Pressure mounts further on Rafa Benitez after Everton slump to another miserable defeat as Michael Keane own goal and Adam Idah's strike lift Norwich off the foot of the Premier League table

Daily Mail | January 15, 2022

Norwich lifted themselves off the foot of the Premier League as they heaped more pressure on Everton manager Rafael Benitez.

The Canaries took a two-goal lead inside the opening 18 minutes thanks to Michael Keane's own goal and a second from Adam Idah at Carrow Road.

Richarlison's second-half bicycle kick halved the arrears but Everton slumped to another defeat with the away fans once again calling for Benitez to be sacked.

Full report to follow

Norwich striker Adam Idah runs off in celebration after Everton defender Michael Keane put through his own net for 1-0

Max Aarons and his team-mates celebrate their 16th-minute breakthrough as Keane put through his own net at Carrow Road

Idah then stole in between Ben Godfrey and Jordan Pickford to double Norwich's lead just two minutes after their opener

Richarlison halved the deficit and brought Everton back into the contest with an overhead kick in the second period

Richarlison wheels away in celebration after scoring a superb bicycle kick to bring the Toffees back into the contest

Abdoulaye Doucoure, Ben Godfrey and Jordan Pickford look glum after going 2-0 down to the side bottom of the table

Everton manager Rafael Benitez looks shell-shocked on the sidelines after seeing his team fall two goals behind early on

Norwich's Josh Sargent takes aim at goal as Yerry Mina and Abdoulaye Doucoure attempt to close him down

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford rises above Norwich striker Teemu Pukki to punch the ball clear under pressure

Match facts

Norwich City (4-2-3-1): Krul; Aarons (Giannoulis 79), Hanley (c), Gibson, Williams (Byram 76); Lees Melou, Sorensen; Sargent (Tzolis 87), Idah, Rashica; Pukki

Substitutes not used: Gunn (GK); Kabak, Dowell, Cantwell, Placheta, Rowe

Manager: Dean Smith

Scorers: Keane own goal 16; Idah 18 Booked: Sargent, Aarons, Pukki

Everton (4-4-2): Pickford; Coleman (c) (Mina 54), Keane, Godfrey, Mykolenko; Gordon, Doucoure, Gomes, Gray; Rondon (Richarlison 54), Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes not used: Begovic (GK); Kenny, Patterson, Holgate, Townsend, Gbamin, El Ghazi

Manager: Rafael Benitez

Scorer: Richarlison 60 Booked: Keane

Referee: Andy Madley