NORWICH. Norwich City and Reading draw 1-1. A. Idah scored the first goal (53′) for Norwich City. A. Carroll made it even (83′) with a penalty. Norwich City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the collaboration of Craig Taylor and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 93
- 61 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Norwich City had a strong ball possession 58% while Reading was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Norwich City was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Norwich City to win the match.
Norwich City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reading shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 3 yellow cards (Grant Hanley, Sam McCallum and Gabriel Sara). Talking about the opposition, Reading received 2 yellow cards (Tom Holmes and Mamadou Loum).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Norwich City will have 36 points like Middlesbrough, Luton Town, Millwall and Reading to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Reading will have 36 points like Middlesbrough, Luton Town, Norwich City and Millwall to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will host Blackpool on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Reading will play away agasint Huddersfield Town on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
2'
90'
53'
Norwich City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn , Max Aarons , Grant Hanley , Ben Gibson , Sam McCallum , Marcelino Núñez , Kenny McLean , Gabriel Sara , Josh Sargent , Teemu Pukki and Adam Idah .
The home team had on the bench: Isaac Hayden, Kieran Dowell , Andrew Omobamidele, Onel Hernández , Liam Gibbs, Tim Krul and Jordan Hugill.
Substitutions
Norwich City made 3 changes: Marcelino Núñez for Kieran Dowell (75′), Adam Idah for Onel Hernández (75′) and Sam McCallum for Isaac Hayden (90′).
Best player: Adam Idah
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Adam Idah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley , Junior Hoilett , Andy Yiadom , Thomas Holmes , Naby Sarr , Tom McIntyre , Thomas Ince , Mamadou Loum , Jeff Hendrick , Lucas João and Andy Carroll .
They had on the bench: Amadou Salif Mbengue, Scott Dann, Abdul Baba Rahman, Dean Bouzanis, Yakou Méïté , Nesta Guinness-Walker and Shane Long.
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: Lucas João for Yakou Méïté (65′), Tom McIntyre for Nesta Guinness-Walker (74′) and Junior Hoilett for Amadou Salif Mbengue (89′).
Best player: Thomas Holmes
The most impressive player for Reading was Thomas Holmes.
His rating is with 37 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Stoke City – Burnley – 0-1
- Swansea City – Watford – 4-0
- Norwich City – Reading – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Hull City – 0-1
