Follow live coverage as Bristol City make the trip to Norwich City. The Robins are looking to bounce back from their FA Cup exit at the hands of Premier League Wolves last weekend. They are also hoping to continue their brilliant league form, having won seven straight Championship games on the bounce. The Robins have been boosted by having a fully-fit squad to choose from for the game. However, they face an incredibly tough test in the shape of Daniel Farke's Norwich side. The Canaries have flown to the top of the Championship table, becoming an unexpected challenger for the title - and their manager believes a victory today will all but secure them a play-off place come May. Follow below for all the build-up, action and reaction from Carrow Road.<doc-sep>Kenny McLean bagged a brace as Norwich twice came from behind to beat in-form Bristol City 3-2 at Carrow Road and go marching on at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table. The visitors led 2-1 at the break, with Jamie Paterson and Callum O'Dowda on target after McLean had got the Canaries back on level terms. But Daniel Farke's side kept their composure and scored two in the opening quarter of the second half to seal a deserved win, with Ben Godrey getting the second equaliser and McLean firing in a tremendous second to settle it. Kenny McLean bagged a brace as Norwich twice came from behind to beat in-form Bristol City McLean's impressive double kept the Canaries at the summit of the Championship The visitors had most of the ball in the opening stages of what was a cracking game and it was no surprise when they took the lead after just 12 minutes. A neat move through the middle ended with Famara Diedhiou picking out Paterson, who blasted the ball past Tim Krul from an acute angle to put the leaders on the back foot. It was only after conceding that Norwich started playing and after piling on the pressure they should have been back on level terms midway through the half but top scorer Teemu Pukki somehow screwed the ball wide from close range after Onel Hernandez's miscue had fallen into his path. After a brief lull the game exploded back into life with two goals in under a minute, with the Canaries levelling and then going behind again almost immediately. Norwich's equaliser arrived on 36 minutes after a superb raking ball from Emi Buendia to Hernandez had caught the visitors short on their right. The Cuban winger got to the byline before cutting the ball back to Pukki, who added another assist to his tally by laying it back for McLean to curl home his first goal for the club since his summer switch from Aberdeen. The crowd were still celebrating that well-worked goal when the Robins got their noses back in front. Straight from the kick-off the ball was moved forward to O'Dowda, who danced past a couple of weak challenges before coolly slotting the ball past Krul from just inside the box. Norwich laid siege to the opposition goal up to the break without seriously troubling keeper Frank Fielding but it was the visitors who started the second period on the front foot as Diedhou saw a fierce effort blocked. The hosts were soon in the ascendancy again, however, and it took a good near-post save from Fielding to deny Max Aarons before Norwich evened things up again in the 55th minute. There was an element of good fortune about the goal, with Hernandez's deflected shot turning into a good pass for Aarons, who sidefooted across the area for defender Godfrey - still up for a corner - to sidefoot home. Daniel Farke's side are two points clear of Leeds and Sheffield United in the Championship The visitors were still very much in it, with Krul having to produce a good full-length save to keep out Paterson's low shot which came at the end of a glorious move. But Fielding was the busier of the two keepers and he made a world-class stop to keep out a spectacular close-range volley from Hernandez. Norwich didn't have to wait long for their third. Another spell of concerted pressure ended with the ball falling to McLean some 25 yards out and the Scottish midfielder made ground towards the edge of the area, had a quick look up and then fired home a spectacular low right-footer into the bottom corner to make it 3-2 on 66 minutes. Robins boss Lee Johnson made a triple substitution in an attempt to change the course of the game but the home side were now well on top and Fielding had to make another good stop to deny Hernandez from close range before Marco Stiepermann's thunderous drive came back off the crossbar.<doc-sep>GET THE LATEST ROBINS NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice In this tale of two Cities it looks like the team in yellow are the side best set for promotion to the Premier League. With Bristol City on a run of seven Championship wins in a row a victory could have paved the way to an unlikely automatic spot going up from the Championship. A relentless, athletic and vibrant East Anglian performance means that Norwich City triumphed 3-2 over Bristol City knocking back Lee Johnson's sides' hopes of glory this season. Jamie Paterson cannoned into the far corner on 12 minutes before Kenny McLean picked out the far corner for the equaliser on 36 minutes. (Image: Phil Chaplin/JMP) But just seconds later Callum O'Dowda restored the lead with a wonderful individual goal. Second half strikes from Ben Godfrey and another from McLean saw the team from Carrow Road home. Johnson opted for two changes to the side that began