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

· English League Championship

Norwich City

5': Nélson Oliveira

FT
1 - 0

Birmingham City

Norwich strike early to see off struggling Birmingham

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt blocked. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
2': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
2': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
5': Attempt missed. Timm Klose (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a headed pass following a corner.
5': Goal! Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timm Klose.
6': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
6': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
8': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
8': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
10': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
12': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Foul by Jota (Birmingham City).
13': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
14': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
15': Liam Walsh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
22': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Tettey with a through ball.
23': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
23': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
24': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
29': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
29': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
32': Liam Walsh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
33': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nélson Oliveira.
34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alexander Tettey.
34': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jota with a cross following a corner.
36': Foul by Liam Walsh (Birmingham City).
36': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Liam Walsh (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
37': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
42': Attempt missed. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
43': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
43': Timm Klose (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Jason Lowe (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
45': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
45'+2': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0.
46': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
46': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': David Davis (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by James Maddison (Norwich City).
48': Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
50': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
54': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
55': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
56': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
56': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Liam Walsh.
58': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
58': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Foul by Jota (Birmingham City).
60': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
63': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
63': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
66': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Norwich City. Yanic Wildschut replaces Mario Vrancic.
69': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
69': Jason Lowe (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
71': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
75': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira with a through ball.
76': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
76': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
77': Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Sam Gallagher.
78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Cheikh Ndoye replaces Jason Lowe.
79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
80': Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
80': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
80': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt blocked. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
82': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
82': Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
83': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
83': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Offside, Norwich City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Ivo Pinto is caught offside.
86': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
86': Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt saved. Jeremie Boga (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
87': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Angus Gunn.
87': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
89': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
90': Substitution, Norwich City. James Husband replaces Josh Murphy.
90'+2': Foul by Jota (Birmingham City).
90'+2': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Substitution, Norwich City. Grant Hanley replaces James Maddison.
90'+4': Offside, Norwich City. James Husband tries a through ball, but Nélson Oliveira is caught offside.
90'+5': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

BIR		NOR
18	Fouls	15
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
58.1	Possession	41.9
9	SHOTS	14
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
414	Accurate Passes	275
521	Passes	379
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	0
21	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.0
89	Long Balls	70
45	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	20
19	Tackles	31
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
12	Effective Clearances	33
12	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,335

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
2	West Ham United	6	+5	11
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
15	Timm Klose
6	Christoph Zimmerman
18	Marco Stiepermann
2	Ivo Pinto
23	James Maddison
27	Alexander Tettey
19	Tom Trybull
9	Nélson Oliveira
11	Josh Murphy
8	Mario Vrancic

Norwich City Substitutes:

Michael McGovern, James Husband, Cameron Jerome, Grant Hanley, Yanic Wildschut, Wes Hoolahan, Harrison Reed.

Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
28	Michael Morrison
12	Harlee Dean
3	Jonathan Grounds
5	Maxime Colin
26	David Davis
21	Jason Lowe
20	Jérémie Boga
27	Jota
24	Liam Walsh
18	Sam Gallagher

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jacques Maghoma, Marc Roberts, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Tomasz Kuszczak, Ché Adams, Cheikh N'Doye, Craig Gardner.

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