Norwich City recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Coventry City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City was able to reverse the score against Coventry City to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Norwich City recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Coventry City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City managed to turn the tables against Coventry City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Coventry City to strike first with a goal of Callum O’Hare at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Borja Sainz gave the win to Norwich City in the 84′ minute. Norwich City made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

Liam Kitching received a red card (71′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Coventry City lost the match.

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Lee Venamore and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Daniel Middleton. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.83 degrees Celsius or 53.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Norwich City

2 - 1

Team 1

Coventry City

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 21 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 115 Attack 99
  • 54 Dangerous attack 45
  • 44 Ball safe 34
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 5 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Norwich City had a strong ball possession 60% while Coventry City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Norwich City won the match​.

Norwich City shot 21 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Coventry City shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Marcelino Núñez and Kenny McLean). On the other side, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (Bobby Thomas and Liam Kitching).

Also, Coventry City didn’t end the match with 11 players after Liam Kitching (Coventry City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (71′).

Match Timeline

M. Núñez- Yellow
22'
36'
Liam Kitching- Yellow
K. McLean- Yellow
45'
48'
Callum O'Hare(goal)Victor Torp
Ashley Barnes- sub ->Marcelino Núñez
57'
Onel Hernández- sub ->Christian Fassnacht
58'
Josh Sargent(goal)
60'
70'
Jay Dasilva- sub ->Jake Bidwell
70'
Josh Eccles- sub ->Victor Torp
71'
Liam Kitching- Red
75'
Luis Binks- sub ->Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
75'
Kasey Palmer- sub ->Ellis Simms
Sam McCallum- sub ->Dimitrios Giannoulis
82'
Borja Sainz(goal)Ashley Barnes
84'
L. Gibbs- sub ->Borja Sainz
90'
S. van Hooijdonk- sub ->Josh Sargent
90'
90'
Matt Godden- sub ->Callum O\'Hare
90'
Bobby Thomas- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this contest, Norwich City has 44 points like Coventry City to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Coventry City will stays with 44 points like Norwich City to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 10th of February with a 14-5 head to head in favor of Norwich City (7 draws).

Coventry City will host Millwall on the 10th of February with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Coventry City (3 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
7.9
D
Jack Stacey 3.England
7.7
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
6.7
D
Shane Duffy  24.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Dimitrios Giannoulis  30.Greece
7.3
82'
M
Borja Sainz 7.Spain
7.5
90' Goals84'
M
Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland
7.0
58'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
7.3
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
7.5
45'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
6.7
57' 22'
F
Josh Sargent 9.United States
8.5
90' Goals60'
Substitutes
G
G. Long 12.England
D
G. Hanley 5.Scotland
D
Sam McCallum 15.England
6.4
82'
D
K. Fisher 35.England
M
L. Gibbs 8.England
90'
M
J. Sørensen 19.Denmark
M
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
6.8
58'
F
Ashley Barnes 10.England
7.3
57'
F
S. van Hooijdonk 14.Netherlands
90'

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 (7.9), Jack Stacey (7.7), Shane Duffy  (7.0), Ben Gibson (6.7), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.3), Marcelino Núñez (6.7), Kenny McLean (7.5), Christian Fassnacht (7.0), Gabriel Sara (7.3), Borja Sainz (7.5) and Josh Sargent (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Grant Hanley, Liam Gibbs, Ashley Barnes (7.3), George Long, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Sam McCallum (6.4), Jacob Lungi Sørensen, Onel Hernández (6.8) and Kellen Fisher.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Borja Sainz for Liam Gibbs (90′), Josh Sargent for Sydney van Hooijdonk (90′), Dimitrios Giannoulis for Sam McCallum (82′), Marcelino Núñez for Ashley Barnes (57′) and Christian Fassnacht for Onel Hernández (58′).

Player of the match: Josh Sargent​

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Josh Sargent.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
6.8
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
6.7
90'
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
6.7
36' 71'
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
7.3
70'
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
7.0
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto  7.Japan
7.0
75'
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
8.1
90' Goals48'
M
Victor Torp 29.Denmark
7.9
70'
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
6.7
M
Haji Wright 11.United States
6.6
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.6
75'
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
6.3
75'
D
Jay Dasilva 3.England
6.4
70'
D
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
6.7
70'
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
6.8
75'
M
Liam Kelly  6.Scotland
F
Matt Godden 24.England
90'
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal

Coventry City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Mark Robins played with: Bradley Collins (6.8), Milan van Ewijk (7.0), Bobby Thomas (6.7), Liam Kitching (6.7), Jake Bidwell (7.3), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.0), Jamie Allen (6.7), Victor Torp (7.9), Haji Wright (6.6), Callum O’Hare (8.1) and Ellis Simms (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Josh Eccles (6.7), Kasey Palmer (6.8), Luis Binks (6.3), Jay Dasilva (6.4), Liam Kelly, Ben Wilson, Joel Latibeaudiere, Matt Godden and Fabio Tavares.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 5 changes: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Luis Binks (75′), Ellis Simms for Kasey Palmer (75′), Callum O’Hare for Matt Godden (90′), Jake Bidwell for Jay Dasilva (70′) and Victor Torp for Josh Eccles (70′).

Player of the match: Callum O’Hare​

The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Callum O’Hare.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 47 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​