English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 27, 2019
Blackburn Rovers LWWWW 1
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Norwich City WDDDD 2
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BLK101
NOR202
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Match Report

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Norwich seal promotion to Premier League with win over Blackburn

Norwich City sealed promotion to the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
0
43.1
Possession
56.9
8
SHOTS
24
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
397
380
Passes
497
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
59
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
8
7
Effective Tackles
20
20
Tackles
26
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
9
26
Effective Clearances
13
26
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NOR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 4Ben GodfreyCD-L
  3. 6Christoph ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 12Jamal LewisLB
  5. 37Max AaronsRB
  6. 18Marco StiepermannAM
  7. 8Mario VrancicLM
  8. 23Kenny McLeanRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 25Onel HernándezAM-L
  11. 17Emiliano BuendíaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Moritz LeitnerSUB
  2. 11Jordan RhodesSUB
  3. 33Michael McGovernSUB
  4. 31Grant HanleySUB
  5. 15Timm KloseSUB
  6. 27Alexander TetteySUB
  7. 36Todd CantwellSUB

BLK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Jayson LeutwilerG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 26Darragh LenihanCD-R
  4. 17Amari'i BellLB
  5. 31Elliott BennettRB
  6. 23Bradley DackAM
  7. 5Jack RodwellLM
  8. 27Lewis TravisRM
  9. 10Danny GrahamF
  10. 8Joe RothwellAM-L
  11. 7Adam ArmstrongAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Charlie MulgrewSUB
  2. 19Ben Brereton DíazSUB
  3. 32Craig ConwaySUB
  4. 29Corry EvansSUB
  5. 11Harry ChapmanSUB
  6. 1David RayaSUB
  7. 2Ryan NyambeSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Norwich City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
  2. 18' Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Goal! Norwich City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  4. 23' Goal! Norwich City 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
  5. 45' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Danny Graham.
  6. 53' Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Craig Conway replaces Jack Rodwell.
  8. 64' Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Chapman replaces Bradley Dack.
  10. 81' Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey replaces Marco Stiepermann.
  12. 90'+4' Substitution, Norwich City. Moritz Leitner replaces Onel Hernández.
  13. 90'+5' Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Rhodes replaces Teemu Pukki.

EFL Championship News

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