Norwich City tops Sheffield Wednesday 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City tops Sheffield Wednesday 3-1.

December 14, 2023

NORWICH. Norwich City tops Sheffield Wednesday 3-1.

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 25,521 spectators. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.19 degrees Celsius or 46.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.

Match Statistics

Norwich City

3 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

12 Total 21
5 On Target 4
4 Off Target 8
3 Shots blocked 9

70 Attack 109
30 Dangerous attack 80
82 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 7

Fouls

5 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sheffield Wednesday that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Norwich City was able to find the solution to win this contest.

Norwich City shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday shot 21 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 1 yellow card (Kellen Fisher). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (Liam Palmer).

Match Timeline

Borja Sainz(goal)Kenny McLean

K. Fisher- Yellow

30'

32'

B. Cadamarteri(goal)Michael Ihiekwe

42'

Liam Palmer- Yellow

46'

Marvin Johnson- sub ->George Byers

Jack Stacey- sub ->Kellen Fisher

46'

Ashley Barnes(goal)Borja Sainz

48'

J. Rowe(goal)Dimitrios Giannoulis

72'

74'

Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri

74'

Pol Valentín- sub ->Liam Palmer

Christian Fassnacht- sub ->Jonathan Rowe

78'

Onel Hernández- sub ->Borja Sainz

78'

84'

Ashley Fletcher- sub ->Akin Famewo

L. Gibbs- sub ->Adam Idah

85'

D. Batth- sub ->Gabriel Sara

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Norwich City has 30 points like Cardiff City to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday will stays with 13 points like Rotherham United to hold in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away with Ipswich Town on the 16th of December with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (7 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday will host Queens Park Rangers on the 16th of December with a 8-8 head to head stats.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

7.1

K. Fisher 35.England

6.1

46'

30'

K. McLean 23.Scotland

7.7

Shane Duffy 24.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece

8.1

Borja Sainz 7.Spain

8.4

78'

J. Rowe 27.England

7.5

78'

72'

Ashley Barnes 10.England

8.1

48'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

7.5

85'

M. Núñez 26.Chile

7.0

Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland

6.3

85'

Substitutes

G. Long 12.England

Sam McCallum 15.England

D. Batth 21.England

7.0

85'

Jack Stacey 3.England

7.0

46'

L. Gibbs 8.England

6.4

85'

Przemyslaw Placheta 20.Poland

Adam Forshaw 29.England

Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland

6.4

78'

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.3

78'

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), Kellen Fisher (6.1), Shane Duffy (7.5), Kenny McLean (7.7), Dimitrios Giannoulis (8.1), Gabriel Sara (7.5), Marcelino Núñez (7.0), Jonathan Rowe (7.5), Ashley Barnes (8.1), Borja Sainz (8.4) and Adam Idah (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Stacey (7.0), Christian Fassnacht (6.4), Onel Hernández (6.3), Liam Gibbs (6.4), George Long, Sam McCallum, Przemysław Płacheta, Danny Batth (7.0) and Adam Forshaw.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Jonathan Rowe for Christian Fassnacht (78′), Borja Sainz for Onel Hernández (78′), Adam Idah for Liam Gibbs (85′), Gabriel Sara for Danny Batth (85′) and Kellen Fisher for Jack Stacey (46′).

Player of the match: Borja Sainz

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Borja Sainz.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday

Cameron Dawson 1.England

6.4

Michael Ihiekwe 20.England

7.3

Liam Palmer 2.Scotland

6.3

74'

42'

Bambo Diaby 5.Spain

6.4

Akin Famewo 23.England

6.7

84'

Will Vaulks 4.Wales

7.5

George Byers 8.Scotland

6.6

46'

Barry Bannan 10.Scotland

7.5

Josh Windass 11.England

Callum Paterson 13.Scotland

7.7

Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands

7.0

84'

B. Cadamarteri 42.England

7.0

74'

32'

Substitutes

Devis Vásquez 36.Colombia

Pol Valentín 14.Spain

6.8

74'

Reece James 33.England

Di'Shon Bernard 17.Jamaica

Tyreeq Bakinson 19.England

J. Buckley 21.England

6.7

84'

Marvin Johnson 18.England

7.0

46'

Ashley Fletcher 27.England

6.7

84'

Djeidi Gassama 41.France

7.3

74'

Sheffield Wednesday started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Danny Röhl played with: Josh Windass, Cameron Dawson (6.4), Liam Palmer (6.3), Bambo Diaby (6.4), Michael Ihiekwe (7.3), Akin Famewo (6.7), George Byers (6.6), Will Vaulks (7.5), Barry Bannan (7.5), Callum Paterson (7.7) and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (7.0), Anthony Musaba (7.0).

They had on the bench: Di’Shon Bernard, Marvin Johnson (7.0), Pol Valentín (6.8), Tyreeq Bakinson, John Buckley (6.7), Ashley Fletcher (6.7), Reece James, Devis Vasquez and Djeidi Gassama (7.3).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri for Djeidi Gassama (74′), Liam Palmer for Pol Valentín (74′), Anthony Musaba for John Buckley (84′), Akin Famewo for Ashley Fletcher (84′) and George Byers for Marvin Johnson (46′).