"That's a fine" - Callum Doyle pokes fun at Norwich City teammate Lewis Dobbin after Stoke City win | OneFootball

The Canaries ran out 4-2 winners at Carrow Road against a struggling Potters side.

Callum Doyle has aimed a playful comment at his Norwich City teammate, Lewis Dobbin, following his side's 4-2 win over Stoke City at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon.

The Aston Villa loanee opened the scoring for the Canaries just after the half-hour mark before Lewis Baker levelled the game for the away side. However, a Josh Sargent double followed by a Junior Tchamadeu own goal handed the Norfolk outfit an unassailable lead.

Baker reduced the arrears with a penalty in the final minute, but the result inflicted further damage on the Potters' chances of getting away from the relegation battle, while Johannes Hoff Thorup's team are now just four points off the play-off places.

The victory was Norwich's first since they beat Watford 1-0 away from home on 1 February, and has reignited hopes of a top six finish.

Doyle reacts to Dobbin's creative celebration v Stoke

Saturday saw Dobbin score his second goal since moving to the Canaries from Premier League side Aston Villa in January, and he is in a fine run of form after struggling at the start of the season while on loan at West Bromwich Albion.

Thorup needs confident players if his side are going to challenge for the play-offs and the 22-year-old has been showing great signs in recent weeks, having also had a goal ruled out for offside against Derby County earlier in the month.

Nevertheless, he finished with aplomb against Stoke, placing the ball into the bottom corner after Marcelino Nunez had played a stunning pass through the lines to help create the chance.

His Canaries teammate, Doyle, playfully responded to the winger. He wrote: "That’s a fine, that celebration."

To which the former Everton youngster replied: "Suspended players don’t get a say pal."

Norwich need to find a run of form in the coming weeks

The topsy-turvy nature of the Championship has been on full display over the last few months, with the battle for the final two play-off places being fought for by 10 different teams.

A gap has slowly started to be built by those at the top end of that mini-table. However, consistency has been hard to come by for nearly all the sides fighting for fifth and sixth.

Norwich had failed to win any of their last three league games heading into Saturday's clash, placing further importance on the game and their players responded excellently to any pressure that was on them.

Stoke have found life difficult in the Championship this season, and the Canaries did not give them a chance to get a foot-hold in the match early on, with the incredible Sargent taking his goal tally to 11 for the campaign.

If Thorup can keep this level of confidence in his side going forward, then they will prove to be a difficult opponent for many in the division, and a second successive play-off finish could be on the cards at Carrow Road.