Opinion

'Another step towards the title' - City fans rejoice in Wycombe win

Connor Southwell

Published: 3:19 PM February 28, 2021

Teemu Pukki of Norwich celebrates scoring his side’s 1st goal during the Sky Bet Championship match

Norwich City are now 10 points clear of third place in the Championship. - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd

Norwich City's position at the summit of the Championship was strengthened by a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Wycombe Wanderers.

“Buendia ➡️ Pukki ➡️ GOAL”

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— Dave Hannant (@DHannant87) February 28, 2021

It's on... #ncfc #100points https://t.co/9WoX8BVQ9q
— Pete Raven (@PeteJRaven) February 28, 2021

Not great in parts - Wycombe not a pushover, but sublime in others and another deserved win. Get in! #otbc #ncfc #canarycall
— Ben Seager (@digsb) February 28, 2021

Another step towards the Title! #Ncfc
— Darren Huckerby (@hucks6dh6) February 28, 2021

Teemu Pukki is the first player to score in every game in a run of five consecutive wins for Norwich City for 62 years, since Terry Bly in February 1959 #ncfc 🔰 🐐 🇫🇮
— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) February 28, 2021

In terms of who needs to do what to get to the 90 point mark, here is how things stand after this weekend #ncfc 🔰

Norwich
W6 D2 L5
20 pts from 13 games
1.54 ppg

Brentford
W8 D3 L2
27 pts from 13 games
2.08 ppg

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Watford
W9 D3 L1
30 pts from 13 games
2.31 ppg
— Dave Clarke (@clarkedp) February 28, 2021

How good is Giannoulis btw, after a couple of difficult games to start his #ncfc career he has been pretty damn food since
— Sir Rantalot (@RudiHare) February 28, 2021

That will do nicely. Tough game but massive shout out to Kenny McLean who I thought drove us on throughout!! Playing his best football for us 👍#ncfc
— Mike Ward (@mjtward19) February 28, 2021

#NCFC first side in the @SkyBetChamp to reach;
30 points
40 points
50 points
60 points
70 points
Keep it going lads. pic.twitter.com/xfjLdp3O8y
— Canaries Caption It (@Saund65) February 28, 2021

Winning dirty, winning uncomfortably!
It's a clean sheet, it's 3 points.
Puts us again in a good position. No complaints. Job done. #ncfc #canarycall
— NCFC 💙Anita💙 (@scattybyname) February 28, 2021

Goals from Teemu Pukki and Adam Idah secured the victory for the Canaries, with Daniel Farke's side now sitting 10 points clear of third-placed Watford.

The result concludes a wonderful weekend for the Canaries as their push for an instant return to the Premier League continues. Wycombe may sit at the foot of the table but caused several problems for the table-toppers.

Gareth Ainsworth felt his side should have been awarded a penalty in the second half when Tim Krul seemed to foul substitute Nnamdi Ofoborh from a corner. City were forced to be patient, but did emerge as winners to move seven points clear of second-placed Brentford.

Norwich now prepare for the visit of the Bees at Carrow Road on Wednesday.

- Read the thoughts of Norwich City fans above and below

Superb class performance by @NorwichCityFC. It was never going to be easy or pretty but were always in control. Bring on the Bees. #canarycall #ncfc
— David'Spud'Thornhill (@spud1902) February 28, 2021

I’m not normally one to settle for a point at home, but I think we’d all be delighted with one on Wednesday night in the grand scheme of things. #ncfc
— Adam Savoury (@Saves1990) February 28, 2021

13 matches left. #ncfc only need to win just over half of those to go up. The way we are playing though we will be up by mid-April #allaboard
— James Cushing (@c11shy) February 28, 2021

Well done lads #NCFC first of the two big games done and a great 3 points. Now to Wednesday and the biggest game of the season by far, rest up while the rest of us fans get out from behind the couch and get something to calm our nerves.
— Stuart (@Soulfrost00) February 28, 2021

Daniel Farke is the first ever Norwich City manager to win five games in a row on four separate occasions.

Norman Low (1950-55) and Ken Brown (1980-87) are the only only #ncfc managers to have achieved it three times 🔰
— NCFC Numbers (@ncfcnumbers) February 28, 2021

13 games left. I reckon this may well prove to be enough: 6 wins probably needed for promotion with a couple of draws. 7 wins for the title. 10 wins for 100pts. #ncfc
— Adam Brandon (@AdamBrandon84) February 28, 2021

Norwich City goal number 59 for Teemu Pukki which puts him in the #ncfc Top 15 goalscorers of all time level with Roy Hollis (1948-52). Next up is Ken Burditt (1931-36) on 61 goals... https://t.co/DuQ1gZcIlJ
— Pete Raven (@PeteJRaven) February 28, 2021

The games most likely to determine the top of the Championship:
March 3 #ncfc v Brentford
March 16 Bournemouth v Swansea
April 17 #ncfc v Bournemouth
April 20 #ncfc v Watford
April 24 Bournemouth v Brentford
May 1 Brentford v Watford
May 8 (last day) Watford v Swansea
— Steve Gedge (@stevegedge) February 28, 2021

7 points better off than 2018/19. If we have the exact same results as we did in that season in our run-in, we break the 100 point mark. 13 games left. #ncfc
— Curtis Furness (@Curtis_furness) February 28, 2021

I feared a banana peel today, but no matter. Another 3 points. 13 games to go. Not an easy one in the lot. Like bumper cars coming at you from all sides at once. You Gotta Believe #ncfc
— Thomas McGreevy (@TomMcGr) February 28, 2021