English League Championship

Norwich City vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Norwich City
  • 27': Marcelino Núñez
  • 36': Marcelino Núñez
  • 90'+4': Christos Tzolis
FT
3 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 53': Maxime Colin

About

Norwich City are hosting Birmingham City at Carrow Road, Norwich, 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.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 3': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Norwich City).
  • 3': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Alfie Chang (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Alfie Chang (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Offside, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 9': Offside, Norwich City. Onel Hernández tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City).
  • 11': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 13': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 15': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
  • 15': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
  • 18': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
  • 22': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 23': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
  • 23': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Offside, Norwich City. Gabriel Sara tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by George Hall.
  • 27': Goal! Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 30': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 32': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
  • 32': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 36': Goal! Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
  • 39': Offside, Norwich City. Dimitris Giannoulis tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a through ball.
  • 42': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by John Ruddy.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo with a cross.
  • 45': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 45': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Alfie Chang.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  • 47': Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
  • 47': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Max Aarons (Norwich City).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Goal! Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 1. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Offside, Norwich City. Gabriel Sara tries a through ball, but Dimitris Giannoulis is caught offside.
  • 59': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Norwich City).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Hall.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Idah with a headed pass.
  • 66': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
  • 66': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Offside, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri tries a through ball, but George Hall is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Chang.
  • 69': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
  • 69': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  • 71': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Onel Hernández because of an injury.
  • 72': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
  • 73': Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Offside, Norwich City. Dimitris Giannoulis tries a through ball, but Christos Tzolis is caught offside.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Alfie Chang (Birmingham City).
  • 76': Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Alfie Chang because of an injury.
  • 78': Offside, Norwich City. Kenny McLean tries a through ball, but Christos Tzolis is caught offside.
  • 79': Offside, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell tries a through ball, but Marcelino Núñez is caught offside.
  • 80': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 81': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Norwich City).
  • 82': Attempt saved. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross.
  • 83': Hand ball by Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City).
  • 84': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Norwich City).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Tahith Chong.
  • 87': Substitution, Norwich City. Andrew Omobamidele replaces Kieran Dowell.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Idah (Norwich City).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Adam Idah (Norwich City).
  • 90'+4': Goal! Norwich City 3, Birmingham City 1. Christos Tzolis (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  • 90'+6': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Adam Idah (Norwich City).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 3, Birmingham City 1.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 3, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 8
1 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
33.2 Possession 66.8
10 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
161 Accurate Passes 451
263 Passes 548
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 12
0.4 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 62
12 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 10
22 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 4
14 Effective Clearances 19
14 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,657

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 15 +27 34
2 Middlesbrough 15 +6 29
3 Stoke City 15 +11 27
4 Preston North End 15 +6 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
6 Ben Gibson
5 Grant Hanley
30 Dimitris Giannoulis
2 Max Aarons
26 Marcelino Núñez
23 Kenny McLean Yellow Card
17 Gabriel Sara
11 Adam Idah
25 Onel Hernández
10 Kieran Dowell
Norwich City Substitutes:
Andrew Omobamidele, Sam McCallum, Christos Tzolis, Marquinhos, Tim Krul, Jacob Sørensen, Liam Gibbs.

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
5 Auston Trusty
26 Kevin Long
23 Emmanuel Longelo
2 Maxime Colin
7 Juninho Bacuna Yellow Card
42 Alfie Chang Yellow Card
18 Tahith Chong
35 George Hall
9 Scott Hogan
6 Hannibal Mejbri
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Lukas Jutkiewicz, George Friend, Jordan Graham, Neil Etheridge, Gary Gardner, Harlee Dean, Jordan James.

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