against Wolves last weekend, recalling Paterson and Weimann for the visitors for operation Carrow Road. And it was the team from BS3 who made the brighter start in the lush spring sunshine. With Bristol City pressing high up the pitch, Weimann collected a loose ball in midfield and shot the ball into Diedhiou's feet. The striker, in turn, found Paterson in acres of space in the right channel with Jamal Lewis absent without leave. And the former Nottingham Forest man then blasted into the top corner to give Bristol City the lead on 12 minutes. Norwich City responded and threatened, particularly through Omar Hernandez who dazzled with skill and pace down the home side's left, with Bailey Wright given a tough time. After Hernandez had curled over, a big penalty shout for the Robins as Brownhill went down in the box after a Tom Trybull tackle and it looked a good shout as all the Robins bench went up. Referee Gavin Ward waved play on and the Canaries regrouped as they attacked through Hernandez once more, a mis-kick almost enabled Pukki to score but the Championship's leading marksman dragged wide. But Hernandez was involved as the equaliser came on 36 minutes. The Cuban-German attacker found Pukki in the area who laid the ball back to McLean and the midfielder took his time to lean back and curl into the far corner. Fielding was unmoved but was jumping for joy mere seconds later as O'Dowda slalomed through midfield and rifled into the corner to give Lee Johnson's team the lead once again. Pukki threatened with a header before the break but the Robins saw things through to the second half. After the break the rejuvenated Canaries pushed on with Hernandez once again central to everything. Emi Buendia and Lewis traded shots with Diedhiou and Paterson before the Yellows once again conjured an equaliser. Several crosses were flung over with Max Aarons to the fore with Fielding out of position as a fourth found the unlikely figure of Ben Godfrey in the Robins box, who tapped in to the unguarded box. The Robins almost responded in similar fashion to the first time the hosts scored as Weimann and Pack both went close with Tim Krul pulling off a brilliant save to tip the ball around the post from Bristol City's central midfielder. As the pace of the game went up, Daniel Farke's side rose in prominence. Hernandez hit the bar as Fielding tipped onto the stanchion before McLean lashed into the far corner from 25 yards out with the game in the balance. Pukki and Hernandez both missed chances to extend the lead before substitutes Matty Taylor and former Canary Marley Watkins almost combined for the latter to slide in at the back post, but the ball sailed over the bar. The 26,538 crowd then stood as one as Aarons looked to have dived with the home faithful yelling at Kasey Palmer who was judged to have fouled the jet-propelled right-back. In the final stages Taylor went down in the box and Jordan Rhodes shot over the bar but it was Norwich City on the ball and on their way to the Premier League at the end of this pulsating encounter.<doc-sep>GET THE LATEST ROBINS NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice What was your verdict on the game? I thought for a neutral, I can see why it was a good game. I thought, first half, we were the best side. I thought the referee was poor to be honest with his consistency level of the contact. I thought we could have had a penalty in the first half. I think sometimes they pick and choose their decisions depending on the force [of the tackle] and the area of the pitch. And we just want them to referee consistently. We felt we could have had a penalty in the first half for sure. (Image: Arron Gent/JMP) Second half I thought Norwich blew us away for 25 minutes with their speed and quality in wide areas and their attacking intent and as the manager of Bristol City I was disappointed we didn’t control the game in that spell. Particularly when we were a goal up. We didn’t deal with the atmosphere really and that energetic end to end style. We should have managed it better. Is Niki Maenpaa fully fit? When you say fully fit, he hasn't trained with the outfield players yet so probably not. He's come back from a calf strain, the calf strain's healed and he's been doing a lot of individual work with the goalkeeping coach. He only started long range kicking on Wednesday. But the next step is to introduce him to seven-a-side or whatever, where's he getting a lot of action and sharpening his feet up. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now Amazing goal by Callum O'Dowda... It was a brilliant goal. In fact, I thought it was two great goals. I thought Paterson's goal was brilliant as well. Obviously, the winner was a great goal from McLean. But, we've got to make sure Callum scored a great goal but he also, in the lead-up to the second goal, let his man drift past him far too easily. You've got to do both sides of the game. So, delighted for him because if that was Messi, the goal would be shown for years and years because it was that good. But at the same time, it cancels it out in my mind if you let somebody drift past you and don't do your defensive duties. Did you pick up a caution at the end of the game? Yes, it was me. (Image: Arron Gent/JMP) That's your fourth caution of the season, believe... Oh, was it? So that means I'm suspended for the next one, does it? Well, it's part of the game [picking up cautions] - I'd rather it happened now than going into the