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Andrew Omobamidele, Liam Gibbs and Dimitris Giannoulis make way as temporary coaches Allan Russell and Steve Weaver switch system from the 3-5-2 Dean Smith ...

[here](http://app.pinkun.com) to view our NCFC Live blog, bringing you minute-by-minute updates from Carrow Road, or access it via the Pink Un+ app on your mobile device. Young winger Jonathan Rowe underwent surgery for ankle ligament damage during the World Cup break and will be out for at least five weeks. Todd Cantwell is once again absent from the matchday squad.

Paul Ince's Reading FC are in Championship action this Friday evening at Carrow Road against a managerless Norwich City side and here is the latest injury ...

[Ince has hinted](https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ince-tyrese-fornah-swansea-reading-25850208) that the pair are closing in on a return but they “will be a bit away from it”. Jacob Sorensen is in the latter stages of his recovery from a foot injury that has ruled him out since August. [Reading](https://www.getreading.co.uk/all-about/reading-fc), Sam Hutchinson has made only one appearance in the last 11 games, with a calf problem keeping him sidelined of late. Reading are currently on a run of three wins in their last four games. With Smith no longer in charge, head of development Steve Weaver and set-piece coach Allan Russell will take charge of Norwich against Reading. After Thursday night’s Championship results, promotion favourites Norwich dropped to 10th in the table.

Norwich are denied victory in their first match after sacking head coach Dean Smith as Andy Carroll's late penalty secures a point for Reading.

Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Andy Carroll (Reading) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. - Away7 - Shots - 22Pukki - 24Sargent - 23McLean - 6Gibson - 2Aarons - 28Gunn "That's a great, great point. The boy arrives in the penalty area and steps on Dowell's foot.

Andy Carroll's late penalty left Norwich City frustrated with a 1-1 draw in their first game after firing Dean Smith as head coach.

Subs: Hernandez 6, Dowell 4. Guiness-Walker (on for McIntyre, 74) Meite (on for Joao, 65) Hernandez (on for Idah, 75) Dowell (on for Nunez, 75) Hayden (on for McCallum, 90+2)

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Good to see him back in the line-up, but he looked a little as though he hasn’t started since November 8. Unlucky not to score on the hour mark as he headed down well, but unfortunately straight at the keeper from a dangerous-looking corner. Carroll was used as the first point of attack, rather than the end goal, and proved effective. A little calmer in possession tonight than he looked earlier in the week, but still guilty of losing the ball outside of his own box multiple times when Norwich pressed high. A good night from Carroll who demonstrated how he can be used as part of a system, rather than as the inevitable end result. He was probably lucky not to have much to do in the first 45 after that, as he took a nasty boot to the back of the head. Performed well defensively in the first half but still seems lacking as a balanced left-wing-back. Interchanged nicely with Ince and Hoilett in the first half down the right-hand side and had some joy, getting crosses into the box for Carroll to knock down. Not bad for the man who’s meant to be providing defensive grit. Bravely got down to stop Teemu Pukki in his tracks when he was put through one-on-one in the first 20 minutes. His general solid self in the first half. All in all, a very solid outing from the loan keeper.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Norwich City and Reading at Carrow Road as Adam Idah's goal was cancelled out by Andy Carroll's penalty for the Royals on Friday night. Friday 30 December 2022 22:39, UK.

We have to put a lot of hard work in against two possession-based teams in the space of four days but they have stuck at it and got their reward." We aren't the team we want to be yet, far from it, but there is something special about this group of players. I thought the fans were excellent as well. Their player sold it well to the referee and I am gutted for the lads in there. They deserved a win - but unfortunately you don't always get what you deserve in this game. Norwich's interim head coach Allan Russell: "I am proud of every single one of the players in the dressing room now and they have lost a win by a poor decision.

Andy Carroll's second-half penalty was his fourth goal of the seasonNorwich City were denied victory in their first match following the sacking of head ...

Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. 76'Post update Attempt blocked. Andy Carroll (Reading) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. 78'Post update Norwich City 1, Reading 1. 80'Post update 82'Post update "That's a great, great point. The boy arrives in the penalty area and steps on Dowell's foot. 86'Post update 87'Post update

Marcelino Núñez, Sam McCallum and Idah would all start, as Allan Russell and Steve Weaver took charge of their first game after being named as interim coaches.

The draw moves Norwich three places to seventh, and out of the play-off places on goal difference alone, while Reading are three places behind but level on 36 points with the Norfolk club. Russell and Weaver made three changes since the loss at Luton on ...

Andy Carroll (Reading) converted the penalty with a low left foot to the right post. Norwich City 1, Reading 1. [](https://nnn.ng/hausa/#=bbchausavideo) [](https://nnn.ng/i/#=bitly shortner) Junior Hoilett whistled another set past the Norwich post on the stroke of half time and it was the hosts who took the lead when Idah cleverly latched on to Pukki’s header after a headed tennis spell in the box reading and found the corner. “That’s a great, great point. Andy Carroll (Reading) has been fouled in the defensive zone. Mamadou Loum (Reading) has been fouled in the defensive zone. Penalty awarded by Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) following a foul in the penalty area. [BBC](https://nnn.ng/tag/bbc/) Radio Norfolk: hand corner. [Norwich City](https://nnn.ng/norwich-city-1-1-reading-andy-carroll-penalty-denies-canaries-victory/#Norwich City) [General news](https://nnn.ng/general-news/)

Allan Russell, Norwich City interim coach alongside Steve Weaver, has described the result against Reading as "unfortunate" with the visitors claiming a ...