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

· English League Championship

Norwich City

55': James Maddison
68': Timm Klose
90'+5': Nélson Oliveira (P)

FT
3 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

18': Jordan Rhodes

Norwich City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
5': Offside, Norwich City. Josh Murphy tries a through ball, but Marco Stiepermann is caught offside.
6': Foul by Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday).
6': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday).
8': Attempt missed. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
9': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
9': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
12': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Reach tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
16': Foul by Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday).
16': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
16': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
18': Goal! Norwich City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach.
23': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Timm Klose.
23': Attempt missed. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Jones following a corner.
28': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
30': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
30': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday).
30': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday).
35': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
35': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
37': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
38': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
38': Hand ball by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
39': Foul by James Maddison (Norwich City).
39': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Palmer with a headed pass.
41': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
41': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
43': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Marco Stiepermann.
45': Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Wallace with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Marley Watkins replaces Josh Murphy.
46': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
46': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
47': Attempt missed. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
48': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
50': Attempt missed. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
52': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
53': Foul by Marley Watkins (Norwich City).
53': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Attempt saved. Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
55': Goal! Norwich City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
56': Foul by Marley Watkins (Norwich City).
56': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday).
57': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Harrison Reed (Norwich City).
59': Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Jones with a headed pass.
60': Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
60': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
64': Foul by Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday).
64': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
68': Goal! Norwich City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Timm Klose (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
69': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Kieran Lee replaces David Jones.
70': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Mario Vrancic.
75': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Timm Klose.
75': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
76': Foul by Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday).
76': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Delay in match Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) because of an injury.
78': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Morgan Fox.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
79': Substitution, Norwich City. Tom Trybull replaces Alex Pritchard.
80': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
80': Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
80': Timm Klose (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
83': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt missed. Marley Watkins (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Grant Hanley following a set piece situation.
86': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
86': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Marley Watkins (Norwich City).
89': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Offside, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann tries a through ball, but Marley Watkins is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Norwich City. Christoph Zimmermann replaces James Maddison.
90'+3': Foul by Marley Watkins (Norwich City).
90'+3': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Penalty Norwich City. Harrison Reed draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+4': Penalty conceded by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+5': Goal! Norwich City 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Norwich City 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

SHW		NOR
17	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
50.9	Possession	49.1
9	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
327	Accurate Passes	317
445	Passes	437
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.3
93	Long Balls	82
39	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	0
13	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
19	Effective Clearances	35
19	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,561

EFL Championship Table

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
15	Timm Klose
31	Grant Hanley
18	Marco Stiepermann
2	Ivo Pinto
23	James Maddison
8	Mario Vrancic
4	Harrison Reed
9	Nélson Oliveira
21	Alex Pritchard
11	Josh Murphy

Norwich City Substitutes:

Michael McGovern, Marley Watkins, Yanic Wildschut, Wes Hoolahan, Tom Trybull, Cameron Jerome, Christoph Zimmerman.

Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kieren Westwood (GK)
4	Joost van Aken
12	Glenn Loovens
6	Morgan Fox
16	Liam Palmer
10	Barry Bannan
3	David Jones
20	Adam Reach
33	Ross Wallace
14	Gary Hooper
7	Jordan Rhodes

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:

Lucas João, Jacob Butterfield, Atdhe Nuhiu, Daniel Pudil, Kieran Lee, Frederico Venâncio, Joe Wildsmith.

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