NORWICH. Norwich City had a surprising win over Cardiff City with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Sara (33′) and a goal from Marquinhos (37′). Norwich City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington assisted by Matthew Jones and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Declan Bourne. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Norwich City

2 - 0

Cardiff City

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 90 Attack 129
  • 25 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Norwich City had a superior ball possession 65% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Norwich City succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Norwich City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 1 yellow card (M. Nuñez). Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (C. Kipré).

Match Timeline

Gabriel Sara(goal)Marquinhos
33'
37'
46'
46'
46'
59'
73'
Dimitrios Giannoulis - sub ->M. Aarons
73'
83'
84'
L. Gibbs- sub ->A. Idah
85'
M. Núñez- Yellow
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

After playing this contest, Norwich City will have 52 points like Blackburn Rovers to go down in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will stay with 35 points to hold in the 21st 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 in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).

Cardiff City will play away agasint Burnley on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
7.1
D
Max Aarons 2.England
7.0
73'
D
G. Hanley 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
7.3
D
J. Sørensen 19.Denmark
7.3
84'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
7.4
90'
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
6.5
M
Marquinhos 13.Brazil
7.7
59' 37'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
7.7
33'
M
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
7.2
73'
F
Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland
6.4
85'
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 1.Netherlands
D
Andrew Omobamidele 4.Republic of Ireland
6.5
84'
D
Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece
6.9
73'
M
L. Gibbs 46.England
6.9
85'
F
Abu Kamara 47.England
F
Christos Tzolis 18.Greece
6.5
73'
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
6.2
59'

Norwich City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn (7.1), Max Aarons (7.0), Grant Hanley (7.0), Ben Gibson (7.3), Jacob Lungi Sørensen (7.3), Kenny McLean (6.5), Gabriel Sara (7.7), Marquinhos (7.7), Marcelino Núñez (7.4), Onel Hernández (7.2) and Adam Idah (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Tim Krul, Andrew Omobamidele (6.5), Dimitrios Giannoulis (6.9), Abu Kamara, Liam Gibbs (6.9), Christos Tzolis (6.5) and Teemu Pukki (6.2).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Marquinhos for Teemu Pukki (59′), Onel Hernández for Christos Tzolis (73′), M. Aarons for Dimitrios Giannoulis (73′), Jacob Lungi Sörensen for Andrew Omobamidele (84′) and A. Idah for Liam Gibbs (85′).

Best player: Marquinhos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Marquinhos.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City
G
Ryan Allsop 1.England
6.0
D
M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda
6.4
46'
D
P. Ng 38.England
6.3
D
M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
Cédric Kipré 23.Ivory Coast
6.0
83'
D
Callum O'Dowda 11.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
J. Philogene 25.England
7.1
M
J. Ralls 8.England
6.8
46'
M
R. Wintle 6.England
6.8
M
R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.5
F
Connor Wickham 31.England
6.2
46'
Substitutes
G
J. Alnwick 21.England
D
Jack Simpson 26.England
M
Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe
6.9
46'
F
Sory Kaba 48.Guinea
6.5
46'
F
Gavin Whyte 20.Northern Ireland
F
S. Ojo 10.England
F
K. Etete 9.England
6.2
46'

Cardiff City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Sabri Lamouchi played with: Ryan Allsop (6.0), Mahlon Romeo (6.4), Perry Ng (6.3), Cédric Kipré (6.0), Mark McGuinness (6.7), Callum O’Dowda (7.0), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (7.1), Ryan Wintle (6.8), Romaine Sawyers (6.5), Joe Ralls (6.8) and Connor Wickham (6.2).

They had on the bench: Jak Alnwick, Jack Simpson, Andy Rinomhota (6.9), Sory Kaba (6.5), Gavin Whyte, Sheyi Ojo and Kion Etete (6.2).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 3 changes: Connor Wickham for Kion Etete (46′), M. Romeo for Andy Rinomhota (46′) and J. Ralls for Sory Kaba (46′).

Best player: Jaden Philogene-Bidace​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Jaden Philogene-Bidace.

His rating is (7.1) with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 23. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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