Managerless Norwich kept their outside hopes of reaching the Sky Bet Championship play-off places alive as they beat Barnsley 2-0 at Carrow Road to register their first win in seven games.
Jacob Murphy reached double figures for the season just before the break to fire the Canaries ahead, while an own goal from Angus MacDonald midway through the second period settled the issue.
The well-deserved victory made it four points from six for caretaker boss Alan Irvine, who took charge after the sacking of Alex Neil eight days ago, but Norwich will need to maintain that sort of form for the remainder of the campaign to have any chance of breaking into the top six.
Norwich City 2-0 Barnsley
