Norwich City and Swansea City draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City manages to recover against Swansea City with a goal on the J. Paterson 24' and a penalty kick on the M. Grimes 53'.

Mark Hall

April 28, 2024

NORWICH. Norwich City recovers against Swansea City with a goal on the J. Paterson 24′ and a penalty kick on the M. Grimes 53′. Swansea City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

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 26,429 spectators. The referee was James Linington with the support of Andrew Fox and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.58 degrees Celsius or 43.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Norwich City

2 - 2

Swansea City

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

27 Total 13
8 On Target 6
10 Off Target 2
11 Shots blocked 5

95 Attack 104
69 Dangerous attack 32
73 Ball safe 114

0 Penalties 1
12 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Norwich City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Norwich City to win the match.

Norwich City shot 27 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Swansea City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 3 yellow cards (K. McLean, Sam McCallum and A. Gunn). Regarding the opposition, Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (Liam Cullen and Jamie Paterson).

Match Timeline

24'

Jamie Paterson(goal)Liam Cullen

Gabriel Sara(goal)Christian Fassnacht

34'

45'

Jamie Paterson- Yellow

Josh Sargent(goal)Gabriel Sara

45'

A. Gunn- Yellow

53'

Matt Grimes (penalty)

57'

Liam Cullen- Yellow

Ashley Barnes- sub ->Borja Sainz

67'

J. Rowe- sub ->Christian Fassnacht

67'

68'

Jamal Lowe- sub ->Jamie Paterson

68'

Jerry Yates- sub ->Liam Cullen

Sam McCallum- Yellow

77'

76'

N. Wood-Gordon- sub ->Harry Darling

J. Sørensen- sub ->Ashley Barnes

82'

Liam Walsh- sub ->Oliver Cooper

K. McLean- Yellow

90'

S. van Hooijdonk- sub ->Sam McCallum

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Norwich City has 73 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City will has 57 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away against Birmingham City on the 4th of May with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (6 draws).

Swansea City will host Millwall on the 4th of May with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (5 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

6.7

53'

Jack Stacey 3.England

6.8

Ben Gibson 6.England

6.7

Sam McCallum 15.England

7.5

90'

77'

Shane Duffy 24.Republic of Ireland

8.1

Borja Sainz 7.Spain

7.0

67'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

10.1

34'

K. McLean 23.Scotland

7.0

90'

M. Núñez 26.Chile

8.1

Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland

7.9

67'

Josh Sargent 9.United States

7.9

45'

Substitutes

G. Long 12.England

G. Hanley 5.Scotland

D. Batth 21.England

K. Fisher 35.England

J. Sørensen 19.Denmark

6.8

82'

Ashley Barnes 10.England

6.3

67'

S. van Hooijdonk 14.Netherlands

90'

J. Rowe 27.England

7.0

67'

Norwich City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: A. Gunn (6.7), Jack Stacey (6.8), Shane Duffy (8.1), Ben Gibson (6.7), Sam McCallum (7.5), M. Núñez (8.1), K. McLean (7.0), Christian Fassnacht (7.9), Gabriel Sara (10.1), Borja Sainz (7.0) and Josh Sargent (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Ashley Barnes (6.3), G. Hanley, G. Long, S. van Hooijdonk, J. Sørensen (6.8), D. Batth, J. Rowe (7.0), K. Fisher and Guilherme Montóia.

Norwich City could not rely on the presence of J. Sørensen (injured).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: Borja Sainz for Ashley Barnes (67′), Christian Fassnacht for J. Rowe (67′), Ashley Barnes for J. Sørensen (82′) and Sam McCallum for S. van Hooijdonk (90′).

Player of the match: Shane Duffy

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Shane Duffy .

His rating is 8.1 with 39 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City

Carl Rushworth 22.England

7.0

Josh Key 2.England

7.3

Ben Cabango 5.Wales

8.2

Harry Darling 6.England

7.5

76'

Josh Tymon 14.England

7.1

Jay Fulton 4.Scotland

7.0

Matt Grimes 8.England

7.5

53'

Jamie Paterson 12.England

7.1

68'

45'

24'

Oliver Cooper 31.Wales

6.6

82'

Ronald 35.Brazil

6.4

Liam Cullen 20.Wales

6.7

68'

57'

Substitutes

Andy Fisher 1.England

N. Wood-Gordon 23.England

6.4

76'

Bashir Humphreys 33.England

Charlie Patino 18.England

Liam Walsh 28.England

6.8

82'

Azeem Abdulai 47.Scotland

Jerry Yates 9.England

6.4

68'

Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica

7.3

68'

Mykola Kukharevych 19.Ukraine

Also Swansea City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Luke Williams played with: Carl Rushworth (7.0), Josh Key (7.3), Ben Cabango (8.2), Harry Darling (7.5), Josh Tymon (7.1), Jay Fulton (7.0), Matt Grimes (7.5), Ronald (6.4), Oliver Cooper (6.6), Jamie Paterson (7.1) and Liam Cullen (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andy Fisher, Jerry Yates (6.4), Jamal Lowe (7.3), Charlie Patino, Mykola Kukharevych , N. Wood-Gordon (6.4), Liam Walsh (6.8), Bashir Humphreys and Azeem Abdulai.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of N. Wood-Gordon (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 4 changes: Jamie Paterson for Jamal Lowe (68′), Liam Cullen for Jerry Yates (68′), Oliver Cooper for Liam Walsh (82′) and Harry Darling for N. Wood-Gordon (76′).