West Bromwich Albion recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Norwich City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion was able to reverse the scoreline against Norwich City to win 2-1.

April 30, 2023

WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion was capable to reverse the score against Norwich City to win 2-1. It was Norwich City to strike first with a goal of Josh Sargent at the 41′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jed Wallace gave the win to West Bromwich Albion in the 56′ minute.

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Madley with the support of Shaun Hudson and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Richard Bartlett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

West Bromwich Albion

2 - 1

Norwich City

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

14 Total 7
5 On Target 2
4 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 0

115 Attack 91
56 Dangerous attack 31
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1

Fouls

9 Total 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. West Bromwich Albion was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.

West Bromwich Albion shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Norwich City shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (S. Byram and L. Gibbs).

Match Timeline

16'

41'

Josh Sargent(goal)

Conor Townsend(goal)

45'

53'

L. Gibbs- Yellow

Jed Wallace(goal)Conor Townsend

56'

64'

65'

J. Rowe- sub ->Marquinhos

76'

81'

M. Núñez- sub ->Gabriel Sara

Kyle Bartley- sub ->John Swift

85'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 66 points like Sunderland to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will stay with 62 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away against Swansea City on the 8th of May with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).

Norwich City will host Blackpool on the 8th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion

Alex Palmer 24.England

6.2

Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands

6.8

Conor Townsend 3.England

8.6

45'

Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria

7.6

Darnell Furlong 2.England

6.6

Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey

6.1

76'

Jed Wallace 17.England

7.8

90'

56'

John Swift 19.England

8.2

85'

Jayson Molumby 14.Republic of Ireland

6.7

K. Ahearne-Grant 18.England

6.2

76'

Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England

6.8

Substitutes

Joshua Griffiths 33.England

Kyle Bartley 5.England

6.4

85'

Taylor Gardner-Hickman 29.England

6.6

76'

Marc Albrighton 22.England

6.6

76'

Jake Livermore 8.England

90'

Mo Faal 40.Gambia

Jovan Malcolm 42.England

West Bromwich Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer (6.2), Darnell Furlong (6.6), Semi Ajayi (7.6), Erik Pieters (6.8), Conor Townsend (8.6), Jayson Molumby (6.7), Okay Yokuşlu (6.1), Jed Wallace (7.8), John Swift (8.2), Karlan Grant (6.2) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Albrighton (6.6), Jake Livermore, Mo Faal, Kyle Bartley (6.4), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (6.6), Joshua Griffiths and Jovan Malcolm.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: Okay Yokuslu for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (76′), Karlan Grant for Marc Albrighton (76′), John Swift for Kyle Bartley (85′) and Jed Wallace for Jake Livermore (90′).

Best player: Conor Townsend

The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Conor Townsend.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 54 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

6.5

Sam Byram 3.England

6.6

16'

Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece

7.2

Max Aarons 2.England

7.0

Andrew Omobamidele 4.Republic of Ireland

6.4

J. Sørensen 19.Denmark

7.3

65'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

6.5

81'

L. Gibbs 46.England

6.3

64'

53'

Christos Tzolis 18.Greece

6.2

65'

Marquinhos 13.Brazil

6.4

65'

Josh Sargent 24.United States

7.8

41'

Substitutes

Tim Krul 1.Netherlands

Brad Hills 49.England

M. Núñez 26.Chile

81'

Isaac Hayden 8.England

6.5

65'

Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland

6.6

65'

J. Rowe 27.England

6.2

65'

Teemu Pukki 22.Finland

6.9

64'

Also Norwich City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Wagner played with: Angus Gunn (6.5), Max Aarons (7.0), Andrew Omobamidele (6.4), Sam Byram (6.6), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.2), Gabriel Sara (6.5), Jacob Lungi Sørensen (7.3), Marquinhos (6.4), Liam Gibbs (6.3), Christos Tzolis (6.2) and Josh Sargent (7.8).

They had on the bench: Adam Idah (6.6), Marcelino Núñez, Isaac Hayden (6.5), Tim Krul, Jonathan Rowe (6.2), Brad Hills and Teemu Pukki (6.9).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: L. Gibbs for Teemu Pukki (64′), Marquinhos for Jon Rowe (65′), Jacob Lungi Sörensen for Isaac Hayden (65′), C. Tzolis for Adam Idah (65′) and Gabriel Sara for M. Nuñez Espinoza (81′).