Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Norwich City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueDiogo Jota double for Wolves pushes Norwich deeper into trouble
Diogo Jota struck twice as Wolverhampton Wanderers pushed Norwich City deeper towards the drop with a 3-0 win over the Premier League's bottom club
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 3': Ondrej Duda (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 10': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 10': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 13': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 13': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
- 19': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Norwich City 0. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 22': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 22': Ondrej Duda (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alexander Tettey.
- 23': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Willy Boly is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 27': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 30': Attempt missed. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Attempt missed. Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker following a corner.
- 30': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Norwich City 0. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Saïss following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 31': VAR Decision: Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Norwich City (Diogo Jota).
- 34': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 36': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alexander Tettey.
- 37': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 38': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 38': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny.
- 39': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 39': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 40': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 41': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 45': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Norwich City 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 50': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
- 50': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Norwich City 0. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a fast break.
- 55': Attempt saved. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 58': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 58': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 59': Substitution, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía replaces Lukas Rupp.
- 59': Substitution, Norwich City. Josip Drmic replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 61': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 61': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by João Moutinho.
- 64': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Diogo Jota.
- 66': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josip Drmic following a fast break.
- 68': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 76': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 76': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Norwich City).
- 77': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': VAR Decision: No card change Ben Godfrey (Norwich City).
- 80': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Vinagre replaces Jonny because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Todd Cantwell.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 85': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
- 86': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt saved. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Vinagre with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+1': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Coady.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Norwich City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Norwich City 0.
Statistics
 NOR |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.2 | Possession | 39.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 499 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
| 588 | Passes | 378 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 16 | Tackles | 32 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 10 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,046
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,046
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +41 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +37 | 71 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 35 | +15 | 64 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 35 | +12 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady  |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 19 | Jonny |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| 12 | Jamal Lewis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 25 | Ondrej Duda |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 27 | Alexander Tettey |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell |
| 7 | Lukas Rupp |
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