Simeon Jackson scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to gain a well deserved draw for Norwich after Fulham threatened to leave Carrow Road with all three points.

Orlando Sa’s curler after seven minutes looked to have sealed a priceless away victory for the Cottagers only for Jackson to pop up in the 94th minute nodded the ball home to keep Paul Lambert’s side firmly camped in the top half of the Premier League – a similar position occipired by Blackpool who ended the season in the bottom three. They dominated the second half with David Stockdale’s goal bombarded before the late equaliser cost Martin Jol’s side dearly at the death who should have added to their lead long before the Canaries finally broke their resistance. It’s that sort of fighting spirit that will stand them in good stead come the business end the campaign as they refused to throw in the towel even in the dying embers.

With Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson not even in the squad for the trip to East Anglia, prompting speculation over their futures at Craven Cottage, Sa was tasked with leading the line and showed he can cut it in the top flight opening the scoring inside the first ten minutes. The young striker swivelled on Zak Whitbread before curling a sumptuous effort past John Ruddy to give the visitors an early lead. It should have been two soon after only for the 24-year-old to see Kyle Naughton to clear his effort off the line after being played in by Kerim Frei. Norwich finally started to get themselves into the game after that with Bradley Johnson seeing his strike deflected wide before Stockdale did superbly to tip Whitbread’s header onto the woodwork. Fulham still attacked with purpose and were close to doubling their lead through Clint Dempsey but the American’s header rattled against the cross bar before Frei stung Ruddy’s palms with a cracking strike from distance.

Lambert threw on captain Grant Holt at half time and it changed the complexion of the game as the Canaries begun their aerial assault on the visitors goal. However they almost levelled in emphatic fashion with Naughton opting to take a more conventional route to goal cracking the bar with a strike from distance before Anthony Pilkington lashed one over from 20-yards. Andrew Surman then forced Stockdale into a low save before Lambert made his second telling substitution throwing Jackson on for Steve Morison. The Canadian striker saw a swerving effort smarmy saved by Stockdale before heading in Elliott Bennett’s delicious cross to snatch a vital point for the Canaries.

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