes, the embrace between Brendan Rodgers and Paul Lambert before Norwich City's 3-2 win at the Liberty Stadium was particularly warm. We weren't just treated to a handshake but also a brief hug, a

Norwich City held on for a vital 3-2 away win over Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday, courtesy of a Grant Holt brace. The first half was initially dominated by the Liberty Stadium visitors, who enjoyed most of the possession but could not cr

Norwich manager Paul Lambert praised a 'terrific' second-half display from his side as they came from a goal down to beat Swansea 3-2 at the Liberty Stadium. The Canaries had trailed 1-0 at half-time thanks to Danny Graham's 23rd-minute opener but captai

Britton taking nothing for granted Swansea may head into the Barclays Premier League meeting with Norwich sitting in the top half of the table but midfielder Leon Britton has warned his team-mates they cannot afford to let their focus slip between now an

Norwich settled the better of the two sides, pressing high up the pitch and enjoying some joy with Simeon Jackson running at Angel Rangel down the Swansea right. But it was Swansea who took the lead against the run of play in the 23rd minute. Sigurdsson

Captain Grant Holt grabbed a second-half double as Norwich came from behind to claim a thrilling victory at the Liberty Stadium and climb to eighth in the Barclays Premier League table. The Canaries had enjoyed the better of the opening half but trailed

Norwich City held on for a vital 3-2 away win over Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday, courtesy of a Grant Holt brace. Norwich City held on for a vital 3-2 away win over Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday, courtesy of a Grant Holt

Captain Grant Holt grabbed a second-half double as Norwich came from behind to claim a thrilling victory at the Liberty Stadium and climb to eighth in the Premier League table. The Canaries had enjoyed the better of the opening half but trailed at the in

Burnley face what looks, on paper, to be the toughest of our remaining games this season when we travel to St. Mary's to play second in the table Southampton. We go into the game in remarkable form away from home. Since losing to Birmingham to a late goa

The Canaries chief was delighted with the way his side came on strong during the second half of Saturday's home clash against Bolton as goals from Andrew Surman and Anthony Pilkington sealed a 2-0 victory in the final 20 minutes. And Lambert feels his co

Tyrone Mears made an unhappy return to action as Bolton dropped back into the Premier League relegation zone at Carrow Road. Wanderers’ disappointing defeat now puts enormous pressure on Saturday’s derby against bottom-of-the-table Wigan at the Reebok St

Steven Pienaar made a successful return for Everton on Saturday, Andrew Surman scored yet another English Premiership goal, and Tsepo Masilela put in a good shift against Real Madrid as South Africans shone in Europe this weekend. Bafana Bafana skipper P

Zak Whitbread and fellow center back Daniel Ayala didn't make it through the first-half for Norwich against Bolton, in a game they ended up winning 2-0. Both players left through injury, Ayala in the 22nd and Whitbread in the 40th. Whitbread had come clo

The obvious course of action is not always the right one, but sometimes it is, and Owen Coyle's refusal to take it led to him suffering on two counts at Carrow Road. Insisting on wearing his customary shorts on an afternoon cold enough to freeze the soul

These words were not spoken at the weekend, after the 2-0 win against Bolton, but in January 2011, when Norwich were lying second in the Championship. Come May, of course, they were still there. The dampening of his side’s aspirations has become a corner