BLACKPOOL. Norwich City overcomes Blackpool 1-0 after T. Pukki scored just 1 goal (21′).

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the collaboration of Nicholas Hopton and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Norwich City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Blackpool shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (J. Gabriel, K. Dougall and ). On the opposite side, Norwich City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this encounter, Blackpool will stay with 11 points like Hull City to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will have 23 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will host Luton Town on the 5th of November with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Luton Town (4 draws).

Norwich City will play away agasint Rotherham United on the 5th of November with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Norwich City (2 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Chris Maxwell (7.8), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (6.4), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.6), Jordan Thorniley (7.4), Dominic Thompson (6.0), Callum Wright (6.2), Kenneth Dougall (6.6), Charlie Patino (6.8), Ian Carlo Poveda (6.4), Jerry Yates (7.1) and Theo Corbeanu (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Callum Connolly, Daniel Grimshaw, Liam Bridcutt, Shayne Lavery, Gary Madine (6.7), Sonny Carey and CJ Hamilton.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: I. Poveda for G. Madine (69′), K. Dougall for S. Carey (83′), J. Yates for C. Hamilton (83′) and T. Corbeanu for S. Lavery (84′).

Best player: Chris Maxwell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was the goalkeeper: Chris Maxwell. His rating is 7.84. He performed 6 saves.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dean Smith played with: Tim Krul (8.3), Max Aarons (7.1), Andrew Omobamidele (7.1), Grant Hanley (7.2), Sam Byram (7.1), Marcelino Núñez (8.6), Kenny McLean (7.3), Josh Sargent (7.6), Aaron Ramsey (7.3), Onel Hernández (6.9) and Teemu Pukki (7.7).

They had on the bench: Angus Gunn, Gabriel Sara, Kieran Dowell (6.4), Liam Gibbs (6.4), Ben Gibson, Danel Sinani (6.2) and Jordan Hugill.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: O. Hernandez for K. Dowell (65′), A. Ramsey for D. Sinani (76′), T. Pukki for L. Gibbs (76′) and M. Nunez for Gabriel Sara (87′).

Best player: Marcelino Núñez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Marcelino Núñez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.6) with 58 passes (81% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• West Bromwich Albion – Swansea City – 2-3
• Sunderland – Preston North End – 0-0
• Sheffield United – Birmingham City – 1-1
• Rotherham United – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
• Reading – Huddersfield Town – 3-1
• Coventry City – Middlesbrough – 1-0
• Cardiff City – Burnley – 1-1
• Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
• Blackpool – Norwich City – 0-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Millwall – 2-1