Norwich City 3-2 Hull City: Emi Buendia inspires Canaries win

Emi Buendia also scored the only goal in Norwich's win over Swansea on Friday

Norwich made it five Championship wins in a row with victory over Hull to move back above Leeds at the top of the table.

Jarrod Bowen clipped the post with a free-kick for the visitors before Norwich's Marco Stiepermann weaved into the area and guided home an opener.

The Canaries were two up when the ball fell for Emi Buendia to tap in after a David Marshall save, but Marc Pugh pulled one back for Hull on half-time with an excellent touch and finish after an error from keeper Tim Krul.

Man-of-the-match Buendia finished through Marshall's legs to make it 3-1 after an exquisite one-two with Teemu Pukki and Norwich held on despite former striker Chris Martin's late header for Hull.

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Norwich are two points ahead of second-placed Leeds and four clear of Sheffield United in third, with Nigel Adkins' Hull staying 13th.

Carrow Road was rocking after the club announced head coach Daniel Farke had signed a new deal until 2022 just minutes before kick-off, but the visitors had the better start until Stiepermann's mazy run and finish.

Buendia's first goal was slightly fortunate, coming after ex-Canaries keeper Marshall saved from Onel Hernandez, with the ball ricocheting straight to the Argentine just yards out.

Marshall's opposite number Krul gave the ball away under pressure and was punished ruthlessly by Hull's Pugh from outside the box but the visitors have now lost five away Championship games in a row, conceding 16 goals in that time.

Norwich's third was started by an audacious flick from Buendia, with Pukki backheeling into the playmaker's path to finish, with Farke's side now only nine games away from a potential return to the Premier League.

Daniel Farke told BBC Radio Norfolk:

"A ninth win in 10 is outstanding but the result is more or less ridiculous, it should be 7-1, 8-1 or something like this.

"We had one mistake and that could change your whole world in football, but luckily it didn't. We missed an unbelievable amount of chances and then at the end, we had to defend with unbelievable commitment - it shouldn't have been so close.

"There was just the wrong choice a couple of times, and especially we weren't smart right before half-time because that momentum shift could've changed the game. We kept on with how we were playing after half-time which was very important. Emi Buendia can create magic on the pitch, nothing he does is a surprise to me."

Hull boss Nigel Adkins told BBC Radio Humberside:

"We started really well but then the first goal we conceded is just unacceptable. He's had nine or 10 touches and danced his way through our defence - end of story.

"You set yourself up to give yourself a chance and then concede like that, and then the second goal as well. In the second half we were back in it after Marc Pugh's goal and conceded another poor goal from our perspective.

"We didn't get a stonewall penalty at 3-1 before Chris Martin's goal, their defender is nowhere near the ball and that would really have given us a lifeline in the game. Norwich are a really good team, the way they pass and attack but you have to give yourself a chance - the goals are avoidable."

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Line-ups

Norwich

• 1Krul
• 37Aarons
• 6Zimmermann
• 4Godfrey
• 12LewisBooked at 49mins
• 19Trybull
• 23McLean
• 17BuendíaSubstituted forVrancicat 89'minutes
• 18StiepermannSubstituted forLeitnerat 86'minutes
• 25HernándezSubstituted forKloseat 90+3'minutes
• 22Pukki

Substitutes

• 8Vrancic
• 10Leitner
• 11Rhodes
• 15Klose
• 31Hanley
• 33McGovern
• 36Cantwell

Hull

• 1Marshall
• 17KaneBooked at 35mins
• 5BurkeBooked at 59mins
• 36Ridgewell
• 2Lichaj
• 20BowenSubstituted forGrosickiat 72'minutes
• 22HenriksenBooked at 65mins
• 6StewartSubstituted forMilinkovicat 71'minutes
• 16Irvine
• 8Pugh
• 25CampbellSubstituted forMartinat 82'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Evandro
• 11Milinkovic
• 12Long
• 14Grosicki
• 23Kingsley
• 27McKenzie
• 29Martin

Referee:

Andy Madley

Attendance:

25,879

Match Stats

Home TeamNorwichAway TeamHull

Possession

Home61%

Away39%

Shots

Home18

Away6

Shots on Target

Home8

Away2

Corners

Home8

Away2

Fouls

Home11

Away17

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Norwich City 3, Hull City 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Hull City 2.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+3'

Substitution, Norwich City. Timm Klose replaces Onel Hernández.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Marc Pugh (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manuel Milinkovic.

Posted at 90'

Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Moritz Leitner.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Emiliano Buendía.

Goal!

Posted at 87'

Goal! Norwich City 3, Hull City 2. Chris Martin (Hull City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.

Posted at 86'

Attempt saved. Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the centre of the goal.

Substitution

Posted at 86'

Substitution, Norwich City. Moritz Leitner replaces Marco Stiepermann.

Posted at 83'

Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Hull City).

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Hull City. Chris Martin replaces Fraizer Campbell.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).

Posted at 81'

Reece Burke (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Offside, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.

Posted at 75'

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

Posted at 75'

Foul by Manuel Milinkovic (Hull City).

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Posted at 74'

Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Reece Burke.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Hull City. Kamil Grosicki replaces Jarrod Bowen.

Posted at 72'

Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 72'

Attempt blocked. Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.

Posted at 71'

Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Eric Lichaj (Hull City).

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Hull City. Manuel Milinkovic replaces Kevin Stewart.

Posted at 70'

Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.

Posted at 66'

Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jackson Irvine.

Booking

Posted at 65'

Markus Henriksen (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 65'

Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Markus Henriksen (Hull City).

Posted at 63'

Tom Trybull (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Markus Henriksen (Hull City).

Goal!

Posted at 60'

Goal! Norwich City 3, Hull City 1. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.

Booking

Posted at 59'

Reece Burke (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 59'

Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 59'

Foul by Reece Burke (Hull City).

Posted at 59'

Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 59'

Foul by Fraizer Campbell (Hull City).

Posted at 58'

Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).

Posted at 58'

Marc Pugh (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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