Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City finds the way to recover against Blackburn Rovers with a goal on the Y. Ohashi 87' and a goal on the R. Hedges 20'.

John Ross

August 18, 2024

NORWICH. Norwich City bounces back against Blackburn Rovers with a goal on the Y. Ohashi 87′ and a goal on the R. Hedges 20′.

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 26,400 spectators. The referee was James Bell with the collaboration of Matthew Smith and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.71 degrees Celsius or 71.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.

Match Statistics

Norwich City

2 - 2

Blackburn Rovers

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

14 Total 7
4 On Target 3
9 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 3

92 Attack 67
46 Dangerous attack 31
41 Ball safe 47

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4

Fouls

12 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Blackburn Rovers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Norwich City to win the match.

Norwich City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Callum Doyle and Jack Stacey). Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Hayden Carter, Tyrhys Dolan and Lewis Travis).

Match Timeline

20'

Ryan Hedges(goal)Makhtar Gueye

Jack Stacey- Yellow

27'

Callum Doyle- Yellow

45'

Lewis Travis- Yellow

José Córdoba- sub ->Benjamin Chrisene

58'

Onel Hernández- sub ->Gabriel Forsyth

58'

64'

Yuki Ohashi- sub ->Makhtar Gueye

64'

Andreas Weimann- sub ->Ryan Hedges

Josh Sargent(goal)Callum Doyle

65'

68'

Tyrhys Dolan- Yellow

Borja Sainz(goal)Josh Sargent

73'

Liam Gibbs- sub ->Amankwah Forson

76'

78'

Hayden Carter- Yellow

81'

John Buckley- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan

81'

Arnór Sigurdsson- sub ->Joe Rankin-Costello

87'

Yuki Ohashi(goal)Callum Brittain

Kellen Fisher- sub ->Borja Sainz

89'

Abu Kamara- sub ->Josh Sargent

89'

90'

Danny Batth- sub ->Hayden Carter

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Norwich City has 1 points to occupy the 19th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers has 4 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will host Sheffield United on the 24th of August with a 7-7 head to head stats.

Blackburn Rovers will host Oxford United on the 24th of August with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackburn Rovers (0 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

Angus Gunn 1.Scotland

6.9

Jack Stacey 3.England

6.3

27'

Shane Duffy 4.Republic of Ireland

6.6

Callum Doyle 6.England

7.2

45'

Benjamin Chrisene 14.England

6.2

58'

Borja Sainz 7.Spain

8.1

89'

73'

Amankwah Forson 18.Ghana

6.5

76'

Kenny McLean 23.Scotland

7.0

Marcelino Núñez 26.Chile

7.3

Gabriel Forsyth 41.Scotland

6.6

58'

Josh Sargent 9.United States

6.9

89'

65'

Substitutes

George Long 12.England

Grant Hanley 5.Scotland

José Córdoba 33.Panama

6.5

58'

Kellen Fisher 35.England

89'

Brad Hills 40.England

Liam Gibbs 8.England

6.3

76'

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.6

58'

Abu Kamara 47.England

89'

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

The manager Johannes Hoff Thorup decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn (6.9), Jack Stacey (6.3), Shane Duffy (6.6), Callum Doyle (7.2), Benjamin Chrisene (6.2), Marcelino Núñez (7.3), Kenny McLean (7.0), Gabriel Forsyth (6.6), Amankwah Forson (6.5), Borja Sainz (8.1) and Josh Sargent (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Grant Hanley, Abu Kamara, Liam Gibbs (6.3), George Long, Onel Hernández (6.6), José Córdoba (6.5), Kellen Fisher, Brad Hills and Elliot Myles.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Josh Sargent for Abu Kamara (89′), Amankwah Forson for Liam Gibbs (76′), Borja Sainz for Kellen Fisher (89′), Benjamin Chrisene for José Córdoba (58′) and Gabriel Forsyth for Onel Hernández (58′).

Player of the match: Borja Sainz

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Borja Sainz.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 21 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers

Aynsley Pears 1.England

6.5

Callum Brittain 2.England

7.0

Harry Pickering 3.England

6.9

Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland

6.7

Hayden Carter 17.England

6.8

90'

78'

Sondre Tronstad 6.Norway

7.0

Sammie Szmodics 8.England

Tyrhys Dolan 10.England

6.9

81'

68'

Joe Rankin-Costello 11.England

6.3

81'

Ryan Hedges 19.Wales

7.9

64'

20'

Lewis Travis 27.England

7.6

45'

Makhtar Gueye 9.Senegal

7.3

64'

Substitutes

Joe Hilton 13.England

Danny Batth 15.England

90'

Kyle McFadzean 4.England

Arnór Sigurdsson 7.Iceland

6.8

81'

John Buckley 21.England

6.9

81'

Andreas Weimann 14.Austria

6.8

64'

Yuki Ohashi 23.Japan

7.3

64'

87'

Jack Vale 29.Wales

Also Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Eustace played with: Sammie Szmodics, Aynsley Pears (6.5), Callum Brittain (7.0), Hayden Carter (6.8), Dominic Hyam (6.7), Harry Pickering (6.9), Sondre Tronstad (7.0), Lewis Travis (7.6), Joe Rankin-Costello (6.3), Tyrhys Dolan (6.9) and Ryan Hedges (7.9), Makhtar Gueye (7.3).

They had on the bench: Arnór Sigurdsson (6.8), Andreas Weimann (6.8), Danny Batth, John Buckley (6.9), Yuki Ohashi (7.3), Jack Vale, Joe Hilton, Leo Duru and Kyle McFadzean.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Danny Batth (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Tyrhys Dolan for John Buckley (81′), Joe Rankin-Costello for Arnór Sigurdsson (81′), Makhtar Gueye for Yuki Ohashi (64′), Ryan Hedges for Andreas Weimann (64′) and Hayden Carter for Danny Batth (90′).