NORWICH. Norwich City and Leeds United didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Leeds United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 26,982 spectators. The referee was Joshua Smith assisted by Matthew Jones and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Stephen Martin. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.87 degrees Celsius or 69.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 7 Total 6
- 1 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 64 Attack 119
- 34 Dangerous attack 48
- 68 Ball safe 85
- 20 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Norwich City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Leeds United to win the contest.
Norwich City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 3 yellow cards (Shane Duffy , Christian Fassnacht and Dimitrios Giannoulis ). On the other side, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (W. Gnonto).
Match Timeline
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Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
51'
75'
Norwich City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: A. Gunn , Jack Stacey , Shane Duffy , Ben Gibson , Dimitrios Giannoulis , M. Núñez , K. McLean , J. Rowe , Gabriel Sara , Borja Sainz and Josh Sargent .
The home team had on the bench: G. Hanley, Sam McCallum , J. Sørensen, G. Long, S. van Hooijdonk , Christian Fassnacht , D. Batth, K. Fisher and F. Welch.
Norwich City could not rely on the presence of S. van Hooijdonk (injured).
Substitutions
Norwich City made 3 changes: Dimitrios Giannoulis for Sam McCallum (75′), Josh Sargent for S. van Hooijdonk (84′) and J. Rowe for Christian Fassnacht (60′).
Player of the match: M. Núñez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was M. Núñez.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
Also Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier , Sam Byram , Joe Rodon , Ethan Ampadu , Junior Firpo , Glen Kamara , Ilia Gruev , W. Gnonto , A. Gray , C. Summerville and G. Rutter .
These were the players on the bench: Joël Piroe , C. Cresswell, L. Cooper, Jaidon Anthony , Jamie Shackleton, Daniel James , Karl Darlow, Connor Roberts and Mateo Joseph.
Substitutions
Leeds United made 3 changes: G. Rutter for Joël Piroe (70′), C. Summerville for Daniel James (87′) and W. Gnonto for Jaidon Anthony (70′).
Player of the match: Joe Rodon
The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Joe Rodon.
His rating is with 80 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
