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Norwich City 1-1 Oxford United: Late Shane Duffy axed as City held by the U’s

Norwich City skipper Shane Duffy was dropped for disciplinary reasons according to head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup before the Canaries were held by lowly Oxford United at home.
Norwich hitman Josh Sargent celebrates

By Chris Wise

NORWICH CITY 1
Sargent 5

OXFORD UNITED 1
Harris 18
Norwich City skipper Shane Duffy was dropped for disciplinary reasons according to head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup before the Canaries were held by lowly Oxford United at home.
Josh Sargent’s early goal was cancelled out by Mark Harris as Norwich’s play-off hopes took a knock.
However, in a more pressing matter, Thorup revealed the reason his ever-present captain Duffy was sat on the bench.
The Republic of Ireland defender was dropped to the substitutes’ bench after turning up late for a pre-match meeting earlier in the day....

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