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Boston United have extended the loan stay of Norwich City forward Ken Aboh until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old has featured 15 times and scored once for the National League side since initially signing for the Pilgrims in November.

Aboh spent time on loan with Stevenage and Colchester in the English Football League last season.

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Today is the final chance of the season for your Championship team to do transfer business.

The window closes at 19:00 GMT, meaning teams - and fans - can avoid the usual late-night transfer scramble.

It has already been a busy window - for some teams anyway - but whether it turns out to be a day of transfer action or a pretty quiet one for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.

Follow our live text coverage throughout the day here

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Norwich boss Philippe Clement has revealed on-loan full-back Harry Amass faces a lengthy lay-off after being injured in training.

The 18-year-old, signed from Manchester United, missed Saturday's defeat at Middlesbrough and Clement confirmed afterwards that he was hurt in their final training session. for the game.

Amass, who spent the first half of the season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, has only played 15 minutes for Norwich as a substitute in Monday's win over Coventry.

Clement did not specify the nature of the injury but said Norwich will liaise with United about his recovery and rehab.

The Belgian told BBC Radio Norfolk: "Harry, in the dying seconds of training, got an injury. I didn't want to speak too much about it straight after training because there was no assessment yet about it.

"But it looks to be serious and that he will be out for a long time.

"He's on loan from Man U so it's also important to speak with them first before speaking to the outside world."

Clement ruled out signing another left-back in this transfer window and said his squad can cope.

"No, we're not going to take in another left full-back, so we will solve it with the squad that's here because we already have four left full-backs on the pay roll," he added.

Norwich City will look to make it four league wins in a row when they head to Middlesbrough in the Championship on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

Head coach Philippe Clement has been speaking to the media before the game. Here are some of the key points:

• Midfielder Pelle Mattsson will be out for "a while" with an ankle injury after coming off at half-time during Monday's 2-1 win over Coventry. When asked about a specific timescale, Clement added: "Several weeks."

• Clement says it may alter City's transfer plans with Monday's deadline looming.

• Midfielder Amankwah Forson will be in full training next week as he returns from injury.

• New signing Paris Maghoma will not be involved against Middlesbrough. Clement said he is still getting up to speed with his match fitness.

• "Everyone in the club is working really hard day and night to get what we want," Clement said, hinting there could be more business done for the Canaries in the coming days.

You can listen to full live coverage of City's trip to Boro with BBC Radio Norfolk on FM and DAB. Coverage begins at 14:00 on Saturday.

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Middlesbrough will look to keep their promotion bid on track when they welcome much-improved Norwich City on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Boro - who are second and five points clear of Ipswich in third - have bounced back from a four-game winless run with four straight victories for the second time under Kim Hellberg, having also won his first four games in charge.

The Canaries are now 18th and four points clear of the drop zone after three straight wins and have picked up 24 points in 14 games under Philippe Clement, compared to just nine in the 15 matches before he took over as boss.

• Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their past eight league meetings with Norwich (W5 D3), after losing five straight against them prior to this current run (between September 2017 and November 2020).

• Norwich's most recent Championship away win against Middlesbrough in 2021-22, under Daniel Farke (1-0). Since then, the Canaries are winless in three away trips to face Boro (D1 L2), conceding eight goals and only scoring twice.

• Middlesbrough are looking to win five consecutive Championship matches for the first time since October 2023, in what was a six-game streak under Michael Carrick.

• Middlesbrough's Morgan Whittaker has been directly involved in 10 goals in 12 Championship appearances under Kim Hellberg (7 goals, 3 assists); more than any other player in the division since Hellberg took charge last November.

• Anis Ben Slimane has scored in each of his past three Championship appearances for Norwich, and now has more goals in five league games this term (3) than he managed in 33 outings for the Canaries last season (2).

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Norwich City have submitted a bid worth 8m euros (£7m) including add-ons for Bodo/Glimt striker Kasper Hogh. Celtic are also interested in the 25-year-old who scored in the Norwegian side's 2-1 Champions League win at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night to qualify for the play-off round. (Fabrizio Romano), external

For more transfer news and rumours, read Thursday's full gossip column here.

The upturn in Norwich's fortunes can be attributed to Phillipe Clement instilling discipline in the dressing room, says EFL pundit Lyle Taylor.

