CUP RUN CLIPPING ROBINS’ WINGS

BRISTOL C 0
NORWICH C 1
By Richard Latham
BRISTOL City boss Lee Johnson believes his promotion-chasing team could be becoming victims of their cup success.
James Maddison’s 79th-minute winner inflicted a third successive Championship defeat on the Robins at the end of a week that saw them put in an heroic Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg performance at Manchester City.
A fantastic late save by Alex Gunn from Josh Brownhill’s close-range effort protected the Norwich lead and Johnson said: “I always feared this period of games. Perhaps we are victims of our cup run.
“Th...

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