KELLY: Left helpless for both goals but pulled off a couple of good saves to keep Rovers in the hunt...7

CURTIS: Had an increasing influence on proceedings once Souness instructed him to push further forward...7

BJORNEBYE: Quiet by his standards but another who benefited from being thrown slightly further forward...7

DAILLY: Commanding at the back for the majority of the game but caught napping at the back in the closing stages...6

SHORT: Coped well against the brute strength of Iwan Roberts but like Dailly was conspicous by his absence in the last five minutes...6

McATEER: Bursting with energy but sometimes sloppy in distribution...6

FLITCROFT: Led by example in the centre of the park, winning some bone-crunching challenges in the centre of midfield...7

DUNN: Showed great bottle to step forward and take the penalty in difficult circumstances...7

DUFF: Not one of his better days but served up a sensational cross for Rovers' second goal...7

BLAKE: Frustraing at times but proved a real handful for the Norwich defence, winning the penalty for the first and scoring the second...8

JANSEN: Kept hold of it for too long at times but sent Blake away for the penalty and scored a magnificent third...8

SUBS

DIAWARA: Looked sharp after his late introduction and caused a few problems down the left, including a stinging shot which warmed Marshall's fingers...7

MARSHALL (A): Slightly unlucky for the penalty...7

SUTCH: Made little impact down the right...6

DERVELD: A formiddable barrier because of his pace...7

MARSHALL (L): Had a hand in City's opener...7

FLEMING: Given a bit of a roasting by Blake and Co....6

JACKSON: Back after injury and looked slightly off the pace...6

ROBERTS: Fairly anonymous for most of the game apart from his goal...6

MULRYNE: Set up Roberts for the opener...7

RUSSELL: Made little impact apart from rattling a post at the death...6

KENTON: Had a good battle with Duff before limping off...7

LLEWELLYN: Busy without being particularly effective...6

SUBS:

GIALLANZA: Created a couple of problems after his introduction...7

FORBES: Fairly anonymous apart from hitting a post...6

STATS:

Attendance...19,542

Shots...Rovers 18 Norwich 10

Shots on target...Rovers 10 Norwich 5

Woodwork...Rovers 0 Norwich 2

Corners...Rovers 5 Norwich 4

Fouls committed...Rovers 11 Norwich 11

Offsides...Rovers 5 Norwich 2

Referee...Mr C J Foy 6

Bookings -- Rovers...Dailly (foul), Flitcroft (foul), Dunn (dissent), Blake (ungentlemany conduct)

Norwich...Derveld (foul), Kenton (foul), Marshall (dissent)

TIME FOR ACTION:

01Alan Kelly heads clear from the edge of his box but the balls drops to Lee Marshall who fires over from 30 yards

21Rovers' first chance falls to Matt Jansen but his shot is blocked and Nathan Blake's follow up flashes wide

24Rovers take the lead as City keeper Andy Marshall fells Blake in the box and David Dunn strokes home the penalty

52Rovers go 2-0 up as Damien Duff works an opening on the left before crossing for Blake to head home

54Matt Jansen fires straight at the keeper after good work from Jason McAteer

55City are back in it as Phil Mulryne sets up Iwan Roberts for a simple tap in

66Roberts bursts clear of the Rovers defence but somehow drags his shot wide of the post

68Jansen is foiled by a smart save from Marshall at his near post

81Jansen puts Rovers 3-1 up with a tremendous effort from outside the box

89Darrel Russell hits the post as Rovers defence goes to sleep

90Adrian Forbes rattles the opposite upright as the defence is again caught napping

91Giallanza rounds Kelly to bag a late consolation for City