IT was an unbelievable day at Carrow Road on Saturday as newly promoted Norwich City came out with a 3-2 win over English Premier League (EPL) champion Manchester City. Norwich City jumped out to an early lead and Teemu Pukki’s goal shortly after halftime proved to be decisive in the win. Norwich entered the match as +1800 underdogs on the money line at Caesars Sportsbook, according to ESPN’s Ben Fawkes. The money line only involves picking the winner and loser, not point spreads, which means fans would have made US$1,800 for every US$100 bet on Norwich. After Kenny McLean’s snap header opened the scoring for Norwich, Pukki cut back to Todd Cantwell for a 2-0 lead inside of half an hour. Sergio Aguero split the advantage right before the break, but Pukki re-established it in the 50th minute after Emi Buendia pickpocketed an unaware Nicolas Otamendi and played a clever pass. Rodri gave City hope in the 88th minute, but they left the equalizer on the pitch. This is the second time in five EPL matches City’s failed to win. (SD-Agencies) |