Disgruntled Norwich City fans have called for manager Dean Smith to be sacked after watching their side lose at home to fellow Championship promotion hopefuls Blackburn Rovers.
Ben Gibson’s own goal and a strike from Tyrhys Dolan condemned the Canaries to defeat as Rovers slipped back to third in the table.
Gibson deflected Tyler Morton’s free kick into his own net after just four minutes at Carrow Road.
Dolan hit a late second deflect to seal his side’s first win at Norwich since 1999.
While Smith named an unchanged line-up, the visitors brought six new faces into their starting XI, including Sam Gallagher and former Canaries defender Daniel Ayala.
Rovers’ revamped side wasted no time in seizing the initiative, as Morton floated a ball over to Gallagher and deflected the hapless Gibson, thrashing keeper Angus Gunn.
The opening goal rocked Norwich and they struggled to get into the game, rarely testing Thomas Kaminski – who comfortably prevented Isaac Hayden’s header from a corner.
Gabriel Sara and Danel Sinani both shot from long range but the Canaries produced little to excite their supporters, who chanted their annoyance with Smith and booed the team as they walked off the field at the end of each half. -time.
Smith made attacking changes in the second half, with Onel Hernandez and Adam Idah both on as Norwich began to carve out openings.
The pair combined for a smooth move, but Idah’s first touch let him down, while Josh Sargent was foiled by Adam Wharton’s timely interception.
Blackburn wrapped up the points four minutes from time as Sammie Szmodics and Ben Brereton Diaz linked up to free Dolan, who cut inside and fired a shot that deflected Gunn to his near post.
Kaminski denied Sargent a consolation goal on a stoppage-time header as Rovers closed out the win to move within two points of the automatic promotion places, while Norwich slip to fifth and have now only won just one of their last seven home league games.
