Norwich City 1-1 Coventry City: Biamou’s latest attack cuts Canaries’ wings

Maxime Biamou’s last minute draw sent Coventry away from the injury-ravaged championship leaders Norwich City with a valuable point.

Coventry hit the post with seven minutes to go when a Kyle McFadzean header from a Gustavo Hamer ball beat home goalkeeper Michael McGovern.

But they got a well-deserved tie in the death when Biamou fired from a yard after Ryan Giles’ ball into the six-yard box.

The point extends Norwich’s unbeaten streak to 10 games, but their lead at the top of the table is still a single point after Bournemouth were held at Rotherham, while the Sky Blues move up one spot to 20th in the Championship and three points above the relegation spots.

With 13 players out, the injury-ravaged Canaries were forced to face Marco Stiepermann up front in place of the injured Teemu Pukki, while former Northern Ireland goalkeeper McGovern made his first start since a 5-1 loss. against Aston Villa on October 5, 2019 after Tim Krul’s midweek injury.

Norwich was only able to field six of the nine allowed substitutes, five of whom were academy players alongside the experienced Christoph Zimmermann, while Coventry made five changes with Wilson making his first league start in place of the injured Marko Marosi.

The Sky Blues drew closer to 19 minutes when Jamie Allen headed in from close range, but that seemed to galvanize the Canaries when Wilson thwarted them three times before giving away the heated penalty when Stiepermann was stopped on the edge of the court. box before a good double stop from Josh Martin and Placheta.

Coventry started the second half well and Giles’ close shot to the post forced McGovern to make a good save as the home side failed to create many clear chances, and were forced to pay thanks to substitute Biamou’s late hit.

Compounding the late goal, Norwich’s injury problems also increased as Max Aarons had to be helped off the field in injury time.