London: Wigan's hopes of staying in the Premier League are looking precarious after losing 2-0 at West Ham on Saturday with Kevin Nolan scoring his 100th career goal. Matt Jarvis scored in the 20th minute at Upton Park with a cross that eluded Nolan and goalkeeper Joel Robles before the ball nestled inside the far corner of the net.
Nolan wasn't to be denied in the 80th minute, latching onto Andy Carroll's flick-on before athletically smashing the ball beyond Robles. West Ham rose one place to 10th in the standings, the highest placing by a team which won promotion last season. By contrast, Wigan is in the last relegation spot and three points from safety with five rounds left to play following its second loss this week.
Norwich distanced themselves from the relegation zone and pushed Reading closer to the drop with a 2-1 win on Saturday over the last-place club, only its second win in 17 Premier League matches. Ryan Bennett and Elliott Bennett scored within three minutes of each other after the break as Norwich climbed to 13th, seven points clear of 18th-place Wigan.
Garath McCleary pulled a goal back in the 72nd but Reading remains 10 points from safety with 12 to play for and looks certain to return to the League Championship after one season in the top flight. Reading's away record has been miserable, with five points on the road this season, and they knew they must end the Canaries' six-match unbeaten
10:00 PM, Apr 20, 2013
London: Dutch international Ricky van Wolfswinkel's move from Sporting Lisbon to Norwich City could fall through if Norwich are relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season, the striker's agent has said. The 24-year-old Dutchman, who has played once for the Netherlands, agreed on a four-year deal estimated at 8 million pounds last month but if Norwich fail to maintain their top flight status, the move could...
03:31 PM, Apr 18, 2013
London: Arsene Wenger would have been forgiven a wry smile on Saturday after Arsenal staged a dramatic comeback to beat Norwich City, displaying the fighting spirit they were accused of lacking earlier in the season. "We needed spirit and we needed nerves as well," Wenger told reporters after his side had come from behind to win 3-1 at home. We have shown both, I think, and in the end got...
12:48 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Southampton players mobbed referee Mark Clattenburg when he pointed to the spot in the third minute of stoppage time. ...
11:51 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Kagawa scored a hat-trick as Manchester United kept their firm grip on the EPL title with a 4-0 win over Norwich at Old Trafford. ...
10:24 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Grant Holt scored a stoppage-time winner as Norwich came from behind with a late double to beat Everton 2-1 in the Premier League. ...
11:43 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Queens Park Rangers are three points behind Aston Villa and Wigan at the bottom. ...
08:36 PM, Feb 02, 2013
City reduced the deficit at the top of the table to four points with win over Fulham whereas Liverpool thrashed Norwich 5-0 at Anfield. ...
08:41 AM, Jan 20, 2013
Argentine striker Edin Dzeko scored a brace as City continued to trail leaders United by seven points. ...
10:37 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Samir Nasri and defender Gael Clichy should be available after injury for City's Premier League trip to Norwich City. ...
09:45 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Chelsea ended Norwich's five-game home unbeaten run in EPL with a narrow 1-0 victory at Carrow Road. ...
10:39 PM, Dec 26, 2012
While seven points behind Manchester City and 11 adrift of Manchester United, Chelsea have a game in hand after beating Villa last weekend. ...
08:45 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Norwich withstood a second-half fightback by struggling Sunderland to claim a 2-1 win in the Premier League on Sunday. ...
11:32 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Sebastien Bassong rescued a point for Norwich City as his late goal gave the visitors a 1-1 draw against Everton. ...
10:50 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Norwich: Norwich extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to three matches Saturday by beating Stoke 1-0 thanks to Bradley Johnson's first-half header. The midfielder sealed Norwich's second straight home win by glancing in a free kick by Robert Snodgrass in the 44th minute, lifting his resurgent team above Stoke to 14th place in the standings. After struggling in the first half, Jonathan Walters and Kenwyne Jones wasted good...
11:42 PM, Nov 03, 2012
London: Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere returned to their squad at Norwich City on Saturday but manager Arsene Wenger opted against bringing him off the bench in the 1-0 Premier League defeat. Wilshere, tipped as England's big hope before an ankle injury ruled him out for 14 months, is on the verge of a return after his career was put on hold. "We have to be conscious he has not played...
11:09 AM, Oct 21, 2012
Liverpool: Liverpool recorded their first league win of the season with a resounding 5-2 win against Norwich at Carrow Road. Luis Suarez opened the scoring inside two minutes before adding another just before the break to give Brendan Rodgers' side a comfortable lead at half-time. The Uruguayan then completed his hat-trick after the break before Nuri Sahin netted his first league goal for the Reds. Steve Morison and Grant Holt...
10:00 PM, Sep 29, 2012
London: Everton beat Aston Villa 3-1 at Villa Park with goals from Steven Pienaar, Marouane Fellaini and Nikica Jelavic before half-time, while two second-half goals secured three points for Wigan Athletic against Southampton. Villa had Ciaran Clark sent off on 58 minutes before Karim El Ahmadi scored a consolation goal for the home side. Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers drew 1-1 at Carrow Road in a fixture that saw...
11:44 PM, Aug 25, 2012
London: Ryan Giggs's "amazing" record of 900 appearances for Manchester United will never be equalled, manager Alex Ferguson said on Sunday. Ferguson was paying tribute to Giggs after the Welshman marked the milestone with a stoppage-time goal that gave his side a 2-1 victory over Norwich City in the Premier League. "For a player to play for one club for 900 games is exceptional, and it won't be done again,"...
09:20 AM, Feb 27, 2012
