Norwich City conquers Stoke City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NORWICH. Norwich City beats Stoke City 3-1.

October 30, 2022

NORWICH. Norwich City overcomes Stoke City 3-1. Norwich City was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with A. Ramsey (38′), A. Ramsey (71′) and Gabriel Sara (77′). Stoke City reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 2′) by N. Powell, but there was not much to do for them. Stoke City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

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 Keith Stroud who had the assistance of Ian Cooper and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Norwich City

3 - 1

Stoke City

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

14 Total 17
7 On Target 4
7 Off Target 13
0 Shots blocked 0

67 Attack 113
29 Dangerous attack 61
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6

Fouls

14 Total 10
6 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Stoke City had a strong ball possession 57% while Norwich City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Norwich City found a way to find the solution to win this contest.

Norwich City shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 6 yellow cards (K. Dowell, O. Hernandez, S. McCallum, I. Hayden, S. Byram and G. Hanley). Talking about the opposition, Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (D. Gayle and J. Laurent).

Match Timeline

19'

32'

38'

Onel Hernández- Yellow

45'

Gabriel Sara- sub ->K. Dowell

56'

58'

Sam McCallum- Yellow

59'

62'

63'

66'

M. Núñez- sub ->Onel Hernández

67'

68'

71'

76'

Jordan Thompson- sub ->Lewis Baker

Gabriel Sara(goal)

77'

81'

82'

Josh Laurent- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After playing this contest, Norwich City will have 28 points like Swansea City to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will stay with 19 points like Wigan Athletic to sit in the 19th 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).

Stoke City will play away agasint Wigan Athletic on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

7.1

G. Hanley 5.Scotland

6.9

Ben Gibson 6.England

7.1

Sam Byram 3.England

7.3

66'

Sam McCallum 15.England

7.0

59'

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.1

67'

45'

Isaac Hayden 8.England

7.0

68'

62'

K. Dowell 10.England

6.6

56'

19'

Aaron Ramsey 20.England

8.8

38', 71'

L. Gibbs 46.England

7.1

Teemu Pukki 22.Finland

7.0

81'

Substitutes

Tim Krul 1.Netherlands

Max Aarons 2.England

J. Tomkinson 45.United States

Todd Cantwell 14.England

7.3

68'

M. Núñez 26.Chile

6.5

67'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

7.3

56'

77'

Jordan Hugill 9.England

81'

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

The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn (7.1), Sam Byram (7.3), Grant Hanley (6.9), Ben Gibson (7.1), Sam McCallum (7.0), Isaac Hayden (7.0), Liam Gibbs (7.1), Kieran Dowell (6.6), Aaron Ramsey (8.8), Onel Hernández (6.1) and Teemu Pukki (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Hugill, Todd Cantwell (7.3), Max Aarons, Jonathan Tomkinson, Marcelino Núñez (6.5), Tim Krul and Gabriel Sara (7.3).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: K. Dowell for Gabriel Sara (56′), O. Hernandez for M. Nunez (67′), I. Hayden for T. Cantwell (68′) and T. Pukki for J. Hugill (81′).

Best player: Aaron Ramsey

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Aaron Ramsey.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 30 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

Josef Bursik 1.England

6.8

Phil Jagielka 6.England

6.2

Morgan Fox 3.Wales

6.4

Harry Clarke 2.England

6.8

58'

B. Wilmot 16.England

6.4

L. Baker 8.England

6.6

76'

Josh Laurent 28.England

6.6

82'

Tarique Fosu-Henry 24.England

6.7

76'

Will Smallbone 18.Republic of Ireland

6.8

63'

Jacob Brown 9.Scotland

6.5

Dwight Gayle 11.England

6.2

76'

32'

Substitutes

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

Tom Sparrow 39.England

Aden Flint 4.England

Nick Powell 25.England

6.4

63'

90'

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

76'

Liam Delap 17.England

76'

D'Margio Wright-Phillips 29.England

76'

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

Alex Neil played with: Josef Bursik (6.8), Harry Clarke (6.8), Phil Jagielka (6.2), Ben Wilmot (6.4), Morgan Fox (6.4), Lewis Baker (6.6), Josh Laurent (6.6), Jacob Brown (6.5), Will Smallbone (6.8), Tariqe Fosu-Henry (6.7) and Dwight Gayle (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: D’Margio Wright-Phillips, Tom Sparrow, Aden Flint, Jack Bonham, Nick Powell (6.4), Jordan Thompson and Liam Delap.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 4 changes: W. Smallbone for N. Powell (63′), L. Baker for J. Thompson (76′), T. Fosu for L. Delap (76′) and D. Gayle for D. Wright-Phillips (76′).