Canaries are still on their Todd at the top

TODD CANTWELL became the first English player to score for Norwich this season as the Canaries stayed top of the league.

Cantwell’s boss Daniel Farke hailed the product of City’s academy after he also set up their second for Max Aarons before Teemu Pukki rounded things off.

Farke said: “It was important Todd could influence the game the way he did. It was a brilliant goal and assist, which was vital.

“It was same for Max too. He showed his quality from the wing and it was a crucial goal from him.

“It is important to develop the young players each day and you can see that. To be able to bring through young players is important.”

Rotherham, unbeaten in seven games, took a shock

11th-minute lead when Richie Towell followed up a Tim Krul save from a long-range Will Faulkes shot, following a well-worked short corner.

And Ryan Williams came within an inch of putting Rotherham two up when his

22-yard shot hit the inside of a post but rebounded out.

The Millers’ wholehearted defending kept City at bay in the first half before Norwich cut loose in the second.

Rotherham boss Paul Warne, a Norfolk boy who once offered to play for his favourite club Norwich for free, said: “We frustrated a very good side in the first half.

“We had worked on our set-piece but I admit we had not worked it so Richie Trowell would score from the rebound and it was a pity we didn’t go 2-0 up when we had the chance.”

City equalised 11 minutes into the second half when Mario Vrancic chipped a ball deep to Pukki who pulled back for Cantwell to score his first senior Norwich goal, after joining the club aged 10.

Cantwell, who spent last season on loan at Fortuna Sittard, then delivered the perfect diagonal cross to meet full-back Aarons’ superb run and deft finish.

Pukki wrapped up the win with a simple finish after Marco Stiepermann unselfishly teed up the Finn for his 11th league goal of the season.