In the latest edition of the BBC's 72+ EFL podcast Taylor said the Belgian's strength has got the players to buy in and that's the reason why they are climbing the table after a nightmare start to the Championship campaign under former boss Liam Manning.

"The most important thing in the dressing room is instilling discipline," Taylor said.

"If you've got a manager who leads from the very front and is strong about what he wants to do and how he wants to do it, it doesn't leave room for any flip-flopping from players.

"You either put up and shut up or you see yourself out the door."

He added: "The best thing they could have possibly had is a manager coming in and reading the riot act. It makes it very clear for everyone.

"What he's doing is obviously working and he obviously has enough of the players onside so what he's doing can work.

"It seems those players are willing, it just maybe takes a different voice they haven't heard before."

Celtic are set to rival Norwich City in a move for 25-year-old Bodo/Glimt forward Kasper Hogh, who could leave the Norwegian side after Wednesday's Champions League game against Atletico Madrid. (Anthony Joseph, Sky Sports), external

Want more transfer news from the EFL? Take a look at Wednesday's gossip column here.

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Norwich City boss Philippe Clement hopes their impressive victory over Coventry City and second-half performance can lead to something bigger for the Canaries.

The hosts were the better side against the league leaders at Carrow Road but went in at half-time 1-0 down after Romain Esse's opener.

However, Clement's side recovered to equalise just 34 seconds after the restart through Anis Ben Slimane before Ali Ahmed claimed a fine winner.

"I want more. I hope this creates, for everybody in the building, more hunger and more belief," he told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"I was a bit disappointed at half time, and told them, because I saw a few players at 1-0 going a little bit down - less available on the ball, less aggressive playing forwards.

"Their reaction was their after those five minutes and that's something we have to keep. We did a lot of things well in the first half and could have scored but missed the last pass or the decisive run but we were really close.

"I have the ambition to go to the Premier League with this club and the owners and sporting director have that.

"When I came in and asked the players some questions they all put in the questionnaire that they want to go to the Premier League so we're going to work hard for that."

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A new initiative highlighting the work of football club charities has been launched by the English Football League (EFL).

'Scan to Smile' will be rolled out in stadiums across the EFL from Friday until the end of January, with supporters invited to scan QR codes on posters displayed around grounds.

Each scan will unlock a short, uplifting story from a person whose life has been positively impacted by the support of their local club charity.

The subjects tackled include mental health support, combating loneliness, improving physical wellbeing, employability and confidence.

The EFL said it hoped the initiative would use "the reach and influence of football to offer fans a moment of positivity on matchday".

Trevor Birch, chief executive at the EFL, said: "Behind every club are people whose lives have been positively changed through the work and dedication of their local EFL club charity.

"This initiative gives supporters the chance to see that impact first-hand and reminds us that football truly is a force for good."

Both Norwich and Coventry City will try to create bigger gaps on the Championship table when they meet at Carrow Road on Monday (20:00 GMT).

For the Canaries, the aim will be to continue their winning run and get further away from the relegation zone. The side have won both their past two league matches to see themselves two points above 22nd placed Blackburn Rovers.

While Coventry are currently six points clear at the top and will want to ensure they stay out of striking distance - as well as dismiss a pesky winless away run.

• Norwich City are unbeaten across their last 11 Championship games against Coventry City (W7 D4), since a 2-1 home loss in February 2009.

• Coventry City have lost each of their last three away league games against Norwich City and will be looking to avoid losing four in succession for the first time.

• This season in the Championship, Norwich have lost nine of their 13 home games (W3 D1) – the second-most behind only bottom side Sheffield Wednesday (11). The Owls (7) are also the only side to net fewer home goals than the Canaries (12).

• Having won five of their six away league games in October and November (L1), Coventry are winless in their five on the road since the start of December (D3 L2).

• Jovon Makama has scored nine goals in his last nine starts for Norwich in all competitions, with seven of these coming in five games at Carrow Road.

Norwich City have competition for the signature of 25-year-old striker Kasper Hogh, who scored a double in Bodo/Glimt's Champions League win over Manchester City.

Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts are reportedly also interested. (Sportsboom), external

Read all the latest EFL transfer rumours in Friday's gossip column here.