English League Championship

AFC Bournemouth vs Norwich City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
AFC Bournemouth
  • 35': Arnaut Danjuma
FT
1 - 0
Norwich City

    About

    AFC Bournemouth are hosting Norwich City at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
    • 2': Offside, Bournemouth. Jack Stacey tries a through ball, but Jefferson Lerma is caught offside.
    • 4': Offside, Bournemouth. Diego Rico tries a through ball, but Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
    • 7': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Adam Smith (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Godfrey.
    • 14': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
    • 14': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
    • 15': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 17': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 23': Hand ball by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Adam Smith (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
    • 24': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Jack Stacey (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
    • 28': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
    • 28': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Norwich City).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Jack Stacey (Bournemouth) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philip Billing.
    • 31': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Tim Krul.
    • 33': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
    • 33': Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Norwich City 0. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
    • 37': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 39': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
    • 41': Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
    • 43': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
    • 45'+1': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
    • 47': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Diego Rico.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Smith.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Xavi Quintillá (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
    • 51': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Norwich City).
    • 55': Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Xavi Quintillá (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Max Aarons (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
    • 63': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 63': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Jack Stacey (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Xavi Quintillá (Norwich City).
    • 67': Substitution, Bournemouth. Joshua King replaces Dominic Solanke.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Kenny McLean.
    • 70': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Diego Rico.
    • 70': Asmir Begovic (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).
    • 71': Foul by Diego Rico (Bournemouth).
    • 71': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
    • 73': Diego Rico (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 74': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Onel Hernández.
    • 78': Substitution, Bournemouth. Dan Gosling replaces Philip Billing.
    • 81': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
    • 81': Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Hugill replaces Lukas Rupp.
    • 82': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Diego Rico.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Vrancic with a cross.
    • 86': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
    • 86': Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Substitution, Bournemouth. Sam Surridge replaces Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld.
    • 90': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 1, Norwich City 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 5
    63.6 Possession 36.4
    14 SHOTS 13
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    533 Accurate Passes 284
    616 Passes 362
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    33 Crosses 8
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    62 Long Balls 57
    37 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    15 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 15
    4 Effective Clearances 32
    4 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vitality Stadium
    Location: Bournemouth, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BOU AFC Bournemouth (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Asmir Begovic (GK)
    3 Steve Cook
    21 Diego Rico Yellow Card
    6 Chris Mepham
    29 Philip Billing
    16 Lewis Cook
    8 Jefferson Lerma
    15 Adam Smith
    17 Jack Stacey
    9 Dominic Solanke
    10 Arnaut Danjuma
    AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:
    Nnamdi Ofoborh, Mark Travers, Sam Surridge, Jack Simpson, Dan Gosling, Jordan Zemura, Joshua King.

    NOR Norwich City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tim Krul (GK)
    4 Ben Godfrey
    6 Christoph Zimmerman
    20 Oliver Skipp
    16 Xavier Quintillá
    2 Max Aarons
    23 Kenny McLean Yellow Card
    7 Lukas Rupp
    11 Przemyslaw Placheta
    25 Onel Hernández
    22 Teemu Pukki
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Mario Vrancic, Ben Gibson, Alexander Tettey, Josh Martin, Adam Idah, Michael McGovern, Jordan Hugill.

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