NORWICH. Norwich City conquers Millwall 2-0 after J. Sargent scores a double.
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Daniel Cook and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 2 On Target 2
- 17 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 111
- 44 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 4 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Norwich City was in firm control of the ball 63% while Millwall was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Norwich City was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Norwich City won the match.
Norwich City shot 19 times, 2 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Millwall shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (L. Gibbs and T. Krul). On the other side, Millwall received 2 yellow cards (G. Saville and G. Honeyman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Norwich City will have 1 points like Coventry City, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Middlesbrough and Swansea City to hold in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Millwall will stay with 3 points like Sheffield United, Watford, Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff City, Reading, Stoke City and Blackpool to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will play away against Rotherham United on the 5th of November with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (2 draws).
Millwall will host Hull City on the 5th of November with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (5 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Andrew Omobamidele , Grant Hanley , Kenny McLean , Kieran Dowell , Liam Gibbs , Marcelino Núñez , Danel Sinani , Josh Sargent and Onel Hernández .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Gibson, Teemu Pukki , Angus Gunn, Gabriel Sara, Aaron Ramsey , Todd Cantwell and Milot Rashica.
Substitutions
Norwich City made 3 changes: K. Dowell for T. Cantwell (78′), O. Hernandez for A. Ramsey (78′) and J. Sargent for T. Pukki (86′).
Best player: Josh Sargent
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Josh Sargent.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 17.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Rowett played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Ryan Leonard , Shaun Hutchinson , Murray Wallace , Danny McNamara , Billy Mitchell , George Saville , Scott Malone , George Honeyman , Tyler Burey and Benik Afobe .
These were the players on the bench: Zian Flemming , Jamie Shackleton , Andreas Voglsammer , Charlie Cresswell, Tom Bradshaw, George Long and Jake Cooper .
Substitutions
Millwall made 4 changes: T. Burey for A. Voglsammer (70′), G. Honeyman for Z. Flemming (70′), B. Mitchell for J. Shackleton (70′) and D. McNamara for J. Cooper (86′).
Best player: Shaun Hutchinson
The most impressive player for Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson.
His rating is with 33 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Norwich City – Millwall – 2-0