Preston North End vs Norwich City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Preston North End

67': Thomas Spurr

FT
1 - 3

Norwich City

28': Graham Dorrans
40': Josh Murphy
90'+2': James Maddison

Rare away win for Monday-loving Norwich against lacklustre Preston

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Russell Martin.
4': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Steven Naismith (Norwich City).
5': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
5': Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End).
8': Delay in match Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) because of an injury.
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
10': Substitution, Preston North End. Thomas Spurr replaces Greg Cunningham because of an injury.
11': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Norwich City).
11': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Offside, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher tries a through ball, but Paul Huntington is caught offside.
14': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
16': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
16': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
17': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
17': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Thomas Spurr.
18': Attempt missed. Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Pritchard following a corner.
19': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Norwich City).
19': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Naismith with a headed pass.
21': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marnick Vermijl.
22': Attempt saved. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Bennett with a headed pass.
22': Attempt missed. Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
26': Foul by Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End).
26': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Paul Gallagher.
28': Goal! Preston North End 0, Norwich City 1. Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
31': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
31': Offside, Norwich City. Graham Dorrans tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
32': Foul by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End).
32': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
33': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
34': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
40': Goal! Preston North End 0, Norwich City 2. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Jerome.
42': Attempt saved. Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Jerome.
44': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
44': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
45': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
45': Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Graham Dorrans.
45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Norwich City 2.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Norwich City 2.
46': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Norwich City).
46': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
49': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Norwich City).
49': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
50': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
51': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
51': Attempt blocked. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marnick Vermijl.
51': Attempt missed. Russell Martin (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
52': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Dorrans.
52': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
53': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
53': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Russell Martin.
54': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cameron Jerome.
54': Attempt blocked. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross.
55': Foul by Russell Martin (Norwich City).
55': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
60': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a through ball.
61': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
61': Andrew Boyle (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
62': Substitution, Preston North End. Daryl Horgan replaces Marnick Vermijl.
63': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
64': Offside, Norwich City. Mitchell Dijks tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
65': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
67': Foul by Steven Naismith (Norwich City).
67': Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Goal! Preston North End 1, Norwich City 2. Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Hand ball by Alex Pritchard (Norwich City).
69': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Steven Naismith.
69': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
71': Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
71': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
72': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Graham Dorrans.
74': Foul by Daryl Horgan (Preston North End).
74': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
78': Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
79': Substitution, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira replaces Cameron Jerome.
79': Substitution, Norwich City. James Maddison replaces Alex Pritchard.
81': Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
81': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Callum Robinson.
84': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
84': Steven Naismith (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by James Maddison (Norwich City).
85': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt saved. Jonny Howson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
86': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
88': Attempt blocked. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Maxwell.
89': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Boyle.
89': Andrew Boyle (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
90': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Dorrans.
90': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
90'+2': Goal! Preston North End 1, Norwich City 3. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Naismith with a through ball.
90'+3': Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by James Maddison (Norwich City).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Norwich City 3.
90'+4': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Norwich City 3.

Statistics

NOR		PNE
17	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	7
53	Possession	47
23	SHOTS	16
10	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
288	Accurate Passes	237
401	Passes	352
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	14
0.4	Cross %	0.3
75	Long Balls	79
32	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
28	Effective Clearances	24
28	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 11,373

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
24	Andrew Boyle
3	Greg Cunningham
2	Marnick Vermijl
8	Alan Browne
12	Paul Gallagher
14	Aiden McGeady
29	Tom Barkhuizen
25	Jordan Hugill
37	Callum Robinson

Preston North End Substitutes:

Thomas Spurr, Simon Makienok, Matthew Hudson, Daniel Johnson, Stevie May, Jermaine Beckford, Daryl Horgan.

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	John Ruddy (GK)
24	Ryan Bennett
5	Russell Martin
3	Mitchell Dijks
25	Ivo Pinto
21	Alex Pritchard
4	Graham Dorrans
8	Jonathan Howson
10	Cameron Jerome
31	Josh Murphy
7	Steven Naismith

Norwich City Substitutes:

Michael McGovern, James Maddison, Nélson Oliveira, Jacob Murphy, Yanic Wildschut, Steven Whittaker, Ben Godfrey.

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