Summary

  • Man City XI: Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov, Toure, Fernandinho, Navas, De Bruyne, Bony, Iheanacho

  • Norwich City XI: Ruddy, Bennett, Martin, Bassong, Brady, Mulumbu, Tettey, Olsson, Howson, Jarvis, Jerome

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:56

    Man City 2-1 Norwich City

    And that's it. Man City made hard work of it, but they're still top of the league. Everything that happened in that game occurred in the last 10 minutes.

    That's it from me. For reaction and more live chat throughout the afternoon, head over here.

  2. MISSED PENALTY (Kolarov)published at 90+7 mins

    Man City 2-1 Norwich City

    Well, it should be three. Robbie Brady brings down Raheem Sterling with a tired challenge to give Man City a penalty.

    Aleksandar Kolarov takes it and drags it wide of the right upright.

  3. Postpublished at 90+6 mins

    Man City 2-1 Norwich City

    Martin Olsson has a late crack for Norwich and Joe Hart makes a really sharp save to keep him out. That will be all. Will it?

  4. Postpublished at 90+5 mins

    Man City 2-1 Norwich City

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

    For the second time this afternoon, Etihad Stadium erupted in mass relief when Yaya Toure dispatched his penalty but Manuel Pellegrini's men have continued to make incredibly heavy weather of this win - they have kept giving the ball away in stoppage time - much to the derision and frustration of their fans.

  5. 'They've thrown it away'published at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

    Man City 2-1 Norwich

    Trevor Sinclair
    Former England winger on Final Score

    "That's poor. Martin will be so disappointed, but also for his team-mates who have worked so hard to get back into this game. No one gave Norwich a chance and then they throw it away a few minutes from time. It's a great pen, calm as you like."  

    John RuddyImage source, Reuters
  6. Postpublished at 90+4 mins

    Man City 2-1 Norwich City

    Wilfried Bony gets in a good position again. Andhe fails to capitalise, again.

    Yaya Toure is going off, Martin Demichelis is coming on.

  7. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Man City 2-1 Norwich City

    Five minutes of injury time. Are we done yet?

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    GOAL (Toure pen)published at 89 mins

    Man City 2-1 Norwich City

    So much going on here. Norwich keeper John Ruddy goes walk about, giving Raheem Sterling a shot at an open goal. Russell Martin launches himself to block it but uses his arm - so he has to be sent off.

    Yaya Toure plants the penalty in the bottom-right corner. Joe Hart is the most relieved man in Manchester.

    Yaya ToureImage source, Reuters
  9. PENALTYpublished at 88 mins

    Man City 1-1 Norwich City

    Russell Martin handles in the area and it's a penalty to Man City. Martin is sent off.

  10. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Man City 1-1 Norwich City

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

    A stunned silence at Etihad Stadium, among the home fans anyway. The supporters in yellow and green are just as surprised, but are still bouncing up and down in delight. Norwich were not looking much like they were going to get an equaliser but Joe Hart's calamitous error gifted them a way back into this match.

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    GOAL (Jerome)published at 84 mins

    Man City 1-1 Norwich City

    Oh my goodness. Joe Hart, England keeper, Mr Reliable, a safe pair of hands, has dropped the most spectacular of howlers.

    A Robbie Brady cross is heading harmlessly into his hands - but inexplicably he drops it at the feet of Cameron Jerome who prods into an empty net.

    Cameron JeromeImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Man City 1-0 Norwich City

    Wilfried Bony would love a goal. But it looks like he might not get one. Gary O'Neil scurries to a block a shot from the striker.

  13. YELLOW CARDpublished at 77 mins

    Man City 1-0 Norwich City

    That's a booking for Cameron Jerome who catches Nicolas Otamendi. Classic striker's tackle that.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 75 mins

    Man City 1-0 Norwich City

    Kevin De Bruyne, who has seen plenty of the ball, makes way for Fernando.

  15. Postpublished at 73 mins

    Man City 1-0 Norwich City

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

    Nicolas Otamendi had not scored a competitive goal for Manchester City before today - he has now. He did not have a song either, but that box is ticked too. The chant of 'Nic-o-las Ot-amendi' has been echoing around Etihad Stadium.

    It is fair to say that goal was greeted by as much relief as delight by the home fans but I got a very good view of Norwich boss Alex Neil with his head in his hands as his players trudged back to the halfway line for the restart. After the way they have defended today, it was a very soft one to concede.

    Nicolas OtamendiImage source, Reuters
  16. 'Neil tearing his hair out'published at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

    Man City 1-0 Norwich

    Chris Sutton
    Former Norwich striker on Final Score

    "It's a wonderful header, but if he had any hair Alex Neil would be tearing it out because Norwich have had a vulnerability from set pieces all season. They've been dogged but yet again conceded from a set piece."  

    Alex NeilImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Man City 1-0 Norwich City

    As much as you'd want Norwich to try and get back into this, you feel they'll do well just to keep it as it is. Wilfried Bony nods inches wide as Man City up the tempo.

  18. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Man City 1-0 Norwich City

    And immediately there's a bit more zip about the hosts. Aleksandar Kolarov whips in a cross that deserved a runner - it only finds John Ruddy.

    Meanwhile, Youssouf Mulumbu is spent, he is replaced by Gary O'Neil for Norwich.

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    GOAL (Otamendi)published at 67 mins

    Man City 1-0 Norwich City

    Man City fans need no longer be frustrated. They've searched so long for a bit of magic but this goal is as simple as you like. An outswinging corner from Kevin De Bruyne finds the head of Nicolas Otamendi on the penalty spot and it's planted past John Ruddy.

    Nicolas OtamendiImage source, Reuters
  20. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Man City 0-0 Norwich City

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

    The Manchester City supporters were pretty patient earlier but the atmosphere is getting more and more fraught at Etihad Stadium as the home fans realise time is running out to get a goal. They are urging their team to get forward quicker when they win the ball back, before Norwich can regroup, but so far they have not been quick enough, or accurate enough, with their final ball.