NORWICH. Norwich City bounces back against Blackburn Rovers with a goal on the Y. Ohashi 87′ and a goal on the R. Hedges 20′.
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 26,400 spectators. The referee was James Bell with the collaboration of Matthew Smith and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.71 degrees Celsius or 71.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 4 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 92 Attack 67
- 46 Dangerous attack 31
- 41 Ball safe 47
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Blackburn Rovers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Norwich City was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Norwich City to win the match.
Norwich City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Callum Doyle and Jack Stacey). Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Hayden Carter, Tyrhys Dolan and Lewis Travis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Norwich City has 1 points to occupy the 19th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers has 4 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will host Sheffield United on the 24th of August with a 7-7 head to head stats.
Blackburn Rovers will host Oxford United on the 24th of August with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackburn Rovers (0 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
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Norwich City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Johannes Hoff Thorup decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn
, Jack Stacey , Shane Duffy , Callum Doyle , Benjamin Chrisene , Marcelino Núñez , Kenny McLean , Gabriel Forsyth , Amankwah Forson , Borja Sainz and Josh Sargent .The home team had on the bench: Grant Hanley, Abu Kamara, Liam Gibbs
, George Long, Onel Hernández , José Córdoba , Kellen Fisher, Brad Hills and Elliot Myles.Substitutions
Norwich City made 5 changes: Josh Sargent for Abu Kamara (89′), Amankwah Forson for Liam Gibbs (76′), Borja Sainz for Kellen Fisher (89′), Benjamin Chrisene for José Córdoba (58′) and Gabriel Forsyth for Onel Hernández (58′).
Player of the match: Borja Sainz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Borja Sainz.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 21 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.Blackburn Rovers – Formation
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Also Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John Eustace played with: Sammie Szmodics, Aynsley Pears
, Callum Brittain , Hayden Carter , Dominic Hyam , Harry Pickering , Sondre Tronstad , Lewis Travis , Joe Rankin-Costello , Tyrhys Dolan and Ryan Hedges , Makhtar Gueye .They had on the bench: Arnór Sigurdsson
, Andreas Weimann , Danny Batth, John Buckley , Yuki Ohashi , Jack Vale, Joe Hilton, Leo Duru and Kyle McFadzean.Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Danny Batth (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Tyrhys Dolan for John Buckley (81′), Joe Rankin-Costello for Arnór Sigurdsson (81′), Makhtar Gueye for Yuki Ohashi (64′), Ryan Hedges for Andreas Weimann (64′) and Hayden Carter for Danny Batth (90′).
Player of the match: Ryan Hedges
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Ryan Hedges.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 26 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Derby County – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Luton Town – 0-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Leeds United – 0-0
- Bristol City – Millwall – 4-3
- Burnley – Cardiff City – 5-0
- Norwich City – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Hull City – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Queens Park Rangers – 2-2
- Swansea City – Preston North End – 3-0
- Watford – Stoke City – 3-0