Preston North End conquers Norwich City 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Preston North End beat Norwich City.

October 9, 2022

NORWICH. Preston North End topped Norwich City. Norwich City was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford with the assistance of Mark Russell and Andrew Aylott. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Norwich City

2 - 3

Preston North End

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

18 Total 8
8 On Target 5
10 Off Target 3
0 Shots blocked 0

114 Attack 85
71 Dangerous attack 36
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 3

Fouls

10 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Norwich City had a strong ball possession 62% while Preston North End was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Preston North End was able to find the solution to win this match.

Norwich City shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 1 yellow card (S. Byram). On the other side, Preston North End received 5 yellow cards (R. Brady, A. Fernandez, A. Browne, J. Storey and D. Johnson).

Match Timeline

Josh Sargent(goal)

25'

Emil Riis(goal)R. Brady

30'

44'

Robbie Brady- Yellow

Gabriel Sara- sub ->S. Byram

46'

51'

Emil Riis(goal)A. Fernandez

55'

58'

59'

Alan Browne - Yellow

64'

Jordan Storey- Yellow

67'

Ben Woodburn- sub ->R. Brady

72'

Gabriel Sara(goal)

76'

79'

Andrew Hughes- sub ->G. Cunningham

80'

Onel Hernández- sub ->L. Gibbs

81'

82'

Ryan Ledson- sub ->T. Parrott

82'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After playing this encounter, Norwich City will stay with 24 points like Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Preston North End will have 19 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will host Queens Park Rangers on the 2nd of November with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Norwich City (5 draws).

Preston North End will host Swansea City on the 1st of November with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Swansea City (2 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

Tim Krul 1.Netherlands

5.6

G. Hanley 5.Scotland

6.8

Sam Byram 3.England

6.1

46'

30'

Max Aarons 2.England

6.4

Andrew Omobamidele 4.Republic of Ireland

6.4

K. McLean 23.Scotland

7.2

Aaron Ramsey 20.England

6.6

58'

L. Gibbs 46.England

7.2

81'

M. Núñez 26.Chile

6.5

72'

Teemu Pukki 22.Finland

6.5

Josh Sargent 24.United States

7.5

Substitutes

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

Ben Gibson 6.England

K. Dowell 10.England

6.6

72'

Danel Sinani 21.Luxembourg

6.4

58'

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.6

81'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

7.1

46'

76'

Jordan Hugill 9.England

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

The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Tim Krul (5.6), Max Aarons (6.4), Andrew Omobamidele (6.4), Grant Hanley (6.8), Sam Byram (6.1), Marcelino Núñez (6.5), Liam Gibbs (7.2), Kenny McLean (7.2), Aaron Ramsey (6.6), Teemu Pukki (6.5) and Josh Sargent (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Angus Gunn, Kieran Dowell (6.6), Danel Sinani (6.4), Ben Gibson, Onel Hernández (6.6), Jordan Hugill and Gabriel Sara (7.1).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: S. Byram for Gabriel Sara (46′), A. Ramsey for D. Sinani (58′), M. Nunez for K. Dowell (72′) and L. Gibbs for O. Hernandez (81′).

Best player: Josh Sargent

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Josh Sargent.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End

Freddie Woodman 1.England

7.4

Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland

6.4

79'

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

6.2

Jordan Storey 14.England

6.6

64'

Álvaro Fernández 2.Spain

6.9

55'

Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland

6.8

59'

Ben Whiteman 4.England

7.1

Ali McCann 13.Scotland

6.9

82'

Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland

7.4

67'

44'

Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland

6.7

46'

Emil Riis 19.Denmark

8.1

25', 51'

Substitutes

David Cornell 25.Wales

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

6.7

79'

Ben Woodburn 20.Wales

6.7

67'

Ryan Ledson 18.England

6.8

82'

Daniel Johnson 10.Jamaica

6.3

82'

90'

Brad Potts 44.England

Troy Parrott 15.Republic of Ireland

7.3

46'

80'

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Ryan Lowe played with: Freddie Woodman (7.4), Jordan Storey (6.6), Liam Lindsay (6.2), Greg Cunningham (6.4), Alan Browne (6.8), Alistair McCann (6.9), Benjamin Whiteman (7.1), Álvaro Fernandez (6.9), Robbie Brady (7.4), Sean Maguire (6.7) and Emil Riis Jacobsen (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Andrew Hughes (6.7), Brad Potts, David Cornell, Troy Parrott (7.3), Ben Woodburn (6.7), Ryan Ledson (6.8) and Daniel Johnson (6.3).

Substitutions

Preston North End made 5 changes: S. Maguire for T. Parrott (46′), R. Brady for B. Woodburn (67′), G. Cunningham for A. Hughes (79′), T. Parrott for R. Ledson (82′) and A. McCann for D. Johnson (82′).