McLean double keeps Norwich top in five-goal thriller

Kenny McLean's first goals of the season secured a 3-2 win for Norwich in a thrilling encounter with Bristol City to keep the Canaries top of the Championship.

Norwich once again showed their steely determination -- they have come back on several occasions this season -- trailing 1-0 and then 2-1 against their in-form opponents.

However, 27-year-old Scottish international McLean brought them level at 1-1 on Saturday and then sealed the three points with a fabulous long range strike to bring to an end City's seven successive Championship wins.

Norwich, who are bidding to return to the Premier League after a three-year absence, hold a two-point advantage over Sheffield United and Leeds United, who beat fellow promotion contenders West Bromwich Albion 1-0 and struggling Bolton Wanderers 2-1 respectively.

"It was an unbelievably complicated game against a really in-form side and you could feel in each moment the confidence of Bristol," Norwich manager Daniel Farke told BBC Radio.

"When you look at the 90 minutes it was a more than deserved win as for most of the periods we were on the front foot."
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