English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 16, 2016
Norwich City LWWLL 0
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AFC Bournemouth DLDWL 3
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Vitality Stadium · 11,065 att.

Match Report

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Benik Afobe opens Bournemouth account in big win over Norwich

Bournemouth recorded the biggest win of their short Premier League tenure after cruising to a 3-0 victory against Norwich.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
54.6
Possession
45.4
10
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
330
Accurate Passes
261
418
Passes
353
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
5
25
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
70
35
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
1
17
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
24
21
Clearances
26

Head to Head

NOR leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

BOU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Artur BorucG
  2. 3Steve CookCD-L
  3. 2Simon FrancisCD-R
  4. 6Andrew SurmanDM
  5. 11Charlie DanielsLB
  6. 15Adam SmithRB
  7. 8Harry ArterCM-L
  8. 4Dan GoslingCM-R
  9. 7Marc PughLM
  10. 19Junior StanislasRM
  11. 20Benik AfobeF

Substitutes

  1. 23Adam FedericiSUB
  2. 12Juan IturbeSUB
  3. 18Yann KermorgantSUB
  4. 25Sylvain DistinSUB
  5. 32Eunan O'KaneSUB
  6. 16Shaun MacDonaldSUB
  7. 27Glenn MurraySUB

NOR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 13Declan RuddG
  2. 6Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 24Ryan BennettCD-R
  4. 12Robbie BradyLB
  5. 5Russell MartinRB
  6. 8Jonathan HowsonCM-L
  7. 27Alexander TetteyCM-R
  8. 16Matthew JarvisLM
  9. 32Vadis Odjidja-OfoeRM
  10. 9Dieumerci MbokaniF
  11. 14Wes HoolahanRCF

Substitutes

  1. 10Cameron JeromeSUB
  2. 18Graham DorransSUB
  3. 22Nathan RedmondSUB
  4. 3Andre WisdomSUB
  5. 21Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  6. 23Martin OlssonSUB
  7. 1John RuddySUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Norwich City 0. Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Pugh with a cross.
  2. 43' Declan Rudd (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Harry Arter (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 54' Goal! Bournemouth 2, Norwich City 0. Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 56' Substitution, Norwich City. Cameron Jerome replaces Matthew Jarvis.
  6. 56' Substitution, Norwich City. Nathan Redmond replaces Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.
  7. 69' Substitution, Norwich City. Graham Dorrans replaces Wes Hoolahan.
  8. 75' Goal! Bournemouth 3, Norwich City 0. Benik Afobe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Daniels with a cross.
  9. 80' Substitution, Bournemouth. Eunan O'Kane replaces Harry Arter.
  10. 84' Substitution, Bournemouth. Glenn Murray replaces Benik Afobe because of an injury.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Bournemouth. Yann Kermorgant replaces Dan Gosling.

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