Norwich City estinguishes Rotherham United 5-0 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City obliterates Rotherham United 5-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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Norwich City estinguishes Rotherham United 5-0 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City liquidates Rotherham United 5-0 with goals of Gabriel Sara (13′), Jacob Lungi Sørensen (21′), Borja Sainz (32′), Josh Sargent (45′) and Gabriel Sara (47′). Norwich City was much better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 26,111 spectators.​ The referee was Charles Breakspear with the support of Daniel Leach and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.77 degrees Celsius or 49.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Norwich City

5 - 0

Team 1

Rotherham United

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 18 Total 2
  • 8 On Target 0
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 85
  • 52 Dangerous attack 21
  • 111 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Norwich City was in firm control of the ball 70% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Norwich City won the match​.

Norwich City shot 18 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Rotherham United shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 1 yellow card (Liam Gibbs). On the opposite side, Rotherham United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Gabriel Sara(goal)Jack Stacey
13'
J. Sørensen(goal)Gabriel Sara
21'
Borja Sainz(goal)Jacob Lungi Sørensen
32'
Josh Sargent(goal)Jack Stacey
45'
D. Batth- sub ->Ben Gibson
46'
46'
Andy Rinomhota- sub ->Charlie Wyke
Gabriel Sara(goal)
47'
Christian Fassnacht- sub ->Kenny McLean
52'
S. van Hooijdonk- sub ->Josh Sargent
52'
58'
Arvin Appiah- sub ->Sean Morrison
58'
Jordan Hugill- sub ->Tom Eaves
58'
Sam Nombe- sub ->Oliver Rathbone
L. Gibbs- sub ->Marcelino Núñez
68'
L. Gibbs- Yellow
74'
85'
Jamie Lindsay- sub ->Sam Clucas

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this contest, Norwich City has 58 points like Hull City to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Rotherham United will stays with 19 points to remain in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away with Stoke City on the 16th of March with a 8-8 head to head stats.

Rotherham United will host Huddersfield Town on the 16th of March with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Huddersfield Town (5 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
7.0
D
Sam McCallum 15.England
7.0
D
J. Sørensen 19.Denmark
8.7
Goals21'
D
Jack Stacey 3.England
8.5
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
7.0
46'
D
Dimitrios Giannoulis  30.Greece
M
Borja Sainz 7.Spain
8.7
Goals32'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
7.9
68'
M
Ashley Barnes 10.England
7.0
81'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
10.1
Goals13', 47'
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
7.0
52'
F
Josh Sargent 9.United States
7.9
52' Goals45'
Substitutes
G
G. Long 12.England
D
D. Batth 21.England
6.8
46'
D
K. Fisher 35.England
D
G. Hanley 5.Scotland
M
L. Gibbs 8.England
6.4
68' 74'
M
Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland
6.8
52'
F
S. van Hooijdonk 14.Netherlands
6.4
52'

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: Dimitrios Giannoulis, Angus Gunn (7.0), Jack Stacey (8.5), Jacob Lungi Sørensen (8.7), Ben Gibson (7.0), Sam McCallum (7.0), Marcelino Núñez (7.9), Kenny McLean (7.0), Gabriel Sara (10.1), Ashley Barnes (7.0), Borja Sainz (8.7) and Josh Sargent (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Grant Hanley, Liam Gibbs (6.4), Christian Fassnacht (6.8), George Long, Sydney van Hooijdonk (6.4), Danny Batth (6.8), Kellen Fisher, Finley Welch and Kenneth Aboh (6.7).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: Marcelino Núñez for Liam Gibbs (68′), Ben Gibson for Danny Batth (46′), Kenny McLean for Christian Fassnacht (52′) and Josh Sargent for Sydney van Hooijdonk (52′).

Player of the match: Borja Sainz​

The most impressive player for Norwich City was Borja Sainz.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 51 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
6.4
D
Sean Morrison 23.England
5.8
58'
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
6.4
D
Cameron Humphreys 24.England
6.4
M
Sam Clucas 8.England
6.1
85'
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
6.3
58'
M
Sebastian Revan 28.England
6.3
M
Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland
M
C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast
6.7
M
Peter Kioso 40.DR Congo
6.6
F
Tom Eaves 9.England
6.4
58'
F
Charlie Wyke 14.England
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 26.England
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
M
Cafú 7.Portugal
M
Andy Rinomhota 12.Zimbabwe
6.8
46'
M
Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland
6.8
85'
F
Arvin Appiah 30.England
6.4
58'
F
Jordan Hugill 10.England
7.0
58'
F
Sam Nombe 29.England
6.3
58'

Rotherham United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Leam Richardson played with: Shane Ferguson, Viktor Johansson (6.4), Hakeem Odofin (6.4), Sean Morrison (5.8), Cameron Humphreys (6.4), Christ Tiehi (6.7), Peter Kioso (6.6), Sam Clucas (6.1), Oliver Rathbone (6.3), Sebastian Revan (6.3), Charlie Wyke (6.8) and Tom Eaves (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cafú, Jordan Hugill (7.0), Andy Rinomhota (6.8), Jamie Lindsay (6.8), Sam Nombe (6.3), Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah (6.4) and Femi Seriki.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Charlie Wyke for Andy Rinomhota (46′), Oliver Rathbone for Sam Nombe (58′), Tom Eaves for Jordan Hugill (58′), Sean Morrison for Arvin Appiah (58′) and Sam Clucas for Jamie Lindsay (85′).

Player of the match: Jordan Hugill​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Jordan Hugill.

His rating is 7.0 with 9 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7.

His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 58′.

Results of the day

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