A John Ruddy-inspired Norwich City performed a smash and grab raid on Brentford's fine start to the Championship campaign on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old, capped once by England, denied Alan McCormack, Alex Pritchard and Alan Judge with excellent saves eitther side of half time before Alexander Tettey and a Cameron Jerome double bagged a 3-0 win.

James Tarkowski's loose pass allowed the Canaries to break forward virtually unopposed to set-up Tettey for the 68th minute opener.

Seven minutes later Pritchard had a strong penalty shout turned down at one end and City went down the other end to set-up Jerome to head home the second.

The 28-year-old former Stoke City front man, making his first start of the season after coming off the bench to score at the weekend, showed his class on 83 minutes to fire in from 25 yards on 83 minutes.

It left Bees boss Mark Warburton frustrated by his side's lack of goals from a dominant half hour spell straddling the half time break and fuming over a penalty decision that never came.

“It was a shocking decision, that changed the game,” he said.

“From possibly getting back in the game at 1-1, 30 seconds later we are 2-0 down.

“I do not condone diving. If a player of mine dives I’ll be all over them like a rash. If it is not a penalty then the referee should book him. Alex Pritchard is distraught.

“But if I’m the only one who thought that was a penalty then I need to go to Specsavers.”

He added: “It is fine margins.

“We moved the ball nicely. We showed good composure and we looked good.

“This is no criticism. Pritch [Alex Pritchard] and Judgey[Alan Judge] worked tirelessly, but you have to take your chances.

“We should have been one or two goals up at half time. A fair assessment would say Ruddy was the busier of the two keepers. He made save after save.”

Brentford travel to Middlesbrough on Saturday