A late goal from Norwich City denied the Sky Blues taking all three points at Carrow Road.

Jay Tabb opened his City account just before half-time when the former Brentford man latched onto Dele Adebola's through ball.

But nine minutes from time Chris Martin earned the Canaries a share of the spoils when the youngster slotted home from six yards out from a Darren Huckerby cross.

Iain Dowie made one change to the side which beat Southampton 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Isaac Osbourne came into the side for David McNamee, who was absent because of a hamstring injury, while Andy Whing - who played right-midfield against the Saints - reverted back to the right-back position in his absence.

Elliott Ward continued as skipper and there was a place on the bench for new signing Khali Fadiga.

For Norwich, former Sky Blues forward Huckerby returned to the side after suspension, while Dion Dublin was ruled out through injury. Youssef Safri was on the bench.

Kevin Kyle headed over the crossbar on two minutes, before at the other end, Huckerby tried to chip the keeper, only for Marshall to be equal to the shot.

The Sky Blues had a glorious opportunity to open the scoring with 13 minutes player. Tabb produced a delicious ball across the face of goal for Adebola, but the big striker couldn't find the killer touch to put it past Gallacher.

Kyle glanced his header into the arms of the keeper from Tabb's cross on 21 minutes, while Coventry were awarded their first corner of the game four minutes later.

Whing's in-swinging set-piece found Adebola, but the forward could only direct his header wide.

Mark Fortheringham was booked for impeding a free-kick on 34 minutes, and when the set-piece was eventually retaken, Whing struck his shot well but the keeper was equal to it.

But the breakthrough did arrive on 42 minutes for Coventry City in a neat attacking move. Kyle found Adebola, who in turn found Tabb, who kept his composure to give the Sky Blues the advantage.

And the midfielder could have had another moments later, when his shot squirted wide after Norwich had failed to clear their lines.

Norwich made an attacking substitute at half-time with Lee Croft replacing Chris Brown.

The home side had a glorious opportunity to level the scores moments after play recommenced when Chris Martin crossed into the middle after a surging break down the left, only for Fotheringham to tap it wide from six yards.

Marshall saved from Martin on 64 minutes, before Doyle unleashed a long-range low effort inches wide of the Norwich goal.

Peter Grant made his second substitution of the afternoon with former Sky Blue Safri replacing Andy Hughes on 69 minutes. Three minutes later Michael Misud came on for Adebola.

City were defending doggedly to prevent a Norwich equaliser but the good work was undone on 81 minutes when Huckerby crossed the ball across goal and Martin slotted the ball home from six yards out.

Moments later an excellent save from Marshall prevented the Canaries taking the lead from a goal mouth scramble involving Huckerby.

Fadiga made his Coventry debut with two minutes remaining replacing goal scorer Tabb. The fourth official indicated a minimum of four minutes of additional time but the Sky Blues could not find a way through.

Norwich: Gallacher; Drury, Shackell, Doherty, Lappin; Hughes (Safri, 69), Etuhu, Fotheringham (McVeigh, 76), Martin; Huckerby, Brown (Croft, 46). Subs (Not Used): Lewis, Colin

Coventry City: Marshall; Whing, Ward, Hawkins, Hall;  Osbourne (Birchall, 89), Hughes, Doyle, Tabb (Fadiga, 88); Adebola (Mifsud, 72), Kyle. Subs (Not Used): Steele, Virgo

Booked: Fotheringham, Huckerby (Norwich), Whing (Coventry)

Attendance: 24,220