Stoke City draws 0-0 with Norwich City on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

STOKE. Stoke City and Norwich City ended up goalless.

Stoke City draws 0-0 with Norwich City on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

STOKE. Stoke City and Norwich City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Stoke City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​.

The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the collaboration of Rob Smith and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Ben Toner.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 67
  • 69 Dangerous attack 26
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Stoke City to win the match​.

Stoke City shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Norwich City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Ben Wilmot and Ben Pearson). Talking about the opposition, Norwich City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

B. Wilmot- Yellow
17'
46'
Ben Pearson- Yellow
52'
69'
L. Baker- sub ->Ki-Jana Hoever
76'
77'
M. Núñez- sub ->Teemu Pukki
81'
Sam McCallum- sub ->Dimitrios Giannoulis
89'

Standings

After this match, Stoke City will have 48 points like Bristol City to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will have 57 points like Coventry City to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away against Watford on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Norwich City will host Blackpool on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City
G
J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Morgan Fox 3.Wales
6.9
D
Dujon Sterling 20.England
7.4
D
Axel Tuanzebe 5.England
7.1
D
B. Wilmot 16.England
6.8
17'
M
Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands
7.1
76'
M
Ben Pearson 22.England
6.7
52'
M
Josh Laurent 28.England
6.8
89'
M
Will Smallbone 18.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
T. Campbell 10.England
6.1
F
Jacob Brown 9.Scotland
6.2
Substitutes
G
Frank Fielding  34.England
D
C. Taylor 32.England
D
Phil Jagielka 6.England
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
89'
M
L. Baker 8.England
6.4
76'
M
Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland
F

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

The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Jack Bonham (7.3), Dujon Sterling (7.4), Axel Tuanzebe (7.1), Ben Wilmot (6.8), Morgan Fox (6.9), Ben Pearson (6.7), Josh Laurent (6.8), Ki-Jana Hoever (7.1), Will Smallbone (7.3), Tyrese Campbell (6.1) and Jacob Brown (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Baker (6.4), Conner Taylor, Phil Jagielka, Josh Tymon, Frank Fielding, Jordan Thompson and Jacob Holland-Wilkinson.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 2 changes: Ki-Jana Hoever for Lewis Baker (76′) and Josh Laurent for Josh Tymon (89′).

Best player: Dujon Sterling​

The most impressive player for Stoke City was Dujon Sterling.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
9.4
D
G. Hanley 5.Scotland
7.8
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
7.4
D
7.0
81'
D
J. Sørensen 19.Denmark
6.1
46'
M
Max Aarons  2.England
7.3
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
6.8
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
6.9
M
Christos Tzolis 18.Greece
7.2
69'
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
6.6
77'
F
Josh Sargent 24.United States
6.8
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 1.Netherlands
D
Andrew Omobamidele 4.Republic of Ireland
6.7
46'
D
Sam McCallum 15.England
6.2
81'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
6.6
77'
M
L. Gibbs 46.England
F
Abu Kamara 47.England
F
Marquinhos 13.Brazil
6.7
69'

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

David Wagner played with: Angus Gunn (9.4), Jacob Lungi Sørensen (6.1), Grant Hanley (7.8), Ben Gibson (7.4), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.0), Max Aarons (7.3), Gabriel Sara (6.9), Kenny McLean (6.8), Christos Tzolis (7.2), Teemu Pukki (6.6) and Josh Sargent (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Andrew Omobamidele (6.7), Sam McCallum (6.2), Abu Kamara, Marquinhos (6.7), Marcelino Núñez (6.6), Liam Gibbs and Tim Krul.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: Jacob Lungi Sörensen for Andrew Omobamidele (46′), C. Tzolis for Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Alencar (69′), Teemu Pukki for M. Nuñez Espinoza (77′) and Dimitrios Giannoulis for Sam McCallum (81′).

Best player: Angus Gunn​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Angus Gunn. His rating is 9.43. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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