Lambert set to raid old club for duo

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is understood to be in pole position to snap up Kyle Naughton from Tottenham in a £4million deal.Lambert, who is also understood to be keen on signing last season's top scorer Grant Holt and defender Daniel Ayala, is keen to snatch Naughton from under the nose of new City boss Chris Hughton.The Spurs defender, 23, made 32 appearances for City last season and was one of Lambert's priority signings this summer before he left to take over the Villa Park hotseat.Norwich boss Hughton will also have to fend off interest from the Scotsman in Holt, who scored 15 Premier League goals last term before putting in a transfer request, and Ayala - who hardly played because of injury.But Lambert handed the young Spaniard a four-year deal at City when he snapped him up from Liverpool last summer and clearly rates the centre-back very highly.

Norwich Hold Arsenal in Thriller

Arsenal wasted the chance to go four points clear of Tottenham and Newcastle , despite a double from Robin van Persie, they were held to a thrilling 3-3 home draw by Norwich City .A late Robin Van Persie brace looked set to give Arsenal the win but Paul Lambert’s side showed great spirit to fight back and grab a point.Arsenal were out of the traps fastest and flew into the lead after just 69 seconds, Tomas Rosicky setting up Yossi Benayoun to run at the Norwich defence before curling a sweet finish beyond John Ruddy.The Canaries rallied though and were level on 12 minutes when Wes Hoolahan’s tame effort squeezed through Wojciech Szczesny’s hands.Arsenal’s frustrations began to show and Aaron Ramsey went into the book for a foul on Jonny Howson, while Norwich, now in the ascendancy, looked dangerous through captain Grant Holt.Just before the half hour mark slack defending from the hosts allowed Hoolahan to play in Holt who charged into the box and let rip with a shot which deflected off the boot of Kieran Gibbs and over Szczesny.In the second half both sides squandered a lorry load of chances to seize the initiative. Simeon Jackson and Hoolahan both went close for Norwich while Benayoun and substitute Marouane Chamakh were both guilty of misses for the Gunners.
With time running out Van Persie stepped up to the plate once again with a quick fire double in the 72nd and 80th minutes to take his tally in the league this season to 30.
Relentless pressure from Arsenal paid off when Alex Song’s calm ball over the top of the Canaries’ rearguard played in the Dutch striker to gracefully sidefoot home.
Then Van Persie turned the game on its head when a deflected Rosicky pass broke into his path allowing him to slide home for what looked likely to be a winner.
But there was one last dramatic twist to come in the 85th minute as Norwich substitute Steve Morison found himself in space in the Arsenal box to aim a low drive into the far corner.

Match Report:Liverpool 1 Norwich 1

Liverpool paid the price for a stack of missed chances as they were held to a 1-1 draw by newly-promoted Norwich City at Anfield. Craig Bellamy fired the Reds in front just before the break but they failed to build on that breakthrough in the second half. Substitute Grant Holt headed Norwich level and it could have got even worse for Kenny Dalglish's side. A late flourish almost led to a winner for Liverpool but the ruthless streak the manager had demanded was absent. The Reds will rue the fact they struck the woodwork on three occasions and found former Everton keeper John Ruddy in inspirational form.However, two points were carelessly spurned and Liverpool now find themselves four points adrift of fourth placed Newcastle. It was a hugely frustrating night for Luis Suarez who couldn't capitalise on a host of opportunities and was on the receiving end of some dismal decisions by referee Peter Walton. Dalglish made two changes to the side which drew 1-1 with Manchester United. With Lucas Leiva suspended, Bellamy made his first league start since his return to Anfield from Manchester City this summer. There was also a first start of the season for Glen Johnson who replaced Martin Kelly at right-back after recovering from a hamstring injury.Liverpool flew out of the blocks but failed to make their early dominance count. Inside two minutes Martin Skrtel rose to meet Charlie Adam's corner and his header rattled the bar. Suarez then produced a sensational turn in the box but with only Ruddy to beat he blazed wide. In the 11th minute Bellamy raced down the left and picked out Suarez, whose volley was brilliantly turned on to the post by Ruddy. The rebound fell kindly for Downing but he failed to hit the target. Suarez wasted another opportunity soon after as he dragged his shot wide after latching on to Johnson's clever pass. Norwich survived that early onslaught and grew in confidence as the first half wore on. Wes Hoolahan got in behind the Reds' rearguard but fired too close to Pepe Reina who gathered at the second attempt. The Liverpool keeper was called into action again soon after to keep out Steve Morison's header. Frustration levels were growing inside Anfield when the Reds broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time. Norwich failed to deal with Jose Enrique's long ball forward and Bellamy pounced. The Welshman burst into the box and his shot took a deflection off Marc Tierney before nestling in the corner. It was Bellamy's first league goal for Liverpool at Anfield since the game against Watford in December 2006. Liverpool were inches away from doubling their account six minutes after the interval. Suarez glided past Leon Barnett but his shot struck defender Russell Martin and rebounded back off the post. Norwich boss Paul Lambert brought on striker Holt in a bid to find an equaliser and the substitute made an instant impact on the hour. Anthony Pilkington whipped in a quality cross from the right and Holt rose to power a header past Reina. The Canaries were energised by that strike and could easily have led six minutes later. Holt nodded goalwards but Reina pulled off a fine reaction stop to push the ball away. Dalglish responded by taking off Bellamy and bringing on Jordan Henderson, while Andy Carroll came on for Downing soon after. Suarez continued to pose a threat but he couldn't find a way past the impressive Ruddy who turned a low drive behind. With 10 minutes to go Suarez went down under a challenge from Tierney when he was clean through on goal but to the home fans' disgust Walton waved play on. The Reds continued to press and came agonisingly close to winning the game in stoppage time. Carroll soared to meet Gerrard's cross six yards out but the big frontman inexplicably headed wide. Then in the 95th minute Gerrard turned provider for Suarez whose sweetly struck volley was brilliantly kept out by Ruddy.