English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 1, 2021
Reading WLDDD 1
–
Norwich City WWLLW 4
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REA101
NOR134
Carrow Road

Match Report

Norwich secure Championship title with 4-1 win over Reading

Norwich City were crowned champions of the second-tier Championship on Saturday as they roared back to beat Reading 4-1 at Carrow Road.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
1
36.6
Possession
63.4
7
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
12
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
283
Accurate Passes
532
357
Passes
612
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
46
Long Balls
51
24
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
7
9
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
12
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
2
12
Clearances
2

Head to Head

NOR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 44Andrew OmobamideleCD-R
  4. 16Xavier QuintilláLB
  5. 2Max AaronsRB
  6. 10Kieran DowellAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 20Oliver SkippRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 14Todd CantwellAM-L
  11. 17Emiliano BuendíaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Bali MumbaSUB
  2. 27Alexander TetteySUB
  3. 12Ørjan NylandSUB
  4. 25Onel HernándezSUB
  5. 11Przemyslaw PlachetaSUB
  6. 8Mario VrancicSUB
  7. 18Marco StiepermannSUB
  8. 19Jacob SørensenSUB
  9. 9Jordan HugillSUB

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33RafaelG
  2. 15Lewis GibsonCD-L
  3. 29Thomas HolmesCD-R
  4. 3Omar RichardsLB
  5. 17Andy YiadomRB
  6. 10John SwiftAM
  7. 28Josh LaurentLM
  8. 34Dejan TetekRM
  9. 18Lucas JoãoF
  10. 14Ovie EjariaAM-L
  11. 7Michael OliseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Sone AlukoSUB
  2. 30Alfa SemedoSUB
  3. 47George PuscasSUB
  4. 22Luke SouthwoodSUB
  5. 48Jeriel DorsettSUB
  6. 2Tomás EstevesSUB
  7. 50Mamadi CamaraSUB
  8. 11Yakou MeiteSUB
  9. 9Sam BaldockSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Norwich City 0, Reading 1. Josh Laurent (Reading) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 17' Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 25' Omar Richards (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Goal! Norwich City 1, Reading 1. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 42' Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces John Swift.
  7. 64' Goal! Norwich City 2, Reading 1. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  8. 68' Substitution, Reading. Alfa Semedo replaces Dejan Tetek.
  9. 68' Substitution, Reading. Tomás Esteves replaces Michael Olise.
  10. 77' Alfa Semedo (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Goal! Norwich City 3, Reading 1. Xavi Quintillá (Norwich City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  12. 82' Substitution, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  13. 83' Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Kieran Dowell.
  14. 83' Substitution, Reading. Mamadi Camara replaces Lucas João.
  15. 85' Goal! Norwich City 4, Reading 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  16. 86' Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Todd Cantwell.
  17. 87' Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Hugill replaces Xavi Quintillá.
  18. 89' Substitution, Norwich City. Bali Mumba replaces Max Aarons.

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