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The game is almost up for Norwich. In a week that was meant to herald the start of a great escape for Daniel Farke’s side, an insipid defeat to a Brighton team heading in a different direction leaves them almost consigned to their fate.
Leandro Trossard’s first-half goal was enough to seal the victory for Graham Potter’s visitors which almost certainly assures their Premier League survival for a third successive season – matching the club’s best period in the top flight between 1979 and 1983. How Norwich must wish for such stability. A third relegation in seven seasons now appears inevitable for them – even with games against fellow strugglers Watford and West Ham to come this week – but even so Farke will be frustrated by the timid way in which his players surrendered here. Continue reading...