Ahmed inspires Norwich City fightback as Coventry City slip at Carrow Road | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Norwich City beat Coventry City 2-1 at Carrow Road. Romain Esse put Coventry ahead in the 38th minute with a left-footed finish. After the restart, Anis Ben Slimane levelled (46.), before Ali Ahmed swept in the winner (67.) from Papa Diallo's pass. The Canaries absorbed pressure as Coventry mustered 14 shots inside the box and hit the bar, while Vladan Kovacevic made four saves to protect the lead. The Canaries climb from 20th to 18th, Coventry remain top, and next up Norwich visit Middlesbrough while Coventry go to Queens Park Rangers.

Player of the Match: Ali Ahmed decided the game with a goal and an assist, adding two key passes and seven touches in the box to swing the contest.

Stat of the Match: Coventry City produced 14 shots inside the box, underscoring territorial pressure that yielded only one goal.

Three Things We Learned: Ahmed's winner doubled as his first goal for the Canaries since joining this month. Slimane's equaliser after half-time flipped momentum and the Canaries then won 75.0% of their tackles to see it out. Coventry remain leaders on 58 points, but they managed only one shot from outside the box and were denied by the bar during their push.