Middlesbrough steals a 2-1 win against Norwich City. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Middlesbrough prevailed over Norwich City to win 2-1. A goal from J. Rowe was decisive in the 90min.

October 25, 2023

NORWICH. Middlesbrough topped Norwich City to win 2-1. A goal from J. Rowe was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Middlesbrough to strike first with a goal of Sam Greenwood at the 46′. Then Samuel Silvera scored again for Middlesbrough in the 90′ minute. Eventually, Jonathan Rowe reduced the distance for Norwich City (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Tuesday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper who had the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.57 degrees Celsius or 63.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.

Match Statistics

Norwich City

1 - 2

Middlesbrough

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

13 Total 19
2 On Target 8
10 Off Target 5
2 Shots blocked 6

142 Attack 93
51 Dangerous attack 30
80 Ball safe 96

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 7

Fouls

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

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Middlesbrough managed to find the solution to win this encounter.

Norwich City shot 13 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 19 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Rowe and Gabriel Sara). Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Seny Dieng and Hayden Hackney).

Match Timeline

46'

Sam Greenwood(goal)Josh Coburn

Borja Sainz- sub ->Onel Hernández

66'

67'

Gabriel Sara- Yellow

76'

Christian Fassnacht- sub ->Marcelino Núñez

78'

83'

Sam Silvera- sub ->Josh Coburn

83'

Alex Bangura- sub ->Lukas Engel

89'

H. Hackney- Yellow

89'

A. Dijksteel- sub ->Isaiah Jones

89'

90'

Dan Barlaser- sub ->Hayden Hackney

90'

Sam Silvera(goal)

90'

Seny Dieng- Yellow

J. Rowe- Yellow

90'

J. Rowe(goal)Gabriel Sara

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Norwich City will stay with 17 points like Hull City to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough will have 20 points like West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City and Southampton to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away with Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away agasint Hull City on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

G. Long 12.England

7.3

Jack Stacey 3.England

7.0

Ben Gibson 6.England

7.1

Shane Duffy 24.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece

7.1

78'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

7.1

76'

K. McLean 23.Scotland

7.3

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.4

66'

J. Rowe 27.England

7.9

90'

90'

M. Núñez 26.Chile

7.1

78'

Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland

6.7

67'

Substitutes

D. Batth 21.England

K. Fisher 35.England

L. Gibbs 8.England

Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland

6.4

78'

Przemyslaw Placheta 20.Poland

6.6

78'

Adam Forshaw 29.England

Borja Sainz 7.Spain

6.6

66'

Ui-jo Hwang 31.South Korea

6.7

67'

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

The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn, George Long (7.3), Jack Stacey (7.0), Shane Duffy (7.0), Ben Gibson (7.1), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.1), Gabriel Sara (7.1), Kenny McLean (7.3), Jonathan Rowe (7.9), Marcelino Núñez (7.1), Onel Hernández (6.4) and Adam Idah (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Gibbs, Borja Sainz (6.6), Christian Fassnacht (6.4), Przemysław Płacheta (6.6), Danny Batth, Adam Forshaw, Ui-Jo Hwang (6.7), Kellen Fisher and Caleb Ansen.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: Onel Hernández for Borja Sainz (66′), Adam Idah for Ui-Jo Hwang (67′), Marcelino Núñez for Christian Fassnacht (78′) and Dimitrios Giannoulis for Przemysław Płacheta (78′).

Best player: Jonathan Rowe

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Jonathan Rowe.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough

Seny Dieng 1.Senegal

6.8

90'

Tommy Smith 2.England

Dael Fry 6.England

7.3

Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland

7.0

Lukas Engel 27.Denmark

7.3

83'

Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands

6.7

H. Hackney 7.England

7.7

90'

89'

I. Jones 11.England

7.1

89'

Matt Crooks 25.England

7.9

Sam Greenwood 29.England

7.8

89'

46'

Jonathan Howson 16.England

7.9

Emmanuel Latte Lath 9.Ivory Coast

Josh Coburn 19.England

7.9

83'

Substitutes

Tom Glover 23.Australia

M. Clarke 5.England

A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname

6.6

89'

Hayden Coulson 22.England

Alex Bangura 24.Sierra Leone

6.3

83'

Dan Barlaser 4.England

6.8

90'

Morgan Rogers 10.England

6.7

89'

A. Gilbert 14.England

Sam Silvera 18.Australia

7.5

83'

90'

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

Michael Carrick played with: Tommy Smith, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Seny Dieng (6.8), Rav van den Berg (6.7), Dael Fry (7.3), Paddy McNair (7.0), Lukas Engel (7.3), Jonathan Howson (7.9), Hayden Hackney (7.7), Isaiah Jones (7.1), Matt Crooks (7.9) and Sam Greenwood (7.8), Josh Coburn (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Daniel Barlaser (6.8), Matthew Clarke, Morgan Rogers (6.7), Alexander Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel (6.6), Samuel Silvera (7.5), Hayden Coulson, Tom Glover and Alex Bangura (6.3).

Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of Alex Bangura (injured) and Morgan Rogers (injured).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 5 changes: Josh Coburn for Samuel Silvera (83′), Lukas Engel for Alex Bangura (83′), Isaiah Jones for Anfernee Dijksteel (89′), Sam Greenwood for Morgan Rogers (89′) and Hayden Hackney for Daniel Barlaser (90′).