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Fortune favours Swansea City as Norwich City’s Forson Amankwah scores own goal

NORWICH City’s transition under Danish head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup suffered a blip after Amankwah Forson’s own goal saw them fall to a 1-0 defeat at Swansea.

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The LeaguePaper Team
15 September 2024

By Matthew Burgess

SWANSEA CITY 1
Forson 4 (og)

NORWICH CITY 0

ON THE BURST: Swansea’s Ronald is challenged by Norwich’s Ben Chrisene
PICTURES: Athena Pictures

NORWICH City’s transition under Danish head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup suffered a blip after Amankwah Forson’s own goal saw them fall to a 1-0 defeat at Swansea.

Forson, one of four summer signings named in the Canaries’ line-up, was caught flat-footed as Ju-sung Eom’s cutback deflected off his boot and past goalkeeper Angus Gunn after four minutes.
The defeat in south Wales confirms a mixed start to Hoff Thorup’s time in char...

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