PREMIER LEAGUE
move, sat on the touchline; not even a sliver of celebration. Surely there must have been some satisfaction deep inside. Soon after the break Antonio completed his hat-trick, bursting onto a clever pass from Noble and, when his shot was saved, he reacted quickly to head home the loose ball. This time Moyes was off his feet shouting with delight.
The threat from Norwich was minimal, one curling shot from Emiliano Buendia that needed saving.antonio grabbed his fourth in the 74th minute, a tap-in from a cross by Ryan Fredericks. Norwich looked doomed to relegation even before the lockdown, adrift at the bottom of the table.
Many sides have missed their fans, but none more than these silent Canaries. Remember, with a roaring crowd they beat Manchester City at home back in the autumn.
Relegation was made very likely by the club’s decision to be financially sensible, a policy often criticised.
Yes, it made the task of staying in the Premier League more difficult, but look at clubs in distress like Bolton and Wigan, and perhaps you can understand their approach.