Norwich City secured their first Premier League win since January 2 with a 1-0 result over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday.
The Canaries ended a 10-game winless run while notching just their second away triumph in their past 15 on the road.
Robbie Brady scored the only goal of the contest with a side-footed finish on 50 minutes after Matt Jarvis was unable to get the ball clear from under his feet.
It was a much-needed victory for Alex Neil's Norwich which saw them move two points clear of the drop zone while Tony Pulis' Baggies lost for the first time in five outings to remain 11th on the standings.
MATCH OVERVIEW
West Bromwich Albion: 0
Norwich City: 1 (Robbie Brady 50')
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich - 25,039
TALKING POINTS
- Albion appear to be safe and are in ok form. Do they have the mettle to bounce back from this defeat and force their way into the top half?
- A vital victory for Norwich. Will this see them kick on and push away from those bottom three sides battling to pick up regular points?
WHAT'S NEXT?
West Brom next have a fairly important clash with 18th-placed Sunderland on April 2 as 17th-placed Norwich get set to host 19th-placed Newcastle in a crunch encounter on the same day.
TWITTER INSIGHT
First win in ages and get pulled for a drugs test!! Sat in a little room . Can hear the lads enjoying it through the wall tho #ncfc
— Gary O'Neil (@Gazoneil) March 19, 2016
Massive win today! Great performance and another clean sheet! Like @Gazoneil stuck in the drug testing room! #3points#7cupfinals
— Matt Jarvis (@MrMattJarvis) March 19, 2016
QUOTES CORNER
West Brom boss Pulis on the poor display:
"We have played so well over the last month or so, to put in a performance like that is really disappointing," he said.
"We didn't do anything but I don't think they did anything. I said at half-time, sometimes you have to grind results out and it just seemed one of those games."
Norwich's Neil on the relegation battle ahead:
"We have both teams (Newcastle and Sunderland) at home, so it's well within our hands. That's why the win was crucial. If we didn't win and Sunderland did, then it takes it out of our hands.
"The fact it's up to us to keep ourselves in the league is the most important thing."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
1 - Matt Jarvis provided his first assist in the Premier League since January 2014. Wait.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 19, 2016
