NORWICH. Norwich City defeats West Bromwich Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Sargent (13′) and a goal from J. Rowe (71′). West Bromwich Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 25,180 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill assisted by Jonathan Hunt and G Read. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.24 degrees Celsius or 39.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 6 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 68 Attack 122
- 24 Dangerous attack 72
- 95 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 60% while Norwich City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Norwich City was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Norwich City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 15 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 1 yellow card (Jack Stacey). Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (Jed Wallace and Kyle Bartley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Norwich City has 41 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion will stays with 45 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away with Leeds United on the 24th of January with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Leeds United (6 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will play away against Plymouth Argyle on the 27th of January with a 5-0 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (3 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
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90'
71'
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 , Jack Stacey , Shane Duffy , Ben Gibson , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Kenny McLean , Gabriel Sara , Jonathan Rowe , Ashley Barnes , Borja Sainz and Josh Sargent .
The home team had on the bench: Sam McCallum, Christian Fassnacht , Marcelino Núñez , Liam Gibbs, Adam Idah , George Long, Jacob Lungi Sørensen, Onel Hernández and Kellen Fisher.
Substitutions
Norwich City made 5 changes: Jonathan Rowe for Onel Hernández (90′), Borja Sainz for Christian Fassnacht (64′), Josh Sargent for Marcelino Núñez (64′), Ashley Barnes for Adam Idah (80′) and Dimitrios Giannoulis for Sam McCallum (90′).
Player of the match: Ben Gibson
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Ben Gibson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Tom Fellows, Alex Palmer , Darnell Furlong , Kyle Bartley , Cédric Kipré , Conor Townsend , Jed Wallace , Alex Mowatt , Okay Yokuşlu , Adam Reach and John Swift , Brandon Thomas-Asante .
They had on the bench: Andreas Weimann , Daryl Dike , Nathaniel Chalobah , Erik Pieters, Pipa , Jovan Malcolm, Joshua Griffiths, Caleb Taylor and Harry Whitwell.
West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of Nathaniel Chalobah (injured).
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Okay Yokuşlu for Nathaniel Chalobah (36′), Adam Reach for Andreas Weimann (46′), Brandon Thomas-Asante for Daryl Dike (69′), Darnell Furlong for Pipa (83′) and Kyle Bartley for Caleb Taylor (83′).
Player of the match: Alex Mowatt
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Alex Mowatt.
His rating is with 85 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Southampton – 1-3
- Stoke City – Birmingham City – 1-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Coventry City – 1-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Millwall – 2-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Cardiff City – 3-1
- Norwich City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – Rotherham United – 1-1
- Bristol City – Watford – 1-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
