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

· English League Championship

Norwich City

70': Ivo Pinto

FT
1 - 2

Sheffield United

6': James Wilson
68': Clayton Donaldson

Norwich City 1-2 Sheffield United

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
3': Harrison Reed (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
6': Goal! Norwich City 0, Sheffield United 1. James Wilson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack O'Connell following a corner.
9': Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
10': Foul by Lee Evans (Sheffield United).
10': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Attempt saved. Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
14': Attempt saved. Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
14': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
17': Offside, Norwich City. Angus Gunn tries a through ball, but Nélson Oliveira is caught offside.
20': Attempt saved. Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Clarke with a headed pass.
21': Offside, Norwich City. Timm Klose tries a through ball, but Nélson Oliveira is caught offside.
22': Offside, Sheffield United. Richard Stearman tries a through ball, but George Baldock is caught offside.
23': Foul by Harrison Reed (Norwich City).
23': Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt blocked. James Wilson (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
30': Attempt missed. George Baldock (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
32': Attempt blocked. James Wilson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
33': Attempt blocked. Harrison Reed (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Tettey.
35': Foul by James Wilson (Sheffield United).
35': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
38': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
38': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
39': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
40': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Simon Moore.
41': Offside, Sheffield United. Richard Stearman tries a through ball, but James Wilson is caught offside.
42': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
43': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United).
43': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt missed. Timm Klose (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Tettey.
45'+1': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
45'+1': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Sheffield United 1.
45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Sheffield United 1.
47': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
48': Attempt saved. Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Evans.
49': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
49': Lee Evans (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
52': Lee Evans (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Offside, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey tries a through ball, but Ivo Pinto is caught offside.
54': Offside, Sheffield United. Simon Moore tries a through ball, but Leon Clarke is caught offside.
55': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
55': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
55': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
58': Substitution, Sheffield United. Clayton Donaldson replaces James Wilson.
59': Substitution, Norwich City. Wes Hoolahan replaces Grant Hanley.
59': Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Harrison Reed.
60': Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
61': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
61': Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
63': Lee Evans (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt blocked. Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
66': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
66': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by John Fleck.
68': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
68': Goal! Norwich City 0, Sheffield United 2. Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
70': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.
70': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Richard Stearman.
70': Goal! Norwich City 1, Sheffield United 2. Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Vrancic with a cross following a corner.
72': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
72': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Leonard.
73': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by George Baldock.
73': Attempt saved. Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
74': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Simon Moore.
75': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
75': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
76': Simon Moore (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United).
78': Attempt missed. Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
80': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
81': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
82': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Lee Evans.
84': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Sheffield United).
84': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
87': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
87': Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Alexander Tettey.
89': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
90'+1': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
90'+1': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Timm Klose (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
90'+3': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
90'+5': Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Sheffield United).
90'+6': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
90'+6': Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).
90'+6': Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Sheffield United 2.
90'+7': Match ends, Norwich City 1, Sheffield United 2.

Statistics

SHU		NOR
18	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	5
40.3	Possession	59.7
14	SHOTS	10
7	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
268	Accurate Passes	411
351	Passes	520
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.2
66	Long Balls	76
20	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	11
10	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
41	Effective Clearances	21
41	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,486

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 (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
6	Christoph Zimmerman
15	Timm Klose
31	Grant Hanley
27	Alexander Tettey
4	Harrison Reed
23	James Maddison
26	Jamal Lewis
2	Ivo Pinto
11	Josh Murphy
9	Nélson Oliveira

Norwich City Substitutes:

Mario Vrancic, Sean Raggett, Todd Cantwell, Wes Hoolahan, Marco Stiepermann, Michael McGovern, James Husband.

Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Simon Moore (GK)
19	Richard Stearman
5	Jack O'Connell
6	Chris Basham
4	John Fleck
14	Ryan Leonard
20	Lee Evans
3	Enda Stevens
2	George Baldock
12	James Wilson
9	Leon Clarke

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Clayton Donaldson, John Lundstram, Billy Sharp, Jake Eastwood, Ricky Holmes, Mark Duffy, Danny Lafferty.

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