Bristol City 0-1 Norwich City

James Maddison has scored eight goals in 29 games this season

James Maddison scored the only goal as Norwich beat promotion-chasing Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

The Robins saw far more of the ball throughout the game but struggled to break down the visitors' defence.

Josh Murphy had a shot cleared off the line as Norwich threatened on the break, while Josh Brownhill hit the post for the hosts in the second half.

But soon after, Maddison scored the decisive goal against the run of play, firing in from Mario Vrancic's pass.

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Maddison's late effort extended Bristol City's miserable run against their opponents, having now failed to win in the past six meetings between the two sides.

And Lee Johnson's side, beaten narrowly by Premier League leaders Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday, are now winless in five games in all competitions.

However, they remain only five points outside the automatic promotion places and four points clear of seventh-placed Leeds.

Norwich are 13th in the table, but they are unbeaten in five games, a run which included a goalless draw with Chelsea in the FA Cup third round.

The Canaries are now six points adrift of the play-off places and a comfortable 13 points above the bottom three.

Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson said:

"The ball is not quite breaking for us in the opposition box at the moment and that was an unbelievable save.

"I always feared this period of games and perhaps we are victims of our cup success. The Manchester City game in midweek took a huge amount of energy out of the players.

"We did OK today, but perhaps lacked a physical presence up front. Unfortunately, due to injury, that is not an option I have at the moment."

Norwich head coach Daniel Farke said:

"We had a really thin squad today, but we had a special plan for this game and I have to congratulate my players because it worked perfectly.

"It was a tough week for us, with two players leaving and some injuries.

"This ranks up there with the best results we have had while I have been in charge."

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Line-ups

Bristol City

• 1Fielding
• 5Wright
• 4Flint
• 6BakerBooked at 64mins
• 3Bryan
• 21Pack
• 7Smith
• 8Brownhill
• 12WalshSubstituted forKentat 69'minutes
• 20PatersonSubstituted forTaylorat 76'minutes
• 14ReidSubstituted forMagnussonat 89'minutes

Substitutes

• 10Taylor
• 15Steele
• 18Woodrow
• 19Eliasson
• 23Magnusson
• 26Vyner
• 40Kent

Norwich

• 1Gunn
• 31Hanley
• 6Zimmermann
• 15Klose
• 2PintoBooked at 90mins
• 27TetteyBooked at 57mins
• 8Vrancic
• 26LewisBooked at 42mins
• 23MaddisonBooked at 25minsSubstituted forReedat 90+2'minutes
• 9OliveiraBooked at 83minsSubstituted forRaggettat 90+5'minutes
• 11MurphySubstituted forStiepermannat 89'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Husband
• 4Reed
• 14Hoolahan
• 18Stiepermann
• 20Raggett
• 33McGovern
• 36Cantwell

Referee:

Simon Hooper

Attendance:

21,282

Match Stats

Home TeamBristol CityAway TeamNorwich

Possession

Home64%

Away36%

Shots

Home14

Away14

Shots on Target

Home6

Away3

Corners

Home8

Away4

Fouls

Home9

Away15

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Bristol City 0, Norwich City 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+8'

Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Norwich City 1.

Posted at 90'+7'

Foul by Nathan Baker (Bristol City).

Posted at 90'+7'

Sean Raggett (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+7'

Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.

Booking

Posted at 90'+7'

Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+6'

Nathan Baker (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+6'

Foul by Harrison Reed (Norwich City).

Substitution

Posted at 90'+5'

Substitution, Norwich City. Sean Raggett replaces Nélson Oliveira.

Posted at 90'+5'

Hand ball by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).

Substitution

Posted at 90'+2'

Substitution, Norwich City. Harrison Reed replaces James Maddison.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Baker.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt blocked. Matty Taylor (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aden Flint.

Posted at 90'+1'

Bailey Wright (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).

Posted at 90'

Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).

Posted at 90'

James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Bristol City. Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson replaces Bobby Reid.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Josh Murphy.

Posted at 88'

Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Reid.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Nathan Baker (Bristol City).

Posted at 85'

Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 83'

Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 83'

Aden Flint (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).

Goal!

Posted at 79'

Goal! Bristol City 0, Norwich City 1. James Maddison (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Bristol City. Matty Taylor replaces Jamie Paterson.

Posted at 74'

Attempt saved. Ryan Kent (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Bryan.

Posted at 74'

Hand ball by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.

Posted at 73'

Attempt saved. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.

Substitution

Posted at 69'

Substitution, Bristol City. Ryan Kent replaces Liam Walsh.

Posted at 69'

Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 68'

Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Aden Flint.

Posted at 67'

Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Korey Smith.

Posted at 66'

Attempt missed. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.

Posted at 66'

Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Liam Walsh (Bristol City).

Posted at 65'

James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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