NORWICH. Leeds United had a astonishing comeback against Norwich City.
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was John Busby who was helped by Paul Hodskinson and Alex James. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.44 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 14 Total 19
- 4 On Target 8
- 2 Off Target 7
- 8 Shots blocked 4
- 80 Attack 95
- 45 Dangerous attack 52
- 65 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match.
Norwich City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Leeds United shot 19 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Sara and Shane Duffy). On the opposite side, Leeds United received 3 yellow cards (Illan Meslier, Crysencio Summerville and Joe Rodon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Norwich City will stay with 17 points like West Bromwich Albion, Hull City, Cardiff City and Middlesbrough to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Leeds United will have 22 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).
Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).
Norwich City – Formation
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Norwich City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn
, Jack Stacey , Shane Duffy , Ben Gibson , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Jonathan Rowe , Gabriel Sara , Kenny McLean , Onel Hernández , Liam Gibbs and Adam Idah .The home team had on the bench: Christian Fassnacht
, Borja Sainz, Adam Forshaw , George Long , Kellen Fisher, Tony Springett , Przemysław Płacheta, Ui-Jo Hwang and Danny Batth.Norwich City could not rely on the presence of George Long (injured) and Adam Forshaw (injured).
Substitutions
Norwich City made 5 changes: Angus Gunn for George Long (31′), Liam Gibbs for Adam Forshaw (77′), Onel Hernández for Tony Springett (61′), Jonathan Rowe for Christian Fassnacht (78′) and Adam Idah for Ui-Jo Hwang (78′).
Best player: Gabriel Sara
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Gabriel Sara.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.Leeds United – Formation
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Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier
, Archie Gray , Joe Rodon , Pascal Struijk , Sam Byram , Ethan Ampadu , Glen Kamara , Daniel James , Joël Piroe , Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter .They had on the bench: Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper , Jaidon Anthony
, Karl Darlow, Jamie Shackleton, Patrick Bamford , Ian Carlo Poveda, Ilia Gruev and Wilfried Gnonto .Substitutions
Leeds United made 5 changes: Glen Kamara for Patrick Bamford (70′), Sam Byram for Wilfried Gnonto (70′), Daniel James for Jaidon Anthony (84′), Joël Piroe for Luke Ayling (90′) and Crysencio Summerville for Liam Cooper (90′).
Best player: Crysencio Summerville
The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Crysencio Summerville.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 44 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Watford – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Swansea City – Leicester City – 1-3
- Stoke City – Sunderland – 2-1
- Preston North End – Millwall – 1-1
- Norwich City – Leeds United – 2-3
- Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Hull City – Southampton – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Bristol City – Coventry City – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 1-0