NORWICH. Norwich City succeeded in turn the tables against Hull City. It was Hull City to score first with a goal from Jacob Greaves. Notwithstanding, later Norwich City found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Kieran Dowell (19′), Gabriel Sara (58′) and Josh Sargent (89′). Norwich City made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone assisted by Graham Kane and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Stephen Martin. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Norwich City

3 - 1

Hull City

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 21 Total 3
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 9 Shots blocked 1
  • 146 Attack 95
  • 79 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 15 Free Kicks 16
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Norwich City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Hull City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Norwich City won the match​.

Norwich City shot 23 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Norwich City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Hull City received 1 yellow card (M. Ebiowei).

Match Timeline

15'
Jacob Greaves(goal)
19'
Gabriel Sara(goal)Onel Hernández
58'
59'
Greg Docherty- sub ->Jean Michaël Seri
59'
68'
68'
Ozan Tufan- sub ->Regan Slater
L. Gibbs- sub ->Kieran Dowell
72'
76'
79'
Lewie Coyle - sub ->Cyrus Christie
86'
Josh Sargent(goal)Gabriel Sara
89'
J. Sørensen- sub ->Dimitrios Giannoulis
90'
Ben Gibson- sub ->M. Aarons
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

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).

Hull City will play away agasint Luton Town on the 6th of May with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
6.4
D
G. Hanley 5.Scotland
7.4
D
Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece
7.8
90'
D
Max Aarons 2.England
6.5
90'
D
Andrew Omobamidele 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
7.1
M
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
8.1
86'
M
K. Dowell 10.England
7.6
72' 19'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
8.1
58'
F
Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland
7.2
F
Josh Sargent 24.United States
7.2
89'
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 1.Netherlands
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
90'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
M
L. Gibbs 46.England
6.4
72'
M
J. Sørensen 19.Denmark
90'
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
F
Christos Tzolis 18.Greece
86'

Norwich City started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn (6.4), Max Aarons (6.5), Andrew Omobamidele (7.1), Grant Hanley (7.4), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.8), Kenny McLean (7.1), Gabriel Sara (8.1), Kieran Dowell (7.6), Onel Hernández (8.1), Josh Sargent (7.2) and Adam Idah (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Marcelino Núñez, Teemu Pukki, Liam Gibbs (6.4), Christos Tzolis, Tim Krul, Ben Gibson and Jacob Lungi Sørensen.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: Kieran Dowell for Liam Gibbs (72′), Onel Hernández for Christos Tzolis (86′), M. Aarons for Ben Gibson (90′) and Dimitrios Giannoulis for Jacob Lungi Sorensen (90′).

Best player: Gabriel Sara​

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Gabriel Sara.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 74 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City
G
Matt Ingram 1.England
6.3
D
Cyrus Christie 33.Republic of Ireland
6.6
79'
D
Alfie Jones 5.England
6.3
D
Sean McLoughlin 17.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Jacob Greaves 4.England
7.1
15'
M
Jean Michaël Seri 24.Ivory Coast
6.6
59'
M
Ryan Woods 15.England
7.3
68'
M
Regan Slater 27.England
6.4
68'
M
Ryan Longman 16.England
6.1
F
Ó. Estupiñán 19.Colombia
6.6
59'
F
Benjamin Tetteh 30.Ghana
6.9
Substitutes
G
Karl Darlow 12.England
D
Lewie Coyle 2.England
6.3
79'
D
Callum Elder 3.Australia
M
Dimitrios Pelkas 20.Greece
6.1
59'
M
Greg Docherty 8.Scotland
6.4
59'
M
Ozan Tufan 7.Turkey
6.2
68'
F
Malcolm Ebiowei 10.England
6.0
68' 76'

Hull City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Liam Rosenior played with: Matt Ingram (6.3), Cyrus Christie (6.6), Alfie Jones (6.3), Sean McLoughlin (7.0), Jacob Greaves (7.1), Regan Slater (6.4), Ryan Woods (7.3), Jean Michaël Seri (6.6), Ryan Longman (6.1), Óscar Estupiñán (6.6) and Benjamin Tetteh (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lewie Coyle (6.3), Dimitrios Pelkas (6.1), Malcolm Ebiowei (6.0), Greg Docherty (6.4), Callum Elder, Karl Darlow and Ozan Tufan (6.2).

Substitutions

Hull City made 5 changes: Óscar Estupiñán for Dimitris Pelkas (59′), Jean Michaël Seri for Greg Docherty (59′), Regan Slater for Ozan Tufan (68′), Ryan Woods for Malcolm Ebiowei (68′) and Cyrus Christie for Lewie Coyle (79′).

Best player: Ryan Woods​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Ryan Woods.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​