NORWICH. Southampton and Norwich City draw 1-1. A. Armstrong scored the first goal (70′) for Southampton. J. Sargent equalized (78′). Southampton was vastly better in terms of ball possession (75%)
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 26,467 spectators. The referee was Darren England with the support of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.12 degrees Celsius or 44.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 25 Ball Possession 75
Shots
- 7 Total 21
- 2 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 36 Attack 164
- 17 Dangerous attack 104
- 85 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 12
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 5 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 75% while Norwich City was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 104 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Southampton to win the contest.
Norwich City shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 21 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 5 yellow cards (Sam McCallum, Gabriel Sara, Onel Hernández, Kenny McLean and Jack Stacey). On the opposite side, Southampton didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Norwich City has 35 points like Preston North End to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Southampton will has 52 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away against Hull City on the 13th of January with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Norwich City (6 draws).
Southampton will host Sheffield Wednesday on the 13th of January with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (4 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
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74'
78'
Norwich City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Ashley Barnes, Angus Gunn , Jack Stacey , Grant Hanley , Shane Duffy , Kenny McLean , Sam McCallum , Jonathan Rowe , Marcelino Núñez , Gabriel Sara , Borja Sainz and Ui-jo Hwang .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Gibson, Christian Fassnacht, Danny Batth, Onel Hernández , Liam Gibbs, Josh Sargent , Adam Idah , George Long and Przemysław Płacheta.
Substitutions
Norwich City made 3 changes: Ui-jo Hwang for Josh Sargent (66′), Borja Sainz for Onel Hernández (84′) and Grant Hanley for Adam Idah (74′).
Player of the match: Angus Gunn
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Angus Gunn. His rating is 7.65. He performed 3 saves.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
Southampton started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu , Jack Stephens , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jan Bednarek , Joe Aribo , Flynn Downes , Stuart Armstrong , Ryan Manning , Kyle Walker-Peters , Samuel Edozie , Adam Armstrong .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ché Adams , Will Smallbone , Carlos Alcaraz, Shea Charles , Joe Lumley, Sékou Mara, Ryan Fraser , Samuel Amo-Ameyaw and Tyler Dibling.
Southampton could not rely on the presence of Ryan Fraser (injured).
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: Samuel Edozie for Ryan Fraser (27′), Jan Bednarek for Ché Adams (46′), Joe Aribo for Will Smallbone (85′), Flynn Downes for Shea Charles (85′) and Stuart Armstrong for Carlos Alcaraz (90′).
Player of the match: Adam Armstrong
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Adam Armstrong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0
- Sunderland – Preston North End – 2-0
- Stoke City – Ipswich Town – 0-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Hull City – 3-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Watford – 3-3
- Norwich City – Southampton – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Coventry City – 1-3
- Leicester City – Huddersfield Town – 4-1
- Leeds United – Birmingham City – 3-0
- Bristol City – Millwall – 0-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Rotherham United – 2-2
