Norwich leave it late to advance in FA Cup at expense of West Brom

Norwich booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round as two late goals earned them a 3-1 win over West Brom at Carrow Road.

With the game delicately poised at 1-1, after Josh Maja cancelled out Paris Maghoma’s opener, substitute Ben Chrisene produced a cracking finish to put the Canaries ahead with just eight minutes of normal time remaining.

January signing Mo Toure then put the icing on the cake in stoppage time by adding his fifth goal in three games to leave Albion boss Eric Ramsey still looking for his first win after seven matches in charge.

The visitors had the ball in the net inside two minutes, with Maja’s follow-up from Hindolo Mustapha’s blocked shot being ruled out for offside.

But, in an encounter between two much-changed sides, it was Norwich who dominated the opening period.

Baggies goalkeeper Josh Griffiths was a busy man, making three excellent saves to deny Mathias Kvistgaarden, who tested him with a couple of fierce strikes and a header that was arrowing towards the bottom corner.

But Norwich did get the goal they deserved in the 31st minute when Jacob Wright’s corner was headed back into the danger area by Harry Darling for an unmarked Maghoma to nod home.

Maja had another effort ruled out of offside in similar circumstances early in the second half.

It was a more even game now and West Brom got themselves back on level terms on 68 minutes, with Maja finally getting his goal after latching on to a perfectly-judged through ball from Ousmane Diakite and producing a neat chipped finish.

With extra-time looming, Norwich got their noses in front again on 82 minutes when an excellent pass from Anis Ben Slimane picked out fellow substitute Chrisine on the overlap and the left-back drilled a low shot into the bottom corner.

The hosts added a third deep into stoppage time, Toure nodding home from close range after being set up by Slimane’s header across goal.