Norwich City vs Reading, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Norwich City

3': Nélson Oliveira (P)
15': Wes Hoolahan
26': Alex Pritchard
31': Russell Martin
35': Alex Pritchard
41': Wes Hoolahan
89': Cameron Jerome

FT
7 - 1

Reading

39': Yann Kermorgant

Norwich City 7-1 Reading

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt saved. Jonny Howson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
2': Penalty Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira draws a foul in the penalty area.
2': Penalty conceded by Chris Gunter (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
3': Goal! Norwich City 1, Reading 0. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
4': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
6': Hand ball by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
7': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross.
10': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Alex Pritchard (Norwich City).
11': Attempt saved. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
12': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
13': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
15': Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Reading).
15': Attempt blocked. Russell Martin (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
15': Goal! Norwich City 2, Reading 0. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
17': Offside, Reading. Chris Gunter tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
19': Attempt blocked. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
21': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
21': Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
25': Mitchell Dijks (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Goal! Norwich City 3, Reading 0. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
28': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
30': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Garath McCleary.
31': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
31': Goal! Norwich City 4, Reading 0. Russell Martin (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
33': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Norwich City).
33': Jordon Mutch (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a set piece situation.
35': Goal! Norwich City 5, Reading 0. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.
37': Offside, Reading. Reece Oxford tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
38': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
39': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
39': Goal! Norwich City 5, Reading 1. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
41': Attempt blocked. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
41': Attempt blocked. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
41': Attempt saved. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
41': Goal! Norwich City 6, Reading 1. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
42': Offside, Reading. Jordon Mutch tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
44': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
45'+1': Mitchell Dijks (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 6, Reading 1.
45': Second Half begins Norwich City 6, Reading 1.
46': Offside, Reading. Yann Kermorgant tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Timm Klose (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
50': Offside, Reading. Lewis Grabban tries a through ball, but Tyler Blackett is caught offside.
52': Substitution, Reading. Jordan Obita replaces Jordon Mutch.
53': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
53': Corner, Reading. Conceded by John Ruddy.
55': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
55': Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a cross.
59': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
59': Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Liam Moore (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Reading. Tennai Watson replaces Tyler Blackett.
62': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard.
63': Attempt blocked. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
65': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
66': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
66': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
67': Attempt blocked. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
67': Offside, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira tries a through ball, but Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
73': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
74': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
76': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
76': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Pritchard following a corner.
77': Attempt saved. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
78': Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
78': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Reece Oxford.
78': Attempt saved. Timm Klose (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a cross.
79': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
79': Substitution, Reading. Danzell Gravenberch replaces John Swift.
80': Foul by Danzell Gravenberch (Reading).
80': Jonny Howson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Substitution, Norwich City. Josh Murphy replaces Alex Pritchard.
81': Mitchell Dijks (Norwich City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan following a set piece situation.
82': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
82': Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
83': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Dijks (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
83': Foul by Jonny Howson (Norwich City).
83': Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Norwich City).
87': Substitution, Norwich City. Cameron Jerome replaces Nélson Oliveira.
87': Substitution, Norwich City. Steven Naismith replaces Wes Hoolahan.
88': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
88': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
88': Jordan Obita (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
89': Goal! Norwich City 7, Reading 1. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
90': Foul by Danzell Gravenberch (Reading).
90': Steven Naismith (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Tennai Watson.
90'+1': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
90'+1': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Norwich City 7, Reading 1.
90'+2': Match ends, Norwich City 7, Reading 1.
90'+2': Match ends, Norwich City 7, Reading 1.

Statistics

REA		NOR
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	4
55.8	Possession	44.2
12	SHOTS	30
5	ON GOAL	13
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
378	Accurate Passes	293
470	Passes	364
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	2
16	Crosses	18
0.6	Cross %	0.1
92	Long Balls	54
51	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	9
12	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
22	Effective Clearances	12
22	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,163

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

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	John Ruddy (GK)
15	Timm Klose
5	Russell Martin
3	Mitchell Dijks
25	Ivo Pinto
21	Alex Pritchard
8	Jonathan Howson
27	Alexander Tettey
9	Nélson Oliveira
14	Wes Hoolahan
22	Jacob Murphy

Norwich City Substitutes:

Steven Naismith, Cameron Jerome, Steven Whittaker, Ryan Bennett, Yanic Wildschut, Michael McGovern, Josh Murphy.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Ali Al-Habsi (GK)
16	Liam Moore
32	Reece Oxford
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
8	John Swift
38	Liam Kelly
54	Jordon Mutch
18	Yann Kermorgant
50	Lewis Grabban
12	Garath McCleary

Reading Substitutes:

Daniel Williams, Jordan Obita, Joseph Mendes, Anssi Jaakkola, Adrian Popa, Danzell Gravenberch, Tennai Watson.

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