Norwich continued their relentless charge towards the Premier League by thumping managerless QPR 4-0 at Carrow Road with Teemu Pukki again the star.
Norwich moved eight points clear of second-placed Leeds and, more importantly, opened up a ten-point cushion from third-placed Sheffield United, with both of their automatic promotion rivals playing Saturday afternoon.
Norwich made a superb start to the game, opening up a 2-0 lead inside the first 12 minutes.
First Emiliano Buendia turned in Max Aarons' low cross at the far post before Marco Stiepermann's low drive from 20 yards squirmed underneath keeper Joe Lumley.
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The match was all-but over in the 38th minute when Teemu Pukki ended his six-game goal drought for club and country to put Norwich 3-0 up.
QPR tried to play out from the back but Luke Freeman's slack pass 20 yards from his own goal was picked up by Buendia, who found the Finland international and slotted home.
Stiepermann fired a free-kick over in the final stages of the first half as Norwich held a comfortable 3-0 half-time lead.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men when goalscorer Buendia was dismissed for a lunging tackle on Josh Scowen with 20 minutes remaining.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Norwich extended their lead to 4-0 through Pukki's second of the game with five minutes left.
The striker latched onto a long ball downfield by Tom Trybull before composing himself to fire past Lumley for his 26th league goal of the season.
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