NORWICH. Brighton & Hove Albion didn’t concede much to Norwich City to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the help of Neil Davies and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 3 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 79 Attack 134
- 45 Dangerous attack 63
- 65 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 5 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a strong ball possession 65% while Norwich City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Brighton & Hove Albion to win the contest.
Norwich City shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 3 yellow cards (D. Giannoulis, O. Kabak and T. Pukki). On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 5 yellow cards (A. Lallana, J. Veltman, M. Cucurella, S. Duffy and D. Burn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Norwich City will have 2 points to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 15 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Norwich City will play away with Chelsea on the 23rd of October with a 9-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (4 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion will host Manchester City on the 23rd of October with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Ozan Kabak , Grant Hanley , Ben Gibson , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Pierre Lees Melou , Mathias Normann , Kenny McLean , Josh Sargent and Teemu Pukki .
The home team had on the bench: Milot Rashica , C. Tzolis, K. Dowell, A. Idah, A. Gunn, B. Gilmour, B. Williams, Lukas Rupp and A. Omobamidele.
Norwich City could not rely on the presence of L. Rupp (injured).
Substitutions
Norwich City made 3 changes: J. Sargent for M. Rashica (76′), M. Normann for L. Rupp (83′) and T. Pukki for A. Idah (90′).
Best player: Pierre Lees Melou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Pierre Lees Melou.
His rating is with 33 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez , Shane Duffy , Lewis Dunk , Dan Burn , Joël Veltman , Pascal Groß , Adam Lallana , Jakub Moder , Marc Cucurella , Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay .
They had on the bench: Tariq Lamptey , Solly March , Alexis Mac Allister , E. Mwepu, J. Locadia, H. Roberts, A. Connolly, Y. Bissouma and J. Steele.
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: J. Veltman for T. Lamptey (59′), M. Cucurella for S. March (66′) and J. Moder for A. Mac Allister (84′).
Best player: Lewis Dunk
The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Lewis Dunk.
His rating is with 61 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Watford – Liverpool – 0-5
- Aston Villa – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-3
- Leicester City – Manchester United – 4-2
- Manchester City – Burnley – 2-0
- Norwich City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-0
- Southampton – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brentford – Chelsea – 0-1