Norwich City vs Cardiff City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Norwich City

FT
0 - 2

Cardiff City

86': Kenneth Zohore
90'+3': Junior Hoilett

Norwich City 0-2 Cardiff City

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Madine with a headed pass.
1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Timm Klose.
3': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
3': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
3': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
4': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Moritz Leitner (Norwich City).
5': Foul by Gary Madine (Cardiff City).
5': Timm Klose (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
5': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
10': Attempt blocked. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
10': Attempt saved. Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
10': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
10': Delay in match Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) because of an injury.
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Attempt blocked. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
16': Moritz Leitner (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
19': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
19': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
22': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
22': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Attempt saved. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Madine.
25': Attempt blocked. Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
25': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
26': Delay in match Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
28': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City).
29': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Gary Madine (Cardiff City).
30': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
32': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
33': Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Moritz Leitner following a corner.
33': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
34': Substitution, Cardiff City. Bruno Ecuele Manga replaces Sol Bamba because of an injury.
35': Delay in match Timm Klose (Norwich City) because of an injury.
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Foul by Craig Bryson (Cardiff City).
36': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
40': Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City).
40': Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
41': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
44': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
45': Attempt blocked. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
45'+1': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
45'+1': Gary Madine (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Moritz Leitner.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Gary Madine (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
45'+3': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
45'+4': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Loïc Damour.
50': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
50': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Moritz Leitner (Norwich City).
52': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett with a cross following a set piece situation.
53': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
54': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
54': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
54': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
54': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
57': Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
58': Foul by Gary Madine (Cardiff City).
58': Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
59': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Attempt missed. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
61': Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
61': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
63': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by David Junior Hoilett.
65': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
65': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
68': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
69': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Srbeny.
70': Hand ball by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Gary Madine.
73': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
73': Moritz Leitner (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
74': Attempt missed. Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
74': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moritz Leitner with a headed pass.
75': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Paterson.
77': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
77': Harrison Reed (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
79': Delay in match Harrison Reed (Norwich City) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Norwich City. Ivo Pinto replaces Harrison Reed because of an injury.
81': Substitution, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira replaces Dennis Srbeny.
81': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
81': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
82': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt missed. Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
84': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Moritz Leitner.
84': Angus Gunn (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
85': Substitution, Norwich City. Wes Hoolahan replaces Moritz Leitner.
85': Offside, Norwich City. Angus Gunn tries a through ball, but Nélson Oliveira is caught offside.
86': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
86': Goal! Norwich City 0, Cardiff City 1. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
89': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
89': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Craig Bryson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
90': Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Timm Klose.
90'+2': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
90'+2': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Goal! Norwich City 0, Cardiff City 2. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
90'+4': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Cardiff City 2.
90'+4': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

CAR		NOR
23	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	4
33.4	Possession	66.6
15	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
125	Accurate Passes	353
224	Passes	446
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	22
0.1	Cross %	0.2
55	Long Balls	60
25	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	6
21	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
32	Effective Clearances	27
32	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,503

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Norwich City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
15	Timm Klose
31	Grant Hanley
26	Jamal Lewis
4	Harrison Reed
27	Alexander Tettey
8	Mario Vrancic
10	Moritz Leitner
32	Dennis Srbeny
11	Josh Murphy
23	James Maddison

Norwich City Substitutes:

Sean Raggett, Michael McGovern, Christoph Zimmerman, Nélson Oliveira, Ivo Pinto, Wes Hoolahan, James Husband.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Neil Etheridge (GK)
14	Sol Bamba
4	Sean Morrison
3	Joe Bennett
2	Lee Peltier
21	Craig Bryson
17	Aron Gunnarsson
20	Loïc Damour
44	Gary Madine
33	Junior Hoilett
19	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Brian Murphy, Jamie Ward, Marko Grujic, Callum Paterson, Anthony Pilkington, Bruno Ecuélé Manga, Kenneth Zohore.

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