English League Championship

Norwich City vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Norwich City
  • 55': Gabriel Sara
  • 60': Jon Rowe
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2 - 0
Birmingham City

    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.
    • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Oliver Burke (Birmingham City).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 3': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jay Stansfield.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Rowe.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 27': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Fassnacht with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
    • 36': Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
    • 36': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Offside, Norwich City. Adam Idah is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by John Ruddy.
    • 41': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Norwich City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Idah with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 43': Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 44': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
    • 44': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Oliver Burke (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Shane Duffy (Norwich City).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City).
    • 45'+2': Offside, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 46': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 47': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
    • 47': Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
    • 49': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi with a through ball.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 55': Goal! Norwich City 1, Birmingham City 0. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis with a cross.
    • 57': Offside, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi is caught offside.
    • 57': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Christian Fassnacht.
    • 57': Substitution, Norwich City. Hwang Ui-Jo replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Siriki Dembélé replaces Oliver Burke.
    • 60': Goal! Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0. Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hwang Ui-Jo.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Rowe.
    • 65': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Norwich City).
    • 65': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 67': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Forshaw replaces Adam Idah.
    • 69': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 70': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
    • 73': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Rowe following a fast break.
    • 76': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 76': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 81': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
    • 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gabriel Sara.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 83': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
    • 83': Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich City).
    • 87': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
    • 87': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Shane Duffy (Norwich City).
    • 87': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
    • 89': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Norwich City. Borja Sainz replaces Jonathan Rowe.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Norwich City. Danny Batth replaces Gabriel Sara.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    42 Possession 58
    12 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    347 Accurate Passes 526
    432 Passes 601
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    61 Long Balls 41
    30 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 9
    8 Effective Clearances 16
    8 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Carrow Road
    Location: Norwich, England
    Attendance: 26,231

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 46 +65 100
    2 Burnley 46 +53 100
    3 Sheffield United 46 +27 90
    4 Sunderland 46 +14 76
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    28 Angus Gunn (GK)
    6 Ben Gibson
    24 Shane Duffy
    30 Dimitris Giannoulis
    3 Jack Stacey
    27 Jon Rowe
    23 Kenny McLean
    17 Gabriel Sara
    11 Adam Idah
    20 Przemyslaw Placheta
    16 Christian Fassnacht
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Sam McCallum, Danny Batth, Kellen Fisher, George Long, Liam Gibbs, Hwang Ui-Jo, Borja Sainz, Onel Hernández, Adam Forshaw.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    26 Kevin Long Yellow Card
    5 Dion Sanderson
    23 Emmanuel Longelo
    12 Cody Drameh
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    6 Krystian Bielik
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    9 Scott Hogan
    28 Jay Stansfield
    45 Oliver Burke
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Lukas Jutkiewicz, Gary Gardner, Jordan James, Juninho Bacuna, Emanuel Aiwu, Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Brandon Khela, Siriki Dembele.

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