Sara has tongues Wagging
NORWICH head coach David Wagner praised the all-round contribution of Gabriel Sara after a draw with Swansea kept their play-off push on track.
The Brazilian provided one and scored another to ensure the Canaries still have their fate in their own hands.
A victory at Birmingham on Saturday will guarantee extending their season.
Wagner said: “A wonderful goal from Sara and a great assist. If he had shown a little more composure he would have had another two or three clear-cut chances.
“He works hard, he has the vision. He’s outstanding and a top professional, he always has in his head a team-first mentality. It’s a pleasure to have him in the team.
“If we have to have another good performance and result next weekend, I have so much trust and belief in this group.”
Norwich were stunned in the 24th minute when Jamie Paterson fired home from a tight angle.
Sara unleashed a drive from outside the box in the 34th minute before providing Josh Sargent with a fine cross to make it 2-1 in injury time.
The visitors equalised from the spot eight minutes after the restart through captain Matt Grimes after Angus Gunn upended Ronald Pereira.
Swansea manager Luke Williams said: “A draw is a decent reflection of the game.
“We are a team at the moment that doesn’t have a clear motivation so we have players in there who don’t need to be fighting for something so obvious.
“We are fighting for people who want to watch us.”
NORWICH: Gunn 7; Stacey 6, Duffy 7, Gibson 6, Mccallum 6 (Van Hooijdonk (90) 5); Nunez 5, Mclean 6; Fassnacht 5 (Rowe (67) 5), Sara 8, Sainz 6 (Barnes (67) 6) (Sorensen (82) 6); Sargent 7 SWANSEA: Rushworth 6; Key 6, Cabango 7, Darling 6 (Wood (76) 5), Tymon 5, Fulton 6, Grimes 6; Pereira 5, Cooper 6 (Walsh (82) 5), Paterson 5 (Lowe (68) 7); Cullen 6 (Yates (68) 6) STAR MAN: Gabriel Sara – The midfielder delivered a thunderbolt of a strike in an impressive all-round display. REF: James Linington 7