last 10 games of the season," he said. I believe you get refreshed and obviously I was disappointed with the referee but I didn't say any rude words or anything like that, it was probably just the fact that I kept chipping away that got me the booking. Now I'll sit in the stand against Birmingham and try and orchestrate from there. Presumably, Lee, you were making the same point to the referee as you said to us earlier? Yeah, that was my point. i spoke to him after and it's just that level of consistency really. I feel that the referees should manage the game as per the action that happens at that particular time and the level of force and whether that happens in the penalty box, on the halfway line or on the moon, it shouldn't make the decision any different. A foul's a foul and it was very inconsistent. To be fair, he admitted his inconsistencies. So that was my point. In the first half, there was that decision with Brownhill in the box. He was just about to cock his leg back to shoot and he gets taken out. By his standards, that was a penalty. And now you've got to pick yourselves up... Yeah, of course. There's nothing else for us to do. We'll just try and stay consistent really, like we have all season. Norwich are a good side, top of the league, flying, bundles of energy, little technical players. If the game stretches, and that was my disappointment that we allowed it to stretch from a winning position, then it's going to be 50/50 or even 60/40 in their favour. That's what happened in that spell that they capitalised on.<doc-sep>
Lee Johnson spot on After the defeat to Norwich City we asked the head coach about how brilliant that Callum O'Dowda wonder goal in the first half was. Johnson, of course, was happy to see such a great goal but also had a different take. The City boss explained that it was O'Dowda at fault for the Canaries' vital second goal as Max Aarons' low cross from the byline found Ben Godfrey in the area to tap home. This - to this writer's mind - is good coaching. Many will get carried away with the good things O'Dowda does - and he has some talent. But all of the City young players must look to continue improving their game. Some fans on social media didn't like that Johnson had criticised O'Dowda after the game but there's nothing in that. Indeed, to bring a talent back to earth - especially with Premier League interest in the player - is no bad thing. And it may serve to remind the 23-year-old winger that he has much to learn yet and would likely be best placed to do that at Ashton Gate. (Image: Phil Chaplin/JMP) And speaking of wide-men... Andreas Weimann and Jamie Paterson were both recalled on Saturday. And we can understand why: both were in fine form and combined for City's first goal. Both also worked their proverbials off and made it difficult for a talented Norwich City team to attack - with Jamal Lewis and Max Aarons two jet-heeled attackers from deep. The head coach has explained before why the pair get the nod over Niclas Eliasson and Kasey Palmer. It's their work-rate and defensive work off the ball. Weimann came close to setting up Marlon Pack for a great City goal in the second half but alas it was not to be. Paterson, meanwhile, netted his fourth league goal of the season - all coming away from home. (Image: Arron Gent/JMP) Head coach's cautionary tale Lee Johnson picked up a fourth booking of the season at Carrow Road and now serves out a one-match touchline ban. Will it affect City against Birmingham City on Tuesday night? It's unlikely but then every marginal gain helps to create an advantage. If City can get the won on Tuesday and immediately get back on the winning trail not only would it silence any doubters who point to constant streaks of bad and good form. It would also create clear daylight between the team that are sixth currently and that in eighth. A top seven final league position would look to be in hand at least with victory over Garry Monk. (Image: Phil Chaplin/JMP) Impressive Canaries Following the 3-2 shootout at Carrow Road Lee Johnson was honest: "There was a 25-minute spell in the second half where Norwich blew us away." And Daniel Farke's side did. Teemu Pukki was kept in check but Onel Hernandez was unplayable at times, while Emi Buendia was creative and Lewis and Aarons constant threats in behind with their pace. In Tom Trybull, Christoph Zimmermann, Ben Godfrey and Tim Krul the Canaries had the measure of the Robins going the other way. For this writer, they are the best Championship side of this season and will get promoted one way or another. But the Robins can learn from a side bristling with speed, tenacity, belief and athleticism who only finished 14th the season before. (Image: Phil Chaplin/JMP) Robin of the match? The post-match Opta stats make it tough call to make. Captain Bailey Wright made the most successful tackles while Tomas Kalas made the most blocks. Adam Webster made the most clearances in the game while Famara Diedhiou won the most aerial duels but committed the most fouls. A mixed bag then and probably a likely indicator that the team from Carrow Road were a force to be reckoned with. We plump for O'Dowda after his wonder goal run from the halfway line, with only substitute Kasey Palmer making more successful dribbles in the match. But as the head coach says: there is yet work to do for the Irishman to perfect his game. And likewise for CEO Mark Ashton to ensure that happens at Ashton Gate rather than elsewhere.